Will Magid gives us a clear look into his electro-soul future funk mind.

It's the end of January, and that daunting section of the calendar where Spring could figuratively merge over the horizon is ahead, but in reality we'll be shivering for at least 3 more months. For those already longing for the spring season, I present to you The Colour Of Spring, t he third studio album by London's Talk Talk . This album is particularly interesting because it generally lacks a driving synth-pop sound so quintessential to this 80s New Wave and Art Rock era. For example, "April 5th", the album's fourth song, contains a melancholy organ that pushes the [...]

There's no season more intriguing than fall. The way brittle leaves dance on the pavement, varying colors paint the sky, and brisk, cool air cuts sharp - it's all so cozy and sensory-driven. Outside of the season's enticing facets - not to mention, its series of holidays - we're also ecstatic about the year's upcoming fourth quarter releases. Familiar faces, new talent, and long-awaited returns stockpile the next few months, which makes for exciting earbuds. Now, because there's so much on the way, we decided to handpick 25 of the more crucial releases hitting stores in the coming [...]

No Doubt 's Gwen Stefani is 42 years old, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the pictures. Over the years, the wife of Gavin Rossdale and mother-of-two has aged gracefully (barely at all), and over 20 years after No Doubt's debut album, she appears in the new " Settle Down " video look as good as ever. Check out the gallery below to see Gwen through the years. '90s COMEBACKS: WHICH ONES ARE GOING TO WORK?
After 10 years of anticipation, No Doubt have released their long-awaited single "Settle Down," which will be the first release from the band's upcoming album, Push And Shove. Staying true to their Reggae influence, "Settle Down" is a energetic and fresh comeback track that welcomes fans with open arms. Rumor has it a corresponding music video for "Settle Down" will [...]
Tweet Share get in line and settle down! No Doubt 's highly anticipated lead single from new album Push and Shove is finally here! Produced by Diplo , Settle Down is a Summery tune with a distinct feel of their most successful album to date, Tragic Kingdom . The video, set to premiere today (July 16th) was directed by Sophie Miller, [...]

When famous rock bands are interviewed, at some point they're asked the question "how did you come up with your name?" On the surface it seems like a pretty standard inquiry, one that can easily be answered with the blatant truth. However at some point in the past it became cool for rock stars to lie about their beginnings. Whether it was to over-imbelish a piece of their history, of just simply be dicks to a reporter, they started making up all sorts of off-the-wall things to keep people guessing. While that tactic may have helped to [...]
Earlier today, No Doubt announced the title of their hotly anticipated sixth album: Push and Shove . Hitting stores on September 25th, the album will be the legendary rock band’s first in over 11 years. The announcement of the new record’s title came shortly following the news that No Doubt will perform at this year’s Teen Choice Awards (airing July 22 at 8 PM EST on Fox). And this week, they’re filming a video for their new single, Settle Down . [...]
No Doubt have shared some details on their eagerly anticipated next studio album, read what they have to say below! Hi Everyone... Hope you are sitting down because we've got some really big news to share with you! While adding the finishing touches to our new album we realized it was time to name it…so we did, and the name is…(drum roll please)…'Push and Shove' !!! We also want to let you know that the first single from 'Push [...]

The 19902s were an awkward decade. People watched movies like Jurassic Park and Twister in the theaters, "Saved by the Bell" and "Friends" on the TV, and listened to grunge, punk and ska on cassettes or their Discman. A fashionable look involved flannel and a No Fear t-shirt or jelly shoes and slap bracelets for the ladies. It was a period that brought us the Gulf War, the first George Bush and Power Rangers. Just when we thought that decade was firmly in our collective rearview mirror, news broke that bands like Garbage, The [...]

No Doubt shared a teaser video from the studio recording of Push & Shove , which is a collaboration with Major Lazer and Busy Signal . The track sounds very promising, and it looks as if they've have another hit on their hands in the coming months. We highly support brining Major Lazer into the mix, you may have caught our feature on his track Get Free a few weeks ago. His sound flows well with the ska/reggae/island influences we [...]
Owl photographer, Samantha Saturday, takes us on a high school musical journey that really puts most of us to shame.

Backtracking is our recurring look back at the pop music that shaped our lives. Friends may come and go, but we'll be spinning our favorite albums forever. We don't need to convince you that No Doubt is still a big deal in the pop world. Only a band as beloved as this SoCal group could go over a decade without releasing a new album and remain as popular as ever — just look to their 2009 tour, which sold out venues across North America on the strength of their back catalog [...]
Ourselves, along with Hit City U.S.A., couldn't be more excited for our show this Saturday at The Satellite featuring some of our favorite bands, PAPA , Cillie Barnes, and Lesands. Like any girl that's worth "rounding the bases for", it's always better to get to know them before you reach home plate. Of course these bands are all amazing, but falling in love is all about the details. So take some time and get to know each of these acts on a more intimate level. Here are 5 things you NEED to know about 3 bands you [...]

The new year promises a lot of enticing milestones for our favorite artists: Britney Spears’ third wedding , Justin Bieber becoming a legal adult, the arrival of Boof Boof 4 Knowles-Carter and so on. But of course, the pop happenings we're most anticipating are the ones that happen in the studio — namely, a roster of new albums chock full of great new music. What with 2011's onslaught of juggernaut album releases from superstars like Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Jay-Z and Kanye West, Adele, Rihanna and plenty more, we're left to ponder: Can 2012 possibly match [...]

The members of No Doubt posing in front of laptops, headphones and a keyboard with Diplo and Switch (aka trippy electronic duo Major Lazer )? A pic of such a meeting was posted online via the Twitter account for the Gwen Stefani-led band last night. So will ND's new album have jams that sound like Beyonce's "Run The World (Girls)" ? Or Robyn's "Dancehall Queen" ? All we really know is that the alt-pop band's single, a cover of Talk Talk's "It's My Life," arrived nearly eight years ago . At this point we'll [...]

According to several Christian groups who like to make signs and billboards, this Saturday May 21, 2011 signals the end of the world . If they turn out to be right about Judgment Day, we're going to be pretty bummed — we'll only have gotten halfway through Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga's episode of Saturday Night Live before Armageddon finishes its destruction of planet Earth — but at least we'll have some pretty sweet tunes to rock out to while we're saying out final goodbyes. Behold Idolator's A-pop-alypse Playlist below, and go out with [...]

It's sadly been a while since there's been some news to report about Shirley Manson. Earlier this month in a post on her official Facebook page , Shirley discussed the devastating past few years of her personal life and "why all of a sudden I feel like making music again": I am faced with the prospect of reality again. And there is no time machine to fix the blips in the present. There is only me in my life and what is left of my time on earth. And suddenly I feel [...]

What is there to say about Mike Judge's magnum opus, Beavis and Butt-head ? Everything has been thrown at these two obnoxious yet addictive animated metal heads. Spawned from MTV's prime-time cartoon sludge fest Liquid Television (of Aeon Flux and Milton fame), characters Beavis and Butt-head were pegged as controversial by many, though lauded as idiot savants by a whole generation... and more! Even Patrick Stewart liked them, and in the mid-90s the two Highland,TX morons amassed a large following and in turn a 1996 feature film, Beavis and Butt-head Do America [...]