Moment of Zen: Game On

I’ve mentioned in the past that I’ve recently become a fan of The Guild. They started Season 4 of the series (about a group of gamers who struggle to exist in the real world), and below lies their newest music video for “Game On”. I…I have no words for this one, so here it is, [...]

On “Airplanes”, Fans, Artists, and Hayley Williams

If you were to check twitter tonight, you might see that the most popular trending topic in the United States (2nd worldwide) at present is Hayley Nichole Williams, best known as the lead singer for Paramore (who headlines the Honda Civic Tour with Tegan and Sara, which kicks off tonight). But if you looked at [...]

Awesome New Music: One Fine Day – New Horizons

When I first got an email from One Fine Day, with just an mp3, a youtube link and a message reading “What do you think of this?”, my first instinct was to put it straight in the trash. But given that the stuff I’ve gotten in the inbox lately hasn’t inspired me to any great [...]

New Video: Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants – Get Along

Foo Fighters’ guitarist Chris Shiflett debuted the video for the first single from his side project The Dead Peasants. Check out the video below, plus read Matt Wardlaw’s interview with Shiflett where he discusses recording the album. Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants are playing the North Star Bar in Philly August 13. Yeah, I [...]

Kanye West Joins Twitter, Shows New Stuff to Facebook

Following in the footsteps of Lady Gaga, John Mayer and that punk kid with the ugly hair, Kanye West has taken to Twitter. One has to wonder why it took the ego-obsessed rapper this long to sign up and start telling his hundred-thousand strong following about everything from the announcement that his new album will [...]

Linkin Park Offer Up “The Catalyst” Clip for Medal of Honor Trailer

I’m not a gamer (the last console I bought was an old school Xbox), but I am a Linkin Park fan and a music blogger, so thus, it’s newsworthy here. As Linkin Park ramp up the anticipation for A Thousand Suns ahead of its September 14th release date, the band presented a brief, as-yet-unheard clip [...]

How Much Music Is Too Much?

Swapmeet Louie over at The Frontloader had a great post earlier this week on new music from Panda Bear (which we won’t be covering here) and the idea that maybe, just maybe, the universe has too much music out there. It’s a great piece, and everyone reading this should check it out in full, but [...]

Amanda Palmer Releases Radiohead Covers Album

Today saw the release of Amanda Palmer Plays the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele, a digital EP that’s…well…7 tracks of Amanda Palmer playing Radiohead covers on a ukulele. The EP features 7 tracks (two of them live) spanning Radiohead’s career from Pablo Honey up through Kid A, and is available for the [...]

Awesome New Music: See Green – Think Twice

In my most recent scan of the new music in my inbox, this single track from Courtenay Green, alias See Green, floated up to the top. Green’s introductory single “Think Twice” has a summery swagger to it, with sultry, in-your-face vocals over a rolling beat, also provided by the multi-instrumentalist. It’s a fun little track [...]

Moment of Zen: Excited for September

Is it just me, or is the rundown of music we’re getting in September far more exciting than usual? This September is bringing with it new albums from: Linkin Park Jimmy Eat World Kanye West Weezer Brandon Flowers Maroon 5 Beastie Boys (hopefully) Now, I know last year we got new ones from Paramore, Muse, [...]