Cypress Hill to Live Stream 360 degree concert for free on Friday

Fans of Cypress Hill are in for a treat. On Friday, Juneteeth, Cypress Hill will live stream a 360 degree concert on the Melody VR app. The set was filmed using 360 degree technology, which will allow fans to check out a few unique views of the performance.

The live stream is free. You do have to download the app - which you can do here.

Those who cannot attend the live stream, can catch the performance on-demand starting June 25th on the Melody VR app.

“When we were approached to perform for our fans again, we jumped on it. We definitely wanted to give them a unique experience with this intimate show,” the band said in an official statement.

This is very interesting for us, as not only fans of Cypress, but as fans of creativity and ways to bring fans closer to their favorite artists. Melody VR will announce new performances in the coming weeks.

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Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister biopic in the works

Mötorhead fans will catch a glimpse of Lemmy's childhood story in a new biopic filmed by Greg Olliver.

Greg presented us Lemmy's 2010 documentary, which was a fun watch. This new film will focus strictly on Lemmy's early life, before fronting one of the biggest rock bands in history.

"We've been carefully developing this biopic since 2013, making sure to stay true to Lemmy, Mötorhead band members Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee, and all the other folks that played important roles in Lemmy's life." Greg Olliver said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

"This will be a film they'll be proud of."

Lemmy will be further produced by Andre Relis, CEO of VMI Worldwide, and Damon Lane. Mötorhead's manager Todd Singerman and Steffan Chirazi are onboard as executive producers. The film will be written by Medeni Griffiths and Greg Olliver.

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Universal Orlando revealed their first original content Haunted House for the 2019 Season of Horror Nights.

The Haunted House will be called Nightingales: Blood Pit. Which will take guests on a horrifying journey complete with a grisly race of creatures. Guests will be transported to Ancient Rome where they must escape the gladiator arena, or suffer the fate of bloodthirsty nightingales.

For more information on Nightingales - you can click here

Original article: Promotehorror

Record Day 2019 in Chicago - what to buy and where

Bucket O'Blood Record Store in the Avondale Neighborhood

With so many options available on Record Store day where do you even begin? I've seen articles where their worst of was actually better selections then what they had on the buy list

The Crow would be a great album to pickup. The Soundtrack has never been available on vinyl - and for $35 not a bad price

Ramones - Live at The Palladium

Recorded in New York City in 1979 at The Palladium, with audio sourced from Tommy Ramone’s original cassette of the console recording, it features blistering performances of “Blitzkrieg Bop,” “Rockaway Beach,” and “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker,” along with several songs from Road To Ruin: “I Don’t Want You,” “I Wanna Be Sedated,” and “I Wanted Everything”. This will be its first release on vinyl, and it is limited and numbered.

40th Anniversary Edition of Motorhead's Singles Overkill & Bomber.

Dr Who - Desiny of Daleks

a narrated full-cast TV soundtrack adventure starring Tom Baker as the Doctor, pitted against his arch-enemies the Daleks and their wizened creator, Davros. Pressed on 180g red vinyl with blue splatters. 1000 copy limited run

Woodstock 50th Anniversary Release. It is Mono - however if you're old school like myself - it's a great rewind back to music as it once was

The Black Parade is Dead - My Chemical Romance

This was originally released as a DVD, it features My Chemical Romance's final performance as "The Black Parade" from the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7, 2007. The album features three bonus tracks on side D that were not included in the initial release. This is the first time that this project has been released on vinyl.

Pinups - Bowie

David covers songs that influenced him in the 60s. Excellent tribute to Syd Barrett

Now certainly these are not the ONLY record store day deals - just a few listings. There are way too many releases to list here - some alternatives are Mastodon covering Zep's Stairway, Green Jelly, Rush, Alice Cooper, if you're a dance fan - Robyn.

And of course Industrial Accident - Wax Traxx Records.

Full list can be found here

And where to buy?!

