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iFixit hasn't yet done a full teardown of the new Magic Keyboard designed for the new iPad Pro models, but the repair site today partnered with x-ray company Creative Electron to create Magic Keyboard x-rays that give us a view of just what's inside.


The Magic Keyboard uses scissor switch keys instead of butterfly keys, which have now been effectively eliminated from Apple's product lineup. The scissor switch mechanism is clearly visible in the x-ray view, and iFixit calls it the simplest mechanism in the accessory, but the biggest improvement compared to the Smart Keyboard.

Below the keyboard, there are metal plates that iFixit believes are for reinforcing the keyboard's body against bending, and the trackpad is a new design that's different from MacBook trackpads.

There appear to be multiple buttons under the trackpad to capture presses, while the MacBook Trackpads have no buttons and simulate presses with haptic feedback.


There are at least two spring loaded hinge designs at the folding point, featuring both a small coil and a larger coil, plus there are two cables for connecting the Smart Connector to the keyboard for power and data transfer.

Lots and lots of magnets are visible in the x-ray, with the magnets used to hold the Magic Keyboard on the ‌iPad Pro‌. There's a whole ring of tiny magnets around the camera cutout, which iFixit said was a "lot of little polarized bits" to line up, space out, and configure with the ‌iPad Pro‌ components.

According to iFixit, there's more going on in the Magic Keyboard than there is in many laptops, which could explain its price point. Apple charges $299 for the 11-inch Magic Keyboard and $349 for the 12.9-inch version.

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We're still waiting to hear news about Apple Card's performance relative to the major card issuers, but that hasn't stopped Samsung from announcing plans to launch an "innovative" debit card as part of a new mobile-first money management platform the company has been developing over the last year.


Announced on Thursday in a blog post by Samsung Pay vice-president Sang Ahn, the forthcoming debit card is in partnership with finance company SoFi and will be backed by a cash management account.

"In 2020, Samsung Pay will be expanding our service from being a rewarding way to shop and pay, to also being a rewarding way to manage money," writes Ahn. "Over the past year we have been busy developing a mobile-first money management platform. Our vision is to help consumers better manage their money so that they can achieve their dreams and goals. Now more than ever, mobile financial services and money management tools will play an even bigger role in our daily lives while also opening up new possibilities."

The debit card is scheduled to launch this summer. Other than that, Samsung hasn't offered any details on how it will work, but expect it to integrate with Samsung's existing mobile payment system.

Launched in August 2019, ‌Apple Card‌ is a credit card linked to Apple Pay and built into the Wallet app on iPhone. Apple partnered with Goldman Sachs to launch the card, and in October the investment bank hailed it as "the most successful credit-card launch ever." Nine months later, neither Apple nor Goldman Sachs has offered any concrete details on its performance.

During the global health crisis, Apple has introduced an ‌Apple Card‌ Assistance Program that allows ‌‌Apple Card‌‌ holders to skip their March and April payments without incurring interest charges for that billing cycle. For more details on how the card works, check out our comprehensive Apple Card guide.
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Apple's plan to release an updated version of AirPods later this year has been delayed due to the global health crisis, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.


This lines up with a recent report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who said that mass production of third-generation AirPods will begin in the first half of 2021, followed by mass production of second-generation AirPods Pro between the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022. Kuo also expects Apple's rumored high-end over-ear headphones to enter mass production at some point in mid-2020.

Kuo did acknowledge rumors of new AirPods coming in the second half of 2020, but he said they are "more likely to be the new Beats model." Last month, leaker Jon Prosser claimed that Apple was planning to release so-called "AirPods X" around September or October with a BeatsX-like design for sports and running.

Apple's second-generation AirPods launched in March 2019, while the AirPods Pro were released at the end of October.

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The Label's "The_Otherside" is this week's addition to Apple Arcade on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The game is described as both a turn-based RPG and a strategy board game:

Otherside is a turn based RPG and strategy board game where you will control four survivors who hope to push back the shadowy threat. Make your way through each level solving puzzles, fighting monsters, and destroying the spirit anchors that threaten our dimension.

Do you have what it takes to restore the town back to normal and save the day?

