Hot Chip love to get the people moving. That’s why I skipped Mumford & Sons at Osheaga in 2013 to see them, and why they topped our Top Songs of 2012 list. Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip has a new...
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...
Sunday night @ottawabluesfest. Fun. headlining. The Joy Formidable: The show of the festival thus far. I liked this band before the day started, and now I love them. The Welsh threesome brought some serious power, noise, and beauty in a...
When I first got close to the main stage at Austin City Limits 8 years ago, I was wondering why there was a person standing in the security area perched on a ledge, frantically waving her arms. It took awhile,...
Festival d’été de Québec – Mon Dieu! I have no clue what I just wrote. But if you somehow do, you might have gathered that Quebec City is hosting the aptly named Quebec City Summer Festival this summer. It runs...
Last year, PeteHatesMusic took in many, many days of the always excellent Ottawa Bluesfest (final thoughts here). Today, the line up was announced for this July’s edition of the RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest. Before some readers are turned off,...
Lots of new albums coming out and lots of release news, so don’t mind us as we power through them all. Oh, and some Coachella Festival announced it’s line up. Coachella Announces 2013 Line Up The famous festival in the...
New Wu-Tang Album Coming Soon – Don’t Lie to Me, Internet! Last month, we reported that RZA was keen on doing a new Wu-Tang Clan album as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations. It appears that it might’ve been smoke...
What’s better that a Wu-Tang Clan reunion on Jimmy Fallon’s late night TV show? Jimmy Fallon’s “house band” the Roots joining the Wu crew. Footage has now been released of the two legendary bands doing Protect Ya Neck. ?uestlove was...
Meet Django Django. Maybe you are already well acquainted with the band. If you were, you wouldn’t forget it. The band, with roots in Scotland and London, feature an explosion of different sounds and genres, often all on one song....
We’ve been waiting for this album for awhile, and now we get an advanced preview. Wu-Tang member RZA makes his directorial debut in the Quentin Tarantino Present: The Man With The Iron Fists movie. We’ve heard a slew of good...
Wu-Tang Clan to Reunite, But Only On RZA’s Terms How are those for some demands? Wu-Tang Clan member RZA said that Wu-Tang could reunite to recognize their 20th anniversary, but only on his terms (via Guardian). “I’ve been talking to...
Quentin Tarantino is presenting a new film, The Man with the Iron Fists, that has a pretty solid soundtrack. One of the tracks is by the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and the movie itself is by Clan member RZA....
Rumours Pick Up For Adele Singing the James Bond Theme Song The new James Bond film, Skyfall, is almost upon us, and the trailers make it look all kinds of awesome. Rumours previously emerged that London singer, Adele, would be...
Check out Bon Iver and Radiohead on Austin City Limits Both Radiohead and Bon Iver stopped by Austin City Limits earlier this year to tape a segment for the legendary show. A behind the scenes of Radiohead’s Lotus Flower was...
