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New Jersey punk trio Screaming Females have shared a new track titled "Criminal Image," off of their upcoming album 'Rose Mountain,' which you can check out here. The track is filled with some excellent riffage from guitarist Marissa Paternoster (who's truly one of America's best living guitarists), but has an uncharacteristic yet still excellent piano break in the middle. The song is accompanied with a video of the band brushing their teeth, because punk rock. -
Music for The New York Times '100 Notable Books': The Roots, The Smiths, Charles Mingus and More
Unfortunately, as music writers, we can't dabble too often in the fairer art of writing (ha, ironic) but we can suggest some albums to accompany you as you tackle the titles from the Times' favorites. Below are ten published works and an album to pair it with. -
10 Best Album Covers Of 2014: FKA Twigs, St. Vincent, The Roots, And More
Music lovers often experience album covers before hearing the album itself, so it's pretty appropriate that we're publishing our list of the best album covers of 2014 before our list of best albums of 2014 (stay tuned for that one in a few weeks, by the way). Here are the year's top 10 album covers. -
Sir Mix-A-Lot Admits that Jennifer Lopez Was the Inspiration for Hit Single 'Baby Got Back'
You cannot go online anymore without seeing some celebrity's butt. Kim Kardashian's recent photo shoot with Paper magazine damn near broke the Internet, and Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" video stopped a few gentlemen in their tracks. Metal band Mastodon even got in on the fun as well with their video for "The Motherload." Gluteus maximus enthusiast/rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot still insists Jennifer Lopez wins for her booty, though. After all, she was the inspiration for Mix's hit "Baby Got Back."The rapper, whose famous tune was sampled in Minaj's "Anaconda," recently weighed in on the current booty trend, telling TMZ that he still favors his muse J.Lo.Mix talked to MTV in August about how Minaj came to use some of his butt-praising song for her huge single."I don't really know Nicki Minaj, but I can tell you this: Lazy, she is not," he said. "That girl works hard. I was blown away by her work ethic. She would hit us up, she'd be in the studio vibing, coming up with different ideas, making sure those ideas were cool. She'd call you back after a couple more hours."After the video came out that month, Mix was quick to put his thoughts elegantly into a tweet."Ok after watching @NICKIMINAJ Anaconda 37times I only have one word to sum up my feelings. DAMNNNNN!!!!!! #AnacondaVideoOnVevo," he wrote.Mix's girl J.Lo came out with a booty-centric video shortly thereafter. The 45-year-old singer ended up catching some flak for the clip, to which she responded, "You have to know that you don't disappear after you're 28 years old. You can be here, you can be vital and young and sexy and feel good about yourself."No word on how many times Mix watched Lopez's video. -
OutKast, Wu-Tang Clan, The Flaming Lips, More To Release Special Edition Records For Record Store Day's Black Friday Event
For the last few years, Record Store Day has been holding a special Black Friday event with exclusive, limited edition vinyl releases from prominent artists. Today, Pitchfork reports that this year's Black Friday releases have been announced, which includes releases from OutKast, The Flaming Lips, Wu-Tang Clan, and more. -
Mastodon To Hold Twerking Contest For Concert Tickets
Mastodon's video for "The Motherload" brought twerking and heavy metal together for the first time, and the band is continuing their crusade by holding a booty-shaking contest where the winner gets concert tickets. -
Jade from Mastodon's Booty-Filled 'The Motherload' Music Video Defends Band on Tumblr
One of the dancers from Mastodon's booty-filled music video for "The Motherload" took to Tumblr recently to defend the clip after public criticism surfaced that it is racist and sexist. In a post titled "Mastodon 'The Motherload' and the Only Opinion That Counts," Jade, who appeared in the video, shared her experience with working on the project, Revolver noted. -
Mastodon's New Music Video For 'The Motherload' Is The Next Booty Video, Surprisingly [WATCH]
In the past month, music videos that prominently display some serious booty shaking have been released by the likes of Nicki Minaj and Jennifer Lopez. Now, metal band Mastodon want a turn. -
Music Times Ranks Adult Swim Single Series from 16 to 1: Future, Mastodon, Run The Jewels and More [LISTEN]
Now that Fall has officially begun and the last single from Adult Swim's singles program was dropped on September 22, Music Times reflects on all 16 and ranks them accordingly. Don't take it too hard if your favorites finished closer to the back than to the front...the majority of these were well worth the download. -
Mastodon, Butthole Surfers Singer Gibby Haynes Collaborate On 'Atlanta' [LISTEN]
Named for the band's hometown, the track is highlighted by Mastodon's usual hellstorm of guitars and Haynes' unique delivery. -
7 Songs Celebrating Mammoths, Music and Natural Trap Cave; Tracks from Interpol, Cake, Mastodon and More
Paleontologists struck the jackpot this month when they descended into Natural Trap Cave, a geological feature near the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming. The chasm houses the fossilized remains of literally thousands of prehistoric mammals. Included among the find are ancient camels, bears and yes, mammoths. Join Music Times on a countdown of songs written about mammoths and their ancestors, the mastodons. -
6 VMA Nominations MTV Missed: Clips from Bob Dylan, Mastodon, The Knife and More
We feel that a number of the last calendar year's best and brightest got glossed over by the MTV Video Music Awards, so we assembled them below along with a category they could best compete in.
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