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And that's that: Eric Avery has announced his decision to leave Nine Inch Nails  (via Spin ). The former bassist for Jane's Addiction delivered the news on his Facebook page  this afternoon, explaining that he felt "overwhelmed." Here's the full message: its with very mixed emotions i tell you all that im pulling out of NIN. i know. its been a tough call and i don't know if its the right one. but i really want to focus on my musical life here in la, on film [...]

After their deliciously awkward first meeting , Vampire Weekend and proud AOL member Steve Buscemi continue to promote the band's upcoming April 28th webcast . For their latest video, Buscemi ambushes New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio outside of Brooklyn's Melody Lanes. It just so happens that de Blasio is a fan of the band ("'Oxford Comma, I mean that's a breakthrough song") and is more than willing to offer some tips on self-promotion. Maybe next they'll do something with sock puppets or MySpace? The [...]

As widely reported, on Sunday 14th April, music by XL Recordings artist Jai Paul was illegally made available via a fake Bandcamp account. This music was not uploaded by Jai and it's not his debut album - it is a collection of various unfinished recordings from Jai's past. Neither XL or Jai will take any money from the sale of this music. We have been working with Bandcamp and PayPal to resolve this situation and they have told us all purchases will be refunded within the next 7 days That's the statement from the [...]

Mindless Self Indulgence is a self-described electronic punk band from New York City whose Facebook page lists My Chemical Romance and Morningwood as "Artists We Also Like". They've toured with Korn and Sum 41, and even formed their record own label called Uppity Cracker. They also have a song called "Faggot" . Jimmy Urine is the lead singer of Mindless Self Indulgence. If you strain really hard, you may hear a slight vocal resemblance to Jack White of The White Stripes, Raconteurs, Dead Wheater, et al. However, for Urine, that's enough [...]

The historic New York City punk nightclub is the center of the forthcoming film  CBGB, and that there is the promotional poster for it. That's Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins as Iggy Pop saying "Lick my stomach!" and Alan Rickman as CBGB & OMFUG founder Hilly Kristal (hi-res image here ). Left to right you've got Debbie Harry, "co-founder" Idaho, Genya Ravan, the sound guy Taxi, Rupert Grint (!) as Cheetah Chrome, Stiv Bators, Joey Ramone, Patti Smith, security guard Merv Ferguson, Hilly's daughter Lisa Kristal, and Iggy Pop. Other notable rock stars to [...]

Yes, it's true: David Bowie still can't claim a No. 1 album in America. His latest effort, and first in 10 years, The Next Day , moved 85,000 copies in its opening week, according to Billboard . Bon Jovi's What About Now moved 96,000 copies. To quote my sarcastic colleague Michael Roffman, "to America's credit, Bon Jovi is far more timeless." Remarkably, Bowie's No. 2 placement on the Billboard 200 marks a new career high for the legendary singer. Previously, Bowie's highest-charting album [...]

R. Kelly' s "Ignition" (Remix) will never become  the new national anthem of the United States of America. We doubt it will even get the required 100,000 votes it needs to even be considered to become the new national anthem of the United States of America. But this touches upon an important aspect of the song, one which is often debated in many circles. Do people love R. Kelly ironically? Does this petition get filed under the "lol" column, or are there people who so strongly believe in the ethos of Kells and his [...]

Justin Bieber isn't having a good week. After failing to earn a Grammy nod, the Biebs decided to host a live webcast simultaneously with the awards show, where he promised to debut new music. However, his rabid fan base quickly caused Livestream to go over capacity, prohibiting Bieber from entering his own room. He was so frustrated he took off his shirt . Fast forward to later Sunday night. On the heels of his multiple Grammy victories, The Black Keys' Patrick Carney was stalked by a TMZ reporter as he made his way to [...]

Sorry guys, but Tool isn't likely to release a new album in 2013. Though, don't blame the recent scooter accidents , which left two unidentified members of the band injured and temporarily unable to jam in the studio. Rather, the fault lies on frontman Maynard James Keenan, who has yet to actually write any new songs. Keenan told Chilean radio station Futuro (via The PRP ): “No new disc, not this year... I have not written any songs. So no, there is nothing.” Sorry! At least you now have more to gawk [...]

Fall Out Boy played a surprise show at Chicago's Subterranean last might, marking their first live performance in nearly four years. While Jeremy D. Larson was inside the venue reviewing the show , Rock It Out! Blog' s Sami Jarroush surveyed the situation in the freezing cold outside. As you'll see, he discovered a bevy of diehard fans willing to do just about anything for a ticket. Remember: Fall Out Boy will save rock and roll on May 7th .

