• Paul McCartney, Beck Perform 'Drive My Car,' 'I've Just Seen a Face' for PETA Benefit [WATCH]

    On Wednesday night (Sept. 30), PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) celebrated its 35th anniversary at a star-studded gala that included a special, one-hour performance from Beatles alum and noted animal rights activist Sir Paul McCartney. As if that wasn't enough for those in attendance, fellow legendary rocker Beck joined McCartney on stage for performances of the classic tracks "Drive My Car" and "I've Just Seen a Face."

  • Cat Power & Jakob Dylan Preview Echo in The Canyon Music Music Cover Event [LISTEN]

    Cat Power and Jakob Dylan, band leader of The Wallflowers, have released a promotional cover of The Turtles' hit song "You Showed Me," in anticipation of a full tribute performance at Echo in the Canyon, alongside Beck, Fiona Apple, Regina Spektor and Jade, formerly of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, celebrating the music of classic 60s folk rock bands.

  • Natasha Khan of Bat for Lashes & Sexwitch Produces Film Short, 'I Do'

    Natasha Khan of Bat For Lashes recently directed a fifteen-minute short titled "I Do" for the love themed feature 'Madly.' One of six shorts included in the project, Khan's celluloid vision explores "modern love" in a way that the singer-songwriter described as "very countryside, weird, English, surreal" in a recent interview with Pitchfork.

  • Taylor Swift Brings John Legend, Beck & St. Vincent for Surprise Performances in L.A.

    Taylor Swift is running out of Top 40 artists to bring on stage with her during her 1989 World Tour, so she's going indie. On Tuesday night (Aug. 25) during her four night run at Los Angeles' Staples Center, the "Bad Blood" singer brought out Beck and St. Vincent to perform the alt-rocker's new single "Dreams." Swift also teamed up with John Legend for a stunning rendition of his biggest hit.

  • The Chemical Brothers New Album 'Born In The Echoes' Released [STREAM]

    After five years of waiting, The Chemical Brothers fans finally have a new album in their possession. Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons are back with their first album in 5 years and eighth overall, Born In The Echoes. It comes with a list of some of music's most respected musicians including St. Vincent, Beck and Q-Tip.

  • The Chemical Brothers Announce Album 'Born in the Echoes' Featuring Beck, St. Vincent, Release Single 'Sometimes I Feel So Deserted' [LISTEN]

    After five long years, The Chemical Brothers are back with a new single and more importantly, a new album. The duo of Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands have been instrumental in pioneering big beat electronic music and bringing it to pop, notably in the UK with five number one albums. Following up their 2010 LP, Further, the pair breaks up the longest spell of their career without releasing a studio album with Born In Echoes. The LP will feature the likes of St. Vincent, Beck and Q-Tip. To go with the album announcement, they have released the lead single from the LP titled "Sometimes I Feel So Deserted."

  • Beatles' 5 Best Years at The Grammys: Battles with Frank Sinatra and A Surprising Peak Point

    The Beatles were kind of a big deal, as their countless hits and no. 1 singles can attest to, but their shelf wasn't nearly as full of Grammys as you might think. The group "only" managed to snag nine of the most vaunted awards in music across its entire career (compared to 27 for Allison Krauss). April 13 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Grammy ceremony where the band won a trophy and Music Times is marking the occasion by counting down the five years in which the greatest band in popular music history managed to land a win, going from "fewest wins" to most (ties will be broken by taking the "winning percentage" based on nominations).
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