Cults Release New Single
For a band with less than a handful of tracks to their name, the infectious indie-rock duo Cults managed to do the impossible and land themselves a deal with Columbia Records last year. Now, as the group approaches its tentative May release date for their debut record, they have offered up another new song, “You Know What I Mean,” to hold us over. Stream “You Know What I Mean” over at the band’s website or check it out via the embed below.... read more
Fleet Foxes Premiere New Song, Sell Test Pressing For Japan
While we’ve heard one new Fleet Foxes single and a bunch of Robin Pecknold solo recordings, we’ve still got some time before the Seattle folk rockers drop their sophomore record Helplessness Blues on May 3. If you can’t wait until then to hear more of the group’s new material, don’t worry. The group has just released their newest single “Battery Kinzie,” as well as placed a test pressing of the new record on eBay.... read more
The Strokes: Angles
I never thought I’d be making this statement about a Strokes record, but the New York band’s fourth album is packed with surprises. Sure, the defining formal fundaments remain: the highly stylized, hermetic sound; the obsessively vacuum-packed rhythm tracks of drummer Fab Moretti and bassist Nikolai Fraiture; the meticulous guitar interplay of Nick Valenzi and Albert Hammond Jr.; Julian Casablancas’ detached, vampire-nocturnal vocals. But atop this aural/stylistic architecture, the band proceeds to toss one lively curveball after another.... read more
Soundgarden: Live On I-5
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Best of What's Next: The Head and the Heart
Scruffily handsome folkies are a dime a dozen in Seattle. What differentiates The Head and the Heart from the rest of the flannel-wearing pack is its penchant for mixing rootsy Americana with orchestral, chest-swelling chamber-pop. read more
Apple Cloud Service to Debut This Spring?
Apple plans to re-launch their MobileMe service in April, which will allow users to store music online and access it from any mobile device.... read more
Death Cab For Cutie Live DVD Coming In May
In a recent interview with 107.7 The End, Death Cab For Cutie’s Nick Harmer announced that the band has a live DVD coming in May, just before the May 31 release of their forthcoming seventh LP, Codes and Keys.... read more
UPDATE: David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live Album An Unauthorized Bootleg
Update: Turns out the new live album is nothing more than a bootleg), and it’s not authorized for release by the Bowie camp. Artistdirect reports the iconic David Bowie will release a new live album, Birthday Celebration – Live in NYC 1997, on April 26. The album has appearances by Foo Fighters, Billy Corgan, Lou Reed, The Cure’s Robert Smith and The Pixies’ Frank Black.... read more
Unheard Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury Duets To Be Released
NME reports that three collaborative songs by Michael Jackson and Queen’s Freddie Mercury will soon be released for the first time.... read more
Peter Jackson's The Hobbit Finally Begins Shooting
Variety reports that Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit has finally begun shooting. This comes after a number of delays have held back the picture, including financial problems at MGM and director Guillermo Del Toro’s departure from the film.... read more
Kate Nash Invests In Young Female Songwriters
The talented singer-songwriter Kate Nash will launch after-school music clubs for British schoolgirls this week.... read more
Police Arrive at Death From Above 1979 SXSW Show
Death From Above 1979 recently announced their reunion, and their first act was a 1 a.m. performance at The Beauty Bar in Austin, Texas for SXSW. But the show didn’t go very smoothly; police appeared after fans broke down the fenced barrier, according to CBC News.... read more
Film Bosses Behind Tupac Biopic Ask for Video Auditions for Lead Role
The Antoine Fuqua-directed biopic Tupac about late West-coast rapper Tupac Shakur is set to begin shooting this summer, but at the moment, the film is lacking an actor to fill the lead role. Those in charge of the film hope to remedy this conundrum with the recently-launched website InSearchOfTupac.skeetv.com.... read more
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joins The Dark Knight Rises
We reported last month that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was interested in joining Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Now, Variety reports that the 30-year-old Inception actor has joined the cast, set to play Alberto Falcone, son of Tom Wilkinson’s character Carmine Falcone from Batman Begins.... read more
The Damnwells: No One Listens to the Band Anymore
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Dragon Age 2 Review (Multi-Platform)
Dragon Age 2 is a stagnant, fragmented experience perhaps best described as the Two-Star Tapas Restaurant of Role Playing Games. My time with it felt akin to attending a dinner party and being fed unsatisfying side dish after unsatisfying side dish while awaiting a main course that never arrives. And then realizing that I have been handcuffed to my chair.... read more
Michael Gough: 1916-2011
British actor Michael Gough passed away last week at the age of 94. Gough was best known for his role as the trusty butler Alfred in the Batman film franchise, performing alongside Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney.... read more
Wyclef Jean (Maybe) Shot in Haiti
According to different reports, Wyclef Jean may or may not have been shot while in Haiti.... read more
J Mascis: Several Shades of Why
It’s hard to believe that—after 25 years of squalling guitar rock with Dinosaur Jr and a slew of other bands (from The Fog to Witch)—J Mascis is just now releasing his first proper solo album, and that it’s a laid-back acoustic record. But, after listening to Several Shades of Why, it’s even harder to believe he hasn’t explored this format more often.... read more
Shameless Review (1.11)
In “Daddyz Girl” a few secrets, while not fully revealed, are at least slightly exposed.... read more
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