Archive | March, 2016

Watch Mac Miller 'Whitesplain' to 'Racist F–kwad' Donald Trump

Mac Miller brought his feud with Donald Trump to The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore Wednesday, “whitesplaining” the Republican presidential frontrunner’s own problematic platform back to him. The unlikely feud between the rapper and candidate dates back to Miller’s 2011 song, “Donald Trump,” which the mogul initially liked. But after the song went platinum, Trump threatened to sue… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Skrillex Channels 'Epic Rap Battles' in Trippy, Animated 'Squad Out' Video

Skrillex and Los Angeles producer Jauz take a terrifying trip on an intergalactic elevator in the new, animated video for “Squad Out!,” their 2015 Adult Swim single featuring Fatman Scoop. The clip finds Skrillex and Jauz trapped in an elevator with a mind of its own that takes them to a handful of new dimensions… Source: RollingStone Link: Skrillex […]

Flashback: Joan Baez Pleads With Bob Dylan Via Song

By the fall of 1972 Bob Dylan had been living largely outside of the public eye for six very long years. There hadn’t been a new studio album since 1970’s New Morning, giving his fans little more to chew on a handful of fresh tracks for Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Joan […]

Quincy Jones Talks George Martin: 'He Was Number One. The Top'

In 1963, after a successful stint as a trumpeter and record label executive, legendary hitmaker Quincy Jones produced Lesley Gore’s Number One song “It’s My Party,” the first of numerous successful collaborations with the teenage singer. While on tour with Gore and pop singer Trini Lopez, Jones met George Martin, the… Source: RollingStone Link: Quincy Jones […]

Metallica Tease 'In-Your-Face Year'

Other than a mega pre-Super Bowl show last month, Metallica have been lying low so far this year. Nevertheless, they’re anticipating a very busy 2016. Although they have no tour dates on the books as of right now, Lars Ulrich tells Rolling Stone that will change once they get past one… Source: RollingStone Link: Metallica Tease […]

Garbage Prep New Album 'Strange Little Birds'

Alternative nation elder statesmen Garbage will release their sixth studio album, Strange Little Birds, on June 10th via their own Stunvolume label. The band began recording the album in drummer Butch Vig’s basement and finished it at Red Razor Sounds in Los Angeles. In a statement, Vig and frontwoman Shirley Manson said the band’s guiding… Source: RollingStone Link: Garbage […]

Hear the Cadillac Three's Wild 'Soundtrack to a Six Pack'

The Cadillac Three raise a swampy, sloppy toast to their idols with “Soundtrack to a Six Pack,” a new track from the band’s upcoming record. Driven forward by slide guitar, over-driven banjo and Jaren Johnston’s rapid-fire vocal, the song is a rough-and-rowdy counterpart to “Graffiti,” the slick stadium stomper that gave… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]