"The_Otherside" is available on the App Store with an Apple Arcade subscription. The service provides iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac users with access to over 100 games with no in-app purchases or ads for $4.99 per month.
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A nationwide class action lawsuit filed against Apple in Northern California court this week accuses the company of knowingly concealing a defect with a display-related flex cable on recent 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro models.


As discovered by repair website iFixit last year, some MacBook Pro models released in 2016 and 2017 have experienced issues with uneven backlighting caused by a delicate flex cable that can wear out and break after repeated opening and closing of the display. Impacted notebooks can exhibit uneven lighting at the bottom of the screen, which has been described as a "stage light" effect, and the backlighting system can eventually fail entirely.

Since the issue often takes time to manifest, the affected ‌MacBook Pro‌ units can be outside of Apple's one-year warranty period when they start exhibiting symptoms, resulting in an out-of-warranty repair fee of up to $850.

"Imagine spending more than $2,500 on a laptop only for it to fail shortly after the manufacturer's warranty expires," said PARRIS Law Firm attorney R. Rex Parris. "What's even more appalling is Apple requiring customers to spend an additional $600 to $850 to replace the screen."

Apple seemingly fixed the issue by extending the length of the flex cable by 2mm in the 2018 MacBook Pro. It also launched a free repair program in May 2019, but the program only applies to 13-inch MacBook Pro models released in 2016.

iFixit found the 2018 MacBook Pro flex cable on the left to be 2mm longer
The class action lawsuit seeks restitution for all costs attributable to replacing or replacing the affected MacBook Pro units, and calls for Apple to expand its repair program to cover the 15-inch MacBook Pro. The proposed class is defined as all persons within the United States who purchased a 2016 or newer MacBook Pro.

Related Guide: "Flexgate" Display Issues Affecting 2016 MacBook Pro and Later
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Apple has been selling audio accessories since December 2016 when the original AirPods launched. We now have the ‌AirPods‌ 2 and the AirPods Pro, and Apple is planning to add to its lineup with new over-ear Apple-branded headphones.

Apple already sells over-ear headphones under its Beats brand, but as with the ‌AirPods‌, Apple is also working on headphones that will be Apple branded rather than Beats branded. These headphones are said to be aimed at the high-end market.

Design

The headphones will feature an all-new design, and while we don't know a lot about it, we do know some details shared by Bloomberg.

Apple is said to be working on two versions of the high-end over-ear headphones, including a premium version with leather-like fabrics and a fitness-focused model that uses lighter, breathable materials with small perforations for better airflow.

Prototypes of the headphones have been described as having a retro-like look with over-ear cups that swivel along with a headband connected with thin metal arms.

Apple is planning to attach the ear pads and the head padding to the headphone's frame magnetically, allowing users to swap different colors and variants in and out for customization purposes.

An icon representing the headphones was found in the code in a leaked version of iOS 14, but little detail can be gleaned from the imagery.

Rumored Features

According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple's over-ear headphones will feature Active Noise Cancellation, a high-end feature baked into the Beats Studio 3 headphones, Solo Pro headphones, and the ‌AirPods Pro‌.

Active Noise Cancellation is designed to cut down on ambient noise so you can focus on what you're listening to. If it mimics ANC on the ‌AirPods Pro‌, there will be a transparency mode that will enable noise cancelling features, but with an option to continue to hear what's going on around you.

Sound quality is expected to be better than the sound quality of the ‌AirPods‌.

Pricing

Apple could price the new headphones at around $350.

Launch Date

Current rumors indicate the headphones will launch at some point in 2020, though a specific date has not yet been nailed down. Mass production on the headphones is scheduled to begin in mid-2020, which perhaps suggests a fall 2020 launch.

There were rumors indicating that Apple initially planned to launch the headphones at some point in 2019, but that did not happen.

