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MusicFollow-ups/Corrections Mastodon - New stand-in guitar player is Nick Johnston from Canada for the Coheed tour we talked about before. He is a solo instrumental musician from the Great White North. https://blabbermouth.net/news/mastodon-recruits-canadian-guitarist-nick-johnston-for-spring-2025-tour Weezer - Jillian Shriner, Wife of the bassist Scott, has entered a not guilty plea. Due back in court on June 18.  https://loudwire.com/weezer-jillian-shriner-plea-police-shooting/ New Music/Video King Diamond - New album update. Album is titled St Lucifer’s Hospital 1920. New song/music video from the album will be out before year’s end, titled Lobotomy. https://blabbermouth.net/news/king-diamond-on-long-awaited-new-album-from-his-namesake-band-i-want-to-make-sure-its-the-best-material-ive-ever-released Attack Attack! - The crab-core pioneers are releasing their first album in 13 years “Attack Attack! II.” seto for release Aug 8th from Oxide Records. The band dropped 2 new singles “Dance!” which feature Will Ramos, and “Chainless.” https://blabbermouth.net/news/attack-attack-announces-new-album-shares-two-singles Avatar - Johannes says the new record should be out this year. He is stretching his instrument with this one, trying to “evolve” the sound of the band. https://loudwire.com/avatar-johannes-eckerstrom-new-album-interview/ Blackbraid - III set for release on August 8. https://metalinjection.net/news/blackbraid-announces-live-qa-with-metal-injection-during-album-listening-session-at-fire-in-the-mountains Botch - Their final show is getting released as a live album and Movie. Title: 061524 https://metalinjection.net/video/botch-to-release-their-final-show-as-a-live-album-movie-called-061524 Tours/Festivals Nonpoint - Painful Statements Tour Part 2. The continuing celebration of the bands “To The Pain” 20th anniversary and the 25th anniversary for “Statement.” Support from Upon a Burning Body, and Autumn Kings. This leg starts Aug 8 in Harrisburg PA and runs through Aug 30 in Hobart IN. www.nonpoint.com Melvins - Stop Your Whining Tour with Redd Kross. Starts Sept 9 in Flagstaff AZ and runs through Oct 21 in Tucson AZ. With a TON of dates in between. https://www.themelvins.net CBGB Fest - Sept 27 in Brooklyn. Featuring Iggy Pop, Jack White, the Sex Pistols, The Damned, The Melvins, Gorilla Biscuits, Cro-Mags, and a ton more. Early Access tickets will be opening soon, but you have to register on the site. https://cbgbfest.com Austin City Limits - The Strokes, Hozier, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Luke Combs, John Summit and Doechi are among the headliners, while Cage the Elephant, Pierce the Veil, Rilo Kiley, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Modest Mouse, Wet Leg, Phantogram, Bilmuri and more are also on board. The festival will take place Oct. 3-5 and Oct. 10-13 at Austin's Zilker Park. https://www.aclfestival.com/ Reg ‘ol News Henry Rollins - Starting a Punk Rock Museum! Bout damn time. https://youtu.be/4UG-XSBV3A0 Trivium VS Bullet for My Valentine - The Poisoned Ascendancy tour will be ending early. Now instead of being a world trek, the shows will end after the American leg completes. Bassist Paolo Gregoletto aired the dirty laundry, and it seems the rest of the band are ok with it considering their crew potentially could have lost work over this. Trivium will continue touring, though those plans are still very much in flux at the moment. https://loudwire.com/trivium-blame-bullet-for-my-valentine-ending-tour-early/ Suggests Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip - 25 years on and this evil disco just keeps rollin! STAND OUT TRACKS: Loser, Wisconsin Death Trip, Push ItGaming/TechFollow-ups/Corrections Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra - Game has been pushed back to 2026. The delay is for polish according to Skydance Games. https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvel-1943-rise-of-hydra-delayed-ps5-xbox/ Trailers TMNT: Splintered Fate - May 20th on PS4/5 and June 24 on Xbox Series/One (already on Switch) https://youtu.be/Q_77Aow8Goc Plus a collector’s edition in august. 