Video: Mouse on Mars: "Polaroyced"
Here's the new video for Mouse on Mars' "Polaroyced", off their excellent new LP Parastrophics. Directed by Jan Bitzer/Polynoid, it's an especially good time, filled with masked break-dancing, golden...
View ArticleFrank Ocean Says Don Henley Doesn't Approve of His Use of the Eagles' "Hotel...
Photo by Erez Avissar Really hoping this exchange went down as a series of impassioned, emoticon-filled text messages: "DON HENLEY IS APPARENTLY INTIMIDATED BY MY RENDITION OF HOTEL CALIFORNIA...",...
View ArticlePunk Supergroup OFF! Return With New Album
Photo by Dan Monick L.A. hardcore revivalists OFF!, the supergroup lead by Black Flag co-founder and longtime Circle Jerks frontman Keith Morris, accompanied by Burning Brides' Dimitri Coats, Mario...
View ArticleSantigold and Earl Sweatshirt Working Together
Last week, Santigold and the newly free Earl Sweatshirt teased a possible collaboration. Earl tweeted, "@Santigold the track is ridiculous..i'll send it soon". Santi wrote back: "@earlxsweat Sick!...
View ArticleWatch the Video for Joy Orbison's Remix of Lana Del Rey's "Video Games"
So there's an official video for Joy Orbison's remix of Lana Del Rey's "Video Games". Spoiler: It's not all that different from the original clip. Watch below, via Spinner.
View ArticleListen: Two New Titus Andronicus Songs
Photo by Alexander Stein Last night, Titus Andronicus frontman Patrick Stickles stopped by WFMU's "The Best Show" with Tom Scharpling. He appeared with Ted Leo in support of the freeform New Jersey...
View ArticleR.I.P. Davy Jones of the Monkees
TMZ reports that Davy Jones from the 1960s pop group the Monkees, died earlier today in Florida of a heart attack. He was 66.
View ArticleHype Williams' Inga Copeland and Dean Blunt Ready New Album Black Is Beautiful
Inga Copeland and Dean Blunt, members of mysterious UK production outfit Hype Williams have teamed up for a new album called Black Is Beautiful, out April 16 in the UK and April 17 in the U.S. via...
View ArticleNews in Brief: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Alex Winston, Future Music Festival,...
-- Photographer Andrew Catlin has self-published a book about the Jesus and Mary Chain, featuring text from lead singer Jim Reid and previously unseen photos of the band. Preview the book over on the...
View ArticleErykah Badu Responds to Malaysian Concert Ban
Erykah Badu has responded to being banned from her scheduled performance in Muslim-majority Malaysia. (The country's government objected to her performance due to a promotional photo showing the Arabic...
View ArticleWilco and Billy Bragg Announce Details of Mermaid Avenue: The Complete...
In 1998, Wilco teamed up with English singer-activist Billy Bragg to release Mermaid Avenue, an album featuring unearthed lyrics by Woody Guthrie, the iconic folk singer. Mermaid Avenue Vol. II...
View ArticleSt. Vincent, Walkmen, Beirut, Atlas Sound, Sharon Van Etten to Play the...
The National's Bryce and Aaron Dessner have curated another festival this year in addition to the ATP Festival in Minehead, England this December.
View ArticleVideo: Santigold: "Disparate Youth"
Here's the video for "Disparate Youth", the second taste we've gotten from Santigold's upcoming album. Directed by Santi White herself with Sam Fleischner, it features Santi and a group of boys...
View ArticleHot Chip Get In Our Heads on New Album
Photo by Steve Gullick Hot Chip are back with a new album, new tour, and a new label. On June 12 in the U.S. and June 11 in the UK, they'll release In Our Heads on Domino, a departure from longtime...
View ArticleNew Release: High on Fire: De Vermis Mysteriis
Artist: High on FireAlbum: De Vermis MysteriisRelease Date: April 3Label: eOne
View ArticleVideo: Nite Jewel: "One Second of Love"
On March 6, Secretly Canadian will release One Second of Love, the new record from Californian electro-pop songstress Ramona Gonzalez, aka Nite Jewel. Here's the new Delaney Bishop-directed video for...
View ArticleMy Morning Jacket Curate Forecastle Festival
For its 10th anniversary, the Louisville, Kentucky-based Forecastle Festival has called in Louisville superstars My Morning Jacket to guest curate the lineup.
View ArticleFrank Ocean Vs. the Eagles: The Plot Thickens
Photo by Erez Avissar Some additional light has been shed on yesterday's report that Don Henley threatened to sue Frank Ocean over his "Hotel California" sample on the track "American Wedding" from...
View ArticleEcho Chamber: Johnny Marr
"We won't be reforming this week. Maybe if the government stepped down. If this government stepped down, I'll reform the band. How's that? That's a fair trade, isn't it? I think the country would be...
View ArticleThe Weeknd to Headline Pitchfork Stage at Primavera
Get ready, Europe. On Saturday, June 2, the Pitchfork stage at Barcelona's San Miguel Primavera Sound Festival will be headlined by none other than the Weeknd. This marks Abel Tesfaye's first-ever...
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