All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
BLACKPINK’s LISA has a brand new obsession — and this time, it’s not Labubus. Teenieping, otherwise known as Catch! Teenieping, comes from a South Korean children’s show produced by SAMG Entertainment. LISA’s specific fixation? Heartsping or Diamond Heartsping, a loveable rabbit-like character from the kid’s show.
LISA posted a carousel of photos to her Instagram on Oct. 23, sharing snapshots taken backstage. Two of the many photos saw the “Money” singer snapping a mirror selfie with a Heartsping-themed removable phone grip attached to her colorful Takashi Murakami Louis Vuitton case. Since posting those photos, SAMG Entertainment’s stock price rose sharply, a clear indicator of LISA’s major influence.
According to Naver Pay Securities, as of 2:59 PM KST on Oct. 24, SAMG Entertainment was trading at 61,600 KRW (approx. $42.82), up 18.92% from the previous closing price of 51,800 KRW (approx. $36.01). The company’s stock even reached 64,900 (approx. $45.12), marking a 25.29% increase at one point. One thing is for certain: never underestimate the power of K-Pop idols.
Caincosmetic Shooting Star Catch Teenieping Surprise Box 2 (Random 1 Figure Keyring Toy Inside)
If you want to get in on the Heartsping and Catch! Teenieping craze early, we’ve included a few of our favorite merch items from the show that you can shop now at Amazon. Our picks include a Catch! Teenieping blind box with eight available character keychains that you can snag at random. The box currently retails for $32.80. We’ve also included a traditional plushie of Heartsping in all her bright pink glory for $57.50. The plushie is extremely squishy and features show-accurate details down to the little stars on Heartsping’s head.
If you don’t know what a Labubu is, let us catch you up to speed. The toothy figure was created by Hong Kong-born artist Kasing Lung. The figure made its first appearance back in 2015 in an art series titled The Monsters.
The Labubu has been around for some time, however, it didn’t make it big until way later in April of 2024 when Lisa was seen with one of the fluffy collectibles fixed to her Louis Vuitton bag. Since Lisa’s introduction, you’ve got everyone from Rihanna and Dua Lipa to Kim Kardashian, Rosé, David Beckham, Lizzo, Madonna, BTS, Cher and even Lady Gaga participating in the trend that is Labubu mania, affixing their blind box acquisitions to bags, keys and luggage. With help from Lisa, will Heartsping be the next Labubu? Only time will tell.
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2025-10-24 21:07:532025-10-24 21:07:53BLACKPINK’s LISA Is Obsessed With This ‘Catch! Teenieping’ Collectible: Shop Yours Online
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
With the 2025-26 NBA season in full swing and Halloween right around the corner, Nike is entering spooky season with holiday-themed basketball sneakers worth adding to your collection. From “Slim Reaper” KD18’s to a “Candy Corn Queen” A’One shoe, the brands most popular styles are receiving a fun, fright night makeover. Shop our five favorite Halloween-themed Nike basketball sneakers below.
Starting off with the KD18’s, the signature basketball shoe for Kevin Durant, gets a Slim Reaper transformation inspired by the hoopers intimidating and unstoppable offensive presence that “defenders never see it coming,” according to Nike. The silhouette features a glow-in-the-dark outsole and a striking, slender skeleton hand design across the midfoot cage. If you’re looking to put fear in the heart of your opponent, grab of these special-edition KD18’s below for $170.
It’s scary times when you see Ja Morant charing full speed at you on the court. In honor of his ghostly quickness and bone-chilling bounce when attempting one of his viral posterizing dunks, Nike has kitted out the Ja 3 with a “spooky season” colorway. This special Halloween themed design features a zombie-esque aesthetic with a striking green and lemon yellow pairing and an eye-catching vertical red Swoosh logo next to a graffiti-sprayed “A”—and grimy scratch marks as a final touch. Go full zombie mode on the hardwood with the Nike Ja 3 Halloween.