Over-Ear Headphones Rumor History

• Mass Production on Apple's High-End Headphones Rumored to Start in Mid-2020


• Apple to Unveil High-End Over-Ear Wireless Headphones With Magnetically Swappable Parts Later This Year


• Apple Reportedly Targeting WWDC for Over-Ear Headphones Launch, New 'AirPods X' Later in the Year


• Icon for Apple's Rumored Over-Ear Noise Canceling Headphones Discovered in Leaked iOS 14 Code


• Apple-Branded Over-Ear Headphones Said to Launch as Early as Second Half of 2019


• Apple's Upcoming Over-Ear Wireless Headphones to Target High-End Noise-Canceling Market


• KGI: Apple Developing High-End Over-Ear Headphones, Launching Late 2018 at the Earliest

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Apple's next-generation Apple Watch and watchOS 7 will focus on new mental health capabilities, according to leaker Jon Prosser who recently spoke on the Geared Up podcast. The mention of new ‌Apple Watch‌ features comes towards the end of the podcast.


The next-generation version of the ‌Apple Watch‌, the ‌Apple Watch‌ Series 6, has been rumored to include a blood oxygen sensor, which Prosser says Apple will take advantage of to implement new mental health-related features, such as detecting panic attacks.

What their biggest focus on is right now and I hope it comes this year, it might come next year, but I hope it's coming to WWDC is mental health capabilities. Where they can take the oxygen levels in your blood with your heart rate and determine if you're hyperventilating.

They can identify a panic attack before it happens and warn you on your watch. Especially if you're driving, they'll ask you to pull over and they'll offer breathing exercises once you get pulled over.

Prosser says that while he hopes the feature is released this year, "it might come next year." He also says he hopes for a WWDC unveiling, but if the new feature relies on a blood oxygen sensor in an unreleased version of the ‌Apple Watch‌, it's not likely Apple will unveil the capability until the fall when new ‌Apple Watch‌ models that support it are released.

There is, however, a possibility that it will be revealed at WWDC if older ‌Apple Watch‌ models have a latent ability to detect blood oxygen level, which is not clear at this time, or if the feature does not involve blood oxygen monitoring.

The panic attack detecting rumor was first shared by EverythingApplePro and leaker Max Weinbach back in April, who said that the ‌Apple Watch‌ will also be able to determine when a user is experiencing high levels of stress. Weinbach and EverythingApplePro did not suggest the feature would rely on blood oxygen monitoring, however, and said that it would be available on the ‌Apple Watch‌ Series 4 or later.

Hints that blood oxygen tracking capabilities are coming to a future version of the ‌Apple Watch‌ were found in a leaked version of iOS 14. Blood oxygen monitoring is an important feature because a drop in blood oxygen levels can suggest a serious respiratory or cardiac problem that requires immediate medical attention.

Multiple prior rumors from Bloomberg and other sources have also indicated that the next-generation ‌Apple Watch‌ and watchOS 7 will include sleep tracking features, allowing the ‌Apple Watch‌ to measure sleep quality, length, and other metrics.
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This week saw a couple of big announcements, led by the launch of an update for the 13-inch MacBook Pro line. Most notably, the update brought the improved Magic Keyboard previously introduced on its 16-inch sibling and the MacBook Air, with high-end models also receiving updated processors.

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The second significant announcement this week was that Apple's first all-digital Worldwide Developers Conference will kick off on June 22. Other news this week included a firmware update for the AirPods Pro, an update on Apple's Mini-LED efforts, and more.

Read on below and check out our video above for recaps of all of this week's most important stories!

New 13-Inch MacBook Pro Announced With Magic Keyboard, 10th-Gen Processors, Up to 32GB RAM and 4TB SSD, and More

Apple this week refreshed its 13-inch MacBook Pro lineup, with key features including the same Magic Keyboard as the 16-inch MacBook Pro, up to 80 percent faster Intel graphics than the previous generation, up to 32GB of RAM, up to 4TB of SSD storage, and 6K display support.


First introduced on the 16-inch MacBook Pro last year, the Magic Keyboard features a far more reliable scissor mechanism with 1mm of key travel. After five years, Apple has finally transitioned its entire notebook lineup away from its issue-prone butterfly keyboard.

10th-generation Intel processor options are only available on higher-end models, with the $1,799 configuration proving to be up to 16.5% faster than the $1,299 base model with an older 8th-generation processor.

