Today, Pretty Lights artist Break Science released their new EP, titled Monolith Code. Like most stuff released on Pretty Lights Music, the EP is 100% free and downloadable here. While I wholly suggest listening to the whole thing, you can peep their single “Victory” in the video below. Certainly not brand new to the music business, the Brookl… Click to read more

Apparently the Strokes are coming out with another album sometime in late 2010. And while we’re curious to see what the once redhot rock band will sound like now, we’re more curious about where they’ve been the last five years.
The Strokes are the band that the modern age left behind. While The Killers and Kings Of Leon adapted and lived up t… Click to read more

In this age of digital music downloads, the thought of walking into a record store to buy music seems like only something your grandparents (or at least your parents) would do – the fools! But such changes in technology and the way we consume music doesn’t just hurt the corporate music execs, it also means independently owned music shops…

Beastie Boys fans (aka, everybody), get excited: the reissue of their ’92 classic, Check Your Head is now available! The re-release includes 36 remastered tracks, including 16 B-sides and rare tracks, and is available in a 4 vinyl set, Ecopack double CD and a 2 vinyl set (as well as MP3 format)…

When we heard last week that P. Diddy would be producing a rap album for Joaquin Phoenix, we thought it was just some bad joke. Turns out, it’s true. But after seeing Joaquin bust his ass falling off a stage during a rap performance, we realized that it is still just a big joke.… Click to read more

Boys Like Girls used their explosion on the PureVolume“unsigned band” chart to land a major label record deal that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of records sold of their critically acclaimed self-titled album. Just two years ago, Boys Like Girls were playing small venues in the Boston area.  Today, they are gearing up to co-headline a… Click to read more

Erykah Badu – New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War (2008)
Badu rises from the nu-Soul wreckage as a nu-Funkateer, complete with blowout cover, jive spelling and “up with people” vibes. If the terms “retro” and “vintage” inspire you to burn down the closest Urban Outfitters in a storm of Nag Champa-fueled anger,… Click to read more

Just this morning I was thinking to myself, “Wouldn’t it be great if another 80s icon ran for governor?” Well, guess what? Today, my ultimate wish has came true: Jon Bon Jovi is planning to run for governor of New Jersey.
He’s a cowboy – on a steel horse he rides – but does Jon Bon Jovi have what it takes to wrassle up a worthw… Click to read more

I’m an equal-opportunity reviewer. Top 40 pop is hardly my favorite kind of music, but gimme (gimme) a well-crafted album of well-produced pop and I”ll find nothing but praise for it.
Britney Spears has seen more resurgences and backlashes than any pop star not named Michael Jackson. From losing custody of her kids to her disembodied performa… Click to read more

Velvet Underground is one of the – if not the – most crucial band of the late 60s and early 70s. Their output stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the biggest luminaries of rock’s revolution period, from the acid-freakouts of King Crimson to the perverted songwriting of Frank Zappa.
So why the f*** is VU’s chief songwriter/solo lege… Click to read more

Kanye West and 50 Cent’s ego-tastic battle of the record sales kicked off yesterday, with industry insiders placing Mr. West ahead of 50 in the early runnings. Still, it’s too early to confirm any numbers until Soundscan chimes in.
Further hyping the hype (if that’s even possible) is Kanye canceling his face-off with 50 live on MTV due to… Click to read more