• The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Pays Tribute to Manager Rock Scully Who Passed Away at 73

    The man who helped get the Grateful Dead's career kickstarted, Rock Scully, died last week at the age of 73. His brother, Dicken Scully, who also worked for the Dead, told The New York Times that the former manager succumbed to his battle with lung cancer. Dead leader Bob Weir wrote a lengthy tribute to his first manager, calling Scully a "big part" of the band's history

  • Riff Raff Shares Punk-Inspired "Kokayne" Music Video [WATCH]

    Texas rapper Riff Raff has shared the music video for his Diplo-produced track, "Kokayne," which you can check out here. The Paul John-directed clip features Riff Raff performing with a rock band in a musky, heavily graffitied punk club, which is the direction he'll apparently be taking on his upcoming 'Purple Panther' album. No cocaine is snorted in the video, though there is an animated Riff Raff made out of coke lines, which is much, much better.

  • Ultra Japan Announces 2015 Festival Dates

    Ultra Music Festival's Japanese outpost, Ultra Japan, has announced the dates for the 2015 edition of the festival. The festival will take place from Sept. 19 to Sept. 21, 2015.Heading into its second year, Ultra Japan is the second festival to be hosted on Asian soil. Alongside Ultra Korea, Ultra Japan has become one of the largest dance music festivals in Asia to satisfy a massive audience with an increasing appetite for dance music.

  • Brooklyn Police Shooting: The Game Writes Controversial Post 'Y'all Can't Breathe Either'

    While thousands took to social media to express condolences to the families of the two NYPD officers killed Saturday, Dec. 20, the incident also made tempers flare across the Internet. The politics of the situation were unavoidable, as the shooter, who also died in the incident, had previously cited Eric Garner's controversial death as a motive for his actions.Perhaps the hottest celebrity take came from rapper The Game, who set off a firestorm after the following Instagram statement, via "VIBE":"I guess y'all "can't breathe" either. #RIPEricGarner#AllLivesMatter #ShitHasToChange #Now"The Compton hip-hop artist rushed to defend his statement as the negative comments flew in. Game said his words were in direct response to the recent viral picture of a New York policeman wearing custom "I CAN BREATHE" T-shirts.

  • U2 Accused Of "Cashing In" On Irish Terror Attacks With Belfast Video Shoot

    Between the widespread criticism against the free iTunes release of their latest album, 'Songs of Innocence.' and Bono's unfortunate biking accident in New York City, U2 couldn't seem to catch a break this past year, and following a controversial music video shoot last week, matters have only gotten worse. According to reports, residents of Belfast, Northern Ireland have accused the legendary rock band of tastelessly "cashing in" on their city's infamous sectarian violence with a music video shoot last Wednesday, Dec. 17, which stirred up plenty of painful memories.

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd Playing First Two Albums In Full For DVD Release

    Legacy acts have turned "full album" shows into a major trend over the past few years, but few have recordings on the level of Lynyrd Skynyrd's first two albums. Though much of the original band is no longer with us, the contemporary lineup will give fans flashbacks to the early '70s with a pair of album-centric shows in February.

  • Riff Raff Releasing Two Albums on the Same Day in 2015

    Riff Raff, one of the most eccentric characters in all of music, let alone hip-hop, has an announcement to make. He will be releasing two albums -- 'The Peach Panther' and 'The Purple Panther' -- on the same day next year, June 1st. In a detailed run on sentence of an Instagram post, Jody Highroller describes what the albums will sound like and what everyone will be wearing when they record it.

  • Kevin Gates Shares "I Don't Get Tired" Music Video Featuring August Alsina [WATCH]

    Louisiana rapper Kevin Gates has shared the music video for his latest single, "I Don't Get Tired" featuring August Alsina, which you can check out here. The Jon J.-directed clip incorporates footage of Gates on tour in between shots of him rapping in an auto-repair shop and outside of a convenience store. August Alsina, who provides the chorus hook, appears in some of the live performance footage, but doesn't appear alongside Gates in the scenes shot specifically for the video.

  • NYPD Claims Mayor Bill de Blasio Has Blood of Two Slain Brooklyn Cops on His Hands

    Did New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio lay the groundwork for violence against police officers by seeming to side with protestors who have been upset over the lack of an indictment in the death of Eric Garner? That appears to be the official position of the NYPD, which is now grieving what it is calling the "assassination" of two police officers reportedly sitting in their patrol car eating lunch yesterday. Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos likely did not see Ismaayil Brinsley walk up beside the passenger side front window and take aim.Brinsley's deadly actions were intended to be a retaliation for the deaths of Garner and Michael Brown at the hands of police officers who were never charged, not even with a misdemeanor. While de Blasio spoke out against the violence condemning the murders, members of the NYPD turned their backs on him when he walked into the room to give an official press conference on yesterday's crime.It seems the NYPD feels that the mayor has been unsupportive and not aligned himself with them while the city has been in a state of upheaval and racial tensions are intensifying. The police feel so much like City Hall has abandoned them that officers actually have been signing a petition that would ban de Blasio from attending their funerals should they die in the line of duty.

  • North Korea Speaks of 'Merciless Punishment' in New Threats Targeting the U.S.

    Back in 2008, North Korea was officially removed from the U.S.'s list of state sponsors of terrorism after spending two decades of being listed on it. Thanks to the fallout from the Sony hacking and due to the fact that the FBI has confirmed that it was indeed North Korea that was behind the huge breech in security, our government is now pondering whether or not to put the nation back onto that list.
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