Kid Cudi and Dot Da Genius Release WZRD Album Snippets (Audio/Download): With their self titled debut album due to arrive next Tuesday (Feb 28th), WZRD has released a sampler that features 30 seconds of each of the tracks set to appear on the project. Judging by the clips, you can expect Cudi to flex...
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Sister Crayon covers Bill Withers, The Beatles, others on new EP The best part? It’s freakin’ FREE. Sister Crayon is no stranger to covers, providing a sweet version of David Bowie‘s The Bewlay Brothers for a collection of Bowie covers entitled We Were So Turned On (which I highly recommend, by the way.) The...
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The Cribs announce fifth album “In the Belly of the Brazen Bull” will drop on May 7. Still going strong after the departure of guitarist Johnny Marr, British indie rockers The Cribs will be releasing their fifth studio LP this spring. Check out the single Chi-town below, a hard-driving song that’s reminiscent of the...
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Jack White releases collaboration track with Tom Jones Listen to White and Jones cover the Howlin’ Wolf song “Evil”. I’m not going to beat around the bush here. Just scroll down. Like, now. It’s that good. Jeez, still here? Fine. Below, you’ll find Jack White‘s collaboration track with Tom Jones, a hard driving, horn-filled,...
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Spotlight on: Polica Get to know Bon Iver’s new favorite band. Amidst all the news and controversy stirred up by Bon Iver AKA Bonny Bear following his Grammy wins, it’s very easy to get swept up and not notice the little things Justin Vernon says. After his win, the man told Rolling Stone about...
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Blonde Redhead, Deerhunter, others release LP to aid Japan The charity LP will raise funds to help rebuild from the 2011 disaster in Fukushima. The great thing about artists of any form, whether they are writers, painters, dancers, musicians, or otherwise, is that in the face of horrible tragedies, the instinct they have is...
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Jack White announces March tour dates White will tour the southern US prior to the release of his solo record in April. Jack White has been making a lot of news lately, what with the announcement of his new solo career and subsequent release of the single Love Interruption. More news comes today with...
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With a name like FIDLAR–which stands for “F*** It Dog Life’s a Risk”–we wonder if this band really takes itself that seriously. Nonetheless, a combination of garage rock, punk, and verb-y, drug-induced LA vibes, this band is definitely worth a listen. This band, which brings to mind Wavves and Social Distortion definitely rocks hard. They’ve already...
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The Shins, who plan to release their new album, Port of Morrow next month and have already released “Simple Song” as the first single off the new album, have released a clip from “September” below. This is the B-Side for “Simple Song” and perhaps a fair representation of what we can expect from the band’s...
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Ra Ra Riot to lose a cellist After 6 years of faithful service, cellist and vocalist Alexandra Lawn will depart from Ra Ra Riot Legendary indie band Ra Ra Riot suffers a big blow today as Alexandra Lawn announces her departure. According to the band’s website, the departure is incredibly amicable. Lawn, in a...
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