Month: August 2021

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Rock Daypop

Led Zeppelin documentary coming September

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The first official Zeppelin documentary will premiere next month at a film festival. Directed by Bernard MacMahon. Displays rare footage of the group and interview with late John Bonham as well as interviews with Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant. The documentary goes back to the start of the journey of the group through the music scene of the 1960s to the 70s… Getting deep in to the 4 members stories from before they were stars to now…

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Entertainment Daypop

Possible Rambo remake by Quentin Tarantino

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Adam Driver is Rambo…  that is if you let Quentin tell the story. The film maker has put it out there, that Rambo is ripe for a remake and already has casting in mind… Quentin stated: “If I just wanted to make a good movie, that I knew would be good, I would take David Morrell’s novel for First Blood and do the novel. Not the movie that was made out of First Blood. I would do the novel. And Kurt Russell would play the sheriff, and [Adam Driver] would play Rambo”.

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Second Biggest HBO Max Release … The Suicide Squad

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Since Mortal Kombat’s release in the spring… The suicide squad comes in at second place as most viewed. In an interview Forsell said: “As the country faces new challenges due to the COVID variant, we’re happy to continue to offer fans the option of viewing movies in their homes. Many chose to do just that as Suicide Squad emerged as the second most viewed film over an opening weekend on HBO Max since we began day-and-date releases with theaters.”

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Sports Daypop

FIGHT NIGHT: Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley

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Jake Paul will have his fourth bout as a boxer. Thus far, Paul is 3 for 3 in knockout bouts in his short career. He knocked out AnEsonGib, Nate Robinson, and Ben Askren so far, but Woodley will be his biggest challenge opponent yet. Woodley held the UFC welterweight title and had 19 wins, seven of which were knockouts in his career. The fight came about when Paul and Woodley had a backstage run-in before Paul ko’d Askren. Woodley called Paul out for a fight and Paul accepted his challenge.

Both fighters have promised knockouts to come on August 28th.

Fight Details: 

  • Date: Aug. 29, 2021
  • PPV start time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
  • Paul-Woodley main event: Midnight ET / 9 p.m. 
  • Where to watch: Showtime PPV: $59.99
  • Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland)

Bios:

Jake Paul

  • Nationality: American
  • Born: Jan 17, 1997
  • Height: 6’1″
  • Reach: 76 inches
  • Record: 3-0 with 3 knockouts

Tyron Woodley

  • Nationality: American
  • Born: April 17, 1982
  • Height: 5’9″
  • Reach: 74 inches
  • Boxing record: N/A
  • MMA record: 19-7 with 7 knockouts
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Sports Daypop

Tony Esposito, NHL Hall of Famer, passed at 78

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According to a statement from the Chicago Blackhawks, Tony Esposito dies Tuesday from pancreatic cancer, the Hall of Fame goaltender was 78.

From 1968 through 1984, Esposito played 16 seasons in the NHL as a goaltender. Esposito played the final 15 seasons of his NHL career with the Blackhawks after being a part of the 1968-69 Stanley Cup Champion Montreal Canadiens as a rookie.

“As we mourn with his wife Marilyn, sons Mark (Kim) and Jason, and grandchildren Lauren and Kamryn, we celebrate Tony’s life and contributions to the Blackhawks and the community,” Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz said.

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Rock Daypop

SYSTEM OF A DOWN, RUSSIAN CIRCLES, and FAITH NO MORE tour dates

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System Of A Down, Russian Circles, and Faith No More announce tour dates in October spanning California and Nevada.

The dates:

Oct. 15 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Oct. 16 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center
Oct. 18 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
Oct. 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Banc of California Stadium (w/ Korn & Helmet)
Oct. 23 – Los Angeles, CA – Banc of California Stadium (w/ Korn & Helmet)

 

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Country Daypop

Travis Denning’s Dirt Road Down is Available Now

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Travis Denning‘s 6-song EP Dirt Road Down is available now!

Travis’s statement about naming the album, “I think the reason we picked Dirt Road Down as the title of the EP was it looked great standing on its own – that could be the easy answer – but I just loved the encompassing feeling of Dirt Road Down. It sounds like, the same way the song approaches it so many different ways, to me it’s like another dirt road down.”

 

This will be Denning’s second album following Beer’s Better Cold which peaked at #20 on the Country Billboards.

 

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Country Daypop

Bruce Springsteen’s Daughter Wins Silver Medal at 2021 Tokyo Olympics

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Congratulations to Bruce Springsteen’s daughter Jessica, her team brought home a silver medal in equestrian team jumping. The 29-year-old Springsteen competed on her 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood stallion, Don Juan van de Donkhoeve.

Jessica gave a shout out to her horse on social media stating, “there’s no horse in the world I’d rather be on this journey with, thank you Don. You’re my horse of a lifetime.”

 

Springsteen competed with her teammates Laura Kraut and Mclain Ward who brought home the 2008 gold medal in the same sport. Well done team USA.

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Jimmy Butler extends contract 4 years, 184 million dollars

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Bernie Lee Butler’s agent told ESPN Jimmy Butler signed a 4-year contract extension with Miami Heat for 184 million dollars. Butler is extending from his 21-22 season of 36 million keeping him with Heat until the 25-26 season.

Butler is a five-time NBA All-Star, a five-time NBA All-Defensive Team honoree, and a four-time All-NBA Team honoree. Butler also received Most Improved Player in 2015.

In his 10 years in the NBA, Butler has averaged 17.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.0 assists.

 

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Pop Daypop

Selena Gomez reflects and says she ‘signed her life away to Disney’

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Selena Gomez recently reflected on her past as a Disney child star. While promoting her new series”Only Murders in the Building”, she stated she didn’t know what exactly she was doing.

 

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