This week’s been rather rough on Jay-Z. Not only did his recent trip to Cuba nearly start a second missile crisis (okay, not really), but he’s also faced a fair amount of scrutiny for selling his share in the Brooklyn Nets (to start his own Sports agency, no less). And yet, rather then continue taking a…
As we inch closer to …Like Clockwork‘s June 4th release date, Queen’s has graciously released a new single to wet our appetites. While it’s not as instantly catchy as “Little Sister” or “3′s & 7′s,” the track is unmistakably Queens of the Stone Age. Which really drives home the point: even mediocre Queens is better…
Today marks not only the release of Paramore‘s totally decent self-titled album, but also the debut of their latest music video. Rather than bemoaning the fact that music video’s of late seem to lake any coherent vision or artist flare, I will instead direct you to Hayley William‘s eyebrows. She’s been bleaching them lately, for…
You know what’s cool? Almost a million in sales. After a six-year absence from the music scene, Justin Timberlake’s latest record, The 20/20 Experience, debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Top 200, selling over 968,000 copies in its first week. This news is notable for a number of reasons. Firstly: Someone sold a shit-ton of records, which…
You know the music industry has had a rough decade (or two) when a marginal decrease in revenue is a cause to celebrate. The RIAA reported today that overall sales in 2012 where down 0.9 precent from the year before, however, that this trend may denote stabilization in the market. Mind you, $7.1 billion in…
After months of teasing, Queens of the Stone Age have finally the confirmed the existence of their upcoming record, …Like Clockwork. Set to release this June via Matador Records, Clockwork will mark the band’s first release in almost six years. In a note sent to Kerrang magazine, the band cryptically likened the album’s recording to an uncontrollable…
Fans of Walter Schreifels‘ Rival Schools should be excited to hear that the band will finally release their mythical second LP this April. Mind you, this release should not to be confused with 2011′s Pedals. Dubbed Found, the new record includes eleven remastered tracks that the band originally intended as their follow-up album following the departure of guitarist…
As if the hype for the upcoming Queens of the Stone Age record wasn’t high enough, now you can add Sir Elton John to the record’s ever-expanding roster of cameos. The news was causally dropped by Foo Fighter’s Dave Grohl in an interview he conducted on a Chelsea Handler-less episode of Chelsea Lately. “Nobody really asks…
Update: Congrats to our winners, Sheena Bellavance and fireyred77. You win free stuff! Are you a fan of music? Specifically music given away for free in an online contest? Of course you are – we humans are cheap by nature! That’s why we’re giving away two copies of The Bronx‘s latest self-titled record. To enter,…
