See, what had happened was I went to see Black Panther last night. I'm not officially ready to watch Infinity Wars (and once again not see my buddy Mike's face).
Bob Dylan is going into partnership with Angel’s Envy Bourbon co-founder Marc Bushala on a line of craft American whiskeys under the name Heaven’s Door.
The company’s distillery and "brand experience center" will open in a historic church in Nashville's SoBro neighborhood next year, according to their website.
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| I'm soooooo hung overrrrrrrrrrrrr. (Ya hafta say it to yourself in his voice, though.) |
"We both wanted to create a collection of American whiskeys that, in their own way, tell a story," Dylan said mumbled in a statement (at least, that's what they think he said). "I’ve been traveling for decades, and I’ve been able to try some of the best spirits that the world of whiskey has to offer. This is great whiskey. I am happy to be partnering with Marc and our entire team as we bring Heaven’s Door to the public."
The first whiskey releases by Heaven’s Door are a six and a half year old Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a Double Barrel Whiskey, and a Straight Rye. They say they'll release a 10 year old Straight Bourbon this fall. The whiskeys are being made in collaboration with master distillers and blenders across the country and use Dylan’s artwork in the packaging.
A group of women of color who are members of the Time's Up movement are have joined in a call for the music industry to cut ties to R. Kelly.
The letter, released Monday, targets Kelly's label- RCA Records, streaming services Spotify and Apple Music, the Greensboro Coliseum Complex (where his next show is scheduled for May 11), and Ticketmaster- who're the ticket brokers for the show. A show scheduled for Saturday in Kelly's home city of Chicago was canceled after similar protests.
The Women of Color committee responsible for the letter includes TV producer and writer Shonda Rhimes, director Ava DuVernay, and actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell. Sollett-Bell said they, "stand linked with our sisters and will no longer tolerate the predatory behavior of R. Kelly to go unchecked."
The letter demands "appropriate investigations and inquiries into the allegations of R. Kelly's abuse made by women of color and their families for over two decades now."
John "Jabo" Starks, drummer for James Brown's backing band died. The 79 year old died at his home in Moblie, yesterday, after battling leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.
Starks played on some of Brown's best-known hits, including Super Bad, Say It Loud -- I'm Black and I'm Proud, Cold Sweat, Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, and The Payback and his work has been sampled on works by A Tribe Called Quest, LL Cool J, Kendrick Lamar, the Roots, and many others. Starks also played Bobby Blue Bland, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, and Big Mama Thornton.
Birthdays today include: Lily Allen (33); Jeff Gutt of Stone Temple Pilots (42); Jo Callis of Human League (63); Prescott Niles of The Knack (64); Lou Gramm of Foreigner (68); Larry Gatlin (70); and Bunk Gardner of the Mothers of Invention. #MusicalBirthdays
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