Archive: 2013

Check out Prince’s new single – Screwdriver – which has a rock edge that we particularly dig

Eddie Vedder will get the thrill of a lifetime when the longtime Cubs fan leads Pearl Jam into Wrigley

Due to overwhelming demand, Rush’s Clockwork Angels Tour will continue in 2013 to over 20+ cities in North America this year. Beginning in April, fans will be able to catch Rush live in a number of new markets not visited on last year’s tour. The next leg is set to kick off April 23rd in […]

Sub Pop is thrilled to share the news that The Postal Service, the much-beloved, long-distance collaboration between Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello, will reunite this spring to celebrate the 10th anniversary and deluxe edition reissue of their universally acclaimed release, Give Up.  The Give Up Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition will include the original 10-track album […]

Blue Horizon recording group The Black Angels have announced the upcoming release of their eagerly anticipated new album. Indigo Meadow will arrive in stores and online on April 2nd. Indigo Meadow is heralded by the high-powered "Don’t Play With Guns."  Penned just days before last year’s mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, the song is streaming now […]

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club recently unveiled their sixth studio album, titled Specter At The Feast, is set for release March 19 on Abstract Dragon / Vagrant Records. The trio will be overseas during the week of release but are pleased to announce their first headline run in the U.S. since 2010, in support of Beat […]

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring Edie Brickell announced their North American dates today for a tour which kicks off on May 22 in Ft. Meyers, Florida. The highly anticipated tour is the first for Martin and Brickell, who will perform songs from their album Love Has Come for You. The remarkable new […]

Alan Evans Trio’s much-anticipated follow-up album, Merkaba (Royal Family Records), hits Earth on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, and will be available on CD, vinyl, and digital in select retail outlets around the globe, and neighboring solar systems. Stay tuned for pre-sale packages to be announced in February.  The perfect road trip album for the everyday […]

The cover of Neil Young’s Waging Heavy Peace is a remarkably accurate reflection of its contents. The Canadian rock icon’s name is emblazoned across the front and a present-day head-shot of the man himself with head down and eyes shaded by a fedora juxtaposes the back cover B & W portrait of a much younger version of the man sporting long black hair with the resolute eyes and mouth of an individual with as much purpose as direction.

Centralia is mood music, perhaps enjoyed best as a palate cleanser in a music library shuffle, or in certain settings—with a nice pair of headphones, during a yoga or meditation session, or as a soundtrack to the television during a 3am post-party.

Midway through Christopher Owens’ set at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom this past Monday night, the ex-Girls’ frontman posed a question: “What if I’m just a bad songwriter?” In the lyric, from “Love Is in the Ear of the Listener” off of his new record Lysandre, Owens proceeds to wonder aloud whether his words are unoriginal and if he possesses the knack for entertaining an audience. Fortunately, his struggle with these and other insecurities are only momentary, as he ultimately concludes, “Beauty’s in the eye of the beholder/love is in the ear of the listener.” Had Owens continued to experience this self-doubt and lack of confidence, one would merely have to point out the 11 tracks on his new record to persuade him of his obvious songwriting talents.

Yesterday Akron/Family premiered the first song on pitchfork from their forthcoming record, Sub Verses, out on Dead Oceans on April 30th (29th in the UK).  "No-Room" showcases the heavier, more direct sound of Sub Verses. Influenced, in part, by monumental land art installations and harnessed by producer Randall Dunn (Sunn 0))), Earth, Black Mountain, Wolves […]

"Come Home To Mama" is a true return to form for Wainwright, and proves that not only does she have a place in contemporary music, but she deserves one. Glide Magazine recently spoke with her about this new album, what it was like working with a 3 year-old and her love for LCD Soundsystem.

Scotty’s thoughts and Jeremy Smith’s photos from Umphrey’s McGee’s 15th Anniversary show at Brooklyn Bowl

Find out where Jim James gets his cape, who he’ll be playing with at Bonnaroo and more

Monoprice’s 8323 Over the Ear Pro Headphones are a phenomenal bargain offering comfort, great build quality and great sound for about $20.

Win a pair of tickets to the 2013 AURA Music Festival

Cold War Kids will head out on the road from mid-February to the end of May

Watch My Morning Jacket cover Hungry Heart by Bruce Springsteen

What happens when a musical madman channels poet Charles Bukowski, Band of Gypsys and grunge?