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2013 Stories by Rae Alexandra

• Stop Hating She & Him Already

  published June 19, 2013

  Let's be honest: She & Him are an extremely hateable duo. Had Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward quit recording after their first album, Volume... More >>

• 5 Celebrities Who've Communicated With Dead Musicians

  published Jun 14, 2013

  Earlier this week, the lawsuit against AEG Live over Michael Jackson's premature passing rumbled past the point of weird and drove straight into crazy town. The culprit was AEG CEO Randy Phillips, who... More >>

• 5 Musicians Who Wrote Children's Books

  published Jun 12, 2013

  As we all know, the most irritating Beatles song in history is "Yellow Submarine." Well, we learned yesterday that the second most irritating Beatles song in history, "Octopus's Garden," is about... More >>

• Fall Out Boy: Show Preview

  published June 12, 2013

  Fall Out Boy's return to music after a nearly four-year hiatus has been triumphant, thanks to a blinding No. 1 album, Save Rock and... More >>

• Alien Ant Farm Has a New Single Out: Weep for Humanity

  published Jun 07, 2013

  Back in 2001, Alien Ant Farm released its second album, ANThology. You probably remember it most, for spawning that shitty cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal," and the deeply irritating, chim... More >>

• 5 Soundtracks That Were Better Than the Movies

  published Jun 05, 2013

  As anticipation grows for the release of Brad Pitt's zombie epic, World War Z, he's been singing the praises of the work Muse has done for the movie's soundtrack. Pitt recently called Muse's involveme... More >>

• The Saturdays' Awful 'Gentleman': If Only Their Rainbow Could Find a Husband Like It Was 1999

  published May 31, 2013

  There are a few things the world of popular culture doesn't need more of. The first is contrived and soulless reality show television. The second is a continuing limited idea of "proper" female sexual... More >>

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  Stone Temple Pilots (and Scott Weiland) Need to Give Up on Stone Temple Pilots Already

  published May 29, 2013

  Imagine, for a moment, how sick of your singer you have to be to fire him or her -- especialy when there's still a shit-ton of money to be made out of sticking with the douche. Back in February, Stone... More >>

• Five Musicians Mocking Themselves in Movie Cameos

  published May 22, 2013

  So. Word on the street is that both Drake and Kanye West are filming cameos for the upcoming Anchorman 2 movie. We'd love to see both of them doing something self-deprecating and hilarious, but Kanye ... More >>

• 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 >>