Kings favorite Radical Something released an acoustic video for “Feels Like Forever” a brand new song from their upcoming Album Ride It Out. The band also reached 50,000 Facebook fans. The new album will be self released on September 2nd and the new video for the single can be viewed here. Contact: amh@radicalsomething.com
My Bloody Valentine, MGMT, Beach House, Yo La Tengo, Kurt Vile, Guards ||| Photos by Carl Pocket After the jump, more photos and capsule reviews: MY BLOODY VALENTINE You Should Have Been Here Because: Even noisier than the U.K. shoegazers’ supercharged wall of sound was the sound of several thousand hearts breaking, as problems with the P.A. sabotaged MBV’s highly anticipated set. This despite several thousand dollars worth of additional production for the Carrie Stage to accommodate the band’s mammoth sound (including an old-school analog soundboard). FYF shrank by 20 bands this year and a weekend pass increased by $22; look no further than MBV’s hefty…
Martin of Crudos/Limp Wrist at Chaos in Tejas 2013 (more by Fred Pessaro) One of the most stellar lineups of hardcore/punk on this side of Chaos in Tejas is Not Dead Yet, a collection of four days of shows on 11/14 – 11/17/13 at various venues throughout Toronto. Announced bands include Limp Wrist, Boston Strangler, Left for Dead, MInd Eraser, Circle Takes the Square and more. Ticketing/venue/additional info is on the way, but you can still check out the initial line-up of bands and the flyer below. Continue reading “Toronto’s Not Dead Yet fest announces partial ’13 line-up
Lana Del Rey was everywhere – and she wasn’t on the bill. And the same went for Donna Summer …1. The number of public blowjobs that happened during Eminem’s Saturday night headline set was zeroFor that may we all be thankful. No-one wants a repeat of the double standards and slut-shaming/stud-praising that followed the #slanegirl incident that took place during Mather’s Slane Castle show in Ireland earlier this month. 2. Lana Del Rey is queen of festival fashionistasShe may have been absent from the esteemed line-up this year, but LDR’ fashion steez were noticeably visible amongst the multitude of young girls rocking denim …
Last night, while many of us were ruining our brains watching the VMAs, the great Replacements — or Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson, anyway — reunited for their first show in 22 years at Toronto’s Riot Fest. And it didn’t take long for the Replacements Live Archive Project to throw a download of the entire 75-minute, 22-song show up on the internet. Someone in the crowd recorded the show, but given that, it’s way clearer than you’d expect. Check out the entire set below.Read More…
For months John Mayer’s marketing people worked on scheduling a slot on CBS’ Late Show With David Letterman timed to the release of his new album Paradise Valley And Mayer’s August 19th version of the countryish “Wildfire” was one of those rare performances that seemed to move Dave himself “Oh…
The MTV Video Music Awards are one of the hottest events of the year. Both the music and celebrity attendees are usually smoking! The show is an opportunity for artists to show off their new music … Read More >
Another MTV Video Music Awards is in the rearview, and this year brought us Katy Perry’s boxing pantomime, Lady Gaga’s
UPDATED: Sunday’s star-studded affair drew 10.1 million total viewers from 9-11:30 p.m.read more
The country singer’s “Red Tour” was aglow with sparkles and spectacle on the first of her four-night Staples Center stay.read more
The British pop group was booed when they took the stage to accept the Song of the Summer award for “Best Song Ever.”read more
