• Saving Merle Haggard's Boyhood Home

    Merle Haggard's boyhood home started out as a boxcar and it came to life in the hands of Merle's father, James, who converted the car and added living space to it. Now, sisters Glenda Rankin and Dianne Sharman, are working to get the home restored and moved to the Kern County Museum.

  • William Fitzsimmons lets his voice do the talking on 'Lions'

    Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of.

  • Top 5 things we learned from the Bonnaroo co-founders' Reddit AMA

    Last night, Bonnaroo co-founders Ashley Capps and Rick Farman held an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit to discuss this year's festival and answer questions from festival-goers. In it, they talked about why they chose Kanye West over Outkast, what new features to expect on the farm and other neat insights. Here's the Top 5 Things We Learned:

  • Rolling Stone ranks every Nirvana song, and we compare our notes

    Rolling Stone compiled the list to end all Nirvana lists: every song ever recorded by the band, original or otherwise, ranked down from 102 to no. 1. Spoiler alert: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was given top billing. We warn you that the format chosen by Rolling Stone makes scrolling through a hassle, but we decided to have a bit of fun with it. Five Music Times employees reflected on their favorite Nirvana track, and we looked to see who was most "right" by Stone's standards.

  • Kid Cudi annoyed that Kanye West used his vocals on 'Guilt Trip'

    Were you surprised to hear Kid Cudi on Kanye West's track "Guilt Trip" seeing as his he split from G.O.O.D. music? Well you're not alone. In an interview with Complex (via Pitchfork), Cudi was just as surprised to hear his vocals ("If you love me so much then why'd you let me go-o-o-o-oooo?") on the Yeezus track and he isn't happy about it.

  • Da Mafia 6ix will tour with Lord Infamous's casket, and store it in the merchandise trailer. The rest of world prays this is a joke.

    DJ Paul Hip-hop, probably more so than any other genre, has experienced unfortunate early losses of life. The evidence is there in the newspapers, in the shout-outs to deceased buddies on albums. Hip-hop takes care to honor its fallen, and therefore it's sensible that Da Mafia 6ix (formerly Three 6 Mafia) would move to honor recently departed member Lord Infamous when it goes on its "Triple 6ix Sinners" tour. The group may have crossed the line between respectful and horrifying however. Member DJ Paul revealed that the group was bringing his brother's casket on tour with them.
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