The Saga Of Charles Z: How One 'Creepy Old Man's' Desire To Meet Taylor Swift Gather round, y'all. It's storytime. Today's selection? The story of Charles Z, a creepy old man whose desire to meet Taylor Swift and "sniff her hair" led to a full-scale shut down of the web presence of the largest radio conglomerate in the United States (Clear Channel). Read More »
It's been a week for beefing over jacked samples and lyrics. The latest addition to this is the ongoing feud between the Ying Yang Twins and French Montana (and,to an extent, Kanye West) over the use of the ad-lib "HANH!" Read More »
Above is the first official photo of Andre 3000 (aka Three Stacks, aka Andre Benjamin) as Jimi Hendrix in the upcoming biopic All Is By My Side. If there was any doubt about casting Benjamin in the lead role, this photo should put it to bed. I mean, Jeezus. Read More »
Beyonce "Standing On The Sun" [NEW MUSIC]: Reggae-Tinged Mix May Be Official Studio Version Read More »
Well, this is...surprising. The hard-charging, relentlessly touring, insanely LOUD gypsy punkers in Gogol Bordello have put out a new album called Pura Vida Conspiracy. And critics of all stripes seem to enjoy it. Read More »
Kanye Quest 3030 is finally here. We reported on the Final Fantasy-style RPG that stars the controversial Yeezus rapper previously when it was still going through beta testing. The game is complete now and available for download via the developer's tumblr. Read More »
The Followills have managed to stop fighting for long enough to put out a decent song and perform it live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Imagine that! The most dysfunctional family band this side of the Jacksons performed "Supersoaker" off their new album Mechanical Bull. Read More »
Hey guys! Come listen to Abel Tesfaye (aka The Weeknd) sing over a beat he didn't steal!The Weeknd teamed up with French producer Kavinsky for a remix of his track "Odd Look" and it is pretty stellar. It's probably the most straightforward Weeknd song I've heard since "High For This" and the blending of Kavinsky's 80s-inspired wall of synth with Weeknd's tripped-out falsetto works way better than you think it would. Read More »
Poor Selena, she's already been crushed once this year and now the critics are laying it on thick with her latest, the "Come And Get It" spawning Stars Dance. Read More »
In case you are unaware, Texas oddball Riff Raff has a major beef with Harmony Korine, James Franco and the rest of the people behind Spring Breakers. He claims the movie stole his persona for the character of Alien played by Franco (for their part, the movie claims the character is based on St. Pete rapper Dangeruss). Raff says he plans to sue. Read More »
In case you are burnt out on the song of the summer for 2012-2013 "I Love It," Swedish duo Icona Pop has your back. They've just released their latest single "All Night" and have announced plans to finally release their debut album This is...Icona Pop stateside. Read More »
If you didn't feel the need to bow down to the unstoppable force that is Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter before, you will after this. While singing "Halo" at a Mrs. Carter World Tour Show in Montreal, King Bey got her hair snatched up in a fan and continued to sing. Check out the video below: Read More »
While critics have been drooling over Kanye West's brutal latest album Yeezus, at least one gritty-rap pioneer is down on Yeezy's current output. U-God of Wu-Tang Clan urged Kanye to 'come back to Earth' before laying into other rap superstars like Drake and Lil Wayne. Read More »