Elton John, Mumford & Sons, Mavis Staples to Honor Levon Helm at Grammys
To honor the late-great Levon Helm of The Band, a star-studded performance of “The Weight” has been announced to take place on the Grammy Awards this Sunday.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsVideo Premiere: Ron Sexsmith - "Nowhere to Go"
Musician and acclaimed songwriter Ron Sexsmith is set to release Forever Endeavour, his latest full-length, on Feb. 5 via Cooking Vinyl. The album will feature 12 original tracks and was produced by Mitchell Froom. This will be his first release since last year’s Long Player, Late Bloomer. The first track from the album, “Nowhere to Go,” takes a lighthearted approach to the down-and-out feeling of being stuck in a rut. Check out this exclusive live performance video, which begins with Sexsmith explaining the songwriting process behind “Nowhere to Go.”... read more
Found in: Featured VideosWatch The Smashing Pumpkins' Leno Performance
Prior to this year’s Oceania, The Smashing Pumpkin’s hadn’t released an album since 2007. Though the band had been through a revolving door of members with original drummer Jimmy Chamberlin being replaced by Mike Byrne. But with all things considered, their 2012 album showed a return to form for Billy Corgan and company.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Conan O'Brien Perform Radiohead with Edward Sharpe
Conan O’Brien knows how to take a sad song and make it better.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayWatch Rage Against the Machine's First Performance
A few nights ago, Rage Against the Machine played what very well may be their last show ever. For a lot of people, that’s a really sad thing. But, alas, all good things must someday come to an end. And thanks to Consequence of Sound, we can now appreciate the very beginning of Rage. The blog posted the group’s first-ever performance at The Quad at Cal State Northridge. Check it out below: ... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayWatch Matt & Kim on Fallon
Matt & Kim hit the late night airwaves last night with yet another signature high-energy performance. The pair paid Jimmy Fallon a visit and performed “Block After Block” off of their most recently released album, Sidewalks.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to a New Childish Gambino Song
Childish Gambino got down during a performance at this weekend’s Comic-Con convention. There, the rapper premiered a new song and announced that he has been hard at work on a brand new album, hence his noticeable absence from Twitter.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Bjork Perform Biophilia
First it was a simple album, then it morphed into an iPad App and last week, Bjork announced her latest LP, Biophilia, would be accompanied by a three-year educational tour (complete with musical Tesla coils). But even with all of the mounting hype, the question still remained what exactly was Biophilia and, more importantly, just how weird was the record’s live show?... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Florence + The Machine on Colbert
As Tuesday night’s headliners for Stephen Colbert’s mini music festival, StePhest Colbchella ’011, which promises to “rock you like a thirst-icane,” Florence + The Machine took the stage during the faux-pundit’s program, boosting the studio’s energy levels by performing their staple “The Dog Days Are Over.”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThom Yorke Spins King of Limbs Remixes
Earlier this month we announced that Radiohead would be releasing a 12-inch of remixes of tracks off of King of Limbs. We’ve already got a sneak peek. This past weekend, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke partnered up with Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden for a night of electronic glory at London nightclub Plastic People. There he previewed a track off of the upcoming album, Caribou’s remix of “Little by Little.”... read more
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