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Interview
Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights — "A lot of rock bands nowadays don't really understand the R&B side of rock 'n' roll…"
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:22:24
Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights have got the power to revive rock 'n' roll. There's an energy surging through their Atlantic Records debut, ...more
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Interview
Kerry King of Slayer — "The Hangover was just awesome…we've all woken up and said 'What the hell happened?'"
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:31:46
Slayer guitarist Kerry King makes a point that each and every musician creating today should take note of. "There's no formula to staying relevant. ...more
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Interview
Philip Anselmo (Pantera, Down) — "You don't have to conform to what everyone else is doing…if you want to do something, make a dent…"
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:50:56
Philip Anselmo remains "stronger than all." In fact, the singer is just as driven, determined and dead set on domination as he was when he first ...more
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Interview
She's Out of My League star Alice Eve — "The movie is a combination of Jay-Z and Aretha Franklin…"
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:39:13
The hottest girl in the room isn't always the nicest…in fact, that's rarely the case. However, She's Out of My League may very well smash that ...more
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Interview
Green Zone star Jason Isaacs — "There I was jumping out of a helicopter and beating up Matt Damon…it's messy…"
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:33:41
"I'm in New York, and I'm looking out the window at the spectacularly beautiful Central Park. It's absolutely fantastic covered in snow. It'd be fun ...more
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Exclusive Oscar Interviews — Quentin Tarantino, Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga, Christoph Waltz
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:11:27
ARTISTdirect.com is all over the 2010 Academy Awards! First of all, we had a bunch of our favorite artists including Slayer, Hollywood Undead, ...more
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Hijacking the Oscars — featuring Hollywood Undead, Jason Derulo, Slayer, Mudvayne, Coheed & Cambria and more
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:50:08
Much to our chagrin, The Hangover was not nominated for an Oscar! Come on—the film was a brilliant combination of commercial comedy and "Oh shit!" ...more
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Interview
Jason Derulo — "Lady Gaga said, 'You're a star' to me..."
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:18:17
Jason Derulo is about to take pop culture by storm. He gained a foothold on the charts last fall with his ultra-catchy "Whatcha Say," and rightfully ...more
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Interview
The Swellers — " We wanted to write songs that were about real people and real experiences and say something…"
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:40:38
The Swellers are "punk rock" in the truest sense of the words. The Michigan quartet churn out catchy, fist pumping rock 'n' roll locked and loaded ...more
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Interview
Never Shout Never — "I want to make happy songs that have shock value"
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:12:22
You don't need a band to make a real racket. Never Shout Never's Christofer Ingle wonderfully proves that on What is Love? Manning everything on his ...more
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Movie Soundtrack(500) Days of Summer
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:17:07

On the 500 Days of Summer soundtrack, the sound of unrequited love is oh so beautiful. This generation's cinematic ballad for the broken-hearted ...more
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DevilDriver
Pray for Villains
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:27:23

You don't wanna fuck with Devildriver. On Pray for Villains, these five Southern California cowboys from Hell have their six guns drawn and aimed ...more
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Jim Jones
This Is Jim Jones
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:43:44

"I'm not really famous, but I bet all the famous people know me. I guess I moved past that," declares Jim Jones" as he exhales a plume of smoke at the ...more
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Paper Route
Absence
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:52:30

The lushness and sprawl of Coldplay, the experimental electronica of later period Radiohead and the neo-nu wave of The Postal Service is adequately ...more
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The Field
Yesterday and Today
Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:29:59

Yesterday & Today, the sophomore release from The Field (AKA Stockholm producer Axel Willner), is at times lovely, but more often than not, it's less ...more
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Chrisette Michele
Epiphany
Thu, 28 May 2009 10:15:24

Chrisette Michele is no joke. She’s also one of the most successful R&B singers that you’ve probably never heard of! The accomplished songstress has ...more
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Steve Earle
Townes
Thu, 28 May 2009 10:09:54

It was well documented in the Townes Van Zandt documentary Be Here To Love Me, that alt-country patriarch Steve Earle was highly influenced by the ...more
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Green Day
21st Century Breakdown
Tue, 26 May 2009 12:57:46

The revisionist history on Green Day is that they were a snot-nosed bunch of acerbic punks who sang songs about masturbation before changing ...more
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The Veer Union
Against the Grain
Tue, 26 May 2009 12:52:58

Radio rock has been saddled with a bad rep. It’s often written off as “butt rock,” a cookie-cutter concoction derived for mass consumption. People ...more
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Iggy Pop
Preliminaires
Thu, 21 May 2009 09:18:58

Of all the potential contenders in the musical world to become our new Serge Gainsbourg, only liars would say they'd pegged Iggy Pop as the victor. ...more

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