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Courtney Love Says Hole Reunion Isn't Happening, Band Isn't 'Relevant'
Although a few months ago it seemed as if Hole would be joining Pavement, Pixies, Soundgarden, and plenty of others on the '90s alt-rock reunion bandwagon, those plans have been definitively scrapped. In a recent interview with The Philippine Inquirer, singer Courtney Love said that though she is currently working with Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson, the previously rumored full-band reunion tour would in fact not be happening. -
Weezer Performs 'Back To The Shack' On 'Jimmy Fallon' [WATCH]
On last night's episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, alternative rock veterans Weezer stopped by to perform their new single "Back to the Shack" from their upcoming, much-hyped album Everything Will Be Alright In The End. You can check out the performance below. "Back to the Shack" was shared on Monday, July 21, and as for what Music Times thinks of the song itself, you can read our review of it right here. -
Beyoncé, Lily Allen Producer: Guitar Music Is At 'All Time Low'
In a recent interview with NME, pop producer Greg Kurstin lamented the current state of guitar music. Kurstin, who is best known for his work with Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, and Lily Allen, said that rock music is at an "all time low," particularly in the United States. -
Duran Duran Is Suing Its Fan Club, Wants $40,000 In Damages
English pop group Duran Duran, best known for its '80s hits "Girls On Film," "Rio," and "Hungry Like The Wolf," is suing one of its own fan clubs based out of Chicago, reports Chicago Sun-Times. The fan club has allegedly failed to follow through with its contractually obligated revenue payments to Duran Duran. The band is seeking $40,000 in damages as a result of this alleged breach of contract. -
Trailer For A$AP Rocky Movie Released, Titled 'SVDDXNLY' [WATCH]
Though Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky is just 25 years old and has only a single album to his name (2013's Long. Live. A$AP), he's apparently done enough during his short career to warrant a documentary about his life and rise to fame. The documentary is titled SVDDXNLY and has been helmed by Noisey, who released the film's trailer today, which you can watch below. Noisey also released a statement about the film. -
Courtney Love Talks Casting Of Kurt Cobain Biopic: '25-Year Olds Who Are Blond, Gorgeous'
In a recent interview with The Phillipine Inquirer, Courtney Love discussed the status of the upcoming biopic based on the life of her late husband, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, revealing that "The biopic should start within the next year or so." -
Kanye West, Meek Mill Recruit Young Chop For New Albums
Kanye West has recruited Chicago producer Young Chop to contribute to his upcoming album, which is slated for release later this year. The 20-year-old producer, who previously worked with West on the Yeezus track "Guilt Trip," and is also contributing to Meek Mill's second album Dream Worth More Than Money, recently spoke to XXL about working with West. -
Review: Pitbull New Song 'Fireball,' Explosive First Single From Upcoming Album [LISTEN]
Today Pitbull released a new song "Fireball," which you can listen to below. "Fireball" is the Miami rapper's first single from his upcoming album Globalization and features vocals from singer-songwriter John Ryan, who contributes the song's soulful hook. -
Wiz Khalifa 'Staying Out All Night': New Song Leak [LISTEN]
Another song from Wiz Khalifa's upcoming album Blacc Hollywood has leaked, the laidback party jam "Staying Out All Night," which you can listen to below. The track features the Pittsburgh native singing and rapping about getting drunk on champagne and, of course, staying out all night. Though the song doesn't offer anything particularly insightful, it is exactly the sort of ethereally produced, YOLO-heavy anthem that we should be expecting from pop in 2014. It's also worth noting that it comes in at an appropriate 4:20. -
Kid Rock's Glass Dildo Requested For Insane Clown Posse Lawsuit
Just in time for the first day of the annual Gathering of the Juggalos, Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse find themselves in a bit of characteristically bizarre legal trouble. According to the Detroit Free Press, fellow Michigan rapper Kid Rock has received a subpoena to hand over a piece of evidence in relation to a sexual harassment suit filed against the Insane Clown Posse by their former publicist Andrea "Andy" Pellegrini. The piece of evidence in question is a glass dildo. -
T.I. Denies Iggy Azalea Ghostwriting Rumors [WATCH]
During a video interview with Bijou Star at Hot 107.5 fm in Detroit, rapper T.I. addressed rumors suggesting that he is a ghostwriter for rapper Iggy Azalea. According to T.I., these rumors are absolutely false. -
Lana Del Rey 'Slept With A Lot Of Guys In The Industry' And 6 Other Things We Learned From Her 'Complex' Interview
Lana Del Rey is undoubtedly one of the most controversial pop stars in the business, so any interview she gives is almost guaranteed to become headline news. She recently gave an interview to Complex, and after reading it, here are seven things we learned about her. -
Vulfpeck 'Sleepify': L.A. Band Receives $20,000 From Spotify For 'Silent Album'
Music streaming service Spotify is notoriously stingy when it comes to paying out royalties to musicians, but Los Angeles funk band Vulfpeck somehow managed to get $20,000 from the company without recording a single note of music. The band's debut album Sleepify is a five-minute, 10 track release containing nothing but absolute silence, and yet it received 5.5 million plays in just seven weeks. Why would anyone possibly want to listen to this album, let alone 5.5 million times? -
Jack White Covers Lorde's 'Royals' In Concert [WATCH]
It looks like Jack White has joined Nirvana and Bruce Springsteen on the list of rockers who think Lorde is pretty cool. At a show in Milwaukee last night, July 21, White performed a cover of the New Zealand pop star's massive hit "Royals." As of right now, the only video footage of this performance is a brief, blurry video posted to Instagram, but it's definitely enough to get the picture and realize just how strange this must have been for the audience. Pitchfork reports that White has also performed covers of Jay-Z's "99 Problems" and the Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog" during previous stops on his current tour. -
