Listen: Arctic Monkeys – “Electricity”

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

As Record Store Day approaches, I'm getting more excited over the idea of getting my hands on the vinyl in that picture. A new EP from Arctic Monkeys features the new song "R U Mine?" and its b-side, "Electricity". Down below, thanks to We All Want Someone To Shout For, you can check out that… Read More

Watch: Arctic Monkeys, Refused, Pulp Coachella performances

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

Are you not at Coachella this year? I'm not either, unfortunately, but the internet is here to save us all once again. Down below, you can check out performances from Arctic Monkeys, Pulp and Refused from the first day of the festival.
Day two is already in the books and Radiohead headlined the evening. Once we get video of that performance you can expect to see that here immediately among other band sets.
Arctic Monkeys full set: Read More

Record Store Day 2012 releases full list

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Man, oh man. What have we got here? Looks like the full list of Record Store Day releases has just hit the interwebs. Consider this the ultimate shopping list.
Feel free to peruse the list over at RSD's official website but I'd like to point out some of the hot items hitting your local independent record store this April 21st.
Some of the vinyl hitting the shelves this year include exclusive… Read More

RiO!B episode – February 28, 2012

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Radiohead perform two new songs
Arctic Monkeys - "R U Mine?"
Gorillaz releasing new video on Wednesday
Rocket Juice and the Moon - "Hey Shooter"… Read More

Listen: Arctic Monkeys – “R U Mine?”

Monday, February 27th, 2012

Looks like Arctic Monkeys don't give a damn about the Oscars.
Consequence of Sound came across a new video from the UK lads featuring a brand new song called "R U Mine?" which has a bit of a Whatever People Say I Am... vibe to its sound. The song doesn't appear on any of their albums and is a standalone single.
Check out the video down below. As for the… Read More

Metallica headlining and curating two-day festival

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Metallica has done many things in their day but have never curated and headlined their own two-day festival...until now.

Taking place in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 23rd and 24th at Bader field, the festival will feature 'Tallica headlining both nights and they will be performing both The Black Album and Ride The Lightning in its entirety. The festival will include 22 bands hand selected by the band to perform. The line up is quite… Read More

Radiohead, The Black Keys, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg headlining Coachella

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Well here it is! The lineup that kicks off festival season for 2012 is finally here. Coachella, which takes place in Indio, California on consecutive weekends, will boast the following headliners: The Black Keys, Radiohead and Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg.
Other performers appearing at Coachella this year include At The Drive-in, Pulp, Refused, Arctic Monkeys, Bon Iver, Florence & The Machine, M83, Beirut and plenty of dance acts including AVICII, Afrojack, Girl Talk, Swedish… Read More

The Black Keys announce more North American tour dates

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Were you a bit upset that The Black Keys didn't announce your hometown as one of their stops on their upcoming North American tour? Don't fret, lil' blues-rock hipster! The duo just announced more North American shows which you can check out down below.
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney will start up the second leg of their North American tour on April 24th in Houston TX and tickets for the shows go on sale starting Friday, January 13th. As a reminder, the always awesome… Read More

The Black Keys announce North American tour dates

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Yes, it seems on my Twitter account that all I occasionally do is rave about how awesome The Black Keys are. But to be fair they are really good. If you haven't heard their new album El Camino (it leaked) then be sure to pick it up on Tuesday, December 6th.
Then head out to your nearest arena -- yup, arena -- to check out Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney rock thousands upon thousands of people with their gritty, dirty, wonderful blues-rock. The duo will… Read More

Watch: Arctic Monkeys – “Suck It And See”

Friday, September 16th, 2011

Bikers, babes and boobies. All and more will be seen in the new video from Arctic Monkeys for the title track of their newest album, Suck It And See. The main biker, played by Monkeys drummer Matt Helder, and his old lady ride down desolate desert roads and seem to go good and bad on one another. One minute, it's all love and sex in cheap motel rooms and the next she smashes bottles across his face. It's a pretty cool video to check out even if you don't fully understand the plot.
Suck It And See… Read More