10 Best Punk Movies of the Decade
Definitely going to be checking some of these out. Listed here.
Reuniting 90’s Icon
Relix on Pavement’s reunion and tour here.
Weird name, good band
Watch Drug Rug perform live acoustic at Relix offices here.
We Are The World (Again)
An interactive picture guide to the artists and celebrities involved in the remake of the song here.
Colts, Saints Wary of Sun, Wind
Hilarious preview by the Onioin here.
The Who and The Halftime Show
The legendary band has revealed songs from their halftime set list here.
Brian Johnson of AC/DC calls out Bono
Charity work should be done in private he says. More here.
Getting More Fans
LA Times gives 5 things to build your band’s fanbase here.
We came across this today and had to share, it is definitely interesting to hear Jack’s Mannequin sans any keys. The show is just around the corner now. If you don’t have tickets, change your ways.
We found these interesting old interviews with the bands who mere hours from now will be rocking our brains out.
I’m pretty sure the questions are in German, but the answers are thankfully in English. Actually a great interview all in all.
Manchester Orchestra on relentless touring and building a fan base in the US and UK.
Not so much an interview as a mid song pep-talk. Warning: some coarse language.
White Stripes En Vivo
The White Stripes are set to release their first live album. Details here.
Radiohead’s Charity Triumph
Rave review plus video and audio from Radiohead’s charity show for Haiti here.
Ska Legends Reunite
The Specials have reunited and will kick off a US tour on Jimmy Fallon. More here.
2010 Album Preview
Billboard with an extensive list of albums from Arcade Fire to Lil’ Wayne to check out in 2010 here.
Juggywood Premier
ICP star in the world’s first Juggalo western titled Big Money Rustlas. More here.
Free and Legal Music
Largehearted Boy doing it’s part to keep your ipod well stocked with fresh tunes here. Plus, you can help Haiti in the process.
Leo the Matador
Great interview from Paste with Ted Leo on his Matador Records debut here.
Manchester Divided
Drummer Jeremiah Edmond of Manchester Orchestra has decided to leave the band here.
To Answer a Crazy Fan’s Call
Alex Gaskarths of All Time Low is a little creeped out. Find out why here.
Free Tunes From the Garage
Hellogoodbye are in the midst of a legal battle over their next record. So they’ve decided to record some cover tracks at home and give them away for free. Listen to and download the tracks here.
Cover the Damned
Can’t get enough of Spoon’s Transferrence? They’ve covered The Damned, and you can listen to it here.
In case you missed it, you can watch the entire final show here on Hulu.
Conan is talented, funny, and hardworking, and I’m sure he’ll land on his feet. His comments show that he genuinely cared a lot about NBC and about making the Tonight Show something special.
The show ends with a full rendition of Lynyrd Skynard’s “Free Bird” featuring, the tonight show band with Conan, Beck, and Billy Gibbons on guitar, Ben Harper on lap steel, and Will Farrell on vocals. Farrell is not going to win any singing awards, but it is fun to watch.
What did you think? Impressed by Conan’s graciousness towards NBC? Did you like his address to young people about avoiding cynicism? What did you think of Neil Young’s performance?
Peter Gabriel has begun a new album consisting of covers of various indie rock acts, including Arcade Fire’s “My Body is a Cage.” His idea is that a companion album could be made consisting of these artists covering Gabriel’s work. The tracklist for the project aptly titled Scratch My Back is listed below:
01 “Heroes” (David Bowie)
02 “The Boy in the Bubble” (Paul Simon)
03 “Mirrorball” (Elbow)
04 “Flume” (Bon Iver)
05 “Listening Wind” (Talking Heads)
06 “The Power of the Heart” (Lou Reed)
07 “My Body Is a Cage” (Arcade Fire)
08 “The Book of Love” (The Magnetic Fields)
09 “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today” (Randy Newman)
10 “Après moi” (Regina Spektor)
11 “Philadelphia” (Neil Young)
12 “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” (Radiohead)
Visit stereogum to listen to “My Body Is a Cage.”
In case you missed it last night, Spoon’s stellar performance of their hit single “Written in Reverse.” Great NBC joke from Conan at the beginning as well.
Straight out of Brooklyn, New York, April Smith and The Great Picture Show have been added as support on the April 7th Fanfarlo date.
Tickets can be obtained by clicking here.
