• Above & Beyond Share 'All Over The World' Music Video Featuring Alex Vargas From 'We Are All We Need' [WATCH]

    We are under two weeks away until the way from the release of Above & Beyond's third studio album, 'We Are All We Need.' With that in mind, the UK based trance super-trio has shared the music video for their single, "All Over The World" featuring vocalist Alex Vargas, who appears multiple times on the album. The video continues their streak of riffing off of different classic movies, this time adapting the plot of "Catch Me If You Can" to work with the emotional lyrics from Alex Vargas. The video relives a flashback of a man flying all over the world, impersonating various professions in an attempt to try and find his father.

  • Screaming Females Brush Their Teeth In "Criminal Image" Music Video [WATCH]

    New Jersey punk trio Screaming Females have shared a new track titled "Criminal Image," off of their upcoming album 'Rose Mountain,' which you can check out here. The track is filled with some excellent riffage from guitarist Marissa Paternoster (who's truly one of America's best living guitarists), but has an uncharacteristic yet still excellent piano break in the middle. The song is accompanied with a video of the band brushing their teeth, because punk rock.

  • System of a Down May Be Working on a New Album: Serj Tankian Talks Solo Work and Upcoming Tour

    It has been 10 years since System of a Down dropped "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize." The group went on hiatus in 2006, but it got back together five years later, much to the delight of fans. Now, in an interview with "Rolling Stone," frontman Serj Tankian is giving System followers some hope of a new album.The group is gearing up for their international Wake Up the Souls tour. Once that wraps in April, the boys might be hitting the studio."There has been talk, and we are going to play this tour, come back and we're going to see where we are. If we have songs that work for System, if I have them and [guitarist] Daron [Malakian] has them. The openness is there to work together, but we haven't made any particular plans that we can announce," Tankian said.As per usual, the band is hitting the road to spread awareness of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide that occurred in 1915. Every member of the group comes from survivors of the genocide, and they will play Armenia for the first time to close out April. It turns out Tankian's solo efforts also involve the massacre.

  • SXSW 'K-Pop Night Out' Showcase Returns for Third Year

    Legendary Austin music festival South By Southwest will be hosting its third annual "K-Pop Night Out" showcase Thursday, March 19, at the Elysium Nightclub. Presented by the Korea Creative Content Agency, the showcase features performances by a selection of South Korean pop artists, with this year's bill including Hitchhiker, Epik High (pictured above), Crayon Pop, The Barbarettes, Asian Chairshot, EE and Eastern Sidekick.Though the term "K-pop" may suggest that all these artists fall under the same genre of music, "K-Pop Night Out" boasts quite a diverse selection. SXSW describes Epik High as the group responsible for "bringing hip-hop to the mainstream in Korea," while Eastern Sidekick is described as "an edgier Korean version of The Strokes." Other styles of music that are being represented at the showcase include girl group pop (Crayon Pop, The Barbarettes), alternative rock (Asian Chairshot) and bizarre dance music (EE, Hitchhiker).

  • 'Whiplash' May Lose Oscar Nomination for Best Original Screenplay Due to a Technicality

    "Whiplash" is one of 2014's best movies, and it is predicted to take home a few awards at the Oscars. J.K. Simmons gave the performance of his career in the jazz drumming drama and Miles Teller solidified himself as a true Hollywood heavyweight — and a damn fine percussionist. Unfortunately, the movie, directed by Damien Chazelle, may be excluded from the Best Writing category due to a technicality.As "Deadline" notes, "Whiplash" has not been included in the Best Original Screenplay category on initial voting lists. This is due to the fact that in order to get the movie financed, producers shot a brief scene from the script in order to entice funding. That short went on to win an award at the 2012 Sundance competition. The Academy deems it an adaptation of that short, and therefore ineligible to be included in the originals category.It is an unfortunate spot to be in, especially considering the fact that some voters think it could take home the statue for the category.

