Slipknot's Corey Taylor talks fighting racism in metal

Down singer Phil Anselmo recently addressed a festival crowd with a Nazi salute, but Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor says his fans don’t ever have to worry about his own band doing something similar. “I don’t ever want our fans to feel like we’re judging them because of color, religion, culture, upbringing, etc.,” he told The Guardian when asked about what Anselmo did. “We welcome everyone, we always have and we always will.

Smashing Pumpkins announce open auditions for new guitarist

If you're a musician and Smashing Pumpkins fan who daydreams about getting up on stage and shredding your way through that killer "Geek U.S.A." guitar solo with the band, then wow, do we have the job opportunity for you. The Grammy-winning group announced Friday that they're seeking to add a third guitarist to their current lineup — which consists of founding vocalist and guitarist Billy Corgan, guitarist James Iha, and drummer Jimmy Chamberlain — ahead of the multiple stadium tours they have scheduled for later this year.

Snail Mail shares her favorite songs, albums, and musicians

Soundtrack of My Life is a recurring column in which musicians recall their favorite songs, artists, and albums. If Snail Mail's rousing, critically lauded debut album, Lush, signaled the arrival of a remarkable young talent, its follow-up, Valentine, will leave listeners downright mystified. Over a slick 32 minutes, the Maryland native — born Lindsey Jordan — traffics in the sandpaper-course indie guitar anthems that put her on the map ("Glory," the title track), but she also swerves into new terrain.

Snakes on a Plane

Snakes on a Plane sounds like a title that Don Simpson, at 4 in the morning, scrawled in white powder on a glass table, or perhaps a pitch by Entourage‘s Ari Gold to his favorite client (”snakes on a plane — BOOM!”). It acknowledges, with a bluntness that passes for a wink, what the vast majority of Hollywood titles do not: that the movie it’s adorning is a concept, nothing more, one that wears its brain-deadness on both lapels.

SNL spoofs Barbie with grim American Girl dolls movie trailer: 'Not all dolls live in a Dreamhouse'

Life in plastic is not so fantastic for American Girl dolls — at least in the twisted minds of the writers at Saturday Night Live. This week's episode parodied Greta Gerwig's upcoming live-action Barbie flick with a faux movie trailer centered on the iconic (and let's be honest, sorta spooky) toys. In the sketch, host Ana de Armas and cast members Chloe Fineman, Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner, Molly Kearney, and Sarah Sherman played a bunch of the dolls, but in this grim world they're plagued by cholera and harrowing backstories.

Snoop Dogg sued for alleged sexual assault before Super Bowl LVI show

A woman has filed a lawsuit against Snoop Dogg and his longtime friend Don "Magic" Juan days before the rapper is set to perform at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show. According to court documents filed in California and obtained by EW, the woman — referenced as "Jane Doe" — alleges that the 50-year-old violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and committed sexual battery and sexual assault. Snoop Dogg has denied the allegations.

Snow White gets gender-bent (and Jewish!) in new romance novel

Who is the fairest of them all? In Wake Me Most Wickedly, it's Solomon Weiss, a businessman struggling who he can trust with his heart as his life hangs in the balance. EW can exclusively reveal the cover for this fairy-tale retelling, the latest from author Felicia Grossman, who launched the series with Cinderella-story Marry Be My Midnight, which EW praised, saying, "Grossman bibbidi-bobbidi-blasts us into a new corner of Victorian England, proving that the best fairy-tales don't need to fit into a box (or even a shoe) but rather defy them.

So many popular Funko Pops are quietly on sale at Amazon for under $10

Amazon's hidden overstock outlet is a treasure-trove full of Funko Pop wonders right now, and figurines from fan-favorites movies and series have major discounts — up to 80 percent off. To sweeten the deals even more, many of these discounted Funko Pops are Chase variations, which means that although the figure is popular, there is something about this particular model that's different from others. This makes them cooler (and more valuable) collectibles.

Sofia and Gabi have relationship problems

What would Young & Hungry be if it weren’t for Gabi and Sofia’s relationship woes? As the exclusive sneak peek of season 5 above shows, the roommates have just as many love-related problems as ever — although they might not admit it. Gabi is still trying to have a friends-with-benefits situation with Josh while Sofia pines over her already-in-a-relationship coworker. Yeah, it sounds like things haven’t changed much. The 25 Best TV Characters in the Past 25 Years But one thing that has changed: Betty White will be a guest star in two upcoming episodes.

Someone is back from the dead in Riverdale 100th episode

Riverdale might be getting old, but its residents are as hot as ever. This week, Riverdale airs its 100th episode, which also happens to be the end of the series' five-episode Rivervale event. To mark the occasion, the show's going to do something it's never done before: Go a bit deeper in the series' comic inspiration. "We often incorporate pop culture into the show," says showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. "We did a season that was sort of inspired by Dungeons & Dragons.