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Free Yr Radio is kicking off its 6th year at this year's upcoming Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago. Free Yr Radio , is an annual program by Toyota that aims to support independent radio stations across the country by hosting annual summer concert series. To kick off its 6th year, Free Yr Radio is once again teaming up with Chicago's WLUW 88.7 FM and is hosting a live broadcast from Lollapalooza , which takes place August 3-5. Free Yr [...]

Following a court order, an Internet Service Provider in Finland has blocked its customers from accessing The Pirate Bay , the popular file-sharing service. Sonera , the Finnish subsidiary of TeliSonera , has blocked its users from accessing the site to comply with a Helsinki court order. The court order came as a result of a lawsuit brought against The Pirate Bay by the recording industry, who is accusing the service of promoting, supporting, and allowing illegal music downloads on its site. No word on when [...]

Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have released a video of their cover of " What Are You Doing New Year's Eve " by Nancy Wilson . Deschanel posted the video on her website, HelloGiggles . In the post introducing the video, the singer/actress wrote: "I have known Joe Gordon-Levitt for going on 12 years. We first met in the summer of 2000 while doing a tiny movie called Manic, where we bonded over a mutual appreciation for Harry Nilsson and Nina Simone and I have been [...]

A possible 'lost' Radiohead track has surfaced online. Titled both " Putting Ketchup In The Fridge " and " How Do You Sit Still ", the 'lost' track is said to be from the early 1990s according to Radiohead fan site, Ateaseweb.com . "A track surfaced today with vocals sounding like Thom Yorke’s together with a Radiohead sound that could’ve been recorded in the early nineties. Think Pablo Honey, The Bends. You could go for the title: ‘How Do You Sit Still?’, although ‘Putting Ketchup in the Fridge’ has been named [...]

LCD Soundsystem have release a music video for their cover of Franz Ferdinand 's " Live Alone ". The track was featured in a ' Covers ' EP released by Franz Ferdinand as part of this year's Record Store Day . As the name suggest, the EP featured covers of Franz Ferdinand tracks covered by different artists, among them LCD Soundsystem . Watch the Lustix -directed video above.

Die Antwoord have announced a few details about their forthcoming release. Titled ' TEN$ION ', the South African band's latest album is set for release February 7 on the band's own label, ZEF Records . The album will feature a 13-song track list including the album's first single " Folk Julle Naaires ". Check out the track list below. ' TEN$ION ' track list: 01 Never Le Nkemise 1 02 I Fink U Freeky 03 Pielie (Skit) 04 Hey Sexy 05 [...]

You know the Coachella festival is near when the first fake lineup posters begin to "leak" out. We are officially at that point in time as the first fake poster is making the rounds. Among the "headliners" are No Doubt , Foo Fighters , and Radiohead (that might be true!). Overall the fake poster isn't bad, its not great either. Take a look for yourself above. Enjoy!

A few months ago the Arctic Monkeys released a teaser video for their Don Valley Bowl performance which took place in Sheffield earlier this year. At the time it appeared to be a forthcoming live DVD but it looks like its just a 10 minute video directed by Focus Creeps. The video features behind-the-scenes footage along with live performance footage. Check out the 10+ minute video above.

Arcade Fire are back with a new set of music videos for " Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) ". Directed by Vincent Morisset , the pair of videos feature an official version starring Régine Chassagne and a shorter interactive version which allows fans to connect to a webcam and interact with the video. Watch both version below. " Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) ": " Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) " Interactive Version (visit sprawl2.com to interact with the video):

The founding members of the legendary band, The Beach Boys , are set for a 50th anniversary reunion. Beach Boys' Brian Wilson , Mike Love , Al Jardine , Bruce Johnston , and David Marks will come together for a 50 date international tour. The band are also set to release a new studio album and commemorative catalog with Capitol Records and EMI. Tour dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

Today sees the release of Bon Iver 's deluxe edition ' Bon Iver ', the musicians latest album. Among the tracks on the album is " Hinnom, TX ", which has its own music video directed by Isaac Gale and David Jensen . Watch above.

Justice have announced dates for an extensive forthcoming world tour. The duo are set to kick off the tour on New Year's Day with a performance at the Field Day Festival in Sydney, Australia. Playing in support of their latest album, ' Audio, Video, Disco ', they are set to make stops in Tokyo, Paris, London, and Manchester. The world tour will also include a North American leg which will see dates in New York, Las Vegas, and Seattle. Check out all tour dates below. [...]

Two former Ticketmaster customers have filed a class action lawsuit against the giant ticket seller ( Curt Schlesinger et al. v. Ticketmaster ). The customers claim that "Ticketmaster's Order Processing Fees and UPS Expedited Delivery Prices of tickets are excessive and deceptive." If a settlement is reached Ticketmaster customers who purchased tickets on the website between October 21, 1999 and October 19, 2011, could stand to gain between $1.50 to $25.50 as part of the settlement. As part of the settlement customers would receive a credit of $1.50 per [...]

Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to kick off the North American leg of their ' I'm With You ' world tour, early next year. The band will kick off the jaunt on January 25 in Charlotte, NC and will play dates in Columbia, Greensboro, and Memphis, with several more dates still to be announced. Tickets for the first six shows go on sale on December 3rd. The forthcoming arena tour will be the band's first full U.S. tour since 2007. Tour dates: 01/25 Charlotte, [...]

Arctic Monkeys have announced plans to release " Black Treacle " as their next single. The track is the latest single off the band's latest album, ' Suck It And See '. The new single is set for release on January 23, 2012 (UK) and will be available digitally and on 73 with exclusive B-sides. No further details about the B-sides have been released.

The Black Lips have premiered the music video for " Raw Meat ". The track is off the band's latest album, ' Arabia Mountain '. The music video was directed by Rachelyn Remz-Porter and Phil Pinto . Watch above.

With SXSW around the corner, organizers for the event have announced the second round of artists set to play the bash. Set to take place March 13-18, 2012 in Austin, Texas, the annual festival will see performances from a slew of bands. Check out all the artists announced so-far below. For more information visit SXSW.com . Lineup: Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys (Austin TX) Against Me! (Gainesville FL) Agent Fresco (Reykjavík ICELAND) Ambition (Halifax CANADA) ANR (Miami FL) Antoine Reverb (Guadalajara [...]

On November 21 Kate Bush is set to release her new album, ' 50 Words for Snow '. Fans eager to hear the new album can head over to NPR where the album is streaming in full. Listen here .

Gallows have announced details of their new forthcoming EP, ' Birth Is Death '. Due out December 5, the new EP is set to feature four track and will be the first release with new frontman Wade MacNeil . The band's former frontman, Frank Carter , left the band earlier this year. Check out the track listing for the EP below. ' Birth Is Death ' track list: 'Mondo Chaos' 'True Colours' 'Hate! Hate! Hate!' 'Death Is Birth'

Yesterday we brought you The Horrors take on Lady Gaga 's ' Bloody Mary '. Today we bring you Foster The People's remix of " The Edge of Glory " off the singer's latest album, ' Born This Way '. Both track are set to feature on a forthcoming new album by Lady Gaga titled ' Born This Way: The Remix '. The album is set for release on November 21. Check out Foster The People 's remix above.