May 24th, 2013 | 12:14 pm by Ben Smith (@BHSmithNYC)

Rob Halford’s 20 Most Hell Bent For Leather Looks

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Judas Priest are for all intents and purposes the first modern heavy metal band. Earlier groups laid the sonic and stylistic blueprints but Priest codified the various strains, melding Led Zeppelin’s wailing sense of grandeur to the dark heaviness of Black Sabbath and matching speeds with Deep Purple at their fastest. They were the first to proudly proclaim themselves a “heavy metal” band and pioneered the leather and studs look, which quickly became the defacto image for all subsequent metal groups. Influenced by punk and his extracurricular activities in the S&M underground, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford was the first to cover  himself from head to toe in black leather and other kinky accouterments as immortalized in the classic song “Hell Bent for Leather.” In honor of this weekend’s premiere on VH1 Classic of the new live concert film Judas Priest: Epitaph, we present Rob Halford’s 20 Most Hell Bent For Leather Looks.

 

 

Tune in  to VH1 Classic this Memorial Day for Metal Mania Weekend with the hardest hitting video blocks and special programming all weekend long including the broadcast premiere of Judas Priest: Epitaph this Saturday, May 25 at 8/8C. 

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May 24th, 2013 | 10:28 am by Mark Graham (@unclegrambo)

Mariah Carey Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction On GMA, Lets The “S-Word” Fly

After spending the last few years taking care of Dem Babies, Mariah Carey is working herself back into promo mode. Her super sexy video for “#BEAUTIFUL” has helped the song crack the Billboard Top 20, and this morning, she brought her comeback tour to Good Morning America. However, Mimi’s appearance in Central Park didn’t exactly go as planned…

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May 23rd, 2013 | 12:30 pm by Mark Graham (@unclegrambo)

Waxing On Mustaches: John Oates Rates Pop Culture’s Most Famous ‘Staches (VIDEO)

John Oates is, of course, best known for the music he wrote and recorded over the years with Daryl Hall, but the amazingly lush mustache he rocked during the ’70s and ’80s might just be his defining trait as an individual. “A good mustache makes a man for many reasons,” he explained to us during a recent visit to VH1 headquarters in Times Square and, as it turns out, he’s quite the connoisseur of cookie dusters. We asked him to critique the effectiveness of some of pop culture’s most famous mustaches of all-time —including Ron Swanson, Magnum P.I., Borat and more!— in the following feature, which we’ve dubbed WAXING ON MUSTACHES WITH JOHN OATES.

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May 23rd, 2013 | 11:39 am by Stacy Lambe (@sllambe)

The 10 Best Remixes Of Lana Del Rey

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Some artists just sound better remixed. Case in point: Lana Del Rey. Her drawl works surprisingly well with a number of different sounds, including dubstep, ’80s synth, techno, even Jay-Z. Her songs lend themselves to the creative appeal of remix artists who have mastered taking her sound to a whole new level. That’s why she’s the first artist on our list to get the Remixology treatment. Listen to 10 of the best takes on the singer’s best songs, including “Video Games,” “National Anthem” and the Gatsby single, “Young & Beautiful.”

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