If "Shackler's Revenge" didn't slake your thirst for the heroes of yesterdecade, here's another shot. As they've made unavoidably clear, Death Magnetic Metallica is all about bringing it back to the…   Read Story »

After the misfires at trying to harness some positive internet attention (by trying to manipulate the flow of internet attention), it seems this time Metallica is ready to go BIG with their web…   Read Story »

Metallica's Rick Rubin-produced Death Magnetic lands on 9/12, a Friday. When they released St. Anger off-cycle in 2003, the guys said it was to circumvent leaks, so it's likely the same thinking…   Read Story »

Back in the '90s Metallica and Guns N' Roses were hard rock titans, owning the Billboards, touring together, getting caught on fire and leaving their crowds in riots. 16 years later it's less about…   Read Story »

I mean, I do. You don't go to Plattsburgh and the Went and spend one New Year's under a giant udder ball at MSG and another with a choir singing "Bohemian Rhapsody" in Boston without being intrigued…   Read Story »

Did you see Conan last night? That Anne Hathaway is delightful. Did you know she used to be in a college a cappella group? My Morning Jacket were on too, and they did "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream…   Read Story »

Every festival has that band that becomes small talk fodder fest wide, the easy ice breaker, the default conversational touchstone. Last year's Lolla it was Pearl Jam. Last year's Bonnaroo it was the…   Read Story »

Greetings from Manchester, TN, where the present conditions are RAIN and I'M SOAKED, much as they were for approximately 85% of My Morning Jacket's slow-starting but ultimately epic, three-hour…   Read Story »

Today's full sets from Fiery Furnaces and Raconteurs can be viewed here. (UPDATE: Now with added Metallica.)   Read Story »

Remember when Metallica previewed their new album for some folks in London and then tried to clear the resulting reviews from the Internet? It was just last week. So you should remember. Well,…   Read Story »