• I The Mighty and 'Connector' Beg For Grander Prog-Rock Sound

    Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. This week we look at 'Connector,' the second album from alt-rockers I The Mighty.
  • Bill Murray, David Bowie and The Clash Hit 'Rock The Kasbah' Trailer [WATCH]

    Bill Murray is hilarious so we're glad that the trailer for his new film features David Bowie, Deep Purple, The Clash, Elvis Presley and Guns N' Roses, so we can write about it for Music Times. OK, so there are mostly just references to the aforementioned bands, but we're still pretty stoked to check out 'Rock The Kasbah,' a film starring Murray alongside Zooey Deschanel, Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson and more.
  • The Game Lawsuit: Cop Sues for $12 Million after Basketball Punch [VIDEO]

    The Game turned himself in after punching an off-duty police officer during a pick-up basketball game, but the debacle isn't over yet: The man is suing the rapper for $12 million in damages following the incident, according to HipHopDX. The officer, Onyebuchi Awaji, alleges that he may have suffered brain damage as a result of the blow. He also claims that Game threatened to kill him.
  • K-Pop's Big Bang Ties Psy Record with Single "Bang Bang Bang"

    K-Pop standouts BIG BANG set a high mark this week as it joined Psy as the only performer to ever take both the no. 1 and 2 spots on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart at the same time. The newly released single "Bang Bang Bang" wise to no. 1 and the hype generated by the release also helped previous release "We Like 2 Party" to the runner-up spot.
  • Florence + The Machine Tops Album Charts; Merle Haggard Sets Career Mark

    The first sales week for Florence + The Machine's How Big How Blue How Beautiful was certainly the first (and possibly third) adjective featured in the album's title, as the third record from the songstress sold 128,000 copies and took the top spot on the Album Charts, holding off also-rans Taylor Swift and A$AP Rocky. It was the highest sales week of Welch's career.
  • Dawes Announce New 2015 Tour Dates After 'All Your Favorite Bands' Release

    Los Angeles-based rock/folk band Dawes are going for broke in 2015. The foursome released their fourth studio album All Your Favorite Bands on June 2 and after a flurry of various media appearances on radio across the country, have geared up to for an expansive four-month tour that will take them all over North America and Europe.