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Need a pick-me-up after learning that that standalone Publix subs shop story was nothing but a cruel April Fool's joke? Give Tweens' self-titled debut album a spin. The Cincinnati punk group have crafted an album that owes as much of a debt to surf and garage as it does to riot grrl and pop-punk, especially on the infectious tracks "Girlfriend" and "Hardcore Boy." Read More »
Arcade Fire have gotten a lot of press for their wild stage show and awesome cover choice on their Reflektor tour. Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas decided he wanted a piece of that action and went full Papoose, interrupting Win Butler and Co's Lolla Chile set wearing one of the band's famous paper-mache heads. Read More »
White Denim might have stuck to the (ridiculously satisfying) southern rock script with their latest album Corsicana Lemonade, but they've counter-balanced that with videos that are anything but expected. Read More »
Lady Gaga may well exist in a dimension that is only visible to us on magazine covers and stages, as often as she is found snagging spreads and performing. Mother Monster's latest appearance is on the cover of the fashion magazine Porter. Read More »
The Flaming Lips owe a lot to Pink Floyd. The psychedelic sounds of Floyd influenced a goos bit of the band's early acid-punk sound. Now, Wayne Coyne and Co. are giving back in the most Lips-ian way imaginable, by releasing a companion album meant to be played at the same time as Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon. Read More »
Michael Jackson is getting the Tupac treatment, with a new album of remastered and remixed unreleased tracks called Xscape. Read More »
It's a shame Jay Leno retired, because this would give him material for the next half-century. Sean "Diddy" Combs has officially changed his nom du rap back to Puff Daddy. Read More »
Ariana Grande has injured herself in a highly unlikely way. The "Baby I" singer slipped in a puddle of dog pee, bashing and breaking three of her toes on a nearby wall.Then, I assume, someone nearby bopped her on the head, honked her nose and ran away with a "woop woop woop." Read More »
The War On Drugs latest album sounds like a critical re-evaluation of that confusing period of the 1980's where all the greats fell in love with synthesizer beds, acoustic guitar and echo-y, tender adult contemporary ballads. But rather than revel in the cheesy sentimentality of the period, Adam Granduciel shows that the sound can be a springboard for honest reflection and some actually great music. Now, the group's extended their reach from the Springsteens and the Henlys to someone who was honestly probably heading in that very same direction, John Lennon. Read More »
Pennsylvania pop-punkers The Menzingers are all set to break out after the underground success of their last album On The Impossible Past. The band have proven they are up to the task by dropping two arena-ready singles from their new album Rented World. Last month, we got "In Remission" and now you can pump your fist along to the Against Me!-esque sounds of "I Don't Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore." Read More »
Music lovers, rejoice! Miles Davis famous four-night run at New York's Filmore East is finally getting a release in its entirety. The historic series of concerts will cover four CDS in the newly announced Miles at the Fillmore - Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 box set. Read More »
Miley Cyrus partially owes her career's rebirth to the sacrifices made by Miss Vanessa Hudgens. The first in this generation of Disney Girls Gone Bad, Hudgens lost quite a bit by daring to act like an adult. Hudgens never backed out of the stance that she was a grown woman and did what she pleased, as you can see in her perfect rendition of Beyonce's uber-grown track "Yonce." Read More »
In 2014, Beyonce is the closest thing we have to a monoculture. King B transcends all boundaries of taste and class (unless you're Bill O Reilly).Her latest self-titled album gets dissected by grandmas and danced along to by Vanessa Hudgens and Cheryl Cole. So, it should come as no surprise that Sing-Off winners Pentatonix decided to cover it. Read More »
