Contestants were tested on their knowledge of rap’s fiercest battles during Tuesday’s episode of Jeopardy! Listed under the category “Diss-Track-Tions,” Drake and Kendrick Lamar‘s beef got shout-outs during the broadcast. “In May 2024, these 2 competitors went back and forth with tracks like ‘Family Matters’ and ‘Meet the Grahams,’” read …
Read More »Jason Newsted to Sell Bass From Metallica's 'Black Album' Tour: 'A Piece of Metal Lore'
Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has teamed with Reverb to sell instruments from his personal collection, including some integral items from the heavy metal band’s history. Among the instruments for sale at the Official Jason Newsted Reverb Shop, opening on July 24, are basses used on the band’s tour in …
Read More »Japandroids Call It Like They See It on First New Song in Seven Years 'Chicago'
The mighty Vancouver rock duo Japandroids are back with their first new song in seven years, “Chicago,” which will appear on their final album, Fate & Alcohol, out Oct. 18 via Anti-. “Chicago” finds Japandroids doing what they have always done best: Enormous, relentlessly striving guitars flying above a battlefield …
Read More »Phish Cram the Jams and Trampolines Onto Cubicle-Sized Stage for 'Tiny Desk' Concert
Phish staged perhaps their smallest gig in decades as they packed into a cubicle for NPR’s latest Tiny Desk concert. Over the course of five songs and 35 minutes, the legendary jam band delivered a performance that spanned their decades-long discography, from the title track of their just-released album Evolve …
Read More »Bun B Can't Believe 'Int'l Players Anthem' Has Become a Wedding Staple
When UGK‘s Pimp C first heard Project Pat’s 2002 song “Choose U,” he was immediately taken by the beat. The track samples Willie Hutch’s soulful “I Choose You,” and Pimp C couldn’t believe it wasn’t a hit. When UGK got back into the studio to work on their 2007 album …
Read More »Replacement Judge in YSL Trial Also Recuses Herself From RICO Case
The behind-the-bench drama at the YSL racketeering trial continued Wednesday as the judge who replaced the judge who was removed has also recused herself from the proceedings. Judge Shakura L. Ingram — who replaced Judge Ural Glanville on the bench after he was removed Monday — recused herself Wednesday, citing …
Read More »Charli XCX Wants to Make a Lou Reed Record
If Brat Summer has taught us anything, it’s that Charli XCX is always full of surprises. This just in: She wants to make a Lou Reed record. In a cover story with Billboard, the pop star contemplated the future of her career and what it would be like if Brat …
Read More »Soda Stereo Says An Unreleased Song Is on the Way
The remaining members of Soda Stereo are looking back at the band’s storied career and teasing a never-before-heard song. In a new interview with Billboard, the Argentine rockers revealed that they’ll soon drop a song they discovered was hidden in the vault. During the interview, drummer Charly Alberti wouldn’t share …
Read More »Do You Need a Reason to Get Out of the House? Catch Clairo on Tour This Fall
Clairo will bring her new album, Charm, to a city near you this fall. The trek is slated to begin after Claire Cottrill wraps her residences in New York and Los Angeles, each lasting five nights in September. She’ll kick off the North American tour in Dallas later that month …
Read More »How T. Rex Inspired 'Longlegs,' the Year's Scariest Movie
This summer’s runaway horror hit, Longlegs, opens not with a quote from the Bible or anything so mundane. Instead, the livid-red title card reads, “Well you’re slim and you’re weak/You’ve got the teeth of the hydra upon you/You’re dirty, sweet, and you’re my girl” — lyrics from glam-rock band T. …
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