VHS Or Beta Invites You To Dance With The Comets
(image) It's been three years, and Louisville dance rockers VHS or Beta are finally ready to release a follow up to Night on Fire. An album called...
Danzig Continues to Do His Own Thing
(image) Ill be honest, I miss the Misfits. The current incarnation of the band is pretty forgettable, having resigned themselves to releasing random odds...
The Sunn O))) is Ready to Rise Again
(image) Though it's been a while since Sunn O))) was last on a stage making its brand of doomy, drone-laden metal, chances are there are ears still...
The Cult Returns
(image) Now that Cult leader Ian Astbury no longer has the burden of impersonating Jim Morrison every night, he's got the time to work with his own...
Marilyn Manson Does Justin Timberlake
(image) News of this has been blasting around (and back around) the Internet for a few days now, but it seems that Marilyn Manson took the time to appear...
Turbonegro Finishes New Album; Posts New Video
(image) Our favorite sexually ambiguous Scandianavian leather heroes are back and ready to touch the kids. Well, not in the Michael Jackson way... we hope.
High On Fire In The Studio; On The Road
(image) Oakland-based stoner-metal kings High On Fire are hard at work on a follow-up to 2005's excellent Blessed Black Wings. They've entered...
'Simpsons' Soundtrack To Appear In A Pink Donut
(image) When it comes to the soundtrack for The Simpsons Movie, there are a number of corporate hands in the cookie jar. According to a story on Billboard,...
The Orb's Fehlmann Readies New Album
(image) Though Thomas Fehlmann didn't join electronic troupe the Orb until three years after Alex Patterson put the group together, he is a big part...
Sly Stone Back On Tour
(image) Now that his catalogue has been remastered and reissued, there's a good chance that a new generation of Sly Stone fans are being born into...
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Readies Four Solo Albums
(image) Stoners and ex-hippies may be onto something. Evidently you really can get your creative juices flowing by absorbing the people, places and substances...
The Streets Get Live On Fourth Album
(image) Mike Skinner, mastermind behind UK hip hop/garage project the Streets, has been putting hours in at the studio. Skinner, who is responsible for...
Punk Zine Digital Archive Ready For Your Safety-Pinned Perusal
(image) Punk enthusiasts, rejoice! The awesome folks at Operation Phoenix Records have kindly made available a large collection of punk zines, including...
'Absolute Garbage' Available In Stores This Summer!
(image) Though Garbage front woman Shirley Manson is busy readying her guest star-heavy debut solo LP, the singer has taken time out from those sessions...
Primal Scream Frontman Collaborates with Queens of The Stone Age
(image) It's been known for several weeks now that Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie recently spent some time down in the Palm Desert with the...
New Dizzee Rascal Album Will Be A Digital Only Release in U.S.
(image) Dizzee Rascal won't be hitting U.S. shores anytime soon. The London-based MC and producer's US label, XL/Beggars , has decided to go the...
Courtney Love: Dr. Martens' Unauthorized Cobain Ad is "Despicable" and "Outrageous"
(image) As previously reported, Dr. Martens ads featuring angelic photoshopped versions of Kurt Cobain, Joey Ramone, Joe Strummer, and Sid Vicious wearing...
New Pinback Album on the Way
(image) It's always nice to hear that Pinback is working on new material. 2004's Summer in Abadon was probably the band's finest moment,...
First Peek at Ian Curtis Biopic
(image) The first official peek at photographer/director Anton Corbijn's biopic of late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, Control, has hit the net.
New Liars Album This Summer
(image) If 2006's Drum's Not Dead proved anything, it's that art-punk troupe Liars are even harder to pin down than anyone originally thought.
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart: Why it is Essential to Tour
Theres one great plastic, fantastic reason for you to get out there, make noise, jump up and down, meet people, shag people, smile at people, listen,...
Seaweed Reunites; Plans New Album
(image) Tacoma-based grunge-punks Seaweed haven't released a record since 1999's Actions & Indications, but that's all about to change.
Black Keys Accompany Free Live EP With Live Appearances
(image) It's been a while since we've heard much from the bluesy Ohio duo the Black Keys. Last year, the band released the phenomenal Magic Potion,...
Interpol Performs 'The Heinrich Maneuver'
(image) Welcome back, Interpol. It's nice to know that your major label debut, the forthcoming Our Love To Admire, is done and ready for consumption.
Queens Of The Stone Age Hit The Road
(image) I'm sure I hardly need to remind any of you that the heavily anticipated Queens Of The Stone Age album Era Vulgaris will be in stores on June...
Another Converge DVD in the Works
(image) Seeing Converge live still gets me as stoked as it did 13 years ago. These guys have been at it a while and unlike many of their peers, they're...
Rufus Wainwright Plans Dates With Neko Case
(image) It looks like the folky and sensitive Rufus Wainwright will join forces with New Pornographer and red-headed songstress Neko Case for a string...
Roger Daltrey Calls Live Earth Shows 'Bollocks'
(image) Man, it seemed that most if not all of us could agree that Al Gore was doing a pretty cool thing with his upcoming Live Earth concerts, but count...
New Smashing Pumpkins Song Surfaces
(image) A full-length glimpse of what Billy Corgan's been up to in the studio has made its way to the internet. The first song you're going to...
Live Review: Patrick Wolf Puts Los Angeles in 'The Magic Position'
(image) Patrick Wolf - Live, May 16th 2007 The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA Itd been 4 long years since Patrick Wolf last played Los Angeles when the...
Rise Against Ready To Record Again
(image) It seems like only yesterday that Rise Against's The Sufferer And The Witness was released, but in actuality it was nearly a year ago. Time...
Keith Richards Looking For Book Deal
(image) Ever wonder what Keith Richards' pattern of speech would look like on paper? One day we may actually find out. The New York Post is reporting...
Lily Loves LA: Lily Allen Live Review
(image) Lily Allen - Live, May 15th 2007 The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA Lily Allen had a bad week. The British pop-ska songstress admitted to the...
Soulful Covers For Your Ears
(image) If you're unfamiliar with Oliver Wang's writing, you should check out his excellent Soul Sides blog. Wang, or O-Dub as he is known to...
Amazon Announces Digital Music Store
(image) It looks like Amazon is ready to step into the world of digital music sales. Yesterday, the company announced that they will be launching an MP3...
Ladytron: Out Of The Studio And Into The DJ Booth
(image) Tell your friends with the fancy haircuts and a fetish for eyeliner that they have a reason to smile. No, Larry Tee hasn't found a new home...
MC Cornel West Gets In Touch With Hip-Hop's Roots
(image) Intellectual, author and professor of religion at Princeton, Dr. Cornel West is also in the business of making records. According to Billboard,...
The Floodgates Are Open: More Elliott Smith Material On The Way
(image) If you've yet to pick up the newly released collection of Elliott Smith rarities, New Moon, you are missing out. The double-disc set is a bittersweet...
Vladislav Delay Blows The Whistle On New Album; Tours North America
(image) Finnish musician Sasu Ripatti is better known to the world by a handful of monikers. The most prolific of those pseudonyms, Vladislav Delay, will...
New Spoon Track Hits 'Net
(image) July 10th is the date set for the release of Spoon's playfully titled sixth album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. Though the album's title might be grabbing...




