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,...
Beastie Boys State the Obvious, Want Lawsuit Against Them Dropped The Beastie Boys are being sued for sampling – I never thought I’d see the day. A band called Trouble Funk have alleged that the Beastie Boys illegally used two...
Florence Welch and her machines are still celebrating the success of 2011’s Ceremonials album. Besides endless touring and a stint on SNL, we have gotten plenty of videos. The latest one is for Lover to Lover, which actually already had...
Green Day Announce “Surprise” Reading Festival Slot This Weekend Green Day announced a one-off London show for tonight, and now have decided to add a festival slot while they are in the country. The Reading Festival, which runs a shared...
I just got back from Portugal today – no need to rush leaving 30 degree sunny weather for 18 degree rainy weather, right? And since I saw fellow Optimus Alivers at the aeroporto, I figure it’s not too late to...
Another sunny day and a nice Justice (and 10+ beer) induced hangover and we’re ready for Round 2, even if Florence isn’t. Here is Day 2 of Optimus Alive by the numbers. Number of clouds in the sky: 0. Eat...
Florence + the Machine Cancels Dates, Including One I’m Going To Be At! Bad news for festival goers this weekend (and I suppose worse news for Florence Welch) – Florence + the Machine have pulled out of Benicassim and Optimus...
One festival I’ve not heard of until I moved to the not-so-sunny shores of the UK is Portugal’s Optimus Alive. In Europe, the festival carries a good reputation, landing on NME’s top 12 European festivals back in 2009. The sixth...
Florence + the Machine have released yet another video for a song off their album Ceremonials. This time it’s for the tune Breaking Down (via stereogum.com) The trend of videos shot to look like 1960’s home video footage continues folks....
This morning, we posted the Calvin Harris remix of Florence + the Machine’s new single, Spectrum. We also said there would be a video by Florence for Spectrum later today. Well, it’s “later today” and the video has arrived. The...
This Sounds Like Fun: Fans at Franz Ferdinand Show Sprayed With Tear Gas As I gear up to see Franz Ferdinand at the Field Day Festival in London this Saturday, I do not want a similar thing to happen to...
RHCP, The Black Keys, Jack White, Neil Young Heading to Austin City Limits The Austin, Texas festival that isn’t SXSW is Austin City Limits, and it takes place October 12-14 this year at Zilker Park. Playing this year will be...
The audio for the new Florence + the Machine song escaped into the Internet last month. You can now see the video for the new Florence + the Machine Song, Breath of Life, which is on the Snow White and...
As previously announced, Florence + the Machine have contributed a song to the Snow White and the Huntsman. What happened to the dwarves? Most songs get leaked early and Florence’s contribution, Breath of Life, is no different. You can listen...
Lollapalooza Announces 2012 Line Up – It’s Pretty Good Perry Farrell’s Chicago festival, Lollapalooza, has unveiled their 2012 line up. I’m sort of bummed out that I won’t be heading to Grant Park on August 3-5 (since I have this...
