Filed under: News , RPM , News Today, Oh Boy! , New Music , New Releases , EDM Getty Images For second year in a row, Skrillex hit the trifecta at the Grammys , taking home trophies for Best Dance Recording, Dance/Electronica Album and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. For his Best Album win, Skrillex brought out his manager, booking agent, publicist, several fellow artists and various other friends, with whom he [...]
Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Kevork Djansezian, Getty The good news is, the 55th Annual Grammy Awards may have scored their second-largest audience since 1993. The bad news is, the ratings were way down from last year, with 30% fewer people watching. The jury's still out on whether this is because the winners were all too predictable, or because viewers would rather watch Lena Dunham in the new episode of "Girls" [...]
Filed under: Video , Exclusive , News Today, Oh Boy! , New Releases DVZ The "Dante" in Dante vs Zombies is Dante Adrian White, an interesting fellow from California who has performed under this particular moniker since 2009. Dante is joined by bandmates Jeff Ehrenberg, Gabriel Hart, Jada Wagensomer, Matt Polley and Laena Geronimo for 2012's Buh , an eclectic offering of sounds ranging from surf rock to weird dance pop à la [...]
Filed under: News , Holy Hell , News Today, Oh Boy! NBC The surprising news of Pope Benedict XVI 's resignation effective at the end of this month has at least one fan: Sinead O'Connor . The singer posted a short note on the Pontiff's decision on her site today approving the move. "I would like to congratulate Pope Benedict on his wise decision to retire before [...]
Filed under: News , RPM , News Today, Oh Boy! , New Music , New Releases Jerritt Clark, Getty Images The new James Blake single has leaked, and while typically austere, "Retrograde" is surprisingly soulful, marking a clear progression from Blake's earlier work. Wow. [ YouTube ] Julio Bashmore and Hyetal have released a new Velour single, "Speedway," which is a pretty welcome departure from Bashmore's recent tracks, [...]
Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Jim Dyson/Stringer, Getty Images We already knew plans were in the works for an Atoms For Peace debut album and tour dates , but the details have been a bit fuzzy -- until today. Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich will play a series of live DJ sets dressed up album launch parties to introduce Amok to London, Berlin, and [...]
Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Larry Busacca, Getty Images The Dave Grohl "Chelsea Lately" takeover continues to yield headline-grabbing results as, last night, the Foo Fighters frontman interviewed Sir Elton John and revealed that both guest-star on the upcoming new Queens of the Stone Age album. [ NME ] Dirty Projectors took on "Conan" [...]
Filed under: News , RPM , News Today, Oh Boy! , New Music , New Releases Tailored Communication Scuba put together a mini-mix of "Hotflush Classics" from his influential label's catalog, which Annie Mac debuted on BBC radio recently. The mix features hits from Mount Kimbie , Joy Orbison , Sepalcure , and of course, Scuba's "Adrenalin." [ SoundCloud ] The second installment of Red Bull Music [...]
Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Courtesy of Dude, Sweet Chocolate Carrying on their tradition of weird collaborations , the Flaming Lips hooked up with chocolatier Dude, Sweet Chocolate to create an anatomically correct chocolate heart that will contain a USB mixtape of 15 tracks called Songs of Love. Just be careful not to swallow it while you eat your [...]
Filed under: News , RPM , News Today, Oh Boy! , New Music , New Releases Getty Images Skrillex has just been announced as an headliner for Barcelona's Sonar festival 2013, where the transitioning dubstep king will share a stage with Kraftwerk . The news is surprising to many, as Sonar has cultivated and maintained a reputation as the world's most progressive electronic music festival. A petition has already been created [...]
Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Mike Lawrie, Getty Images The Postal Service announced a series of upcoming tour dates on their official website . Jenny Lewis (formerly of Rilo Kiley ) will join Ben Gibbard and co. for their highly anticipated comeback. [ Pitchfork ] Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds premiered a new music video for "Jubilee Street" (which you can [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Holy Hell , News Today, Oh Boy! MySpace | Getty Lol Tolhurst, former drummer/keyboardist of the Cure and one of the band's founding members, has slammed embattled ex- New Order / Joy Division member Peter Hook 's claims in his memoir regarding the Cure "wishing" they were Joy Division and that they "sold out." Earlier this week Spin [...]
Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Getty Images Sinead O'Connor revealed in an interview that she and the artist formerly and presently) known as Prince have an unpleasant history -- while she didn't go into detail, she says she and the "Purple Rain" singer once got into a heated violent encounter. O'Connor also claims to have, at one point, "chased Roger Waters to beat the [...]
Filed under: News , RPM , News Today, Oh Boy! , New Music , New Releases Getty Images Four Tet has a new on one-sided 12" single dropping Feb 4. under the moniker KH, with title as descriptor: "The Track I've Been Playing That People Keep Asking About And That Joy Used In His RA Mix And Daphni Played On Boiler Room." [ FACT ] Detroit's Movement Electronic Music Festival [...]
Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! , I Fought the Law Jason Kempin, Getty Musician Kasey Anderson has been arrested and charged with wire fraud after concocting phony music projects he said he had been working on, including one that supposedly was to include Jack White , Willie Nelson and Bruce Springsteen . According to The Columbian , Anderson surrendered to federal officials on Tuesday [...]
Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Jason Merritt, Getty Images Chris Brown is feeling a lot like Jesus after allegedly punching Frank Ocean . [The Boombox] http://www.theboombox.com/2013 /01/29/chris-brown-frank-ocean -fight-breezy-compares-himself -to-jesus/ Could brands end up paying for albums instead of record labels? It's not as weird of an idea as you might think. [ Noisey ] Charles Bradley 's got a new song called "Strictly Reserved For You" [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , RPM , News Today, Oh Boy! , New Music , New Releases Jerritt Clark, Getty Images James Blake has announced a 19-date North American tour, which kicks off with Coachella on April 14 and concludes a month later in N.C. [ ConsequenceofSound ] Simian Mobile Disco have revealed plans to release a live album, Live , featuring [...]
Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Karl Walter, Getty Images Daft Punk are releasing a new album in 2013. The French electronic duo recently signed to Columbia records and will reportedly put out new material in May. [ Diffuser ] Kevin Shields and his band My Bloody Valentine are going to release their highly-anticipated new album sometime this week ... maybe. [ The Guardian ]
Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Matthew C.X. Langford for AOL After an exceedingly bizarre 2012, Flaming Lips are releasing a new album. It's called The Terror and everything about it will be normal. [ Pitchfork ] A writer makes the case that Sonic Youth are boring. [ West Coast Sound ] The bizarre highlights from Prince 's Billboard cover story. [ Gawker ] [...]
Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Kill Rock Stars Win a date with Marnie Stern ! Yes, one lucky NYC-area fella will get to go on a date with the guitar goddess if he meets her label's criteria. [ Kill Rock Stars ] Dee Snider calls out Ted Nugent over draft dodging. This oughta be fun. [ Noisecreep ] Pearl Jam will play [...]
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