Even though Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke recently declared that the entire record industry would collapse within a matter of months, that hasn’t stopped his band from taking care of its own business.
By now, it is common knowledge that rock music and horror movies have enjoyed a long-term symbiotic relationship. The rough edges and grizzly gore in the horror genre benefit from the visceral, emotive breakdowns that heavy music provides. The two genres share overlapping audiences who love to celebrate their union. Throughout the years, we’ve seen an array of iconic movie soundtracks that feature some of rock’s most celebrated musicians. Here are eight undeniable standout soundtracks to add to your watchlist and playlist this Halloween season. The Crow The Crow has become synonymous with gothic style, music, and culture—and for good… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the new UK prime minister Boris Johnson.
A really weird movie for the Halloween season about witches who dance.
Reports last week that Apple was close to agreeing to a $3.2bn deal to acquire Beats Electronics were greeted by thunderous and opinionated mainstream media attention.
With a certain industry critic quipping recently that the album format is dead, the success of The Visual Album goes to show that the album format is only as alive as the artistic creativity and expression that it possesses from front-to-back, and that that such creativity and talent is still rewarded in the music industry.
Coachella enjoyed a record three-day attendance year as 225,000 fans descended on Indio, Calif’s Empire Polo Grounds the weekend of April 16.
NEW YORK – Jay-Z will bring his “Empire State of Mind” to the West Coast for Coachella this year.
Radiohead plans to return to the studio in January to continue work on its next album, which began over the summer.
Kanye West and his Caps Lock button were back in action on the rapper’s blog yesterday in a post about the role of celebrity photographers. Just days after pleading not guilty to charges of assaulting a TMZ photographer, West applauded the skills of one paparazzo and compared some of music’s biggest names with superstars of another era in an effort to prove a point. Kanye was inspired by a candid photo of Rihanna, the muse of his new 808s & Heartbreak video “Paranoid,” as she was stepping into a yellow cab in New York City. “ Yo why can’t all… Read more »
