Rick Rubin: In The Studio
Posted on 25. Aug, 2009 by Author in Album Review, Literature
Nobody has been more important for creating so many pivotal milestones in popular music while remaining a complete enigma quite like Rick Rubin.
Metallica’s Death Magnetic
Posted on 16. Jun, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Music
Apparently Metallica’s forthcoming new Rick Rubin-produced full-length will be titled Death Magnetic:
Last week, a mysterious image popped up on Metallica’s Web site — an image that continued to morph over the next few days. It began June 9 with just two letters, D and C, in the middle of four sideways Metallica M’s arranged to look like magnetic rays. Each day, more letters were added. Because the band had promised it would soon divulge the title of its forthcoming album (due in stores this fall), several fans accurately surmised that [...]
Mission:Metallica Trailer Featuring Some New Riffs
Posted on 14. May, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Music, Videos
A trailer for Metallica’s new Mission:Metallica website features a sneak preview of some of the new songs on the band’s forthcoming Rick Rubin produced album. Metallica are of course one of most bad ass bands of all time, and even if they fucked off on the last couple of records, any true Metallica head still has hope that James Hetfield will pull a few Puppets-era riffs out of his ass and make this new record hard as f. Plus the band finally canned Bob Rock, which is definitely a start. [...]
New Weezer Release Date Pushed Up to June 3rd
Posted on 13. May, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Music
Weezer’s third self-titled record (known as the “red” album, following suit with 1994’s “blue” and 2001’s “green” albums) was set to be released this July, but has been pushed up a month, most likely to thwart pirates. Here’s the release:
The streets can’t wait any longer: Buoyed by a single which reached #1 at Modern Rock radio a mere eleven days after its release to the format, and a tidal wave of buzz, Weezer’s new, self-titled album on DGC/Interscope Records has had its release date moved up three weeks to June [...]
Meanwhile, The Clipse signs deal with Sony/Columbia
Posted on 26. Oct, 2007 by Ms. Nickels in Music
In some flossed out corporate room somewhere, rap duo The Clipse just signed a contract (perhaps with a jewel encrusted fountain pen) with Rick Rubin (who I didn’t realize kind of looks like Spencer from Bear Hunter and MC Oroville) at Sony/Columbia Records. They love The Clipse, The Clipse loves them. Here’s the deets:
Their multimillion-dollar, 5-year contract with Columbia is rare given the stingy state of the industry. And it accommodates not only forthcoming Clipse albums, but also solo efforts from each brother, and collective recordings with co-conspiratorial MCs Ab-Liva [...]
