Archive for August, 2009

Jack White readies solo single release

By on August 4th, 2009

Queue brain explosion (part three).

Ladies and Gentlemen, Spiritualized will continue to Float in Space

By on August 4th, 2009

The 1997 classic is getting reissued!

CoS Giveaway: Beastie Boys’ Ill Communication

By on August 4th, 2009

This year, the Beastie Boys have been celebrating the past with a bounty of reissues, the most recent of which came in the form of 1994′s Ill Communication back in July. While we might be a little late to the party with this one, we figured our loyal readers wouldn’t mind a giveaway to celebrate [...]

Mos Def brings less than Ecstatic show to Chicago (8/2)

By on August 4th, 2009

The show Mos Def put on at Chicago’s House of Blues on Sunday night almost felt more like a hip-hop history lesson than a concert.

LAKE forgoes album, proclaims Let’s Build A Roof

By on August 4th, 2009

The boys and girls of LAKE are kind of growing up. Worry not. They’re still the sort of young, energetic pseudo-hippies that play bombastic and psychedelic pop music, but the sound on Let’s Build A Roof, out October 6th, is hoping to expand their idealistic tendencies. The new material was forged by the experiences of [...]

Cee-Lo to reunite with Goodie Mob for homecoming gig

By on August 4th, 2009

Check that one off your reunion Bingo card!

Living Colour announces new album and tour; world goes nuts

By on August 4th, 2009

Call it from Guitar Hero or any guitar magazine on the rack, the nitty gritty comes down to is this: New York’s Living Colour is seriously badass. From its late 80′s Body Glove-imaged funk metal classic debut Vivid (including the infectious “Cult Of Personality”) to numerous critical acclaim for their musical output, Living Colour is [...]

YouTube Live: “Where’s The Band?” Tour

By on August 4th, 2009

Who says you can’t live memories again? Megan Ritt sure as hell doesn’t.

Watch: The Cribs – “Cheat on Me”

By on August 4th, 2009

For those whose fears that the tightly paced punk stylings of the brothers Jarman may be lost in the shuffle and influence of Marr can now judge for themselves thanks to the new video for “Cheat on Me”.

Manu Chao unveils pay-what-you-want benefit album

By on August 4th, 2009

French-born singer and Europe and Latin America superstar Manu Chao has announced the release of a benefit project entitled La Colifata. The album is named after and benefits a hospital in Buenos Aires (where Chao resides), which was created in 1991 as a unique establishment that uses mass media (both television and radio) as therapeutic [...]