35 years ago this week, a not-yet-born me was introduced to the Sony Walkman. “Wow – imagine what this will lead to!” I would have thought. Considering that today you can listen to every album ever made through your wristwatch,...
Coldplay played their first of 2 shows last night at London’s Royal Albert Hall to glowing reviews. Not entirely surprising for arguably the best live band on the planet to get good reviews for a show at a legendary venue,...
Glastonbury took place over the weekend. A bunch of stuff happened there, including Jack White covering Metallica (@ the 45 minute mark). Morning Music Notes: The Libertines re-united over the weekend in Glasgow. Read more via Spin… Beck played a...
Rant warning! Now that the salacious headline has grabbed your attention, here’s a more accurate version: 20,000+ people did a lot of dancing in a claustrophobic, blisteringly hot venue. 36 of them didn’t drink enough fluids and got dangerously dehydrated....
The annual UK festival opens today and (as always) boasts a lineup so deep that you could run around all weekend and STILL miss some great bands. Cheers to everyone there right now – hope it’s a great one! Morning...
Public Enemy mastermind and Hip Hop forefather Chuck D tweeted a letter he received from Tupac, part of a correspondence he and the late Hip Hop star had while Tupac was in prison in 1995. Lots of interesting stuff here...
Since his unfortunate death more than 8 years ago, the estate of Detroit’s J-Dilla has been constantly pumping out releases to critical and peer acclaim. In an interview on a recent Stone’s Throw Records documentary, Kanye West even said that a...
In their words, we will “Witness the birth of the next great American sports league.” Eminem will host the first in a series of Pay-Per-View rap battles, called “Total Slaughter” and airing on July 12. The event promises to bring some of...
We’re now halfway through 2014 (almost) and Spin has released a pretty interesting list of overlooked albums of the year thus far; a good scouting list to fill up your playlist. INcluded on this ‘overlooked’ list: Brenmar, The Coathangers, Damien Jurado, Dean Wareheim,...
Lots of new music today. Huzzah! First, there’s the new video for Arctic Monkeys’ Snap Out of it, which features a supermodel running through the gamut of emotions while watching old footage of Arctic Monkeys practicing. Also, a steak. Then,...
Pete Doherty and Carl Barat have announced another Libertines reunion tour and are both talking positively about a new album (although nothing has been announced). The band HAS announced 9 shows across Europe this summer, and the band is talking...
Ahahahahaha! HAAAAHAHAHAHA! The king is dead. Long live the king! But seriously… while Pete is in Brazil over-paying for water and waiting in traffic to avoid riots, knowing Millar and I are here, he left us in charge to share...
I would love to say this is a special World Cup edition of Morning Music Notes, but it is not. I will be on vacation in Brazil for 3 weeks starting tomorrow, so I will have trusty posters Rich and...
Some sunny vibes from La Roux, in a new song called Tropical Chancer (not cancer, like my morning eyes initially thought). The song is off of the July 7 album Trouble in Paradise, which is something you never want in...
Kevin Drew plays Field Trip not once but twice this weekend. He headlines Sunday night with his Broken Social Scene gang. However, on Saturday, he’ll go it alone. One such song that he’ll play is featured below, in a great...