Whether you love or hate candy corn, you can’t deny that this special edition colorway is a sweet treat for Halloween. Dubbed “Candy Corn Queen,” 4x WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson’s signature shoe includes a vibrant safety orange and chrome yellow gradient that pops across a midsole resembling candy-like textures. If you have a sweet tooth, these Nike’s will satisfy your craving.
The freaks come out at night, especially with latest Book 1 Halloween colorway. What may look like a sleek and minimal design with the light on, in the dark (or with a UV light) fans will notice creepy crawlers riddled all over the sneaker. There’s also a glow-in-the-dark outsole to add even more spooky elements. Devin Booker’s signature shoe receives a black-rainbow leather upper comes with a printed scorpion pattern hidden in plain sight.
“Haunting Heights” is a fitting name for the 7’5 superstar Victor Wembanyama. The tallest guy on the court is also a guy who can do everything. From dribbling, shooting, to blocking shots and defending, there’s nothing this San Antonio Spur can’t do. Coaches must lie awake at night haunted by trying plan schemes to stop Wemby. His Halloween-themed basketball shoe features a fiery orange tint with flame-motifs throughout.
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2025-10-24 20:58:072025-10-24 20:58:07These Spooky, Halloween-Themed Nike Basketball Shoes Are a Slam Dunk for Sneakerheads
Not many cops can say they’ve arrested a supermodel, but Sabrina Carpenter can. The pop star added Gigi Hadid to her list of Juno girls on Thursday night (Oct. 23) as SC kicked off the final leg of the Short n’ Sweet Tour in Pittsburgh.
Ahead of performing “Juno,” Carpenter walked toward the front of the stage where Hadid was standing and the model’s face was broadcast on the arena jumbotron when the police sirents went off. “What’s your name,” she asked. “Gigi, does that stand for gorgeous girl? Oh my God. Gigi, wow, where are you from?”
Rocking a leopard print top over a white t-shirt, Hadid replied: “Bucks County.”
Carpenter, being a fellow Pennsylvania, responded: “Bucks County? I’m kinda from there too. That’s so crazy. Maybe we are soulmates. Gigi, I’m getting so hot and flustered. Oh my God, s—t, that always happens when I get excited about love.”
The singer handed over the signature hot pink handcuffs to Hadid as the “Juno” beat began playing. “This one is for Gigi, everybody,” Carpenter exclaimed, as the model blew her a kiss.
Hadid reposted the clip of her arrest to her Instagram Story. “Guilty as charged,” she fittingly wrote.
It’s been a busy last week for Gigi Hadid, who returned to the runway as an Angel in the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Oct. 15. However, she’s far from the first famous face to be arrested by Carpenter. Some previous celebrity Juno girls include Millie Bobby Brown, Margaret Qualley and Emma Bunton.
Sabrina Carpenter will hit the stage for a second Pittsburgh show on Friday (Oct. 24) before heading to New York City next week. Watch Sabrina arrest Gigi Hadid here.
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2025-10-24 20:50:502025-10-24 20:50:50Watch Sabrina Carpenter Arrest Gigi Hadid at Her Pittsburgh Show: ‘I’m Getting So Hot & Flustered’
On Saturday (Oct. 25), ESPN’s College GameDay will take place in Nashville, being held at Vanderbilt University’s FirstBank Stadium for the first time since 2008, and there will be a strong country presence when College GameDay visits Music City.
Country artists Kenny Chesney and Dierks Bentley are both set to perform at Vanderbilt’s Wyatt Lawn, as College GameDay features a top 15 SEC face-off between the Missouri Tigers and Vanderbilt’s Commodores.
Nashville native and comedian Nate Bargatze will serve as the celebrity guest picker. Bargatze previously appeared on College GameDay in 2023 at the LSU vs. Alabama game, held in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
This marks just the latest high-profile appearance from Chesney in Nashville, as the country singer was recently inducted as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame on Oct. 19, alongside fellow 2025 inductees, producer Tony Brown and the late singer-songwriter June Carter Cash. Among those celebrating Chesney that evening were performers Megan Moroney, Kelsea Ballerini and Eric Church. Chesney just announced his new slate of 2026 summer shows at Sphere in Las Vegas, and next month will release the book Heart Life Music.
