Metal Injection — Iron Maiden are coming! The post IRON MAIDEN Add Two Final Tour Dates to The Legacy of the Beast Tour appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Stereogum — The first revolutionary shot fired from the '90s rock underground in the UK was explosive enough to dispatch a home stereo. The story goes that when Graham Sutton, guitarist/vocalist for Bark Psychosis, first played for Vinita Joshi (then co-owner of... more info

TMZ — Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and Lauren Pesce tied the knot Thursday ... and gotta say it's a stunning contrast to the situation Mike's about to face. Mike and Lauren took their vows at The Legacy Castle in Pompton Plains, NJ as… more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — A biographical memorial to iconic Russian classical music composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky will become the newest addition to Chicago’s “Legacy Walk” art installation, a half-mile outdoor “museum” along Halsted Street dedicated to celebrat... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Signature recommended April's best books. The Ringer examined the legacy of the Pixies' debut album Surfer Rosa. March's best eBook deals. Sunflower Bean visited World Cafe for a live performance and interview. Anna Quindlen recommended books by cont... more info

Consequence of Sound — Jody Hill's latest comic study of machismo is a simpler take on familiar territory. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Will Self explained the allure of difficult novels at Literary Hub. NPR Music on the legacy of Alice Coltrane's Journey In Satchidananda album. February's best eBook deals. Stream a new Half Waif song. BuzzFeed recommended recently published books. S... more info

Stereogum — Like the Bo Diddley beat or the Amen break, the D-beat is one of the foundational rhythms of modern music. This simple, pounding drum pattern, made famous by Discharge's Terry "Tez" Roberts (though John Maher of the Buzzcocks plays it on "You Tear Me... more info

Stereogum — Tracking Down is a newish Stereogum franchise in which we talk to artists who have been out of the spotlight for a minute.… more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Hazlitt interviewed author Rachel Khong. Rolling Stone examined the legacy of Lilith Fair. Literary Hub shared an excerpt from Jesús Carrasco’s novel Out in the Open. Vol. 1 Brooklyn interviewed Andrew Becker of the music project Human Pote... more info