I shit you not, you can now own the medical tools used for Elvis Presley’s autopsy. The auction, which happens next month, is split into two lots. That, I must say, is a whole new level of fucked up when it comes to celebrity memorabilia. You can own the rubber gloves, the forceps and even the aneurysm hooks that (supposedly) “had postmortem contact with the singer.” Hell, you can own the fucking coffin shipping invoice…
Arcade Fire’s third full length studio album, “Suburbs”, is just a few weeks away from its release, as such we’ve been granted to sample the whole album in snippets, 30 seconds for each of the 16 tracks to be more exact. You can stream the Suburbs preview on the player right below, while an awesome collage of the eight Suburbs covers can be found at the Arcade Fire website. (I’m not very sure which of…
Seems like Vampire Weekend’s rise to mainstream popularity has brought with it not only MTV coverage and a stuffy bank account, but also the afferent law suits that go with them. Remember the really cool vintage cover art for the band’s debut album featuring a cute blond girl? Well, it seems the respective model Kirsten Kennis is suing the band and the photographer, Tod Brody, who allegedly illegally licensed the above photo, taken in 1984….
So there is this band called Youth Sounds that I’ve been seeing popping up on a few blogs I frequent that I finally decided to pay attention to. They didn’t catch my attention at first, but after I saw them featured for the third time, I thought I’d give them a chance. I listened to one of their songs and I was instantly hooked by their stylish indie sound.
So that headline’s a pun on the name of famous Dirk Benedict impersonator, Bradley Cooper, but I fear it doesn’t work very well. I can “face” that fact, arf, etc. Never mind, though, because none of that even matters. What does matter is that Brad – side project of feared Pearl Jam guitarist and turtle-fondler, Stone Gossard – is gearing up to release their fourth studio album, Best Friends, on August 10. Pre-orders have started…
This is a feel-good story. Trust me. A site called Recording Industry vs. The People found some numbers on the trials (and tribulations) of the RIAA’s lawsuits over the past few years. They’re quite entertaining – if you’re not with the RIAA, of course. In 2008, the RIAA has spend $16 million on attorney fees to recover $390,000. Even worse, the year prior they spend $21M on lawyer fees plus an additional $3.5M on “investigative…
The ever occupied musician and producer, Jack White, recently had a chat with Spinner about his new album released this year with The Dead Weather, “Sea of Cowards”, his record label (Third Man Records), how ‘hits’ can’t be premeditated, his frustrations with the so called “celebrity status” and, of course, “internet cowards.” You’ve mentioned that ‘Sea of Cowards’ is a reference to the state of criticism on the Internet … The Internet thing kind of…
After a lot of years playing lead guitar for TV on the Radio and working as a producer for such bands like Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs or Liars, Dave Sitek will finally get around to release his debut solo album, “Maximum Ballon”, at the end of the summer, which features guest appearances from Little Dragon, Theophilus London, David Byrne, Tunde Adebimpe, Kyp Malone, Karen O, Holly Miranda and Ambrosia Parsley. I liked last year’s solo release…
This post is part of our “Top Albums of The Decade” series. Follow the series to read about the best music to grace our ears in the 2000s. Bat for Lashes – Fur & Gold (Parlophone/The Echo Label) Captivating and mystic, Natasha Khan’s bristling debut “Fur & Gold” is like a never-ending fairytale crossed with the gripping, heart breaking reality. The whole album is wrapped around this aura that you wont be able to unravel…
I first met Mark Linkous after I released The Grey Album in 2004. His manager played him my album and told him that I was a Sparklehorse fan, so he took an interest. We began working on Dark Night of the Soul in 2005. It became obvious that both Mark and I wanted to write songs that were melodically out of our range, or at least just not within the realms of what we could…
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