Archive for March 5th, 2012
Young Jeezy Motivates in New York
March 5th, 2012
Fiction is greater than fact in hip-hop and grandiose tales of street life – albeit usually far from reality – make for better records But amid a perpetually growing milieu of poseurs and tall tales Young Jeezy has always been perceived as the real deal; hustling earned him significant wealth...
The Smiths Meet Nintendo in ‘Super Morrissey Bros.’
March 5th, 2012
It's sort of amazing that it took this long for some clever person to mash up the Smiths and Super Mario Bros as Super Morrissey Bros but it was certainly worth the wait This Chiptune cover of the Smiths' classic "This Charming Man" is rendered in the style of the...
Shearwater Celebrate New CD With Hometown Gig in Austin
March 5th, 2012
The Austin band Shearwater has transformed itself from an art band that relied on the patience of its audience in a game of tension-and-release into a full-on rock band As a CD release gig for the new album Animal Joy proved last night at Antone's the band seems intent on...
Tour Alert: Radiohead Adds Northeast Arena Gigs
March 5th, 2012
RadioheadRadiohead has added another leg of North American dates to the ongoing world tour in support of its album The King of Limbs The new dates begin May 29 in Mansfield Massachusetts 5/29 Mansfield MA - Comcast Center 5/31 Newark NJ - Prudential Center 6/01 Newark NJ - Prudential Center...
Peter Gabriel Pulls Music From ‘Rush Limbaugh Show’
March 5th, 2012
Peter Gabriel has demanded that his music be pulled from Rush Limbaugh's radio show after learning that his 1986 hit "Sledgehammer" was played while the host launched into a tirade against Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke on Wednesday "Peter was appalled to learn that his music was linked to Rush Limbaugh's...
The Magnetic Fields Embrace Chance on Their 12th Album
March 5th, 2012
The Magnetic Fields' 12th album Love at the Bottom of the Sea finds the long-running indie group cycling back to its roots in synth-pop after three consecutive records that explored strings distorted guitars and traditional folk instrumentation rather than using keyboards and synthesizers Rolling Stone recently talked to songwriter and...
Slash Talks ‘You’re A Lie,’ Reveals Tracklist for New Album
March 5th, 2012
Click to listen to Slash's 'You're A Lie' Slash has announced the tracklist below from his forthcoming album Apocalyptic Love out May 22nd The single "You're A Lie" which you can stream above was "ignited" by Slash as he puts it and features lyrics by frontman Myles Kennedy "I completely left...
Exclusive Stream: The Decemberists’ Career-Spanning Live Album
March 5th, 2012
We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 0411-0811) the Decemberists' first full-length concert album was recorded over the course of 12 nights on the band's tour in support of The King Is Dead last year Though the set emphasizes material from that album it includes numbers from...
Tyler, the Creator Pays $8K to Cover Club Damages
March 5th, 2012
Odd Future mastermind Tyler the Creator has paid a Los Angeles club $8000 to cover the damage he left in the wake of an Odd Future gig in December The rapper allegedly trashed the Roxy's sound equipment including a soundboard in a fit of rage Tyler was arrested outside the...
Secret Policeman’s Ball Hits Radio City Music Hall
March 5th, 2012
It's been four years since the last Secret Policeman's Ball the UK-born benefit John Cleese and Amnesty International inaugurated in 1976 to promote free speech Last night marked the first time the event was held on American shores "I'm only doing a little at the top because there's a billion more...