Watch: Radiohead appear on The Colbert Report

Monday, September 26th, 2011

First it was Saturday Night Live. Now, Radiohead took another step in their television appearance journey in the U.S. and appeared on The Colbert Report.
Up top, you can check out Colbert's interview with the band. Down below are the performances of the songs "The Daily Mail," "Bloom," "Little By Little"… Read More

R.E.M. releasing greatest hits album in November

Monday, September 26th, 2011

After 31 years, R.E.M. decided to finally call it quits. So why not release one more greatest hits album so people that were casual fans can bum rush the record store to pick up the album that's essentially a crash course of the band's catalog?
R.E.M. will release Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011 on November 15th.… Read More

Watch: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – “If I Had A Gun”

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Another video from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds for the track "If I Had A Gun" is up top for you to check out. The debut, self-titled album from the former Oasis guitarist will be in stores on November 8th. Read More

Patrick Carney says Blakroc 2 isn’t happening

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Dammit. It's not happening. And I was so full of hope that The Black Keys would put out two albums this year instead of one. Blakroc 2 is a no go.
Consequence of Sound brings us to an interview done with Keys drummer, Patrick Carney, confirming the sad news. In the interview, which you can watch down below, Carney says that Blakroc 2 "is not coming out soon, although… Read More

Listen: Metallica & Lou Reed – “The View”

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

We first had a 30-second preview. Then the 90-second preview. So why not finally have the whole song? Down below, you can check out "The View" from Metallica and Lou Reed's Lulu which is in stores on November 1st. The lyrics are also down below. What are your thoughts?
Metallica & Lou Reed - "The View" … Read More

Watch: Radiohead perform on Saturday Night Live

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

Radiohead started their invasion of New York City by performing the tracks "Lotus Flower" and "Staircase" on Saturday Night Live. Sadly, while Thom Yorke didn't appear in any sketches or digital shorts, the band did feature their second drummer, Clive Deamer of Portishead, on both songs. Check out… Read More

Top 5 rock songs for tailgating

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

Football season is officially underway and one of the best parts about football season is tailgating. Hanging out in the parking lot with your buddies, drinking beer, barbeque are essential but you also need some music to go with it. So the Rock it Out! Blog, along with our good friend Jenn Sterger, have put together a list of the top five rock songs that are necessary to play while tailgating. Check out our list and then let us know what your favorite tailgating song is. Read More

Listen: 90-second preview of “The View” from Lulu

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

So remember how a few of us were worried about the 30-second preview of "The View" from Lou Reed and Metallica? We weren't exactly sure what to think of Lou Reed speaking over a basic sounding Metallica track. But now we have a 90-second preview of the Lulu track up top.
Thoughts on the minute and a half of music? Ummm...yeah, it's still more of the same. I mean, Reed sings a little now but it's… Read More

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon paying tribute to Pink Floyd

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

OK. This is awesome. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is upping the musical ante by paying tribute to Pink Floyd all next week. Since Floyd is re-issuing all 14 of their studio albums as well as releasing a six-disc version of Dark Side of the Moon on September 27th, Billboard reports that Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, The Shins, MGMT… Read More

Listen to Panic! At The Disco, Daughtry and Blaqk Audio’s tracks from Batman: Arkham City

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

More tracks from the forthcoming Batman: Arkham City soundtrack have made their way online which is why I'm putting them here for you to check out.
Down below you can check out tracks from Panic! At The Disco and Daughtry. The Blaqk Audio track can be checked out over at AltPress.com. The album will be in stores on October 4th and the game, which will take… Read More