Action Bronson is a funny dude. Anyone who has seen his Vine videos, his nursing home performance or- even better- listened to his music, already knows that. Still, it's nice to know that his sense of humor holds up in circumstances that would likely make other performers full-on rage. Read More »
The super deluxe 20th anniversary edition of In Utero comes with lots of extra goodies for superfans but few are as fascinating as the included proposal from legendary audio engineer Steve Albini to work on the album (above). The reproduced letter is classic Albini, who believed his role was to record the music being played in the most faithful way possible (much like recording pioneer, Thomas Edison). Read More »
Nicki Minaj went on Ellen to promote her upcoming celebrity scent, Minajesty and the commercial is so bad it could be art. Read More »
I know Fallon has cool acts on his show all the time (I mean, The Roots are his house band), but it still surprises me to see a band like Superchunk playing on the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon stage. Read More »
Kanye West is currently being sued by a paparazzo over a scuffle at LAX. However, Yeezy is showing that photogs aren't the only one who can bring legal action. He's pressing charges against two different photographers that, the Yeezus rapper claims, trespassed on his property to snap pictures of him as he was leaving for the airport. Read More »
What happened, y'all? It looks like Rock The Bells 10th Anniversary tour will not be stopping in Washington D.C. or New York City. I'd say that refunds were being sent out, but you probably didn't buy tickets anyway. At least that's what organizers Guerrilla Union are saying. Read More »
This may be nothing but hearsay and rumor. However, it is too awesome not to share. Jay Z and Jeezy are reportedly working on some tracks together for his new album (I hope one of the songs is called "Here's A Cough Drop, Man. Damn."). Read More »
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Clips of former Disney star and former Top 5 richest child star in the world Dylan Sprouse was photographed at his current hosting gig for an NYC restaurant. The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody star was on the receiving end of a barrage of rumors that he had blown through all his Mouse-related earnings, so he went to tumblr to give everyone a dose of facts. Read More »
While people are almost certainly going to give the award to Kanye West's Yeezus, the true "Rap Album Of The Year" should be El-P and Killer Mike's Run The Jewels. The album, which was released for free digitally but allowed fans to purchase a physical copy, is getting a deluxe European reissue via Big Dada.Killer Mike To Release Expanded European Version Of 'Run The Jewels' Read More »
Pusha T is the latest to respond to Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse. The My Name Is My Name rapper said that it was "all good" with K-Dot and claimed that the verse was really nothing special (rightfully so) and felt honored to be included on the track. Read More »
In case you aren't a scholar of late night, Jimmy Kimmel and Kanye West are currently feuding. After the Live host aired a (completely harmless) skit where a child recreated highlights of his BBC 1 Radio interview earlier this week, Kanye called Kimmel and launched into a massive Twitter rant against him. Kimmel did what any self-respecting talk show host would do and called Kanye on his absurdity by reading the tweets during his opening monologue. Read More »
Pearl Jam have finally opened up about their upcoming album Lightning Bolt. While the band have already released "Mind Your Manners" and "Sirens", with accompanying videos for both, they haven't done much in the way of press. Read More »