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The 25 Best Album Covers of the Decade (2000-2009)
A great album cover captures the imagination and sears itself into the brain, forever fusing its iconic imagery with the music it comes to signify... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayMastodon, Dethklok and Converge Photos - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle - 11/5/09
Photos taken by Mike White at The Tabernacle... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsThe 50 Best Music Videos of the Decade (2000-2009)
Apologies to Kanye, but while Beyoncé had some great videos over the last 10 years, none of them were quite strong enough to make this list. And hold on just a minute, Taylor Swift—that goes for you, too... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayMastodon Talks Jonah Hex Score
"We sacrificed two weeks away from home to give away an album's worth of material," bassist/singer Troy Sanders says... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsMastodon to Score Jonah Hex Movie
Über-film-geek Harry Knowles of Aint It Cool News dropped a tidbit of knowledge on us last night. In between bouts of nonsense about Medusa's genitals and Satan's mighty balls, he revealed that Atlanta-based metalmen Mastodon will be scoring the upcoming comic-book flick Jonah Hex. But what does it sound like? "Needless to say, pretty heavy!"... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTen Fantastic Songs Brought to You By Books
Anyone decrying the death of books has only to check out the music world to see that literature is still alive and kicking, even if the authors of said work aren’t. For example, just recently we spoke to Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar about their collaborative album based solely on beat-poet and alt-culture icon Jack Kerouac’s novel Big Sur. While the duo’s record, the October-release One Quick Move or I’m Gone, is an ode to the written word, it’s hardly the first. Here are 10 fantastic songs brought to you by books:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayEasy Listening: A Playlist that Proves Metal isn't as Inaccessible as You Think
For many, "metal" might as well be a swear word. People wrinkle their noses at the term, and treat it like some wholly unapproachable genre fraught with Cookie Monster vocals, overwhelming guitar riffs, etc. "Yeah, yeah, I know metal," you might say. But with all due respect, you probably don't. And neither do I, really—I'm only in the early stages of an appreciation I can tell is going to take a while to fully develop. Metal is a complex beast, far too varied to be pigeonholed into a simple description. Its sub-genres, from doom to thrash to sludge to so... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayMastodon to Tour with Metalocalypse's Dethklok
A Mastodon tour is cool enough on its own. The thunderous riffs and progged-out guitars of the Atlanta-based quartet should satisfy the appetite of the most insatiable long-tressed, spike-belt-wearing, potentially-wizard-beard-possessing metalhead. But the key with metal is that old saw "too much is never enough." Good thing the architects of Mastodon's upcoming tour understand that wisdom, because they've gilded the proverbial lily, painted it black, and set it on fire with pentatonic chords screaming in the background. Yes, that's right: Brendon Small and company will don the mantles of Metalocalypse's semi-fictional Dethklok to co-headline Mastodon's tour.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLil Wayne is a Bullfrog: Paste Puts the Patronus Charm on Nine Musical Artists
In Harry Potter’s world, a patronus is an animal protector created by a spell. Harry’s patronus is a stag... read more
Found in: Books, FeaturesBest Music of 2009 (So Far): Steve LaBate, Associate Editor
To celebrate the half-way point of 2009, this week Paste staffers are counting down their favorite albums and songs of the year (so far). Check out all of our lists here, and share your own favorites in the comments.So much love to give already this year, and it's not even July. And there's even more to come later this year with new albums from The Avett Brothers, Pearl Jam, the Beastie Boys, Tom Russell and Calexico, Jay-Z, Os Mutantes, Yo La Tengo, The Black Crowes, Gordon Gano, Erykah Badu, Lil Wayne and The Dead Weather. I'm only supposed to include 10 albums and 10... read more
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