Blur plans to record a new album as a four-piece for the first time this decade, according to bassist Alex James. The band’s last record, 2003’s Think Tank, only featured guitarist Graham Coxon on one song, while its last record as a quartet, 13, came out in the spring of 1999. James is optimistic after […]

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Kanye West needs to be cockslapped for being such a whiny little bitch. His new record is ass. Who wants to listen to him warble awkwardly over a “sample” of someone else’s entire song? And yet he has the gall to complain about not winning awards at an MTV function? “That’s two years in a […]

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The AV Club’s Steven Hyden has found “the most rockin’ song of all time.” “I’m going way out on a limb here, and I’m probably just asking for trouble, but I think I’ve found the most rockin’ song of all time. Not the best, not my favorite, not the most essential and not the most […]

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Billboard reports George Harrison’s son, Dhani, is among the guests slated to appear on the Wu Tang Clan‘s first long player in six years. Specifically, Dhani will lend his talents to “My People Gently Weeps,” which is an “interpolation” of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Did no one bother to tell RZA that George’s pal […]

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Limited-range actor, surfer hack, Johnny-come-lately vegetarian and self-documented abortion enthusiast Eddie Vedder (née Mueller) has been ruining our national pastime’s favorite song for quite a few 7th innings now – ever since Yield ruined a whole 50 minutes of my life back in ‘98 actually. It’s bad enough the Cubbies haven’t won a World Series […]

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It’s kind of amazing the attention this alleged Led Zeppelin one-off reunion show is getting, considering the latest source is a fan that bumped into Robert Plant on the street!?! Well, ok. And the buzz is growing, but will fans really “stampede” for tickets to see the most insanely decadent rock and roll band of […]

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In pathetic reunion news, a very loose quotes version of the “Misfits” is kicking off a special anniversary tour. And by special, I mean shitty. This incarnation of the band features only one original member, bassist Jerry Only backed by former Black Flag members Dez Cadena and Robo. Erstwhile vocalist, Glenn Danzig, must have lost an […]

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