Rick Rubin

Blogs
June 18, 2013
Here Are 10 Metal Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
By Alex Distefano I have been a heavy metal fan for over 50 percent of my existence on this planet. But when you're talking about the all-encompassing musical genre known as "heavy metal," you might as well be talking about something as infinitely complicated as the universe. It's that vast, and th ... More >>
Blogs
February 5, 2013
Dave Grohl On His Film Tribute to the Studio That Gave the World Nevermind
By Whitney Friedlander The lobby of Dave Grohl's Northridge-based 606 Studios has a Joan Jett book on the coffee table and a row of classic arcade games like Donkey Kong Jr. against one wall. On top of a photo booth sits an iconic "Moonman" MTV Video Music Award, festooned with a roll of toilet pap ... More >>
Film
January 31, 2013
Director Dave Grohl, Rockers Toast L.A.'s Sound City
Music
February 24, 2011
Linkin Park's New Record Is Going to Confuse Some Fans
Blogs
August 10, 2010
X Japan's Yoshiki on Lollapalooza, Hide, and Taking Over America with Japanese Rock
Jonathan McNamaraX Japan moments before playing Lollapalooza 2010. Left to right: Pata, Heath, Yoshiki, Toshi, and Sugizo.I'm riding in an elevator up to the highest floors of Chicago's Ritz Carlton with publicist Heidi Ellen Robinson-Fitzgerald. For a sweet lady, she represents some hard-hit ... More >>
Culture
September 4, 2008
Allison Manch’s “Sampling” at Practical Art stitches pop lyrics and rap bling into old-fashioned hankies
Blogs
August 18, 2008
National Music News: Metallica takes its show on the road, Jackson Browne takes John McCain to court, and more
Music
September 13, 2007
Perfectly Flawed
Brandi Carlile gives us The Story
Music
February 22, 2007
Hip-Hop Co-Op
Dipping a toe in the urban mainstream
Music
January 5, 2006
They Did What?
2005's top WTF? moments
Music
August 25, 2005
The Real Deal
Art imitates life for balladeer
Music
January 1, 2004
Original Soul
This time, it's personal: Our look back at an intimate year in music.
Music
March 14, 2002
Johnny Cash
The Essential Johnny Cash; various reissues (Columbia/Legacy)
Music
December 28, 2000
Critical Mass 2000
Our panel of writers offer up their takes on the top discs of Y2K
Music
November 2, 2000
Johnny Cash
American III: Solitary Man (American Recordings)
Music
July 6, 2000
Oh Bury Me Not
Johnny Cash sings of Love, God, Murder and how all three make him a legend
Music
November 24, 1993
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAIL
HOMEBOY JOM ROSE AND HIS CIRCUS SIDESHOW ARE BACK. YOU PROBABLY WON'T VOMIT.
Music
March 17, 1993
THE BLUES DRUTHERSSPURNED BY MAJOR LABELS, THE POWERFUL PALADINS FLOURISH ONSTAGE