Apple's Virtual WWDC Event to Kick Off on June 22

Apple has announced that its first-ever online-only WWDC will begin Monday, June 22 via the Apple Developer app and website. The weeklong event will include a virtual keynote, sessions, and labs, with more details to be shared in June. And it's free!


Apple is expected to introduce iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 10.16, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7 at WWDC 2020, with beta testing to take place over the summer.

Student developers from all over the world can enter Apple's Swift Student Challenge by creating an interactive scene in Swift Playgrounds that can be experienced in three minutes. Winners will receive an exclusive WWDC20 jacket and pin set. Submissions are open through May 17.

Apple Updates AirPods Pro Firmware to Version 2D15

Apple this week released a new firmware version 2D15 for the AirPods Pro, replacing version 2C54.


In recent months, some AirPods Pro owners have been complaining about reduced noise cancellation and crackling or static sounds, so users have listened for any improvements following the update.

Perhaps proving how subjective sound quality can be, feedback has been decidedly mixed, with some users noticing an improvement, some noticing no change, and some noticing further degradation to noise cancellation.

Apple has offered some help in the form of two new support documents for users to troubleshoot noise cancellation or crackling sound issues.

10 Tips and Tricks for the iPad Pro Magic Keyboard

Have you recently picked up a new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro? Here's a list of our favorite tips and tricks that you need to know.


The tips and tricks relate to adjusting the backlight brightness, customizing the cursor's behavior, enabling tap-to-click on the trackpad, other trackpad gestures, accessing the Emoji keyboard, and more.

Apple's Mini-LED Product Roadmap May Have Been Pushed Back to 2021

Disappointed that the new 13-inch MacBook Pro was not the rumored 14-inch model? That may be due to a slight delay in Apple's plans to release a range of new products with Mini-LED backlit displays.

Kuo believes Apple's first Mini-LED products might not launch until 2021. The analyst has previously said these products would include a new 14.1-inch MacBook Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro, 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and more.


Kuo has previously said that Mini-LED displays will allow for thinner and lighter product designs, while offering many of the same benefits of OLED displays used on the latest iPhones, including good wide color gamut performance, high contrast and dynamic range, and local dimming for truer blacks.

NFC-Based Digital Key Specification Released Ahead of Apple's Rumored CarKey Feature on iPhone

Amid rumors that Apple is working on a digital "CarKey" feature for iPhone, the Car Connectivity Consortium has announced that its NFC-based Digital Key Release 2.0 specification has been finalized and made available to its members, which includes Apple.


"CarKey" will allow an iPhone or Apple Watch to unlock, lock, and start an NFC-compatible vehicle. Just like credit cards and boarding passes, users will be able to add a digital car key to the Wallet app, eliminating the need to use a physical car key or key fob.

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Apple's rumored high-end over-ear headphones may be called "AirPods Studio" and retail for $349, according to Jon Prosser of YouTube channel Front Page Tech.


In keeping with the successful ‌AirPods‌ brand, the rumored "Studio" over-ear headphones would significantly diversify Apple's ‌AirPods‌ lineup, which last added the in-ear AirPods Pro in October 2019. The supposed price of $349 would place "‌AirPods‌ Studio" as a direct competitor to high-end noise-canceling over-ear headphones from Bose and Sony.

Looks like Apple is sticking with the “‌AirPods‌” branding for their new over-ear headphones.

‌AirPods‌ Studio
Codename: B515
$349

— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) May 9, 2020

Prosser has previously accurately leaked the April 15 launch date of the new iPhone SE and, most recently, the May 4 launch date of the refreshed 13-inch MacBook Pro.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects Apple's over-hear headphones to enter mass production in mid-2020, which may suggest a fall 2020 launch.
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On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, Flayrah contributor 2cross2affliction wrote in the article 'Sonic the Hedgehog' ... the movie ... the trailer:

Fun fact: no movie directly adapted from a video game has ever scored as "fresh" on the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. [...] But, a new challenger approaches! [...] The question of whether this movie is going to be any good, perhaps unfairly, has mostly already been answered by the Internet. The answer so far has been no. No. Just no. Okay, maybe Jim Carrey? But otherwise, why? Why the human teeth? Why ten times?

