• Mountain Jam 2015 Lineup: Black Keys, Robert Plant, Alabama Shakes Included

    Just when you thought you hadn't seen enough festival lineups for the past 10 days, another gets announced. New York State festival, Mountain Jam, has gotten in on the action with its lineup that features The Black Keys, Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Alabama Shakes, Big Gigantic, Rebelution and many more. Further additions to the lineup include, Dopapod, Rusted Root, Nikki Lane, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and more.

  • Kendrick Lamar Drops Guest Verse on Jonathan Emile's 'Heaven Help Dem' [LISTEN]

    Canadian rapper Jonathan Emile has shared a politically charged new track titled "Heaven Help Dem," featuring a guest appearance by Kendrick Lamar, which you can check out below. The track finds Emile and Lamar rapping about the overwhelming violence against black men in the United States, with Lamar opening his verse with recollections of his own horrifying experiences: "The average black man only live to 25/Pac died at 25/How many kids you know dead at 20? 5?/ Nah, that's light/I know 10 that's crumblin' in coffins." It's powerful stuff, accompanied by a video featuring images of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, and many others.

  • Deadmau5 Releases 'Spirit of Gumball' Recap Video Set to 'While (1<2)' [WATCH]

    Over the summer, the rich and famous gathered for the Gumball 3000, a 7-day, 3,000 mile car rally featuring some of the nicest and gaudiest cars money can buy. Noted producer, DJ and car enthusiast, Joel Zimmerman, better known as deadmau5 joined the fun with his "purrari," the now stripped and sold bright blue Ferrari that had the pattern of the infamous internet meme, "Nyan Cat" painted on the side. The whole video is soundtracked by the sounds of his 25-track artist album released over the summer of 2014, While (1<2).

  • Mac DeMarco Embarking On World Tour In Support Of Latest Album 'Salad Days' [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Canadian slack-rock hero Mac DeMarco will be setting out on a world tour in support of his latest album Salad Days. According to Pitchfork, the tour kicks off tomorrow, Jan. 15, in Tokyo, and takes DeMarco to South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico before he hits the US in April for Coachella. The tour ends in June with DeMarco's appearance at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee.

  • Burning Man 2015 Will Have Boeing 747 Installation, Courtesy of Big Imagination

    Burning Man is known for doing things differently. It has a culture entirely its own and is a festival that others have tried to replicate, but the culture and spirituality that exists at Burning Man cannot be found anywhere else. This year, one of the massive installations that will be coming to Burning is none other then a Boeing 747. The Big Imagination foundation is a nonprofit that is trying to make this happen with a fleet of volunteers and a lot of willpower.The 747 Project will bring the largest art installation to Burning Man that the event has ever seen. It is a real 747, not a replica or something manufactured. According to the website, it will be a moveable, interactive experience for Burning Man 2015 and years to come."The project invokes all of the elements of a journey. It's a destination, transportation and an adventure. Our goal is to move participants in many ways, to take them on a trip not only from Point A to Point B, but also from the outer self to the inner self."Some burners complain that the festival is being co-opted by celebrities and is becoming too commercial, but the essence still remains. It has become an increasingly popular destination for artists and festivalgoers alike who want to experience the spiritual trip of Burning Man.

  • Rey Reel Will remix Beyonce's "Flawless," Score A Film, or Act in A Film...But He Won't Sing [Exclusive Interview]

    Rey Reel understands the respect that comes with production credits for Beyoncé and Mariah Carey, not to mention producing the hit remix of "Flawless" and bringing in three Grammy nominations for his work on 'Beyoncé'. He's not going to waste it, planning on creating his own music project during 2015 and perhaps even branch into film scoring and acting. What isn't he willing to do? Sing.

  • Shaky Knees 2015 Lineup: The Strokes, The Avett Brothers, Wilco Set to Headline Atlanta Festival

    Atlanta's Shaky Knees Music Festival announced its 2015 lineup, and it certainly holds its own against some of the bigger events. The Strokes, Wilco and The Avett Brothers are set to headline along with Ryan Adams, The Pixies and Social Distortion. Tickets for the three-day festival, which will run May 8 to 10, go on sale Friday, Jan. 16, "Consequence of Sound" reports.The third annual fest is offering an array of talent from alternative to metal, with most bands falling in the indie rock category. Here are the other artists you can look forward to seeing if you go:Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Tame Impala, Brand New, Old Crow Medicine Show, Mastodon, Interpol, TV on the Radio, James Blake, Neutral Milk Hotel, Flogging Molly, Manchester Orchestra, Dr. Dog, Milky Chance, Death from Above 1979, Spiritualized, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Kaiser Chiefs, ZZ Ward, Panda Bear, Clutch, American Football, The Black Lips, The Devil Makes Three, The Mountain Goats, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, The Kooks, Wavves, Built to Spill, Mac DeMarco, Diamond Rugs, Minus the Bear and Old 97s.Rounding out the bottom of the roster are The Heartless Bastards, The Mowglis, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Bronx, Two Gallants, Tennis, Speedy Ortiz, The Whiskey Gentry, Fences, The Sheepdogs, Surfer Blood, The Damnwells, Field Report and many more.

  • Mike WiLL Made It Shares 'F--k U Expect' Music Video Featuring Jace [WATCH]

    Superstar hip-hop producer Mike WiLL Made It has shared the music video for his track "F--k U Expect" featuring Jace, which you can check out below. The Max-directed video finds Jace, of the groups Retro Sushi and Two-9, hanging around a gas station drinking beer and, later on, in the middle of a busy highway. The video is incredibly short, coming in at just a minute and a half, but that is the perfect amount of time to get the gist of what Mike WiLL and Jace are trying to do and gives the track a cool, "Madvillainy" vibe.You can check out Mike WiLL Made It's "F--k U Expect" music video featuring Jace here, via "Complex":

  • Pretty Lights Releases 9 Free, New Songs Through a Fan [LISTEN]

    Artists are always looking for new ways to get their music out to their fans. Whether it is a surprise album drop or forcing their way into their phones, artists have always been looking to gain an edge. American electronic DJ/producer Derek Vincent Smith, known professionally as Pretty Lights, has done something new of his own in releasing unreleased demos from his back catalog through a fan he met on jamband cruise Jam Cruise in 2013. He has released nine new tracks for free through the fan Cassie Blochinger, whom he met by the zen pool on the boat.As noted by "This Song Is Sick," the pair came up with the idea to release the music on the boat after Smith gave her the tracks on the boat:"[The fans] should be the ones sharing his music. We're the ones that help expand the knowledge of Pretty Lights and show the world just how we do."
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