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Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump appeared as surprise guest at New Jersey Taylor Swift concert
Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump joined pop singer Taylor Swift at her concert this evening at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, to perform FOB's single “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up).” It it not uncommon for Swift to perform with special guests, however this is her first time hosting […]
Watch Michael Angelakos (Passion Pit) cover fun.'s "Carry On"
Passion Pit vocalist Michael Angelakos filmed a live cover of fun.'s “Carry On,” at Soundcheck in Nashville, Tenn., for VEVO's “Unexpected Covers” series, last month while the band were in the area to perform at Bonnaroo. The cover, which features vocal assistance from Erin McCarley, Carla Cappa, Lauren Strange, and Sunny Fitz, is a stripped-down, piano rendition […]
Against Me! reveal 'True Trans' 7-inch cover art
Against Me! have revealed the cover art for their new 7-inch, True Trans. Announced earlier this month, along with news of frontwoman Laura Jane Grace's forthcoming solo tour, the record will feature two stripped down tracks from the band's highly-anticipated upcoming album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues. Tickets for Grace's tour, which went on sale today, include a free […]
Fall edition of South By So What?! to feature GWAR, Whitechapel, Finch, Dance Gavin Dance, and more
South By So What?!, the popular Dallas, Texas area music festival held annually each spring, featuring artists in transit to Austin's South By Southwest, will host its first ever fall edition, set to take place Oct. 25 and 26. Not only is this the fest's first fall outing, but it also marks the first time […]
Smashing Pumpkins to release live album, 3D concert film
Smashing Pumpkins will release a live album and concert film, both titled Oceania: Live In NYC, Sept. 3 via Universal Music Enterprises. Captured during the group's Dec. 10 performance at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, originally slated to take place on Halloween but rescheduled due to Hurricane Sandy, the concert includes Smashing Pumpkins' 2012 album Oceania performed in full, along with […]
Andrew Garfield suggests gay Spider-Man: "What if MJ is a dude?;" plus first look at Electro
Andrew Garfield, star of The Amazing Spider-Man (and its upcoming sequels), in an admittedly philosophical discussion with Spider-Man producer Matt Tolmach, has proposed the question of whether Spider-Man could be gay or bisexual, and whether the character of MJ could be male, according to Entertainment Weekly. Garfield on his unique character idea: “I was kind of joking, but kind of not […]
Farewell Fighter announce debut full-length, 'Challenges'
Farewell Fighter have revealed that their debut full-length, Challenges, will be released on Aug. 6 via Easy Killer Records. Additionally, the group have announced a record release show, set to take place at Rocketown, in their hometown of Nashville, Tenn., that same day. Tickets for the group's release show are available here, and you can check […]
Morrissey postpones South American dates, citing food poising; donates copyright settlement to PETA
Morrissey's 14-date South American tour, slated to begin yesterday in Lima, Peru was partially postponed just hours before the first show, after the singer and some of his crew suffered from “severe food poisoning.” The former Smiths frontman has allegedly returned to England, where he will rest and recover. No official press release has yet […]
Rare TV teaser for Nirvana's 'In Utero' surfaces ahead of deluxe 20th anniversary reissue
Nirvana's classic (and final) album, In Utero, turns 20 this Sept., and, as with Nervermind two years ago, it will receive a deluxe reissue to mark the occasion. The Steve Albini-recorded album marked a huge sonic departure from the group's breakthrough, Nevermind, and spawned hits like “Heart-Shaped Box” and “All Apologies.” Tragically, frontman Kurt Cobain took his own life […]