Last week, Chicago rap great Common released A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1, an album that he only announced a few days before it came out. For the single "Say Peace," Common got together with Black Thought, his fellow rap virtuoso and '90s-vintage veteran. On the track, the two of them talk about change and hope…

Common has just announced that he's releasing a new project at the end of this week called Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1, his first big release since last year's Let Love. A song from it called "A Place In This World" was featured in an ad for Michelle Obama's When We All Vote initiative a few…

Common, Andy Samberg, and Craig Robinson are getting together to make a stoner superhero movie. Variety reports that all three actors have signed on to produce and star in Super High, a New Line action-comedy in which "smoking a special strain of weed gives superpowers to the smoker."

One common excuse among religious people seeking an easy explanation for their poor behavior is "The devil made me do it." Kanye West has a different explanation for his infamous Taylor Swift stage-crashing incident at the 2009 VMAs: God made me do it!

It is, of course, not uncommon for musicians to cover each other. It's perhaps a bit more unexpected when established indie musicians go and form a full-blown cover band. That is, however, what has happened with Black Sabbath Cover Band Rehearsal. As you might be able to tell from the name, it's not exactly your…