Against Me! vocalist Tom Gabel reveals his plans to begin living as a woman in the new issue of Rolling Stone Magazine. Gabel had privately dealt with gender dysphoria for years, and will soon begin the process of transition through taking hormones and undergoing electrolysis treatments.
Victoria Legrand (vocals, organ) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboards) came together to form Beach House in 2004. Bloom is their fourth studio album, which is set for release on May 15, 2012, and is a gorgeous album; a true pleasure to listen to. Read more…
Cutting to the chase, the world could have survived without another Orbital album, if only because it looked like the English electronica duo got out while the getting was good back in 2004. We thought the modest Blue Album and the tour surrounding it capped an acclaimed career for Paul and Phil Hartnoll. But oh, the calendar, it makes people weird: Five years later, they did the math and acknowledged their 20th anniversary. Greatest hits beckoned, then reunion dates, then the studio. The end product is Wonky—not just the album title, but frankly how the album fits into the Orbital canon. Read more…
If you didn’t know that the drummer in PHILM was Slayer’s legendary Dave Lombardo, then you wouldn’t know the drummer was Dave Lombardo. On Harmonic, the debut of his side project originally conceived in 1995, the famous freneticist abandons the huge drum kit and the multi-stanza fills in favor of more interesting, though no less energetic, rhythms. Add singer/guitarist Gerry Nestler (prog metal group Civil Defiance) and bassist Francisco “Pancho” Tomaselli (current bassist for classic rock/funk outfit War), and the expectations for this power trio are unknowable. Read more…
This Machine is the Dandy Warhol’s eighth album. It was mixed in the U.K. by Tchad Blake, who is well known for his work with the Black Keys. This Machine includes many different music styles including alternative/indie rock, pop, experimental, & good old rock ‘n’ roll. Read more…
Check out The Temper Trap’s newest single, “Trembling Hands,” which recently debuted on SPIN. Listen to the new track and watch a studio clip of the band talking about the creation of the track after the jump.
Take a listen to Passion Pit’s new single, “Take a Walk,” off their forthcoming album, Gossamer. The 12-song LP to be released on July 24th on Columbia Records.
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Animal Collective has just announced that their forthcoming album, Centipede Hz, will be released September 4 2012 via Domino Records. As reported by founding member Geologist, the new release should be a definite divergence from 2009’s Merriweather Post Pavilion.
Jimmy Fallon has just announced the details surrounding the release of his forthcoming album, Blow Your Pants Off. The record will feature a slew of collaborations collected from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, such as Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Eddie Vedder, Dave Matthews and more. More details after the jump.
