Rob Zombie: Proud to Play Maestro to Your Worst Nightmare

The metal veteran talks to THR about his latest album, new psychological thriller and how to do Halloween horror right. Metal veteran Rob Zombie headlines this summer's Rockstar Mayhem Festival, a repeat appearance to the annual multiband trek, but that's hardly the only commitment on the rocker's schedule.

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Butcher Babies, Huntress Bring Girl Power to the Metal Masses

An opera singer and two devotees of late Plasmatics frontwoman Wendy O. Williams prove how the testosterone-fueled scene at the Rockstar Mayhem Festival is not always what it seems.

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Life After a Band Member's Death: Hawthorne Heights Presses On

The Dayton, Ohio five-piece, who lost guitarist Casey Calvert to a fatal cocktail of prescription medications, return with a new official lineup and the ambitious concept album, "Zero."

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7 Women Who Fought To Keep America Free

There's about a million women in American History who have fought for our freedoms and gone almost entirely unacknowledged. Here are seven women who have made history — a few who have become recent household names and others who aren't but should be.

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Vice Magazine Suicide: Magazine Learns a Thing Or Two About Using Mental Illness to Sell Copies

Tuesday, Vice Magazine released a suicide-themed fashion photo spread using legendary female writers like Sylvia Plath and Virginia Woolf as inspiration.
Since then there has been public outcry, not only from feminist publications like Jezebel, but also from readers and the general public.

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This 14-Year-Old North Dakotan Knows More About Good Government Than Her State Lawmakers

North Dakota’s 63^rd legislative session adjourned at close to 4:30 a.m. on May 4, with only three hours left in its 80-day time frame.

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"Feminism" Defined: A Detailed Look at One of the Most Controversial Labels Today

According to the dictionary, feminism is defined as: 1). the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes, 2). organized activity on behalf of women’s rights and interests.

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Scott Walker: Wisconsin Governor and Legislature Make Plans to Shut Down State News Outlet

The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is under fire, and the motives are apparently political.

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Bangladesh Factory Collapse: Sweatshop Labor Can (and Does) Happen Here, Too

Dov Charney is the modern-day, snarky, fashion version of Upton Sinclair, staging attacks against the unfair working conditions many garment factories force upon their workers.

Read the entire article here: http://www.policymic.com/articles/46443/bangladesh-factory-collapse-sweatshop-labor-can-and-does-happen-here-too

#MyGirlfriendNotAllowedTo: Trending Twitter Hashtag Promotes Violence Against Women, Even Though It's Tongue-and-Cheek

It seems that it is commonly understood in the Twitterverse that hashtag #MyGirlfriendNotAllowedTo is simply one big gag, a mockery of overprotective and controlling boyfriends who really do place strict limits on their girlfriend’s behavior. But #MyGirlfriendNotAllowedTo turns domestic abuse and controlling behavior into one big joke, which really isn’t all that funny:

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Motley Crue's Tommy Lee Retires Drum Roller Coaster

The 40-foot construction, which debuted in 2011, allowed the drummer to play while making a full 360-degree loop. Motley Crue's Tommy Lee retired his 360-degree roller coaster drum kit on Saturday in Atlantic City, NJ.

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Raha Moharrak: First Saudi Woman to Climb Mount Everest

Raha Moharrak has become the first Saudi woman to scale Mount Everest.
Approaching from Nepal's side of the mountain, Moharrak was one of 64 climbers who reached the 29,035 ft (8,850 meter) peak the morning of May 18 after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col, the same starting point pioneers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay took in 1953.

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This College Rudely Asks For Donations From Recent Graduates

During my graduation ceremony last week filled with anxious graduates, picture-taking, and wonderful speakers — Bill Cosby being one of them — I received my bachelor of the arts degree in journalism with a focus in magazines from Temple University.

