The common refrain about Coachella dictates: "It's not about the music, man, it's about the festival experience." With the dance/sex tents in full swing, dozens of corporate-sponsored hideaways at…   Read Story »

If there's such a thing as an ultimate Red Hot Chili Peppers video, it probably includes the following four things: (1) fire, (2) bare-chested raging out, (3) skimpily dressed hot girls, (4)…   Read Story »

The former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante left his old band a few years ago to once again return to life as a mercurial, cultishly loved solo act. Frusciante's got an EP called…   Read Story »

At the Hollywood Bowl last night, Coldplay revived their acoustic, piano-led cover of "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)" in memory of Adam "MCA" Yauch, who passed away yesterday. Watch…   Read Story »

The 27th annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductions took place in Cleveland Saturday night, and while there were a lot of no shows -- Faces' Rod Stewart, Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, Chili Pepper John…   Read Story »

With the 500th episode of The Simpsons airing last Sunday, the last few weeks have been a celebration of everything Simpsons, where all your favorite pundits and prognosticators have combed through…   Read Story »

This is a big morning for music videos from veteran funk-metal Lollapalooza headliner bands who have, at various points, counted both Flea and Dave Navarro as members. We already saw Jane's…   Read Story »

The Rock Hall is the sort of boomer pageantry that younger music fans tend to sweep aside like, say, the Grammys. That is until the Rock Hall starts actively honoring/shafting the artists you…   Read Story »

The new video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers track "Monarchy Of Roses" is a chopped-up, animated, mostly black-and-white affair, in which the Chili Peppers inhabit environments taken directly from the…   Read Story »

This morning, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame announced its nominees for 2012 induction. This year, we've got some intriguing new names on the list, including Guns N' Roses, the Cure, the Red Hot…   Read Story »