13 Fantastic Band Websites
Music and all the art surrounding it remain bastions of nearly unrestricted creativity. Albums, posters, and in this case, website designs go in virtually any direction thanks to a large emphasis on personal expression. Designers and developers can create some amazing work when they don’t have a large corporation relentlessly reaffirming the position that everything should adhere to cautious standards—and basically, stay boring.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTease the Devil: The 10 Most Metal Band Names For Non-Metal Bands
Scavenging our cultural tundra for ripping new metal bands to sink your fangs into, sometimes you bite into an overly tuneful, utterly unmoshable red herring. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTen Bands That Could Double as Motorcycle Gangs
What’s in a name? In the case of the bands below, it’s a combination of threatening and rocking. Please enjoy a few of our favorite groups that sound like motorcycle gangs, each with a visual aid to boot:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 23 Greatest Sci-Fi Songs of All Time
Good sci-fi stories can easily be found in movies, TV, books and video games, but what about music? The following 23 songs tell tales of woe, wonder and alien love. And there will be robots. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBrandon Flowers Announces Tour Dates
Brandon Flowers has announced five U.S. dates that will kick off his first solo tour later this month. The Killers’ frontman has been prepping his debut solo effort, Flamingo, ever since the band announced an indefinite hiatus at the beginning of the year. The album’s first single, “Crossfire,” has already been released and the entire album is scheduled to drop Sept. 14 via Island Records.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsA Dozen Crowd-Pleasing Jams for Your Next Karaoke Night
Karaoke is one of those self-indulgent guilty pleasures that always manages to be both beautiful and horrendous at the same time... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Killers' Brandon Flowers Goes Solo
We had our doubts about the Killers’ future when guitarist Dave Keuning hinted the band was planning on a much-need break. Things seemed even rockier when the Las Vegas quartet canceled the remainder of its Asian tour dates. Now there’s news that frontman Brandon Flowers is going solo and planning to release his first sans-Killers disc sometime this year.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMembers of Keane, Mumford & Sons, Killers Release More Mt. Desolation Details
A little more news has emerged on the Mt. Desolation front (AKA: the collaborative venture of Winston Marshall (banjo) of Mumford & Sons, Tom Hobden (fiddle) of Noah and the Whale, Ronnie Vannucci (drums) of The Killers, Tim Rice-Oxley (keys) of Keane and bassist Jesse Quin). Their album, recorded mainly in London this past January, is set for a late 2010 release date.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsKillers Cancel Australian Dates, Deny Break-Up Rumors
There’s been a hot fuss (Rimshot!) about the Killers since guitarist Dave Keuning let slip last month that the Vegas glam-rockers would take a break following this winter’s Eastern Hemisphere engagements. Just two days later, the Killers announced the cancellation of the remainder of their Asian tour due to “unforeseen circumstances,” leaving fans to wait until February to catch the band in Australia. Now, Brandon Flowers and Co. have announced the cancellation of still more performances due to the illness of a family member.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsIs Indie Dead?
Indie is, at once, a genre (of music first, and then of film, books, video games and anything else with a perceived arty sensibility, regardless of its relationship to a corporation), an ethos, a business model, a demographic and a marketing tool... read more
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