News Bits: Bono Dines With the Obamas, Postal Service Release a New Video + More
What's Bono doing hanging out in pubs with Michele Obama?
Postal Service take us to a nightmarish laundromat in their new video.
Dirty Heads Hitting the Road With the Expendables, Prepping Tour Diary for Diffuser.fm
There's no time like summertime to spend an evening with the Dirty Heads. Mixing hip-hop, reggae, ska and rock, the SoCal foursome makes musical guacamole best consumed when school is out, the weather is warm and peeps are looking to party. This summer, as the Heads tour the country with the Expendables, they'll file weekly diary entries for Diffuser.fm. Check back every Tuesday.
News Bits: M.I.A. Drops New Single, Franz Ferdinand Announce Tour Dates + More
M.I.A. said she was gonna 'Bring the Noize,' and that's just what she's done.
Franz Ferdinand are about to make the world dance all over again.
New Music Releases – July 2013
Summer is coming, and the rich bounty of July 2013 new music releases promises much in the way sweet warm-weather listening. Reading over the list of new July albums, we're stoked about records in a variety of genres -- everything from the hip-hop-infused West Coast punk of the Transplants to whatever the hell you call director's David Lynch's nightmarish dream-pop.
News Bits: Kim Deal Leaves the Pixies, Tommy Stinson Talks Replacements Reunion + More
News Bits: Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed Gets Props from Beyonce + More
Mountain Jam 2013 In Pictures
The sun has set on Mountain Jam 2013, but we left Hunter, N.Y., with four days of memories, a bag full of dirty clothes and -- most importantly -- a bunch of great photos. During the festival, we saw a number of big-name bands -- the Avett Brothers, the Lumineers, Deer Tick -- and discovered some new favorites, such as Elijah & the Moon and Roadkill Gospel Choir. We also took in some of the festival's legendary ambiance and made friends with some mud people. Scroll down and check out some of our favorite pictures from Mountain Jam 2013.
Deer Tick Talk Nirvana, Red Sox Baseball and Their New Album ‘Negativity’ at Mountain Jam 2013 [Exclusive Video]
Since he was seven years old, there's only been one constant in John McCauley's life, and that's his favorite band: Nirvana. "Everything else changes," the Deer Tick frontman told us last weekend at Mountain Jam 2013, where he and his group played a raucous roots-punk set that included a cover of the 'Nevermind' classic 'Breed.' While Kurt Cobain might not be the most obvious influence on this Rhode Island-born Americana collective, the group plays country, folk and blues with a badass rock 'n' roll sensibility, and their Mountain Jam set also included a cover of the Replacements' classic 'Can't Hardly Wait.'
The Lumineers Discuss Their Origins and Future Plans + Yeezy, Weed Laws and Electrocution at Mountain Jam 2013 [Exclusive Video]
When it comes to the Lumineers, Stelth Ulvang and Ben Wahamaki "jumped on right in time," as the pianist and bassist explained to Diffuser.fm during a recent sit-down at Mountain Jam 2013. Two years ago, when Ulvang and Wahamaki met founders Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, the band was still playing open-mic nights in Denver. Now, of course, they're Grammy-nominated superstars -- the biggest folk-pop act not called Mumford and Sons -- and their hit 'Ho Hey' is all over the place.
News Bits: Goldfrapp Ready New Album, Kanye Confirms Bon Iver Team-Up + More
Goldfrapp are getting "narrative, cinematic and intimate" on album No. 6. Nice!
Daft Punk and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon are among the confirmed guests on Kanye West's new record.