Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin Celebrate Motown's 50th Birthday
Stevie Wonder is slated to headline a celebration concert on Nov. 21 in honor of Motown Records’ 50th Anniversary, titled Live It Again! The two-night event will go down at Detroit’s GM Renaissance Center and will feature other Motown legends such as Aretha Franklin, Otis Williams and The Temptations, as reported by Mojo.... read more
Joe Perry Says Steven Tyler has Left Aerosmith
The puns pretty much write themselves on this one (“Steven Tyler Refuses to Walk Aerosmith’s Way,” “Will Aerosmith Forge Ahead? Dream On, Says Joe Perry,” etc.), we’ll cut straight to the chase here: Guitarist Perry told the Las Vegas Sun on Friday that legendary frontman Steven Tyler has quit the band.... read more
The Hold Steady, Of Montreal and Dinosaur Jr Help Insound Introduce Mixtape T-Shirt
Over the past couple decades, the mixtape has manifested itself in different forms. Originating as a cassette tape, the word eventually evolved to include the CD, so perhaps it’s not too surprising that its next avenue could be the t-shirt.... read more
"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic
Would it be apropos to write a parody review of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s new greatest-hits compilation? No... read more
Listen Up: Mariah, Hootie & My Golden Hour
I turned 11 years old in November 1995, let me just say that up front.... read more
Best of What's Next: Clare and The Reasons
Clare Manchon embraces idiosyncrasies... read more
Pavement to Play Sasquatch! 2010, Three-Day Passes On Sale Tomorrow
Further slating 2010 as the Year of the Pavement Reunion, the beloved/reunited indie rockers are now set to perform at next year’s Sasquatch! Music Festival, May 29-31.... read more
Win Some Shoes Autographed by The National, Yo La Tengo, The Jesus Lizard and 47 Other Bands
If you a) like indie rock, b) spend at least some portion of your day walking and c) are a generally good person who cares about others, then boy, have we got some news for you. Currently available via eBay auction are a pair of Saucony Original sneakers autographed by no fewer than 50 of today’s best musicians in independent music.... read more
The Best Albums, Movies, TV & More From the 2000s
When this decade began, Paste’s website was barely a year old, and the magazine was still a twinkle in its daddies’ eyes. So looking back over the first 10 years of the 2000s feels like looking back over our own history. There hasn’t been a new album, film, TV show, video game or book Paste has covered that wasn’t eligible for our “Best of the Decade” consideration. We had dozens of critics vote in each of these five categories, and then we argued some more until we’d focused our spotlight onto the very best pop culture created during the aughts—whether... read more
Beach House Talks New Album, Teen Dream
The record "was much more like a plunge into isolation, much more of shutting things out and working long hours and really obsessing on things..." read more
Weezer: Raditude
This Rivers is all dried up Weezer fans often cry that haters should quit comparing the band’s later work to Pinkerton and the blue album. That’s fair—bands change, and music evolves. Thing is, even without hope for a return to form, we’re still left sifting through dribble that barely passes as All-American Rejects’ rejects. Had the classics never existed, there’d be little reason to care about Weezer at all.... read more
George Harrison Song Completed Over 40 Years Later
Liverpudlian songwriter Dean Johnson recently received the honors of completing an unfinished George Harrison song nearly 40 years after its inception.... read more
Josh Rouse Announces New Album, El Turista
While inspired by his newfound life in Valencia, Spain, singer-songwriter Josh Rouse created his eighth full-length studio effort, now set for an early 2010 release.... read more
Kraftwerk: 12345678 The Catalogue
Germany’s Kraftwerk—despite portraying themselves as cold, clinical, precise machinery—was also vague and indeterminable enough to be everything to everybody... read more
Best of What's Next: Moneybrother
Anders Wendin makes music as Moneybrother, but he's first and foremost a tourist... read more
N.A.S.A. Offers $1,000 and Spot On Album to Best Fan Remix
N.A.S.A., the dual hemisphere duo of Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon, has faith in its fans. So much so that the guys are willing to include a fan-made remix of one of their already-gigantic bangers on an upcoming remix album. Plus, they'll kick said fan a cool $1,000 because they're just that nice.... read more
Lightspeed Champion Reacquaints Himself with New Album
Although he’s only in his 20s, Lightspeed Champion’s Dev Hynes has had to reintroduce himself several times. Once a guitarist for unfortunately-named-and-now-defunct rock band, Test Icicles, the singer/songwriter reemerged in 2008 with the country-inspired Falling Off the Lavender Bridge. And now, after dabbling into classical compositions and musical theatre, he is ready to do it all over again.... read more
Fanfarlo Announces U.S. Tour
Fanfarlo’s slow-but-steady rise to fame continues on, as the London-based chamber pop ensemble (and one of Paste‘s Best of What’s Next picks) begins a U.S. tour in just a few days.... read more
Listen to Dirty Projectors B-Side "Ascending Melody"
With Bitte Orca and “Knotty Pine” as proof, Dirty Projectors have never been more accessible.... read more
Bruce Springsteen's Autobiography Worth as Much as $10 Million
Most 60-something men can barely get their own grandchildren to listen to their stories. But Bruce Springsteen isn’t your average old dude. For his life story, which he’s currently turning into an autobiography, he could get up to $10 million, reports the New York Post’s Keith Kelly.... read more
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