Thom Yorke Blasts Nuclear Power
Thom Yorke has made it clear that he's not a fan of the British ...
Celebrity Tax Evasion: Musicians Who Got Caught by the Taxman
George Harrison seemed like the gentle Beatle, but even he reserved special animosity for the one ... Read More »
CMJ 2009 Preview: Five Must-See Bands
Next Tuesday, Oct. 20, marks the start of the CMJ Music Marathon, a five-day festival in New York ... Read More »
2009 CMJ Lineup Led by Evan Dando
The full lineup for this year's CMJ Music Marathon has been announced and, as usual, it features a ... Read More »
Road Report: Matisyahu's Album Finally Sees the 'Light' of Day
Reggae MC Matisyahu is keeping a summer diary for Spinner while releasing his new album, 'Light.' In ... Read More »
Black Lips Cultivate Unlikely Friendship With GZA
Atlanta garage rock ingénues the Black Lips recently issued a remix of their haunting hip-hop ... Read More »
Revenge of the Rock Nerds: The 10 Biggest Geeks in Music
Forget Rock 'n' Roll High School -- we're going to the Rock 'n' Roll Ivy League! These musicians are ... Read More »
GZA and Cool Kids Prove the Best Things at NXNE Are Free
A concert featuring blog-rappers the Cool Kids and Wu-Tang Clan legend GZA might look at first ... Read More »
North by Northeast 2009: Toronto Music City
Canada's biggest music festival is about to take over downtown Toronto's music venues, bars, ... Read More »
Black Lips and GZA, 'The Drop I Hold' -- Exclusive Download
Remember when the Black Lips eamed with Wu-Tang Clan's GZA for a shock-and-huh? performance at this ... Read More »
Miles to Go: Copeland's Arabic-American Music Summit Featured in PBS Doc
Miles Copeland grew up around spies and diplomats -- his dad worked for the C.I.A. and the family ... Read More »
Dead Science Draw From Wu-Tang Clan on New Album
For their upcoming album, 'Villainaire,' the Dead Science took inspiration from an unlikely source. ... Read More »
RZA Considers Dropping Science for U.S. Government Research Labs
When pressed, many musicians will admit that what they really want to do is act, and many actors ... Read More »
RZA Returns as Bobby Digital + More
Wu-Tang Clan's RZA will return as his alter ego, Bobby Digital, for a new album, titled 'Digi ... Read More »
Rock Almanac: March 22, 2008
On This Date in 1999: Ol' Dirty Bastard is arrested in Brooklyn and charged with possession of crack ... Read More »
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Best Band Logos: No. 12
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