Behold your rock music Grammy nominees

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

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

RiO!B episode – July 5, 2011

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Miley Cyrus covers Gorillaz
Vedder, Casablancas and Homme cover Marvin Gaye
Foo Fighters/Alice Cooper video
Seasick… Read More

Watch: Radiohead, Coldplay, U2 and more perform at Glastonbury

Monday, June 27th, 2011

Boy oh boy. What a weekend, right? The Glastonbury festival, what some consider to be the best music festival on earth, ended up wowing, surprising and shocking festival attendees and those of us who watched from home.
Between headlining sets from Coldplay, U2 and Beyonce to surprise sets from Radiohead and Pulp, this year's installment had something for everyone. Now since we're a rock music website, we're gonna bring you the highlights from some… Read More

RiO!B episode – April 4, 2011

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Incubus - "Adolescents"
OK Go - "The Greatest Song I Ever Heard"
Watch LCD Soundsystem's final concert
Mumford… 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

Here are your 2011 Grammy winners

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

What a big night for rock music at the Grammys. While the majority of the ceremony was on par with getting kicked in the scrotum by a mule (follow my Twitter to check out my commentary,) some highlights included a performance from Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger and Arcade Fire and wins for Black Keys, Iron Maiden, Neil Young, and Arcade Fire for Album of the Year. All the winners are listed down below along with videos of… Read More

Bob Dylan will perform at the Grammys

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

While us music bloggers always find something to hate about the Grammy awards (usually the entire award ceremony), some performances are usually revered by the online community. This year, it looks like many of us will pay our respects to Bob Dylan when he takes the stage this year.
It's been confirmed that Dylan will play alongside Mumford & Sons and The Avett Brothers in a tribute… Read More

Arcade Fire, The Strokes headlining New Orleans Jazz Festival

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Looks like when one festival reveals their line up, the rest start coming out the woodwork.
Thanks to Consequence of Sound, we now know the line up for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Now, to the uneducated, you're probably wondering why would we talk about a jazz… Read More

Coachella lineup revealed

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Festival season has finally arrived!
The lineup for the Coachella festival has been revealed and the headliners are Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Kanye West and The Strokes. KOL will headline the 15th, Arcade Fire on the 16th and Yeezy and The Strokes will close the festival on the 17th. Coachella, which is held in Indio, California gathering, takes place from April 15-17 this year.
Now if those headliners seem a bit too "mainstream" for you because you're just so "hip,"… Read More

Grammy nominations revealed

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Well here we are again. The time when the old, white men of the recording industry decide to bestow their blessings on artists who they feel should get a Grammy award while the rest of us pull out our hair because the real talents didn't get any recognition.
We should first be proud, however, that Arcade Fire are up for Album of the Year with The Suburbs and Florence + The Machine and Mumford & Sons are up for Best New Artist. It's talent that definitely… Read More