Crap On Extra: RIP Brent Hinds from Ex-Mastodon

MUSIC

• RIP: Ex-Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds has died at age of 51. Atlanta police say that Hinds was driving his Harley Davidson Wednesday night when the driver of a BMW SUV failed to yield while making a turn at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Boulevard and struck him. The Fulton County medical examiner’s office confirmed Hinds’s death to Atlanta TV station WANF this morning. https://loudwire.com/mastodon-brent-hinds-dead/

 

• Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” has surpassed two-million streams on Spotify.
• Millie Bobby Brown is a mom! The 21-year-old Stranger Things star and her husband, Jake Bongiovi, welcomed a daughter through adoption. They shared the baby news in a message to fans on Instagram. https://people.com/millie-bobby-brown-and-husband-jake-bongiovi-welcome-first-baby-together-8731794

 

• Lil Nas X was arrested and hospitalized yesterday, after he was found wandering around Ventura Boulevard in nothing but his skivvies and a pair of cowboy boots. https://www.tmz.com/2025/08/21/lil-nas-x-hospitalized-possible-overdose/

 

NEW IN RECORD STORES AND STREAMING:

• Three Days Grace's Alienation includes "Mayday" and "Apologies," and sees original singer Adam Gontier rejoin the band.
• Deftones' 10th album is called Private Music.
• The Who's Live at the Oval 1971 is a previously unreleased concert.
• The Warning's Live From Auditorio Nacional, CDMX was recorded earlier this year in Mexico City.

 

TV

• Netflix has dropped the first teaser trailer for Black Rabbit, a gripping limited series starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman. https://people.com/black-rabbit-trailer-jason-bateman-and-jude-law-11794409
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• Nicolas Cage is in talks for Season 5 of "True Detective". Cage is in talks for the lead role of Henry Logan, a New York detective on the case at the center of the new season, sources said. A rep for HBO declined comment.https://deadline.com/2025/08/nicolas-cage-true-detective-season-5-hbo-1236494884/ 

 

• Erik Menendez was denied parole Thursday after more than 36 years behind bars for the 1989 murders of his parents. Menendez, now 54, appeared via videoconference at a nearly 10-hour hearing before the California Board of Parole Hearings, which cited concerns over his prison misconduct — including contraband cellphones and other violations — and ongoing risk to public safety. The board ruled he must serve at least three more years before becoming eligible again. Officials also noted that his brother, Lyle Menendez, is scheduled for a separate hearing the following day.

 

• Apple TV Plus is hiking its prices to $13 per month effective now. https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/apple-tv-plus-price-increase-streaming-subscription-1236494949/

 

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