Actually, the title should read Billy Corgan is releasing a new album, since everybody more or less knows the Smashing Pumpkins, at least the band you and me fell in love with, is long dead. I’ve been known to diss Corgan on more than a few occasions, whenever he was kind enough to give me the occasion, that is, but today however he gave me reasons to set him in good eyes for a change….
This is getting preposterous. A few days after we talk about the first confirmed track off the soundtrack for the upcoming Twilight movie, “New Moon,” by Death Cab for Cutie, I’m left to find out that one of the most consistent bands of the year, Grizzly Bear, has been also confirmed as part of the musical score. So far, the New Moon soundtrack features music by artists of the likes of Death Cab for Cutie,…
Shiver my timbers, me Lass, if it isn’t another Pavement reunion, argghh*. This time, however, it seems it’s all legit, and the band will indeed get back together, according to still unreleased trusted sources (like we haven’t heard that before, but we’re still entitled to hope, right?), for a stint of shows in 2010. In about 370 days or so, Pavement will hold a benefit show at Central Park SummerStage on September 21, 2010. Moreover,…
Ugh, I hate this rampant compulsion that’s been eating at my brain since early Monday morning stemming from this ridiculous situation involving Kanye West, but there’s a burning question that’s been bothering me ever since this “story” broke. And it’s simply this: Why is this news? It’s an absurdly simple question to ask but an important one. I mean, this is Kanye we’re talking about: The man who appeared on the cover of RS as…
Once again, Slate.com reminds us of just how bizarrely back-asswards their writers’ arguments can be. This time, Slate writer Jonah (ugh, of course his name is Jonah) Weiner has published a piece in which he (attempts to) systematically lay out the case for Pearl Jam having sold out. First, the article claims that PJ is “proudly out of step” and has always been for the following reasons: 1.) They stopped making music videos in the…
Speech Debelle holding the much raved Mercury Prize. (c) The Telegraph.
Noel Gallagher has quit Oasis after finally getting sick of his brother Liam’s antics. Minutes before playing the Rock en Seine festival in Paris the two brothers had an altercation and their performance was cancelled. Fans were left waiting for the band before being informed that they would not appear via the stages adjoining screens. This latest fight ended up with Liam apparently smashing one of Noel’s guitars. For Noel, it seems, this was the…
Right in time for John’s upcoming fall European tour, the talented singer/songwriter will putting out two new 7″ releases Too Much Time” b/w “Moon Rocks,” out 10/6, soon followed by “D.I.A.L.O.” b/w “Do What You Want.” While most Vanderslice fans will recognize the A-sides as two featured songs off his recently released full length “Romanian Names,” it’s worth noting that the B-sides are completely new and unreleased tracks. Very curious to hear those. [via MBV…
The supergroup is still amidst European festivals, much to the frustrations of North Americans, playing new song after new song, teasing the world with their awesome rock, until some day a proper tour and album release date will be finally announced. Their latest stint was at the Lowlands Festival where they played two incredible new songs, the grungy “Caligulove” and the heavy riffage jam “New Fang” (JPJ’s influence on this one can be smelled from…
We were all really psyched about the whole Them Crooked Vultures deal, how it was more than just a rumor, how it’s developing into more than just a super-group – into a movement. I’m loving it! Sadly, for their debut performance at Chicago’s Metro we couldn’t find any footage what so ever. All we could do was to wait for the day the band was going to play again, while hopefully some die hard fan…
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