Archive for December 28th, 2010

I The Mighty song stream “Cutting Room Floor”

Stream a new song from I the Mighty called “Cutting Room Floor” in exchange for “like”-ing the band on Facebook. ITM has band has been recording with producer Erik Ron (Saosin, VersaEmerge, Foxy Shazam). Click past the link to listen.

Track listing for Talib Kweli’s new album

Talib Kweli will release his newest solo album called Gutter Rainbows on January 25. You can check out the track listing after the link.

Eminem tops albums sales in 2010

Acording to Billboard, Eminem has topped the album sales chart in 2010 with 3.2 million units of Recovery sold nationwide. Second place for album sales went to Lady Antebellum (3mil.), while Taylor Swift landed in 3rd with 2.7 million units. Read more about these figures, as well as the top singles, digital albums, and more, here.

Gold Panda interview

The Quietus recently sat down with Gold Panda to reflect on how 2010 changed his life and career. Check it out, here.

Fund Falling Up’s album

Some of the best guys on the planet and one of the most underrated acts in recent years, Falling Up, are currently seeking funding for their next album. If you can, please donate.

A Loss For Words update

A Loss For Words have checked in from their run on The Upsides tour. Click through to check it out!

Play bass for The Word Alive

Nick Urlacher has left The Word Alive and they now need a bass player. Interested? Click here.

New Crash Coordinates

Crash Coordinates have posted a new song entitled, “Counting Down The Days,” on Purevolume. Give it a listen and let us know what you think!

Dinner And A Suit acoustic session

AbsolutePunk caught up with Dinner And A Suit for an acoustic performance of “Where we Started.” Check it out, here.

Viacom sells Harmonix

It seems the inevitable death of music based games such as Rock Band may be in the near future. It was confirmed Thursday that Viacom has officially sold Rock Band creators Harmonix Music Systems for an undisclosed amount (rumored to be well under 100 million). Read more about the selloff here. How could anyone ever think something so gimmicky would save the industry?

State Champs EP stream

Our good friends at Property Of Zack are currently streaming the excellent new EP from State Champs entitled, Apparently, I’m Nothing! Check It out, here. If you love pop punk, this is one band you definitely CAN’T sleep on in 2011.

The Maine release “Saving Grace”

The Maine have posted a brand new song entitled, “Saving Grace,” on their Purevolume page. Thoughts?