'Texas Chain Saw Massacre,' 'Poltergeist' director Tobe Hooper dies at 74
[Photo by: Ludovic Kazeba/REX/Shutterstock] Horror movie director Tobe Hooper died on Saturday in Sherman Oaks, California at the age of 74. The L.A. County coroner's office ruled it as natural death. The director was best known for his 1974 film Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a film that is considered to be one of the […]
Song Premiere: Another Hero Dies, "Mute Whisperer, Blind Seeker"
Take a listen to a brand new single from metalcore act Another Hero Dies, the first song with their new vocalist, Egor Erushin. The band released their debut full-length, Arguments, back in November via InVogue, which you can pick up here. They are currently working on the follow-up release. RIYL: Miss May I, Hands Like Houses, Broadway
Where do NFTs actually come from? A short history of non-fungible tokens
If you have been following the latest news, you’ve surely heard of the hype surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs). In many ways, 2021 was the Year of NFTs. It was an unprecedented ascent that gave creators the ability to monetize their work easily and provided collectors with an efficient way to purchase and store value. While […]
Here's who will do Panic! At The Disco Drunk History if Brendon Urie wins a Grammy
In 2014, potentially one of the most important YouTube videos in our scene was uploaded: Drunk History. If you're not familiar, the video sees Mr. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco fame recite Fall Out Boy's history as a band—very, very, extremely drunk. Scenes of Fall Out Boy acting out Urie's drunk version of […]
Jared Leto calls out show security for being "too agressive"
Jared Leto won’t stand for security being too rough with fans. The Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman stopped a recent show to call out some crew members who weren’t handling fans properly according to him. The singer also took the time to complain about issues he sees with how security treats fans in general. You can watch […]
Sigur Rós drummer leaves band due to sexual assault allegations
Sigur Rós drummer Orri Páll Dýrason has left the band after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2013, as reported by Pitchfork. The Icelandic avant-garde act acknowledged the resignation in a statement on Monday. “In the wake of the extremely serious and personal allegations made against him in recent days, we have today […]
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong on "real fans" vs. autograph seekers
[Photo by: Frank Maddocks] Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has no problem with autograph resellers, he just wants them to make way for the “real fans” at his band’s gigs, according to the singer’s latest Instagram post. Check it out below. Read more: What tattoo should you get based on your music taste? Sharing […]
Dee Snider wants those Target anti-maskers to find a new protest song
It’s no secret that Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” is one of the greatest protest songs of all time. However, frontman Dee Snider isn’t going to sit by silently and let “moronic” anti-mask protests claim it. Read More: Here’s how Vivienne Westwood inspired this new punk vans collab In a viral Twitter video […]
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong to appear in episode of Comedy Central's 'Drunk History'
[Photo credit: Greenday.com] Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day isn't only making his lead role debut in the film Ordinary World, he is also making an appearance on the Comedy Central show Drunk History. Read more: Green Day release new song, “Still Breathing” He'll be playing the role of Charlie Chaplin in the episode titled “Legends”—which […]
"There's a lot of history there"—Pre-Green Day band The Lookouts! to have material reissued
Before there was Green Day, there were the Lookouts!, a quirky punk rock band featuring then-12-year-old drummer Tré Cool, guitarist/vocalist Larry Livermore (founder of Lookout! Records) and bassist Kain Kong (now a forest ranger) who were truly a product of their environment. The band were from a remote mountain area in California, a seclusion reflected in […]
