Archive | May, 2015

Henry Rollins Cast in Amazon Kids Show, James Iha to Score

Henry Rollins, who once encouraged disenfranchised youth to “Spray Paint (The Walls)” and throw TV parties, may seem like an unlikely choice to be cast in a children’s show, but that’s not stopping producers from recruiting the Black Flag singer to guest star in a potential new Amazon series called A History… Source: RollingStone Link: Henry Rollins […]

Wavy Gravy Hosting Benefit Concert for Nepal Earthquake Relief

Wavy Gravy managed the career of Lenny Bruce and befriended Bob Dylan not long after the young folk singer moved to New York, but the tie-dye-loving counterculture clown remains best known for MCing the original Woodstock music festival. Nearly 50 years later, he’ll spend his 79th birthday hosting another concert: raising… Source: RollingStone Link: Wavy Gravy […]

Levitation 2015: See Colorful Photos From Austin's Psych-Out

Levitation, formerly Austin Psych Fest, took over Carson Creek Ranch in Texas last weekend, featuring a blissmazing lineup that included Flaming Lips, Spiritualized, Jesus and Mary Chain, Tame Impala, Primal Scream, Thee Oh Sees and a performance of the 13th Floor Elevators billed as the “50th year reunion.” Our cameras captured… Source: RollingStone Link: Levitation 2015: […]

Hear Mac DeMarco's Sunny 'The Way You'd Love Her'

Mac DeMarco will release his new mini-album Another One on August 7th, and on Monday, the indie oddball shared “The Way You’d Love Her,” the first track off that eight-track EP. DeMarco picks up where he left off on his breakout album Salad Days with this sunny, lo-fi love song, which melds the… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Mac […]

Nate Ruess Braves 'Great Big Storm' in Melancholic New Song

Nate Ruess of fun. will release his debut solo album Grand Romantic on June 16th and on Monday, the singer shared another new track off his upcoming LP, “Great Big Storm.” The latest cut follows Ruess’ first single “Nothing Without Love” and his most recent offering “AhHa.” The track is similar both musically… Source: RollingStone Link: Nate […]

Metric Demand Eternal Love on Glossy Synth-Pop Single 'The Shade'

Toronto mainstays Metric continue to refine their euphoric synth-pop aesthetic with new single “The Shade.” The band’s first new song since 2012’s Synthetica finds singer Emily Haines listing her life’s demands over glossy synthesizers and massive drums. “With eternal love, stars above,” she belts in the chorus, “All there is and… Source: RollingStone Link: Metric Demand […]

Little Big Town Extend Pain Killer Tour

Little Big Town’s Pain Killer Tour will now stretch all the way to Thanksgiving, thanks to a newly-added fall leg that kicks off October 8th and runs through the end of November.  Already six months underway, the headlining tour has hit more than 50 cities since its kickoff show in Youngstown,… Source: RollingStone Link: Little […]

Watch Marilyn Manson Become 'Mephistopheles of Los Angeles'

Marilyn Manson takes the title Antichrist Superstar to heart for his latest video, “The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles.” In the black and white clip off his latest album The Pale Emperor, Manson’s dark twist on Catholic imagery takes center stage. The video begins with a brief cameo from the actor Michael K. Williams… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Inside Country Music's Conflicted Relationship With Religion

Summer is typically party-jam season in the radio-driven lanes of popular music. Lately, though, mainstream country has been playing host to a year-round throw-down. Beat-driven bangers dominated the top spot on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for more than two-thirds of 2014. The Florida Georgia Line single “Sun Daze” — a… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside Country […]

Watch A Thousand Horses Bring 'Smoke' to the 'Today' Show

With A Thousand Horses galloping toward the June 9th release of their Republic Nashville debut Southernality, the country rockers are in the middle of a full-on media blitz. They’ll play Fox & Friends on Wednesday, but this morning took to NBC’s Today Show to perform their single “Smoke.” Currently in the… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]