Giveaway: The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, you have a chance to win.To celebrate The Lawrence Arms’ The 10th Annual War on Xmas, we’re giving away one pair of tickets to night one and one pair of tickets to night two of the show. Send a letter to Santa (aka fill out the form below) for a chance to win. The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas…
I got 10 of our favorite ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ anthems
The world of rock lost a very special person this week: composer, lyricist, and pianist Bob Dorough. As a bebop and cool jazz vocalist, he’s one of the few cats to have ever sang on a Miles Davis record. As a musical director for ABC’s educational TV series Schoolhouse Rock! in the 1970s, he penned a…
That Dirty Donny Gillies sure designs a mean pinball machine
Our latest Monster of Ink is also designs shoes, guitar picks, and so much moreMonsters of Ink is a series where we talk to some of the visual artists and designers whose contributions ascribe the visual language of modern music. This time around: Dirty Donny, the wild artist who’s designed pinball machines for Aerosmith and Metallica, and so much more.
OMG it’s happening ABBA is releasing new music, planning tour
ABBA announced on Instagram today that they are set to release new music for the first time in 35 years. They are also planning a tour. “The decision to go ahead with the exciting ABBA avatar tour project had an unexpected consequence. We all four felt that, after some 35 years, it could be fun…
Check out this new album of Botswana music guitar that comes out today
Sometimes, YouTube is the greatest. Sure, it’s easy to get lost in bottomless quagmires on that godforsaken website—hell, while doing research for this piece, I started watching related videos and somehow ended up watching SNL sketches about the 2000 presidential debates half an hour later—but the upside of its endlessness is the possibility of uncovering wonderful,…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Maybelline
Maybelline got her name because she has the most stunning light blue eyes and it looks like she has permanent eyeliner on… maybe she’s born with it? Maybelline was very shy at first. However, after spending some time with us, she’s become such an easy, nice girl! She knows how to have a great time…
Trump, Rousey, and too many McMahons: A brief history of WWE’s labor problem
WWE is the McMahons’ house, and we’re all living in it until it burns downAt the 2018 TCA Winter Press Tour last January, WWE showed a sizzle real bursting with celebrities, minus any who’d gone on to political office. No Arnold Schwarzenegger, no Barack Obama, no Hillary Clinton, and, most notably for someone with so much history with the brand, no Donald Trump. When asked, CBO Stephanie McMahon said…
Spacehog kicks off our new series, (More Than One) Hit Wonders
Ooh-woo-ooh-OOH-OOH-OO-OO-OO! Okay, yeah, spelling it out doesn’t really do the trick, but everybody knows the vocal melody to Spacehog’s “In the Meantime.” The lone hit of the NYC-by-way-of-Leeds quartet’s career led off 1995 debut Resident Alien, and is as still as ubiquitous on jukeboxes and karaoke nights as Harvey Danger’s “Flagpole Sitta” or the Toadies’…
Would You Like A Job At Paisley Park? They’re Hiring
Have you always wanted to work at Paisley Park? You’re in luck. Paisley Park is looking for an Archives Supervisor. There is a lot of stuff at Paisley Park, and they are looking for someone to “actively work in the care, catalog, storage and preservation of all artifacts and archival materials; the care, cleaning, and…
