Flaming Lips Release ‘Freak Night’ Concert Film Preview
December 15th, 2012 No comments »
The Flaming Lips have released a preview of their new concert film Freak Night which documents the band's free show in Oklahoma City on October 26th Billed at the time as the "last hurrah" for the Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre and the "largest costume party in the Midwest" the band's...
Jackson Browne and Common Unite to Bring Leonard Peltier Home
December 15th, 2012 No comments »
During a phone call from a Florida prison minutes before Friday’s concert for Leonard Peltier the activist jailed for the last 37 years pushed organizers at New York's Beacon Theatre to refuse money pledged in his honor "I hope this evening is not about raising funds but raising consciousness" Peltier told...
Of Monsters And Men Look to ‘Expand’ on Next Album
December 15th, 2012 No comments »
There aren't many pitfalls to having a critically revered smash song like "Little Talks" but Icelandic quintet Of Monsters And Men have discovered one of the few – a lack of free time "This process is so new to us We haven't been touring and trying to write before" the band's...
Gil Friesen, Influential Music Mogul, Dead at 75
December 14th, 2012 No comments »
Gil Friesen the record executive who built A&M Records with Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss – helping to introduce the Police Janet Jackson Soundgarden and the Carpenters to the world – died Thursday at his Los Angeles home He was 75 and had battled leukemia "He helped create the culture that...
Chili Peppers, Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys Mourn Newtown School Shooting Victims
December 14th, 2012 No comments »
In the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut – which left 27 people dead 20 of them children ages 5 through 10 – many have taken to Twitter to express their grief Here are some of the comments from the musical community My heart is...
Man Charged with Trespassing at Estate Tied to Taylor Swift
December 14th, 2012 No comments »
A 24-year-old man was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing for intruding at an estate tied to Taylor Swift this morning Nashville's CBS Channel 5 reports Jacob Kulke was caught at the home in Belle Meade Tennessee where he had hopped a fence and a secured gate When found by...
Taylor Swift Goes Punk in ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’
December 14th, 2012 No comments »
Taylor Swift offered her fans a gift on her 23rd birthday the release of the wild new video for "I Knew You Were Trouble" (off her latest record Red) The clip opens with Swift waking up in a desert that is empty except for the detritus of the concert...
Femi Kuti Returns to Afrobeat Roots on New Album
December 14th, 2012 No comments »
Unlike his 2010 Grammy-winning album Africa for Africa Femi Kuti opted to record its forthcoming follow-up No Place for My Dream in Paris instead of Nigeria Why remove himself from his native country? As the 50-year-old singer and son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela tells Rolling Stone when he calls from...
Assault Charges Dropped Against Former Cro-Mags Bassist
December 14th, 2012 No comments »
Assault charges against former Cro-Mags bassist and founding member Harley Flanagan regarding a July altercation with the band have been dropped DNAinfocom reports Flanagan was accused of stabbing Cro-Mag members William Berario and Michael Couls with a hunting knife and biting Berario on the cheek at New York's CBGB Festival...
Weekend Rock Question: What Is The Best Song of 2012?
December 14th, 2012 No comments »
If someone asks you decades from now to think back to the music of 2012 it might initially be tough "2012 2012 Was that the year of 'Rolling in the Deep?'" you might ask "No 'Born This Way?'" Then the Internet...