Earlier this year, Vanderbilt University graduate Bentley released his new albumBroken Branches and was out on the road this year headlining his Broken Branches tour, featuring openers Zach Top and The Band Loula. His Broken Branches album featured collaborations with Stephen Wilson Jr. (“Cold Beer Can”) and Miranda Lambert (“Never You”), while the album’s title track was a collaboration with John Anderson and Riley Green.
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2025-10-24 20:20:512025-10-24 20:20:51Kenny Chesney & Dierks Bentley Will Bring Their Music to ‘College GameDay’ in Nashville
Luke Combs earns his 19th No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Back in the Saddle” gallops three spots on the ranking dated Nov. 1, up 23% to 30.8 million audience impressions Oct. 17-23, according to Luminate.
Related
Luke Combs’ Career Run Atop Country Airplay Chart Marks New Milestone: ‘More Than I Could Have Ever Dreamed Of’
Luke Combs to Open Second Category 10 Venue in Las Vegas: ‘This Takes It to the Next Level’
See What Garth Brooks Record Luke Combs Just Broke: ‘My Initial Reaction Was, ‘Are You Sure?”
The single is expected to appear on Combs’ sixth studio album, due in early 2026. His latest leader extends one of the most consistent radio runs in recent history – dating to his first week at No. 1 in May 2017, with “Hurricane” he and Morgan Wallen are tied for the most Country Airplay leaders.
“Back in the Saddle” is also Combs’ 18th Country Airplay No. 1 as a co-writer and eighth as a co-producer. (His only leader as a recording artist that he didn’t write: his 2023 cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car.”)
Combs’ strategic social media teasers have helped power the success of “Back in the Saddle,” from pre-release cryptic clips featuring NASCAR icons Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Richard Petty to an acoustic preview that quickly went viral with fans. The rollout built steady anticipation and framed the song as a crowd-pleaser before it ever hit radio. Its official video added to the momentum with behind-the-scenes footage further spotlighting the NASCAR tie-in.
Beyond Combs’ 19 Country Airplay No. 1s, he’s logged six on Billboard’s multimetric Hot Country Songs chart, four on Country Streaming Songs and 11 on Country Digital Song Sales.
New Top 10s for McCollum, Parmalee
Both Parker McCollum and Parmalee break into the Country Airplay top 10. McCollum’s “What Kinda Man” rises 11-8 with 17.1 million audience impressions (up 8%), marking his fifth appearance in that range. The Conroe, Texas, native has earned three No. 1s.
Plus, Parmalee’s “Cowgirl” climbs 12-10 (17 million, up 9%). The four-man band collects its eighth top 10, a run that includes four No. 1s dating to its first, “Carolina,” in 2013. All five of the group’s Country Airplay entries this decade have hit the top 10.
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2025-10-24 20:07:192025-10-24 20:07:19Luke Combs Is ‘Back in the Saddle’ Atop Country Airplay Chart For 19th No. 1 Hit
While other legendary rock bands have performed at the Las Vegas Sphere, Slash revealed that Guns N’ Roses apparently has no plans to take over the venue.
Related
‘The Lost Boys’ Musical Star Talks Teaming With Slash for ‘Have to Have You’ Single: ‘Absolutely Insane Solo’
Slash Teases That First New Guns N’ Roses Album in 17 Years Is ‘Coming’
Slash Posts Heartbreaking Tribute to Late Stepdaughter Lucy-Bleu: ‘I Will Never Stop Missing You’
During an interview with Sirius XM’s Trunk Nation on Thursday (Oct. 23), Slash admitted he was worrisome that the venue might not be rock & roll friendly.
“I haven’t been [to the Sphere] yet, but just everything that I’ve seen, or most everything that I’ve seen of it, looks amazing,” Slash said. “I’m real trepidatious about playing there, because… It’s a great visual show. I think that in almost every case for a band, it becomes a visual show as opposed to seeing a rock n’ roll show. So there’s that.”
The Eagles are currently in the middle of their ongoing residency at the Sphere, and Slash shared that he had spoken with his fellow rockers about what it’s like to perform there.
