Nicole Oran

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  • Kanye West on Juan Epstein podcast [LISTEN]

    Kanye West has a lot going on in his life right now with a new baby, an upcoming wedding and all of the other things that come with being a hip hop mogul who has a lot of opinions. He always has a lot of projects brewing at any given time, not always related to music (i.e. his cameo in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues out Dec. 18). But on Juan Epstein's podcast, hosted by Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds, the artist speaks about his roots in rap.

  • Warpaint Share New Song Biggy' LISTEN]

    Los Angeles natives Warpaint have released a new song called "Biggy" off of their upcoming self-titled record due out Jan. 21 via Rough Trade Records. The band has made a steady rise in popularity since its debut record The Fool in 2010.

  • Beach House and Friends Plan a Gene Clark Tribute Tour

    Starting in January, members from Beach House, Grizzly Bear, the Walkmen and Fleet Foxes are going to team up for a tour honoring The Byrds' Gene Clark. They will cover Clark's album No Other at four different shows.

  • Best Coast Release New Video for 'This Lonely Morning'

    Best Coast has released a new lyric video, via Funny or Die, for the track "This Lonely Morning." It features Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno playing tennis and really looking the part, in their own way. Wardrobe was on top of it. Not everyone plays tennis in thigh-high stockings and a plaid skirt, but of course Cosentino can pull it off. The song is from the band's recent mini-album Fade Away.

  • Bob Dylan Getting Sued for Alleged Racism

    Bob Dylan began his career as a songwriter with a clear focus and voice supporting civil rights and equality, but that doesn't seem to change the way a Croatian community association feels about the artist after his interview with Rolling Stone for its September cover story last year. The Council of Croats is now suing Dylan and the magazine.

  • Bruce Springsteen's 'Born To Run' Manuscript For Sale at Auction

    Bruce Springsteen fans will have a unique opportunity at 10 a.m. EST on Dec. 5, that is, if they have way more cash than they know what to do with. On Thursday, Sotheby's will be auctioning an early working draft of the lyrics to Springsteen's 1975 hit, "Born to Run."

  • Sleater-Kinney Reunited at Pearl Jam Show

    Sleater-Kinney reunited last night in Portland after almost ten years, thanks to Pearl Jam. Corin Tucker, Carrie Brownstein, and Janet Weiss joined the band at Portland's Moda Center during the finale to cover Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World." R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey joined the gang as well.

  • Green Day Announce Upcoming Break

    Green Day have announced that they will be taking a break after the upcoming Australian tour in February and March of next year. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong spoke to Jo Whiley earlier this week on her BBC Radio 2 show and shared about the decision.

  • Pixies Cut Ties With Bassist Kim Shattuck

    Well Pixies fans were disappointed when they first learned that bassist Kim Deal wouldn't be with the band on their most recent tour. Then, Kim Shattuck of The Muffs filled in. But now that the tour has just finished the second Kim has apparently been informed that the band has decided to part ways with her, according to Slicing Up Eyeballs.

  • Stereosonic Festival Partners with RED for World AIDS Day [LIVESTREAM]

    RED, the organization created to combat AIDS in Africa co-founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver, is once again taking advantage of the popularity of dance music by partnering with the Stereosonic Festival in Sydney, Australia for the second year. World AIDS Day is Dec. 1 and the event is available to livestream from Saturday through Sunday.
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