Those rumors of the Beatles getting their music in Rock Band? False. But not entirely off the mark, according to a report from Billboard: MTV Networks and Harmonix -- the game developer behind the popular "Rock Band" franchise -- together...
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MP3: Third Eye Blind - "Non-Dairy Creamer" My friends have always made fun of me for liking Third Eye Blind's radio hits, "Semi-Charmed Life" and "Never Let You Go." I can't help it. I don't really believe in the concept...
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These free album streams are available from AOL's Spinner through Sunday, November 2, so listen while you can. Try before you buy. • Jesse Malin, 'On Your Sleeve' • Eagles of Death Metal, 'Heart On' • Ry Cooder, 'The UFO...
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National Public Radio is streaming the Elephant 6 Orchestra's Chicago concert (GLONO review) in almost all of its 3-hour glory. A few songs, including Jeff Mangum's "Engine" have been "omitted at the artist's request." There's also a slideshow and an...
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I had never heard the Yoko Ono song, "Mrs. Lennon," before. But Alex Chilton certainly has. In a 1987 interview with Dawn Eden, he admitted that "it's just like [Big Star's] 'Holocaust.' Exactly." The Bob: Did you have that song...
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MP3: Travis - "J. Smith" from Ode to J. Smith, due November 4 on Red Telephone Box. Gosh, remember Travis? Five years ago, Johnny Loftus kicked off his piece covering the band's Detroit stop with the quote: "Travis is so...
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Billboard reports that the Alleged Guns N' Roses Leaker Pleads Innocent. The Associated Press says he pleaded not guilty. Not sure if there's a legal difference. Not sure if it matters. Either way, Antiquiet's Kevin Cogill faces three years in...
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Video: Jeff Mangum/Julian Koster - "Engine" (live in Columbus, October 19, 2008) Neutral Milk Hotel alumni Jeff Mangum and Jullian Koster have performed "Engine" at the most recent dates on the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour. The first time they...
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According to Rolling Stone, Charles R. Cross was granted unprecedented access to Kurt Cobain's archives for a new book, Cobain Unseen, out now. "It was like a James Bond movie," Cross says of the high-tech Seattle bunker. "But once...
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MP3: Kanye West - "Heartless" (unmastered) from 808s And Heartbreak, due November 25 from Roc-A-Fella. Posted on Kanye's blog along with a bunch of pics of naked ladies (NSFW, obvs). Via Idolator....
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Video: MGMT - "The Youth" (71MB MOV) Directed by Eric Wareheim. From Oracular Spectacular. It's not as mind-blowing as "Time To Pretend" (MP3) or quirky as "Electric Feel", but it's got some spooky kids in it, so there's that. MGMT:...
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation has an in-depth report on the first five years of the RIAA's lawsuits against file sharers: On September 8, 2003, the recording industry sued 261 American music fans for sharing songs on peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing...
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In a long, somewhat humanizing interview with Doug Morris, the UMG Chairman/CEO dismisses the promotional value of YouTube (and, apparently, everything else): We don't look at anything as promotion. Take a look at MTV. It turned out to be a...
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Tiny Mix Tapes reports that Neutral Milk Hotel leader Jeff Mangum performed three songs in New York with Julian Koster's "Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise" tour: He came on stage and sang on part of Olivia Tremor Control's "I Have Been...
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