Following a hugely successful 2014, Sweden’s sisterly folk-pop duo First Aid Kit are continuing to promote Stay Gold, one of my personal favorite records of last year. The animated accompaniment to “Master Pretender,” directed by Kyle Cogan, serves as a lyric video of sorts, featuring cartoon versions of the Söderberg sisters as they journey through […]
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First Aid Kit Release Perfect Cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “America”
November 19th, 2014 
Brian Leak Two of the most beautiful musical minds currently creating have released an unsurprisingly gorgeous cover of one of the greatest songs ever recorded, by one of the most beloved duos of all time. Simon & Garfunkel’s popular Bookends cut, “America,” seems an appropriate song choice–minus the young lovers aspect originally intended–given the Swedish sister duo’s […]
First Aid Kit Stream ‘Stay Gold’ In Full
June 2nd, 2014 Brian Leak Ever since my first listen through 2012’s The Lion’s Roar, I knew that First Aid Kit‘s next release would be one of my most anticipated of whichever year it was to come out. Upon hearing Stay Gold‘s first single back in March, that preconceived anticipation felt all the more warranted. Here we are a week […]
Watch First Aid Kit’s “Cedar Lane” Video
May 6th, 2014 Kendra Beltran Stockholm’s First Aid Kit have already given fans one track off their upcoming album, and “Cedar Lane” marks number two. There’s even a video to go along with it. “Cedar Lane” is the second single off Stay Gold, which Columbia Records is dropping June 10. It’s coming a couple years after First Aid Kit’s last […]
First Aid Kit Announce ‘Stay Gold,’ Stream First Single
March 31st, 2014 Brian Leak First Aid Kit‘s sophomore LP, The Lion’s Roar, easily made it on to my top 10 list in 2012, so needless to say, I’ve been awaiting new material ever since. Today, the Swedish sister duo has announced the follow-up to The Lion’s Roar with Stay Gold, which is set to release on June 10 via […]
First ‘Spy’ Trailer Turns Melissa McCarthy Into James Bond
January 13th, 2015 James Shotwell Having grossed over $500 million worldwide between their work on Bridesmaids and The Heat, Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy have joined forces once more for a new action-comedy titled Spy. I hate to be the guy who says if you’ve seen one Melissa McCarthy film you have more or less seen them all, but Spy […]
Limp Bizkit Have Released What May Very Well Be The Worst Rock Song of 2014
August 1st, 2014 James Shotwell Listen, internet. There is a part of me that will forever love Limp Bizkit, and try as some might there is nothing you or anyone else can do to change that fact. That said, the group that gave us “Nookie” and “Break Stuff” are testing the faith of their supporters today with the release of […]
Fest 13 Makes First Lineup Announcement
April 1st, 2014 Troy Sennett It was already a given that punks around the world would flock to Gainesville, Florida over Halloween weekend for the thirteenth annual Fest. The only question was which acts would top their must-see lists this year. Now that the first wave of bands has been announced, we can safely answer that question with one word: […]
Drake to Host First ‘Saturday Night Live’ Episode of 2014
December 23rd, 2013 Nina Corcoran He started from the bottom, and now he’s definitely at the top. Actor-turned-rapper Drake will be heading back to Saturday Night Live again, but this time as a host. When he was the musical guest for the first time in 2011, Drake kept begging to be in a skit until finally he was cast as a […]
Ellen Page Wants A Kitty Pryde Movie, Do You?
September 9th, 2013 James Shotwell Finding strong female characters in comics has been a struggle for decades, and in recent years the same has been the case for the box office record setting comic adaptation hitting the silver screen. If you’re about to argue that Black Widow made an appearance in Avengers, take a moment and consider just how many […]
First Round of SXSW Bands Announced; Application Deadline Pushed Back
November 8th, 2012 James Shotwell SXSW is approaching faster than you think and this morning the first round of performing artists were announced. The list, which you can find below, features acts of all genres from around the world and barely begins to scrape the total list of artists who will eventually make the trek to Austin in March 2013. […]