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5 Bands Studies Show Make You a Bad Person

We've been hearing for years that rock music makes us bad people. We've heard it from our parents, from teachers, from those goody-goody kids at school. AC/DC has probably written at least 100 songs about the subject. But what if I told you that scientists in the Netherlands have proved definitively ... More >>

NIN's Broken at 20: The Movie Trent Reznor Didn't Want You to See

Fans of Nine Inch Nails and loud music know the story of the Broken EP, but for those less familiar, here is the Reader's Digest version: Upset with his record label Trent Reznor recorded, in secret, an album of loud aggressive rock completely unlike his first album (1989's Pretty Hate Machine). He ... More >>

Are These the Most Anticipated Albums of 2013? Seriously?

A Web site (magazine?) called Loudwire posted their list of the most anticipated rock albums of 2013. The first question we have is "anticipated by whom?" Because if the answer is "people who love music," then we've got some major problems here. 10. Motley Crue Really? The tenth most anticipated n ... More >>

Ever Heard of a $427,500 Mix CD?

Back in the dark ages of Internet piracy, a Rhode Islander by the name of Joel Tenenbaum made the choice of illegally downloading/sharing music online and the mistake of getting caught. The record companies wanted to make an example out of him and nine years later, it looks like they're getting what ... More >>

Fetal Disgorge Endorses Albino Race Hunting

It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off we're trying hard to find meaning in the oddest monikers. Soooooo... a while back I delved into the meaning of a metal band called Dying Fetus, an encounter from which I barely escaped alive. Since I ha ... More >>

Zachary Byron Helm: Black Leather, Bingo, And Nine Inch Nails

​Rocks Off likes to check in on Zachary Byron Helm and SORP Films from time to time just to see what the master of goth, industrial, and other dark music parodies is up to. Whether it's his masterpiece of mockery The League of Extraordinary Industrial Retards or peddling a rockabilly cereal we ... More >>

Recasting MTV's Daria With Real-Life Musicians

​There was once a brighter time in the history of MTV when the network occasionally played interesting animated series and occasionally even music videos. Now, instead of Daria, there's Snooki; instead of Beavis and Butt-Head, there's The Situation and Pauly D. Growing up, Daria (1997-2002) w ... More >>

The Cold One

Godfather of goth Peter Murphy helps Underworld celebrate 12 years.

Trent Reznor Back In (Free) Form On How To Destroy Angels

​Trent Reznor is one of those venerable goth elders that we are all so beholden to for years of stellar music that it's hard sometimes to criticize him without sounding ungrateful. And we are grateful. But it's clear that over the last several years, Reznor has been struggling to find himself agai ... More >>

Can't Join 'Em? Sue 'Em or Quit 'Em!

Tony LaRussa and Trent Reznor are bona fide weenies. Yup. Weenies. As flaccid and dejected as they come. So to speak. In an embarrassing showing of overinflated celebrity egos, the Lifestyles of the Rich and Social Media Clueless has had the interwebs all atwitter as of late. As a result, both ... More >>

Closing Up the Rock Box: Q&A with DJ Witnes

Haute Dogs and Hotties

Don't worry about matching foods and wines at Max's — just make sure you don't have chili on your chin

Vince Charming

Vaughn ensures an amicable Break-Up

Trent Reznor, Supersize

Nine Inch Nails, live in San Francisco: Hilarity. Guilt. Nostalgia. BALCO.

How to Be Famous in Ten Easy Steps

Or, how life got to be just a bowl of cherries

Boobs Versus Prudes

Only Prince can walk the tightrope between sensuality and artistry

Houston 1, Luftwaffe 0

Tim Murrah's Stuka goes down in flames

Nine Inch Nails

And All That Could Have Been (Nothing)

Hick Hop

Trent Summar puts the booze and bad attitude back in country music

Industrial Revolutions

When the synth dust settles, Nine Inch Nails is the band left standing

Theatrical Truffles

Strom Thurmond as a gay man's date to the prom? New York City without Queens? Yeah, When Pigs Fly.

Heart Failure

Carroll's impressive cast can't overcome this thin film

Power Mower

Lawn Dogs yawns first, then surges

Separation Anxiety

What's life like among the rich? At Main Street, not very interesting.

Vintage Sounds

Wayne Hancock is a new-fashioned guy with old-fashioned desires

King of the Mild Frontier

Adam Ant is still dressed up, and now has somewhere to go