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Listen: Drenge – Backwaters [Best Fit Exclusive]

Thu, May 16 2013 7:09pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Drenge 's 2012 demos 'Dogmeat' and 'People In Love Make Me Feel Yuck', were mere skipping stones of concentrated fuzzy, fuck you rock 'n roll, compared to this year's apocalyptic asteroid-sized debut, 'Bloodsports'.

Demi Lovato’s ‘Demi’: Review Revue

Tue, May 14 2013 10:00pm - Source: Idolator

Demi Lovato 's fourth album, Demi , is pure pop.

Liverpool Sound City 2013: John’s Day 2 Roundup

Tue, May 14 2013 5:40pm - Source: There Goes the Fear

Home-grown boys Alpha Male Tea Party 's set started abruptly, causing the amassed gaggle of hipsters to spill their cans of Tuborg.

Review: Deerhunter – Monomania

Fri, May 03 2013 4:49pm - Source: Pretty Much Amazing

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Rob Smith Can’t Say No: Leroy Justice

Fri, May 03 2013 2:13pm - Source: Pop Dose

Even though I pretty much shut this column down a while back, my friend/editor/collaborator/occasional thorn-in-side Jeff Giles (y'all) will occasionally try to lure me back to it, quite often with the difficult-to-resist bait of new work from the likes of smooth jazz instrumentalists , or swarthy Greek lover-men , or twangy husband/wife duos , or, you know, liquor.

Tricks Of Perception: An Interview & Mix From Helm

Wed, May 01 2013 10:35am - Source: The Quietus

Luke Younger's work as Helm operates on the peripheries: of noise, of the city, and sometimes of your hearing.

Jepsen�s manager: Minaj killed new track

Fri, April 26 2013 8:19pm - Source: Music-News.com

Carly Rae Jepsen's music manager is convinced her new single is going to storm the music charts.

Ugly Dwarf: The Story of No Trend

Thu, April 25 2013 3:54pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Back in 1987 the band No Trend proudly handed over its new album More to its record company, Touch and Go. The execs at Touch and Go gave it one listen, returned it to the band holding it gingerly by the edges with their fingertips as if it were something unspeakable like a radioactive monkey head, and in effect told the band, "Won't touch. Please go."

Rush, Public Enemy Get Emotional Backstage at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony

Fri, April 19 2013 2:52pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Minutes after inducting Rush into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame late last night at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre, Dave Grohl stood outside his dressing room, still wearing the vintage white kimono he sported as the Foo Fighters nailed "Overture."

25 Years On: Iron Maiden's Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Revisited

Thu, April 18 2013 12:51pm - Source: The Quietus

1988's Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son is a mighty Genghian cleave of a record, a progressive concept album that contains all that is glorious – and mildly deranged – about Iron Maiden.

URBAN: APRIL

Thu, April 18 2013 9:18am - Source: Mixmag

We all know the Duke's on a roll, but Skream's never been one to let the side down either.

Like, Omigod! Digging Through the ’80s Pop Culture Box, Part 10

Wed, April 17 2013 1:31pm - Source: Pop Dose

We're letting the music do the talking for the most part, this week — because this stretch of Disc Three is all killer, no filler!

Review: Charli XCX – True Romance

Tue, April 16 2013 3:06pm - Source: Pretty Much Amazing

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Limp Bizkit Stories From Travie McCoy, Korn, Slipknot, MGK, Five Finger Death Punch, Aaron Lewis, and More

Tue, April 16 2013 2:25pm - Source: ArtistDirect

Limp Bizkit lifted hard rock into modern popular culture as soon as they burst onto the scene.

GIG REVIEW : FATHER SCULPTOR : STEREO, GLASGOW : 13 APRIL 2013

Mon, April 15 2013 11:29am - Source: THE VINYL VILLAIN

Having taken on responsibility for promoting this gig, I may not be the most non-partisan individual to review what happened at Glasgow Stereo on Saturday 13 April.....but I'm going to do my best.

'I Destroyed Everything That Could Possibly Lead Me To Do Anything Else'

Sat, April 13 2013 3:22pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Alternative pop band Phoenix has made quite a name for itself.

‘The Voice’: Former ‘Idol’ Contestant And ‘Glee’ Warbler Luke Edgemon Completes Team Shakira

Wed, April 10 2013 1:32pm - Source: Idolator

With just one spot left to fill on each team, the coaches enter the final night of The Voice Blind Auditions filled with a weird amount of love for one another.

Miranda Lambert: I ruined my tough image

Mon, April 08 2013 10:16am - Source: Music-News.com

Miranda Lambert has joked that her "tough girl image" is over after she got emotional while meeting Shania Twain.

INTERVIEW: The Besnard Lakes

Fri, April 05 2013 11:40am - Source: The Quietus

Jace Lasek, guitarist, vocalist and producer of Canadian space cadets The Besnard Lakes, is allowing his chuckle to grow into a full-blown belly laugh.

Turntable Inteview: The Thermals

Thu, April 04 2013 5:53pm - Source: Stereogum

Since 2002, the Thermals have crafted raucous, ebullient post-pop-punk tunes that are ridiculously catchy and singularly intense.

‘American Idol’: Lazaro Arbos And Angie Miller Rock & Roll With the Punches

Thu, April 04 2013 4:40pm - Source: Idolator

It's hard to believe there are only seven American Idol contestants left.

