By Karli McAllister on July 19, 2010
I am hoping it’s a good sign that Weezer have yet to title their eighth full-length, which will be released this fall, on September 13 (Via NME).
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Posted in News | Tagged Weezer
By Jennifer Marston on July 19, 2010
Whether it’s Julian Casablancas performing “I Wish it Was Christmas” with the Roots, Bright Eyes smashing the hell out of a trumpet onstage, or Ben Harper, Beck, and Billy Gibbons joining Will Ferrell and Conan for a rendition of “Free Bird,” late-night television affords us a wealth of entertaining performances (and just sheer entertainment) as far as musical guests go.
Ergo, each week, we round up every show’s scheduled performances and place them in a handy little list.
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Posted in News | Tagged Late-Night TV
By Jennifer Marston on July 19, 2010
Broken Social Scene’s new video is both the visual accompaniment to Forgiveness Rock Record‘s “Meet Me in the Basement” and a hefty political statement about the recent riot-addled G20 Summit in Toronto.
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Posted in New Music, News, Videos | Tagged Broken Social Scene
By Stephen DeFilippo on July 16, 2010
Watching the new Klaxons video, for the song “Echoes” is like taking a trip to the desert planet Tatooine from Star Wars, except there’s no pimpin’ Landspeeder or eerie little Jawas lurking around the corner.
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Posted in New Music, News, Videos
By Stephen DeFilippo on July 15, 2010
Back in June, Islands’ multitasking magician of a musician Nick Diamonds performed at a New York’s Radio Happy Hour, where he unwrapped three new songs which he “think[s] will be Islands songs.”
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Posted in New Music, News, Videos | Tagged Islands
By Jennifer Marston on July 12, 2010
Releasing music is a tricky business these days. A task even more demanding is keeping track of the abundance of albums, compilations, singles, and EPs that drop each month, not to mention digital-versus-physical release times, overseas dates, and the occasional artist name change.
Because we know you’re busy, each Monday we throw the coffee on and pack the new week’s most anticipated releases into one easily digestible list.
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Posted in New Music, News, Upcoming Releases
By William Cody Humston on July 11, 2010
Just when you though Wilco couldn’t possibly get any busier, they got, um, busier.
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Posted in News | Tagged Nels Cline, Nonesuch, Wilco
By Jennifer Marston on July 7, 2010
On July 31, Conor Oberst will gather not just his Bright Eyes troupe, but also the Desaparecidos crew, from whom we haven’t seen a performance since back in 2002. Also joining are Lullaby for the Working Class and Cursive.
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Posted in News | Tagged Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, Cursive, Desaparecidos, Lullaby for the Working Class, Saddle Creek
By Jennifer Marston on June 24, 2010
The song is the first to surface off Dondero’s forthcoming #Zero With a Bullet, which Team Love will release August 3.
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Posted in MP3s and Streams, News | Tagged David Dondero, Team Love
By Jennifer Marston on June 23, 2010
A quick look at where some of our favorite artists are headed in the coming months.
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