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After the longest-running criminal trial in the history of Georgia, Young Thug is free. After two and a half years in jail on suspicion of RICO violations, the Atlanta rap star arrived at a plea deal last week. The conditions of his release are extreme. Thug agreed to 15 years of probation,  » Read More

The elegant veteran British rockers Elbow released their new album Audio Vertigo back in March, and today they’re already returning with a new song. “Adriana Again” is billed as the lead single from a new EP dropping next year. It’s got an irresistible rhythmic undercurrent, some real cool bass work,  » Read More

The ongoing feud between Robbie Williams and Jimmy Page is the best kind of petty and meaningless celebrity beef: The type with absolutely no geopolitical ramifications. Instead, these are just two very rich musician types whose mansions are next to one another and who are constantly getting into legal battles over the rich-guy version of HOA violations.  » Read More

When people ask me why I decided to become a therapist, my canned response is: “Well, I was turning 40 and I realized that it might no longer be feasible to write about Simple Plan professionally for the rest of my life.” This is not the full answer, but it is partially true.  » Read More

Boston hardcore goons Haywire have become one of the biggest new bands on the underground. Their debut album Conditioned For Demolition came out earlier this year, and they’ve played a whole lot of wild live shows. Last month, the band announced a new EP called For Better Or For Worse,  » Read More

When the world needed her most, she vanished: Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, the Australian breakdancer whose performance at the summer Olympics made her the butt of endless jokes, has announced that she’ll no longer be competing in the sport.  » Read More

The rapper and producer’s collaborative album is out next week  » Read More

Michael Caine, LL Cool J, Ice-T, Victoria Monét, and others also pay tribute to the revolutionary composer  » Read More

A picture of Dave Mustaine has emerged in which he poses with a fan at the parking lot. Kiko Loureiro recently reflected on how his time in Megadeth influenced his own songwriting, noting how it can be found “in the way I create songs” but adding that he still has “fun discovering things.”  » Read More