• Soundgarden To Remix And Reissue Debut Album 'Ultramega OK'

    Grunge legends Soundgarden are having a pretty good 2014, reissuing their 1994 classic Superunknown and releasing the three-disc rarities compilation Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path, but they're far from done with the reissues. In an interview with Pulse of Radio (via Blabbermouth), guitarist Kim Thayil revealed that the band has plans to remix and reissue its debut album Ultramega OK, which was released in 1988 and recorded with legendary grunge producer Jack Endino, who also recorded Mudhoney and Nirvana.

  • Diane Sawyer's Famed Oscar-Winning Director Husband Mike Nichols Has Died

    Sad news this morning as we have learned that Mike Nichols, one of the all-time greats of American filmmaking, has died at the age of 83. Nichols, who directed films such as "The Graduate," "Primary Colors" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," was married to ABC news anchor Diane Sawyer. It was the head of ABC News, Jeff Goldston, who broke the news this morning in a staff note that read:"I am writing with the very sad news that Diane's husband, the incomparable Mike Nichols, passed away suddenly on Wednesday evening. In a triumphant career that spanned over six decades, Mike created some of the most iconic works of American film, television and theater — an astonishing canon ranging from "The Graduate," "Working Girl" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" to "Closer," "Charlie Wilson's War," "Annie," "Spamalot," "The Birdcage" and "Angels in America." He was a true visionary, winning the highest honors in the arts for his work as a director, writer, producer and comic and was one of a tiny few to win the EGOT — an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony."

  • Disclosure Releases New Song With Mary J. Blige "Follow" [LISTEN]

    Disclosure has unveiled their new collaboration with legendary American songstress, Mary J. Blige "Follow". Taken from her upcoming artist album The London Sessions, the 30-time Grammy award nominated and 9-time winner is set to release her 11th artist album on December with the help of her new friends, deep house brother duo Guy and Howard Lawrence. "Follow" has the funky and deep sound you would expect from a collaboration between these three, with its groovy bass line and synth stabs under Mary J. Blige's soulful vocals.

  • Azealia Banks Offers $10,000 For Best Remix Of "Chasing Time" From 'Broke With Expensive Taste'

    Azelia Banks wants you to remix her latest single "Chasing Time" and if she likes it, you could win $10,000. Just two weeks after the release of her critically acclaimed debut artist album Broke With Expensive Taste, she is looking to put the spotlight back on her work by getting others to remix "Chasing Time." Her opening lyrics to the song make this perfect for a remix. She croons, "I want somebody who can take it apart," she sings. "Stitch me back together, make me into who I wanna be."

  • Run The Jewels Play Awful EMTs In "Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1" Music Video [WATCH]

    Hip-hop duo Run The Jewels have shared the music video for their single "Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1," which you can check out below. The Trevor Kane-directed clip casts El-P and Killer Mike as EMTs during a nightshift down in Mike's hometown of Atlanta, though they appear to be much better at rapping than saving people's lives (they even go so far as to flip off an old man who's clearly having a heart attack). Fellow Atlantan Cole Alexander of the Black Lips makes a brief cameo.

  • André 3000's 2014 Outkast Reunion Tour Jumpsuits To Be Featured In Art Exhibit Called 'i feel ya' [SLIDESHOW]

    André 3000 performed in jumpsuits with script on them as well as a "sold out" tag during Outkast's 2014 reunion tour. The words he wore asked fans big questions such as, "across cultures, darker people suffer most. why?" "art or fart?" "have you stopped growing?" and Mike Brown-inspired "can one rest in peace & violence?" Some suits didn't ask questions but rather just made statements such as "thinking deeply about shallow sh*t," "everything is temporary," and "I forgive you, now your turn." Now fans can immerse themselves in his message at a new art exhibit (not a fart exhibit, in this case). As Pitchfork reports, André 3000 and the Savannah College of Art and Design in Miami have teamed up for an exhibition called i feel ya: SCAD + André 3000 Benjamin. The exhibit will run from Dec. 23 through Dec. 14 at Miami's Mana Miami and will display all 47 of the rapper's jumpsuits.

  • Migos Release Video for Rick Ross-Assisted 'Black Bottles' Following Reports of Altercation with Chief Keef's GBE Crew in Washington, D.C. [WATCH]

    Last month, Migos released their Rick Ross-assisted "Black Bottles," and now the stunt-worthy cut is getting visual treatment. The Atlanta trio put the video out following reports of an altercation with Chief Keef's GBE crew in Washington, D.C.In the lavish black-and-white video, the MMG rapper and the "Handsome and Wealthy" rhymers flaunt gold chains, luxury cars and, of course, Luc Belaire Rare Rosé. Rich Gang member Young Thug made a guest appearance."Sippin' rose, the day I had a court date / Trynna f--k lil mama / I don't really like no foreplay / Talkin' all that s--t, I'll put that price up on your toupe / I hit 'em in the mouth / He thought he had a damn toothache," Offset raps on the track.

  • ABC Concerned That Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea Will Cross the Line with Live "Booty" Performance on American Music Awards

    Numerous publications have commented on how 2014 is the year of the booty...because you know...apparently guys haven't appreciated the female form until just now. Under the continuing wave of butt that have made headlines in recent weeks, including Kim Kardashian's "art" installation in Paper magazine, the folks at ABC are a tad worried what might happen when Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea take the stage Sunday for a live performance of the former's hit "Booty."

  • Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood Says The Band Is In Studio Now

    According to Radiohead's guitarist Jonny Greenwood, the band is back in the studio recording the follow up to their 2011 artist album, The King Of Limbs. This information was revealed by Greenwood in a recent interview with BBC Radio 1 (Skip to the 1:34:00 mark, or if you so choose, listen to the whole broadcast). Speaking on David Prever's show "Drivetime", Greenwood spoke about his upcoming classical show in his hometown at the Albert Hall in Oxford and going into the studio with Radiohead to work on an album.
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