Amazon Drops Zombieland TV Series

Amazon Drops <i>Zombieland</i> TV Series

Sorry, Zombieland lovers. Amazon has dropped the adaptation of the hit 2009 film, which was one of several pilots that the company produced and released to viewers last month, according to IGN....  read more

Psychedelic Furs to Embark on Extensive Summer Tour

Psychedelic Furs to Embark on Extensive Summer Tour

The "Pretty In Pink" singers, who haven't released a studio album since 1991's World Outside, split up in the early '90s, but they re-formed in 2000 and have been touring together frequently since then.  read more

Fred Armisen, Jason Sudeikis Reportedly Leaving SNL

Fred Armisen, Jason Sudeikis Reportedly Leaving <i>SNL</i>

It’s been a downer week for SNL fans. Earlier it was announced that head writer and “Weekend Update” anchor Seth Meyers and actor Bill Hader were leaving the show....  read more

The Simpsons Season Finale Poster Featuring Sigur Rós Released

<i>The Simpsons</i> Season Finale Poster Featuring Sigur Rós Released

The episode will air on Sunday, May 19 at 8 p.m. EST on Fox. It will also serve as a promotional tool for the band's seventh studio album, _Kveikur_, due out in the U.S. on June 18.   read more

Bruce Springsteen Joins Dropkick Murphys for Charity EP

Bruce Springsteen Joins Dropkick Murphys for Charity EP

The EP features Springsteen lending his vocals on the Murphys' track "Rose Tattoo."   read more

Watch the Massive New Trailer for Guillermo del Toro's "Pacific Rim"

Watch the Massive New Trailer for Guillermo del Toro's "Pacific Rim"

“This is my most un-modest film, this has everything. The scale is enormous and I’m just a big kid having fun,” Guillermo del Toro told Shocktillyoudrop.com about his new film, Pacific Rim, in an interview last year. He wasn’t lying. A new trailer for the blockbuster film, due in theaters on July 12, surfaced today, and only one word can possibly describe it: HUGE The trailer centers around enormous human-robot fighters (like Iron Man except for the fact that they could crush him in their hands) fighting to save the world against these massive dinosaur-aliens that have risen from the...  read more

Listen to Black Prairie's Wild Ones Soundtrack

Listen to Black Prairie's <i>Wild Ones</i> Soundtrack

Black Prairie—a Portland band featuring four members of The Decemberists adapted Jon Mooallem’s novel Wild Ones with an 11-song soundtrack that was released this week....  read more

Scott Tournet to Play Live Session in Brooklyn Presented By Aloft Hotels and Paste

Scott Tournet to Play Live Session in Brooklyn Presented By Aloft Hotels and <i>Paste</i>

On May 21 Scott Tournet, guitarist for Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and solo singer songwriter, will open up the series at the Aloft location in Brooklyn, N.Y.  read more

Thom Yorke to Contribute Music to U.K. Tax Evasion Doc

Thom Yorke to Contribute Music to U.K. Tax Evasion Doc

Never shy to make strong political statements, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke will accompany Massive Attack’s Robert “3D” Del Naja and Elbow’s Guy Garvey on the score for a forthcoming documentary on tax evasion in the U.K....  read more

Watch Titus Andronicus and The So So Glos Cover Beastie Boys' "No Sleep Till Brooklyn"

Watch Titus Andronicus and The So So Glos Cover Beastie Boys' "No Sleep Till Brooklyn"

During a stop on their “Bring Back the Dudes” tour, Titus Andronicus and The So So Glos joined forces onstage to end the night with a raucous, sweaty cover of Beastie Boys’ “No Sleep Till Brooklyn.” In the intimate Siberia venue, the crowd went nuts when Brooklyn’s The So So Glos launched into an awesomely messy, energetic rendition of the track. So all in all, it looked like one hell of a good time. See all of the crazy, flailing fun below. (Via Stereogum)...  read more

Everything You Need to Know About Last Night's Kanye Rant

Everything You Need to Know About Last Night's Kanye Rant

He had some interesting things to say about his celebrity status that have some worrying connotations concerning his upcoming role as a father.  read more

The Flaming Lips, Kendrick Lamar, Miguel to Play Budweiser's 50/50/1 Festival

The Flaming Lips, Kendrick Lamar, Miguel to Play Budweiser's 50/50/1 Festival

The Flaming Lips, Kendrick Lamar, Mastodon, Miguel, Portugal. the Man, Metric, Citizen Cope, Ludacris, Dr. Dog, Gogol Bordello, Wavves, The Mowgli's, Gaslight Anthem, Best Coast, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, more included in the lineup.   read more

HBO's Gay-Themed Dramedy to Star Jonathan Groff

HBO's Gay-Themed Dramedy to Star Jonathan Groff

HBO, the same network that recently gave us Lena Dunham’s hit series Girls, has ordered a new series revolving around the lives of several gay men in San Francisco. Glee actor Jonathan Groff--who will also star in HBO’s 2014 TV adaptation of the Harry Kramer play The Normal Heart--is set to play the lead in the eight-episode series.   read more

Beck Enlists All-Star Lineup for Song Reader Performance

Beck Enlists All-Star Lineup for <i>Song Reader</i> Performance

Franz Ferdinand, Joan Wasser (of Joan as the Police Woman), Charlotte Gainsbourg, Beth Orton, Michael Kiwanuka bring their interpretation.   read more

Listen to a Laser-Cut Record Made of Wood

Listen to a Laser-Cut Record Made of Wood

Software engineer and tech editor Amanda Ghassaei created a laser-cut record from wood.  read more

Gatsby Knocks Iron Man 3 From Top Spot at Box Office

<i>Gatsby</i> Knocks <i>Iron Man 3</i> From Top Spot at Box Office

Few probably thought that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel about the American Dream would oust Marvel’s American superhero from the top of the box office, but Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby became the No. 1 film in the U.S. on Wednesday to much surprise, according to Deadline....  read more

The Head and the Heart Release Summer Tour Dates

The Head and the Heart Release Summer Tour Dates

Band will join Dave Matthews Band, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down for summer dates.  read more

Kate Bosworth and Topshop Announce Festival Collaboration

Kate Bosworth and Topshop Announce Festival Collaboration

It can be difficult to look anything besides tired and sweaty at big music fests, but actress Kate Bosworth makes looking fresh and fashionable on festival grounds easy. With her effortless style, Bosworth has become the muse of designers and brands like Topshop, whom she collaborated with for a 2012 Christmas ad campaign in her musical debut. This week, partnering with the actress once again,Topshop unveils a new collection celebrating Bosworth’s festival style....  read more

Post-Punk/New Wave Super Friends Project Mashes Up '80s Idols With Superheroes

<i>Post-Punk/New Wave Super Friends</i> Project Mashes Up '80s Idols With Superheroes

An illustrated series featuring a mash-up of ‘80s pop culture icons, with musicians appearing as superheroes.  read more

First Trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins Released

First Trailer for <i>Batman: Arkham Origins</i> Released

Batman takes on Deathstroke for new trailer.   read more

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