The 15 Best Cover Songs of 2012

By Tyler Kane at 9:00 AM on December 14, 2012

From Wilco to Lykke Li, our favorite song interpretations of the year.   read more

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Mastodon Reportedly Recording Song for New Monsters, Inc. Movie

By Ryan Bort at 10:02 AM on December 4, 2012

Band confirms via Facebook.   read more

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Album Stream: West End Motel - Only Time Can Tell

By Tyler Kane at 12:00 PM on October 25, 2012

Listen to the band's follow-up to Don't Shiver, You're a Winner, featuring Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds.   read more

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Josh Homme, Members of Mastodon Guest Star on Aqua Teen Hunger Force

By Patty Miranda at 4:00 PM on July 13, 2012

Fans of both rock music and Aqua Teen Hunger Force (which, during this episode, was called “Aqua Something You Know Whatever”) were treated to voicework from three members of Mastodon and the frontman of Queens of the Stone Age on this Sunday’s episode, charmingly titled “Shirt Herpes.”...  read more

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10 Great Music Videos with Puppets

By Jessica Gentile at 11:03 AM on July 2, 2012

Puppets can be cutesy, creepy or, in the case of the Muppets' Animal, downright crazy. And while music videos only have a few minutes to develop their characters, they can sometimes take on a life of their own. Here are our 10 favorite music videos with puppets.  read more

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Watch "Mastodon's Guide to Mastodons"

By Kristen Blanton at 3:28 PM on May 9, 2012

Mastodon member Troy Sanders has given fans an excellent tutorial of the mastodon explaining, among other things, how they improved primitive man's sex life, why they had trouble playing guitar and their relationship to Led Zeppelin.   read more

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Listen to Four Exclusive Record Store Day Singles

By Kristen Blanton at 10:29 AM on April 23, 2012

Stream Record Store Day tracks from Beach House, Animal Collective, St. Vincent and Mastodon below.   read more

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21 Albums You Should Buy on Record Store Day

By Josh Jackson at 10:40 AM on April 21, 2012

While independent record stores continue to struggle, Record Store Day just keeps getting bigger every year. In addition to roughly 175 exclusive Record Store Day releases, there are dozens of regional releases and album premieres hitting indie shops across the country.  read more

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16 Musicians Discuss Their First Concert T-Shirts

By Matt Wake at 10:37 AM on April 10, 2012

Some music fans’ closets contain museum-worthy tour shirt collections. But, no one forgets his or her first. So we asked 16 musicians, who now have their own merch to oversee, about their first concert Ts and the stories behind them.  read more

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Feist Releases New Video, Artwork for Mastodon Split

By Tyler Kane at 2:18 PM on April 9, 2012

Feist released today the artwork for her split with Mastodon, which is titled Feistodon. The single is set for a Record Store Day release on April 21. The artwork was released today through a post on Spin and features Feist's image mashed together with an illustrated "Black Tongue" (the same title of the Mastodon track Feist is covering for the seven-inch single) and guitarist Brent Hinds' easily recognizable tattooed hairline.  read more

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