Satellite of Love: Lou Reed joins Sirius radio
Perhaps it's acquired a few extra layers of crustiness over the years, but there's little doubt that Lou Reed's sweet, sensual voice has always had the power to stand on its own. When the man talks, it's the sound of pure New York City cool seeping out through his lips.... read more
Catching Up With...The Submarines
The Submarines, whose new album Honeysuckle Weeks just came out on May 13, have been places. John is actually from Dubai, while Blake is from Vermont. The two met in Boston, and began touring Europe together soon after. They traveled out West... read more
Martha Wainwright and KT Tunstall schedule dates
KT Tunstall will be accompanying Martha Wainwright in support of Miss Wainwright’s hotly anticipated (and intriguingly titled) sophomore album, I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too. The album hits store shelves on June 10 via Zoe/Rounder records... read more
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet
Bridging musical worlds can be a challenge... read more
Band of the Week: Vetiver
As Andy Cabic speaks, he and the rest of his band Vetiver are pulling into New York to play two shows at Town Hall. The tour stop is in the middle of a 10-date Spring jaunt with former Jayhawk Gary Louris. Those going to the show will witness a double-header... read more
Lightspeed Champion fights sickness, continues touring
Even a blood infection won’t stop Lightspeed Champion from zipping around the world. According to his blog, Dev Hynes has been at his parent’s house recovering from a blood infection. “Abscess on my face, thank you on-going blood infection, I look like John Merrick,” Hynes writes.... read more
Annuals tour, prep split EP with alter-ego Sunfold
Annuals perhaps should consider changing their name to the Perennials. Lucky for its fans (and its members), the group has outlived the strict definition of its name, as it is currently entering its third year of existence.... read more
Miracle 3 and R.E.M. collaborate to baseball album
Baseball has fueled great works of theater, literature and even dance. But the moment of the perfect baseball-related collaboration is almost upon us, as North Carolina’s own Yep Roc Records prepares the release of an album by The Baseball Project entitled Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails.... read more
Neil Gaiman's Coraline to hit off-Broadway, on-screen
In Coraline, the 2002 young adult novella by acclaimed fantasy author Neil Gaiman, the young title character discovers an alternate universe populated by the mysterious doppelgangers of her loving but distant parents, and must scrape by on her own wits to escape. Often compared to Alice In Wonderland, it’s a compelling story—and sturdy enough, one hopes, to be retold in three different way throughout the next year. ... read more
John Cusack, Jason Reitman, more guest DJ for KCRW
Ahhh, radio. There once was a time when you informed us, made us smarter and introduced us to new music. However, times change, leaves fall and once-great mediums devolve into vapid versions of their former selves, dominated by crappy '90s alternative rock stations and yelly AM blowhards like Neil Boortz and Michael Savage.... read more
It Had to Be You: Scorsese to direct Sinatra biopic
Start spreadin' the news. The famed but only recently Oscar-fied director Martin Scorsese is tentatively slated to direct an upcoming biopic on none other than Ol' Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra. In an interview with Canada's Sun Media, Sinatra's youngest daughter and film producer Tina Sinatra spilled the beans on the project, stating that... read more
Jackson's Thriller added to National Recording Registry
Michael Jackson’s iconic album Thriller was one of 25 recorded works added to the National Recording Registry on Wednesday. The National Recording Preservation Act was passed in 2000 to ensure that “culturally, historically and aesthetically significant” works were preserved for future generations. Each year, the Library of Congress chooses 25 works to add to the collection based on nominations by the public and consultations with the National Recordings Preservation Board.... read more
Josh Rouse to release new and unreleased material online
Josh Rouse is riding the wave of the future. The singer-songwriter recently announced that he'll be offering online downloads of both new and unreleased music via his website.... read more
Evangelicals and Bishop Allen tour apart, together
Not only are two former Paste Bands of the Week, Bishop Allen and Evangelicals, about to embark on pretty intense, month-long, multi-continent tours, but they’re actually going to meet up at one point and play two shows together. Just another match made in Heaven by your friends at PasteMagazine.com. If we had any more foresight, we’d have sponsored the tours ourselves.... read more
Newly discovered species of spider named after Neil Young
A biologist from East Carolina University has named a newly discovered species of spider after Neil Young, Gigwise reports. Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi, a trapdoor spider, was discovered by Jason Bond in Alabama.... read more
Tenacious Cee: Black and Green practice Kung Fu
As summer nears, so do the releases of animated films featuring pretty darn cute creatures, like the wide-eyed WALL•E and chubby Kung Fu Panda. But Jack Black and Cee-Lo Green are one-uppping the robot film in the name of martial arts bears everywhere. How are they doing it? With a cover of Carl Douglas' 1974 karaoke staple "Kung Fu Fighting," of course.... read more
Jimmy Eat World heads on tour, re-releases Bleed American
It's been a long, winding road for Jimmy Eat World. The emo dudes have turned into monsters of mainstream rock with an unlikely career that's seen them go from scrappy, upstart high-schoolers to the biggest thing since The Continental Baking Co. started making a pastry called the Twinkie. The band also just finished its co-headlining tour with a little group called Paramore. JEW keeps on truckin' and the band has a number of dates lined up for those hot summer days that are oh-so-close.... read more
Eagle Seagull: Shot Through the Heartland
Using words as weapons comes naturally to Eli Mardock... read more
Lovely Sparrows prep new album, offer exclusive MP3s
After much pain and strife, The Lovely Sparrows will release their new album, Bury the Cynics, July 8 via Abandoned Love and Rebel Group. Bury the Cynics is the Austin, Texas-based band’s first full-length album, and the follow-up to the band’s 2006 EP Pulling Up Floors, Pouring on (New) Paint. read more
The Ting Tings Do A Little Dance Dance
Vocalist Katie White’s musical skills—like her hipster music and fashion tastes—are recent acquisitions. Upon forming The Ting Tings, she picked up drummer Jules De Martino’s old guitar for the first time, repeatedly hammered a D chord, and within a few... read more
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