Los Angeles noise band HEALTH are set to release their sophomore album, Get Color, September 8. The nine song album comes to fans via Lovepump United and includes the recently released single “Die Slow.” The boys have a short run of dates this summer, including Toronto, Brooklyn and the Sled Island, Pukkelpop and Lowlands festivals. […]
Band to Watch: Amazing Baby
Formed just a year and a half ago, Brooklyn-based Amazing Baby has skyrocketed in a short amount of time. The core duo–Will Roan and Simon O’Connor–met at Wesleyan, the university that also spawned pals MGMT, Chairlift and Santigold. The two joined forces and began writing songs together when their separate bands started to crumble and–voila!–Amazing […]
Blink-182, Weezer and Fall Out Boy Hit the Road
After a five-year break and one tragic close call, Blink-182 are reuniting for an extensive summer tour. The band will play nearly 50 dates across the U.S., with Weezer and Fall Out Boy–headliners in their own right–as openers. Also along for the ride are Panic at the Disco, All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday, Asher Roth […]
Gamers Unite, Duel and Dance
For years you’ve practiced shredding riffs and jumping off the living room couch, and for good reason. Gamers and music fans everywhere will be happy to know entertainment publisher Activision Blizzard has multiple releases slated for this year, including DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero and…wait for it…Guitar Hero: Van Halen. For those interested […]
Not So Secret Green Day Show at Webster Hall
Green Day is teaming up with MySpace Music to play a “secret” show at Webster Hall in New York City Tuesday May 19. The event coincides of course with the release of their newest album, 21st Century Breakdown, out May 15, wth a world tour will follow. Those Cali boys sure have come a long […]
H1N1 Could Halt Glastonbury
Organizers of England’s Glastonbury Festival are in emergency talks to decide if this year’s event should be canceled if H1N1, affectionately known as swine flu, reaches pandemic status. Over 135,000 people plan to attend the music and performing arts gathering this year, an obvious breeding ground for the virus. Four new cases were announced in […]