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New York Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘Modern Love' Podcast: First Love Mixtape: Side A (Encore)
'I kissed him for the entire B side of R.E.M.'s 'Reckoning.' I kissed him so much I went home that night with red, swollen lips. I don't think I ever experienced a physical sensation better than that burn.' This episode of 'Modern Love' features Lisa Selin Davis's essay 'What Lou Reed Taught Me About Love.' She writes about how the song 'I'll Be Your Mirror' became the soundtrack to her summer romance with a floppy-haired 'rocker kid' who inadvertently helped her find healing. Then, we hear from some members of the 'Modern Love' team about the songs that influenced them as teenagers and about the memories — funny, empowering, nostalgic — that they carry with them. Stay tuned for next week's episode, where we'll hear from our listeners about the songs that taught them about love. Here's how to submit a Modern Love essay to The New York Times. Here's how to submit a Tiny Love Story.
San Francisco Chronicle
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Over 47,500 fans pack Metallica's record-breaking 2025 tour opener
Metallica made history over the weekend with its first concert of 2025. The veteran Bay Area hard rock act set a new attendance record at New York's JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, packing in more than 47,500 fans on Saturday, April 19. It surpasses the previous record of 47,319 attendees at the venue (formerly the Carrier Dome) set by The Who in 1982. 'Thank you, Syracuse!!! We had an amazing time kicking off this year's #M72 Tour at JMA Wireless Dome, where you set a new all-time attendance record with over 47,500 of you welcoming us for our first show,' Metallica wrote in a Facebook post Sunday. The concert was part of the band's ongoing M72 World Tour, supporting its latest album, '72 Seasons.' Since its debut in Amsterdam in April 2023, the tour has taken Metallica across the globe, with upcoming stops scheduled for Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on June 20 and 22. For the Syracuse show, Metallica used a unique circular stage setup, allowing concertgoers to surround the entire performance area. In addition to the seats around the stage, 7,500 fans filled the floor, where there was even an exclusive 'Snake Pit' zone. The 16-song setlist spanned the band's entire career, from 'Creeping Death' to 'Enter Sandman,' representing all of Metallica's studio albums, except 2003's 'St. Anger' and the 2011 collaboration with Lou Reed, 'Lulu.' The concert is estimated to have generated up to $15 million for the local economy, according to Visit Syracuse. A portion of proceeds from every ticket sold on the M72 tour benefits local charities via the band's All Within My Hands foundation. Metallica M72 setlist 'Creeping Death' 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' 'Hit the Lights' 'King Nothing' 'Lux Æterna' 'Screaming Suicide' 'Broken, Beat & Scarred' 'The Day That Never Comes' 'Fuel' 'Orion' 'Nothing Else Matters' 'Sad But True' 'One' 'Seek & Destroy' 'Master of Puppets' 'Enter Sandman'
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
This is the Metallica song that makes Kirk Hammett cry – and it's really not the one you'd expect
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has revealed the unlikely song that brings him to tears. Talking to Rolling Stone, the 62-year-old says that Junior Dad, from the metal titans' maligned 2011 Lou Reed collaboration album Lulu, makes him weepy to the point he can't listen to it. Lulu was released to mixed reviews from critics and derision from fans, many of whom were confused or outraged by the crossover's avant-garde metal direction. Based on the Lulu plays by German playwright Frank Wedekind, it sees Metallica play metal music beneath poetry from Reed. Despite the backlash, Hammett says, 'That album means so much to me for a number of reasons.' He continues: 'The lyrics are amazing. It's poetry from track to track. I'm a huge Lou Reed fan. To be able to hang out with him and work with him musically meant so much.' The guitarist then zeroes in on Junior Dad. 'And the track Junior Dad – I can't listen to it, man. Brings me to tears. I remember when Lou said, 'I have a song for you and I want this to be on the album.' And he played it for James [Hetfield, vocals/guitars] and I. 'And by the end of the song, I looked at James, and James looked at me and we both had tears in our eyes. Then Lou Reed came in and saw us both crying in the kitchen. He's smiling and he said, 'I got you, didn't I?'' Hammett previously spoke about the emotional effect Junior Dad has on him in 2011. He told Mojo (via Blabbermouth): 'I had just lost my father literally three or four weeks previous. I had to run out of the control room, and I found myself standing in the kitchen, sobbing away. James came into the kitchen in the same condition he was sobbing, too. It was insane.' Though Lulu was controversial, both Metallica and Reed have defended the album. In a 2011 USA Today interview, Reed said: 'I don't have any fans left. After [1975 album] Metal Machine Music, they all fled. Who cares? I'm essentially in this for the fun of it.' In 2023, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich chalked the venomous fan feedback up to 'ignorance'. 'I can't quite figure it out,' he said, 'but years later, it's aged extremely well. It sounds like a motherfucker still. So I can only put the reaction down to ignorance.' Metallica released their latest album 72 Seasons in 2023 and will start a North American tour later this month. See dates and details below. Apr 19: Syracuse MA Wireless Dome, NY*Apr 24: Toronto Rogers Centre, ON*Apr 26: Toronto Rogers Centre, ON+May 01: Nashville Nissan Stadium, TN*May 03: Nashville Nissan Stadium, TN+May 07: Blacksburg Lane Stadium, VA*May 09: Columbus Sonic Temple, OHMay 11: Columbus Sonic Temple, OHMay 23: Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field, PA+May 25: Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field, PA*May 28: Landover Northwest Stadium, MD*May 31: Charlotte Bank Of America Stadium, NC*Jun 3: Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium, GA*Jun 6: Tampa Raymond James Stadium, FL+Jun 8: Tampa Raymond James Stadium, FL*Jun 14: Houston NRG Stadium, TX*Jun 20: Santa Clara Levi's Stadium, CA+Jun 22: Santa Clara Levi's Stadium, CA*Jun 27: Denver Empower Field at Mile High, CO+Jun 29: Denver Empower Field at Mile High, CO* * Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies support+ Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills support
