• Tool's Danny Carey To Play Drums With Primus On Tour

    Though Primus' next album Primus & The Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble is the band's first with drummer Tim 'Herb' Alexander since 1995, his recent heart troubles will force him to sit out some early dates on the band's upcoming tour. To replace him, Primus has selected Tool's Danny Carey, who will briefly fill in for Alexander in September, including performances at both Riot Fests in Chicago and Denver.

  • Drake Immortalized As 'YOLO' Is Added To Oxford Dictionary

    In a move that's sure to irritate plenty of grammar snobs and old people in general, the word YOLO has been officially added to the Oxford Dictionary's online database, along with more than 40 other words and phrases that millenials use. Though the phrase "you only live once" has been part of the English language for a long time, Canadian rapper Drake popularized its abbreviated form "YOLO" in his 2011 song "The Motto" featuring Lil Wayne, with its chorus, "Now she want a photo, you already know, though/You only live once: that's the motto, n***a, YOLO." To be honest, I'm surprised it took so long, since "YOLO" actually seems pretty dated already.

  • Belle And Sebastian Announce Vinyl Reissues, 'It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career'

    Scottish indie pop heroes Belle & Sebastian have announced a vinyl reissue series of all of their studio albums, as well as two compilations and one live album. The series is titled "It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career," named for the opening track to the band's 1998 album The Boy with the Arab Strap. The reissues will be released through in the UK on Oct. 6 through Jeepster Records, and in the US on Oct. 7 through Matador Records.

  • Arcade Fire Shares 'You Already Know' Video, Starring Singing Paintings [WATCH]

    Montreal indie-rock powerhouse Arcade Fire has shared the video for its new single "You Already Know," which you can check out below. The video, which was directed by frontman Win Butler, features grainy footage of the band performing in a bedroom, and though Butler sings lead on the track, he's nowhere to be found for most of the video. Instead, his parts appear to be sung by the famous works of art hanging around the room. Butler eventually appears in a mirror at the end of the video, revealing that he had been filming the entire thing himself.

  • Should We Thank YouTube For The Resurgence Of Comedy Music? Weird Al & Zach Sherwin Weigh In: The Lonely Island, Reggie Watts, Epic Rap Battles Of History, And More

    At some point in the comedy and music industries, the idea of fusing the two – and thus creating “comedy music” – became, sorry to say, laughable. Much too often, comedians would squirm at the very notion of one of their own bringing music into their territory, often labeling it as “hacky.” And in judging from some of the sources, it’s somewhat understandable. But times are certainly changing…

  • [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]: Brian Tyler - Composer For 'The Expendables 3,' 'TMNT,' 'Avengers: Age of Ultron,' & Many More Movies Talks Music To Film, TV & Video Games

    Brian Tyler is easily one of the busiest composers around today, especially in the month of August thanks to the releases of movies for which he composed the scores (including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Into the Storm, and The Expendables 3). He even co-wrote and produced the theme song to TMNT, "Shell Shocked," under his solo project moniker, Madsonik, working with some great Hip-Hop artists of today. In Music Times' exclusive interview with Tyler, we learned just how he got into the world of composing for film, TV and video games, and even delved deeper into his upcoming projects - which includes Avengers: Age of Ultron and many others.
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