3D hack and slash game with couch co-op. Virtua Fighter - Wolf Hawkfield trailer https://youtu.be/W_Uovmu_DCE?si=d5yoQK9pMBYxuVkq Suggests TMNT Shredder’s RevengeComic Books/BooksFollow-ups/Corrections Spider-Man - As if the undoing of his wedding to Mary Jane wasn’t enough now Marvel is introducing a new potential love interest into Peter’s life. Itsy Bitsy, who even is possibly the genetic offspring of Peter and Deadpool, somehow. https://comicbook.com/comics/news/this-new-love-interest-for-spider-man-concerns-me-deeply/ ~Also~ To add insult to injury, now they are using writer Joe Kelly to retcon Peter’s childhood. Now, instead of him being a boring nerdy type who got picked on, he was a troublemaker who stole beer, looked at nudie mags, and was arrested. All with his (newly inserted) childhood friend Brian Nehrid. (old) https://boundingintocomics.com/comic-books/comic-book-news/spider-man-retcon-peter-parker-childhood/ Reg ‘ol News TMNT Journeys - The long lost Pete Laird/Jim Lawson continuation series is getting reprinted. Issue 1 goes on sale Aug 20, with pre-orders ending July 14. IDW is reprinting the books an issue at a time. Volume 4 was originally printed in 2001, and was a continuation of the Mirage run, ignoring the Image run all together. https://comicbook.com/comics/news/tmnt-journeys-peter-laird-idw-publishing/ Suggests Fight Club – an oldie but a goodie… I just love Chuck Palahniuk!TV ShowsFollow-ups/Corrections Suits LA - The sequel series on NBC has only made it one season sadly… Fallout - Season 3 is a go!! Daredevil: Born Again - Season 2 has Krysten Ritter return as Jessica Jones. https://cosmicbook.news/daredevil-born-again-krysten-ritter-jessica-jones-season-2 HBO Max - Rebranding AGAIN to HBO Max AGAIN! The Paper - The Office spinoff is now officially headed to Peacock in September exclusively. Buffy - Reboot has cast their new slayer. Ryan Kiera Armstrong from Skeleton Crew. https://cosmicbook.news/buffy-reboot-ryan-kiera-armstrong-slayer Trailers Peacemaker - Season 2 https://youtu.be/-QwXokuIZjM LOL! Finally some Guy Gardner being a jerk! Foundation - season 3 https://youtu.be/5bMCpnEi4k0 july 11. The Mule FINALLY?? IronHeart - June 24 https://youtu.be/WpW36ldAqnM?si=g6pSWNlpHS7OZklW Reg ‘ol News American Gladiators - Mike Mizanin (The Miz) set to host the reboot series announced on Prime. https://cosmicbook.news/the-miz-hosts-american-gladiators-reboot Suggests The Pitt – STREAMING ON HBO MAX: Not the regular nerdy thing we talk about here, unless you are a cinemaphile. But it is pretty nerdy on most other levels. It’s well written, well acted, and the doctor talk is pretty accurate, especially when compared to most other hit doctor shows like Grey’s Anatomy. It IS very intense, and not really toned down like other broadcast doctor shows.MoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsTrailers Kung Fury 2 - https://youtu.be/JQRuka2aJy4 LOL! What the hell is this? Michael Fassbender and Arnold Schwartzenegger are part of this over the top sequel to a kickstarter short. The movie wrapped in 2019, and director/star David Sanberg has been trying to get it released ever since. Something something Chinese backers, something something lawsuit. Superman - July 11 https://youtu.be/Ox8ZLF6cGM0 This makes Lex seem a little too mustache twirly and not enough of the savior he thinks he is. That is NOT Ultraman… Nobody 2 - Aug 15 https://youtu.be/-5X2pt95cIo?si=khB2C-KQeExuf98Y Holiday road to be sure! Reg ‘ol News CoCoMelon - ANimated movie in the works form Moonbug Entertainment. Seems like this is a little late to the game, but I’m sure it will do exceedingly well.  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cocomelon-animated-movie-theaters-release-date-1236215280/ Miles & Juliette - New biopic about Miles Davis and Juliette Greco’s romance. “Miles & Juliette follows “22-year-old Miles Davis (Idris) on a transformative trip to Paris in 1949, where he falls into a passionate romance with Juliette Gréco (Vartolomei), the French singer, actress, and Left Bank icon. What begins as an intimate affair blossoms into a profound connection between two young artists — just before they became cultural legends.” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/damson-idris-miles-davis-romance-miles-juliette-cannes-1236213607/ Suggests Thunderbolts – not a troll, this is legit a solidly entertaining movie. Not without its problems, but at this point you can catch a matinee showing, or hit up the cheap theater.Rumor MillConfirmations/Refutations REFUTATION - Matt Reeves - Matt Reeves is STILL directing the sequel to his Batman movie. James Gunn has set the record straight on his Threads account.New Rumors Spider-Man 4 - Liza…