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Fred Armisen Stars In J Mascis' 'Every Morning' Video [WATCH]
Comedian Fred Armisen's list of cool indie rock friends is pretty long, and one of his most frequent collaborators is Dinosaur Jr. singer/guitarist J Mascis. The two have appeared together on Portlandia, Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Seth Meyers (where Armisen is the bandleader), and today, Mascis shared the music video for his latest single "Every Morning" through Funny or Die, featuring an appearance by Armisen, which you can check out below. -
R.I.P. Suicidal Tendencies Bassist Tim 'Rawbiz' Williams
Thrash metal band Suicidal Tendencies has announced the death of bassist Tim "Rawbiz" Williams through its Facebook page. His cause of death and age are not known at this time, though according to Ultimate Classic Rock, he claimed to be 25 years old back in 2009. -
Chelsea Handler Teams Up With Miley Cyrus, Dave Grohl, Gwen Stefani, And More For Sing-Along 'Chelsea Lately' Finale [WATCH]
For the series finale of her talk show Chelsea Lately last night, Aug. 26, comedian Chelsea Handler teamed up with a few dozen of her celebrity pals, including musicians such as Dave Grohl, Avril Lavigne, Alanis Morissette, Miley Cyrus, Gwen Stefani, and even her ex 50 Cent to sing a farewell tribute to her famously raunchy show. Titled "Goodbye To E!," a parody of "We Are The World," the song pokes fun at Handler's controversial sense of humor, as well as what she has planned for the future. -
Bob Dylan Announces Fall Tour Dates Of North America [FULL SCHEDULE]
Bob Dylan has just announced the next leg of his Never Ending Tour, which is set to kick off on Oct. 17 in Seattle and end on Dec. 2 in New York City. In eight cities on the North American tour (Seattle, Los Angeles, Oakland, Minneapolis, Chicago, Toronto, Philadelphia, New York City), Dylan will be performing brief residencies. You can check out the complete tour schedule below. -
Justin Bieber Makes Princess Diana Comparison After Being Rear-Ended By Paparazzi
After he was rear-ended yesterday, Aug. 26, by an over-zealous photographer in West Hollywood, Justin Bieber took to his Twitter account to call for new laws regarding the dangers posed by reckless paparazzi, 99.7 NOW reports. However, Bieber has ruffled a few feathers (what else is new?) by comparing the incident to the death of Princess Diana, who of course died in a car crash in Paris back in 1997 after being pursued by paparazzi. -
Suge Knight Shooting Investigation Moved To Homicide Bureau, Former Death Row CEO Not Cooperating With Police
Billboard reports that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is moving the investigation of the shooting of former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight to its Homicide Bureau, meaning that the incident will be treated as an attempted murder. Despite the investigation, Knight is reportedly refusing to cooperate with police, with TMZ reporting that he is pretending to be sedated and disoriented when confronted with questions about the shooting. -
Prince Shares Single 'Clouds' From One Of His Upcoming Albums
After announcing that he will be releasing not just one but two new albums this year (Art Official Age and Plectrum Electrum), Prince has shared one of his new songs. "Clouds" will be included on Art Official Age, and though that album, like many of Prince's classics, is a largely solo effort, this new song features British soul singer Lianna La Havas on vocals. The song isn't available to be shared, but you can listen to it right now over at Okay Player. -
Ty Dolla $ign Announces American Tour Dates [FULL SCHEDULE]
Though he's currently on tour in Europe, rapper Ty Dolla $ign has already announced a new string of tour dates around the United States. In support of his brand new mixtape Sign Language, Ty will be hitting the road on Oct. 1, where he'll kick off his tour in San Antonio. The tour will end on Nov. 20 in Denver. -
Justin Bieber Tried To Steal Fan's Phone, Under Investigation For Attempted Robbery
Just a few hours ago I was writing a story about Justin Bieber singing a Johnny Cash song, and was delighted that it had nothing to do with him getting into a scuffle or being sued. That delight was short-lived, however, as Bieber is now under investigation for (drum roll) attempted robbery, according to TMZ. -
Childish Gambino's Donald Glover To Voice Spider-Man, Fulfill Childhood Dream (Sort Of)
Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino) may have lost the best hip-hop video award at the VMAs on Sunday, but his week hasn't been entirely bad. Today, it was announced that Glover has been cast as the voice of Spider-Man in the upcoming season of Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors, though not as the Spider-Man you're thinking of. Instead of voicing the original Spider-Man Peter Parker, Glover will be voicing Miles Morales, a 13-year-old half-black, half-hispanic Spider-Man, who was introduced in the Ultimate Spider-Man comic book series back in 2011. -
Interpol's New Album 'El Pintor' Now Available For Streaming
Interpol's upcoming studio album El Pintor is streaming right now over at NPR, two weeks before it's set for release on Sept. 9 through Matador Records. -
Miley Cyrus' Homeless VMA Date Is Wanted By Police; Jesse Helt Violated Probation
One of the highlights of this year's Video Music Awards was the speech about homeless youth made by Jesse Helt, a homeless man who accepted the Video of the Year award on Miley Cyrus' behalf. Though the speech helped raise awareness about homeless youth in this country, today we're learning more about Jesse Helt, including his criminal history. According to E! News, there is currently a warrant out for Helt's arrest. -
Shirtless Justin Bieber Sings Johnny Cash's 'Ring Of Fire' On Instagram [WATCH]
So who else forgot that Justin Bieber is a musician and not a professional troublemaker? On his Instagram account yesterday, Bieber posted a short clip of himself singing Johnny Cash's 1963 classic "Ring of Fire" with his friend, R&B singer Khalil, while accompanying himself on guitar. Naturally, both of them are shirtless. -
Ryan Adams Shares Punk Record '1984' On Youtube [LISTEN]
Though Ryan Adams is known primarily as an alternative country artist, he's occasionally branched out into some decidedly non-country genres, including heavy metal and punk. On Sunday, Adams shared one of these genres experiments online, posting his recent punk EP 1984 in its entirety on Youtube, which you can check out below. -
Bob Dylan To Release Complete 'Basement Tapes' Sessions In Six-Disc Box Set
Bob Dylan and The Band's legendary The Basement Tapes is one of the most revered albums in rock history, a rough collection of basement-recorded originals, covers, and traditional songs that helped popularize Americana music. Though the original 1975 version of the album features 24 tracks, today it was announced that Dylan will be releasing the complete, 138-track sessions as a part of his Bootleg album series on Nov. 4 -
Morrissey Announces Tour Dates, Hasn't Canceled Any Yet [FULL SCHEDULE]
Though it sometimes seems as if 90 percent of all Morrissey-related news has more to do with public feuds and controversies rather than his actual music, today there’s some good news to report from the former Smiths frontman: tour dates! On his website True To You yesterday, Morrissey shared a list of confirmed European tour dates, which you can check out below. -
VMAs 2014: 8 Things We Learned From This Year's Show
MTV's Video Music Awards is by far the most exciting, provocative, and culturally relevant awards show each year, so there's always plenty to learn from each year's broadcast. Here are eight things we learned from last night's VMA's. -
5 VMA 'Video Of The Year' Nominees That Were Robbed: Michael Jackson, Weezer, And More
This may be hard to believe, but award shows don't always make the right choice, and the Video Music Awards is certainly no exception. A lot of excellent, worthy videos have been named "Video of the Year" by MTV, but there have been some years where another video deserved the title more than the actual winner. Here are five videos that should have won Video of the Year. -
5 Worst VMA Video Of The Year Winners: Katy Perry, Britney Spears, And More
Many of the music videos that have won the top prize at MTV's Video Music Awards are beautiful works of art, and some of them are just plain awesome. However, there are a couple videos that will leave you wondering (at least they left me wondering) what the voters thought was so great about them. Here are the five worst VMA Video of the Year winners. -
Jeff Buckley's 'Grace': 10 Songs Ranked For Its 20th Anniversary
Twenty years ago today, August 23, singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley released his only completed studio album Grace, a heavenly yet subtly psychedelic collection of covers and original songs that would introduce the music world to one of its all-time greatest vocalists. Sadly, Buckley would pass away in 1997 at age 30 before he could complete another album, but he still managed to release one classic during his short life. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Grace, here are the album's ten songs ranked. -
