Archive | April, 2015

Jerry Seinfeld Talks Unlikely Wale Friendship

Wale’s Seinfeld-inspired The Album About Nothing currently sits atop the Billboard 200, and while Jerry Seinfeld spent almost a decade near the upper echelon of the Nielsen ratings, Wale’s new LP, an extension of his 2008 The Mixtape About Nothing, marks the first time the comedian has featured on a Number One album. To celebrate… Source: RollingStone Link: Jerry Seinfeld […]

'Salad Days': The Story Behind the D.C. Hardcore Doc

In 1984, Scott Crawford was a scrawny 12-year-old living in the D.C. suburbs when his friend’s sister played him a few records by some local bands. The music was fast, the lyrics were screamed or barked, and the groups had names like Minor Threat and Government Issue; within as afternoon,… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Salad Days': […]

Kanye West Wonders Why 'U Mad' on New Vic Mensa Song

Vic Mensa has dropped the studio version of his new single “U Mad” on his Soundcloud page following a preview of Kanye West’s verse at a London gig last month. Listen below. The pounding, heavy track is the 21-year-old rapper’s first single since 2014’s “Down on My Luck” off his highly… Source: RollingStone Link: Kanye […]

Weekend Rock Question: What's the Best Rolling Stones Deep Cut?

The Rolling Stones are hitting the road next month for a 15-date North American stadium tour, and it looks like they’re going to play some rare songs and possibly even a complete classic album. “We’re floating the idea of doing Sticky Fingers,” Mick Jagger told Rolling Stone. “I’m sure we’ll… Source: RollingStone Link: Weekend Rock […]

Hear Brent Cobb's Satirical, 'Anti-Bro' Song

“If I wrote a song about a dirt road I grew up on, could I get it on the radio?” asks Nashville songwriter Brent Cobb in his new, tongue-in-cheekily autotuned satire, “Yo Bro.” Well, yes, probably. That’s the point of the twang-rapped song that pokes fun at his truck-riding, moonlight-worshipping,… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Brent […]