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In favor of keeping things interesting Nike's latest Air Max design rewinds time back to before the shoe even was. Tinker Hatfield's masterpiece is rooted in a trip to Paris and a long lost sketch that was unearthed and ...

RAC, a longtime favorite at EARMILK, has remixed the equally brilliant Charles Perry's "Stranger to Love," and needless to say, we can't see how anyone can truly be a stranger to love when this song brings such amazing v...

John Dwyer of Thee Oh Sees has a synthesizer side project called Damaged Bug — this guy is good at naming bands. (See also: Coachwhips, Pink And Brown, Yikes, Sword And Sandals, the Hospitals, and Dig That Up, It’s A...

With today's announcement that Ted Cruz has officially thrown his hat into the 2016 Presidential Election, We thought this would be a great time to test the American public's knowledge of the Senator from Texas.

"I cannot believe I still have to protest this shit," spits Nellie McKay in "Murder in My Heart for the Judge," a Moby Grape jam smartly reanimated for the Ferguson era. A renegade songwriter with an ultraflexible Great ...

Rymir Satterthwaite isn't suing Jay Z for the money but rather wants him to take responsibility, say sources.

Angelina Jolie Pitt has made a big decision to keep herself alive and hopes it will help save other women.

It was only two weeks ago that we saw Diplo dust of his Major Lazer alter ego with the massive collaboration with DJ Snake and MØ on "Lean On," and at this point we'll just assume that the radio-friendly, moombahton-ins...

For the third single from their upcoming album, Florence + the Machine Share a slow-burning ballad.

Travis Barker knew he'd be performing at WWE's WrestleMania with Skylar Grey and Kid Ink for a while now - he's even mentioned it in previous interviews - but he was never really clear what he'd be performing. Until this...

Here are nine brilliant lyrical tattoo ideas that will have leave an indelible impression on your skin and your soul.

Now that XXL's 10th Spot has ended, we thought it'd be a good time to make our own predictions on which rappers -- and singers -- are deserving to be included in the 2015 XXL Freshmen class. Did your favorite new jack ma...

Alabama is getting a new music festival in the form of Sloss, a new music and arts festival that will take place over two days in Birmingham. The inaugural lineup is led by Modest Mouse, Band Of Horses, Primus, and local...

Madonna really, really wants to meet President Obama. She'll even become one of Beyoncé's sister-wives to do it.

First, that huge heart-stopping drum sequence kicks in. It’s half-washed out and quickly joined by the lead singer’s snarling, nasal vocals, wondering LCD Soundsystem’s eternal question — “Where are your friend...

By Philip Cosores Earl Sweatshirt‘s second major label album I Don’t Like S–t, I Don’t Go Outside is out now, after only a week lead time between the announcement and the release. And with the rapper’s previous...

No foolin': Next Wednesday, April 1 you'll be able to get all of your analog entertainment in one spot, right on Valencia Street. 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland's finest outfit for hard-to-find punk and indie records, cass...

After catching a brief set from Tunji Ige on the last night of SXSW, I’m even more intrigued by the 19-year-old Philadelphia rapper. Last we heard from him, he was trading verses with Wara From The NBHD and GrandeMarsh...

The original Idol has a new album on the way!

Van Halen will make their first major TV performances since David Lee Roth rejoined the group in 2006. The first will take place over two nights on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, airing on March 30th and March 31st, and the second ...

It seems literally impossible that a DLR-fronted version of Van Halen have never before performed live on American television, but apparently that’s the case, because the band’s upcoming two-night stand on ABC’s Ji...

When an artist is in the spotlight 24 hours a day, seven days a week, sometimes all of the public scrutiny can take its toll on their self-esteem. Iggy Azalea may be a four-time Grammy Award-nominated rapper but she's ju...