The Shins reveal new album details

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Bloggers everywhere are already making room on their best albums of 2012 with the announcement of the brand new album from The Shins called Port Of Morrow.
To be fair I'm excited for this album, the first from James Mercer's band since 2007's Wincing The Night Away, because it's been a while since I've had my life changed (thanks, Natalie Portman). The album will be released in March… Read More

Radiohead will play new songs on 2012 tour

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

As if seeing Radiohead in 2012 wasn't enough to make you yearn for the new year, a new piece of information courtesy of rhythm guitarist Ed O'Brien should make you wanna start singing "Auld Lang Syne" today.
In an interview with Mary Anne Hobbs on XFM (via Consequence of Sound), O'Brien said that Radiohead was in the studio rehearsing brand new songs for their upcoming… Read More

RiO!B episode – December 13, 2011

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Radiohead releasing new songs
Metallica releases Beyond Magnetic EP
Red Hot Chili Peppers tour dates
Tool… Read More

Listen: Radiohead – “The Daily Mail”

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Well look at that. A whole week before the new Radiohead singles come out, you get to hear one of them right here. Ain't that grand?
Thanks to WeAllWantSomeone.org, you can stream "The Daily Mail" down below. BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe premiered the song on his programme (see what I did with that spelling? What up, Britain?!) Radiohead is properly releasing… Read More

Foo Fighters, Bon Jovi, Blink-182 headlining Bamboozle in 2012

Monday, December 12th, 2011
Hey New Jersey people. What are you doing next May? Might I suggest you pile your hair high, put on your best leopard print outfit and drive down to Asbury Park in your 1957 Chevy because you got a festival to see, ya fuckin' scumbag.

It's just been confirmed by the Asbury Park Press (via CoS)… Read More

Metallica releases Beyond Magnetic EP

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Would ya look at that? All those previously unreleased tracks that have been leaking online all week from Metallica? Turns out the band has released them as an EP on iTunes called Beyond Magnetic.
The four tracks, "Just A Bullet Away," "Hate Train," "Hell And Back" and "Rebel Of Babylon," will be available for download in the U.S. starting this week in honor of the band's 30th anniversary which they've celebrated this whole week. Of course, since all… Read More

Tool announce 2012 U.S tour dates

Monday, December 12th, 2011
Talk about an awesome holiday surprise. Looks like if you're a Tool fan that lives in the southwest...or Ohio, you're gonna get a chance to see the band live.

If you head to Ticketmaster's website, you'll notice that four dates have been posted. It looks like Tool is performing in January of next year and tickets go on sale on Friday, December 16th. The… Read More

Watch: David Fincher directs video for Trent Reznor’s cover of “Immigrant Song”

Monday, December 12th, 2011

The soundtrack for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, done by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, is finally available to purchase. But now, for the first time, we get visuals for one of the songs done for the film.
Up top, you can check out a collage video done by the film's director, David Fincher, set to the sound of the cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" done by Reznor and Ross which features the vocal stylings of Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.… Read More

Red Hot Chili Peppers announce West coast tour dates

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Get ready West coast because the Red Hot Chili Peppers are coming your way in February of 2012. The band just announced five dates in California, Colorado and Arizona that will start with a show on February 17th in Oakland, CA. Tickets for the new dates, which you can see in italics down below, go on sale December 17th at 10:00 am local time. More dates are expected to be announced soon.
Red Hot Chili Peppers North American 2012 tour dates:… Read More

Radiohead releasing “The Daily Mail” and “Staircase” on December 19th

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Chalk it up to Radiohead to see that we have ourselves a Merry Christmas. The Radiohead fansite, At Ease, has pointed out the band will be releasing two songs, "The Daily Mail" and "Staircase," digitally on December 19th. You can pre-order the songs over at TheKingOfLimbs.com… Read More