• Canadian Politicians Use Nine Inch Nails' Logo for Alberta Campaign

    Musicians are rarely too excited to find out that their work is being used as part of a political campaign, as Neil Young demonstrated this week and we have a hunch Trent Reznor will demonstrate soon enough. A trio of Canadian politicians have taken the logo from Reznor's band, Nine Inch Nails, and placed it on merchandise for their respective campaigns.
  • Ranking PMRC's 'Filthy 15': Madonna, Prince and More Get Dirty

    Tipper Gore and a group of other (socially) conservative and influential women gathered 30 years ago to organize the PMRC (or Parents Music Research Center) after listening to the travesty that was Prince's "Darling Nikki." That organization has become the face of the censorship movement in the United States, ruining good album artwork and antagonizing Eminem, Marilyn Manson, Frank Zappa and others for three decades now. When it formed, the group issued a list titled the "Filthy 15," listing tracks that it considered especially repulsive. Music Times is ranking those first 15 songs in terms of potential for wrecking lives.
  • Mötley Crüe Biopic 'The Dirt' Moving Forward: Focus Features Picks Up Jeff Tremaine-Directed Film

    Although Mötley Crüe is currently on its final ride, the group's biopic based on the 2001 memoir The Dirt: The Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band recently found new life thanks to Focus Features. The production company snagged the film, which has Jackass mastermind Jeff Tremaine attached to direct with a script by Rich Wilkes (Airheads) and Tom Kapinos (Californication). The search for actors will begin soon.
  • Nikki Sixx's Sons Play Troubadour As Figs Vision Three Decades After Mötley Crüe

    More than three decades after Nikki Sixx played the Troubadour in Los Angeles with Mötley Crüe, the bassist's sons, Storm and Gunner, graced the venue's stage with their band Figs Vision. The proud papa took to Facebook Friday, Jan. 9, to support his boys, Ultimate Classic Rock notes."Tonight I got to watch my sons band Figs Vision play the same venue I played 33 years ago this same month," he wrote. "They have a different sound and their own unique vibe which is what NEW music is all about...Thank you to the fan that tweeted me the picture and reminded me of this moment years ago. So much more could be said but I am sure you can imagine how cool this was."The Troubadour helped catapult Sixx and his bandmates to superstardom in the 1980s. The band has been on its Final Tour for awhile and they hope to come home to Los Angeles in 2016 for the last gig.Sixx discussed the thought of doing one more show with his band.
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