Bat for Lashes, ‘All Your Gold’ (Hercules and Love Affair Remix) – Song Premiere

English songstress Natasha Khan loves her pop music and on this remix of new track “All Your Gold” Khan’s Bat for Lashes gets a groovy reworking from discophiles Hercules and Love Affair Percolating synths bubble alongside a bold piano progression and Khan’s mesmerizing voice but the vibe here is no-frills…

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is Led Zeppelin’s Greatest Song?

Sad as it is to admit Led Zeppelin are probably never going to perform together again Robert Plant doesn’t want to do it and it seems like nothing will change his mind In 2007 he agreed to a single show and it’s finally coming out on DVD Blu-ray vinyl and…

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Railroad Revival Tour With Willie Nelson, Band of Horses Canceled

Organizers of the second Railroad Revival Tour announced today that they have canceled the train-bound festival which was set to feature Willie Nelson Band of Horses and Jamey Johnson The event was scheduled for eight shows across the country beginning October 20th at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth Georgia A…

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The National Support Obama Despite ‘Hate Mail’

Despite catching some flack for supporting President Barack Obama at recent campaign events the National feel this fall’s election is too important not to participate the musicians tell The Lantern at Ohio State University in Columbus

Mike Love: ‘I Did Not Fire Brian Wilson From the Beach Boys’

Mike Love says that “divisive and ugly rumors” that he sent Brian Wilson packing from the Beach Boys are all the result of a misunderstanding

Album Premiere: The Darkness, ‘Hot Cakes’

Click to listen to The Darkness’ album ‘Hot Cakes’ Believers in a thing called love rejoice The Darkness England’s fearlessly flamboyant answer to 1980s glam metal are back after a five-year hiatus In late 2011 the British quartet enjoyed a handful of reunion dates – clad in their signature open-chested catsuits and…

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Afrika Bambaataa Named Visiting Professor at Cornell

Hip-hop godfather Afrika Bambaataa has been named a visiting scholar at Cornell University the University Library’s Hip-Hop Collection announced today Throughout Bambaataa’s three-year term the pioneering South Bronx DJ and MC will visit the Ivy League school’s campus in Ithaca New York several times per year to speak in…

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Obama Campaign Launches ‘DJs For Obama’

In yet another sign that 2012 is truly the year of the DJ Obama for America has launched a program entitled DJs for Obama – a reelection effort that calls upon top acts to voice their support of the incumbent “I would never have imagined that my love for hip-hop…

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Watch Kelly Clarkson Cover Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’

At her show last Friday in Detroit Kelly Clarkson paid tribute to hometown hero Eminem when she donned a grey hoodie and busted out a cover of the rapper’s classic track “Lose Yourself” Check out this video of Clarkson performing the 8 Mile theme song which had been requested by…

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Devo to Release Song About Mitt Romney’s Dog

Devo are set to release a track later this month entitled “Don’t Roof Rack Me Bro! (Remember Seamus)” It is inspired by Mitt Romney’s notorious road trip from Massachusetts to Ontario during which he transported the family dog Seamus in a kennel strapped to the roof of his station wagon…

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