Posts Tagged ‘definitive’

Daily Reload: Best Rock and Metal Songs of 2012 + More

Liz Ramanand, Loudwire – We’ve put together our definitive list of the 10 Best Rock Songs of 2012. Did your favorite track make the list? Find out here. [ Loudwire ] – For those of you like your music a bit heavier, we’ve also got our choices for the 10 Best Metal Songs of 2012. Check it out here. [ Loudwire ] – Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler discusses ‘Resolution’ + plans for the band’s next album. [ Loudwire ] – In Slash news, a man attempted to sell the guitarist’s old driver license for $50,000 on the reality show ‘Pawn Stars.’ Did he pocket some big bucks? Find out here. [ Loudwire ] – GWAR front-thing Oderus Urungus talks new guitarist Pustulus Maximus, the band’s upcoming album, Hurricane Sandy + more. [ Loudwire ] – We’ve all heard Metallica ‘s ‘The Memory Remains,’ but do you know the story behind the track? Read all about the song’s back story here. [ Ultimate Metallica ] – Rock ‘n’ roll legends Motorhead are asking their fans not to buy their new record. Find out why here. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – Neil Young + Crazy Horse join the long list of bands playing at the Hurricane Sandy Benefit Concert. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – Amanda Palmer is set to perform Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ at a New Year’s Eve show. [ Diffuser.fm ] – Meshuggah announce 2013 North American tour dates. [ Rock Music Report ]

Slash Explains URL Slashes on ‘Conan’

Conan Colons, forward slashes, backward slashes, dots and coms — writing a URL can be a tricky business. And who better to set the record straight than rock’s very own Slash ? Slash weighed in on the subject during last night’s (Oct. 15) episode of ‘ Conan ‘ during the ‘Fan Corrections’ segment, which finds viewers sending in videos where they point out what they think are mistakes in the show. According to a YouTube user calling himself JRok34, the URL ‘Conan’ provides for ‘Fan Corrections’ submissions — which includes a small photo of Slash’s head where the slash should be — is incorrect, because it should be leaning forward. ( Forward Slash — get it?) For the definitive answer, Conan turned to Slash himself, who taped a brief response from a recording studio wherein he pointed out that because the picture shows him looking ahead, it’s very much a forward Slash — and then he demonstrated the difference between that and a back Slash by turning around and showing his back to the camera. Having made his case, he concluded by adding, “Sorry, JRok34, but you don’t know s— about HTTP addresses.” Hard to argue with that logic, no? Check out the video below to watch Slash kick his knowledge of all things internet.