Skid Row

People usually cannot think about the 80's without crediting the music genre known as hair metal. Read More

You wouldn't head out to the desert without water, right? Read More

Friendly reminder: our own Vince Neilstein will be DJing "Heavy Metal Happy Hour" this Friday the 13th at The Arrow Bar in Manhattan (Ave A and 5th St., downstairs). Read More

As of November 4, 2009, Guns N' Roses' 2010 Canadian (maybe worldwide?) tour is still a go. Read More

In the year that I've spent with the Skid Row 3-on-3 Streetball League, I've been a called a lot of names. Read More

Singer Beth Ditto and her fans know she's all of those, because for every fat girl with a pretty face and loads of talent who's ever been told she'd look prettier if she lost weight, Ditto has been exacting revenge as Gossip's front woman every time she opens her mouth and sings. Read More

(antiMusic) Before we get to today's quicks, we have a quick thanks to all of the readers who took the time to submit suggestions for our annual "what artists do you want us to cover" survey . Read More

They stand hand-in-hand, heads bowed, eyes closed, in a circle at the center of the mint-green basketball court in Gladys Park. They are here to play ball. Read More

About 9 a.m. each morning, Stephanie Rodriguez climbs the stairs to her home studio, where she has been conjuring the souls of Beethoven, Bach and Mozart and introducing them to the likes of Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen and Alice Cooper. Read More

The worn basketball darts from one player to the next, then lands in the hands of Sway, a feisty sharpshooter whose passion for the game is etched permanently on his face — a two-inch Nike high-top sneaker is tattooed on his left cheekbone. Read More