  • Toto Announce New Album 'Toto XIV,' Their First in Nine Years [WATCH]

    Pop rock veterans Toto, best known for their hits "Rosanna" and "Africa," have announced a new album titled "Toto XIV," which is set for release March 24. Though its title implies that this is the 14th Toto studio album, it is actually the 13th — maybe they are counting their 1984 soundtrack for David Lynch's Dune. Though the band's own website states that it is the first Toto album in 10 years, their last album "Falling in Between" was actually released nine years ago in 2006, so maybe they are just not good with numbers.In the album's video trailer — which you can check out below — keyboardist Steve Porcaro insists that the band is not going "through the motions" with "Toto XIV."

  • Former Swedish House Mafia Member Axwell Opening Restaurant E.P. & L.P.

    Former Swedish House Mafia member Axwell is diversifying his portfolio. The Swedish producer/DJ is taking his love for food to the big leagues. The "Something New" producer is opening a new restaurant with Australian DJ Grant Smillie called E.P. & L.P., a play on words from their musical careers. The restaurant will be a modern, Asian eating house and will feature Australian chef Louis Tikram, who will blend together Thai with touches of Fijian, Korean, Indonesian and Malaysian cuisines.Axwell is using some of the leftover loot from the Swedish House Mafia winnings to become an investor in this project. He is teaming up with restaurant veterans David Comes and Grant Smillie to bring the project to fruition, via "L.A. Eater."The restaurant will feature two sections: E.P. and L.P. E.P. will be the restaurant where there will be an interactive open kitchen and intimate chef's bar. As one might expect, L.P. will be a 4,000-square-foot, rooftop lounge that features a luxury bar, views of the Hollywood Hills and a late-night menu served until 2 a.m. Frankies, named after legendary New York City DJ Frankie Knuckles, widely considered the grandfather of house music, will be the VIP room sharing a rooftop with L.P.

  • Neil Young Recording New Album with Willie Nelson's Sons: Singer Also Talks About Pono Service [WATCH]

    Neil Young's new Pono music player debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas recently. The guitarist sat down with "Rolling Stone" to discuss the new service, which launched this week, but naturally the conversation covered other areas. He revealed that his next album will be a collaboration with Willie Nelson's sons Lukas and Micah.Young and the Nelson boys have performed together previously at the Harvest the Hope and Bridge School benefits as well as Farm Aid."I'm working on another album now that I'm going to do be doing with Willie Nelson's sons," the singer said, adding that the record may have something to do with the Monsanto agriculture company — Young has been critical of the organization in the past.Past that album, Young does not have anything else lined up.

  • Charli XCX, Rita Ora Team Up for "Doing It" on U.K. Release of 'Sucker' [LISTEN]

    First, Charli XCX teamed up with Iggy Azalea for "Fancy," and then Rita Ora joined the Aussie rapper for "Black Widow." But working together with Azalea isn't the only thing the two pop stars have in common anymore. Yes, they've teamed up for a new U.K. single, in a move that makes total sense. Today (Jan. 8), XCX released a new version of her Sucker track "Doing It," featuring none other than Ora.

  • Fleet Foxes's Robin Pecknold Writes Music for Off-Broadway Play 'Wyoming'

    It has been nearly four years since we have heard a new Fleet Foxes album, but today it was revealed that Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold has composed the music for an upcoming off-Broadway play titled "Wyoming," which was written by Pecknold's cousin Brian Watkins and directed by Danya Taymor. According to "Stereogum," Pecknold co-wrote the music along with percussionist Neal Morgan, who is best known for his work with Bill Callahan and Pecknold's old touring partner Joanna Newsom — perhaps that is where they met?According to "Broadway World," "Wyoming" is a "biting, brilliant family drama about buried memories of a confounding childhood crime" produced by Lesser America. As of right now, Pecknold has no plans to record or release his score, which means you will have to go see the play, which runs from Jan. 15 to 31 at Theater for the New City in New York City. You can purchase tickets for "Wyoming" here.Fleet Foxes's most recent album "Helplessness Blues" was released in 2011. It was the Seattle band's second studio album overall, following their self-titled, debut album from 2008. Most recently, Pecknold embarked on a tour with members of Grizzly Bear, Wye Oak, Beach House and The Walkmen celebrating the music of late Byrds member Gene Clark.
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