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Perfect Halloween Playlist (For Communing With the Night)
Halloween is the one night every year when things get weird and everybody's cool with it.
Lost & Found: The Beastie Boys Rocked ‘The Arsenio Hall Show’
Remember how great the 'Arsenio Hall Show' was, fist-pumps and woofs notwithstanding?
Radiohead to Start Work on New Album in September
Guitarist extraordinaire Johnny Greenwood confirmed the news during an interview on BBC 6 Music radio.
Pink Floyd Releasing New Album This Year
It's been 20 years since the last Pink Floyd album came out, and now frontman Dave Gilmour is ready to knock the dust off and get the band rolling again.
Watch Tim Burton’s Exceedingly Weird and Rare Version of ‘Hansel and Gretel’
It would seem that Tim Burton has been making weird versions of already-weird stuff since the beginning of his career.
Ad-Rock Supresses Smile on Stand During Beastie Boys Trial
Former Beastie Boys member Ad-Rock took to the stand yesterday to explain a few music-business basics to the court.
Sonic Youth and Other Noise Bands Featured in New Video Game
It's not often that the music playing during a video game's start screen is a screeching guitar tsunami like Sonic Youth's 'Barracuda.'
Coldplay’s Chris Martin Joins Kings of Leon Onstage
Coldplay headlined Radio One's One Big Weekend festival the night before, and Martin stuck around long enough to make one more appearance.
Check Out Billy Corgan and His Two Cats on This Magazine Cover
What you have before you is an all-smiles Billy Corgan, founder and leader of the Smashing Pumpkins, holding his two cats, Miss Sammi and Mr. Thom.
Trent Reznor Takes a Jab at Them Darn Kids Playing Music Today
If we assume there is a direct relationship between causation and correlation, then we must conclude that Trent Reznor has turned into a grumpy old man.
Spoon Continue to Tease Fans by Releasing Another Song Snippet
Spoon fans have been waiting patiently for a new record ever since 'Transference' came out in 2010.
R.E.M.’s Peter Buck Announces New Band With Other Indie-Rock Royalty
Former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck revealed that he and a handful of other rock royals are forming a new band they call super-Earth.