You should know: I've left The Hold Steady. I told the band I'd be leaving in early September, played my last show with them in Minneapolis around Thanksgiving, and dotted the t's and crossed the i's this week. Five years seemed like a nice round number. Thanks to everyone who was a part of the experience, especially the Unified Scene, who are nice folks. I'll see you all soon in any case. Those… Read More
I know this is a rock music blog so people may ask "Dude, why the post about Daft Punk? They're not rock!" First of all, uneducated one, they were a band before going into electronic music. Secondly, they have a kickass song… Read More
Thom Yorke has worked his way back into the blogosphere by simply existing yet again and it's my job to tell you what he's been up to. Rolling Stone recently spoke with the Radiohead frontman/climate activist about a few things. First off it's been announced that he is playing the Coachella… Read More
Monday we get together to write new music and craft a future. Those were the words written by Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Ferrell when responding to a fan's question on Facebook. Blabbermouth (via The Pulse of Radio) reports that the original lineup of Jane's Addiction (Ferrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, bassist… Read More
The tragedy of the earthquake in Haiti has caused an outpouring of help and support from millions of people. Among those millions include artists who have released new music for us to download and voluntarily donate funds for Haiti. Linkin Park's charity Music for Relief, which they started after the tsunamis in 2004, has brought together artists including Slash, Alanis Morrissette, The All-American Rejects,… Read More
See what happens when I tell you guys to follow Murdoc's tweets? The cheeky member of the animated band Gorillaz released this nugget of joy just today. A leak! A leak! Plastic Beach has sprung a leak! One of those Russian pirates has put a bullet hole on my island! My single's leaked! STYLO! Indeed, the new single from Gorillaz hit the world wide interwebs hard today and it's a kickass listen.… Read More
The Mayhem festival is one that, over the last three years, has been growing into one of the bigger hard rock summer touring festivals. With previous lineups including Slipknot, Disturbed, Marilyn Manson and Slayer, it's a one-stop shop for all your headbanging needs. This year's lineup is no different. Blabbermouth reports that the main stage at this… Read More
With all the recent hoopla over the Coachella festival lineup being announced, one band that was rumored to make an appearance at the California music festival didn't make the cut. The return of Soundgarden may not take place in the U.S. but maybe in the U.K. It's being reported that Chris Cornell and his 90's grunge powerhouse of a band may play the Sonisphere festival in Knebworth,… Read More
The word "hiatus", especially when it comes to bands, can strike fear into any fan's heart. Does it mean they're going on a short break or is it another word for "break up"? In any case, synth-rockers The Killers have taken the word "hiatus" and applied it to themselves. Consequence of Sound reports that Brandon Flowers and his merry men are going on hiatus after their show… Read More
