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Have you ever listened to a song, paused and thought, “Wait. What did they just say?” only to realize it wasn’t a buildup in your ears or an unclear vocal delivery that threw you off, but use of an unexpected language? It’s always a pleasant surprise when an artist steps beyond the boundaries of their […]

As part of Star Wars Day (May the fourth), CollegeHumor released a new video, which was produced by Lucasfilm, of faux audition tapes featuring well-known musicians trying out to in Star Wars’ infamous Mos Eisley cantina band. The cantina band originally appeared in Episode IV: A New Hope. Some of the musicians involved in the […]

“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” isn’t always the best policy, Hammurabi, but sometimes it just feels too damn good to get back at someone who crosses you. Musicians have the perfect platform for vengeance, so there is no shortage of songs with horrific lyrical violence, showing off to haters and […]

Ben Folds Five The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind This review originally ran in AP 291. When you think of “classic” Ben Folds Five, you think of smartass lyrics, spot-on vocal harmonies, unique instrumentation and clever arrangements. But on The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind, their first album in 13 years, […]

Check out a new Ben Folds Five song titled “Away When You Were Here” streaming on Yahoo. It's off their upcoming album, The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind, which is released on Sept. 18.

Check out a new Ben Folds Five song titled “Sky High” streaming on Spinner. It's off their upcoming album, The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind, which is released on Sept. 18.

This weekend, Ben Folds Five released a new song, “Do It Anyway.” As if that wasn't exciting enough, the band just launched a PledgeMusic drive to help fund the recording of their new album. The landing page for the project offers fans the chance to get things such as T-shirts, vinyl and autographed albums if […]

Ben Folds Five entered the studio late last week (pictured above) to begin recording a new album, which will be their first since 1999's The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner. A spring release is expected and we'll keep you updated on any new details. The band, known for singles such as “Brick” and “Song For The […]

(Photo: James Minchin) Ben Folds has revealed details about the expanded edition of his rarities collection, The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective. The three-CD version of the collection, as promised, features a boatload of alternate mixes, live tracks, unreleased tunes–from his solo career and tenure in Ben Folds Five–and covers, such as his recent […]

(Photo by Michael Wilson) Kudos to blog the Second Disc, which linked to a recent interview Ben Folds did with Triple J radio in Australia. In the chat, Folds let slip some information on a rarities collection that will surely please fans. Says the blogpost: According to Folds, the set will comprise three discs’ worth […]