"We're like a two-headed monster," grins Monica West, one-half of MVPleez.

Her other half, Valentine Bureau, wholeheartedly agrees with a chuckle. The New York-based comedy duo definitely operates with one clear goal in mind—to make you laugh.

They succeed immensely with their hilarious music videos and sketches on YouTube. You can see them causing havoc in "Criminal", chiding the "Worst Texter Ever", or spending like a rap superstar on "Tax Refund Time". All along the way, their sharp, satirical humor remains utterly fresh and righteously funny. With hip hop flavor and theatrical panache, the MVPleez monster is about to become a bona fide 21st century comedy goliath.

In this exclusive interview with ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino, MVPleez talk creating their videos, musical influences, near-jail experiences, mistakes boys make, and so much more…

Opening in theaters on March 2nd is the new high school party movie produced by director Todd Phillips (Old School, The Hangover) called Project X. The film is a "found footage" movie, which was directed by Nima Nourizadeh and stars a cast of predominantly unknown actors including Thomas Mann (It's Kind of a Funny Story), Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Alexis Knapp, Nichole Bloom, Dax Flame, and Miles Teller (Footloose). 

ArtistDirect's Editor in Chief Rick Florino recently had a chance to sit down with actors Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Kirby Bliss Blanton, and Alexis Knapp, as well as director Nima Nourizadeh, and producer Todd Phillips to discuss their work on Project X. The actors discussed the actual danger on the set, the songs in the film, and their favorite party music, while the filmmakers talked about the importance of authenticity when making the movie. 

"You're picking up the guitar and playing along with the real music in BandFuse," smiles Slash. "How fucking cool is that?"

The answer is a resounding, "Really fucking cool."

That simple fact is what drew the legendary guitar-slinger to BandFuse: Rock Legends in the first place. Boasting groundbreaking technology and an extremely user-friendly interface, BandFuse is the ultimate instrument game. Not only can you jam along to your favorite song from real tablature, but you'll be ranked based on how well you're nailing the notes and the little details of the song. As an added bonus, legends like Slash will guide you through the game, giving pieces of advice and encouragement as you progress. BandFuse also features a massive, genre-jumping song list including Coldplay, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Five Finger Death Punch, Maroon 5, and, of course, Slash. Plus, there are numerous surprises in store for BandFuse when it drops later this year.

After ripping through "Back to Cali" in the game during its unveiling event this past week, Slash sat down for an exclusive interview with ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino about BandFuse. He tells us what makes the game special, the best piece of advice he ever got as a guitarist, and so much more.

Chris Cornell can do the impossible.

In Soundgarden, he's always mined the subtle middle ground between storytelling a la Bob Dylan and thunderous wailing reminiscent of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Cornell remains the ultimate frontman, and he deserves to be revered in the same league as all of those legends.

However, the singer conjures the same magic with just an acoustic guitar and that one-of-a-kind voice. His contribution to Relativity Media's Machine Gun Preacher, "The Keeper", is hypnotic and haunting folk. It tells the story of the film's subject, humanitarian hero Sam Childers [Gerard Butler], while painting a personal picture for Cornell. Like all timeless tunes, numerous interpretations will abound, and that's the beauty of it.

It's one of the best songs of 2011, and it perfectly complements one of the year's best films.

In order to uncover the story behind "The Keeper", ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino sat down for an exclusive interview with Chris Cornell while in the midst of the Toronto International Film Festival. Cornell discusses writing the song, another classic soundtrack song, "Seasons", new Soundgarden music, meeting Sam Childers, storytelling and more.

In this exclusive "Rogue on Rogue" interview, Korn guitarist Munky and Machete star Michelle Rodriguez meet up to discuss music, what their art means, fans, James Cameron, David Lynch, Black Sabbath and life with artistDIRECT’s Editor-in-Chief Rick Florino…

Flipped director Rob Reiner and star Madeline Carroll speak to ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino in this exclusive interview about the movie, Lady Gaga, The Everly Brothers and so much more...

There's something deeply poetic about Flipped.Rob Reiner's coming-of-age tale is often heartfelt and hilarious, but it's mostly very real. That's partly a product of Madeline Carroll's performance as Juli Baker.

Jonah Hex star Josh Brolin talks to ARTISTdirect.com editor, Rick Florino, in this exclusive interview about what Jonah Hex would listen to, the psychedelic aspects of the film and favorite bands.

iamROGUE exclusive video interview with Get Him to the Greek's Russell Brand by ARTISTdirect.com’s Editor, Rick Florino.

iamROGUE exclusive with Get Him to the Greek stars Russell Brand, Jonah Hill, and Rose Byrne by ARTISTdirect.com’s Editor, Rick Florino.

What kind of music keeps Dren calm? Check out an exclusive interview with Adrien Brody and Delphine Chanéac on their upcoming film Splice from ARTISTdirect.com's Editor, Rick Florino.