Coronavirus

Sonny Chiba, the Japanese actor and martial arts great who starred classics like ’The Street Fighter,’ ’Bullet Train,’ and ’Shogun’s Samurai,’ not to mention a role in Quentin Tarantino’s ’Kill Bill Volume 1,’ has died at age 82…

Wino-led The Obsessed and The Skull were touring together earlier this summer, but they’ve since parted ways, with Wino eschewing COVID guidelines as The Skull vocalist Eric Wagner tests positive and is hospitalized with COVID pneumonia.

“My soul tells me it would be wrong to risk having anyone die because they wanted to hear music and be with friends.“

“The potential risks of doing the tour outweigh and compromise the joy we would normally experience playing shows.“

All New York Comic Con attendees over the age of 12 must provide proof of vaccination, and attendees of all ages are required to wear face coverings.

”We’re as disappointed as you are about the circumstances, but we’ll get through it though, and we can’t wait to see you once we’re back, firing on all cylinders once again,” they write.

”While BRIC remains committed to creating open and accessible musical experiences for all of New York City, we must also ensure the safety of our staff, our audiences and the communities that we serve,” they write.

”Safety is always our number one priority,” a statement from the festival reads.

”As a result of the increase in Covid-19 cases, we are majorly and proactively stepping up our precautions,” organizers write.

KISS resume their ”End of the Road” tour this week. ”I would highly recommend for everybody to get two Pfizer or Moderna shots, please,” says Gene Simmons. ”For the rest of us. Even if you believe the Earth is flat, it’s not.”