Last month, we reported that the Flaming Lips were planning to pay tribute to their psych-rock forebears by covering Pink Floyd’s dorm-room classic Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety, probably as an iTunes-only release. The Lips’ version, a collaboration with the band Stardeath and White Dwarfs (which includes Wayne Coyne’s nephew Dennis Coyne […]
Archive for November, 2009
New Guns N Roses Tour


Guns n’ Roses‘ Chinese Democracy world tour continues to take shape as Axl Rose’s long-dormant official Website was updated this weekend to reveal that Gn’R will embark of a trek of South America from March 10th to April 10th, 2010. As Rolling Stone previously reported, Gn’R will finally set out on tour to promote their […]
Free Fun. Christmas Song


One of 2009’s breakthrough acts, Fun. have released a FREE Christmas song. Download it here: https://nettwerk.box.net/shared/dft20hx65p
New [and Free!] Lupe Fiasco Mixtape


Midwest rapper Lupe Fiasco has released a brand new, full length mixtape for free. Check it out RIGHT HERE.
The Strokes are BACK!


Thanks to Pitchfork for this: When we recently talked to Strokes leader Julian Casablancas about the future of his band, he sounded apprehensive. “I’m done with the predictions,” he said. “We’re supposed to get back together in January but don’t hold me to that.” Well, it looks like things have shored up a bit since then. The […]
[Kind of] New Serj Tankian


SERJ TANKIAN TO RELEASE ELECT THE DEAD SYMPHONY ON MARCH 9, 2010 SPECIAL CD/DVD PACKAGE CAPTURES A LIVE SYMPHONIC INTERPRETATION OF TANKIAN’S SOLO ALBUM ELECT THE DEAD, PERFORMED BY TANKIAN AND THE AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA Burbank, CA – On March 16th, 2009, Serj Tankian, a Grammy Award winner and one of rock’s most unconventional frontmen, […]
In Memoriam: Sweet Cobra guitarist Mat Arluck (1969-2009)


Courtesy of Alternative Press: News has surfaced that Sweet Cobra guitarist Matthew Allen Arluck passed away yesterday, Nov. 26. Arluck had spent the past few years battling cancer of an unknown origin. He was 40. Arluck’s record label, Seventh Rule Recordings, tweeted the following: “Our hearts are broken. We lost a member of the Seventh […]
The Right Coast ROBBED!


Courtesy of Alternative Press: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, four-piece the Right Coast had everything stolen from their van over the holiday weekend. The band tweeted, “Everything stolen from our van. Money. Laptops. Backpacks. Ipods. You name it. Mother. fuck.”
The first 200 SxSW 2010 artists announced


The people behind next year’s SxSW [or South by South West] Festival have revealed the first 200 confirmed [though subject to change] acts: SXSW 2010 Showcasing Bands *Information subject to change* Aa (Brooklyn NY) Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO (Osaka JAPAN) A Classic Education (Bologna ITALY) Alpha Rev (Austin TX) Amaral (Madrid […]
Exclusive Weezer Vinyl


Hey check this out! If you purchase Raditude at any of the following stores, you will recieve a limited edition colored vinyl 7 inch record featuring the non album track “I Woke Up In Love This Morning”! (yes, thats a Partridge Family cover!) While supplies last! CD Cellar Anniston AL Oz Music Tuscaloosa AL Oz […]