10 Best VMA Video Of The Year Winners Of All Time: Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, And More
It's been thirty years since the very first Video Music Awards on MTV, which means thirty videos have been granted the award for Video of the Year. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the VMA's, here are the best of the best, the top 10 winners of the coveted Video of the Year award. -
7 Artists Influenced By The Simpsons: Fall Out Boy, Les Claypool, And More
To celebrate FXX's massive "Every Simpsons Ever" marathon, which I will be watching as much of as I possibly can, I've compiled a list of some artists who have been influenced by The Simpsons in some way, whether it's through their band name, a song title, or even the name of their home studio. -
Portishead's 'Dummy': 10 Songs Ranked For Its 20th Anniversary
Twenty years ago today, August 22, a trio from Bristol, England called Portishead released its debut album Dummy. With its dark yet sultry atmosphere, soulful vocals, and hip-hop beats, the album would perfect the burgeoning trip-hop genre and go on to influence artists such as Radiohead and Kanye West. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of this incredible album, here's a ranking of its ten songs. -
Lady Gaga And Tony Bennett Planning A Second Duets Album
Even though their duets album Cheek To Cheek hasn't even been released yet, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett are reportedly planning to record another one as soon "as possible," according to Billboard. -
My Chemical Romance's Ray Toro Announces Solo Project, Shares Demos [LISTEN]
Since New Jersey pop-punk band My Chemical Romance split back in 2013, lead singer Gerard Way has received far more media attention than his former bandmates, with his debut solo album Hesitant Aliens set to drop in September. However, guitarist Ray Toro has been quietly recording some demos as well, and today, he announced that he will be entering the studio next week via his new website raytoro.com. -
Talib Kweli Gets Into Heated Argument With CNN's Don Lemon About Ferguson [WATCH]
Earlier today, rapper Talib Kweli appeared on CNN to discuss the riots in Ferguson, Missouri with Don Lemon, but what should have been an intelligent discussion on police brutality and race relations in this country devolved into some sort of meta-interview about the nature of mainstream news coverage. Still, it's a conversation worth having, and luckily it happened on one of the very networks guilty of such coverage. -
Jessie J Announces New Album 'Sweet Talker,' 'Bang Bang' Singer Shares Cover And Release Date [PHOTO]
Today British pop singer Jessie J announced the title, artwork, and release date of her next album through her Instagram account. The album will be titled Sweet Talker and is set for release on Oct. 13 in the U.K. and Oct. 14 worldwide. The album has already spawned two singles: "Burning Up" featuring 2 Chainz, and the top 10 hit "Bang Bang" featuring Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. -
Nico & Vinz Announce New Album 'Black Star Elephant,' Featuring 'Am I Wrong'
Today, African-Norwegian pop duo Nico & Vinz, formerly known as Envy, announced their first U.S. album Black Star Elephant. The album is set for release on Sept. 16 through Warner Bros. Records and will include their hit single "Am I Wrong," along with 19 other tracks. Black Star Elephant will consist of 13 songs and seven interludes. -
The Knife Announces Break Up Following Current Tour
In a post made to their website this morning, Swedish electronic duo The Knife announced that they would be breaking up in November, at the end of their current tour in support of their 2013 album Shaking The Habitual. -
Beyoncé And Jay Z's Marriage 'Perfect,' Says Beyoncé's Mom [WATCH]
Rumors about the disintegration of Beyoncé and Jay Z's marriage have been running rampant through the press in the last few months, but there's one person who denies that anything is wrong between the two: Tina Knowles, Beyoncé's own mother. In a brief "interview" with TMZ (it was more like a polite ambush out on the street), Knowles assures the public that her superstar daughter's marriage is "perfect."
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