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Dälek - Gutter Tactics
The Politics of Sound Beginning with an incendiary speech by Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Dälek’s Gutter Tactics brings the tension while offering only a few moments of resolution. Much like the polarizing preacher who kicks off the LP, dälek...
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Thom Yorke Plays The Orpheum in LA, Oct. 4th and 5th
Thom Yorke, known as Radiohead's frontman, has put together a new band, and some new gigs. He's going to perform a couple of short concerts in Los Angeles at the Orpheum Theater, October 4th and 5th. The band includes drummer Joey Waronker,...
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Morricone Conducts Morricone Oct. 25th at the Hollywood Bowl
Academy Award winner and celebrated composer Ennio Morricone, will be taking the historic stage at the Hollywood Bowl for the first time on October 25th. He will be conducting a six minute piece written by his son, composer Andrea Morricone, plus...
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RJD2 Releases "The Colussus" January 2010
RJD2 will release a fourth album, entitled The Colossus on January 19th, 2010. This time RJ's producing it on his own label, RJ's Electrical Connections. He's re-acquired the master recordings of his Definitive Jux catalog in its entirety for...
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Crystal Antlers - Tentacles
Antlers, Tentacles, Drumsticks, and More Long Beach, Calif., houses the Queen Mary where a rotting antique organ resides, echoing the haunting footsteps of fallen sailors, European stowaways, and boozing aristocrats. Within the city itself is...
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Tegan and Sara Debut 6 New Songs at Rifflandia
Tegan and Sara, with their album Sainthood coming out on October 27th, debuted six of their new songs at the Rifflandia Festival in Victoria, British Columbia. Check out the videos: "Hell" "Red Belt" "The Cure" "On...
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Black Francis - Svn Fngrs/Grand Duchy - Petit Fours
He Contains Multitudes Whichever appellation Charles Thompson assumes when performing, listeners are sure to be confronted by oblique lyrics and angular music. The persona varies, but the challenge of the music remains. Of course, there is...
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Weezer and Lil' Wayne "Can't Stop Partying"
With the latest album in the works, Raditude, as a follow-up to 2008's The Red Album, Rivers Cuomo explains that "...this is 2009. It's time to do something totally different." Getting help from All-American Rejects' Tyson Ritter and Nick...
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