Our friends at The Reader compiled a nice listing of record stores and a map for the area - can find that here. Some incentives include free beer, pizza and white castles

We are also fans of Blue Village Vinyl in Westmont, if you find yourself out in the burbs. They are hosting live performances and a book signing by Mitch Michaels.

Sony Creates Horror Lab to help Film Directors

With the possibility of increased profits in the Horror Movie genre, Sony wants to create their niche.

Partnering with a company called Ground Control to launch Horror Lab, they will produce “horror genre proof-of-concepts”, which are essentially are short films that can be tweaked into a possible full length feature. As reported by Deadline: Horror Lab “aims to collaborate with burgeoning filmmakers to produce horror shorts with the primary goal of developing new, original content into feature films.”

Horror shorts have become a huge source for feature films in recent years. Oculus, The Babadook, Mama, Lights Out and more all originated as short films before being adapted into full-length scary movies.

By developing the shorts themselves, Screen Gems will be cutting out the middle man, so to speak, and already owning the concept. With this plan, Horror Lab can likely release the shorts online first, see which titles gain traction and go viral, and then go from there.

Scott Glassgold, who is the founder of Ground Control added: “With proof-of-concept emerging as a reliable source material for feature films, the aim is to work with filmmakers at the incubation stage to help actualize their concepts and grow the material organically through the development process.

“We are providing a one-of-a-kind launch pad for horror filmmakers and films of tomorrow.”

This sounds like a great way to open doors for Indie film makers, and very exciting. As a fan, this would be a fantastic opportunity to see ideas that may likely never cross over - Yet on the flip it can create so many possible issues.

Let's hope Sony has the best of intentions - it will be very interesting to see their impact on a new age of Horror.

New Dungeon Attraction at Alton Towers

Alton Towers announces a new ride called the Dungeon. Alton Towers is home to the first vertical drop roller coaster Oblivion

If I were to go overseas for an attraction, Alton Towers would likely be the reason. The Alton Towers are a 17th century castle that is stated to be haunted - what a perfect location for an amusement park.

The grounds themselves were opened to the public in the 50s, and what started as a small railroad has exploded into a major theme park.

Rides like The Wicker Man have not only sinister names, but use effects like real fire, screens and mist to provide a realistic experience

Picture: BBC

Their new attraction - The Dungeon - transports you back to Staffordshire's darkest history, that will see you laugh and scream your way through - including a boat ride down the black river if you dare...

Sounds like a fun time along the back drop of a haunted castle

Here are some promo videos for the Dungeon:

If you're like me, and enjoy the details of what goes into build, setup and how things will operate - here's a sneak peak into the attraction. I love the guide ~ does an excellent job at pulling in to the story.

So what do you think? Would you check out Alton Towers? And ride the Wicker Man or Oblivion? Let me know in the comments! Also - give me a sneak peak at what your ideal attraction could have for this season. I'm dying to know! ~

Green Day is Releasing a Handbook for The Rebellous Woman

Photo Credit: Matt Salacuse

Green Day is Collaborating with Cartoonist Frank Carusso for a Co-Authored book called "Last of The American Girls".

Named after the song off the album, 21st Century Breakdown, the book is described as “an inspiring homage and handbook for the rebellious every woman who refuses to capitulate" by the band's publisher, who continues that the book "is a celebration of True Rebel Girls" - song reference to She's a Rebel on American Idiot.

Billie Joe Armstrong told Blunt Magazine that “Last of the American Girls” was originally about his wife. “Then I started getting into more of my own beliefs — anything from a little book of conspiracies to playing vinyl records or something,” he explained. “It’s sort of about an empowering, sort of subterranean kind of lifestyle, but at the same time there’s a new era coming in with the way we all need to live.”

Caruso has previous illustrated Bruce Springsteen's book "Outlaw Pete" and was the art director for Wilco's "Dawn on Me" Video.

The book will hit October 29th, and will be available through Dey Street Books.