Arcade Fire's New Album, 'Reflektor,' Is Now Streaming Online
Arcade Fire’s fourth album, Reflektor, is set for an October 29th release date, and is likely one of the most anticipated rock albums of 2013. So of course it’s a big deal when Reflektor gets the...
View ArticleChris Brown Got Arrested For--Get This--Violent Felony Assault
There are some days in which news breaks that is so inexplicable, so fundamentally at odds with the reality of the universe that we’ve come to accept, that we can barely comprehend the information...
View ArticleKanye West Postpones Even More Concert Dates On The 'Yeezus' Tour
Kanye West’s Yeezus tour hasn’t exactly been the most fortuitous for the rapper thus far. The rapper had already had to scrap the second night of the tour, set to be in Vancouver, and move it back to...
View ArticleMotley Crue's Autobiography 'The Dirt' To Be Adapted By 'Bad Grandpa' Director
Motley Crue hasn’t had anything close to a hit in some time now; however, film director Jeff Tremaine (the Jackass franchise) has—Bad Grampa, the Johnny Knoxville-starring Borat-meets-Jackass film...
View ArticleArcade Fire Announces 2014 North American Stadium Tour
In case you hadn’t noticed, Arcade Fire released a new album last month. Called Reflektor, the album (the band’s fourth) is a big, sprawling, pretentious mess, as one would expect from Arcade Fire....
View ArticleR. Kelly: Song Titles On His New Album, 'Black Panties,' Indicate He Still...
R. Kelly, famed R&B troubadour and guy who has spent his career trying really hard to make sure his fans understand that he really, really likes sex, has released the tracklisting for his upcoming...
View ArticleArcade Fire Asks Fans To 'Relax' About Their Concert Dress Code Request
One of the things that comes along with “The Artist(s) of Their Generation” for any musical artist or band is an extreme and unfettered sense of nigh-overwhelming pretentiousness, usually made...
View ArticleBruce Springsteen To Release New Album, 'High Hopes,' In 2014
At 64, Bruce Springsteen is tickling retirement age; despite that fact, the man appears to get more done in a month than most of us do in 10. After releasing the album Wrecking Ball in March of 2012,...
View ArticleRZA Has Released A Tribute Song For Paul Walker
Over the holiday weekend, Paul Walker, an actor best known as the star of the Fast and Furious franchise, died in a car accident on his way home from a charity event. His passing was made all the...
View ArticleNine Inch Nails To Release Concert Film, Announce 2014 Tour
It appears that Christmas may have come early for Nine Inch Nails fans—not only did today bring them a whopping 77-minute preview of an upcoming live concert film from the band, but confirmation that...
View ArticleThe Pixies Have Hired Yet Another Bassist For Their 2014 Tour
Fear not, Pixies fans—hot on the heels of the news that the band has already, after only a few months, ousted bassist Kim Shattuck (who herself was a replacement for original bassist Kim Deal, who...
View ArticleBeyonce Releases Surprise 'Visual Album' Online
Fulfilling a number of rumors that a big piece of Beyonce news was on the horizon, Beyonce Knowles has surprised the world by, with no preamble or fanfare, releasing her fifth album, Beyonce, online....
View ArticleLorde Announces 2014 North American Tour Dates
17-year-old New Zealand breakout pop star Lorde has announced the launch of her first headlining club tour in North America, supporting her popular debut, Pure Heroine. The 16-date trek will launch...
View ArticleSilversun Pickups Announce Singles Collection, Release New Track, 'Cannibal'
L.A. hotshots the Silversun Pickups have released their shoegazed and gear-grinded rock n’ pop at a steady clip since their formation in 2002, beginning with an EP in 2005 and three full-lengths for...
View ArticleJustin Timberlake's 'The 20/20 Experience' Is 2013's Best-Selling Album...
Justin Timberlake has a reason to celebrate—technically, 2013 was his year, as the singer/ actor/ former boy-band performer/ former denim suit enthusiast’s album, The 20/20 Experience, was the...
View ArticleCoachella 2014 Lineup: Arcade Fire, Muse, And Reunited Outkast To Headline
Well, it’s here, gang: the 2014 Coachella lineup has been officially announced. Fans of Outkast will be happy to see that the duo has reunited for the fest, indie-rockers will be pleased to see...
View ArticleBilly Joel Announces 2014 Tour To Coincide With Lifetime Madison Square...
Despite the fact that Billy Joel recently contractually obligated himself to a lifetime of monthly performances—the singer inked a deal for a lifetime residency at Madison Square Garden, in which he...
View ArticleBeck's New Album, 'Morning Phase,' Just Released Its First Single
If the chameleonic Beck’s junk-drawer pop aesthetic always hits you hardest when he’s at his most quiet (Mutations, Sea Change) rather than his most wild or far-reaching (Mellow Gold, Odelay, Midnite...
View ArticleThe 2014 Grammy Award Winners Are...
Another year, another gaudy, self-congratulatory orgy of back-slappery and bad pop tunes from the music industry in a flailing love-letter to itself—that’s right, the Grammy Awards were last night....
View ArticleRed Hot Chili Peppers And Nine Inch Nails Get Owned By Bizarrely Apt Parody...
Over the past two days, two songs have hit the internet that take square aim at the relatively clichéd or limited songwriting abilities of two major rock acts, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nine Inch...
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