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The All-American Rejects - The All-American Rejects offer When The World Comes Down for $2.99 The All-American Rejects third studio album, When The World Comes Down, is available now! The highly anticipated follow up to Move Along was produced by Eric Valentine (Good Charlotte, Maroon 5) and features the infectious single “Gives You Hell.” The deluxe edition of the album features a bonus disc with six demos, a track by track commentary with Tyson and Nick, and the enhanced video for “Mona Lisa.” Amazon is offering a special deal to grab all of the mp3s from the album for only $2.99! ...Franz Ferdinand - ranz, Weller And KOL Headline Benicassim This year's Benicassim Festival is to be headlined by Franz Ferdinand, Kings Of Leon and Paul Weller. The 2009 FIB Heineken Benicassim Festival takes place between 16th and 19th July, on the east coast of Spain, with more acts to be announced soon. A limited number of early bird tickets are on sale until 15th January, priced at £140 for the four-day event, with free camping between 13th and 21st July. For ticket availability, check here. ...The Beatles - The Beatles’ Catalog Finally Goes Digital Thanks To Norwegian Podcasts The Beatles will reportedly make a bulk of their musical catalog available as a free, legal download thanks to a series of Norwegian podcasts. In 2001, the Fab Four were the subject of a documentary series entitled “Vår daglige Beatles,” or “Our Daily Beatles,” in which Norwegian journalists told the stories behind every track in the Beatles official catalog in chronological order, with the tracks themselves being played after the story was told. Now, for the first time ever, the series is available as a downloadable podcast, marking the first time the Beatles music in any... Brand New - 3 Kingz - Brand New In recent years, dancehall has become an integral part of the urban music landscape, and one of the newest acts hoping to bring their own spin on the increasingly-popular genre to an international audience is 3 Kingz, a trio of rising stars who honed their musical skills as children growing up in the slums of Jamaica. On a brand new buzz single called, well, Brand New Curt, Craig, and Ramon introduce listeners to their unique style, which might be described as “R&B with a Jamaican twist.” Dadetown Music head Bigg D takes on production duties for this cut, which is... The Prodigy - The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die The Prodigy return with their fifth album 'Invaders Must Die' on 2nd March. The title track comes with a video directed by Paul Dougdale and starring actor and director Noel Clarke. Watch it here. The Prodigy recently showcased the new material with UK dates and are set to head out on a full arena tour in April. The dates are: ...FRANK TURNER - FRANK TURNER - THE FIRST THREE YEARS More often than not, a compilation package comes laced with a degree of paranoid suspicion, prompting the more edgy consumer (i.e. me) to mull over the finer aspects of why it exists, who it is aimed at, and why its being released at this specific time. Even after buying one, I've always felt a sense of shame - like I've taken the easy way out, or somehow missed the point of a band by not exploring their entire body of work. But to be fair to Frank Turner, this isn't your average compilation release. After all, he hasn't even... My Vitriol - My Vitriol Interview Almost seven years after the release of their acclaimed debut album ‘Finelines’, British rockers My Vitriol returned to the live circuit recently to play a handful of intimate venues, voted for by the band’s fanbase via their Myspace page. Adam Venton caught up with them on the Bristol leg of the tour and had a well overdue chat with frontman Som Wardner. R13: Your debut ‘Finelines’ was released back in 2001. We have to start with the question all your fans are wanting to know the answer to; where have you been and what have you been doing?! My Vitriol:Between the lines... Oasis - Oasis Facebook Row Gallaghers fall out again...Liam and Noel Gallagher's tempestuous relationship has entered the social networking era with the dynamic duo of Oasis falling out over Facebook, it has been reported.The brothers form the basis of British musical legends Oasis, but have had a notoriously fiery relationship. Most recently the pair had to stay in separate hotels before a Scottish date, while the pair have frequently argued onstage.Oasis are set to play a massive UK tour this summer, and released their hugely successful seventh album 'Dig Out Your Soul' earlier this year.According to a report in British red top The Daily Star... Bayside - All Access Passed to Bayside Show East Coast Independent is giving away two free all access passes to the Bayside show in Scranton, PA at Tinks on January 10th. A full list of rules are listed on the East Coast Independent blog section. ...THE KILLERS - 10 Most Popular Reviews of 2008 We've already revealed our most important albums, songs, and videos of 2008, but what music garnered your interest this year? Here is the first of several 2008 recaps where we collect the stories, reviews, MP3s, and videos that were our readers' faves. We start with the five most-read album reviews and the five most-read concert reviews on SPIN.com this year, based on your clicks. ALBUM REVIEWS1. GUNS N' ROSES, CHINESE DEMOCRACYAn outrageously overblown pop-metal extravaganza, Chinese Democracy feels like a perfect epitaph for all the absurdity and nonsense of the George W. Bush era -- one final... |
