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Why do studios even bother, at this point? Every year they try to give Comic Con attendees exclusive first looks at trailers without releasing them online, and every year someone sneaks their out their phone and records it to leak it online. Wouldn’t it be easier to, I don’t know, just make the trailer available? […]

Haters and naysayers are cordially invited to sit down and shut up. A new trailer for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice dropped today at Comic Con, and it looks positively mind-blowing. We’re still about 8 months away from the Man of Steel sequel’s March 25 release date, but anticipation should skyrocket after viewing this […]

For a presentation that didn’t have a new trailer to debut and very little new footage to share, it’s kind of amazing that the Star Wars panel at this years San Diego Comic Con was able to satisfy even the most staunch and cynical fan (*raises hand*) that The Force Awakens was, in fact, going […]

One of the more exciting bits of news to come out of San Diego Comic Con this evening was the premiere of the official trailer for the latest Starz series, Ash vs. The Evil Dead, and it’s absolutely glorious. Perfect isn’t a word I like to just throw around, but I’ll use it now. This […]

The new season of Doctor Who is looking like it’s going to be pretty epic, if the new trailer, which debuted at San Diego Comic Con, is any indication. It’s the second season with Peter Capaldi’s iteration of the classic character, and while not a lot has been revealed about the arc so far, it […]

Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly and Starr Hill Presents are excited to announce the lineups for the Outside Lands 2015 Night Shows and Barbary Tent. For fans who still want more after an incredible day in Golden Gate Park, the festival has taken over several San Francisco performance spaces and clubs — The Independent, Rickshaw Stop, […]

Keith Richards will release his eagerly anticipated CROSSEYED HEART, his third solo album and his first in over 20 years, September 18th on Republic Records. The first taste of CROSSEYED HEART will be unveiled on July 17th with the explosive first single, “Trouble,” a taut guitar based slice of heaven featuring Richards on electric and […]

The Donkeys have been have been churning out some of the most essentially Californian music since they made waves with their eponymous Living On The Other Side (Dead Oceans).  Since then, they’ve released two albums including their latest and most fully formed effort to date- Ride The Black Wave, released on Easy Sound last summer. With a voracious fan […]

The Growlers have announced the official lineup of the fourth annual Beach Goth festival. Beach Goth 4 will take place on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25 at the Observatory Grounds in Orange County and will feature performances from Grimes, Die Antwoord, Julian Casablancas + The Voidz, FIDLAR, Camera Obscura, Juicy J, DIIV, Warpaint, Sir Mix-A-Lot and more. The […]

Superhuman Happiness, led by Stuart Bogie—a perpetually in-demand songwriter, arranger and performer whose resume includes stints with Arcade Fire, David Byrne, Iron & Wine, TV On The Radio and Antibalas—the Brooklyn-based ensemble construct instantly infectious and relentlessly rhythmic records. Underlying the groove, however, are lyrical concepts which take a long look at the human condition. Their latest LP, Escape Velocity, […]

Papadosio announced today that their fourth full-length studio album Extras in a Movie will be self-released on Friday, October 2. The Asheville, NC-based group revealed the news along with track titles and album cover artwork this morning via a series of posts on their social media sites. Check out the video announcement below… “Never before […]

Though we’re still months away from the premiere of Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens, news about other happenings from a galaxy far, far away continue to trickle in. This time, there’ve been some exciting developments regarding the second film in the parallel Star Wars Anthology series, currently slated for release on May 25, […]

The five members of GospelbeacH possess a prestigious collective resume that includes membership in Beachwood Sparks, Further, The Tyde, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals and Everest. But one listen to the quintet’s warmly wonderful debut album Pacific Surf Line (due out 10/9) will instantly dispel any preconceptions about supergroup self- indulgence or side-project […]

AFROPUNK FEST, the world-renowned festival, has announced the lineup and more details for the AFROPUNK Atlanta Festival to take place Saturday, October 3rd and Sunday, October 4th at Atlanta’s Central Park. Featuring performances from D’Angelo and The Vanguard, Flying Lotus, Santigold, Death Grips, Trash Talk, Danny Brown and more (full lineup below), the inaugural edition of AFROPUNK Atlanta will […]

Lenny Kravitz has announced the US leg of his world tour, which he is set to kick off at the Afropunk Festival in Brooklyn, NY on August 23rd. Tickets go on sale in most markets beginning July 10th – for additional details please visit www.lennykravitz.com/tour/. Lenny Kravitz’s tenth studio album Strut was released in September […]

Funny or Die has announced the 2015 lineup for its annual Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival. Aziz Ansari and Amy Schumer will return as top-billed acts this year, alongside 20 other top-notch comics. Filling out the lineups are (in alphabetical order): Anthony Jeselnik, Ashley Barnhill, Bridget Everett, Dave Attell, Donnell Rawlings, Jay Pharoah, Jeff Ross, Jim Norton, John Mulaney, Michael […]

ATO Records have announced that the Aussie psych-rockers King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have signed to the label, as the band is currently putting the finishing touches on a new studio album to be released Fall 2015 via ATO. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard has also revealed a new run of US tour dates including FYF Fest, Hopscotch and a […]

Courtney Barnett continues to gain notice with her debut full length album Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit which is out now on Mom+Pop Music.  Announced today, Barnett and her band will open for UK icons Blur, playing Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl. Details, including her own headline San Francisco […]

Now that the Drive-By Truckers have completed this spring’s The Dirt Underneath Tour, a sit-down halfway acoustic set, they are ready to bring the rock show back for a full fall run and a summer of dates with the Alabama Shakes. The band is also currently putting its finishing touches on a special five LP […]

Way back in October 2013, The Dead Weather and Third Man Records announced a special 7” featuring “Open Up (That’s Enough)” b/w “Rough Detective” as part of Vault Package #18. These two tracks were heralding the announcement of a brand new Dead Weather album that was to be released. Teased out over the past year […]