Joe Walsh told him, “It’s not really sort of rock ‘n’ roll friendly, the way that it’s set up. So it’s just one of those things where it seems like a really cool thing, and conceptually there’s probably a lot of cool things that you could do, but I don’t think it would be the right environment for a proper rock n’ roll show.”
Slash also commented on Metallica, who are reportedly in talks to perform at the venue. Slash said he could picture them making it work, adding, “I’d be interested to see that too. I could see them doing it… You have to prepare your mind to put on not just a band performance, but 50 percent of what you’re doing is going to be the projection, or whatever you call that — the outer wall, what you’re putting on as content.”
Despite his apprehensions, Slash hinted that “maybe down the road” Guns N’ Roses might consider playing at the Sphere.
Meanwhile, the venue most recently announced that the reunited No Doubt will be the next band to fill up the Las Vegas venue, with the rock group scheduled for 12 shows next May.
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2025-10-24 20:01:042025-10-24 20:01:04Here’s Why Guns N’ Roses Won’t Be Playing The Sphere, According to Slash
A Jamaican man who allegedly stole and resold more 900 tickets to Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour has pleaded guilty to a New York criminal charge.
Tyrone Rose, 20, was arrested in March over allegations that he used backdoor access as an employee of a StubHub contractor to steal the pricey tickets, before forwarding them to a Queens-based accomplice who resold them for more than $635,000 in illegal profit.
Related
Taylor Swift Fan Sues StubHub, Says Her $14K Eras Tour Tickets Were Swapped For ‘Inferior’ Seats
At a court hearing Thursday (Oct. 23), Rose pleaded guilty to a single count of grand larceny in the second degree over the alleged scalping scheme, while a sentencing hearing on that charge was set for January. Rose could face up to 15 years in prison.
The guilty plea was likely part of a deal under which prosecutors could recommend less than the maximum. Rose was also charged with five additional counts, including computer tampering, money laundering and conspiracy, which were not included in Thursday’s guilty plea.
Swift’s Eras Tour wrapped up last year with a record-breaking haul of more than $2 billion in face-value ticket sales over a two-year run that featured 149 stops in 51 cities across 21 countries. Massive demand for tickets led to a chaotic presale in November 2022, sparking calls for ticketing reform; it also created an infamously pricey secondary market, with even basic seats selling for thousands.
Related
FTC Sues Ticket Reseller Over Taylor Swift Eras Tour Scalping: ‘Unscrupulous Middlemen’
Charlie Puth Joining Anitta, Chris Martin & More on Brazil’s Global Citizen Festival Amazônia Lineup: ‘Such an Important Cause for Our Planet’
Sphere’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ Hits New Box Office Milestone
The Eras Tour has also been big business in the courtroom. Swift fans filed class actions against Ticketmaster over the presale, and the Federal Trade Commission is suing a ticket broker for allegedly using bots to buy tickets that it resold for more than $1 million in profit. Just this month, an angry Swiftie sued StubHub for giving her “inferior” seats after she dropped $14,000 on Eras tickets.
In March, Queens prosecutors charged Rose with stealing more than 900 Eras tickets while working at a StubHub contractor in Jamaica called Sutherland. He allegedly abused his position to access a restricted area of StubHub’s network that houses URLs for event tickets that have already been sold, then re-directed them to New York-based co-conspirators who resold them for a windfall.
“These defendants tried to use the popularity of Taylor Swift’s concert tour and other high-profile events to profit at the [expense] of others,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said at the time. “They allegedly exploited a loophole through an offshore ticket vendor to steal tickets to the biggest concert tour of the last decade and then resold those seats for an extraordinary profit.”
Related
Taylor Swift Fan Files New Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster, Live Nation Over Eras Tour Presale
StubHub was not accused of any wrongdoing. When Rose was arrested, the company said it had promptly reported the scheme to both Sutherland and to law enforcement when uncovered, and had replaced or refunded all affected orders. Sutherland was also not accused of any wrongdoing.