Whoops. Turns out Sonic the Hedgehog somehow, against the odds, is rated Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes, with a score of 64% positive reviews from 175 professional opinions, as of this writing.

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Animal Crackers (trailer) is a 94-minute computer-animated children's movie. The brainchild of Scott Sava, it caught the early attention of furry fandom at least as far back as 2015. Concept animation showed a guy haphazardly munching on animal-shaped cookies that turned him into the animals. As time went on, Sava brought in financial backers, a co-director (Tony Bancroft, who'd worked on several Disney movies), and a co-writer (Dean Lorey). The finished product premiered at the Annecy Film Festival in 2017... and then vanished.

It turns out that Sava had made the mistake of not securing a distributor ahead of time. With very little bargaining power, it eventually got shown in China in 2018, and some other countries in 2019.

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Disney has announced that it will be producing a new Robin Hood movie.

Yes, that Robin Hood.

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Rick May, best known to furries and non-furries alike as the voice of Peppy Hare in the English version of the game Star Fox 64 passed away April 13, 2020 due to COVID-19. May was born September 21, 1940 (with the full name of Richard J. May), meaning he would have turned 80 later this year. May had also recently suffered a stroke in February, making him even more vulnerable to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

May will forever be known as the man who originally uttered the memetic line "Do a barrel roll! (Z or R twice.)" in Star Fox 64, explaining to players how to perform what is technically an aileron roll in order to deflect enemy attacks. May also played the villain of Star Fox 64, Andross. Outside of furry video games, May is probably best known for voicing the Soldier of Team Fortress 2; furries might also recognize his voice behind the villainous Dr. M from the third Sly Cooper game. In addition to voice work for video games, May has had a long history of working both on and for the stage as both a director and actor, beginning with USO shows while stationed in Japan. His part in a Renton, Washington production of Cotton Patch Gospel featured a combination of his voice and stage work, as he used different voices to portray 21 characters in what was reportedly his favorite stage role.

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«Я бы не сказала, что новая пластинка будет принципиально отличаться от прошлого релиза. Это будет всё такой же инструментальный альбом, только я в неё вложила много разных граней своей личности, которых и так было не мало на "Controlled Chaos", но здесь они ярче и в плане агрессивной стороны, и в плане светлой и весёлой сторон, и более мирной и спокойной... Я буквально на прошлой неделе закончила работу над балладой, и я очень горжусь тем, какой она получилась. Так что тут определённо будет большой спектр самых разных эмоций. И самым большим вызовом для меня будет приглашение одного или даже двух вокалистов для нескольких тем. Так что это и будет самым большим отличием от первой работы». #Nita_Strauss #NitaStrauss

MARTY FRIEDMAN сообщил о том, что долгожданная документальная лента о нём — "Spacefox" (первоначально называвшаяся "Hebi Metal San"), режиссёром которой является Jeremy Frindel, выйдет в следующем году:

«Я закончил документалку, она в работе, нужно всё смонтировать и добавить кое-какие съёмки. Мы думали о том, чтобы добавить фрагменты с моего выступления на Tokyo Marathon, но этого не случилось по понятным причинам.

Документальные фильмы могут порой занимать огромное количество времени. Но я видел основу, и всё довольно весело. И надеюсь, что она будет выпущена в следующем году. Но как знать — пока никакой конкретной даты нет. Но материал я видел, и видел черновой монтаж. И надеюсь, что после того, как будет добавлено кое-что новое, мы сделаем и яркий финал. Но это же не закончившаяся история, так что чем заканчивать? Но думаю, что всё будет выпущено в следующем году». #Marty_Friedman #MartyFriedman #HardRock #Hard_Rock #SymphonicRock #Symphonic_Rock #InstrumentalMetal #Instrumental_Metal #HeavyMetal #Heavy_Metal #IndustrialMetal #Industrial_Metal

Вокалист SHINEDOWN Brent Smith опубликовал в своём аккаунте в Инстаграм фрагмент с выступления группы и написал:

«Я так же сильно, как и любой из вас, хочу, чтобы такие моменты, как этот, вернулись. Я люблю выступать, и я люблю #massgatherings или, как я люблю называть их, #familyreunions. Так что, сказав это, я хотел бы воспользоваться моментом, чтобы поделиться чем-нибудь со всеми вами по всему миру.

