20 truly amazing Waterparks fan drawings
[Photo by: waterparks.fanart/Instagram] Waterparks fans are dedicated and talented, creating art of their favorite band that's crazy creative. We're particularly fond of the Awsten Knight drawing from the brand new cover of AP (not biased at all). Check out these 20 great drawings of the Gloom Boys that we've rounded up for you. Read more: Waterparks’...
Denmark’s Prime Minister gave Indonesia’s President a Metallica boxset
Yep, that’s right: Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has gifted a Metallica Master Of Puppets vinyl box set to Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo. Read more: Dave Grohl goes to Metallica show, is promptly spotted in the pit According to NME, the Indonesian leader has an obvious love for metal, reportedly being spotted wearing a...
Op-Ed: The 2018 Grammy nominations ignite a big paradigm shift for the scene
For years, “the big four” (Anthrax, Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer) have dominated the Best Metal Performance category of the Grammys. Other legendary bands that repeatedly make the nominees list include Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Slipknot. Even for the upcoming 2018 Grammys, Mastodon has been chosen, yet again, for the category. Every year, metal nominations...
Here’s who will be joining Paramore on Parahoy!
[Photo by: Lindsey Byrnes] Parahoy! attendees, get excited! Paramore have revealed the special guests that are set to embark on the festive cruise next year, and we're even more excited than we already were. (If that was even possible?!) Read more: QUIZ: Which Hayley Williams hair era are you? Special guests include Local Natives, Judah & The...
Daphne and Velma are getting a ‘Scooby Doo’ spinoff
[Photo by: Hanna-Barbera Productions] There's no denying that we still love Scooby Doo, so this news has us so excited. That's right: Daphne and Velma, two of our fave teen sleuths, are getting their own origin story. What's even cooler? It'll be a live-action feature-length film, produced by none other than Jennifer and Ashley Tisdale. Read more: There’s a...
Study shows internet trolls are likely to be psychopaths, sadists
A recent scientific study has found that internet trolls are likely to be psychopaths and sadists. The new findings attempt to unpack the psychological motivations behind quarrelsome and inflammatory posting online. Read more: Can you tell if a song is happy or sad from the first few notes? If you've ever been the victim of...
Watch Frank Iero play acoustically in his room for charity
[Photo by: MyMusicRx/YouTube] Frank Iero shared an acoustic performance of “B.F.F.,” and it’s not in your traditional setting—he performed the video in his room! Even better? It's all for charity. Read more: 20 times Frank Iero hilariously roasted people on Twitter The performance is actually for Bedstock, an online music festival where artists play from...
5 tips for a better music video
[Photo by: Jakob Owens/Unsplash] One of the best tools for a band to gain exposure is video. While radio is still important, video platforms reign supreme. Even more interesting is that video streams now equate to Billboard chart positions, which is great for any band big on YouTube. Over the course of a decade, I’ve...
Watch blink-182 perform "What's My Age Again?" in Steve Aoki’s living room
[Photo by: TMZ] Yep, we wish we were invited to Steve Aoki’s 40th birthday. Blink-182 stopped by to play a stripped-back version of “What’s My Age Again?”, and it’s pretty spectacular. Read more: 10 lost, or forgotten, music documentaries—from Blink-182 to Green Day The performance is an intimate one, and Mark Hoppus changes the chorus...