April 24, 2016

"Hella" is now in the dictionary

Earlier this week, the Northern California slang term “hella” was officially added to Merriam-Webster's unabridged dictionary. According to the Merriam-Webster site, “The new entries and senses offer a kind of snapshot of how exactly our language expands. It doesn’t happen quickly—we monitored many of these words for years before they’d met our criteria for entry—and...

Twitpicks: The best internet moments of the week, featuring the 1975 honoring Prince and more

Through our endless scrolling and clicking, we inevitably come across a massive amount of content that doesn't necessarily warrant a news story on its own—but is amusing nonetheless. Instead of letting those small, yet noteworthy, moments slip through the cracks, we decided to gather them up in one convenient, post. Check out the best internet...

Stream Beartooth's new song "Always Dead"

It's been an exciting week for Beartooth fans: we're finally getting a taste of the band's forthcoming sophomore album Aggressive, which is slated to drop June 3 via Red Bull Records. First, we were treated to album details and the first single, “Aggressive,” which AP premiered on Friday. Now, listen to yet another new song, “Always...

Emmure confirm new lineup

After all members of the band Emmure other than lead vocalist Frankie Palmeri quit, Palmeri promised that Emmure would still continue on. Read more: Frankie Palmeri releases statement: “This is not the end of Emmure” Now, the band has confirmed their new lineup via Facebook. Palmeri will be joined by Phil Lockett on bass, Josh Travis...

Watch Green Day cover "Bad Reputation" with Joan Jett at surprise show

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is a man of many talents. Alongside being the lead singer of a massively popular band, working on Broadway and owning a coffee company, Armstrong is also the star of a new film. Geezer tells the tale of a middle-aged rocker having a nostalgic crisis about his punk youth while already settled into...

APTV Sessions: Pop Evil - "Footsteps"

Watch Pop Evil perform an acoustic version of “Footsteps,” one of their most well-known songs, in this APTV Sessions video. The song sounds uniquely stripped-down without their full-band sound. Subscribe to APTV for new acoustic videos every weekend!   — Video/Editing: Bobby Makar Sound: Rob Ortenzi Segment Director: Cassie Whitt

Jack White guests on Beyoncé's surprise album

Beyoncé has dropped a surprise album, titled Lemonade. The 12-track effort features guest appearances from the Weeknd, James Blake, Kendrick Lamar and rock n’ roller Jack White.   Read more: Jack White’s neighbors have no idea who he is, so he crashed their potluck The album was revealed at the conclusion of Beyoncé’s hour-long HBO special....