Diss tracks are like fights that break out on hockey games because, yes, they're part of the game but they also don't have a lasting impression on the game. They're fun to watch, but it's not why you came. Anyway, yes, this is part of the game: two men (or two women ) write poetry at each other to express their feelings. So here's what happened this time: Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era associate, the late Capital STEEZ , offered this barb aimed at  Lil B on 1999 's [...]

• Joey BADASS. - DONT QUIT YOUR DAY JOB! (Prod. Lee Bannon)

As you surely heard, André 3000 and Big Boi appeared together on Frank Ocean's new remix of "Pink Matter" . It was the first OutKast feature in years and everyone was happy. Everyone that is - except for André. Three Stacks prevented Big Boi from appearing on the commerical version of "Pink Matter", and now he's voicing his displeasure of the remix in a statement to SPIN . "It's important for me to be clear about the origins of my contributions to 'Pink Matter' and 'Sorry.' [...]

Wayne Coyne' s giant laser shooting hands have been found and returned after someone stole them following The Flaming Lips' performance last night at Australia's Southbound Festival . After discovering his hands were missing, Coyne pleaded on Twitter , "Fuck!!!!!! Someone stole Laser Hands!!! Please please please!! At South Bound Festival !!!Fuck!! Help us!!!" Southbound organizers offered four VIP tickets to next year's event "to the person who gives them back," adding, "We've heard whispers from the campsite, so someone knows about it!" According to Southbound's Facebook page , the hands were [...]

Here's another sign that the U.S. health care system is totally out of whack: a Swedish metalhead has been awarded state disability benefits stemming from a self-diagnosed obsession and addiction to the Devil's Rock. Where is this sweet deal in the bazillion pages of coverage , Obama! As the Global Post reports , Roger Tullgren is so addicted to the metal that he attends some 300 concerts a year, which leaves him unable to hold down a full-time job, and thus forced to go on welfare. Tullgren, who is described as looking [...]

I was lucky enough to go to a wedding recently where the groom was in a local hardcore band and, after the vows, the band played a set in their tuxedos. It ruled. Most people don't get this lucky, and have to sit through a rough DJ or a pat wedding band that plays dusty jazz tunes of yore. Marcel Yammouni' s band in Melbourne, Australia probabl y gets just as sick of it as the rest of us, so during the "dinner set," he and his band broke out a cover of Metallica' s "Enter Sandman" re-imagined in a lovely bossa nova style. [...]

Thurston Moore' s 1966 era Fender Jazzmaster - which he frequently played as a member of Sonic Youth - was stolen from the Best Western in Philadelphia last night (via BrooklynVegan ). Per the photograph above, the guitar is black and covered in stickers. Moore asks local music store owners to be on the lookout for the guitar, and to forward the info to other store owners in the area. In 2009, Moore was honored with his very own line of Fender Jazzmasters . Below, you can watch footage of [...]

As TMZ reports , rapper ASAP Rocky has pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny stemming from a fight between him and two photographers that took place in New York City earlier this year . ASAP was accused of assaulting two men who attempted to take a picture of him while he was “engaged in a verbal dispute” with another person on the street. The two victims suffered cuts and bruises with “one requiring treatment at a hospital.” TMZ adds that ASAP's original robbery and assault charges were dropped in exchange for the guilty plea. He was sentenced [...]

Three years ago, lil' Falcon Heene was at the center of the Balloon boy hoax , thrust into the national spotlight for being an unwilling pawn in his parents' scheme for notoriety. Now, Heene has his own aspirations of stardom, and rather than riding a helium balloon to the heights of fame, he's using an entirely different vehicle: a metal band. Yes, Heene, now 9, plays bass and sings in the Heene Boyz , alongside brother/drummer Ryo, 12, and brother/guitarist Bradford, 13. The trio, who write their own music and lyrics, practice in their Tampa, FL [...]

Last April, indie rockers Superchunk premiered the video for "Crossed Wires" , which documented the hilarious, slightly disturbing daily routine of a house cat by equipping it with a camera. Now, over 18 months later, the clip has reached viral status worthy of a spot on Cheezburger (via AV Club ). Who needs a Grammy now?! Only problem is, it's not their video that distracts and entertains people in cubicles: a Russian YouTube user replaced the audio with Prodigy’s "Smack My Bitch Up", gaining crucial Internet notoriety and some half a million [...]

Think of all the musicians you'd want to smell like. Twin Shadow's Gary Lewis, Jr. probably smells pretty good. Gwen Stefani smells like angel dust and cupcakes (so I've heard). Justin Bieber probably still has that new baby-powder smell caked in. But why smell glamorous, delicious, or creepily under-aged when you can smell like a person of great emotional depth and mighty facial hair. Will Oldham , aka Bonnie "Prince" Billy , has teamed with Sanae Intoxicants to bottle his own unisex fragrance. Blogger Diane Pernet (via Pitchfork ) says Oldham's contribution was mainly [...]