Riff Raff Takes Trolling to an Art Form in New York
January 18th, 2013 No comments »
At around 130 in the morning Riff Raff stands onstage at SOB's wearing a pair of deep ski goggles across his zig-zagged braids his Thriller jacket unzipped to show nothing underneath There on his pale skin one can see his tattoos BET MTV Bart Simpson He pauses his just-started set...
Rare Paul McCartney Recording of ‘A World Without Love’ Surfaces
January 18th, 2013 No comments »
To the small but growing list of rare Beatles tapes that unexpectedly pop up add one more Paul McCartney's solo performance of "A World Without Love" the debut 1964 single by Peter and Gordon that hit Number One in both the US and the UK The only known McCartney version of...
Inside the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Controversial New Album Cover
January 18th, 2013 No comments »
When the Yeah Yeah Yeahs revealed the cover art for their forthcoming album Mosquito (out April 16th) on Monday the buzz was deafening And not in a good way "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Submit Early Frontrunner for Worst Cover Art of 2013" declared Popdust The Guardian's summation of reactions from across...
Elliott Smith Jams with Jon Brion in Lost VH1 Pilot
January 18th, 2013 No comments »
A lost TV pilot featuring Elliott Smith has surfaced online thanks to director Paul Thomas Anderson In 2000 Anderson helped out on a pilot for The Jon Brion Show a variety show with guest musicians Brion unsuccessfully pitched the pilot to VH1 but the clip has surfaced on Anderson's Al...
‘Sugar Man’ Star Rodriguez Booked for Coachella, Glastonbury
January 18th, 2013 No comments »
Rodriguez the Detroit singer-songwriter at the center of the Oscar-nominated documentary Searching for Sugar Man will perform at the Coachella Glastonbury and Primavera festivals this year Billboard reports Rodriguez now 70 released a pair of albums on Clarence Avant's Sussex records in the early Seventies The records failed to catch...
Bob Dylan Weighing Dylan Thomas Tribute
January 18th, 2013 No comments »
Bob Dylan is considering a Dylan Thomas tribute show in Wales to celebrate the 100th birthday of the late Welsh poet Reuters reports Geraint Davies the West Swansea member of Parliament has asked Dylan to perform in Swansea next year as part of a series of commemorative events "Bob Dylan...
Anthrax Pay Tribute to Rush With ‘Anthem’ – Song Premiere
January 18th, 2013 No comments »
Click to listen to Anthrax's 'Anthem' Perennial thrashers Anthrax are prepping the release of a new EP Anthems that will hit shelves on March 19th on Megaforce It finds the group covering songs by some of their favorite artists including Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak" and Boston's "Smokin'" Now you can take a listen...
STRFKR Take a Dreamy Voyage to ‘Atlantis’ – Song Premiere
January 18th, 2013 No comments »
After two years of constant touring the Portland dance-pop wizards STRFKR are getting ready to release their third album Miracle Mile on February 19th on Polyvinyl Then they're hitting the road again Now you can hear the album cut "Atlantis" a quick bit of sweet-tooth pop built on dreamy...
‘Refuse to Lose’ by Dobie – Free MP3
January 18th, 2013 No comments »
Artist DobieSong "Refuse to Lose"Album We Will Not Harm You "'Refuse to Lose' came about with me wanting to flip the horn break from 'Darkest Lightl by the Lafayette Afro Rock Band I'd been wanting to do it for a while but wanted to go somewhere else with it" Dobie tells...
Bruno Mars Embraces Dubstep in ‘Locked Out of Heaven’ (The M Machine Remix) – Song Premiere
January 18th, 2013 No comments »
Click to listen to Bruno Mars' 'Locked Out of Heaven (The M Machine Remix)' San Francisco electro trio the M Machine are gearing up for the February 19th release of their new EP Metropolis Pt Two on OWSLA They've also contributed a revamped version of Bruno Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven"...