Watch: The Black Keys vs. Vampire Weekend on The Colbert Report

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

An indie-rock battle of epic proportions took place on The Colbert Report between The Black Keys and Vampire Weekend which led to one of the funniest things I've seen this year.
Stephen Colbert invited both Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of the Black Keys and Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig onto the show to help him… Read More

Green Day’s American Idiot to become a movie?

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Green Day's 2004 album, American Idiot, has gone from CD and vinyl to Broadway and may now make a jump to the silver screen.
Speaking to The New York Times, Billie Joe Armstrong said the band are "definitely in talks" to make a film out of the album. "There are people who have the ability to make it happen, who have expressed… Read More

RiO!B episode – January 11, 2011

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Who's Velvet Revolver's new singer?
The Strokes confirm release date
PJ Harvey - "The Words Maketh The Murder"
The… Read More

Watch: Beady Eye – “The Roller”

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

A new music video from Beady Eye for their new song "The Roller" can be checked out up top. It's the third single from their forthcoming album, Different Gear, Still Speeding, and will be available for download on January 24th and released on a 7", along with the b-side "Two Of A Kind," on February 21st. The album comes out on February 28th.
As for the video, you've got Liam Gallagher's new band performing inside a motorcycle wall of death as a female… Read More

Who will be Velvet Revolver’s new singer?

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

A story that's slowly gaining more steam in rock music is based around Velvet Revolver and who will be their next frontman.
Drummer Matt Sorum has been teasing the press with statements like "[The] guy that we’re liking right now is a known guy,” and "[he's] a little younger, a little stronger, a little bit heavier rock ’n’ roll than we are." Fans have been trying… Read More

RiO!B episode – January 10, 2010

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Trent Reznor scoring The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The Strokes album release date
Coheed And Cambria tour dates
Pearl… Read More

Coheed And Cambria announce Neverender tour dates

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Coheed And Cambria are celebrating their 10th anniversary of being a band with a North American tour starting in April.
The NeverEnderSSTB tour will feature Co&Cam peforming their debut album Second Stage Turbine Blade in its entirety at every stop. Along with that, the band will perform a 30-40 minute acoustic set followed by a second set featuring songs from their other albums. Add all of that up and you get a shitload of music.
The first date of the tour is April… Read More

Watch: The Black Keys on SNL

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

The Black Keys, who released the second best album in 2010 according to us, played Saturday Night Live over the weekend and just kicked ass all around. Up top you can check out Patrick Carney and a fresh faced Dan Auerbach rock the song "Howlin' For You" and below,… Read More

Trent Reznor will score The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Did you enjoy Trent Reznor's work on the movie The Social Network? If so, then have I got news for you.
In an interview with The New York Times' Times Talk (via Consequence of Sound) in New York City on January 7th, Reznor confirmed that he would be scoring the forthcoming film, The… Read More

RiO!B episode – January 7, 2011

Friday, January 7th, 2011

For today's Rock it Out! Blog episode, we want to know if a certain rock song or rock album has changed your life? Watch the episode and discuss. Read More