Big Boi Shares New Release Date, Art for Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors
If Big Boi's new album, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, makes it on shelves by its new release date, December 11-- just about a month after it was initially planned-- it will be a relative miracle....
View ArticleWatch Skrillex, Diplo, and Friends Bring Down the House at Check Yo Ponytail...
If you're part of the group who've yet to experience the live Skrillex phenomenon, we've got something for you. Here's a special presentation from his recent set at the Check Yo Ponytail series at Los...
View ArticleEpic Records Drops Death Grips
In a move that should not surprise followers and fans of Death Grips, at all, their major label, Epic, is "working to dissolve [their] relationship" with the group. A statement from Epic: Epic Records...
View ArticleThe Walkmen Make Up for Cancelled Show With Spaghetti and Meatballs and Bad...
Photo by Arno Frugier The many bands currently dealing with Hurricane Sandy show cancellations might want to consider taking a page out of the Walkmen's book. Today on Facebook, the band shared...
View ArticleDid Thom Yorke DJ Maroon 5's Halloween Party Dressed as Daft Punk?
Photo via Instagram user paige_cleveland Here's a clusterfuck if I've ever seen one: Thom Yorke allegedly dressed up as a robot-suited member of Daft Punk, DJing a celeb-filled Halloween party in...
View ArticleAlt-J Win the Mercury Prize
Alt-J have won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize, which honors the best British album of the past year, for their album An Awesome Wave. Last year's winner was PJ Harvey. The rest of the nominees were:...
View ArticleHear a New Earl Sweatshirt Song, "Chum"
"NU TREATS," Earl Sweatshirt screamed on Twitter before advising onlookers: "my phones been turned off... speak not to me... im leaving twitter now". It's understandable, given the personal and...
View ArticleJay-Z, Bruce Springsteen to Perform at Obama Rally, Arcade Fire's Win Butler...
With the Presidential election only days away, artists are continuing to voice support for President Barack Obama. On Monday, both Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen will perform at Obama's rally in...
View ArticleWatch David Byrne and St. Vincent on "Colbert"
David Byrne and St. Vincent, who recently released their joint album Love This Giant, made a an appearance on "The Colbert Report" together last night. They chatted with Stephen Colbert about living...
View ArticleChickfactor Returns With First Print Zine in a Decade
The 1990s indie pop zine chickfactor has been celebrating its 20th birthday this year with a marathon of anniversary shows in the U.S. The final celebration, in London November 16-18, is the For the...
View ArticleListen: Factory Floor Remix Trent Reznor's How to Destroy Angels
The Quietus points to a new remix by minimalist UK trio Factory Floor. It's of "Keep it together", a song from Trent Reznor's How to destroy angels_' upcoming An Omen EP, which is out November 13...
View ArticlePhotos: M83, Japandroids, James Blake, How to Dress Well, More at Pitchfork...
Day one of the second annual Pitchfork Music Festival Paris kicked off with sets by M83, Japandroids, James Blake, How to Dress Well, John Talabot, DIIV, AlunaGeorge, Sébastien Tellier, and Factory...
View ArticleWatch a Biker Terrorize Suburbia in FIDLAR's Video for "Cheap Beer"
Los Angeles act FIDLAR have tunnel vision: They want to drink beer and wreak havoc, and that's 'bout it. The message translates pretty smoothly in the new video for "Cheap Beer", the opening track off...
View ArticleShabazz Palaces Announce Tour
Photo by Ebru Yildiz Shabazz Palaces will hit the road this month for a long world tour extending into the winter. For the first leg, they'll be joined by fellow Seattle duo and long-time...
View ArticleThe xx Have an App for Coexist Now
Because the xx want you to enjoy their new album Coexist from every angle, they've created an interactive app to go along with the album. The software, which is free, includes an interactive version...
View ArticleWatch Five Classic Neil Young & Crazy Horse Clips
With Found Footage, we dig through the depths of archival video online. From live clips to interviews and music videos, we uncover the best visual documents floating around the web. In honor of this...
View ArticleWatch Joey Bada$$ on "Fallon"
Joey Bada$$ made his late night TV debut on last night's episode of "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon". He was joined by the Roots for a performance of the 1999 track "Waves".
View ArticleThom Yorke's Atoms for Peace Album Details Announced?
Photo by Erez Avissar The first album from Thom Yorke's supergroup/side project Atoms for Peace will apparently arrive on January 28 through XL Recordings, according to Radiohead At Ease. (This has...
View ArticlePhotos: Animal Collective, Robyn, the Walkmen, Chromatics and more at...
Photo by Tom Spray Day two of the Pitchfork Music Festival Paris saw sets by Animal Collective, Robyn, the Walkmen, Fuck Buttons, Chromatics, Wild Nothing, Jessie Ware, the Tallest Man on Earth,...
View ArticlePhotos: Grizzly Bear, Twin Shadow, Purity Ring, Death Grips, Liars at...
Photo by Erez AvissarThe second annual Pitchfork Music Festival Paris concluded with performances by Grizzly Bear, Twin Shadow, Death Grips, Purity Ring, Liars, Rustie, Cloud Nothings, Disclosure,...
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