Straight from the horse's mouth: "As many of you are aware, Volkswagen has recently begun running a series of TV commercials featuring Wilco music. Why? This is a subject we've discussed internally many times over the years regarding movies, TV shows and even the odd advertisement. With the commercial radio airplay route getting more difficult [...]
It's the new My Chemical Romance video! It's for the track "Teenagers," from their most recent effort, The Black Parade.
Long hailed as one of the most influential men in music, Scott Walker's lauded career has seen its fair share of tumultuous moments. The self-described "Orson Welles of the record industry" rose to fame in the 1960s as part of pop group The Walker Brothers- stringing along several pop hits during the decade. It was [...]
I'm always a little interested when a new Spider-Man flick comes out just to see who all they've enlisted to be on the soundtrack. Surprisingly for the third one, there are actually a handful of cool bands to be found; most notable Simon Dawes, The Oohlas, and The Walkmen. The soundtrack hits shelves on May [...]
Not too long ago, Ted Leo released a new album; Living With the Living as it's called, and we're really quite enjoying it here at Sound the Sirens. Sarah gets her thoughts in on the new record and conclusively states that; "...there really isn't any negative with this album, as Leo has released a record [...]
An album recently landed in my mailbox by a fellow by the name of Aldo Leopardi, and he's a dentist. He's a dentist who has recorded an album of 'rock' music that sounds like if Morrissey went positively mad and talentless and started trying to play bad 80's rock. This one is rough, my friends. [...]
This is in no way a comprehensive list, I just thought I'd run down a few of the finer points that are gracing the boob tube currently. First up, the cable series The Shield has returned to FX on Tuesday nights at 9:00 PM (Central), and the season premiere was mind-blowingly good. Another new FX [...]
Welsh rockers Funeral for a Friend have released the first video from their anticipated new album. The track, "Into Oblivion (Reunion)," is the first to be released from their upcoming album, Tales Don't Tell Themselves, due in stores May 4th. It's a far more mature sounding FFAF; perhaps their most complete and accessible effort to [...]
The uber-good singer-songwriter Griffin House has announced some new tour dates for a headlining tour. The dates span most of the U.S., and you can check out a full list over at his MySpace page. On a random note, there's a rumor floating around that Microsoft is considering giving future incarnations of their Zune MP3 player [...]
Good Riddance (1986 - 2007) It's sad day for punk and hardcore fans the world over; one of the most enduring bands of the genre have decided to pack it in after more than 20 years of work. The Santa Cruz band was at the forefront of politically motivated punk during the mid 90s boom; securing [...]
Monstrance is the brainchild of XTC's Andy Partridge, who today has released a self-titled album with original XTC keyboardist Barry Andrews and drummer Martin Barker. The double-disc is full of eclectic, electronic/rock songs by these three supremely talented men. Listen to "I Lovely Cosmonaut" here. ***** Troubadour and every-man Martin Sexton's (pictured above) new release, Seeds, hit [...]
Former Screeching Weasel and Riverdales frontman (and all-around Chicago punk icon), Ben Weasel, has released some information regarding his new solo album. Titled These Ones Are Bitter, it will be Ben's first solo work since 2002's Fidatevi and will see release in June via Asian Man Records (who also handled all the recent SW re-releases). [...]
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Sleigh Bells - Demons (Official Music Video)
The Rains of Castamere by The National
A-Trak & Dillon Francis - "Money Makin'" (Official Video)
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Nas - Daughters
Bison - Quill
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Shinichi Osawa – Big Beach Mix 2012
