One of the greatest albums of all time has received a makeover, my friends. Sunday evening, NPR released the first listen of rock band, The Flaming Lips, new album With a Little Help from My Fwends. The album is the bands chopped and screwed rendition of The Beatles’ entire hit record Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The…
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New Angels & Airwaves animated short
This could possibly be the next best thing since Avatar: The Last Airbender. Recently, Angels & Airwaves dropped an amazing trailer for an upcoming animated short called “Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker.” The short is a creation of Blink-182 and Angels and Airwaves frontman, Tom DeLonge and features music from Angels & Airwaves new upcoming album, The…
Listen: Taylor Swift: “Welcome To New York”
Earlier Tuesday, Taylor Swift released the third single off of her upcoming album, 1989. The song is titled “Welcome to New York” and will be the first track on 1989. It was written by Taylor Swift and OneRepublic frontman, Ryan Tedder. Inspired by her own move to New York City, the track represents the wide-eyed enthusiasm that…
New CHVRCHES Track to be Added to Remade ‘Drive’ Soundtrack
Electronic band CHVRCHES will have a new song featured on the upcoming alternative soundtrack for the 2011 film, Drive (ooh, Ryan Gosling). The alternative album is a part of a curated project by BBC Radio 1 show host, Zane Lowe. The new edition of the soundtrack will air on BBC 3 Thursday, Oct. 30 and will feature…
Watch: Charli XCX’s “London Queen” Lyric Video
Releasing the track only a few weeks ago, Charli XCX has unveiled her new lyric video for her Ramones-inspired song, “London Queen.” The video is all animated and somewhat contrasts the punk element of the song. Equipped with its own animated version of Charli, it’s filled with bright colors and fun fonts but few punk hints besides some skulls and…
ICYIMI: Everything That Happened This Week
Every week, the entertainment world brings us new music, TV shows, movies and, sometimes, celebrity break-ups. A lot can and does happen in seven days, but with a busy schedules, you can’t possibly keep up with everything out there. So to help, here’s everything that you missed in the week of Oct. 12-Oct. 18. 1.)…
Cursive to Reissue The Ugly Organ
American indie band, Cursive, is reissuing their acclaimed 2003 album, The Ugly Organ, as announced on the band’s website. The album, which received nods from publications such as Rolling Stone (as well as being in our own Editor-in-Chief’s top 10 albums of all time), will be an expanded to a deluxe version available on both 2XCD and 2XLP vinyl. The additional…
Listen: Taylor Swift: “Out of the Woods”
Taylor Swift is holding strong with her musical transition from country to pop with her recent release. This week, Swift released her new track “Out of the Woods” that was recorded with Fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff. The single is nothing short of a pop sensation with a beat that – to me, at least – is reminiscent of Robyn’s…
Lorde embraces South Park’s version of her
Last Wednesday, South Park aired a new episode, and their latest celebrity target was the teen royalty, Lorde. In the episode, Randy Marsh is struggling to keep up his alter-identity as the Kiwi singer (suggesting the idea that Lorde is a transgender man). The episode – of course full of funny jokes – also came full of Marsh/Lorde…
Marina and the Diamonds drop a new single
Thank God it’s Friday, and thank God for a new Marina and the Diamonds single! Earlier today, the bubblegum bitch released a new single titled “Froot.” The track is the first single off of the group’s forthcoming third album of the same title. The song, so far, is being well received as seen from the over 10k…