Word on the street — a dirty, dark street, crawling with hairy-palmed mouthbreathers — is that Mariah Carey’s ’bout to stick a bitch over a mad coveted seat on American Idol. The female who needs to watch her back is none other than the baddest bitch since Da Baddest Bitch: Nicki Minaj.The…
Hey, did you hear about what Dave Mustaine said re: President Obama and the recent shooting sprees? It was totally stupid. This is not the first time the Megadeth frontman has trended on Google for saying something completely idiotic. In fact, the vocalist/guitarist has practically made a second career out of…
If all of humankind were represented by a piece of music, what would it be? According to TMZ (who heard it from Reddit), the crew running the Mars Curiosity Rover Mission like to jam to a little classic rock — like Simon & Garfunkel and the Doors — when exploring…
Lady Gaga is firing back at PETA and other animal rights activists who have lambasted the pop-star fashionista for wearing fur. “I am choosing not to comment on whether or not the furs I purchase are faux fur-pile or real,” Gaga posted on her internet toilet stall, uh, we mean social…
Back in April, perennial pop-punkers Green Day announced they would be selling out punk rock all over again by releasing not only one steamer of an album but three consecutive pieces of shit — Uno, Dos, and Tres — that, when listened to back to back, will sync up perfectly…
See alsoUno, Dos, Tres: Top 5 Ways Green Day Has Sold Out the PunxWe’ve said it before and, goddammit, we’ll say it again: No single musical act has sold out the anti-establishment ethics of punk rock more thoroughly than Green Day. Whether they’re recording commercials for Rhapsody, or (gulp) composing another…
Yesterday, Kanye West informed the Twitterverse that “Perfect Bitch” — the song he debuted at a recent NYC club gig — is, in fact, about his girlfriend, professional big butt and Celebreality star Kim Kardashian.Apparently, the tune is “about his search for the perfect woman and how he has now…
If one were to employ an extended metaphor that compared South Florida’s extreme music (see also: metal) scene to a secret pagan cult, then Shroud Eater would be the guy wearing goat horns and dangling a human sacrifice over the Hearth of Eternal Doom.That is to say, the brutish trio…
See also Drunken Slashpine interview with goofy black-metal questionsMetal music wears its love of extremity on its sleeve. But don’t be fooled. There is no one right way to rock. For example, the drunks in Slashpine play black metal, which means they play as fast as they can. On the…
In the wake of Nirvana, the major-label punk-rock gold rush of the ’90s ripped open the underground like a vulture picking at a fresh carcass. And with their acclaimed, multiplatinum breakthrough, Dookie, Green Day were the ultimate symbol of moving from the secret world of house shows and Food Not…
Phenomenologically speaking, the ladies’ night — a North American binge-drinking ritual centered around women getting hammered — is an extension of the standard Girl’s Night Out. What distinguishes the Night o’ Ladies, however, is the large-scale cultural-institutional support (usually by way of free hooch) that launches the depravity far past…
The Smashing Pumpkins have announced that their new album, titled Oceania, will be hitting stores on June 19 courtesy of EMI. When reviewing the news release and wondering how Billy Corgan sleeps at night, we couldn’t help but notice the Pumpkins frontman’s drab printed hoodie. The Billy Corgan we grew…
Henry Rollins is the kind of guy who can (and does) say whatever the fuck he wants. And we all know why: A lil’ somethin’ called Black Flag. From when the second Flag disbanded, its final singer didn’t waste a second wallowing in the aftermath.He sprang into action. And ever…
“We’re all fans of the soundtrack too,” he adds. “It’s terrible.” What started as an inside in-store ironic appreciation — “It’s one of the movies we constantly quote” — has blossomed into a full-blown contest, complete with a $25 Radio-Active gift card for the winner. Check the jump for complete…
This Sunday, Revolution Live and Ploppy Palace Productions are hosting the 14th Annual Medical Marijuana Benefit. The multimedia extravaganza lasts all day and features loads of 420-friendly jams (from the likes of Grammy winner Cyril Nevile, Johnny Drea, the Spam Allstars, the Funky Nuggets, and Nag Champayons), not to mention…
“I don’t believe in the Mayan apocalypse,” says Devin Peralta, bassist and lead vocalist for anthemic pop-punk trio Cobra Skulls. “Although,” he adds, “I do fear the legitimacy of the Mayan calendar.” While many around the world will mark the transition from 2011 to 2012 by feeding into global paranoia…
To be fair, the exact genre tag is Neue Deutsche Härte (“new German hardness”). Although the American counterpart was a distinct synthesis of hard, evil-sounding rock and beat-my-girlfriend rapping, the hard-ass Germans are a slightly more amorphous phenomenon, dating back to the late ’80s. The term more or less seems…
In the late ’90s, the long-brewing Boston “oi” band Dropkick Murphys finally broke into the nationally touring, Warped Tour-subsidized big-time punk “scene.” Onto that broader platform — which included more tour dates, better distribution, and higher stages in rooms that could hold more people — the Murphys broadcast the signature…
Joe King (AKA Joe Queer) hates everything except punk rock, and even that pisses him off on a daily basis. The punk-rock guitarist and vocalist has built a cult legacy for himself with his long-running (20-plus years, on and off, sober and not) punk band the Queers. Alongside labelmates Screeching…
Look, dude. If you wanna show up to the second edition of the Snooze Theatre’s Magical Snoozie Mix Exchange with, like, a list (on your smartphone) of good blogs for downloading chillwave, that’s your prerogative. But everyone knows the unofficial award for Dankest Mix will go to the compiler with…
from FacebookKreayshawn Opium Hard Rock, Hollywood Saturday, November 12, 2011 Better Than: Your little sister’s super sweet Kreayshawn themed Quinceañera. Last night’s Kreayshawn “performance” (appearance? bait-and-switch?) at Hollywood Hard Rock’s SoBe nightclub simulacrum, Opium Nightclub, was incredibly confusing — mostly due to the featured artist’s comically short set. Ninety-nine percent…
Bane with Defeater, Miles Away, Dead End Path, and Hive MindThe Talent Farm, Pembroke Pines Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Better Than: Practicing your mosh moves in front of the mirror. Last night, new-school hardcore fusionists Bane played to a frenzied audience at all-ages, DIY hot-spot institution the Talent Farm. And, in the process,…
