TV on the Radio Announces Departure from Interscope, New Songs
"We're sort of collecting material for a record, but right now we're only thinking in terms of songs, smaller things we can put out regularly until an album seems possible." read more
Found in: Music, NewsAmerican Idol to Sell Weekly Compilation Albums on iTunes
American Idol has made many changes this season, the latest being offering downloads of the weekly performances as a compilation album through iTunes.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNew TV on the Radio Album Coming This Spring
TV on the Radio will release a new album on Interscope this spring called Nine Types of Light. On April 13, the band will play New York’s Radio City Music Hall, which will begin their national tour.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMarilyn Manson Signs to Cooking Vinyl
Continuing the trend of big music acts leaving Universal-affiliated labels for a more independent route, after 15 years at Interscope, Marilyn Manson has signed to Cooking Vinyl, a U.K.-based indie label.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsM.I.A. : /\/\ /\ Y /\
Politics and all, there’s still something about Maya M.I.A.’s two previous albums were political firebombs, and so her third studio LP—/\/\ /\ Y /\ (titled after her birth name, Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam)—certainly isn’t remarkable in that respect. Nor is it remarkable for the flurry of hubbub surrounding its release; at this point, the ginger-slaughtering music video for the album’s first single and Arulpragasam’s unhinged Twitter shenanigans are de rigueur for an artist who unabashedly adopts the iconography of the Tamil Tigers and rose to fame via “Paper Planes,” a song with a gunfire-addled hook that proclaims “All... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsListen to the New M.I.A. Album
Everyone’s favorite politically charged Sri Lankan songstress M.I.A. (who we Scott Pilgrim-ized not too long ago) has been teasing us with tracks from her upcoming album, /\/\/\Y/\, which drops next Tuesday, July 13.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRufus Wainwright Announces New Album, Songs for Lulu
Rufus Wainwright is set to celebrate the new year with a new album.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWale: Attention Deficit
On major label debut, mixtape star looks to the West Born of Nigerian parents in our nation’s capitol, Wale rose to prominence in 2008 with The Mixtape About Nothing, where he used his favorite program as a framing device for his technically adroit diatribes on race, rap, and authenticity. “The Kramer,” for instance, sampled Michael Richards’ infamous Laugh Factory tirade, and subsequent apology, to bookend a fearless dissection of racist language. Wale also adopted Seinfeld’s habit of knowing self-deprecation to send up stale rap conventions, titling a track with three guest stars (including mixtape staple Bun B) “The Feature Heavy... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsDownload Them Crooked Vultures' "Mind Eraser, No Chaser"
Download Them Crooked Vultures' "Mind Eraser, No Chaser" for free from iTunes here.Them Crooked Vultures' self-titled debut album comes out Nov. 17 on Interscope.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Free MP3Wolfmother: Cosmic Egg
When Australian trio Wolfmother hopped onto the scene in 2005, many were quick to draw Led Zeppelin comparisons... read more
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