TV on the Radio will release their new album, “Nine Types of Light”, next week and wouldn’t you know it, you can stream all the ten tracks entirely for free down at Rhapsody (with your 25 tracks trial account and granted you’re on an US ip, of course). The follow-up to the exquisite Dear Science will land officially on April 12th via Interscope Records. For a quick feel of Nine Types of Light, check out…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Last night, every concrete beam in the massive Madison Square Garden shook as Prince brought his “Welcome 2 America” show to the city of New York, the last leg of his tour. He played every hit marvelously, proving although he’s a megalomaniac, a lunatic or one big asshole, in short, that he’s still the purple guitar god. What came as a total surprise to everybody however was when Cee-Lo Green took the stage next to…
The lineup for this year’s Sasquatch Festival was announced just recently by Seattle’s radio station 107.7 The End (check out the link, they’re also throwing down a contest where you can win some free passes). As I was skimming through the poster, which is absolutely adorable by the way, I couldn’t help shake that feeling of “crap, this fest sounds too good to be true.” The Foos, Death Cab, Wilco, Flaming Lips, Bright Eyes, Chromeo…
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