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Conor Oberst announces new album, U.S. tour with Dawes, premieres "Hundreds Of Ways"
Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos, Monsters Of Folk) has announced a new solo album, Upside Down Mountain, which will arrive May 20 via Nonesuch Records. Additionally, the singer has premiered a new single, “Hundreds Of Ways,” and has announced a U.S. tour with Dawes, who will open as well as act as Oberst's backing band. “Hundreds […]
Fall Out Boy announce shows in Argentina and Chile
Fall Out Boy have expanded their Save Rock And Roll wold tour to include new dates in Argentina and Chile. The former will take place May 23 at Estadio Malvinas in Buenos Aires, and the latter will take place May 24 at Centro de Eventos Chimkowe in Santiago. This pair of dates, which follow a tour of Europe with […]
Skrillex sued by fan over 2012 stage diving incident
According to TMZ (so take this one with a grain of salt), Sonny Moore, better known by his stage name Skrillex, is being sued by a fan, who alleges that the DJ landed on her during a stage dive at a 2012 Los Angeles performance, later causing her to suffer a stroke. The performance in […]
Fall Out Boy announce 'Flappy Bird' clone, 'Fall Out Bird'
If you own a smartphone, chances are you've heard of Flappy Bird, a simple mobile game which spiked to unexpected success in recent weeks. Unhappy with the amount of attention and pressure the game's success incurred, Vietnamese creator Dong Nguyen abruptly pulled Flappy Bird from the App Store and Google Play over the weekend. Among those upset about the game's […]
Kitty (Pryde) announces collaboration with The Ready Set, leaks new track, "285"
Kitty (the rapper formerly known as Kitty Pryde) has revealed that she is working on a song with The Ready Set. Additionally, Kitty leaked a separate new track, “285,” earlier this week. “285,” which was produced by PinkiePieSwear, pays tribute to recently closed Brooklyn, N.Y. venue 285 Kent, and is expected to appear on Kitty's forthcoming full-length debut. The […]
Eisley announce spring U.S. tour with Merriment
Eisley have announced a spring headlining tour of the U.S., set to kick off April 1 in Nashville, Tenn., with Merriment as support. Eisley's latest release, Currents, arrived last spring via Equal Vision, while Merriment's full-length debut is slated for release this spring through Rory Records, a Max Bemis-led Equal Vision imprint. The groups have made a spring […]
The Used, Taking Back Sunday expand North American tour with additional New York and LA dates
Taking Back Sunday and The Used recently announced a spring co-headlining tour of North America, with Tonight Alive and Sleepwave set to support. Performances in New York and Los Angeles sold out shortly after going on sale last week, and, as a result, the tour has now been expanded to include a second LA date, […]
Watch Pixies perform NPR's 'Tiny Desk'
Pixies recently stopped by NPR to perform “Greens And Blues,” “Silver Snail,” and “Monkey Gone To Heaven” for NPR Music's Tiny Desk series. Check out the performance, which features new bassist Paz Lenchantin on the violin and includes a song from their latest release, EP-2, below: And here's an interesting note on the performance from Tiny Desk curator Bob Boilen: “The windowsills were lined […]
Watch The 1975 perform "Settle Down" live
The 1975 have released a live performance video of “Settle Down,” their latest single, in partnership with Vevo Lift. “Settle Down” appears on the group's eponymous full-length debut, which was released last fall. You can watch the professionally-captured live performance below: The track also recently received proper music video treatment, marking a return to the moodier, black and […]