The last time we saw Jay-Z and Kanye West, they were driving around in expensive custom cars in their video for Otis. In their new video, we don’t see them at all. However, we do see protests and fire –...
The Killers will name their 4th studio album Battle Born, which is where the band recorded the album (via Consequence of Sound). It doesn’t quite have the same ring as “Abbey Road”. Brandon Flowers said to Rolling Stone, “In a...
Watch Out Jay-Z, The Flaming Lips are Coming For Your Record Jay-Z currently has the Guinness Book of World Records record for “most live concerts in 24 hours in multiple cities”, who held 7 shows in 7 cities in 2006....
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...
Ladies and gentlemen – meet Moombah. The quick backstory: This is an entirely new (and entirely exciting) subgenre of dance music. Basically, a DJ in Washington DC (where a bunch of other zany subgenres of music originated) started slowing down...
This week, there was a question about a Roc-a-fella artist who signs a certain ghetto anthem. A poor contestant heard the word “anthem” and went down the wrong path (via Stereogum). Check it out below. There have been a slew...
Guns N’ Roses Movie Coming? Plus Axl Rose Apologies to Cleveland. No one should apologize to Cleveland! G’N’R drummer Matt Sorum has said he is in discussions about a Guns N’ Roses biopic (via Gigwise). He failed to note that...
Tupac Shakur and Nate Dogg to “Appear” with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg at Coachella If the rumours are true, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg are putting on a show for the ages. Besides having the coveted Sunday night headlining...
LCD Soundsystem Documentary: Coming to a Theatre Near You The LCD Soundsystem documentary, Shut Up and Play the Hits, which documents their final show at NYC’s Madison Square Gardens, will be coming to North American and UK cinemas this summer,...
The headline says it all. You’ve made it this far, so you might as well watch it (hopefully before the Beeb takes the video down). Katy Perry performed a cover of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Niggas in Paris on BBC1’s...
New Def Jam Prez: Jay-Z is out, and longtime Warner Music exec Joie Manda is in. Via Daily Swarm… New Music From Spiritualized: Check out a gorgeous new tune from Spiritualized – performed live in BBC 6 studios. Video after...
Damon Albarn To Release Dr Dee Opera Studio Album Yes, Blur/Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn is into opera; in fact, he’s written a few. The next logical step is to release the music as a studio album, which is what Mr....
You might have heard of Yasiin Bey (he used to be Mos Def) and his project, the Top 40 Underground series, which we previously covered. The first song Yasiin tackled in his socio-conscious remixes was Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Niggas...
Jay-Z and Kanye West have launched a new video for their live favourite, Niggas in Paris, from last year’s Watch the Throne album. The video features live clips of Hova and Yeezy rapping live, with a kaleidoscope-like mirror split down...
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Lineup Confirmed The Queen is celebrating 60 years – of reigning the United Kingdom, not of being alive, as she would look terrible for a 60-year old. To celebrate, there is a free street party outside Buckingham...
