XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Aug. 6, 1988: During the 1980s, the cultural landscape of MTV was dramatically different and we are not talking about a severe lack of reality-TV programming the channel feeds us today. For Black artists, it was often difficult if not impossible to get their videos played on the […]
Tactosa vocalist Kyle Weeden is currently facing allegations of sexual assault. According to a statement published by Kara Murray, Weeden allegedly took advantage of her while she was drunk and was emotionally manipulative throughout their brief relationship, in part citing one incident where “[Weeden] raised his voice and yelled at me for wiping a tear […]
Metallica kicked off the North American leg of their M72 World Tour on Friday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with support from Pantera and Mammoth WVH. You can see set lists, videos and photos from all three acts below. Mammoth WVH had plenty of new material to showcase during their opening slot, […]
EMBRZ has released his sophomore album to the sweet beat of a pounding drum. Far and away one of the most complete dance/trance albums we’ve heard in some time. A smoothly mixed record that won’t make you toe-kick your couch on your flight to turn your speakers down when the song switches. EMBRZ is the […]
Dominican pop singer Natti Natasha has always been unapologetic in regards to her sexuality. This is evidenced by her new single, “No Pare,” on which, she lays out her fantasies over a scorching reggaeton beat. From the very beginning of the song, Natasha makes it known she is not one to mince words “Ме dеѕреrté […]
By 1983, Elvis Costello had experienced both ends of the career spectrum. He enjoyed commercial success with his first albums, but had trouble landing hit singles from 1981’s Almost Blue and 1982’s Imperial Bedroom. So Costello figured it was time to turn his attention back toward a more pop-based radio-friendly sound for Punch the Clock. “Counting [1981’s] Trust, we’d […]
In a recent Megadeth show in Stockholm, Sweden, fan-filmed footage capturing frontman Dave Mustaine’s no-nonsense confrontation with a couple of disruptive fans has taken the internet by storm, as reported by Loudwire. The clip shows Mustaine addressing the crowd, making it clear that he won’t tolerate any unruly behavior. Pointing directly at the culprits and […]
Kanye West is reportedly cooking up a new album. Kanye West Producer Reveals Ye Is Working New Album On Friday (Aug. 4), Chicago producer Orlando “Fya Man” Wilder conducted an AMA on Reddit where he talked about his career and upcoming music. During the Q&A session, Fya Man, who wrote and produced on multiple songs on […]
Despite the setbacks faced by Wacken Open Air thanks to torrential downpours, Megadeth still took the stage earlier today and they had a very special guest with them. For the second time since his departure from the band, Megadeth was rejoined by the legendary Marty Friedman to rip that one solo we all know and […]
The summer of 1973 was marked by sunshine-filled afternoons soundtracked with some of history’s best music. Acts like ZZ Top, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder and the Rolling Stones released new albums, while Queen, New York Dolls and Lynyrd Skynyrd put out their debut LPs. Watkins Glen drew hundreds of thousands of fans, and hip hop emerged. Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert […]