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Tuesdays Under 21: The Strypes take their rowdy blues rock stateside in 2014
Tuesdays Under 21 is a Music Times feature dedicated to bringing attention to talented musicians and performers under the age of 21. Who knows? They just might be the next big thing. This week we introduce you The Strypes, a hard-driving blues band from Ireland. -
R. Kelly releases music video for 'Cookie' off his latest album, 'Black Panties' [WATCH]
R. Kelly's Black Panties was released today via RCA. Now the video for the album's latest single, "Cookie" has premiered as well. -
St. Vincent has announced an extensive 2014 North American in support of upcoming album [SCHEDULE]
St. Vincent announced yesterday that she will be releasing her self-titled fourth studio album via Loma Vista/Republic Records on February 25. She has now announced that the day after its release, she will embark on an extensive North American tour in support of the effort. -
Lou Reed documentary to feature Velvet Underground Members, Thurston Moore, Boy George and more
On December 15, BBC Four will be honoring the late Lou Reed in documentary called Lou Reed Remembered. As NME reports, the show will air at 9 p.m. and will include contributions from Reed's former Velvet Underground bandmates Mo Tucker and Doug Yule, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Boy George and Debbie Harry. -
Lost Johnny Cash album 'Out Among the Stars' to be released in March
A long-lost, never-before-heard Johnny Cash album will finally see its release 10 years after the legend's death at age 71. Out Among the Stars, recorded with Country Music Hall of Famer Billy Sherrill in the early 1980s, will be released by Cash's estate, the Associated Press reports. -
Metallica play 10-song set for concert in Antarctica [WATCH]
We reported back in October that Metallica would be performing in Antarctica as part of a Coca-Cola promotion. The exclusive show is only the second to ever be performed on the continent. The temperature was -7 degrees when they performed to a crowd of fewer than 200 inside a dome structure near a helipad at Carlini Stations. In place of amps, the band transmitted audio through headphones. -
Phantogram announces sophomore LP 'Voices' for February 2014, share new song 'Fall In Love'
Fresh off the release of their 2013 self-titled EP that gave us "Blackout Days" and "Celebrating Nothing," New York electro-pop duo Phantogram has announced plans for a proper full-length follow up called Voices, their first LP since 2010's Eyelid Movies. -
Late Night Rundown: Musical guests of late night television for December 9 through December 13
Can't get enough of your favorite bands on late night television? Check and see who is performing this week, and don't forget to come back and see what we have to say the next day! The week of December 9 through December 13... -
Chvrches announce North American tour dates for 2014. Could they be playing Coachella? [SCHEDULE]
Chvrches have announced more tour dates in support of their critically acclaimed debut LP, The Bones of What You Believe. The North American leg of the tour begins in April, and as Consequence of Sound points out, could mean an appearance at Coachella. -
Band of Horses announces acoustic album and tour for 2014 [TRACKLIST/SCHEDULE]
Band of Horses have announced two acoustic projects to drop early next year. For their first project, the band will expand upon the Acoustic at the Ryman 7-inch that they dropped on Record Store Day's Black Friday event with a full live album for release February 11 via Brown Records. The band's second unplugged endeavor is an acoustic North American tour, which kicks off in L.A. and finishes -in full-circle fashion- back at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. -
Playlist: Celebrating Jenni Rivera's chart-topping songs on the one-year anniversary of her death
Regional Mexican singer Jenni Rivera died one year ago today on December 9, 2012 in a plane crash while working in Mexico. To remember the late singer, we compiled a playlist of her singles that make it in the Top 10 of the Regional Mexican Airplay charts. -
Local Natives announce 2014 tour dates, will open for Kings of Leon [SCHEDULE]
Local Natives have extended their tour in support of their latest album Hummingbird, which dropped in January 2013. Adding on another leg of North American tour dates for early 2014, part of the stretch includes a stint opening for Kings of Leon as well as a headlining tour of their own. -
St. Vincent announces upcoming self-titled album, shares single 'Birth In Reverse' [LISTEN]
St. Vincent's Annie Clark has announced the release of an upcoming, self-titled studio album, the follow up to 2011's Strange Mercy. Along with the announcement, she shared "Birth In Reverse." -
Justin Bieber's Music Mondays ends, 'Journals' collection due out December 16 for a limited time
Justin Bieber finished off his Music Mondays series today with a collaboration with Chance the Rapper called "Confident." For the past ten weeks, the pop star has released a new track on iTunes each Monday at 12 a.m. -
Pixies announce new bassist Paz Lenchantin and 2014 tour dates [SCHEDULE]
The Pixies have announced who their new bassist will be, and no, her name isn't Kim. Paz Lenchantin, who has played with Zwan, A Perfect Circle and Entrance Band, will be joining the band on their upcoming 2014 tour. She replaces Kim Shattuck who replaced founding member Kim Deal during the band's 2013 tour. -
Stream concerts from Not So Silent Night and Almost Acoustic Christmas featuring Lorde, Arcade Fire and more
Tonight, two radio stations are hosting star-studded concerts to celebrate the holidays. San Francisco Bay Area alt-rock station Live 105 returns for night two of its Not So Silent Night gala and Los Angeles' KROQ launches night one of its Almost Acoustic Christmas. -
