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8 Subpar Albums by Bands with Otherwise Solid Discographies

Some music can affect an individual so powerfully that it can seem as though the people making it are somehow supernatural. But even the greatest artists have moments when they lose the plot and prove they're indeed human.  read more

17 Films That Were Originally Rated NC-17

Last week Steve McQueen’s Shame received an NC-17, almost certainly ensuring that the film’s already limited release will be even more limited.  read more

Hear Skrillex Collaborate with The Doors

As previously reported, the remaining members of The Doors collaborated with dubstep producer Skrillex for a documentary called RE:GENERATION. You can now hear the track online.  read more

Members of The Doors Collaborate With Skrillex

What’s left of the Doors is working with a super-unlikely collaborator. As Rolling Stone reports, dub-step producer Skrillex has teamed up with Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek and crew to write what Manzarek calls “the first new Doors track of the 21st century” for a documentary called RE:GENERATION.  read more

Sly Stone Announces Comeback Album

It’s been almost 30 years since Sly and The Family Stone released their last record, 1982’s Ain’t But The One Way, but the leader of the funky San Francisco collective is teaming up with a slew of legends, including Jeff Beck, former Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek and Heart singer Ann Wilson, to create the 11-track album I’m Back! Family and Friends, which will hit the shelves Aug. 16....  read more

23 Band Names Inspired by Literature

At Paste, we look for "Signs of Life" in all forms of art. And while we value each artform for its unique merits, it's always a treat when they overlap. So we decided to take a look at bands that derived their names from literature. Who knew metalheads were such scholars?  read more

The 20 Best Songs in Videogames

The first commercial videogame involved navigating a rocket ship; it was created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in 1971. Music has been around for um… a lot longer than that. But the two have been intertwined from the nearly the beginning of gaming, as far back as Atari 2600, which allowed gamers to play alongside background “music,” which was really a series of simple loops. ...  read more

Santana Recruits Chris Cornell, Nas, More for Classic Rock Covers Album

With all the collaborations guitar legend Carlos Santana has done, he could very well be rock’s answer to Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon....  read more

21 Songs About Booze: A Playlist in Honor of 95-Year-Old Bartender Angelo Cammarata

Above: Prohibition, what a waste. Angelo Cammarata, 95, is the world's longest-running bartender. He's literally been serving since a few minutes after prohibition ended in 1933—he's even in the Guinness Book and Jim Beam's Bartender Hall of Fame for his longevity slinging suds. Of course, there's more to being a barkeep than pouring drinks. As this man has presided over his family business—no-frills neighborhood bar Cammarata's Cafe in West View, Pa.—for the better part of the last century and into the new millennium, he's also been a friend and counselor to his devoted regulars. Now, Cammarata plans to retire, and...  read more

R.I.P. Larry Knechtel: Five Songs to Remember Him By

Defining the legacy of keyboardist and bassist Larry Knechtel, 69, is a rather daunting task. Although his career spanned more than 50 years, a large portion of it, especially his contributions in the '60s, still remains uncredited....  read more