Alabama Shakes will try to um, shake the sophomore slump when they follow up their solid debut effort this year. The band have announced an April 20/21 release for their second album, Sound & Color. Sound & Color yields its...
Ke$ha to Get Reality Show on MTV (Based on Documented Footage) Ke$ha is set to get a reality show of sorts on MTV. Yippy? It has nothing to do with hoarding or getting pregnant (at least I don’t think), but...
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...
The 2013 Grammy Nominations Are Out Who’s happy and who’s sad? The Grammy nominations were announced last night, and they’ve gone a little less mainstream. Some of the nominees include year-end list topper Frank Ocean, Jack White, The Black Keys,...
What you might not need: a Bradley Cooper / Jennifer Lawrence romantic comedy. They star in Silver Linings Playbook, out November 21 (which is an odd Wednesday release). It has gotten good reviews though, so maybe I shouldn’t write it...
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Return With New Album on October 15/16 One of my top 10 bands of all time is Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The Montreal instrumental post-rock / insert-a-million-adjectives band broke up after 2002’s Yanqui U.X.O., but reunited...
Two Bestival Disasters – One Serious, One Artificial The Isle of Wight’s Bestival was this past weekend, with headliners such as The xx, Sigur Rós, Alabama Shakes, Azealia Banks, and loads more. Sadly, a bus carrying Bestival passengers crashed late...
In the UK, music festivals have seen poor attendance and the “economy” cancel a few fan favourites. In the USA, lucky fans not only get Virgin Festival, but they get free admission once again (via Consequence of Sound). And this...
