Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 6, 2020
This weekend, Kanye West has once again announced he’s running for President for the 2020 Election. A little late, yes, and his chances appear unlikely. Whether it’s for a publicity stunt to promote new music, or he’s genuinely serious about becoming the next President, Kanye expressed his interest in running via Twitter: “We must […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 20, 2017
The Hollywood fashion trend of pop and hip-hop stars wearing metal T-shirts isn’t going to stop anytime soon. Let’s face it, Urban Outfitters has a brand new line just for Metallica apparel and not too long ago, AC/DC’s logo became part of Gucci fashion. Regardless if the brands, and buyers listen to these bands, this […]
Posted by Nick DeSimone on December 20, 2016
We know, we know. But it’s also rare that an artist weighs in so heavily as well. Professional shit-disturber Kanye West was photographed wearing a vintage Testament t-shirt this week, following in his new family’s awful footsteps of probably having never heard of any of these bands. Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick had some colorful thoughts […]
Posted by Metal Insider on June 28, 2016
This year has been a busy one for surprise releases. Radiohead released A Moon Shaped Pool with one day’s notice, Beyonce’s Lemonade was released following the airing of a special on HBO, Drake’s Views, which has been #1 for eight weeks in a row, was released exclusively to iTunes initially. Kanye West also rush released The Life of […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on November 30, 2015
Every now and then, something comes along to make you realize why the internet is great. Today, that comes in the form of some guy named ToToM, who combined the amazing music of Queens of the Stone Age with the instantly familiar raps of Kanye West. “Kanye of he Stone Age” is available for free […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on October 12, 2015
[youtube]https://youtu.be/xu5QxZJv1AM[/youtube] On Saturday (10), Five Finger Death Punch played the inaugural Rock Allegiance Festival in Philadelphia suburb Chester, PA. As they went into their final song and first single “The Bleeding,” singer Ivan Moody went on a rant about social media by something that had nothing to do with social media: rapper Kanye West: “Let’s […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 7, 2015
[youtube]https://youtu.be/MOyfWUq_214[/youtube] Earlier today, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, who’s in hype mode for his book, You’re Making Me Hate You, took part in a Reddit AMA (which for those not in the know means “ask me anything:). He held forth on a variety of topics, even answering dumb questions like “how often to do you push your […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 31, 2015
[youtube]https://youtu.be/cYYGdcLbFkw[/youtube] Yesterday, one of the more insane press conferences in recent memory took place as Jay Z unveiled his new streaming service, Tidal. What was insane about it? Well, 15 of some of the biggest names in the music industry stood on stage together , and three of them (Daft Punk and Deadmau5), didn’t even […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 2, 2015
Back in 2010, Christian Mistress released their debut album, Agony & Opium. It was a pretty small release, on 20 Buck Spin, but it was enough to get them on the road and bring them to the attention of Relapse Records, who signed them for their follow-up, Possession. That album was apparently inspirational enough for someone that was […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 27, 2015
Both Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and raging egomaniac Kanye West hail from Chicago, but that’s pretty much where their similarities end. While Yeezus is a big fan of pop music, taking to the stage more than once to defend Beyonce, Corgan had some choice words for both pop music and West, according to the […]
