Archive for December 2nd, 2013

MUSIC VIDEO: The Killers Ft. Dawes – “Christmas In L.A.”

Earlier today, The Killers released a music video for their somber, holiday-themed track “Christmas In L.A.,” which will be used to raise money for Red Project. You can view it in full here. Dawes lends a hand to the Las Vegas-based outfit throughout the tune, resulting in a beautifully introspective soundscape, which, despite being laden […]

Check Out A New Mogwai Song And Its Odd Video

Mogwai‘s eighth album, Rave Tapes, will come out on January 24. You’ve heard “Remurdered” – now get weirded out by the video for downtempo finale “Out Of Control,” a song that is completely different from “Remurdered” while still being totally Mogwai. The video is directed by Antony Crook, who fuses together a few different visual flavors here. There […]

Watch Lorde Perform “Team” at Australia’s Aria Awards

New Zealand’s teen queen Lorde appeared at Australia’s annual Aria Awards this weekend where she performed her latest single, “Team.” The song has been topping charts similarly to her debut LP, Pure Heroine. Watch the performance below after the jump. If you’re going to have a song become the longest-running No. 1 song by a […]

STREAM: Transit – “So Long, So Long”

The Boston-based five-piece Transit are currently streaming their track “So Long, So Long,” off their new compilation EP, Futures And Sutures, which dropped today through Rise Records. You can check it out for yourself by following the jump. “We wanted to do “So Long, So Long” as well because it was one of our favorites […]

Sleater-Kinney Reunites at Pearl Jam Show

During Pearl Jam’s concert in Portland on November 29, the three members of riot grrrl band Sleater-Kinney reunited. Corin Tucker, Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss were brought onstage and welcomed by members of Pearl Jam for the band’s grand finale: a cover of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.” Sleater-Kinney last performed together in […]

Life-Size Lady Gaga Dolls Debuted In Tokyo

If you’ve always wanted a strikingly realistic, horrendously creepy, full-scale replica of your favorite pop-star to watch over you as you sleep at night, I highly suggest you keep reading. Yesterday, an undisclosed Japanese company released the “Gagadoll” on to masses of unsuspecting holiday shoppers in Tokyo. The figures, inspired by Gaga’s most recent effort, […]

Stream Filthy New R. Kelly Album ‘Black Panties’

This morning, not long after we posted an editorial on Black Panties bonus track, “Show Ya Pussy,” Vibe put up a stream of the new R. Kelly album. It’s eighteen tracks of rhythm, blues, bumping and grinding, as filthy as is expected of an album named after a rain of panties thrown down on R. […]

J.J. Abrams Regrets Keeping Cumberbatch’s Role In ‘Into Darkness’ A Secret

This is very refreshing to hear. Back when Star Trek: Into Darkness was in production, and the months leading up to its release, the internet was on fire. Attempting to deduce the role played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the film, the rumor mill was at an all time churn. Is he Khan? No, probably not. […]

Stream Have Mercy’s Cover Of “White Christmas”

Bands have wasted no time this season in going all out for the holidays. While I usually hate cheesy over the top holiday celebrations, I’ve been enjoying the surge of Christmas enthusiasm expressed by bands over the last few weeks. The latest group of people to join in on the fun is the label known […]

Frank Iero Details New EP, ‘for jamia…’

Just as 2014 rolls around and we begin to cope with our first full year without My Chemical Romance, Frank Iero has announced details regarding his first solo release, for jamia…. The two-track EP will be released digitally and on 7″ vinyl on December 10, and features covers of Johnny Cash and The Ronettes. The […]

We The Kings Change Album Title Two Weeks Ahead Of Release

We The Kings have announced that their new album will be titled Somewhere, Somehow, despite confirming just a week ago that the album was titled Vitam Regum. The record is a product of the group’s successfully funded Indiegogo campaign, and will be released on December 16. The band confirmed the change today via Twitter and have deleted […]

Stone Sour Announce 2014 Tour Dates

Remember when Slipknot fans were excited after some of the band hinted they’d be back in the studio come January? Well it seems like they’ve hit a little bump in the road since frontman Corey Taylor will be out on tour that month with his other band, Stone Sour. Stone Sour will kick things off […]