Foo Fighters and Joan Jett to Play Letterman Tonight
On Sunday night in N.Y.C., the Foo Fighters surprised the throngs of Madison Square Garden attendees by bringing out a special guest: punk rock icon Joan Jett. After a double-song guest appearance by Bob Mould, Jett joined the post-grunge band for an energetic rendition of her classic song "Bad Reputation." read more
Grouplove, Young the Giant Announce Spring Tour
LA-based quintet Grouplove and Young the Giant will hit the road on March 6 at Higher Ground in Burlington, Va. The tickets for the show will go on sale Nov. 18, and you can find more information on the tickets at Grouplove’s website. read more
SXSW Announces Second Round of Bands
South By Southwest announced the second round of bands for its 2012 festival. Acts from the announcement include Blouse, Teengirl Fantasy, Lucero, PUJOL and Psychic Ills. read more
Björk, Jeff Mangum, Guided by Voices to Headline Primavera Sound
Primavera Sound, Barcelona's premier music festival, is due to take place next year from May 30 to June 3. Earlier today, the festival organizers announced a small portion of the planned 2012 lineup. read more
The Good, the Bad & the Queen Play Live Again, Cover Gorillaz
Damon Albarn has been plenty busy working on new material with Blur and playing with Flea in their new supergroup Rocketjuice and The Moon, but those commitments aren't stopping him from reactivating his other supergroup: The Good, the Bad & the Queen. read more
Wild Flag Announce Tour Dates
As Pitchfork reports, Wild Flag is about to set out on another tour that will hit the U.S. and Australia. The band is touring behind this year’s Wild Flag. read more
Watch Feist's Performance on Jimmy Kimmel
Last night, indie-folk artist Feist made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live to further promote her newest album Metals. read more
Magnetic Fields, The Music Tapes, More Added to Jeff Mangum's Rescheduled ATP Festival
Last month, it was announced that the All Tomorrow's Parties Winter Festival, curated by Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum, had to be postponed from December until March. Today, the festival organizers unveiled the updated lineup for the new festival, which will occur in Minehead, U.K. on Mar. 9-11. read more
Watch Peter Gabriel's Performance on Live on Letterman
Backed by his New Blood Orchestra, art-rock singer and former Genesis leader Peter Gabriel performed a special hour-long show for the CBS online live music series, Live on Letterman. In addition, Gabriel made a guest appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman to perform an orchestral rendition of "Red Rain" from his hallmark 1986 album So. read more
Watch Lou Reed/Metallica Perform on Jools Holland (If You Dare)
Lulu, the recent confounding collaboration between Lou Reed and Metallica, has received pretty much no positive criticism from any music circle, but that's not stopping the former Velvet Underground frontman and the thrash-metal pioneers from continuing to promote it. read more
Nada Surf Expands U.S. Tour
As Brooklyn Vegan reports, Nada Surf has announced a full U.S. tour behind their upcoming album, The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy. The show kicks off at a sold-out album release show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York in January and finds its way to Washington, D.C. in April. read more
Radiohead's The King of Limbs: Live from the Basement to Be Released on DVD
In July, Radiohead recorded an intimate performance of newest album The King of Limbs in producer Nigel Godrich's basement — appropriately dubbed The King of Limbs: Live from the Basement — which aired on BBC networks around the world. The special performance offered fans the first glimpse of the challenging record in a live context. read more
Sharon Van Etten's New Album to Feature Members of Beirut, Wye Oak, Walkmen
Pitchfork reported that Tramp, the latest album from songwriter Sharon Van Etten, was announced today by Jagjaguar for a Feb. 7 release. It’s Van Etten’s first release since 2010’s Epic. read more
Wu-Tang Clan Announces Tour Dates for December and January
After completing their Rebirth Tour in Europe this summer, the renowned hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan recently rolled out more tour dates, this time in the U.S. The N.Y.C.-based collective will play shows on both coasts throughout December and January. The short leg of dates kicks off in New Jersey and wraps up in Los Angeles at Club Nokia. read more
Live Nation Still Profitable After Drop in Concert Attendance
As Hypebot reported, Live Nation announced their third-quarter results last week, and they’re making more money, but nearly a million fewer people went to concerts than in 2010. read more
Girls to Release Limited Edition 7-Inch Single
Christopher Owens, frontman of the psychedelic indie-pop group Girls, will release a special single on Dec. 6, both digitally and as a red, heart-shaped 7-inch vinyl. The song, entitled "Lawrence," is Owens' personal tribute to English musician Lawrence, the leader of Felt, Denim and Go Kart Mozart. read more
Architecture in Helsinki Announces U.S. Tour Dates, Releases New Music Video
This morning the Australian indie-pop collective Architecture in Helsinki announced the dates of their upcoming U.S. tour, which kicks off Nov. 2 in Los Angeles and will cross the nation (with one date in Mexico City) over the next 20 days. read more
Phish Releases Box Set Commemorating Famous Fall '97 Tour
Phish is one of those polarizing bands who seem to attract either fervent praise or swift dismissal from listeners. It makes sense: Aside from the bad reputation given off by some of their fans, after over 20 years as a band, Phish is not quite the genre-bending, endlessly creative live force they once were. But with no tour lined up this fall, the road warriors are seizing the opportunity to offer the music world a snapshot of their glory days: fall 1997, often cited by fans as the strongest series of live shows of their career. read more
Watch Keith Richards and Johnny Depp Perform Together
Johnny Depp and Keith Richards first united in Pirates of the Caribbean as pirate father and son, and now they've reconvened in Richards' natural habitat: the live stage. read more
Listen to the New Black Keys Single, "Lonely Boy"
Today the Black Keys released a new single called “Lonely Boy.” The single will appear on their new album, El Camino, which has a Dec. 6 release date. read more
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