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A video has been making its way around YouTube, poking fun at the way local bands use social media. The video touches on a lot of the typical promo you’ll see from bands on Facebook and Twitter—asking for “likes,” teasing “announcements.” You've definitely heard most of them before. Even though the video is about local bands, […]

The original casting call for Nirvana’s iconic “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video has been unearthed. Video director Samuel Bayer needed a lot of young people to fill the video’s high school set, as the casting call asks for 18 to 25-year-olds who appear “preppy, punk, nerd, jock.” You can check out the whole casting […]

Go to any large music festival, and you’re bound to find an armada of public toilets. But, by the time it’s your turn to use one these fine establishments of human ingenuity, the situation inside may be less-than-ideal. Here’s how math can help ensure you get the cleanest spot when it’s your time to go. […]

After upgrading their iPhone app recently, music-streaming platform SoundCloud is considering ways to monetize its content and actually generate money for some of its artists. The service attracts 250 million listeners a month and has become a staple for sharing music among artists in this scene. SoundCloud co-founder and chief technology officer Eric Wahlforss tells […]

At the recent Bonhams Entertainment Sale, the auction house sold a handwritten Nirvana setlist for £5,625 (approximately $9,566). The setlist, which sold after a heated battle between two bidders, was written in black marker-pen by drummer Dave Grohl and was taped near Kurt Cobain’s mic stand during the band’s 1991 performance in Glasgow, Scotland. The […]

Loke Rahbek (Var, Sexdrome, Lust For Youth) has a new album out under his moniker, Croatian Amor, which is only available on cassette tape. The album, titled The Wild Palms, is not available for traditional purchase but can be exchanged for a “full-frontal nude self-portrait” of yourself with the title of the album written somewhere on your body. Rahbek […]

According to a new survey of 3,000 people by Edison Research, the average American is listening to roughly four hours and five minutes of music each day. Edison’s “Share Of Ear” study points out that the audio consumed mostly comes from AM/FM radio (52 percent); owned music like downloads, vinyl and CDs (20 percent); streaming services like […]

This is awesome. Earlier this week, retired Marine Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter was honored by President Obama at the White House as the youngest recipient of the Medal of Honor. Carpenter, 24, was honored after attempting to shield a fellow Marine from the harm of a grenade blast. While wandering around the White House, Carpenter […]

The Cold War-era Soviet Union was a pretty restrictive place, with laws enabling the government to control what music was being broadcasted on the radio stations. As Consequence Of Sound points out, Uproxx has unearthed a list with a title that translates to “The Approximate List of Foreign Musical Groups And Artists Whose Repertoires Contain […]

Danzig could get his own statue in the city of Austin, Texas—riding a fire-breathing dragon. According to CBS affiliate KEYE TV, a future goal on the Austin Music Commission’s list includes the building of a statue with Misfits founder Glenn Danzig riding a dragon. KEYE reports: “The idea for the Danzig statue is attributed to […]

Of around 30 million articles, Blink-182’s is among the 100 most-edited pages on Wikipedia. The Blink-182 Wiki page is ranked at 99th and comes in right behind other hotly contested subjects like Scientology, Bill Clinton and Cannabis. Do people really disagree this much about Blink-182? Other musicians who show up on the list include Michael Jackson, […]

Musician/YouTuber Steve Terreberry has released a shredding metal/djent cover of the theme song from Nintendo’s classic game, Super Mario Bros. The guy acts pretty idiotic in the video but actually dishes out some serious, next-level solo shredding. Check out the cover below, and let us know your thoughts. What do you think? Does he top […]

Global music revenues fell by 4% this year, but that didn’t stop record label bosses David Geffen and Jimmy Iovine (who probably just made a boatload of money off the Apple/Beats deal) from reportedly bidding to purchase the Los Angeles Clippers this past week. The music mogul duo were part of an investor group that […]

A recent study published by City Lab and the Martin Prosperity Institute points out that heavy metal holds less sway in its postindustrial origin regions but remains highly popular in Scandinavian countries, which are known for their wealth and very high quality of life. “What we found is that that the number of heavy metal bands […]

No, that isn’t the apocalypse you see below; it’s a dubstep circle pit. The video (“Metal Kid Didn’t See It Coming”), reported by Metal Inisder, shows what looks like an electronic metal band performing one of their dubstep breakdowns (or just a bunch of metal kids at a dubstep show?), as their singer yells, “Show […]

How much would it actually cost to book your favorite band for your Birthday? Wedding? Graduation party? Thanks to booking agency Degy Entertainment (via priceonomics) we can have a pretty good idea. The agency have put together a helpful guide of who costs what. It should be noted that the data is based on asking […]

Merriam-Webster have revealed 150 new words, all of which will be added to the collegiate dictionary in 2014. As Time reports, the new plethora of words touch on a reflection of today's music culture, with words included ranging from “dubstep” (thanks, Sonny) to “crowdfunding.” Check out some of the music-related words below (via Merriam-Webster): “Auto-Tune (v., 2003): […]

Madrid, Spain-based graphics firm Tata & Friends have launched a project called Rock Band Icons, which encompasses a series of minimalist posters that each represent a band name in a logical image pattern (sort of like Pictionary.) The bands chosen for the project span a pretty decent range of eras (from iconic acts like Led […]