Listen: Florence + The Machine feat. Josh Homme – “Jackson”

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

Thanks to our buddies over at Consequence Of Sound, you can check out a cover of the Johnny Cash/June Carter song, "Jackson," done by Florence + The Machine and Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme for MTV Unplugged.
The Florence + The Machine unplugged performance will air on MTV on April 8th and will be released two days later on CD/DVD and… 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

Watch: Blur, Coldplay, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds perform at Brit Awards

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

The 2012 Brit Awards took place this evening in London and, like most award shows these days, the performances clearly overshadow the actual getting of awards. This was no different as Blur took the stage for the first time in three years and performed a 12-minute set that included "Song 2," "Girls and Boys," "Parklife," "Tender" and "This Is A Low." Check out Blur's performance down below.
Other artists that took the stage included Coldplay performing… 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

Watch: Florence + The Machine play Saturday Night Live

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

Saturday Night Live got a dose of Florence Welsh and her Machine when they came to play two tracks from their sophomore album, Ceremonials. Up top you can watch the band play "Shake It Out" and down below, you'll be treated to "No Light, No Light". Granted, Welsh didn't treat the crowd to any flowing, arm-waving dance moves during this performance but it's still a good one to watch.

Garbage releasing new album in 2012
Evanescence - "End of the Dream"
Portishead perform at ATP
Florence… Read More

RiO!B episode – August 23, 2011

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"
Metallica/Lou Reed Album release date
OK Go - "Muppet Theme Song"
Tom Waits releasing new album in October
Stream… Read More

Jack White appears on The Colbert Report

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Jack White and Stephen Colbert should have a sitcom. It would be one of the best moments of TV ever. How do I know this? Because the two sat down together for an interview on The Colbert Report Tuesday night for what was some amazing television.
Thanks to The Audio Perv, up top you can watch Part 1 of the White/Colbert summit where Colbert meets White at Third Man Records in Nashville, TN in the hopes of becoming… Read More

Listen: The Black Keys – “Dearest”

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

A tribute album in honor of Buddy Holly called Rave On Buddy Holly is out on June 28th. Tons of artists including Paul McCartney, The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket, Florence + The Machine, Patti Smith, Julian Casablancas and more appear on the album and cover songs from Holly's catalog. Down below, thanks to Some Kind Of Awesome, you can check out The Black Keys… Read More

Arcade Fire, The Strokes headlining Bonnaroo

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

If you're heading to Manchester, Tennessee for the Bonnaroo festival, your headliners are the following people: Arcade Fire, The Strokes, My Morning Jacket, Eminem, Lil' Wayne, Widespread Panic and The Black Keys.
Oh, but there's plenty more to see at the 10th anniversary of Bonnaroo. A reunited Buffalo Springfield, featuring Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay, will make Bonnaroo their only festival appearance. You've also got String Cheese Incident,… Read More