Both an attorney for Rose and a spokesperson for the Queens DA did not return requests for comment on the guilty plea on Friday (Oct. 24).
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2025-10-24 19:55:462025-10-24 19:55:46Taylor Swift Eras Tour Hacker Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge Over $635K Ticket Resale Scheme
Common sits down to talk about creating the new track for the NBA on Prime, “Victory.” He opens up about his work with the NBA, his favorite players, his favorite collaborations, working with Erykah Badu, his new project with Madlib, ‘Piece of the Struggle,’ and more!
Common: NBA is one of my favorite things in life because I just love basketball. I’m always paying attention to it. I look forward to it after working being able to come watch a basketball game the NBA like I was a Bulls fan growing up, but I think at a certain point, I just started gravitating towards the players like, players I like. So Steph Curry is one of my favorites. Kyrie is one of my favorites. I love- I like Anthony Edwards. I like Kevin Durant, LeBron.
But some of the new guys, I really like, too … I really like this young dude Jeremiah Fears, he’s coming up on the New Orleans Pelicans and Cooper Flagg got game too. I think V.J. [Edgecombe], he plays hard. I like his game too.
I like to dream high. So I would like to say Kyrie Irving, but then I was talking to Carmelo one time on his podcast, and he was like, bro, let’s think realistic. Who is your player comparison? I’m still gonna fly high and say D. Wade, Dwayne Wade, I mean, but I’m thinking about comparisons on and off the court when I say him.
Man, being a ball boy was like it was something I don’t even know if I really grabbed on to what that experience was, but I was there when Michael Jordan, when he first came to the Bulls, so I just got to see a star really becoming like a superstar to becoming one of the greatest players of all time. Magic Johnson and Isaiah Thomas and Charles Barkley. I used to get, like, sneakers from them, and they would sign them, but at the time, I was kind of like just I was selling them or giving them to giving them to my teachers.
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2025-10-24 19:46:022025-10-24 19:46:02Common Talks Becoming A Part of NBA History With New Track ‘Victory’ | Music You Should Know
The artists behind the 2026 Telemundo anthem, Carlos Vives, Emilia, Xavi, and Wisin discuss their process, moderated by sports anchor and lead premier league host, Carlota Vizmanos.
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2025-10-24 19:43:332025-10-24 19:43:33The Music of the World Cup | Billboard Latin Music Week 2025
Evan Dando is squeezing a lot of work out of himself and his band the Lemonheads these days.
On Friday (Oct. 24), the group releases Love Chant, its first album of new material in 19 years. It follows the publication earlier this month of Dando’s Rumors of My Demise: A Memoir, and he reports he’s already at work on two more albums, a collection of Townes Van Zandt songs as well as the next Lemonheads set.
“I want to just keep working as much as possible ’cause we had such an extended stay away from doing anything — so why not do lots of things now?” Dando tells Billboard via Zoom from Nashville, where he’s recording the Van Zandt album. “I go through phases and stages — circles and cycles, as Willie Nelson would say. It’s a great feeling,” he continues, touching up a small painting during the discussion. “I have the urge to create like never before.”
Though they’re out during the same month, Dando resists tying the memoir and the album too closely together. Love Chant’s personal (and at times autobiographical) lyrics, he says, “are what I always do,” so he feels the two projects “put the whole story in perspective a bit, but more in a general way.” Nevertheless, Dando continues, “I always dreamt of a time when I’d be putting out, like, two or three things all at once. I remember when Johnny Cash did that, three things at once or something, I thought, ‘yeah, that’s a way to go,’ especially when you’re a little bit older. Why not do a bunch of things at once. That’s really smart.”
Dando, who now resides in Brazil, says Love Chant — produced by Apollo Nove (Bebel Gilberto, Rita Lee, Seu Jorge) at A9 Audio in Sao Paulo — was drawn from a cache of more than 30 songs written during the years since the Lemonheads’ self-titled 2006 album. The Lou Reed-esque “The Key of Victory,” for instance, came from a groove on a tape Dando found of himself playing it for nearly 45 minutes. The buoyant “Cell Phone Blues,” meanwhile, has also been around for a number of years and is described by Dando as “one of those songs that was like a dare — ‘I dare you to put that one out!,’ and it wound up through various things we did in the studio, good enough to make it.” “Roky,” meanwhile, is a homage to the late psychedelic rock hero Roky Erickson that came from a sound check jam after Dando and the Lemonheads learned about Erickson’s death on May 31, 2019.
