Fruit Bats: A Folkin' Decade of Albums
“The indie-rock middle class is a large burgeoning tax bracket that a lot of people don’t know about. It’s a strange place to live, but it’s a living.” read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesYeasayer Prepares "Demented R&B" Third Album
Yeasayer's sophomore release, 2010's Odd Blood, was filled with dance beats and new romantic synthpop — a radical departure from their heavily psychedelic, experimental debut All Hour Cymbals. For the still-untitled upcoming third album, the Brooklyn quintet is determined to change up their sound once again. read more
Found in: Music, NewsPearl Jam Halfway Done with New Album
Amidst all the excitement over the Cameron Crowe-directed documentary and 20 year celebration of their debut album Ten, Pearl Jam is still hard at work on new material. read more
Found in: Music, NewsJonny Greenwood to Release LP with Krzysztof Penderecki
It was revealed last week that classically-trained Radiohead multi-instrumentalist Jonny Greenwood was collaborating with renowned Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki and were to perform alongside Aphex Twin at the Sacrum Profanum festival in Poland. read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsMos Def, Talib Kweli Reunite as Black Star for Shows, New Album
It's been six long years since Talib Kweli divulged that he and Mos Def were going to release a new album under their collaborative moniker Black Star. After so much time, fans of the group have begun to lose patience and question the sincerity of the 2005 claim, but pieces of new material have surfaced since 2010, and as of Saturday definitive news has arrived. read more
Found in: Music, NewsKate Bush Announces Tenth Full-Length Album
After six years of inactivity, British art-pop singer Kate Bush returned this May with Director's Cut, an album consisting of radically reworked songs from her earlier albums The Sensual World (1989) and The Red Shoes (1993). read more
Found in: Music, NewsJane's Addiction Announces Small-Scale Launch Shows
Jane's Addiction haven't had an album since 2003's Strays, but there has been no shortage of activity from the band or its members in the time since. read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsWatch Jeff Tweedy Perform a New Wilco Song
In preparation for their forthcoming eighth album The Whole Love, alt-country-rock band Wilco hasn't been too secretive with the process. Already they've offered up lead single "I Might" and its B-side, a cover of Nick Lowe's "I Love My Label." More recently, they also released a behind-the-scenes video where they debuted "Art of Almost," and have torn through live renditions of "Born Alone" and "Dawned on Me" in recent concerts. read more
Found in: Music, NewsRed Hot Chili Peppers Stream New Album in Full on iTunes
With just one week away from its official August 30 release date, _I'm with You_, the forthcoming tenth studio album by funk-rock superstars Red Hot Chili Peppers, was unleashed earlier than expected. No, the album didn't officially leak, but it appeared in its entirety for free streaming on the band's homepage in the iTunes Music Store yesterday afternoon. read more
Found in: Music, NewsMickey Hart Forms New Band
Percussionist Mickey Hart, formerly one of the dual drummers in psychedelic rock stalwarts The Grateful Dead, announced Friday that he is forming a new group, The Mickey Hart Band. read more
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