• Lorde Talks 'Hunger Games' and Nirvana in Recent Interview; 'Royals' Singer Is Taking Her Time with New Album

    Lorde has been pretty busy since her debut album, "Pure Heroine," dropped last year. The "Royals" singer has been parodied on "South Park," performed with Nirvana at the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and was even charged with curating the soundtrack for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1."In a recent interview with "Rolling Stone's" Brian Hiatt, Lorde talked about her many adventures in music, which included a tour stop in her native New Zealand last month."It definitely feels like a bit of a victory lap," she said.The singer got the Hunger Games gig in July and it has taken up a lot of her precious time.

  • Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood 'Fighting' Over New Song on 'Man Against Machine'

    Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks are one of music's exemplary couples — drama is typically at a minimum with these two.But the gloves appear to be off after Brooks used a song on his new "Man Against Machine" album — due tomorrow, Nov. 11 — that Yearwood coveted for her own collection."It's called 'Tacoma,'" she told The Boot. "It should be mine. It's one of those things where, usually when another artist records a song, you're like, 'OK, it's over,' but even if that's a single, if that's a big hit for him, I'm still going to record that song one day. It's my song."Brooks made "Tacoma" the final song on the new album, a spot he typically reserves for his favorite tune."I think it's just to add insult to injury," Yearwood said. "He knows how much I love it! ... We're not fighting over it, but I really do love that song, and I would love to record it myself some day."

  • Aphex Twin Releases 21 New Modular Synth Songs for Free Via His SoundCloud

    Did Richard D. James, known professionally as Aphex Twin, just try and pull a Beyoncé? Last week he supposedly uploaded tracks made by his 6-year old son, who was 5 at the time of their creation. Now he has decided to put onto his account 21 tracks — 42 minutes 57 seconds in total of new music. This is the second part of his Syrobonkers interview with blogger Dave Noyze, which the first segment revealed that his son was making music when he was 2.Though this seems far from a finished, complete album, to have 21 new tracks from Aphex Twin for free on his SoundCloud is a shock to the system after he just released his album via Warp Records "Syro." Before that, he was silent with no music for 13 years, so this much Aphex Twin music — sounds that take time to fully digest — is a shock to the system and is indicative of his wonky, zany style.As per Fact Mag, the tracks were made about 12 years ago on Buckla and Serge modular synthesizers, which Aphex Twin describes as "a f--king racket." This collection is not for the lighthearted and for some casual listening. This is weird, trippy stuff that you would expect from Aphex Twin as he explores the limits of Buckla and Serge modular synthesizers.

  • José González Announces 2015 Tour [FULL SCHEDULE]

    José González just announced an ambitious 2015 international tour that will take him through several European countries before landing back in the U.S. for a Philadelphia show April 6.The "Heartbeats" singer only has two albums to his name over the course of an 11-year career, but he is adding a third in 2015."Vestiges & Claws" will be out Feb. 17 on Mute.

  • The Who Release 'Immersive App' with 3-D Experience; Oculus Rift Version Coming Later This Year

    The Who may be one of the oldest surviving vestiges of rock 'n' roll, but they are currently outclassing the group of current bands when it comes to technology.Roger Daltrey and Co. signed off on The Who Immersive App, which coincides with their just-released anniversary compilation "The Who Hits 50!"From Billboard: "The Who Immersive App is centered on a 3-D virtual world that features key events and landmarks from The Who's 50-year history, including some of the iconic visuals conjured by Pete Townshend's songs, such as a pinball and a magic bus. The app's 16-strong staff includes Jamie Daltrey — son of Who frontman Roger Daltrey — who has been closely involved in the app's development, gathering rare band artifacts from his father and from Trinifold."An Oculus Rift Virtual Reality version — available later this year — will allow fans to shift their view 360 degrees via headset technology and isolate various aspects of the band's greatest hits. For instance: Turn your head left to isolate Daltrey's vocals on "Who Are You," turn your head right to zero in on John Entwistle's bass line.

  • DJ Drama, Young Jeezy, Young Thug And Rich Homie Quan Release 'Right Back' Video [WATCH]

    Taken from his upcoming artist album, "Quality Street Music 2," power disc jockey DJ Drama has released the video for his single "Right Back." It features a myriad of Atlanta DJs, as he tabs Young Thug, Young Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan to deliver bars on the track.Directed by Be El Be, the video features your standard fair of hip-hop video themes. You have people dancing around cars, fancy cars and gambling. As noted by Complex, he then gets the rest of Atlanta for cameos in the video as guys like T.I., Big Sean and Birdman all make appearances.

  • The Epicenter for Ebola Virus Has Moved to Liberian Community of Jene-Wonde in West Africa

    While the United States seems to have managed to prevent an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus — at least for now — people in West Africa are still suffering. A man traveled from a large Liberian city to the small community of Jene-Wonde in Grand Cape Mount County, bringing with him his sick daughter. Within days the man and his family had died, triggering one of the worst Ebola outbreaks so far. Jene-Wonde is near the border of Sierra Leone and is currently considered to be the epicenter of the deadly disease, according to the Associated Press.The community is extremely small with absolutely no established health care. That means that the leaders of the area have no idea how to handle the crisis. They realize that surrounding communities are afraid of them, so rather than initially inviting skilled teams in to help with the dead and sanitize the area, they instead tried to hide the outbreak by burying the dead in ways that ultimately helped spread the virus.Now as many as 10 percent of the community has been infected, and there is a realistic fear that if the Ebola virus is not contained, then everyone will succumb to it.
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