Archive for November, 2011
Win The Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream Box Set
With massive songs like “Today” and “Disarm,” Siamese Dream helped cement the Smashing Pumpkins standing as alt-rock royalty. Click the button below for a chance to win the deluxe reissue of one of the band’s best loved albums, featuring the remastered original LP, 17 previously unreleased or alternative versions of Siamese Dream-era songs, a previously [...]
Win The Smashing Pumpkins Gish Deluxe Box Set
On November 29, Virgin Records will release the digitally remastered and expanded deluxe three-disc edition of the alt-rock quartet’s 1991 legendary debut album, Gish (pick it up at Amazon here). We’re giving away a free copy of the deluxe set, so you can relive the album in all it’s glory, from “I Am One” to [...]
Adele’s Live At The Royal Albert Hall: Watch And Listen
Adele’s Live At The Royal Albert Hall CD/DVD won’t be in stores until tomorrow. But you can currently stream the album in its entirety at Rolling Stone (read our review here). You can also watch 25 minutes from the DVD below. Get some popcorn (or maybe some whiskey) ready, sit back, and enjoy.
Ryan Adams And Laura Marling, “Oh My Sweet Carolina”
Americana meets British folk goodness in this new live video, in which mutual admirers Ryan Adams and Laura Marling perform “Oh My Sweet Carolina,” from Adams’ Heartbreaker. How sweet it is.
Cyber Monday: Lyric Contest Entry Only $9
TODAY ONLY: Enter the Jan/Feb 2012 Lyric Contest for JUST $9. Are the holidays leaving you a little strapped for extra cash? Well here’s your chance to get your entries in and still have some change left over for all those gifts. This discount ends TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT, so don’t wait around. Get your lyrics [...]
Video Premiere: Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, “Gravity”
We’re excited to debut the brand new video for Massachusetts rockers Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers’ “Gravity,” from their critically acclaimed album Gift Horse. “‘Gravity’ is about not being afraid of the future and embracing what is real,” says Kellogg. “Your family, your friendships, a good laugh. Like everyone, I worry about health, money, failure, [...]
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, “Motorvatin’ Mama”
Jeff Beck couldn’t believe that “Motorvatin’ Mama” wasn’t a song from the 1930s. In fact, it was written by The Rolling Stones founding bassist Bill Wyman and recorded for his all-star group The Rhythm Kings’ first album, Struttin’ Our Stuff, in 1997. “Jeff Beck said to me, ‘Where did you get ‘Motorvatin’ Mama’? Where’d that [...]
Christmas Album Roundup: She & Him, Scott Weiland, Brushfire Records and More
Christmas can be a strange time of year for music. Artists that we would never expect to put out Christmas albums seem compelled to do so, while others predictably make music that almost defines what the holiday is supposed to be about. When Bob Dylan released a Christmas record (Christmas in the Heart) a couple [...]
Michelle Shocked
Michelle Shocked is a veteran singer-songwriter and activist. This year, she’s celebrating the 25th anniversary of her debut album, the legendary Texas Campfire Tapes, which was captured live without her knowledge, and introduced the world to a singular voice. We asked Shocked about her seminal album, her approach to songwriting, and her thoughts on Occupy [...]
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