A contest to record the best Bob Dylan cover has been set up in conjunction with the film/soundtrack of I'm Not There. All the info and the prizes (which includes lots of money and some cool collectibles) can be found here.
A contest to record the best Bob Dylan cover has been set up in conjunction with the film/soundtrack of I'm Not There. All the info and the prizes (which includes lots of money and some cool collectibles) can be found here.
The nominees for the 2008 PLUG Independent Music Awards have been announced. You can cast your votes here. Read more
Ryan McKenny of Trap Them has announced that he will be releasing a limited edition handwritten book entitled Failgivers. The book is volume one of the project and will be an eighty-page, handwritten, canvas bound hardcover book. The book will be limited to 100 copies. More information can be found … Read more
Another peer-to-peer file-sharing group has been shut down, this time Demonoid joins the ranks of Oink. The popular group posted the following statement on their website: The CRIA threatened the company renting the servers to us, and because of this it is not possible to keep the site online. Sorry … Read more
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Wired Magazine did a write-up on the rise of vinyl records sales and how it correlates to the decline of CD sales. You can read the article online here. Read more
Earache Records recently conducted an interview with At the Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg. You can read the interview, which concentrates on next year's reunion shows, online here. Read more
Megawords Magazine conducted a two-part interview with Wes Eisold recently, which you can read online here. The interview delves into what Eisold has been up to lately, including his work with The Heartworm project. Read more
Rapper Saul Williams has teamed up with producer Trent Reznor - of Nine Inch Nails - for his new full-length, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust. The album will see its release in a similar fashion to that of Radiohead's In Rainbows. The album will be available on … Read more
Oink, the members-only download site for file-sharing music, has been shut down by British and Dutch authorities. The owner, a twenty-four-year-old man, was arrested in the town of Middlesbrough. Last week, Dutch authorities siezed the site's servers, which were housed in Amsterdam. You can read the full story on the … Read more
Scissorfight vocalist Ironlung will be taking part in an art showing on October 20th. The event, Circus Maximus Group Show, takes places at 7:00 PM at Vixen in Provincetown, MA. In other news, Ironlung has begun work on a solo project dubbed Dead Whale. He is currently recording his debut … Read more
Isis guitarist/vocalist and Hydra Head Records co-owner Aaron Turner has started his own blog. You can check that out here. Read more
Today is the day, October 10th, the day of the digital release of Radiohead's new full-length, In Rainbows. As previously announced, the band released their new album digitally to those that ordered the album. Initial response to the album has been very positive. Be on the lookout for Scene Point … Read more
A DVD chronicling Mike Patton and John Kaada's live collaboration at 2005's Rosklide Festival in Denmark will be released by Ipecac Recordings on November 20th. The DVD, titled Live, will feature the entire performance as well as rehearsal footage and a photo archive. Patton and Kaada previously worked together on … Read more
Spin Magazine and Music Nation are teaming up for The Hot Pursuit, a contest that looks to discover tomorrow's best kept musical secret. The winning artist will be selected by an esteemed judges panel of Perry Farrell, Tim Kasher, and Spin editor Doug Brod. Interested artists can sign up and … Read more
Here's an interesting note passed along by Morrissey's publicist that you'll likely to see plastered across the Internet everywhere you look. Morrissey was approached with a lucrative offer to tour under The Smiths moniker - so long as guitarist Johnny Marr was involved - in 2008 and/or 2009. What kind … Read more
MTV recently spoke with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl about the band's new full-length effort, Echoes, among other topics. Specifically, Grohl talked about the title and how it reflects the music. It's tough to name a record. A lot of bands go into the studio with the title already in … Read more
An in-depth interview with Brian Baker of Bad Religion, Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, etc. fame has been posted online here. Bad Religion is headling Warped Tour this Summer. Read more
John Stabb of Government Issue fame was recently assaulted by a group of five individuals just blocks from his Maryland home. Stabb will be forced to undergo extensive facial surgery and an undetermined hospital stay, which means mounting medical bills. Friends of Stabb have started a benefit to raise money … Read more
Justin Broadrick of Jesu will be keeping busy with a number of new projects and tours in the works. On the recordings end of things, Broadrick has Jesu planned for a split 12" with Battle of Mice and two new EP's. Broadrick will also be handling a number of remix … Read more
The good people over at Pastepunk posted an in-depth interview with Fucked Up vocalist Pink Eyes. You can read the whole thing here. Read more
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