Dolly Parton announces 2014 Blue Smoke World Tour dates [SCHEDULE]
Dolly Parton will hit the road in the U.S. for a 2014 "Blue Smoke World Tour" over two different stretches, according to Billboard. Last October, the country singer announced tour dates in Australia for February has confirmed a string of shows in January and again in May in the U.S. The 11-day trek spans seven states in the southeast and southwest. -
Donald Glover writes 72-page screenplay inspired by Childish Gambino's 'Because The Internet'
Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino, is known for his writing on shows such as Community and 30 Rock. Now he shows off his screenplay writing as Childish Gambino with a script inspired by his upcoming album, Because The Internet. Leading up to the its release, he talked about "imaginative rollouts" for the album. Maybe this is one of them. -
NPR's Alt.Latino ranks the best Alternative Latin songs of 2013
Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras of NPR's Alt.Latino music blog have released their list of the best Latin alternative music and artists to come out this year. With Garsd stationed in Mexico City and Contreras posted up in Washington D.C. they scoured Latin America for music and spoke with journalists and authors about issues effecting the Latino community. -
Childish Gambino chills with Ted on a Ferris wheel in the video for '3005' [WATCH]
Childish Gambino has released his second music video from the upcoming Because The Internet. Earlier this morning we saw him head to the beach with Chance the Rapper for "The Worst Guys." Now he has released the video for the single "3005." -
R. Kelly honors Nelson Mandela in his Arsenio Hall Show performance of 'Soldier's Heart' [WATCH]
Last night R. Kelly stopped by The Arsenio Hall show to chat about his new album. But things changed when the news of Nelson Mandela's death broke. Hall and Kelly reminisced about meeting the legendary and inspiring leader then dedicated the show in his honor. A short montage aired prior to Kelly's musical performance, where he played "Soldier's Heart," a song he wrote about Mandela and performed for him back in 2009. -
Daft Punk release full video for 'Instant Crush' featuring The Strokes' Julian Casablancas
Yesterday we showed you a clip of Daft Punk's Julian Casablancas-assisted video for "Instant Crush." Now the robot duo has shared the full video. As Consequence of Sound deciphered, the video is likely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Steadfast Tin Solider. -
Childish Gambino shares music video for Chance the Rapper collaboration 'The Worst Guys' [WATCH]
Childish Gambino has shared the music video for his Chance the Rapper collaboration, "The Worst Guys," off his upcoming sophomore album Because the Internet. -
Kendrick Lamar teases new song in Beats By Dre commercial [WATCH]
The new commercial for Beats By Dre features Kendrick Lamar recording with Dr. Dre in the studio. Really it's more of a dramatic short story than a commercial. It's about "three or four" in the morning, and the two have been at it all night trying to get a track right. -
'The Fifth Beatle' biopic about manager Brian Epstein to begin shooting next year
The Fifth Beatle, a biopic of the band's manager Brian Epstein is set to begin shooting next year, according to Rolling Stone. The film is based on Vivek J. Tiwary's graphic novel The Fifth Beatle, which was released last year. -
The Doors premiere 'Ray Remembered' clip on updated iPad app [WATCH]
The Doors have released the first official update to their iPad app, which the band launched earlier this year, according to Rolling Stone. The updated version, titled "The Doors," includes unpublished photos and album art as well music and rare concert and interview footage. It also features drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger's first interview together in more than a decade in honor of the late Ray Manzarek, who died earlier this year. -
Watch the premiere of Lana Del Rey's short film 'Tropico' featuring the songs 'Body Electric,' 'Gods and Monsters' and 'Bel Air'
Lana Del Rey's new 27-minute short film Tropico just premiered on VEVO. It is more or less a drawn-out music video that features LDR and male model Shaun Ross as lovers in a series of connected vignettes. Directed by Anthony Mandler, the video features the songs "Body Electric," "Gods and Monsters," and "Bel Air" from the singer's Paradise Edition of Born to Die. -
Daft Punk share snippet of 'Instant Crush' music video featuring Julian Casablancas [WATCH]
As the year comes to a close, we've seen Daft Punk's Random Access Memories album cover splashed across more than one Best of 2013 list. Now, the masked robots have finished filming their video for the Julian Casablancas (The Strokes frontman) collaboration "Instant Crush," off the album. This morning, they shared a teaser of the video on French TV. -
David Bowie released his 'I'd Rather Be High' video [WATCH]
David Bowie's video for "I'd Rather Be High (Venetian Remix)" is pretty straightforward. The Next Day Extra song speaks of the realities of war, "Politics and all / I'd rather be high / I'd rather be flying / I'd rather be dead / Or out of my head / than training these guns on those men in the sand." -
Jay Z ranks his best and worst albums on his 44th birthday
With a rapper as prolific as Jay Z, fans will always debate which album is his best and which is his worst. Yesterday (his 44th birthday), HOV himself joined in the debate and gave the ranking he thinks each LP deserves. He took to his Life + Times blog, ranking his 12 solo LP's in order from "classic" to "don't shoot me."
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