Alt-J continue to get noticed by both fans, critics, and other musicians. The latest proof of this is Wu-Tang Clan member RZA taking a stab at remixing hit Alt-J song (the one with the awesome video) Breezeblocks. The track is...
Day 1: Side by side show stealers (Vampire Weekend and Phoenix), and a one song disappointment (k-os) Osheaga had 5 stages set up in their 2013 edition, which was their first ever complete sell-out. Two of the stages are side...
Despite living a (mere) 5 hour drive away from Montreal, I have never been to the August weekend long festival that is Osheaga. Part of this is because I’ve been to Lollapalooza 4 times over the past several years, and...
At some point today, Nine Inch Nails will release a new video for Came Back Haunted. That is cool. Yesterday, longtime NIN collaborator Rob Sheridan posted photos of Trent Reznor working with David Lynch on the video. Even cooler! When...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have banned smartphone photos and recording at their shows. Everyone hates people who record at shows, yet everyone does it. How do we stop this? Soundhalo thinks they know (via Guardian). Soundhalo launched an app that debuted...
The first time I saw Alt-J, they were playing a free show in St. Pancras International Train Station in London, England. This was before they released their Mercury Prize winning debut album. Now, they are touring North America, with demand...
As we prepare to see Alt-J in Toronto tonight, we have a remix of them by a band that we just recently featured. You might have heard the excellent Fryars song, On Your Own. Now you can hear their stab...
Osheaga Announces 2013 Line Up, Didn’t Invite “Pete Sings in the Shower” Act It’s one of the best times of the year – shower time. Summer is almost here, which means summer festivals. That means right now is the time...
The twin August Bank Holiday weekend festival that is UK’s Leeds and Reading Festivals have announced their line up for August 23-25. The headliners are Green Day (Friday Reading / Saturday Leeds), Eminem (Saturday Reading / Sunday Leeds) and Biffy...
Alt-J to Score British Indie Film, Leave To Remain Mercury Prize winners Alt-J will be composing the soundtrack to Leave to Remain, a new British movie by Bruce Goodison (via NME). The film stars Toby Jones and is about teenagers...
Valentine’s Day is this week – hooray? Not if you’re single, in a shitty relationship, or recently had Zooey Deschanel get a restraining order against you (I know that she secretly loves me though). Last year, we ran an extremely...
Trent Reznor Named Chief Creative Officer of Daisy, Which is Not a Dog OR a Flower Remember when we told you about Trent Reznor teaming up with Dr. Dre / Beats by Dre for a new music streaming service called...
Yesterday, we listed the PeteHatesMusic Top Songs of 2012, and we had a tough time narrowing it down to just 25. A slightly easier task is listing the top albums, as good songs far outnumber good, complete, top to bottom...
2012 is almost done, and I’m still debating my song list from 2011. There are 2 problems – one is that it’s time for this year’s top songs list, and the other problem is there were a lot of bloody...
New Nine Inch Nails Will Happen Trent Reznor just had a baby with his lovely wife, Mariqueen Maandig, which is how you would think he would be spending his NIN “retirement.” Instead, he forms a band with her (How to...