Такие моменты, как этот, обязательно вернутся. Все мы сможем пойти и посмотреть на выступление нашего любимого артиста вживую, на соревнования наших любимых спортивных команд, и да — это будет безопасно.

В течение последних 72 часов я наблюдал, как части #usa начинают открываться заново, а также другие страны за рубежом начинают процесс снятия некоторых ограничений, и я наблюдаю, как много взволнованных и благодарных людей, готовых вырваться в мир, который они так любят, но, я также вижу, что есть люди, которые имеют серьёзные опасения из-за открытия различных регионов.

С самого начала блокировки я сделал одну вещь, которая действительно помогла мне лично сориентироваться в этой #pandemic, и это просвещает меня.

Мы должны уважать не только друг друга, но и позволять людям, которые работают круглосуточно и без выходных, обеспечивать нашу #safety и наше #future.

Я знаю, что мы все #Anxious и хотим вернуться к #Life, но я прошу всех нас быть уважительными друг к другу и не быть эгоистичными.

Я знаю, что это трудно, но, я обещаю вам, что если мы все будем работать #together, то и сможем #riseuptogether.

У всех нас в @shinedown — меня, @zmyersofficial, @bkerchofficial и @ebassprod есть поговорка, которая дорога нашим сердцам... И она звучит так: "Дело не в художнике, дело в картине".

Мы #love всех вас, и мы скоро будем вместе. #westandtall #atlasfalls #directrelief #shinedown #shinedownnation #shinedowncrew #shinedownfamily #respect». #Shinedown #AlternativeRock #Alternative_Rock #GrungeRock #Grunge_Rock

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“FULL DISCLOSURE” This is MY opinion 👇 I want moments like this back just as much as anyone. I love performing, and I LOVE #massgatherings or as I like to call them #familyreunions 🤗. So that being said, I wanted to take a moment to share something with all of you around the world. Moments like this WILL happen again. All of us will be able to go, and see our favorite artist perform live, our favorite sports teams compete, and yes it will be safe to do so. For the last 72 hours, I have watched parts of the #usa begin to reopen, and also other countries abroad begin the process of lifting certain lockdown restrictions, and I can see so many people excited, and grateful, and running out into the world they love so much but, I am also seeing that there are people that have serious concerns in their eyes, as parts of the world begin to open back up. Since the very beginning of the lockdown, I have done one thing that has truly helped me personally navigate through this #pandemic, and that is educate myself. We must be respectful of not only each other, but also allowing the people that are working 24/7 around the clock to insure our #safety and our #future. I know we are all #Anxious and we want to get back to living #Life , but I ask all of us to be respectful of each other, and to not be selfish. I know this is difficult but, I promise you if we all work #together we will #riseuptogether. All of us in @shinedown myself, @zmyersofficial @bkerchofficial and @ebassprod have a saying that we hold dear to our hearts... And that is “It’s not about the painter, it’s about the painting 🌎”. We #love you ALL, and we will be together soon. ❤️⚠️❤️. #westandtall #atlasfalls #directrelief #shinedown #shinedownnation #shinedowncrew #shinedownfamily #respect Moving pictures by THE MAN!!! @sanjayparikhphoto

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Гитарист DIMMU BORGIR Sven Atle Kopperud (a.k.a. Silenoz) в недавнем интервью обсудил туровую активность коллектива в поддержку выпущенного в 2018 году альбома "Eonian":

«С момента выхода альбома до апреля этого года мы отыграли порядка 70 концертов, что не очень большая цифра с учётом промежутка времени. И со стороны может показаться, что мы не особо активны, но я полагаю, что это не совсем верный взгляд на вещи. Мы выступающая команда, но мы никогда не были из тех групп, кто гастролирует много и постоянно, по крайней мере, не в последние десять лет. Мы стараемся не играть ради того, чтобы сыграть. Мы хотим вывести всё на другой уровень, ты должен действовать умно и пытаться всё сделать как надо. И чтобы сделать одно наше шоу, требуется многочисленные затраты.

