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Yellowcard and Good Charlotte June Tour!

Yellowcard fresh off their four year hiatus. From left, bassist Sean O'Donnell, lead guitarist Ryan Mendez, violinist/backup vocalist Sean Mackin, lead singer/rhythm guitarist Ryan Key, drummer Longineu "LP" Parsons

Yellowcard has gone through more adversity in their decade long career than many people would realize. From the humble image of a group of Florida kids to celebrity status in Hollywood and beyond, these guys have literally experienced a transformation from rags to riches….

On the Road with Ben Kitterman

Ben Kitterman

Ben Kitterman was enjoying a much needed break from the tour in Indiana when I had a chance to catch up with him. Just a few nights before he was 1,500 miles away playing in Biloxi, MS.; a place that holds fond memories for him. Biloxi is the city where he first coupled with the front man of Staind, Aaron Lewis by joining his current tour. Ben is…

Bon Iver reveals new mysterious teaser video

Justin Vernon’s second full length studio installment has long been awaited, as anticipation grows ever thick in the wake of the release of “For Emma, Forever Ago”‘s follow-up. Reports have it Bon Iver’s sophomore yet untitled release will be out this June, although a shroud of mystery is wrapped around the project, fact amplified by a recently unveiled teaser video. The very short 50 seconds video features interesting instrumentals overlapped by Vernon’s unmistakable haunting vocals…

Stream the new Foo Fighters record right now

Yup, the new FF record can be streamed at the ‘official’ site of the band’s forthcoming album, Wasting Light. I’m currently five tracks in and, ya know what, the choice to track the record to analog was a good one. A great one, in fact. It just sounds so fucking pure. In addition, producer Butch Vig got some seriously heavy performances outta these guys; they needed it. And the Alan Moulder-helmed mix sounds wonderful. Apart…

New Fever Ray track for Red Riding Hood

The fairy tale screening of Red Riding Hood has been stirring a lot of waves recently, none that will probably find any echoes past 6 months from now, but nonetheless Twilight fans will definitely devour this up. And although I have little faith in the movie itself, I find the soundtrack much to my interest, being scored by Brian Reitzell (30 Days Of Night, Beginners) and Alex Heffes (State Of Play, Inside Job). Joining them…

Pick The Flamming Lips’ brain – new songs surprise inside gummy bear skull

The Oklahomans are no strangers to all sort of oddball endeavors, be it their ridiculous on stage antiques or various other promotion techniques; the latest – an upcoming commercially available gummy bear skull with an equally delicious gummy bear brain in it, ultimately inside of which you’ll find a flash USB stick with three new Flaming Lips songs. Oooook… “We found this guy in Raleigh, North Carolina, who makes all these gummy bear things– even…

Austin,TX to name its public waste department after Fred Durst? [WTF]

This is clearly the most hilarious thing I’ve heard all day long on the interwebs! It seems the city of Austin, TX is looking to name its Solid Waste Services Department and as proof of democratic consideration, officials are turning to its fair citizens for the name through way of a web poll. The officials claim they want want a name that can ‘better reflect all of the services the Department provides,’ including ‘rubbish collection,…

Tickets for LCD Soundsystem’s SOLD OUT in under an hour!

I mentioned a few days ago that LCD Soundsystem will be performing its last gig ever on April 2nd in a scheduled epic finale at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. Today I’ve been given to find out that all the tickets have been sold in a whooping HOUR! A true testament of the fans’ love for the band. With those waiting in lines for hours in the freezing rain, forced to go home empty handed, I…

Mastodon to release a live metal nightmare to your flatscreen

I’m not sure I’ve said this before, but to me at least Mastodon is the best contemporary live metal act I’ve managed to experience. Flamboyant, mean, raw and above all AUTHENTIC! And it’s about time their label, Reprise, decided that a live DVD which brings the Mastodon experience to the drenching comfort of any self-respecting metal-head’s dwelling (is that even possible?) is to be finally released on March 13. The DVD, titled Live at The…

Foo Fighters’ first single ‘Rope’ will be out February 23

Good news for Foo fans! As exploremusic.com reports, it seems the first single off the band’s yet untitled new album is called “Rope” and will be delivered to radio stations at 7am ET on February 23rd. You can listen to the song below in a low quality YouTube video recording the Foos performing the song during a recent secret LA showcase. It indeed doesn’t seem to do the original recording justice, filled of distortions at…