When America’s brand of folk rock comes to mind, it’s hard to avoid our own freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. Over the last half-century, the ardently arrogant and enigmatic songwriter has made his mark on our cultural landscape with his distinctive voice and witt

James Murphy hasn't been sitting around idling away since the dissolution of LCD Soundsystem. In fact, he's been doing quite the opposite. Whether it's working with Gorillaz and Andre 3000 on a Converse promotion, getting documentary films about his last

Tweet vaso link So after seeing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , with its awkward-yet-awesome title sequence featuring Trent Reznor and Atticus Finch reworking Immigrant Song, I thought back to my youthful obsession with Industrial music. Reznor was an

Marilyn Manson, the physical manifestation of pre-9/11 attitudes, is taking to touring again. The Midwest-heavy schedule squeaks closest to Nashville via Kansas City, so if you’re into that sort of thing I suggest going ... though I’m not sure why anyone

Practically the only art Saul Williams hasn’t dabbled in is painting, or maybe pottery. The poet/actor/musician/activist/writer/lecturer conquers everything else. Williams rose out of New York’s spoken-word scene in the mid-’90s, then co-wrote and starre

As the disparate likes of Wire, Massive Attack and Trent Reznor have taught us over the years, there’s much to be said for a lack of prolificacy. Imperial Teen has managed just five albums in 16 years of existence, and Feel the Sound comes five years aft

David Fincher's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" is cold and dark, chilly and kinky; it's a virtuoso thriller in which sound plays a key role in ratcheting up the tension and keeping the audience uneasy as the main characters struggle to solve a decades

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then on listening to the opening track from Danish band 's new album Tectonics, Trent Reznor is getting misty-eyed as he remembers the fun and games he had as a young man. But perhaps this is a red herring.

Dave Grohl is helping to piece together a documentary about Los Angeles studio Sound City. Some studios seems to have an atmosphere, a life of their own. Something going beyond the kit inside, an ambiance that helps to inspire musicians to push themselve

Dave Grohl and friends for "Sound City" Dave Grohl jammed with Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney at the Grammy Awards last night but, according to the new trailer for "Sound City" and the Foo Fighters frontman's comments, there are more "epic" collabo

When it came about that Dave Grohl was working on a sitcom for FX, we asked if there was anything he can’t do. As if winning five Grammys didn’t prove there in fact isn’t, the recent trailer for his upcoming Sound City documentary seals it. The fact that

How was J Devil born? J Devil just came to me. I was making music, and I was trying to think of a name for myself. It just popped into my head. It's my initials "JD" and then "Evil". My wife's nickname is "Devil". I've been fascinated with the devil my w

Music and film. It is my opinion that one cannot possibly exist without the other. For me, a great song is one that makes me visualize a story in my head as I’m listening to it. It doesn’t just present imagery-laden lyrics; it’s always the combination of

But hardcore fans of the film had already gotten themselves a copy of the film on the Internet. And the biggest buzz surrounding the film at this point of time is its opening title sequence which looks like a cross between a James Bond opening montage an

by Chronogram staff, February 07, 2012 Join the Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre as it celebrates its 30th Annual Bardavon Gala with two performances on Saturday, February 25 at 8:00pm and Sunday, February 26 at 3:00pm at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in P

Someday, OK Go will release a music video that features the four-piece performing onstage, in front of an audience, without any obtuse gizmos or art installations. But today is not that day! The cinematic alt-rockers debuted another wildly elaborate clip

“You wouldn’t steal a car … Piracy, it’s a crime!” Many people will remember this quote from an anti-piracy ad that appeared in 2004 in theaters and on countless DVDs. Ironically, though most college students probably wouldn’t shoplift a CD from a store,

The Super Bowl is over, meaning the next major spectacle many Americans turn their eyes toward to will take place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The nominees are out, discussions have begun and friendships are teetering on the rocks even as we speak

The first four Korn records unanimously remain heavy music landmarks. The band became more revolutionary at each turn, embracing funk, hip hop, industrial, and metal like no one prior had—or consequentially ever would. Ask anyone who was in high school f