The latest act to emerge from a young Boston scene making rock worth geeking out over again (see Speedy Ortiz and Krill) is Palehound — a.k.a. 21-year-old Ellen Kempner, whose songs morph as unmappably as her emotions. She also plays the hell out of a guitar, but only when necessary to… Source: Music News
The Carter Family's Music, Legacy Honored in New Documentary
As the first family of country music, the Carter Family remains one of the genre’s most influential acts of all time. Hailing from Maces Springs, Virginia, in the foothills of the Appalachians, the Carters — led by A.P. Carter and rounded out by his wife, Sara, and sister-in-law Maybelle —… Source: Music News
DJ Premier Talks Dr. Dre's Incendiary 'Animals' Verse
Throughout N.W.A’s brief career, it was Ice Cube who served as the group’s main political firebrand — a shit-starter of the highest order, unafraid to take on systemic injustice and institutional hypocrisy. But on “Animals,” Dr. Dre’s track off his recently released Compton, it’s the Beats mogul and reclusive producer who delivers one… Source: Music News
Why the Beatles' Shea Stadium Show Was Even Greater Than You Knew
Leaving festivals like Woodstock and Monterey aside, there is no more famous gig in rock & roll history than when the Beatles played Shea Stadium, an orange and blue ass pit of a venue in front of 56,000 mostly teenyboppers on August 15th, 1965. It is a gig one might even term… Source: Music News
13 Times Armie Hammer’d Your Soul With His Piercing Blue Eyes
“Man From U.N.C.L.E.” star Armie Hammer has the best eyes. Period. Source: MTV Movie News
Watch Metric Embrace Optical Overload in New Video for 'The Shade'
Metric released “The Shade” — the anthemic first single off their forthcoming sixth album, Pagans in Vegas — back in May, and now the Canadian synth-pop band have debuted a prophetic video for the song. Watch the new clip below. In the video, the band is seen playing on a sun-drenched rooftop. The performance footage… Source: Music […]
Here’s What It’s Like To Be ’Straight Outta Compton’ Today
Compton youth tell us what it was like to grow up in the city N.W.A made famous. Source: MTV Movie News
‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’: How Well Do You Know The ‘Time Warp’?
“Rocky Horror Picture Show” turns 40 today, but can you correctly complete the lyrics to “Time Warp”? Source: MTV Movie News
Shirley Manson Reflects on 20 Years of 'Garbage'
“I’ve always been the odd one out in Garbage,” Shirley Manson says matter-of-factly, her Scottish accent slightly emphasizing the word “always.” “Even now, I’m the odd one out. I was never part of the gang. I’m much younger than the guys in the band. I had a different upbringing. They’d… Source: Music News
Watch Eric Church Burn Through Charlie Daniels' Hit at Volunteer Jam
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alabama, Blackberry Smoke, the Oak Ridge Boys, Travis Tritt, Wynonna and Ted Nugent were among more than two dozen acts taking the stage last night at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for the 40th anniversary of Charlie Daniels’ legendary Volunteer Jam. But it was a surprise appearance by Eric Church… Source: Music News