“I am especially proud of this record. We’ve never had so much fun making a record,” he says.
Ultimately, Dando hopes, “we’ll get a trio (of albums) out of this. I like to work in two- or three-record phases, like the (Rolling) Stones did when they went from Let It Bleed to Beggars Banquet to Sticky Fingers. (Love Chant)’s kind of like my Some Girls; that was their redemption, ’cause that record was so good, and this is the same way ’cause I think we got a bunch of records out of the one session, just like they did.”
As Love Chant comes out, Dando is still promoting Rumors of My Demise, a frank and illuminating account of his eventful life co-written with Jim Ruland. Dando pulled few punches. He addresses his upbringing, the impact of his parents’ divorce, his fascination with Charles Manson, sleepwalking issues, his struggles with pop stardom (and being a particularly good-looking pop star) after the Lemonheads hit it big during the early ‘90s, his battles with the music business and his well-documented drug use and the trainwrecks that caused in his life and career.
The book also delves into his creative process as well as Dando’s Forrest Gump-like relationships with assorted celebrities (Johnny Depp, Kate Moss, Milla Jovovich, Elizabeth Moses and others) and a non-relationship with Courtney Love, despite, Dando writes, her attempts otherwise. Dando was particularly dismayed that onetime Nirvana member Pat Smear, a friend, told him that Kurt Cobain believed Dando and Love had an affair; “‘Oh God,’ I thought, ‘Kurt Cobain went to his death thinking I’d slept with Courtney.’ I wanted to be honest and talk about whatever,” Dando says. “I have a difficult time shutting my mouth, anyway, so the book — why any different? I guess I was always, in the back of my mind, ‘No, don’t hold back. Just say it and worry about the consequences later, and we’ll see what happens.’”
Dando — who married video director Antonia Teixeira last year — has given up hard drugs such as heroin and crack but still imbibes in the occasional marijuana, LSD and mushrooms. “I don’t know if being completely sober is something I ever want to be,” he confesses in Rumors of My Demise — the title a reference to the many rumors about Dando’s death that have surfaced over the years. Despite all the sordid experiences, however, he came away from the book feeling like “the story’s not over yet, which is nice.” And even in his worst years, he adds, he was confident that would be the case.
“In the back of my mind I was always, like, ‘I’m gonna get through this somehow,’” Dando says. “I had a feeling about it, and it did happen. I’ve been lucky that I generally get a lot of good will from people, people doing nice things for me. But I was literally underneath this tsunami of death, fate or whatever, and skipped out of the way just in time. But I knew in my heart, ‘I’m gonna get out of this situation,’ and I did.”
Among his conclusions, Dando claims he’s “not famous anymore” and writes about coming to terms with what he calls the “elder-statesman era” of the Lemonheads.” While he feels he’s “turned into the grunge relic I was always afraid I’d become,” he is unconditional about his gratitude for being able to make music his life’s work — then, and now. “We’ve been around so long that it’s almost like a grudging respect — like the ugly building or the old hooker that just won’t go away, so people have to deal with it,” Dando says. “I love that. It’s a very human quality, this dogged refusal to give up.”
Dando is now jonesing to write more. “I’d like to write a ‘real’ book about something besides myself,” he says — if not fiction than a proposed “field guide to soft drinks” or other music topics. “I called up (the publisher) once, last minute, and was like, ‘Could we change the whole thing? Can I just write about other bands?’ and they were like, ‘Uh…no,’” he recalls with a laugh. “But I wanted to be a writer since I was a teenager, so I hope there’s more.”
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2025-10-24 19:39:552025-10-24 19:39:55‘Say It and Worry About the Consequences Later’: Evan Dando Talks Writing His Memoir