'Star Wars' actor Oscar Isaac is a fan of doom metal, likes Sleep's 'Dopesmoker'
[Photo credits: Sleep website/Facebook] Star Wars actor Oscar Isaac is reportedly a big fan of doom metal, citing the album Dopesmoker by California stoner rock champs Sleep as a favorite. Read More: ‘Rogue One’ creator is working on ‘Star Wars’ spin-off On Monday, the veteran heavy metal band posted an image on Facebook showing Isaac's...
J.K. Rowling apologizes for killing Professor Snape
In case you didn't know, J.K. Rowling practically owns Twitter and is definitely one of our favorite people to follow on social media, but Rowling took to Twitter today to apologize for killing one of our favorite Harry Potter characters. See what she tweeted below! Read more: Stunning ‘Harry Potter’ covers being released for the...
Rancid reveal new album 'Trouble Maker' is coming in June—listen
Bay Area ska/punk legends Rancid will be releasing their new album this summer via Hellcat/Epitaph Records on June 9. Trouble Maker will be the group's ninth studio record, and first since 2014's …Honor Is All We Know. To no surprise, the Berkeley boys hit the studio with longtime Rancid producer and founder of Epitaph Records, Brett Gurewitz. Read...
Matt Skiba apologizes to Blink-182 fans who attended Fyre Festival
Before the Fyre Festival debacle fell into total chaos, Blink-182, who were set to headline, pulled out of the festival. In a tweet, the band said they were not confident there would be adequate resources to provide fans with a quality performance. Read more: Blink-182 release “6/8,” call it the strangest song they’ve ever recorded—listen...
Johnny Depp reportedly pays someone to feed him lines
According to Consequence Of Sound, back in January, Johnny Depp sued his former representatives, The Management Group, for allegedly collecting “$28 million in contingent fees he never agreed to,” acting in ways that were “otherwise financially irresponsible.” However, they’re firing back, saying “the actor's financial woes are all his own,” according to The Hollywood Reporter....
Rise Against's "The Violence" video shoot shut down for being "anti-government"
[Photo credit: Facebook] Rise Against's planned music video shoot for their new single, “The Violence,” has apparently been shut down by location managers for the concept's perceived “anti-government” leanings. Read More: Rise Against release new song “The Violence” from upcoming new album ‘Wolves’—listen On Tuesday, the band posted on Facebook about the shoot being thwarted....
11 songs to nominate for your graduation song to prove you’re a true emo
So you thought that being on your school’s graduation committee would be fun—or at least that it would get you out of calculus once a month. But now you’ve gotten to song nominations and you’re not going to sit idly by while they nominate Sarah McLachlan. Here are 11 songs to nominate for your graduation...
Rise Against video shoot shut down for being "anti-government"
Rise Against’s planned music video shoot for their new single, “The Violence,” has apparently been shut down by location managers for the concept’s perceived “anti-government” leanings. On Tuesday, the band posted on Facebook about the shoot being thwarted. Read the update below. Rise Against state that the video’s director came to the band with the...
Radiohead announce ‘OK Computer’ 20th anniversary reissue
Radiohead are celebrating the 20th anniversary of OK Computer with a special reissue. The archival set, OKNOTOK, is set for a June release. Check out the album artwork and track listing below! Read more: Radiohead experience sound difficulties during Coachella set The track listing includes the original 12-song album, its eight B-sides and three unreleased recordings: “I Promise”,...