Nov 23, 2015
The always prolific Foo Fighters have released a free, surprise EP titledSaint Cecilia.Featuring five new songs, the album was recorded at Saint Cecilia Hotel in Austin, Texasin October, presumably while the band performed as headlinersat Austin City Limits.The songs all feature the classic Foo Fighters sound, with aguitar-heavy focus andinfectious vocal melodies throughout....
Nov 21, 2015
Acoustic sets are a familiar thing to fans of Wilco and Jeff Tweedy. Theyre a long-standing tradition for the Wilco frontman and have recently been closing out Wilcos shows.Despite the familiarity, a Jeff Tweedy set always contains surprises.Tweedy played an intimate show at Park West on Friday night with ticket sales benefitting the...
Nov 20, 2015
Jimmy Page made a rare public musical appearance on Thursday playing guitar at Seattles Experience Music Project Museum during an award ceremony for the Zeppelin guitarist.Though his management had insisted that Page would absolutely not perform during the event, the guitarist closed out the nights festivities by playing Rock and Roll with a massive...
Nov 20, 2015
Ty Segall has released a lot of T. Rex covers over the years, until now available only on scattered 7 EPs. On Black Friday, Goner Records is releasing a compilation of these tracks on a record titled Ty-Rex, and Spin is now streaming the album in advance.Segalls garage-rock sensibilities and psychedelic leanings perfectly compliment Marc...
Nov 19, 2015
David Bowie has shared a video for the title-track for his new album, Blackstar, to be released January 8.Ten minutes in length, the video matches the songs strange, creepy feel, unpleasant imagery practically a constant, with Bowie shown singing blindfolded throughout much of it.As promised, the song features New York City jazz musicians, with...
Nov 18, 2015
The members of Eagles Of Death Metal remained silent in the days following the terrorist attack that killed 89 people at their concert in Paris, including their merch manager.This morning, the band issued a statement on their Facebook page in response to the horrific event.The band expresses condolences to those affected and thanks the...
Nov 17, 2015
In a recent interview with Stereogum, members of The National released information on the next compilation in the Red Hot charity series, a collection of Grateful Dead covers curated by the band.After the success of Dark Was The Night, produced by The Nationals Dessner brothers and featuring a slew of big indie artists contributing...
Nov 17, 2015
Iron & Wines Sam Beam was the final contributor to 2015'sA.V. Club Undercover Series, where artists choose from a list of songs to cover live. As the year goes on, the choices become fewer, and songs typically get weirder.Needless to say, Beams take on the track strips the violent, visual-oriented song to a...
Nov 16, 2015
Ween will be reuniting for two shows in Colorado this February, the bands first dates together since breaking up in 2012.The band will play two concerts at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado over Presidents Day Weekend, February 12 and 13, their first dates since a farewell show in Denver on New Years Eve in 2012.According...
Nov 16, 2015
Thundercat is an especially reflective artist, every recording the man touches seeming to leak emotions and feeling, the virtuoso bassist and mastermind producer combining jazz, funk, R&B and psychedelic tones for an always unique listening experience.A true artist at heart, it should come as no surprise that Thundercat quickly recorded a piece...