Snoop Dogg Says He Got High At The White House [WATCH]
In an episode of his online talk show GGN, rapper Snoop Dogg admits to his guest Jimmy Kimmel that he once hit a blunt in the last place you should probably do something like that: The White House. If you ask me, the real story here should be all the places on Earth where Snoop hasn't smoked weed. -
T.I. 'Stay': Rapper Shares New Song From Upcoming Album [LISTEN]
Since it's about time we had another song titled "Stay," and "Stay With Me" isn't quite cutting it apparently, rapper T.I. has shared a new song titled "Stay," which you can hear below, featuring guest vocals from up-and-coming R&B singer Victoria Monet. Along with his current single "No Mediocre" featuring Iggy Azalea, "Stay" will be included on T.I.'s upcoming album Paperwork, which will be the rapper's ninth. Paperwork will feature collaborations with Timbaland, DJ Toomp, Young Thug, and Pharrell. -
Demi Lovato Loves Skechers, Signs On For Ad Campaign
Sneaker brand Skechers announced today that multi-platinum pop star Demi Lovato is going to be face of their ad campaign this fall. The 21-year-old "Give Your Heart A Break" singer will be making her debut appearance for the company in a television ad later this year, followed by a series of print ads. -
Phish Announces Fall Tour In Support Of New Album 'Fuego' [SCHEDULE]
Jam band legends Phish have announced a string of West Coast tour dates for the fall in support of their latest album Fuego, which will commence about a month and a half after their current summer tour finishes up at the end of August. The fall tour dates will begin in Eugene, Oregon and finish up with three dates in Las Vegas, including their annual Halloween show, in which the band covers an entire classic album from start to finish (though last year they simply performed their own album Wingsuit in its entirety). -
Taylor Swift Sends Selena Gomez Instagram Birthday Shout-Out
Today is Selena Gomez's 22nd birthday, and if there's anyone who gets unusually excited about being 22 years old, it's her friend Taylor Swift. On her Instagram account, Swift posted a photo of herself holding up her "S"-shaped necklace, which you can see below. -
Flying Lotus Announces 'You're Dead!': New Album And Tour Dates [FULL SCHEDULE]
Experimental electronic artist Flying Lotus has announced his new album You're Dead!, which will be released through Warp Records on October 6 in the UK and on October 7 in the US. You're Dead! will be his first album since 2012's excellent Until The Quiet Comes. In support of the album, Flying Lotus has also announced a string of tour dates, beginning this Friday, July 25, in San Diego, and finishing in Denver in late November. -
Jack White Launches Third Man Books, Announces Poetry Collection 'Language Lessons'
Never one to be short on ideas, Jack White has announced the launch of Third Man Books, an independent publishing company and offshoot of his Nashville-based record label, Third Man Records. -
The Raveonettes 'Pe'ahi': Stream New Album Right Now [LISTEN]
Danish indie rock duo the Raveonettes have suddenly released their seventh album Pe'ahi, without any promotion or advance notice. The album is now available for purchase on iTunes and can be streamed on Spotify, which you can listen to below. -
One Direction 'Where We Are': Concert Film To Play For One Weekend Only
One Direction has announced the release of a new concert film called Where We Are, which will be in theaters worldwide for just two days, October 11 and 12. Tickets go on sale on July 28, and according to The Independent, the film will be released on DVD December 1. Where We Are will be One Direction's first film since 2013's One Direction: This Is Us, which was directed by Super Size Me's Morgan Spurlock. -
8 Studio Albums That Feature A Live Track: Neil Young, Johnny Cash, And More
One of the primary objectives for a record producer is to make sure all of the songs on an album sound sonically consistent, but some artists choose to do away with this consistency by incorporating a live recording into the otherwise studio recorded album. Here are eight studio albums that feature a live track. -
11 Songs Where The Artists Refers To Themselves By Name: John Lennon, R.E.M., And More
It's common for an artist to write an autobiographical song, but some artists take it to another level by actually referring to themselves, or one of their bandmates, by name in the song lyrics. Here are eleven songs where the artist does just that. -
9 Songs To Celebrate The Anniversary Of The Moon Landing: David Bowie, The B-52's, and More
Today, July 20, marks the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and to celebrate, here are nine awesome songs that are about outer space and space travel. -
8 Album Titles Inspired By Literature: The Roots, Iron Maiden, And More
I've previously written about bands that named themselves after works of literature, but some artists have chosen to boast their literary credentials in other ways. Here are eight album titles that were inspired by literary works. -
7 Albums That Are Partial-Concept Albums: Pink Floyd, The Beatles, And More
A concept album is an album that tells a complete story through its songs, or follows a single theme, such as Pink Floyd's The Wall or Nick Cave's Murder Ballads. However, there are some artists who attempted to make concept albums, but only dedicated some songs to the concept, rather than all of them. Here are seven partial-concept albums. -
6 Great Songs Originally Done In Different Styles: The Beatles, Carly Rae Jepsen, And More
Some chord progressions, lyrics, and melodies just lend themselves to a particular style of music, but sometimes an artist plays around with a few different styles before finding one that fits the song best. Here are six great songs that were originally done in different styles. -
8 Bands Where Every Member Writes Songs: Queen, Led Zeppelin, And More
A great number of bands are led by just one or two songwriters, with the rest of the members never really contributing anything compositionally. However, these eight bands moved beyond this dynamic by featuring songwriting contributions from each one of their members.
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