• 5 Bands John Peel Was into Way Before You Were: Roxy Music, The Smiths, The White Stripes and More

    Today marks the tenth anniversary of the death of John Peel, the most influential DJ in the history of British radio and possibly even the world (it's arguable). Most affiliate a good disc jockey with a listenable voice but the best are those who become tastemakers for their community/listening base. They didn't make the music but they make sure that you hear it. John Peel was influential in launching many a band to stardom, such as Pink Floyd, but the five listed below could not have gotten by without a push from Peel far before their names went up in lights.

  • A$AP Ferg Shares New Song 'This Side' Featuring YG [LISTEN]

    A$AP Ferg and YG's BestCoast Connection Tour kicks off tomorrow, Nov. 13, so it is only appropriate that they would record a new song together to celebrate. "This Side" features a highly repetitive trap beat courtesy of THE FAM, while both Ferg and YG deliver some brilliantly eccentric and nimble verses.You can check out A$AP Ferg and YG's "This Side" here:"Hot New Hip-Hop" points out that THE FAM's beat for "This Side" is pretty much identical to the beat in Danny Seth's "I Arise Because," produced by Ducko Mcfli and JGramm Beats, which is scandalous. You can check out Danny Seth's "I Arise Because" here and hear for yourself:

  • Gang of Four Announce New Album 'What Happens Next,' Share New Song 'Broken Talk' Featuring Alison Mosshart [LISTEN]

    British post-punk legends Gang of Four have announced a new album titled "What Happens Next" — check out the cover above — set for release Feb. 24 through Metropolis Records, "Consequence of Sound" reports. The album will be the band's eighth overall, their first since 2011's "Content" and their first since the departure of lead singer and founding member Jon King, who has been replaced by John Sterry. This leaves guitarist Andy Gill as the sole original member left in the band.Along with a new line-up, "What Happens Next" will also feature a number of guest musicians, including several appearances from Kills and Dead Weather vocalist Alison Mosshart, who takes the lead on the album's first single "Broken Talk." Some of the album's other guests include Robbie Furze of Big Pink, guitarist Hotei and singer Herbert Grönemeyer.You can check out Gang of Four's "Broken Talk" featuring Alison Mosshart here:

  • Ty Segall Band to Release 'Live in San Francisco' Album in January, Share Live Track [LISTEN]

    Garage rock wizard Ty Segall has announced the release of a new live album called "Live in San Francisco (that's the cover up above)." The album is set for release Jan. 26 through Castle Face Records and was recorded with the Ty Segall Band, whom Segall recorded with for his 2012 fuzz-rock masterpiece "Slaughterhouse." Segall records most of his other albums by himself.According to "Pitchfork," the album is the latest in Castle Face's "Live in San Francisco" series, all of which are engineered by labelhead John Dwyer, who is also the singer and guitarist of psychedelic garage band Thee Oh Sees. The Ty Segall Band's "Live in San Francisco" was recorded at the Rickshaw Stop venue.

  • Cosmic First: Philae Lander Touches Down on Comet But Harpoons Are Not Properly Secured to Surface

    A European spacecraft robot named Philae made history today as the 220-pound lander successfully touched down on the surface of a comet, as both hurled through space at 41,000 mph. Philae had separated from Rosetta, the mothership, and researchers spent seven extremely tense hours waiting for a signal indicating that Philae had reached its destination. The European Space Agency's celebration was short-lived, though, as it became apparent that there might be a problem with the landing.The plan was for Philae to gently set itself down on to the comet's uncertain surface and fire two harpoons into it, securing the lander so it could successfully complete a variety of scientific experiments.

  • Prince Took His First Selfie Today, Without a Cellphone

    Prince has officially decided to try out the latest 2014 trend, albeit with a 2008 MySpace twist. Today, Prince decided to try his hand at taking selfies and used his SLR camera, not a cellphone, as has been in vogue lately. An ode to the days of MySpace bathroom mirror pictures, Prince took a mirror selfie but upped the ante with the nice camera and spotlighting on him, according to Business Insider.His publicist released a statement to the Huffington Post about the selfie: "Prince used an old-school camera because he doesn't own a cellphone. He jokingly says, 'We ban their usage anywhere around Us because We're allergic 2 lithium and Everybodyelsies."

  • Zola Jesus Announces 2015 North American Tour Dates

    Synthpop artist Zola Jesus has announced a string of North American tour dates for 2015, which you can check out below. According to "Consequence of Sound," the tour kicks off Jan. 8 in Seattle, Washington, and reaches the east coast before finishing up Feb. 6 in Phoenix, Arizona.These tour dates come in support of Zola Jesus's latest studio album "Taiga," which was released Oct. 6. "Taiga" is Zola Jesus's fifth studio album, her first since 2013's "Versions." Two singles have been released so far from Taiga: "Dangerous Days" and "Go (Blank Sea)."

  • Randy Spelling Lives a Normal Life, Isn't Very Close to His Attention-Seeking Sister Tori

    While Tori Spelling has managed to keep herself working in the entertainment industry, one way or another, her younger brother has taken a completely different path in his adult life.Randy Spelling did an interview recently for Oprah: Where Are They Now?, and it seems he has really embraced a more normal lifestyle. While Randy was raised in a 123-room mansion known as Spelling Manor, his scaled-back, normal life in Portland, Oregon, seems to suit him just fine these days.Randy explained to Oprah:"My life is really different from how I grew up. It's definitely more quiet and more simple. I am a husband, I'm a father of two amazing girls. We do a lot of cooking. I mean, 90 percent of the food that we eat is all home-cooked. Would it have been nice to have been left a whole lot of money? Yes, things happen the way they need to, and my life right now might look very different if I had $10 million sitting in the bank. So, I had to get my wings burned a little bit and fall to learn how to just live rather normally."He also works as a popular life coach, which is more than a little ironic considering his sister's need for drama and chaos. Randy appears to be the more fully evolved of the two, and while he explains that he and Tori are not as close as he would like them to be, he manages not to say an even slightly negative thing about her. Randy simply points out that his sister is juggling four kids, a husband and a career in the spotlight and how it is a lot for her to handle.

  • WATCH: Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding Go "Outside" Bad Relationships in New Music Video from 'Motion'

    In April 2013, Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding were newfound lovers and as happy as ever in the music video for "I Need Your Love." Now, just a year and a half later, things have taken a turn for the worse for the two pop stars... at least in their music video storylines. Today (Nov. 12), Harris and Goulding teamed up again to release the official visual for their new Motion single "Outside," and their relationships have crumbled apart.
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