Category: News
of Montreal announce North American tour and share new song
of Montreal have released the second single off of their upcoming album, Aureate Gloom, due out March 3 this year (pre-order here). The track, “Empyrean Abattoir,” has the quintessential of Montreal sound, with non-stop energy paired with the jaded rant-narration that frontman Kevin Barnes has perfected to an art. Check out the track below, and be sure…
A Swift Decision: T.Swift removes all her music from Spotify
Shake it off, T.Swift fans! In a Spotify blog post earlier today, Spotify revealed that Taylor Swift has decided to remove her ENTIRE back catalogue from the streaming service. The decision comes as a second blow to fans after Swift, whose 1989 album was released last week, decided not to make the new album available for…
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…
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…
of Montreal is FINALLY Making a Live Album – Vote Now for Your Favorite Songs
So…HUGE news, guys! Tuesday evening, of Montreal shared on their Facebook page the exciting news that they will finally be making a live album! Throughout the fall, the “thin/primitive” band – as they like to call themselves – will be recording their upcoming shows. Each night, they will playing a different set, so there will…
Chris Walla leaves Death Cab for Cutie and I’m really bummed
This sucks. For those of you who, like me, still (and always will) hold on tightly to the early 2000’s sad-face music of your nobody-understands-my-pain adolescence, I’ve got some bad news. Death Cab for Cutie‘s own multi-instrumentalist/producer Chris Walla has called it quits. Walla released a statement via Slog about his departure, stating, “I think I long for…
Vinyl Giveaway! Aloud’s ‘It’s Got To Be Now’
Who else is sad that Record Store Day is over? No worries – we’ve got you covered! We’re giving away Aloud‘s newest album It’s Got To Be Now here! Three ways to win. Follow us on Instagram, and then comment on this picture! Follow us on Twitter , and tweet @thisisvinyl #vinylgivesvinyl or Like us on Facebook,…
Shaky Knees Music Festival announces official set times
Shaky Knees set times are available!! Let the obsessive minute-to-minute planning begin. Make your life easier. Download the Shaky Knees app, and have access to your schedule on the day of the festival. Good luck dealing with Spoon and Gaslight Anthem being at the same time, not to mention Portugal. The Man and Cold War Kids, as…
New music from Ex-R.E.M. members
Peter Buck from R.E.M. has announced that he will release his second solo album, I Am Back To Blow Your Mind Once Again, next week on vinyl only. Also, Buck joins Mike Mills, Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey, and Linda Pitman in a new band called the Baseball Project. They will release their third album, called 3rd, on March 25th.