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Metallica wrapped up their weeklong Late Late Show residency in fitting fashion Friday night as the metal gods churned out a sharp, pulverizing rendition of The Black Album's "Sad but True," a subtle reminder that both t...

Detroit rap veteran Eminem has been getting press for all the wrong reasons leading up to his new Shady Records anniversary project Shady XV. After threatening Lana Del Rey with violence in one track, he's since made rap...

For the sixth episode of Sonic Highways, Rolling Stone cover star Dave Grohl and the rest of the Foo Fighters traveled to New Orleans to explore the city's rich musical history and detail the influential and decades-long...

English musician Stephen Wilkinson, a.k.a. Bibio, is many things rolled into one; nature geek, multi-instrumentalist, chef, not to mention Boards of Canada's number one fan. Since his breakthrough album Ambivalence Avenu...

Jon Hopkins did a BBC Essential mix last night featuring music from Dan Deacon, Panda Bear, Joy Orbison, and an unreleased track of his own. The track is called “Interlude” and shows up a few minutes into the mix. �...

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Beyonce won't have the element of surprise on her side this year. The new songs from the platinum edition of her album already leaked. But new Beyonce is new Beyonce, and the star is certainly owning the moment. '7/11,' ...

Redman's 'Dare Iz a Darkside' celebrates its 20th anniversary today. We've selected and ranked what we feel are the five best tracks on this masterpiece. Check it out.

Liz Anjos of RAC quickly cemented her place as a solo force in pop music as Pink Feathers, and there is no sign of looking back. The Portland native is no stranger to quality work; she touts 6 RAC features, numerous cove...

Released on CD and digitally in September, the new George Harrison collection, The Apple Years 1968-75, will make its global high definition

Everyone seems to want to voice their opinion on the merits of streaming music following Taylor Swift’s decision to pull her albums from Spotify. The latest to chime in is Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge and he made a ...

Rick Ross lost some weight recently thanks to a fruit-heavy diet (RossFit isn’t real, unfortunately), and when he proclaimed his love of pears to an interviewer last summer, he instantly became the stuff of Vine legend...

As the frontman for the ear-splitting former SPIN cover stars Dinosaur Jr., J Mascis has generally taken on the mindset that louder is better...

Ever since Taylor Swift pulled her entire discography from Spotify, opinions on music streaming have run rampant. Take Dave Grohl, who essentially doesn't care how you listen as long as you listen, or Billy Bragg, who ...

Lifetime may have faced backlash over its life story of singer Aaliyah, but the biopic, 'Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B,' pulled in huge ratings for the network with over 3.2 million viewers tuning in.

The current cost-cutting trend in American orchestras often means management seeks to fill slots with freelancers rather than full-timers.

The hypnotic drink known as sizzurp — a mixture of cough syrup and codeine — has been a controversial part of hip-hop even before Three 6 Mafia made it a catchy phrase with ‘Sippin on Some Sizzurp.’ But pouring c...

Jersey City, New Jersey's second-most-populous city, has enjoyed a cultural rise, and a handful of imminent additions are contributing to the artistic bustle.

During Metallica's weeklong residency on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, the Los Angeles thrash legends dug up a whole host of hits from across their nearly three decade career, and Friday night to close out thei...

Trap, trap, trap. Nothing like some warm 808 to escort us into the holiday season. Lucky for us, Perth based duo Slumberjack is behind the graciousness. Back in the summertime I premiered the first couple tracks these bo...

Right now, it's a great time to be an Eminem fan, because not only is his compilation album 'Shady XV' slated to drop in a couple days, he's been blessing us with some really dope leaks, the latest being 'Psychopath Kill...

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