Video: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - "Black Betty" (VW ad) It all comes back to the intersection of art and commerce... Or rather: cars and rock and roll . Over the past ten years we've spent a lot of time discussing what it means when a band puts its music in a commercial. From the Clash to Sting , Nick Drake to the Mooney Suzuki , Iggy Pop to Of Montreal , [...]
The fine folks at the Fork have been uncovering all kinds of new music for you to check out. But it's impossible for anybody to listen to everything, so we handpick the best mp3s just for you. Listen for yourself and let us know what you think. Here's our roundup of stuff that Pitchfork posted recently on their Forkcast: MP3: The Feelies: "Should Be Gone" ("postpunk originators") MP3: Hunx and His Punx: "Lovers Lane" ("Garage-pop") MP3: Wavves: "Mutant" ("Japanese B-side") [...]
The first video from his upcoming album, shot in Paris.
Video: Saul Williams - "Explain My Heart" The first new song from Volcanic Sunlight , due May 2. The video was shot in Paris, where Williams has been living since 2009. Saul Williams : iTunes , Amazon , Insound , eMusic , MOG , wiki Via 24bit .
What are they going to do if Cee Lo Green wins? Just forget it?
"Record of the Year." What are they going to do if Cee Lo Green gets it? Will they have Bono make the presentation given that he's comfortable dropping the F-bomb on broadcast television? Will CBS be able to afford another dustup with the FCC? And why is it that three out of the five nominees need to leverage themselves with another performer (B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars; Eminem featuring Rihanna; Jay-Z and Alicia Keys)? Shouldn't Cee Lo and Lady Antebellum get some sort of single-combat advantage? "Album of the Year." This is clearly [...]
Jack and Meg break up band "to preserve what is beautiful and special."
It's over. According to an announcement on their website, Jack and Meg White "will make no further new recordings or perform live" together as the White Stripes. I've always felt a connection between the band and this web site. We have similar roots, being from Michigan and digging the sixties garage rock scene. GLONO's first bit of national exposure came when we sent Jeff Sabatini to the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in downtown Detroit in May 2002 with $15 to purchase an official copy of Jack and Meg's 1996 marriage license . [...]
Album sales for week ending Jan. 30. #1: Amos Lee, 40,000.
Well it looks like Cake didn't get to hold onto their dubious record for very long. Just two weeks! Now Amos Lee holds the title for the lowest-selling No. 1 with only 40,000 copies . Craziness. 1. Amos Lee - "Mission Bell" - 40,000 (debut) 2. Iron and Wine - "Kiss Each Other Clean" - 39,000 (debut) 3. Nicki Minaj - "Pink Friday" - 38,000 (up 35%) 4. "2011 Grammy Nominees" - 38,000 (debut) 5. Bruno Mars - "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" - 33,000 (down [...]
Two new songs by the Bay Area crew.
MP3: Hieroglyphics - "Reputation" MP3: Hieroglyphics - "Exciting" While our man Mike "The Eviscerater" Vasquez has been hunkered deep down in Southern hip hop lately , I've heard a couple of new tracks by the Bay Area Hieroglyphics crew. Anybody catch them on their short west coast tour they just finished up? Hieroglyphics : iTunes , Amazon , Insound , eMusic , MOG , wiki [...]
Candy cars, girls, weed, Bun B, and purple drank. What more do you need?
Video: Big K.R.I.T. - "Moon & Stars Remix" (ft. Curren$y and Killa Kyleon) Big K.R.I.T. is just stepping onto the national stage, representing Meridian, Mississippi. His first record, K.R.I.T. Wuz Here , shows a young man (24 years old) with huge potential. K.R.I.T. does all his own production work, and there are some songs that really shine on the album. "Moon & Stars" is, in my mind, the best of them (though it's Devin the Dude on [...]
Belt it out for Ford and your Governor.
New releases from David Lowery, the Civil Wars, et al.
The 1987 debut by a band that deserves a lot more recognition.
All the latest crap we've posted to Twitter.
Who says people don't buy CDs anymore? 7,200 Deadheads still do.
Glorious Noise
the Weekender ::: New music from Catcall // the National // Summer Camp
KNIFE PARTY – RAGE VALLEY EP
