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Van Morrison's Moondance is getting a reissue and -as is common with reissues of classic albums- will contain some sweet bonus material. However, where many albums would be content to throw one or two demos out there for hardcore fans to salivate over, Morrison is throwing 50 unreleased tracks on to the latest incarnation of his 1970 album. Read More »
Interscope will not let us forget that Robin Thicke has an album coming out. Today's daily dose of Blurred Lines (set to be Thicke's biggest album yet based on the titular chart-topping single) is called "Feel Good" and serves as a nice descriptor of Thicke's recent radio-ready output. Read More »
London shoegazers Yuck are a band that would sound right at home opening for Dinosaur Jr. or Pavement in their heyday. Their heavily 90s-influenced sound hasn't changed even after losing their frontman Daniel Blumberg to solo project Hebronix. The recently released "Rebirth" is the first track off of their upcoming sophomore album and -true to form- would sound right at home on a The Adventures of Pete & Pete-sponsored music sampler. Read More »
To get fans excited for his upcoming album Doris, Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt has released a free mixtape of songs that didn't quite make the album a la J. Cole. 'Earl 2: The Road To Doris' is 32 tracks from the rapper, some previously released, some brand new. The massive free tape features cameos from Pharrell, Action Bronson, Tyler the Creator, and Casey Veggies among others. Read More »
LGBT groups across the country are protesting the movie adaptation of the young adult sci-fi classic Ender's Game, due to author Orson Scott Card's well known anti-homosexual views. It remains to be seen if the protests will spread to San Diego Comic Con, where production company Lionsgate has set up a props-filled promotional bunker and a Q&A panel. Read More »
Gypsy Punk band and perrenial must-see live act Gogol Bordello played tracks off their new album Pure Vida Conspiracy last night. Check out their performance of "Lost Innocent World" below: Read More »
Fans anxiously awaiting the potential release of M.I.A's Matangi sometime this decade, I have good news. The Tamil MC started off her Montreal show with a blast of new music. And you can watch the new song below: Read More »
In case you didn't realize from the "Hive" music video, Earl Sweatshirt's new album Doris will pack some major guest star firepower. On top of appearances from fellow Odd Future members like Casey Veggies, Tyler the Creator, Frank Ocean, Domo Genesis and Vince Staples, Doris will contain hip-hop heavyweights like RZA and Mac Miller. Read More »
It appears even the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences feels the need to "Bow Down." Beyonce is up for three Emmy awards for her Super Bowl Halftime show. Read More »
In an interview with Revolt TV, Timbaland revealed that he will be releasing an apology to Jay-Z concerning their fallout in the form of a song. The song will be called (appropriately enough) "Sorry." And Timbo won't be alone in clearing the air. Keri Hilson will also attempt to dispell any bad blood that remains between herself and Beyonce. Read More »
In a move that brings Robin Thicke and Justin Timberlake one step closer to doing the "Fu-sion Ha," Thicke has released his disco-y throwback "Ain't No Hat 4 That" less than a week after JT's controversial "Take Back The Night" dropped. The track off Blurred Lines was co-written by none other than Thicke's father, "Growing Pains" star Alan Thicke. Read More »
The Weeknd, Portishead Beef: Abel Tesfaye Jacks "Machine Gun" Drums For 'Kiss Land' Track, Denies Theft Read More »
Though Nine Inch Nails' Hesitation Marks won't drop until September 3, the upcoming release has already given us some awesome/ weird news. There was the unconventional release of lead single "Came Back Haunted", the David Lynch directed clip for that same video, and now there's this: Trent Reznor's latest will have four distinct covers from mixed media artist Russell Mills (he also made the cover art for NIN's 1994 album, The Downward Spiral). There will be a cover for each form in which the album gets released. Read More »
