I was a huge jurassic 5 fan back in the day. When MTV’s $2 bill tour came through Baton Rouge, I was there. That’s actually a pretty funny story, they were the warm-up band for some R&B woman, but the entire audience left after j5 played and the mtv employees were stressing to us […]

I have a problem with foreign language albums. For the most part I love listening to them, but I have trouble coming up with criticisms or praise for them. The problem, I believe, lies in the fact that I have no goddamn clue what the vocalist is saying. It usually boils down […]

Mike Patton has been unpredictable throughout his professional life. Announced in 2000, his “pop project,” known as Peeping Tom presented another unexpected detour after projects such as Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Fantomas, Lovage and the bizarre solo release Adult Themes for Voice. Similarly, few probably expected the project to take six full years to reach shelves. […]

My dad has played bass for 30 years and he somehow just found out about Les Claypool. He called me one day to tell me he wanted to go to a Primus concert and I laughed at him. I told him to download some of the music before he made a decision like […]

It’s Tuesday and you all know what that means, that’s right–time for new releases. This is what you all should be on the lookout for:

Sam Roberts - Chemical City
Dreamy pop rock. They have something distinctly catchy to their sound.
The Streets - The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living (UK)
British rapping phenomenon Mike Skinner […]

Strangely, The Eagles of Death Metal don’t sound anything like The Eagles or Death Metal. Instead they exude a distinct taste of rockabilly glam-rock. The music is over-the-top with pulsing rhythms, silly harmonies, and off-the-cuff guitar riffs. And considering the band’s sardonic name, this wacky self-indulgence is clearly deliberate.
The laid back nature of the band […]

Pitchfork reported yesterday that Sufjan and Rosie have recorded an album in NYC along with Denison Witmer. There is no release date yet, but the album is expected to drop later this year:
In an email to Pitchfork, Thomas said, “[Sufjan and I] both decided that it would be refreshing and fun to just record some […]

Progressive metal is one of those genres with no in between—when it’s good it’s amazing; but when it’s bad, plug your ears. As the album cover implies, Evergrey, a popular Swedish prog metal band, in their sixth album fail to avoid cheesiness and over-indulgence.
Most of Monday Morning Apocalypsefollows a pretty predictable format: crunching 7-string riffs […]

My friends and I have been having a lot of conversations about how the flaming lips should be remembered. I know they’re not dead yet, but some people seem to really want them to be known for their earlier, more punk heavy, guitar-ridden stuff. Personally, I’m partial to Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and […]

The NME is reporting that British rockers Blur have decided to get back together to record their first album together since 2003’s excellent downtempo effort. Think Tank. Frontman Damon Albarn has had a successful run with the Gorillaz in the last few years, but it appears all members are enthusiastic about returning to their first […]