• Surfer Blood Tour Van Robbed, Losses Include Cancer Treatement Funds for Guitarist

    Surfer Blood is reeling after a break-in not only sapped the band of its tour earnings but also resulted in the loss of money gathered for cancer treatments for guitarist Thomas Fekete. The axeman was diagnosed with a form of sarcoma, a rare cancer. He hasn't been able to tour with the group as a result but his bandmates have been using a collections jar to bring in additional funds for his treatment.

  • SXSW Announces 3rd Round of Artists: Best Coast, Bleachers, Dej Loaf, More

    South By Southwest 2015 is now two months away, and today the legendary Austin festival has announced its third round of artists, which you can check out below. Some of the biggest names announced in this round include Best Coast, Bleachers, Yo Gotti, Palma Violets, Dej Loaf, Jeff the Brotherhood and Arcade Fire's Will Butler, among others. Previously announced artists include AWOLNATION, Swervedriver, Courtney Barnett, The Dodos, The Pop Group, Gang of Four, King Tuff, Twin Shadow, Surfer Blood, Jessie Ware and The Zombies. The interactive and film portions of SXSW begin March 13, while the music portion of the festival runs from March 17 to 22. You can purchase badges and get more information from the SXSW website. You can check out all the newly added artists to South By Southwest here:

  • 15 Song Titles That Describe The Music

    Anyone who writes music can tell you that when a song is first written, it's usually given a boring descriptive title such as "Punk Song in A" or "Song With Slide Guitar" to remind the writer of how it goes. However, sometimes an actual title never comes along, and these descriptive working titles end up in the final tracklisting. Here are 15 song titles that describe the music.
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