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Unless you're the Rolling Stones, no band can last forever, and in 2014 we lost plenty of wonderful bands. Some split up due to internal differences, while others felt like they had done all they could do artistically. Here are 10 bands that broke up in 2014. -
Robert Pattinson Played Guitar on Death Grips' 2013 Album 'Government Plates,' As Revealed by Record Store Day
New evidence of Robert Pattinson's current streak of involvement in the experimental music scene has emerged, albeit from more than a year ago. One Record Store Day shopper bought the newly released vinyl version of Death Grips' Government Plates album and noticed that the Twilight actor was listed in the record's credits. Pattinson is listed as the guitarist on the track "Birds" from the noise-rap album, according to SPIN. -
Robert Pattinson Played Guitar On Death Grips' 'Birds'
Experimental hip-hop group, Death Grips, may have broken up earlier this year, but news continues to emerge about their music. On Black Friday, the group decided to release a special edition vinyl version of their third album," Government Plates." A Reddit user posted the picture online of the liner notes for the fifth song on the album, "Birds", revealing that Twilight star, Robert Pattinson, played guitar on the track. -
9 Albums With More Than One Cover Design: Kanye West, Radiohead, And More
Whether we like it or not, an album cover greatly influences the way we hear the music held inside of it (it's why the guitars on My Bloody Valentine's Loveless sound "pink" to me). However, there are some artists who have release albums with more than one cover design, either due to arguments with their label, legal troubles, or simply their own artistic vision. Here are nine albums with more than one cover design. -
Why Death Grips' Split Isn't Shocking: A Brief Timeline
The sudden split of experimental hip-hop band Death Grips should come as no surprise to anyone who's been following the band for the past few years. Here's a brief timeline of some of the band's confounding antics. -
Death Grips Breaks Up by Surprise Like Any High Schooler: Via Facebook...Trent Reznor Not Surprised
In perhaps (definitely) the least surprising surprise of the day, the hip-hop cum industrial band Death Grips announced it's breakup, and canceling all tour dates accordingly. The most humorous detail, at least for those not traumatized by the band's sudden demise, is that the group announced the breakup like any bad high school boyfriend: via Facebook. -
7 Gateway Artists Into Hip-Hop: Beck, Flying Lotus, and more
If you ask someone what kind of music they listen to, fifty percent of the time their answer will be “everything, except country and rap”. While I’ve written about country songs that would appeal to country-haters, hip-hop is much trickier and more misunderstood. If you’re thinking of getting into hip-hop, here are seven artists that would be excellent entry points. -
Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden confirm tour for 2014 after details leak
Call it the worst kept touring secret of the year... But today (March 17), Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden announced they will be hitting the road together this summer. The official announcement comes after rumors (and a slip from Ticketmaster) of a co-headlining tour surfaced last month. -
Death Grips recording new album, Zach Hill claims band hoping to 'tour a lot' during 2014
Death Grips claims to be working on another new album, despite having released three over the past two years. Last year's release, Government Plates, was featured on several year-end "best of" lists. -
Death Grips Vinyl Version of 'No Love Deep Web' Mysteriously Surfaces
According to a Consequence of Sound report, the always-mysterious Death Grips may be at it again. It appears a vinyl version of their album "No Love Deep Web" has surfaced in a few record stores, though the source of its creation is unknown. -
Drumgasm (Featuring Percussionists From Pearl Jam, Sleater-Kinney and Death Grips) Streams Album Online
What do you get when three of alternative rock's most renowned drummers come together to make an album? DRUMGASM. This percussion supergroup is made up of Pearl Jam's/Soundgarden's Matt Cameron, Sleater-Kinney's/Wild Flag's/Quasi's Janet Weiss, and Hella's/Death Grips' Zack Hill. -
Death Grips Lollapalooza, Chicago No-Shows Was Actually Publicity Stunt/Performance Art Done Wrong
Death Grips, the alternative hip-hop group that made headlines by mysteriously not showing up for a Lollapalooza pre-show concert and the canceling their performance at the festival, evidently did so with the intention of creating an act of performance art.
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