‘High Times’ Finally Brings the Cannabis Cup to Jamaica, Launches Rastafari Rootz Music Fest: Lineup
“I wanted to write a song about how the plant can be used to treat asthma, to cure glaucoma, to kill pain, and you can make paper and fabric from it too. It has helped a lot of people.” “This is what I have to confess, it’s all about the sess,” declares Jamaican singerBushman on […]
See The Beatles’ Petition for Mick Jagger to Star in ‘A Clockwork Orange’
Before Stanley Kubrick got his hands on Anthony Burgess‘ idiosyncratic dystopian tale A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove screenwriter Terry Southern was looking to adapt the book (per Rolling Stone) for the big screen using Blowup star David Hemmings. As anyone familiar with cinema history knows, that didn’t come to pass — Kubrick ended up writing and directing a 1971 […]
WE WILL ROCK U: ROCK COLLEGE TAKES ROOT IN WOODSTOCK, NY
It’s a syllabus you can head bang to. Students at the Woodstock Music Lab will bend notes alongside guitar heroes, and jamming in class will be encouraged. Assignments will include recreating the Beach Boy’s classic “Pet Sounds” note-for-note and making a progressive-rock album based on Egyptian mythology. So it will go at the rock school […]
Rob Zombie has His Own Halloween Candy For Sale This Year
Halloween is just around the corner, which for the kiddies (and some adult kids) out there means there’s plenty of candy on the horizon. But how awesome would it be if you could mix your love of metal with your sweet tooth? Luckily Rob Zombie has got you covered. In a new Instagram post, Zombie […]
Download: Big K.R.I.T.’s surprise new mixtape, It’s Better This Way
Big K.R.I.T. has released a surprise new mixtape entitled It’s Better This Way, marking his first new music since last year’s stellar Cadillactica. It’s Better This Way spans 14 tracks and features contributions from Ludacris, Warren G, BJ the Chicago Kid, and DeLorean, as well as narration from DJ Drama. Listen or download below. It’s Better […]
Remember that time Katy Perry sang backup for P.O.D.? You do now
At this point in her career, it’s hard to remember Katy Perry as anything but the larger-than-life, world tour-dominating mega-star that she is. But jump back a decade, and you’ll discover a very different California girl. This is all a matter of public record, but it’s likely that not too many fans know what Perry was […]
Cameron Crowe and J.J. Abrams team up for new TV series about roadies
J.J. Abrams is trading in lightsabers for lighting rigs. The Star Wars director has partnered with the equally renowned Cameron Crowe for an intriguing new TV comedy about the music industry’s most unsung heroes: the roadies. According to Variety, Showtime has ordered a full season of Roadies, with the intention for a 2016 premiere. Luke Wilson is on board […]
