Provided by Paste Nearly 100 musicians attended yesterday’s meeting to support Lily Allen’s fight against digital piracy, then greeted the U.K. pop star with cheers when she decided to pay a surprise visit. Billy Bragg , Patrick Wolf and Radiohead’s Ed Brien had also joined George Michael and Annie Lennox in signing a statement further […]
Archive for September, 2009
Other Artists Lash Out About Piracy
September 28th, 2009 
Val 
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Comments Off on Other Artists Lash Out About PiracySufjan Stevens has a new song!
September 27th, 2009 Chris Man, this new song is sweet. Courtesy: Pitchfork When Sufjan Stevens announced his current intimate fall tour, we figured the guy might whip out a few new tunes– especially since his last proper song-based LP came out four freaking years ago. But we did not expect something like “There’s Too Much Love”– a breakbeat-backed sonic […]
Black Lips beefin’ with Wavves
September 27th, 2009 Chris Courtesy: Pitchfork “Black Lips’ Jared Swilley Attacks Wavves,” read a headline here on Pitchfork back in June. In that article, the Black Lips dude was laying into Wavves’ Nathan Williams, telling Norwegian radio station NRK, “I’ve heard stories from others that he’s like a real dick. And just like a baby, thought he was really […]
UTG TV: Nemes – EXCLUSIVE NEW SONG!
September 27th, 2009 James Shotwell Our favorite unsigned band in America is back! This time around, Massachusetts’ Nemes are performing the yet-to-be release, “Elo Cin Record Store Funeral.” This track gives us a slightly more folk laden side to the normally pop rock musicians, but it’s a side you’ll definitely want to hear more of in the future! If you […]
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September 27th, 2009 James Shotwell Artist: Phish Album: Joy Genre: Jam Band Label: JEMP 2009 has been a milestone year for veteran musicians: Dave Matthew’s Band released Big Whiskey & The GrooGrux King; The Dead took their first tour in four years…and now Phish has returned for their latest studio album, Joy. Yes, here they are, 25 years into their […]
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September 27th, 2009 James Shotwell Skillet have unleashed their music video for “Hero.” Check it out below:
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September 27th, 2009 James Shotwell He is Legend have announced they are going on Indefinite Hiatus. Please listen to one of their albums today in memory of the great rock that once was.
Posted in News Tags: break up, he is legend, i am hollywood, indefinite hiatus, it hates you, solid state, suck out the poison Comments Off on He Is Legend on the outs?RHCP Drummer To Start New Band
September 26th, 2009 Val Provided by Rolling Stone Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith — fresh off contributing to supergroup Chickenfoot and picking up a nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — has just launched another project, the all-instrumental Bombastic Meatbats. While the group sounds similar at times to Smith’s full-time gig, there is a […]
N.E.R.D, Wale to Tour With Jay-Z
September 26th, 2009 Val Provided by Pitchfork The single best reason to go see Jay-Z live is Jay-Z himself. Onstage, Jay is so regal it’s unreal. His catalog of hits is ridiculously deep, his ability to transition between songs is unparalleled, and his live band is one of the few in rap who actually enhance songs rather than just […]
Austin City Limits Season Line-Up
September 26th, 2009 Val Provided by Pitchfork For its 35th anniversary, revered PBS live performance program “Austin City Limits” has recruited an impressive, eclectic group of acts including indie rocking P4k faves (Andrew Bird, M. Ward, St. Vincent, Okkervil River), big-time arena acts (Pearl Jam, Them Crooked Vultures, Dave Matthews), unfuckwithable legends (Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, Allen Toussaint), and […]
Posted in News Tags: austin city limits, dead weather, kings of leon, yeah yeah yeahs Comments Off on Austin City Limits Season Line-UpConcert Report “The Casualties Tour 2009”
September 26th, 2009 Grant Trimboli LIVE CONCERT REVIEW The Casualties, Krum Bums, Mouth Sewn Shut, Chernobyl Babies, First Strike September 14, 2009 The Mixtape Venue, Grand Rapids, MI On Monday, September 14 one of the few all-ages venues in the Grand Rapids area, The Mixtape, hosted a stop on The Casualties 2009 tour. Grand Rapids isn’t known for its thriving […]
Posted in Live Tags: Chernobyl Babies, First Strike, Krum Bums, Mouth Sewn Shut, The Casualties 6 Comments »Velvet Underground’s Box Set
September 26th, 2009 Chris Courtesy of Los Angeles Times “The Velvet Underground Singles 1966-1969” is an illuminating new boxed set that helps explain how the Lou Reed-led band could be influential enough to get voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame without ever having had a hit single or album. For decades now, the Velvets have been […]