Planet Gear: The Leisure Society on Making Alone Aboard The Ark

Tue, April 02 2013 4:10pm - Source: Drowned In Sound

'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature on DiS, in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen...

Concert Review: San Cisco, March 26th, Garrison

Mon, April 01 2013 4:34pm - Source: The Panic Manual

After playing a spirited hour long show, the young, Australian indie pop group San Cisco left the stage to a large applause from the young and enthusiastic crowd.

Alt-rock outfit’s original lineup reunites to play classic album front to back

Sat, March 30 2013 3:55pm - Source: Rolling Stone

The mood inside Brooklyn's Bell House on Friday night, when the Breeders kicked off a 10-date North American tour for the 20th anniversary of their classic 1993 album, Last Splash , was nothing short of flip-out celebratory.

Album Review: Quiet Parade – Old Haunts EP

Fri, March 29 2013 4:07am - Source: Consequence of Sound

Canadian quintet Quiet Parade make the type of music that's prone to overzealousness, but that fact isn't lost on them.

Backtrack: Ladyhawk Ladyhawk

Wed, March 27 2013 6:45pm - Source: Stereogum

In 2006, Vancouver band Ladyhawk released their self-titled debut album.

Justin Timberlake, 'The 20/20 Experience:' Album Sales Near One Million

Wed, March 27 2013 3:34pm - Source: AOL Music

Justin Timberlake 's comeback album has sold nearly 1 million units its first week out.

Like, Omigod! Digging Through the ’80s Pop Culture Box, Part 7

Wed, March 27 2013 1:09pm - Source: Pop Dose

Funk, power pop, adult contemporary, Eurodisco — there's a little something for everybody this week!

Singles of the Week: 26th March

Tue, March 26 2013 11:22am - Source: The Four Oh Five

This week I started to question what I'm doing here (I think it was the mention of Sisyphus but we'll get to that later) I can either just be open and honest about the singles that are presented to me each week as I have been doing.

Michael Bublé: I only write drunk

Mon, March 25 2013 11:02am - Source: Music-News.com

Michael Bublé has joked that he never writes songs when he is sober.

15 Fictional Movie Bands That Rocked Your World

Fri, March 22 2013 5:11pm - Source: The Playlist

The film's very loosely based on a true story, but focuses on a fictional girl-group, The Sapphires, made up of four Australian Aboriginal girls who form a singing troupe to entertain the troops in Vietnam.

The Beatles' 'Please Please Me' 50th Anniversary

Fri, March 22 2013 2:18pm - Source: Rolling Stone

B efore Beatlemania and The Ed Sullivan Show ; before they met Queen Elizabeth and smoked pot with Bob Dylan ; before they sprouted drooping mustaches, dropped acid, discovered sitars and pilgrimaged to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Himalayan retreat; before John met Yoko , before the walrus was Paul ; before they took over popular music and, um, transformed Western culture – before all that, at 10 in the morning on February 11th, 1963, the Beatles were merely the world's finest little rock & roll band, gathered at Abbey Road studios in London to make a debut album.

Stereoboard's Top Ten Albums For Those Who Miss 'Classic Bon Jovi' (Bon Jovi Feature)

Fri, March 22 2013 11:52am - Source: Stereoboard

With the release of their latest album New Jersey superstars Bon Jovi have further defected from the raunchy rock & roll bombast of their past.

Darin Murphy: Please Please Me at 50: Britain's Rock Monarchy Begins

Thu, March 21 2013 11:06pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Paul McCartney's impromptu count-off that became the fanfare of a new British Empire that would engulf the world and leave no free nation untouched.

ON AN ON

Thu, March 21 2013 3:00pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

ON AN ON are a Chicago/Minneapolis crossbreed, formed from the ashes of the now-defunct Scattered Trees.

The Strokes - Comedown Machine

Tue, March 19 2013 1:17am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Typically, albums these days are launched with maximum exposure in mind; talk shows are booked, singles are offered as free downloads, and stylish, expensive videos are showcased on every music blog, website, and TV channel; wall-to-wall coverage, maximum exposure.

Anthrax Première Supercharged Cover Of Boston's 'Smokin' - Listen Now

Fri, March 15 2013 2:55pm - Source: Stereoboard

New York thrashers Anthrax have premièred their version of the classic Boston track, 'Smokin'.

Hurts in Berlin: Lessons in Pop 2013

Thu, March 14 2013 10:07am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

In arena idol tradition, Hurts singer Theo Hutchcraft stands rooted, centre stage in Berlin's Postbahnhof venue, flings his arms skywards and prompts – maybe even dares – the crowd of adoring Germans to fling his words back at him.

Sevendust Talks "Black Out the Sun"

Wed, March 13 2013 8:30pm - Source: ArtistDirect

"I think this is us at our purest form," Sevendust singer Lajon Witherspoon says of his band's new album Black Out the Sun. "We gave it our all, and it was a magical experience in the studio."

Redemption Song: Bobby Liebling Of Pentagram Interviewed

Wed, March 13 2013 1:10pm - Source: The Quietus

"Drugs have done good things for us; if you don't believe they have then do me a favour: take all your albums, tapes and CDs and burn them. Because you know what? The musicians that made that great music that has enhanced your lives throughout the years? Real fucking high."

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