• Kanye West's Glastonbury Performance Inspires 10 Headlines on NME.com

    Music publications can be accused of lingering on one subject for way too long. Music Times is just as guilty as any. British publications typically go nuts during the weekend of Glastonbury, arguably the world's most-hyped music festival. The 2015 version of events has set a new absurd high as music writers obsess over every breath Kanye West took during his much-ballyhooed set. So much so that ten different headlines at NME published on Sunday featured the words "Kanye West" in their headlines...plus another two or three where West was the main image for the article.

  • The Silver Lake Chorus Release Album of Originals From Top Indie Rock Talents

    The Silver Lake Chorus must feel like they are the coolest kids on the block nowadays. With the band set to release their new self-titled album June 16, the general public is going to find out what many top indie rock stars had already figured out. Album producer Ben Lee assembled the talents of other big name musician friends who enjoyed The Silver Lake Chorus to compose original tunes for the band to record.

  • Arcade Fire's Win Butler to Play in NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game

    Most Arcade Fire fans already know that frontman Win Butler loves to play basketball. He has played in charity events and even hosts a game in Montreal titled Pop Vs. Jock. The singer is now reportedly going to show off his skills during the NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game, which is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 13. Nothing has been confirmed and the roster has yet to be announced, but ArcadeFireTube has confirmed Butler's involvement.

  • New Year's Day 2015 Hangover Playlist: Beck, Iron & Wine, John Mayer and More to Cure that Headache

    Sooo, about last night. Yeesh. It was New Year's Eve, and if you weren't one of the million people in Times Square and were out celebrating like us here at Music Times, well, maybe today isn't going so well for you. Introducing, the 2015 Music Times Hangover playlist. Sit back, drink a lot of water, pop an Aspirin and check out our list of soothing songs below. We can't guarantee that it's going to cure everything that ails you, but it's not going to hurt, right?

  • Bon Iver's Justin Vernon To Curate Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival With The National's Aaron Dessner

    Back in October, Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon announced that he would be launching the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival in his hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and today (Dec. 17), it was revealed that Vernon will be curating the festival himself along with The National guitarist Aaron Dessner. The festival will take place on July 17 and 18, with tickets going on sale tomorrow, Dec. 18, at noon CST.

  • Justin Vernon Launches New Eaux Claire Music And Arts Festival In Wisconsin For 2015

    Justin Vernon is starting his very own music festival. According to The Current, the man behind Bon Iver has teamed up with the people behind Boston Calling to launch the Eaux Claire Music and Arts Festival in Vernon's hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin next summer. A permit for the event passed through its final round of approvals and is officially slated to take place on July 17 and 18, 2015.

  • Arcade Fire, Bon Iver To Play Basketball For Charity In Montreal

    If there's anything that Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler loves more than music, it's basketball (and since he's about nine feet tall, he's pretty good at it, too). Over the last few years, Butler has hosted the annual Pop vs. Jock basketball game in Montreal, in which musicians play against college basketball players for charity. Exclaim reports that this year's Pop vs. Jock game will take place on Sept. 20 during the Pop Montreal festival, and in addition to Butler and his brother Will, some of the other participating musicians include Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon and Strokes bassist Nikolai Fraiture.
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