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Duff McKagan of Walking Papers: "This Band Is a Very Real Thing I Believe in"

"If you were in Seattle, you would have known 15 years ago what Jeff Angell was capable of," begins Duff McKagan. "You would have seen him in Post Stardom Depression and gone, 'Fuck, he's killer.' You would have thought to yourself, 'He should be the biggest thing in the world; he should be the next ... More >>

Who to Catch at this Weekend's Uproar Festival

This year's Uproar Festival hits New Jersey and Long Island this weekend, with far and away the best line-up in the rock fest's four-year history. Previous years have featured distinctly bro-metal headliners, like Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold, but 2013 has gone the classic route with both Jane's ... More >>

Life Advice From Alice in Chains

They've been around for 26 years. They know a few things.

The Many, Many Weird Guest Appearances of Sir Elton John

Elton John may be one of the most silently pervasive artists ever. At award shows, tribute concerts, and even on random albums, including his most recent stint on Fall Out Boy's currently #1 Save Rock and Roll, the "Candle in the Wind" crooner knows how to steal the spotlight from whichever star is ... More >>

Dr. Drew Officially Is The Grim Reaper; Another "Celebrity Rehab"-er Bites The Dust

In what can only (and extremely sarcastically) be described as a staggering loss for humanity, "Celebrity Rehab" alum Joey Kovar has reportedly died from a drug overdose outside of Chicago.This puts the tally of dead Celebrity Rehab "stars" at three.If you're unfamiliar with "Celebrity Rehab," it's ... More >>

The Next EP-isode

The long(ish) player gets reborn in the digital age

Dead Sara Is Weathering the Storm

Blazing hard rock might signal a sea change

Valentine's Day Special: Nine Songs That Call Themselves Love Songs, In Order

Vintage ad for WPIX-FM, back when it played "nothin' but love songs." Anyone know who did the jingle? 9. 311, "Love Song"

People Who Died 2011: The Year In Obituaries

Amy Winehouse passed away on July 23. ​In memory of the people, places, and things that passed away in 2011, here's a collection of links and streaming-video artifacts.

Live: Scott Weiland Is Full Of Strange Merriment At The P.C. Richard & Son Theater

Scott Weiland P.C. Richard & Son Theater Tuesday, November 29 Better than: Losing The Drummer Boy Challenge. The P.C. Richard and Son Theater is a small venue with a capacity of maybe 200 people at most; its size can make the space seem like a compressed TV studio. Last night, during Scott Weilan ... More >>

New York's Finest '90s Rock Tribute Acts Get Their Halloween Costumes Ready

Grunge days, revisited

Jani Lane, R.I.P.

Jani Lane, the former lead singer of the hard rock band Warrant, was found dead in a California hotel room last night. Lane was Warrant's primary songwriter, penning radio hits like "Heaven," "I Saw Red," and "Cherry Pie"; in his later years, he would leave and get back together with his former ban ... More >>

Download: Tracks By Charlie Looker's Extra Life And Sculptress

​Charlie Looker has spent 10 years in New York art-rock anomalies--Lavender, Zs, Period, Extra Life, Sculptress, even (briefly) Dirty Projectors. The common thread is always the place where the vulnerable sentiment of indie rock collides with the jagged rhythms of contemporary composition; Loo ... More >>

The Great Radiohead Postmortem: Is The Entire World Live-Tweeting About The King of Limbs At The Same Time Such A Terrible Thing?

So maybe you heard that Radiohead put out a new album, The King of Limbs, on Friday, one day earlier than planned, a gift that triggered a "live-Tweeting my first listen" torrent of unprecedented volume and ferocity, a glut of Internet-borne insta-opinions that seemed at odds with the band's reput ... More >>

Premiere: Kings Destroy, "The Mounty"

Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​Megalithic Brooklyn five-piece Kings Destroy is a melodic addition to New York's doom-metal class of 2010, spasming uncomfortably alongside recent YIMBY grads like Elks, Primitive Weapons, and Clean ... More >>

The 20 Worst Songs of 2010, #18: Godsmack, "Cryin' Like A Bitch!!"

F2K10 is a countdown of the 20 worst songs of 2010. Track our progress here. ​That Godsmack is still able to put out chart-topping records in 2010 shouldn't be too surprising; the warmed-over, self-pitying nü-metal put forth by Sully Erna and his bandmates is still the lingua franca of rock ... More >>

Download: Man's Gin, "Nuclear Ambition Pt. 2"

Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​Erik Wunder, of gloomy black-metal expressionists Cobalt, has relocated from Denver to Brooklyn with little more than a song in his heart and a chip on his shoulder. Smiling Dogs, the debut album fr ... More >>

Is It Possible to Sell Out in 2010?

​Today's New York Times brings a startling bit of news: the sneaker company Converse is opening a recording studio in the heart of Williamsburg, to be called Converse Rubber Tracks, where bands "deemed dedicated and needy enough" will be able to record for free. Artists selected to use the spa ... More >>

Fall Guide: Interpol Return With Their First Record in Three Years

But don't look for that persona-grooming bassist

This Week's Voice: Alice in Chains, Drive By Truckers, Regina Carter, Greenberg, and More

Alice in Chains get down. Photo by Santiago Felipe.​In this week's Village Voice, Rob Harvilla sees the sorta resurrected Alice in Chains at Terminal 5, Stephen Deusner on the creative nonfiction of the Drive By Truckers' The Big To-Do, and Phil Freeman gets personal with jazz violinist Regina ... More >>

This Week, in the Voice: The 10 Worst Landlords in NYC

​Still trying to wrangle your landlord to get your door to stop squeaking? You ain't seen shit. As long as they didn't make Elizabeth Dwoskin's beautifully terrifying work on this year's list of New York's Worst Landlords, you might end up wanting to hug your own building's capo. And if they a ... More >>

The Resurrection of Alice in Chains

Grunge's grimmest cautionary tale rises triumphantly (if uncomfortably) anew

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GROAN ZONE

Testing out the new Alice in Chains

Jimmy Eat World Totally Jobbed By The A.V. Club's Otherwise Exemplary "21 Songs About Hating The Radio" List

If only AutoTune had existed back then. Starring Elvis Costello, Public Enemy, the Smiths, Shellac, NOFX, TMBG (!), and R.E.M. The "Alice in Chains are the new Doors" theory (during a discussion about the Dead Kennedys' "Triumph of the Swill") is particularly revelatory. Better sing now while you ... More >>

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News Roundup: Japandroids, It Came From Brooklyn, and More $5 Tickets

Leigh RightonJapandroids, the second Siren band who set their drums on fire --We've already lamented missing what was probably one of Japandroids' last tiny gigs in New York ever, but here's a manageably-sized solution: tickets for their Mercury Lounge show on September 24 are onsale today. If int ... More >>

Hugs and Kisses #31: Tad the Grunge Personification, the DVD

CMJ Day Four: Fuckups and Miracles

VH1's Rock Honors: A Running Diary

Status Ain't Hood Interviews Diplo

Shaking Off the Dirt

A grunge fan's drug of choice: Joyous nostalgia

Prog Wakes Up

Paradiddles by the Dashboard Light

Big With the Kids

Corporate Rock-Hack Bands Nobody Over 20 Ever Heard of Rule America

Wearing the Melancholy

This Dungeon's for Hire, Even If We're Just Dancing in the Darkwave

Alt Is Long

Stinkonia

Seattle Pilots Move to Milwaukee

Borgo Pass

A Terrible Beauty

Young Sun Lim Makes Art of Life-Forms Struggling To Be Born

Pirate King Music's No. 1 Bootlegger Gets Busted— Again