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In a new interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio, Morgan Lander of Canadian metallers KITTIE spoke about the band’s plans for the coming months. She said: “There’s a lot of plans coming up. Not too much that I can share, but definitely more shows are in the works. I don’t think that it’s ever gonna be something that we’ll be able to do full-time and tour nine months out of the year. It’s just not feasible and not even really cost effective, to be honest with you — from that standpoint as well. But, yeah, I think that we are gonna make the band and music and shows a priority for the next few years. So that just means you’ll be seeing and hearing more of us. I guess.”

She added: “We’ll see what sort of shakes. We’ve got some interesting things coming down the pipeline. So I think, without giving too much away, I feel like the next few years will be very interesting and very exciting for the band.”

Asked about the possibility of new KITTIE music in the not-too-distant future, Morgan said: “Yeah. It’s definitely something that is on our to-do list. It’s something we’ve been really interested in… It’s definitely something that we wanna do when the timing is right, when the situation is right. It is all starting to come together and feel more right. So I guess it’s the perfect time.”

KITTIE played its first concert in five years last September at the Blue Ridge Rock Festival at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia.

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In an interview with Rapture Radio, BUTCHER BABIES vocalist Heidi Shepherd was asked if fans can expect to hear a new album from the band anytime soon. She responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Yes. Absolutely. There’s actually a double album coming out this summer.

“We took 2019 off of touring to write and record an album that we were set to release in 2020, and, obviously, the world died — it was basically a fend-for-yourself moment,” she explained. “So we put everything on hold and we decided to use that time to write. And so we wrote a ton during that time. And so we decided to put the album on hold and go and record more. So now we have a double album coming at you this summer… And I’m so excited for people to hear all of this music that we’ve made within the span of the last four years. In fact, this morning we got the final mix to one song that’s just finished. So you’re gonna hear stuff we wrote in 2019, and then you’re gonna hear stuff that we wrote and just finished last week.”

Asked if BUTCHER BABIES’ recently released single “Beaver Cage” is a good representation of what fans can expect to hear on the upcoming LP, Heidi said: “There’s a lot going on [the upcoming double album]. Because this was written in two different parts, I think you’re gonna hear a lot of different sides to BUTCHER BABIES. But I would say overall ‘Beaver Cage’ is a great representation of the album. There’s a lot of really, really dark stuff on this album — we haven’t done that in a while; there’s really dark stuff — but then there’s also really playful stuff, like ‘Beaver Cage’. So I think that this is a really great representation of not just the album but the band too.”

Earlier this month, Heidi told Heavy New York that songwriting definitely does not get easier as she and her bandmates get more albums under their belts. “I think that there’s something to be said about evolving,” she said. “[BUTCHER BABIES’ debut album] 'Goliath’ was 10 years ago; I’m a totally different human than I was 10 years ago. I’ve experienced, I feel, a whole lifetime of stuff, touring the world multiple times over with my friends. I’m just kind of deciding what to even touch on. And especially whereas… in the industry, people say, 'Oh, you need to be doing this now.’ 'Oh, you need to do this. This is gonna make you successful. You need to transition into this way, that way, this way, this way, that way.’ So kind of maintaining the integrity of what you want to create, I think, is a lot harder album to album to album.

"In this band, I’m super grateful for having the bandmembers that we have because we love to experiment and try different things,” she continued. “And on this [upcoming fourth BUTCHER BABIES] album you’ll hear some of the softest stuff we’ve ever done… A lot of these songs have been released, like 'Bottom Of The Bottle’, which is a total radio song, and that was a song that I went in with the intention and totally [said], 'This is the kind of song that I wanna write for this.’ And then you’ll hear songs like 'Beaver Cage’, where it’s wild and chaotic. So I’m excited that we have bandmembers that let us experiment in that way. But when it came to deciding what kind of album we really, really wanted to do, we ended up with a double album because we kind of had two different directions that we really wanted to showcase.”

Heidi went on to say that “Beaver Cage” is “quirky, it’s silly, it’s fun, and I think the whole album really reflects that. But the album has a dark side as well,” she revealed. “And something that we’re very excited about is showing these different sides of BUTCHER BABIES.

"When [2017’s] 'Lilith’ came out, I actually had quit smoking immediately after that album, so my voice changed so much between then and now. So you get to really hear the fun ranges I was able to discover in my voice after quitting smoking.”

BUTCHER BABIES fourth studio album was recently completed with producer Josh Schroeder (LORNA SHORE, KING 810).

Last October, BUTCHER BABIES shared the official music video for their cover version of rapper Saweetie’s chart-topping single “Best Friend”. The clip was directed by Dale “Rage” Resteghini and was filmed at the Bare Den adult entertainment club in Newton, New Jersey.

BUTCHER BABIES have been performing their cover of “Best Friend” at their recent live shows.

“Lilith” was produced by Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SEPULTURA, SUICIDE SILENCE) and marked the band’s recording debut with drummer Chase Brickenden, who replaced Chris Warner in 2016.

In July 2019, longtime BUTCHER BABIES bassist Jason Klein announced his departure from the band. He has since been replaced by Ricky Bonazza.

In 2021, BUTCHER BABIES embarked on a headlining tour, “Butcher Babies Vs. Goliath”, which saw the band performing “Goliath” — released in 2013 via Century Media Records — in its entirety along with recent hit singles and new material.

Lizzo defies drag ban  by inviting drag queens on stage in Tennessee

Pink News writes:

“In an act of defiance against Tennessee’s anti-drag law, Lizzo has performed in the state with a whole bunch of Drag Race faves and local queens, and yes, it was iconic.”

Lizzo said:

“In light of recent and tragic events and current events, I was told by people on the internet, ‘Cancel your shows in Tennessee,’ ‘Don’t go to Tennessee,’ ‘We don’t have to go there’.

“Their reasons were valid. But why would I not come to the people who need to hear this message the most, the people who need to feel this release the most?

“Why would I not create a safe space in Tennessee where we can celebrate drag entertainers and celebrate our differences? And celebrate fat Black women?”

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