The Lonely Island Gets Schooled on New Single "Semicolon"

By Annie Armstrong at 5:00 PM on May 22, 2013

For their fourth installment of the #WACKWEDNESDAY series, The Lonely Island has released a new song titled “Semicolon.”  read more

Brown Bird's MorganEve Swain Discusses Dave Lamb's Illness

By James Joiner at 3:10 PM on May 22, 2013

The first thing I notice when I walk into the kitchen is that MorganEve Swain looks smaller than usual.  read more

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Release "Better Days" Single

By Benjamin Hurston at 2:50 PM on May 22, 2013

The track is the lead single off the band's upcoming self-titled album, which lead singer Alex Ebert called, “the rawest, most liberated, most rambunctious stuff we’ve done.”  read more

Pussy Riot Member Goes on Hunger Strike in Prison

By Rachel Haas at 1:30 PM on May 22, 2013

Maria Alyokhina, a member of Moscow punk band Pussy Riot, has declared a hunger strike after a judge prohibited her attendance at a court hearing where she was seeking release on parole.  read more

Watch John Fogerty Perform "Mystic Highway" on Letterman

By Patrick Filbin at 1:00 PM on May 22, 2013

John Fogerty rocked through a country and gospel-inspired performance of "Mystic Highway," the new single off of his upcoming album, Wrote a Song For Everyone, last night on the Late Show with David Letterman.  read more

Julia Holter Announces New Album Loud City Song

By Grant Golden at 12:30 PM on May 22, 2013

Loud City Song will be Holter's first true studio effort and it's set for release on Aug. 20. A proper studio set-up promises for grander orchestrations of Holter's already expansive blend of soft pop sentiments with raw emotional lyricism and instrumentation.  read more

Watch a Mysterious New Video From Boards of Canada

By Rachel Haas at 12:00 PM on May 22, 2013

After nearly eight long years, the Scottish duo Boards of Canada will finally return in June with Tomorrow’s Harvest. And now the band has released a new video behind the forthcoming release....  read more

Listen to a Bonus Track from Daft Punk's Random Access Memories

By Benjamin Hurston at 11:30 AM on May 22, 2013

The track remains the mellowest offering on an already subdued record by the guys who pioneered electronic dance music as we know it today.  read more

Diarrhea Planet Release New Track "Separations"

By Annie Armstrong at 11:00 AM on May 22, 2013

Guitar-centric punks Diarrhea Planet released a new track “Separations” available for stream today. Despite the off-putting name, Diarrhea Planet's first album Loose Jewels has become renowned for its dirty punk sound, and they just finished their northeastern tour this April.   read more

Listen to Alabama Shakes' Track for True Blood, "Pocket Change"

By Patrick Filbin at 10:55 AM on May 22, 2013

Track comes from the most recent True Blood soundtrack.   read more

Listen to Goodie Mob's "Special Education" Featuring Janelle Monáe

By Lori Keong at 9:00 AM on May 22, 2013

Atlanta rap heavyweights Goodie Mob are back with a new track. “Special Education” features Janelle Monáe and appears on their upcoming album Age Against the Machine....  read more

R.I.P. David Bowie Bassist Trevor Bolder

By Patrick Filbin at 8:19 AM on May 22, 2013

Bolder was long known as the bassist for Uriah Heep and his time with The Spiders From Mars back in the early 1970s. He got his break playing for Bowie when he replaced Tony Visconiti in 1971.   read more

Various Artists: After Dark 2

By Philip Cosores at 5:04 PM on May 21, 2013

Rarely do compilation albums add up to something greater than the sum of their parts.  read more

JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound: Howl

By Jason Ferguson at 4:36 PM on May 21, 2013

JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound are doing that thing the people always say they want bands to do—that thing where a band transforms their early, almost literal take on retro-minded soul music into a sound that's unique and modern.  read more

Daft Punk: Random Access Memories

By Dan Weiss at 4:01 PM on May 21, 2013

Sasha Frere-Jones’ review of Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories baffled many in the critic’s corner this week as he insisted that this album asks, “Does good music have to be good?”  read more

The Clash to Release Huge Boombox-Shaped Box Set

By Annie Armstrong at 3:45 PM on May 21, 2013

Studio remasters, three bonus discs, a fanzine, more.   read more

Scout Niblett: It's Up To Emma

By Nathan Huffstutter at 3:13 PM on May 21, 2013

Though there was precious little excess to burn, Scout Niblett subjected herself to trial by fire on her previous release, The Calcination Of Scout Niblett.  read more

Dirty Beaches: Drifters/Love is the Devil

By Jason Ferguson at 2:59 PM on May 21, 2013

Two years ago, Alex Hungtai (a.k.a. Dirty Beaches) still had a day job.  read more

Catching Up With The National's Scott Devendorf

By Michael Tedder at 12:30 PM on May 21, 2013

The National is so busy that it's no wonder that Devendorf's interview with Paste was scheduled for 9:30 in the morning.   read more

Explosions in the Sky Film Score for Prince Avalanche Set for August Release

By Rachel Haas at 11:30 AM on May 21, 2013

The Texas natives worked with composer David Wingo to write the 15-track album, which will be released via Temporary Residence Ltd on Aug. 6. The film is directed by David Gordon Green, who first worked with the band a decade ago when he asked for their permission to use a song in his feature All The Real Girls.  read more