Former Roadrunner Records A&R exec remembers Joey Jordison of Slipknot
Monte Conner, the music industry veteran who signed Slipknot to Roadrunner Records in 1998, has written a tribute to Joey Jordison on Variety. Jordison was an iconic drummer and one of the founding members of Slipknot. Conner starts off his piece by discussing the depth of Jordison’s multifaceted creativity. At the time, Conner was the...
Poppy announces new album ‘Flux’ with visual for title track—watch
Poppy has announced Flux, her fourth studio album and the follow-up to her 2020 record, I Disagree. The announcement comes alongside a psychedelic music video for the record’s title track created by Australian designer and visual artist Pip and Pop. The music video for “Flux” takes place in a candy-colored dream world and was directed...
Watch the new, action-packed trailer for ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage'
A new preview of Venom: Let There Be Carnage has finally arrived. The action-packed trailer is less than three minutes long, but a lot was revealed about the sequel to 2018’s Venom in that short amount of time. The movie, from director Andy Serkis and screenwriter Kelly Marcel, is set for a Sept. 24 release...
Dave Grohl invites daughter Violet onstage to cover X's “Nausea”—watch
Dave Grohl has once again proven that he’s one of the coolest guys in music. During a performance at this year’s Lollapalooza festival, the artist invited his daughter Violet onstage for a cover of X’s classic punk song “Nausea.” The family friendly set also included a rendition of “Happy Birthday” dedicated to his other daughter...
Trixie Mattel is broadening the horizons of drag performance
Drag superstar, performing musician, cosmetics innovator, YouTube sensation, comedian—Trixie Mattel seems to do it all. Winner of the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Mattel has already recorded three albums of original music, launched a successful cosmetics line, published a New York Times bestseller, released her own documentary and racked up over a...