
Primera parte . Segunda parte . "Okey SHM y Guetta, pero ¿por qué arriba o a la par de Pulp, Refused, ATDI, etc.?" Pulp. estarán en el 2o exterior o en la carpa mayor, ¿Por qué? Porque los EEUU no tienen memoria histórica y las reuniones no los emocionan tanto como a los ingleses, o mexicanos (¿por dónde entró Britania al DF?). Mientras Pulp "pegaba", en Europa estaba tooooodo el grunge y el alternativo gringo de lleno. Pulp en EEUU [...]

There are the essential albums that need to be in everyone's collection. There are the personal favorites, the ones that aren't highly acclaimed but still get played every once in a while. And then there are the albums that you stick in the back of your collection because you want to forget that you spent money on them. "Own It or Disown It" gives the writer the opportunity to look at such discarded albums and determine if they are diamonds in the rough or if they deserve to be used as mini-frisbees. [...]
2012 looks like is shaping up to be a hectic year for Cedric and Omar, who have just announced the details of what is expected to be their final album as The Mars Volta . The Mars Volta 's sixth album will be called Noctourniquet and is set to be released on 26 March – this announcement follows hot last week's big news that the pair are planning to reform the now legendary post-hardcore band At The Drive-In. 2012 is already shaping up to be a year to remember for fans of both [...]

Sono trascorsi quasi tre anni da "Octahedron": ultimo capitolo discografico in ordine di tempo dei Mars Volta . Mentre Cedric Bixler Zavala e Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez hanno ufficializzato via Twitter l'insperata reuinion degli At the Drive-In e una serie di novità riguardanti i numerosi side-project della band (dai Big Sir del bassista Juan Alderete de la Peña al nuovo lavoro degli Zechs Marquise dei tre fratelli Rodriguez-Lopez), i The Mars Volta annunciano - finalmente - titolo, copertina e tracklist (la trovate dopo il salto) del nuovo album. Si intitolerà [...]

photo by James Bailey Yesterday, Sleigh Bells released a new track off of their upcoming February release Reign of Terror . While "Born to Lose" was our first taste of the album, the band considers "Comeback Kid" to be the first single. And what a single it is! "Comeback Kid" features Derek's typical merciless guitars and Alexis's trademark dreamy vocals, but fear not. Reign of Terror is not going to be a regurgitated sequel to their successful self-titled release. This track, as well as "Born to Lose", are good [...]

Fresh off the news that an At The Drive-In reunion is taking place, the Mars Volta have announced their sixth studio album Noctourniquet which will be released March 27th by Warner Bros. The album's 13-track narrative was inspired by '80s UK alt-rockers The Godfathers, Superman comic nemesis Solomon Grundy and the Greek myth of Hyacithus. How this will all play out is anyone's guess, but I have no doubts that it will be interesting. Read more »

So even though At The Drive-In is reuniting this year , The Mars Volta are still putting out new music. In this case, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala will release the band's sixth album, Noctourniquet , on March 27th. According to a press release from the band, the new album has 13 tracks and was inspired by "disparate elements including '80s UK alt-rockers The Godfathers, Superman comic nemesis Solomon Grundy and the Greek myth of Hyacinthus." Don't these guys know that Solomon Grundy is also a BATMAN villain? Duh. [...]
StB Does Coachella 2012 by SLAPtheBASS on Grooveshark I will be attending my first Coachella ever this year. In other firsts, the festival is being held over back to back weekends (April 13-15 and 20-22) with identical lineups. The three night headliners are The Black Keys, Radiohead, and Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg and as much [...]
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Photo by Johan Lindstrand, The Crown A few months ago, The Crown announced the return of screamer Johan Lindstrand, making theirs the first of some awesomely exciting late 2011 reunions. Soon to follow were At The Drive-In (read here), He Is Legend (here), and Refused (here), all acts sharing few aesthetics but linked by total [...]
This week, the 2012 music festival season officially kicked off with Coachella making their lineup announcement. This, of course, was followed by your Facebook newsfeed being bombarded with comments about people who are "so going this time" and the other people saying "I've already been there, and the lineup was better in (fill in year)". Whether you decide to go or not is of no interest to us, but being in the amateur music promotion industry, we figure we would provide you with some reasons to get excited about this annual Palm Springs party. 10. Jimmy [...]

At the Drive-in e Refused tornano in tour. Boom. Il 9 gennaio 2012 rischia di passare alla storia come il santo patrono delle reunion di gruppi post-hc. Una sorta di Madonna che Piange urlante, coi pantaloni stretti e un po' di elettronica in sottofondo. La santificazione in questione è avvenuta con l'annuncio della lineup del più hipster tra i festival hipster di tutto il mondo: il Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Coachella per gli amici, famoso perché sul suo palco ogni anno qualcuno si riunisce. Vecchi amici che si sono persi di vista, mogli e mariti in [...]

This week's Major Bands, Minor Labels has news on an At The Drive-In reunion, and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon starts his own label. Plus, I've got some new videos from Howler and Youth Lagoon and a new download from Of Montreal. All this and MORE! Read Major Bands, Minor Labels HERE .

At The Drive-In reformed this week. At The Drive-In Website Intro from MONDIAL on Vimeo . So did Refused . "We never did " The shape of punk to come " justice when it came out, too [...]
Denkt an euer Konzert mit der besten Live-Performance. Und dann schaut euch das an. Na? Wollt ihr die mal live erleben? Könnt ihr vielleicht bald, denn die Band, die ihr grad gesehen habt, hat sich wieder reformiert. Sie heisst At The Drive-In und hat Ende der 90er Jahre drei grossartige Platten aufgenommen. Auf der Höhepunkt und wohl kurz vor ihrem Durchbruch haben sie sich aufgelöst und zwei Bands gegründet - Sparta und The Mars Volta. Nun sind sie als At The Drive-In zurück. Auf ihrer Webseite [...]
Coachella line up revealed Refused is reuniting At The Drive-In reuniting Radiohead adds West coast dates The Black Keys add more tour dates Van Halen - "Tattoo" The Shins - "Simple Song" Tony Iommi diagnosed with lymphoma

Coachella's 2012 lineup is officially one day old and that means it's time for some post-reveal analysis. In the pages that follow, we run through the biggest highlights and surprises appearing on this year's bill, in addition to the most glaring omissions. We also highlight five names worth knowing as you prepare for April's big weekend(s). Highlights At the Drive-In Best known as the duo behind prog-psych wunderkinds The Mars Volta, Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedrix Bixler-Zavala got their start as At The Drive-In, easily the best relic of the late [...]

Ayer tuvimos la increíble noticia de la reunión de At the Drive In . Hoy seguimos con las buenas nuevas y nos enteramos que The Mars Volta , banda formada tras la separación de la primera por dos de sus integrantes, tendrá un nuevo álbum en el 2012. Fundada por el guitarrista Omar Rodríguez-López y el vocalista Cedric Bixler-Zavala , ambos ex miembros de At the Drive In , The Mars Volta lanzaría [...]
We can understand if you, metal people, just switched off your computer and partied all day after hearing the news that R&B recording artists Monica and Brandy have teamed for their first song since 1998 #1 super-hit "The Boy Is Mine." But here's what you missed: Two of the '90s most super-loved/short-lived post-punk acts also [...]