I’m not a fan of award shows – too long, too dull, and I don’t really get off on seeing celebrities glammed up and celebrating themselves. Last night’s Grammy Awards, however, had some pretty cool performances – not enough to sit through the whole thing, but great for YouTube highlights. The winner was definitely an [...]

Everyone should go check this out: The guys at Kissing Suzy Kolber – the best damn sports blog, period – did a mock draft to compile their funeral playlist. Awesome. Among the highlights: “Life is a Bitch” by Nas, “Tom Traubert’s Blues” by Tom Waits and a robust discussion about which Radiohead song is the [...]

Yes, that’s Jesus flipping the bird at Ticketmaster. Do you know why? Because Ticketmaster made him sad. Why did Ticketmaster do that to Jesus? Because the management at that company constantly stomps all over the 11th Commandment: Thou shalt not be a total dick.
It took every ounce of my restraint (which I have in short [...]

After what seemed like a series of odd delays and false starts, the lineup finally got released today for this year’s Coachella Music Festival. It’s a good one. Really good. Headlining each day are Paul McCartney on Friday, The Killers on Saturday and The Cure on Sunday (before you scoff at Friday’s closer, Uncle Corey’s [...]

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David Lee Roth Asteroids. Awesome. [Shitbagz]
Follow your favorite musicians on Twitter. … And Coldplay [...]

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Yes, Animal Collective is a casualty of music blog echo chamber – including us – and it’s getting really annoying, so I, Uncle Corey, hereby do swear to not write about Animal Collective again until they come to town in May. … After this cool little tidbit.
The band recently played a pair [...]

Ticketmaster is doing a three-day pre-sale for the Animal Collective show at the Fox Theater in Oakland on May 26. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today – use the code: FEELS.

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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs tip the name of their new album: It’s Blitz. Exciting news [...]

While I may not get their appeal, I’m certainly in the minority about the Fleet Foxes – they are the undoubted queens of the indie rock ball at the moment. So, rejoice all ye folky, harmony faithful, the Seattle quintet is bringing their roadshow to The Fillmore on April 14, and the following night at [...]

Take a listen to “Crack a Bottle,” our first glimpse into Eminem’s upcoming album Relapse. Produced by and featuring Dr. Dre, as well as 50 Cent, it’s a solid track, but oddly held back by Dre’s dull production. Nothing too special here. Interestingly, a version of this song without Dre and 50 was leaked about [...]