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Welcome to the Naptime: Guns N' Roses Gets Remade as Lullabies
“Mr. Brownstone,” one of the many classic jams on Guns N’ Roses’ brilliant debut Appetite for Destruction, is all about being hopelessly addicted to heroin. It seems only natural, then, that the song would be featured on an album of lullabies for children, right? Right?... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMusic to Commemorate That Giant Leap for Mankind
When John F. Kennedy promised the world in 1961 that Americans would land on the moon by the end of the decade, most people thought the notion ridiculous. But 40 years ago today, Apollo 11 landed on the moon, making good on the presidential promise. The Russians may have their Sputnik and their Yuri Gagarin, but it's the American flag that protrudes from the moon's surface, providing a source of pride for all (well, most) Americans. In celebration, then, this playlist:... read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistTales of the Coffin Nail: 27 Smoking Songs That'll leave you Breathless
Aside from that one weekend on the eve of 7th grade, when my parents left me with my older sister, I’ve never been a smoker. When I actually inhaled, it always tore my throat up so bad I couldn’t even finish a whole cigarette. Still, that weekend, a random, inconsequential moment occurred that I still—for some strange reason—remember in astonishing detail. It was the night before the first day of school—late August 1991 in the Atlanta suburbs—and an intense thunderstorm had just rolled through. My sister was already asleep in her basement apartment, so I took my boombox down to... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayApril Showers Bring to Mind These Rain-Themed Rock Songs
It's that time of the year when the May flowers are allegedly right around the next bend. But why not enjoy the precipitation while it's here, especially when there are so many great songs inspired by it? Below are six of my favorite rain-themed rock songs:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayChuck Klosterman writes 1,700 words on Chinese Democracy
Of the two speeches given at the Soldier's National Cemetery dedication in 1863, it's Lincoln's 272-word Gettysburg Address that far eclipses the memory of Edward Everett's 13,607-word firebrand oration from only moments earlier. The lesson? Terser formats capture attention. It's a fact we see reverberate through the many listicles of our lives.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsSlash announces first solo album
As we all wait with baited breath for Guns n’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy to satisfy our appetites for ironic destruction, the band’s former guitarist Slash, man of many guest appearances and maintainer of one of rock’s most iconic silhouettes, has just kind of been ho-hummin’ around, recording his first solo album and not really giving a heads up about it until just recently.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFinally: the first single from Guns N' Roses' comically overdue Chinese Democracy. But is there still a place in rock for Axl Rose?
In the fourth grade, when I first became curious about rebellion and rock ’n’ roll, Guns N’ Roses seemed like the perfect fit. A friend of mine had a poster featuring the longhaired, tattooed rockers strewn drunken and shirtless behind police crime-scene tape, clad in leather pants and leather jackets, clutching bottles of Black Death vodka and looking like they did not give a shit about anything. Damn, I thought, these guys are pretty cool!... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VThe Story of the 2008 Presidential Election in Song: A Playlist (Part 1)
In honor of this Friday night's presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama (the first of three)—and my obsession with politics as full-contact sport—I've compiled the following playlist to tell the story of the 2008 election so far. Whether you're red, blue, independent or other, enjoy.Part I: The Primaries “Changes” - David Bowie The Thin White Duke sings about what us young (and old) Americans want in Washington this year.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VGuns N' Roses Chinese Democracy leaker gets arrested
Seems like a few times a week now that we're reporting the latest in intellectual property news. But no matter how common the vicious leak-indictment-arrest-release cycle gets, it's, well, a cycle, which means it just keeps going 'round and 'round. It's like the world is stuck in a Ratt video.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsChinese Democracy possibly seeking big box-only release
Say you're a rock band. Not only that, but a rock band that's been working on the follow-up to its last album for close to 15 years now, to the point where your proposed album title alone has become the biggest running joke in rock music (speaking hypothetically, of course). How could you make the album even more of a parody of itself at this point? That's easy. Give it exclusive Wal-Mart distribution?... read more
Found in: Music, News
Where Have All The Weird Girls Gone?…
Evil Dead to Rise Again to Theaters…
The 50 Best Movies of the Decade…
Heather Greene - Moon Hangs Fire
James Yuill - This Sweet Love (Earth…
Orenda Fink - That Certain-Something Spring
Fun. - All The Pretty Girls
Pete Yorn - Last Summer
