Well there it is. The Grammy. The award that artists strive to win and the one that bloggers and fans hate. Primarily because, as fans, we feel that OUR favorite bands deserve all the accolades and fuck the rest. But this award ceremony offers us a place to vent our frustrations and reaffirm our hatred for genres and artists we can't stand. There's gonna be a lot of hate for one Justin Bieber again...even if he isn't nominated… Read More
On this installment of Pro/Con, the Rock it Out! Alex listens to "Hopelessness Blues" by the Fleet Foxes. What will she think of the band and the song after listening to them for the first time ever?
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We're less than a month away from Christmas which means it's time to get these Christmas tracks going. How about we start things off with The Killers and their new X-mas track, "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball," which you can stream down below. The song will be available for purchase on iTunes on Wednesday, November 30th and the proceeds will go towards the RED charity that helps to fight HIV and Aids in Africa. The… Read More
You're getting the heads up from now that Record Store Day 2012 is going to be awesome. In a recent interview with MTV News Canada, Mastodon frontman Troy Sanders revealed that the band will be releasing a split single with Canadian songstress Leslie Feist and her band for next year's vinyl holiday. Sanders says in the clip down below that "the idea is for Mastodon to cover a Feist song and throw some hair and dirt on it. They're gonna take… Read More
Smart moves being made by Justin Vernon here. Just to make sure his new album, Bon Iver, Bon Iver, lands on as many best album of 2011 lists, the digital deluxe edition of the album features 10 short films; one for each track on the LP. Thanks to a heads up from Some Kind of Awesome and CoS,… Read More
You remember that one Fugazi show you went to back in 1992 that you lost your mind at? Yeah that show was awesome, wasn't it? It's a shame you don't have that concert to listen to on your iPod...or do you? The band is digging deep into their live archives and releasing over 800 concerts from 1987-2003 for fans to download. The best part is that fans can pay whatever they like for the downloads. It's suggested that you pay $5 for a download but you can pay as low as $1 and as… Read More
Finally! We've been waiting for this and we finally have the initial dates. Red Hot Chili Peppers have released the first North American tour dates for 2012. The tour kicks off on January 25th in Charlotte, NC and more dates will be announced within the coming weeks. The initial dates can be seen down below. Tickets for these dates can be purchased on Saturday, December 3rd. Also, be sure to hit up RHCP's official… Read More
I know, I know. You had your hopes up and were yearning for a musical based on the legendary tunes of the Thin White Duke and now they've been dashed, right? Yes it's true. Over the weekend, The Guardian reported that David Bowie and his camp had given permission to have his music featured in a musical called Heroes: The Musical which was written by Deep… Read More
On today's Rock it Out! Blog, I interview Andrew W.K. at Santos Party House in New York City. We talk about his involvement with the World Snowboarding Championship and his new video for "Go Go Go Go", his problem with Papa John's pizza and why Herman Cain is an inspiration to him. You definitely want to watch this interview. Read More