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Heidelberg Project Arson Yet Another Blow to Struggling Detroit

The sad state of America’s economy is old news to almost everyone.
Nationwide, the unemployment rate hit 7.5% as of April this year. Most major cities are at a rate of at least 7% unemploymen,t and even when it seems that the rates are dropping, those lower statistics are usually just a result of people leaving the labor force entirely rather than landing a steady job.

read the entire article here: http://www.policymic.com/articles/41619/heidelberg-project-arson-yet-another-blow-to-struggling-detroit

This West Virginia Lawmaker Thinks Children Should Have to Work For School Lunches

Remember school lunches? Maybe they weren’t the most appealing, but there was always the option of a well-balanced meal with each component coming from a different segment of the food pyramid. They were always inexpensive; for the kids who needed it, there were reduced-price meals available once their parents filled out the necessary forms.

Check out the entire article here: http://www.policymic.com/articles/38987/this-west-virginia-lawmaker-thinks-children-should-have-to-work-for-school-lunches

Indie Music Site Pitchfork Wins National Magazine Award

Founded in 1995, the online publication was recognized by the American Society of Magazine Editors alongside New York Magazine and National Geographic. Among the winners at the American Society of Magazine Editors' prestigious National Magazine Awards on  Thursday night was indie music website Pitchfork, which picked up an Ellie (ASME's elephant-shaped trophy) for General Excellence in Digital Media.

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John Lennon Drawings Go on Display at Los Angeles Mall

This weekend only, artwork by the late Beatle can be seen at a Juicy Couture adjacent exhibit in Century City. Los Angeles is the new temporary home of The Art of John Lennon, an exhibit of the late Beatle’s artwork.

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BarstoolU Takes Slut Shaming to a New Level With "10 Sluttiest Colleges in America" List

Slut shaming isn’t new. Neither are all the websites, Twitter accounts, or Facebook pages that perpetuate the act of forcing shame on women for the same things most men are applauded for. What is new however, is this article from BarstoolU.com

 This is one that I'm really proud of. Check out the whole thing here: http://www.policymic.com/articles/37047/barstoolu-takes-slut-shaming-to-a-new-level-with-10-sluttiest-colleges-in-america-list

'American Idol' Burning Questions: Who's Throwing the Girls Under the Bus?

One of the top four American Idol finalists was spared the heave-ho with a Thursday night fake-out, but there certainly lingered plenty of questions about the drama leading up to that not-so-shocking moment.

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'American Idol' Winner Fantasia: A Decade On (Video)

American Idol season three winner Fantasia returned to stage that made her a household first name, performing her latest single “Lose to Win” on the April 18 elimination show.

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Green Day Documentary '¡Cuatro!' Screens at Los Angeles' Sonos Studio

Green Day’s documentary ¡Cuatro! screened at Los Angeles’ Sonos Studio on Wednesday, a month after it premiered at South by Southwest and one night before the band headlined the nearby 16,000-seater Sports Arena.

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Philly Tech Week Puts Philadelphia in Global Technology Spotlight

This weekend marks the kick-off of the third annual Philly Tech Week held every April throughout the city of Philadelphia. Since 2011, the founders of Technically Philly have planned and organized Philly Tech Week, a week-long celebration of technological happenings that occur in the area. With 10,000 in attendance and 75 events in 2012, Tech Week is aimed to be a community organizing effort, where projected attendance for this year exceeds 15,000 and events number in the 85 and above range.

Check out the entire article here: http://globalphiladelphia.org/news/philly-tech-week-puts-philadelphia-global-technology-spotlight

Ellie Goulding Performs Surprise Pop-Up Concert at LACMA

The "Lights" singer entertained some 500 Los Angeles fans Monday afternoon.

 She sings about "Lights" and plays among a forest of them, too.

One day before her headlining bow at Los Angeles’ famed Palladium, Ellie Goulding popped up for a surprise afternoon performance outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

This appeared online for the Hollywood Reporter on February 11, 2013. Check out the entire article here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/ellie-goulding-performs-surprise-pop-420723

Universal Signs New Agreement With Republic's Monte and Avery Lipman

In recent months, the label has scored hits by Gotye, PSY (via Schoolboy Records), Of Monsters and Men, The Weeknd and Florence and the Machine.

The music industry’s productive brother duo of Monte and Avery Lipman have announced they’re in it for the long haul.

 Universal Music Group has signed new long-term agreements with the Republic Records founders, naming them chairman & chief executive officer and president & chief operating officer, respectively.

This appeared online for the Hollywood Reporter on February 5, 2013. Check out the entire article here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/universal-signs-new-agreement-republics-418506