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Aesop Rock Releases Awesome Martial Arts Music Video For “ZZZ Top”
One of the most interesting hip hop artists of today, in my opinion, is Aesop Rock. I’m not usually into rap or hip hop but this guy comes up with some incredible beats and some very interesting, often insightful lyrics. So I definitely take notice when any new material comes out, such as today.
With a new music video for “ZZZ Top”, which comes off his July 10th release Skelethon, Aesop Rock plays with the expectations of the viewer. See, I was expecting Rock to be the hero of the video, which is normal considering that the artist is 99.999% of the time the one shown in power. But not here. Instead, Rock gets knocked out and the Asian woman proceeds to kick the crap out of everyone in the warehouse. I’ve gotta commend Rock for this. Showing women in physical power while at the same time showing a man being beaten is a rarity in any type of medium. Kudos Aesop Rock, kudos to you.
Aesop Rock will also be heading out on a N. American tour with support coming from Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz. Tour dates, and the video, are below.
Aesop Rock tour dates:
7/13 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
7/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
7/19 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
7/20 Vancouver, BC Venue
7/21 Seattle, WA Seattle Block Party
7/23 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
7/24 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
7/27 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre
7/28 Chicago, IL Metro
7/30 Toronto, ON Mod Club
7/31 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
8/2 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
8/3 New York, NY Irving Plaza
8/4 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
8/5 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
8/7 Atlanta, GA The Loft
8/9 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
8/10 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
8/11 Austin, TX Mohawk
8/13 Tuscon, AZ Rialto Theater
8/14 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater
8/15 San Diego, CA Belly Up
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AMC has announced that The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE, the standing-room-only performance celebrating AMC’s premiere of its newly-released The Vampire Lestat at New York City’s iconic Beacon Theatre last month, will debut on streaming.
The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE begins streaming on AMC+ on August 23.
Ahead of its streaming premiere, fans can preview the concert event, featuring original songs from series composer Daniel Hart and performed by Sam Reid, in Hall H at Comic Con International on July 24.
Our own Daniel Kurland attended the special event, highlighting how electric the Immortal Vampire is on stage: “It’s clear in this season of television that Reid was born to be a rock star, but it’s surreal to see him effortlessly command the stage — and the audience — at every step of the concert. He recites Shakespeare monologues and bitches out Armand between songs, all while the audience screams in support. For the duration of this concert, Reid is Lestat, and he’s given thousands of fans a memory that’s as immortal as any vampire.”
Based on Anne Rice‘s The Vampire Chronicles book series, The Vampire Lestat is the rock and roll-centric third season of AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” created by showrunner Rolin Jones.
The Vampire Lestat goes on an electric multi-city tour while being haunted by “muses” from his wild and rebellious past. As his band’s popularity and star power rises, so does Lestat’s influence over vampires and humans alike, leaving others to contend with Lestat’s power in the face of the Great Conversion, an unnatural surge in the vampire population.
Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, Delainey Hayles and Jennifer Ehle star with Reid. Executive producers include Jones, Mark Johnson, Hannah Moscovitch, the late Anne Rice, and her son Christopher Rice.
The series finale airs this Sunday, July 19, on AMC and AMC+.