Artist: Silversun Pickups

Just about as soon as they opened the gates to Rock the Garden, the clouds decided let loose a few inches of rain on to the slew of garden rockers. It wasn't really anything anybody seemed too concerned about, rather a twist on the adventure; like putting hot sauce on your frozen pizza. Due to the rain a somewhat spontaneous shuffle ushered the early birds into the parking garage where Dan Deacon played a set that was described to me by another as... well, let's just say it involved robots and intercourse. In other words, it [...]

All unfiltered bombast on "Dream Machines", Big Deal drape themselves in a blighted, shouting fatalism. "Dream Machines", slamming with double-tap drums and a boy-girl duet sounds like Joy Formidable (and it's worth noting that Big Deal are the heirs to this throne) covering a Stars joint, dream-pop holding a long kiss goodnight with shoegaze. One of the biggest songs of the year, it's a world of moral victories and letdowns, as singer Alice Costelloe leads from above with lines like, "Nothing here is built to last / what you wanted and what you chose [...]

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On this episode of the Rock it Out! Blog , we present a mini-documentary on this year's Orion Music + More festival , which took place June 8th-9th in Belle Isle, Michigan. Curated by  Metallica , the festival brought together fans off heavy metal, hard rock, alternative rock, and electronic dance music with an all-star lineup featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers, Deftones, Rise Against, Dropkick Murphys, Bassnectar, Gogol Bordello, and even Dehaan. If you didn't get the chance to go to the festival, consider this your argument to go in 2014. Make sure to [...]

On this episode of the Rock it Out! Blog , Sami catches up with the band Silversun Pickups prior to their performance at the Orion Music + More festival. They introduce us to their replacement bassist Sarah, what it's like to play live for crowd of metal fans, and we're treated to a stunning impersonation of Metallica drummer, Lars Ulrich, courtesy of frontman Brian Aubert. Make sure to follow Rock it Out! Blog on  Twitter  and  Facebook , and subscribe to its  YouTube channel . And stay tuned for additional interviews from this year’s Orion [...]

Tickets for the James Blake shows at Terminal 5 go on sale today at noon. Tickets to see Volcano Choir (Bon Iver + Collections of Colonies of Bees) at Webster Hall go on sale today at noon. Tickets to see Gary Numan at Music Hall of Williamsburg go on sale today at noon. Silversun Pickups are playing The [...]

A cool event is going down next week at the Getty Museum! Sonic Overdrive will be taking place at the museum's Harold M. Williams Auditorium on Friday, May 31 and will feature a night of diverse music that makes up...

With Silversun Pickups unleashing their Sinner new music video, I've been reminded as to how much I've neglected these LA dream-pop-rockers of late. The post Don't Look The Other Way appeared first on wotyougot .

There are a few things you can learn from going to BFD, Live 1052s annual concert at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View. Among these are that people will wait in huge lines to spin any prize wheel, it can take over an hour to go from the highway exit to a parking space, and there's [...] The post Show Review: Live 1052s BFD at Shoreline Amphitheater, 5/19/2013 appeared first on Spinning Platters .

The annual KROQ Weenie Roast can be a pretty predictable affair — the rock radio giant's favorite bands playing their rock radio hits — but the early summer affair is often good for a surprise or two. And so it was at the 21st annual Weenie Roast on Saturday at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, when Stone Temple Pilots showed up as the surprise guest and Linkin Park's Chester Bennington showed up as the fill-in for STP's troubled vocalist Scott Weiland. Bennington sang several of STP's hits and the new song "Out of Time." The rest of [...]

KROQ's 21st annual Weenie Roast takes place today at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California. Can't be there? Every single performance will be streamed live online beginning at 1:30 PST. Catch The Black Keys, Vampire Weekend, 30 Seconds to Mars, Jimmy Eat World, C2C, Silversun Pickups, Of Monsters and Men, Atlas Genius, and more all from the comfort of your own backyard BBQ. All you have to do is tune into the video player below. Also check out exclusive interviews with The Black Keys , Vampire Weekend , 30 Seconds to Mars , [...]

Radio 104.5 6th Birthday Show with Paramore, Phoenix, Passion Pit and more @ Susquehanna Bank Center- Philadephia - 3/12/2013 Photos - Paramore @ 104.5 6th Birthday Show [View with PicLens] [...]

Photos by Dan Schenker Photography When you go to a rock show on a special holiday, you never know what to expect from the crowd. When that special holiday is Cinco de Mayo, you really don't know what to expect from the crowd. An uneasiness settled in when I first arrived at The Wellmont Theater, located in the heart of Montclair, New Jersey, for that very reason. Were attendants there to support the bands and have a good time or get drunk out of their minds? I was in no mood [...]

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The lineup has been announced for the KROQ Weenie Roast for 2013. The 21st annual instance of the event is set for May 18th, 2013 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Los Angeles, CA. Bands set to appear include: The Black Keys , Thirty Seconds To Mars , Vampire Weekend , Of Monsters And Men , Silversun Pickups , Jimmy Eat World , Imagine Dragons , Awolnation , Atlas Genius , C2c C2c , [...]

Of Monsters and Men Well, it's one of those times when it's VERY late at night, so I won't really say a lot on this post. There's a lot of good music to hear. Just click the link below :) Countdown #149 ***Featuring*** Beck Capital Cities Imagine Dragons Lovelife The Lumineers Mumford & Sons Muse The Neighbourhood Of Monsters and Men Silversun Pickups Thirty Seconds to Mars

Muse That's right! Debut month continues as we welcome another song to the big show. Hehe. That's what they call the Major Leagues in baseball. I'm implying that my countdown podcast is as attractive to these bands as making it to the major leagues. I'm truly a humble, handsome man. Countdown #148 ***Featuring*** Beck Capital Cities Imagine Dragons The Lumineers Mumford & Sons Muse The Neighbourhood Of Monsters and Men Silversun Pickups Thirty Seconds to Mars

"Forget everyone," intones Wolf Alice singer, Angela Carter, in the midst of the propulsive opening movement of recent single, "Bros". It's an easy request from this London quartet, as exploding post-punk guitars ricochet off one another in a super-heated arrangement that removes any idle thoughts of anything or anyone else. "Bros" manages to sound a lot like a dreamy version of Silversun Pickups, "Lazy Eye" - admittedly, this comparison could start and stop with the drum pattern - mixed with Carter's spot-on Chrissy Hynde impression. And it is this, the Pretenders comparison, that sticks [...]

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Imagine Dragons Pay close attention to this episode. You can hear my voice start strong, proving that my health is almost back to normal, and then get gradually weaker as the evening that I recorded most of it progresses and you start to hear how I sound when I've been up for too long! At this point, it's going to be weird when a new song DOESN'T debut on an episode. We're on the third episode in a row to have a new song on the chart :) [...]

This Atlanta five-piece’s third album is an excellent road trip through America’s musical south. Live stream sample it here...

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Atlas Genius I don't know if you'll believe it based on the quality of my voice at some points in this podcast, but I am actually feeling better! It's just that annoying thing where the remnants of colds stick around for weeks. So annoying. Hopefully you won't be annoyed by this week's countdown, though! (I don't know why you would be....I mean, it's a pretty silly thing to be annoyed at. I was just making a smooth transition.) April's "Debut-Every-Week" trend continues! Enjoy it! [...]