• Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea to write memoir via Grand Central Publishing

    Red Hot Chili Peppers co-founder and bassist Flea (born Michael Balzary) has accomplished a lot in his 30-plus years in the spotlight. Known for his wild bass licks and for rocking tube socks and a Mohawk, Flea has performed at the Super Bowl, voice acted for Disney cartoons, played with The Mars Volta and Atoms for Peace, worked on soundtracks and even dabbled in acting. Now he's ready to tell us all about his journey.

  • BestTickets.com analyzes hip-hop obscenity from 1985-'13; Tupac Shakur takes the crown

    Andrew Powell-Morse and the folks at BestTickets.com get a shout-out today, in thanks for publishing the best data analysis report we've read this month so far (it's only been two days, but this report is excellent). "Profanity in Rap Lyrics Since 1985" tracks just that, by taking five of the most popular albums from each year between '85 and '13 and counting up every curse word within.

  • Disney investigating Deadmau5's attempt to trademark mouse head logo

    Last year, DJ Joel Zimmerman, a.k.a. Deadmau5, applied to trademark his notorious mouse head logo. As Billboard notes, the logo is a caricature of a mouse head with black ears, a black face, white eyes and a white mouth. If registered, the branding would cover all merchandise, including electronics, toys, drinks, vehicles (specifically BMX bikes), paper goods, leather goods, sporting goods, staple foods, light beverages and entertainment services. But there's one entity that might get in his way: Disney.

  • Russell Crowe and Fallon

    After co-founding and fronting the band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts and singing in "Les Miserables," one would think that Russell Crowe has a great singing voice. After his appearance on Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" last week, some people say, "Yes! He does!" while others aren't as enthusiastic.

  • The Country Music Cruise

    What do you get when you combine a 4.5 star rated cruise ship, stops in exotic locales like Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Frederiksted, St. Croix; Nassau, Bahamas; and Half Moon Cay (Holland America's private island in the Bahamas) and seven full n

  • 5 Best Canadian Albums of the 21st Century

    Since the turn of the century, Canada has produced a lot of excellent artists: Arcade Fire, Feist, Grimes, and a ton more. Narrowing down a list of just five great albums from our northern neighbors was tough, but I think you'll agree with these choices.

  • Eight Bands That Moved Away from Punk: Beastie Boys, Green Day, and more

    The world would be a much poorer place if punk rock didn't exist. It's a great place for musicians to start out, but there's only so much someone can do within the genre before they or their audience gets bored with it, which is why so many bands that started in punk eventually moved on, such as...
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