“Wait, what? This is Snow Patrol?” is bound to be your response to Snow Patrol’s new album, Fallen Empires, if you’ve ever listened to the band before. From touches of eighties synth to soulful back-up singers and crushing beats this …
Justin Vernon, the man behind aching-backwoods-falsetto-godlike-ethereal-mountain songs (if that makes any since) is apparently seriously into fitness. A trailer has just come out for a Bon Iver workout DVD directed by Dan Huiting, the director of Bon Iver’s” Calgary video. …
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross recently released the soundtrack for David Fincher’s upcoming blockbuster remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tatto. The album features a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” with vocals from Karen O of the Yeah …
The National, who are currently finishing up their US tour, debuted two new songs songs today for CBC Radio’s “Q” show today. They recorded at Toronto’s Glenn Gould Studio. It’s unknown whether the tracks–”Rylan” and “I Need My Girl”–are going …
Lana Del Rey, the out of nowhere starlet sensation, has finally set a release date for her new album, “Born to Die.” It will be coming out January 30th in the UK and January 31st in the states. Just before …
“I attract you / I repel you / a science of the heart and blood and meaning” begins Lou Reeds poetic graveyard of free verse poetry spotted over grainy Mettalica riffs on Darren Aronofsky’s video for “The View”. The quality …
When did the Grammy’s become such a media circus? Also, when did the Grammy Nominations Concerts begin? They used to anounce it on the news–or back when people still read papers you could read the names nominated in ink. Now, …
The Christmas season is often used as an excuse for washed up artist and tacky singers to release yet another Christmas album. Their renditions are awful, the radio starts bombasting airspace with crappy shmaltzy music, and we are drawn into …
Indie-emo fan favorites, Okkervil River have just released a sequel to 2007′s Golden Opportunities Mixtape fittingly titled, Golden Opportunities Mixtape 2. Jagjagjuwar, the band’s label, says the ep “is intended as a [gift] to fans”. At least some artist’s still …
French dance geniuses, Justice, have just anounced a tour in support of their album, Audio, Video, Disco. For the first time in two years the duo will be having a proper tour of the States. The tour which will …