За последние годы, пусть мы и не играли так много, как другие команды того же уровня, мы сделали себя своего рода эксклюзивом. И когда мы едем в тур, посещаемость у нас хорошая. Это приятная сторона. Но скажу так: если мы собираемся в тур со США, то все вопросы по визе стали столь сложными, что ты до конца и не знаешь, получишь ли ты её в срок или нет. Ведь на карту поставлено столько денег. И за последние пару лет, где-то ещё до выхода альбома, весь климат настолько поменялся, что всегда есть шанс, что всё запланированное сорвётся». #Dimmu_Borgir #DimmuBorgir #BlackMetal #Black_Metal

Вокалистка NIGHTWISH Floor Jansen недавно в интервью A&P Reacts поговорила о том, насколько пандемия коронавируса повлияла на туровые планы коллектива:

«Полагаю, все, кроме ученых, да даже и учёные в действительности ещё не знают, что будет дальше. Мы никогда не сталкивались с пандемией такого масштаба. Мы знаем, что в ближайшем будущем вакцина не появится. И пока её нет, очень трудно прогнозировать возвращение массовых мероприятий — таких, как музыкальные фестивали и крупные концерты. Наши европейские шоу собирают от семи до семнадцати тысяч зрителей. Сейчас коронавирус ежедневно уносит столько жизней, что восстановление концертной индустрии займет месяцы.

Очень хочется желать, чтобы осенью-зимой всё пришло в норму и обычная жизнь вернулась. Не хочу показаться пессимисткой, но вряд ли это возможно. И поскольку мы толком не знаем, что будет дальше, разработка "Плана Б" существенно осложняется, потому что всё сдвигается на более позднее время. Прямо сейчас мы должны были выступать в Китае. Немного погодя нам предстояло сесть в самолет, вылетающий в Мексику для тура по странам Латинской Америки, затем на очереди была бы Россия. Таким образом, гастроли как минимум в трёх частях света уже отложены. Такая же судьба, по-видимому, ожидает и североамериканский тур.

Но, опять же, самое важное — и я хочу это особо подчеркнуть — это наше здоровье. Если нам даровано хорошее здоровье, то жаловаться не на что. Происходящее по-настоящему подтверждает главные ценности в жизни, в данный момент это сохранение здоровья. Если вы здоровы — это просто отлично. Нечего жаловаться на карантин. Это, быть может, неудобно, зато даёт нам время на те дела, для которых ранее времени никогда не находилось. Лучше пересидеть и даже насладиться изоляцией изо всех сил, просто занимаясь обычными вещами, вроде изучения нового языка и очередного просмотра любимого фильма. Это подлинная роскошь в сравнении с переживанием болезни и связанных с нею кошмаров.

Вот поэтому я лучше отсижусь до следующего лета и буду уверена, что всё благополучно закончилось, что мы можем приступить к нормальной жизни в добром здравии и в безопасной обстановке, вместо того чтобы спешить. И если это означает, что нам следует подождать с концертами и шоу, пока мы не получим вакцину, — так тому и быть. Самое разумное, что мы можем сейчас сказать, — это что в настоящий момент не может быть иного "плана Б", кроме того, что мы просто хотим выступать.

Словами не передать расстройство от нахождения взаперти и невозможности играть, но моя личная точка зрения подразумевает, что нужно сосредоточиться на том, что вы реально можете делать. В моём случае — проводить время с мужем и ребёнком, гораздо больше времени, чем у меня обычно получается. И для других домашних занятий появилось время — можно сфокусироваться на чём-то особенном. Пока не поступит новая информация, мы должны всего лишь сидеть и надеяться, что не заболеем ни мы сами, ни наши любимые». #Nightwish #AcousticRock #Acoustic_Rock #PowerMetal #Power_Metal #SymphonicMetal #Symphonic_Metal #Instrumental #_Instrumental

PAUL RODGERS (BAD COMPANY, FREE) был вынужден опровергнуть слухи о своей смерти, опубликовав в социальной сети видео со следующим посланием:

«Привет. Это Paul Rodgers. Сегодня седьмое мая 2020 года. Сообщения о моей кончине были излишне преувеличены. Я рад сказать, что я вполне себе живой. О да. Берегите себя и тех, кто рядом. Надеюсь, что скоро сыграю для вас. Спасибо за беспокойство. Посылаю лучи любви!».

