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…
A Perfect Circle performed on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ this week
A Perfect Circle appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! this past Monday night performing two songs from new album Eat the Elephant. Below, you can check out the band performing “TalkTalk” and “So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish” on live television. And yes, the latter song title is a nod to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy;…
