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2013 Stories by Rae Alexandra

• Pantera's Phil Anselmo Puts Another Nail in His Musical Coffin With 'Usurper's Bastard Rant'

  published May 17, 2013

  Dear Phil Anselmo, Why must you persist with trying to make musicr Let's just get one thing straight before we get to talking about your new single, "Usurper's Bastard Rant" (actual title) -- Pantera ... More >>

• The Cast of Glee Covers Icona Pop: Will This Torture Never Ceaser

  published May 10, 2013

  It's been a while since we complained about Glee. Frankly, we just kind of reached a point where it seemed futile to object in the face of such aggressive perkiness anymore. (That, and the show seems ... More >>

• Kanye West Thinks He's God -- Here Are Four Other Musicians Who Think They Are, Too

  published May 08, 2013

  We all know that story about how mad people got when John Lennon said the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus." There was uproar! There were banners! There were protests! But these days, musicians h... More >>

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  New Girl Finale Coming Up! This is What We've Learned...

  published May 07, 2013

  We thoroughly enjoyed the hilarious first season of New Girl, but the second one -- which is coming to its finale on May 14 -- has been full of memorable quotes, designed to enrich the life of the ave... More >>

• Thank You, Deftones, For Your Sincere Cover of Kris Kross' "Jump"

  published May 03, 2013

  Man, this has been a rough few weeks for musician-related deaths. First there was Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, who passed after battling for five years to recover from a horrific car accident. Then yes... More >>

• A Letter to the Rolling Stones Regarding Their Absurdly Expensive New Tour

  published May 01, 2013

  Dear Rolling Stones, As we're sure you're aware, a little ripple of joy went through crowds of music fans the world over recently when you announced you were about to tour again. We were a little per... More >>

• Little Boots: Music Preview

  published May 1, 2013

  Is Little Boots a sugar-sweet pop-pixie, or an icy cool electro-elf? Truthfully, the British singer-songwriter and DJ is probably a... More >>

• What Went Wrong with MGMT's New Single, "Alien Days"r

  published Apr 27, 2013

  It wasn't an easy decision to give MGMT the honor of having the worst new song of the week. We love this band. We have always loved this band. The reason the psych-pop duo is here is because new song,... More >>

• 5 Reasons Why Drunken British Musicians Are the Best Drunken Musicians

  published Apr 24, 2013

  Why is it that when British people drink too much, they become 10 times funnierr It's not just the accents (though that does definitely help). There is just something specific to coming from that isla... More >>

• Boy George and British Electric Foundation Cover the Stooges, But Whyr

  published Apr 22, 2013

  Sometimes songs are written that are so perfect the first time, they become instant classics, indelibly marking the face of music forever and staying in the wider consciousness for all time. One of th... More >>

• Boobylicious: Five Insanely Breast-Centric Stage Outfits

  published Apr 17, 2013

  Boobs. Everyone loves 'em -- even gay men. So can we really blame pop starlets for coming up with outfits that push the appearance of their breasticles to cartoonish levelsr The answer is: Yes. Yes we... More >>

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  Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng Dies at 42

  published Apr 14, 2013

  Music fans in Northern California and across the globe are in mourning today after the sad death of Deftones bassist, Chi Cheng, early Saturday morning. Chi had been in a partially-conscious state aft... More >>

• Five Race-Related Songs That Are (Almost) as Dumb as "Accidental Racist"

  published Apr 12, 2013

  As you are no doubt already aware, earlier this week, Brad Paisley and LL Cool J released one of the most embarrassing songs ever written. In "Accidental Racist", the two try to solve national issues ... More >>

• The Odd Spectacle of Musicians Being in Other Musicians' Weddings

  published Apr 10, 2013

  Everyone loves a good wedding -- the booze, the food, the outfits, the awkward drunk uncle dance. But truth is, nuptials are even more fascinating when famous musicians are involved. (What do their dr... More >>

• The-Dream's "Slow It Down" Feat. Fabolous: Let the Eye-Rolling Contest Begin

  published Apr 05, 2013

  If ever a group of humans decided to get together and have a competition to see who could roll their eyes hardest, The Dream's "Slow It Down" (featuring Fabolous) would be an ideal song to get the bal... More >>

• The Walking Dead Season 3 Finale: Prepare for Devastation

  published Apr 01, 2013

  We had a conversation a couple of days with a fellow Walking Dead fan about our fears for Andrea's survival this season. The Governor has her trapped and strapped into his torture chair and literally ... More >>

• 30 Seconds to Mars' "Up in the Air": Too Shiny For Any Real Feelings

  published Mar 29, 2013

  Is anyone else really shitting surprised that 30 Seconds to Mars is still making musicr Like, who really saw that comingr When the first album came out (over a decade ago, incidentally), we were like ... More >>

• Five Straight Rappers Who Support LGBT Rights

  published Mar 27, 2013

  As we're sure you're aware, the U.S. Supreme Court is again hearing arguments today about what to do with the issue of same-sex marriage. If the inundation of red profile pics on Twitter and Facebook ... More >>

• Billy Bragg: Show Preview

  published March 27, 2013

  Becoming the elder statesman of British agit-political musings doesn't seem to have aged Billy Bragg one bit. His ire and depth of... More >>

• The Walking Dead, Episode 15: Not a Good Week For Merle and Daryl...

  published Mar 25, 2013

  Not gonna lie, last week's episode of The Walking Dead has been causing us anxiety. Not for the usual zombie-related reasons -- we're quite used to that anticipation. But last week, we saw badass Andr... More >>

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  Beyonce's "Bow Down": How Did She Go So Wrongr

  published Mar 22, 2013

  You may have noticed, if you saw our Superbowl Halftime coverage, that we're quite enamored with Beyonce. We said things like: "If there is a more compelling pop performer than Beyonce on Earth right ... More >>

• Five Disturbing Tales of Plots to Kill Musicians

  published Mar 20, 2013

  Sometimes, being a rich and famous musician is downright terrifying. It's impossible to know what motivates twisted humans to want to murder celebrities, but it's something that has only narrowly been... More >>

• The Specials: Show Preview

  published March 20, 2013

  If you're married with a kid but you should be having fun, there are worse things you could do this weekend than go skank your brains out to... More >>

• The Walking Dead, Episode 14: It's Andrea vs. The Governor. Finally!

  published Mar 18, 2013

  Tonight's episode of The Walking Dead opens with a heart-warming (we're being sarcastic) camp-out featuring Andrea, Michonne, and their two armless, jawless zombies on chains. Since those pet walkers ... More >>

• Girls Season Finale: Meltdowns and Misguided Love Everywhere

  published Mar 18, 2013

  On last night's season finale of Girls, we saw Adam run half-naked through the streets, onto the subway and all the way to Hannah's house, to scoop up his ex-girlfriend in his arms and emotionally res... More >>