#Paul_Rodgers #PaulRodgers #BluesRock #Blues_Rock

Лидер GUNS N' ROSES Axl Rose в Твиттере выразил своё отношение к министру финансов США:

«Теперь это официально! Что бы кто ранее ни думал про Стивена Мнучина, он официально м***к!»

Не очень понятно, что вдруг вызвало такую бурную реакцию у Axl'a, но в начале недели Мнучин попал в заголовки изданий после того, как столкнулся с судебным иском по решению администрации Трампа об исключении некоторых детей из федеральных стимулирующих программ, если один или оба их родителя являются иммигрантами. В иске утверждается, что исключение этих детей из стимулирующих выплат является «дискриминационным» и неконституционным. Эти выплаты предназначены для того, чтобы помочь семьям справиться с экономическими последствиями коронавируса, в результате которого примерно каждый шестой американский работник остался без работы.

Мнучин пару часов спустя, ответил: "А что вы сделали для страны в последнее время?" и изначально заканчил свой ответ эмоджи с либерийским флагом вместо американского. Мнучин быстро понял свою ошибку и удалил свой оригинальный твит, после чего вновь отправил его с американским флагом.

Axl отреагировал на ляп Мнучина:

«Виноват, что не понял, что мы надеемся подражать экономической модели Либерии, но на самом деле, в отличие от этого администратора, я не отвечаю за 70 тысяч+ смертей и в отличие от вас я не занимаю ответственного положения в правительстве США и не хожу на телеканалы, где рассказываю американцам о том, что нужно ездить по США во время пандемии». #Guns_N'_Roses #GunsN'Roses #GlamRock #Glam_Rock #HardRock #Hard_Rock

Вокалист EXODUS Steve "Zetro" Souza сказал, что болезнь Gary Holt'a повлияла на работу группы над новым альбомом:

«По состоянию на текущий момент мы все вместе работаем где-то месяц. У Gary полно риффов, и многое ещё нужно собрать воедино. Всё начинается с него и Tom'a обычно. Все знают, что сначала барабаны и гитара — так всегда поступали EXODUS. Но из-за всего этого дистанцирования всё сделать просто нереально, так что работа несколько подпорчена. Но я могу гарантировать вам, что то, что я слышал на саундчеке, когда они играли перед шоу в рамках "The Bay Strikes Back", очень порадует фанатов EXODUS. Ещё раз скажу: я не слышал целых песен — я слышал лишь риффы и фрагменты — и я такой: "Вау!" Это просто охренеть как тяжело!» #Exodus #ThrashMetal #Thrash_Metal

Гитарист STONE SOUR Josh Rand подтвердил "Behind The Vinyl", что он работает над новым сольным проектом:

«У меня есть двенадцать готовых тем. Сейчас я ищу вокалистов, разных вокалистов».

На вопрос относительно направления музыки нового проекта Josh ответил:

«Думаю, это будет отличаться от ожиданий большинства. Я решил, что если я и буду делать что-то подобное, то это не будет звучать похоже на STONE SOUR, потому что... А смысл? Так что многое из этого, ну по крайней мере, половина песен... Я начал играть — я не должен был говорить, что я начал играть на пианино. Я знаю, как сделать мини-пианино, так что теперь я отличный игрок... Но большая часть этого — пианино-ориентированный материал, и всё в таком духе. И я начал внедрять во всё это другие инструменты — всякую безумную перкуссию и всё такое. Просто я хочу получать удовольствие от создания и не пытаться создать новый "30/30-150" или находиться под давлением от попыток это сделать. Так что я плясал от этого, и вот куда зашёл».

По словам музыканта, он хотел бы анонсировать проект до конца этого года. #Stone_Sour #StoneSour #AlternativeMetal #Alternative_Metal