Jonathan Davis, singer of Korn, speaks with The You Rock Foundation about his anxiety, depression, panic attacks, PTSD, schizophrenia, and substance abuse. But more importantly, he discusses what helped him through it, explaining how much medication, therapy, exercise, and creative outlets for self-expression like music make a difference.
Fit For An Autopsy Begin Work On New LP
New Jersey metal heavyweights FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY have wrapped up production on a yet to be titled LP due out later this year via eOne Music / Good Fight Music. “The new album is a bit of a step in a new direction for the band,” says guitarist Pat Sheridan. “You’ll hear a lot of new influences in our sound and a real creative move towards other genres we have never experimented with until now. It’s dark, sad and aggressive all at once and we’re really happy with the vibe. It’s also a very literal and real record and in more of a first person view of the world than we’ve ever done, and it feels really intense.”
The band set up camp at The Machine Shop in New Jersey with guitar player and renowned producer Will Putney at the helm. The new effort will be the anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed Hellbound, released in 2013. The biggest change since then has been the band’s vocalist. After the departure of Nate Johnson earlier last year, Greg Wilburn (Oblige) briefly filled in so the band could carry out their touring plans. Just before the band entered The Machine Shop, they brought in Joe Badolato (Diamond Cutter) as the brand new full-time vocalist.
“We found Joe at a perfect time,” says guitarist Will Putney. “We had just come off months of touring with a vocalist we knew wasn’t built to handle the lifestyle and stresses that come with being in a full-time band.” Badolato’s first show with the band was at The Brooklyn Asylum in Brooklyn, NY before gearing up to head out west to start their tour supporting SUICIDE SILENCE alongside label-mates WITHIN THE RUINS. Putney concludes, “Joe is an extremely humble and down to earth dude and is a killer singer. Bringing him into Fit For An Autopsy has elevated the band to a really cool creative spot, and we’re excited about the future with him as our frontman.”
FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY TOUR DATES
Date Venue Location
Feb 17 The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA
Feb 19 Jub Jubs Reno, NV
Feb 23 Mesa Theater Grand Junction, CO
Feb 24 Aggie Theatre Fort Collins, CO
Feb 25 Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 27 Wooly’s Des Moines, IA
Mar 06 The Altar Bar Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 07 Water Street Music Hall Rochester, NY
Mar 08 Higher Ground Ballroom South Burlington, VT
Mar 10 The Webster Hartford, CT
Mar 11 The Chance Poughkeepsie, NY
Mar 12 Emporium Patchogue, NY
Mar 13 Reverb Reading, PA
Mar 14 Baltimore Soundstage Baltimore, MD
Mar 15 The Norva Norfolk, VA
Mar 17 Ziggy’s By The Sea Wilmington, NC
Mar 18 Ziggy’s Winston Salem, NC
Mar 20 Zydeco Birmingham, AL
Mar 21 New Daisy Theatre Memphis, TN
Mar 24 Tricky Falls El Paso, TX
Mar 26 The Rock Tucson, AZ
Apr 17 Palladium Worcester, MA
When this deaf woman went to Starbucks, she got a lot more than a tasty coffee
Without knowing anyone, Sherylynn went to a deaf meet up at Starbucks, where she found a new community that changed her life.
Jimmy Fallon Recaps the ‘Saturday Night Live’ 40th Anniversary Special and After Party Concert
Jimmy Fallon shares stories from his whirlwind, celeb-filled night honoring 40 years of Saturday Night Live.
LEGO Announce First-Ever LEGO Building Sets Inspired by Scooby-Doo
At the British Toy and Hobby Association Toy Fair the LEGO Group today announced its partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to develop a collection of LEGO® building sets inspired by the timeless and beloved animated franchise, Scooby-Doo™. Five new building sets will bring the zaniness of classic characters including Shaggy, Scooby and the entire gang to life in LEGO form for the first time ever, and are scheduled to hit store shelves in August.
Fans will instantly recognize all of their favorite Scooby-Doo characters and icons, including Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, Velma and the Mystery Machine, as well as all the ghosts, goblins and other villains that make Scooby-Doo adventures complete in sets such as the Mummy Museum Mystery, the Haunted Lighthouse and the Mystery Mansion. LEGO Scooby-Doo products range from $14.99 to $89.99 (USD) and will be available in toy stores nationwide beginning in August.
In another first, the Scooby Gang will be animated in LEGO form. In 2015, fans can look forward to a 22-minute LEGO special, featuring Scooby-Doo, and produced in partnership with Warner Bros. Animation. In addition, Warner Bros. Animation will also be producing made-for-video movie titles, which will be released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in the coming years.
“Fans always wonder which properties may come to life in LEGO form, and this year we are thrilled to bring all of the mystery, humor and hijinks of the Scooby-Doo universe to life in LEGO toys and animated content,” said Jill Wilfert, vice president, licensing & entertainment at The LEGO Group. “We constantly review properties to find those with global reach, great characters and stories and inherent building and role play opportunities, and we think that Scooby-Doo delivers on all of these while also driving strong appeal among collectors and today’s parents who have strong nostalgia for the LEGO brand from their own childhood.”
“Scooby-Doo and his whole Gang are known and loved by kids and adults alike around the world and we are proud to partner with LEGO Group to continue to entertain new generations of fans and bring everyone’s favorite Great Dane to the unique interactive world of LEGO play,” said Karen McTier, executive vice president, Domestic Licensing and Worldwide Marketing, WBCP.
“As animators, we always aim to find fun and inventive ways to connect with the audience and tell new stories with our characters,” said Sam Register, president, Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Digital Series. “Scooby-Doo and LEGO fans share so much affection for the characters and the brand, and we are so pleased to finally bring these two worlds together.”
David Carr on Thinking We’re All Frauds
You are always told to recover for yourself, but the only way I got my head out of my own ass was to remember that there were other asses to consider.
I now inhabit a life I don’t deserve, but we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn’t end any time soon.
– David Carr, The Night of the Gun
Shel Silverstein on Working And Being Alone
“I think you are the one I have been waiting for,” said the missing piece. “Maybe I am your missing piece.”
“But I am not missing a piece,” said the Big O. “There is no place you would fit.”
“That is too bad,” said the missing piece. “I was hoping that perhaps I could roll with you…”
“You cannot roll with me,” said the Big O, “but perhaps you can roll by yourself.”
Shel Silverstein, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O
Skrillex on finding that perfect drum sound
I don’t want to be mysterious (and) of course I’m not giving away anything either—part of the fun of being a producer is having your own sound. But for me, the drums are simple. It’s all about the three pieces that make a really nice drum sound. You need a nice transient in the beginning, and then the note around the 200-hertz frequency that gives it that boof, and then a tail, which can be anything. I usually start with a 909 and compress it to get the harmonics of that 200-hertz note, and then take maybe one or two really good-sounding locked drum samples that don’t conflict with any of the harmonics in the 909. You want to tune it at about 200, and shave off a lot of that stuff above 200, and then you have this live-sounding hybrid 909. Then you take a clap or a china [sound] and shelve it off super high, and add some reverb to it and then print it as one. Balance it while you print it, and then you re-compress it from there and you have a snare drum.
There’s one thing about audio too. I think the biggest piece of advice I can give anybody about audio is don’t pretend to be a snob. — Skrillex, iZotope
Vintage Pepsi Ads From The 1960s
Pepsi took the common step in the 1960s to proclaim itself as the refreshing drink to use on a hit day at the beach. A few others have done the same, but Pepsi’s wholesome image is perfect with the brand, as seen here in their “Pepsi-cola Cold Beats Any Cola Cold!” campaign. 
You Can Now Create Your Own Selfie Doll
Eternize yourself, your mate, or your entire family (Counting your pet as well)! The look-alike Selfie Dolls made by Mahinarium are made after real people, with keeping the characteristics of a doll as well! All you need to do is to contact them, send them a few pictures of the person you would like to have a look-alike of, describe him or her in a few sentences to make sure the doll mirrors him as much as possible. They make a raw concept, and send it to you in e-mail. The clothes and accessories on the body like eye-glasses are handcrafted, too. The height of the Selfie Dolls is 30 cm, but you’ll feel like a giant to have your own doll.
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