By: Alex WoodColdplay- A Head Full Of Dreams [12/4]With A Head Full Of Dreams, Coldplay complete their transformation into a pop band. With glossy production, lightweight melodies and an all-around modern approach, the new music could be an entirely different band than the band that recorded Parachutes. With that said, theres worse pop music out...

Frequent contributor Alex Wood has assembled his list of the top 150 albums of the year.1. Father John Misty- I Love You, HoneybearIf J. Tillman, AKA Father John Misty, mastered songwriting with 2012s Fear Fun, he perfected the musical side of his work with I Love You, Honeybear. The records sound is beyond massive, with layers...

The newest James Bond film, Spectre, features a theme song written and performed by Sam Smith. Prior to the films release, however, Radiohead were long rumored to be responsible for the theme to this years film.As it turns out, Radiohead did record a theme song, which, despite being rejected by the filmmakers, the band...

Though LCD Soundsystems members have stayed busy with solo projects since the bands well-publicized dissolution in 2011, the group surprised fans on Christmas Eve with a new single, titled Christmas Will Break Your Heart.The downbeat and overall depressing holiday song features many of LCDs crucial members and is available for purchase on iTunes or streaming...

UPDATE [2/3]: It's ON!UPDATE [1/23]: There's been a few new developments, which we break down HERE.In 2005, Jimmy Buffet became the first modern musician to play shows at Wrigley Field.Just about every year since Phish's 2009 reunion, somewhere on the Internet, somebody has suggested that Phish would play the iconic venue. In December of 2015, the rumors...

The Grateful Dead & Star Wars -- two undeniably great things, bothappealing to the casual fan, but also offering so much more once you're down the wormhole.So it's no wonder that so many fans, entrepreneurs and even the band itself has found ways to put imagery from these great franchises together. Let's take a...

Roscoe Village jazz club Hungry Brain closed in 2014 after 17 years of business. With the space remaining dormant since, the venue is set to reopen in 2016 with new ownership.One of the new owners will be Mike Reed, a jazz drummer and founder of Pitchfork Music Festival, as revealed in an interview with Crains. Reed also...

Wilcos Jeff Tweedy was recently featured on Song Exploder, the podcast dedicated to artists breaking down the process in which their songs were written and developed.For the episode, Tweedy discusses the creation of Magnetized from Star Wars, offering a lot of interesting insight into his writing process.First, he creates a mumble track, which...

Bruce Springsteen brings the E Street Band back to Chicago for the first time since his triumphant Wrigley Shows in 2012.The United Center visit on January 19th is the second stop on The River tour which spans coast to coast in about two months this winter. Tickets on sale December 11th.The announcement of the...

In celebration of the festivals 25th anniversary, Lollapalooza will become a four-day festival. With the addition of Thursday, the festival will now take place 7/28-7/31 and will feature over 170 musical acts, according to the festivals twitter account.Founder Perry Farrell posted the news on Lollapaloozas website, stating the following:Its our 25th Anniversary and we...