Details of Duran Duran’s collaboration with Justin Timberlake have been revealed, which is presumably the reason why reunited guitarist Andy Talyor quit for a second time, causing the band to scrap a completed album and start from scratch. The band’s forthcoming new album is finished and also features multiple collaborations with ubiquitous producer Timbaland and […]

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Despite Alex James’ upbeat assurance that all four members of Blur would reconvene in the studio this August, new reports reveal that nothing is yet set in stone. James has changed his tune slightly on the possible reunion activities: “There’s no point in doing it unless all of us want to because that was what […]

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Everyone’s favorite card carrying anti-capitalists, The (International) Noise Conspiracy has just finished recording a new album with producer Rick Rubin. The band’s last record for Rubin’s American Records, Armed Love, sat on the shelf for months with due to a distribution snafu, so hopefully things will go much smoother this time. No release date is […]

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Marliyn Manson is picking a fight with My Chemical Romance, claiming that they’re stealing his schtick without giving him proper credit. This is amusing on so many levels. Does Marilyn Manson think he invented glam? Or shock rock ? Or even goth? Please. David Bowie, Alice Cooper and Bauhaus never asked Manson for credit. What […]

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I will admit I have watched Big Brother on more than one occasion. However, you couldn’t pay me to appear on the show in any capacity, even on my darkest day. As though it’s not weird enough that Prince is whoring around playing Target parking lots to hawk what is undoubtedly a gaudy scent, he’s […]

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Turns out this very bizarre marketing strategy is becoming a reality because, you know, sporty footwear and Joy Division go hand in hand. New Balance plans to produce a line of Joy Division trainers with the artwork from its debut album Unknown Pleasures adorning the sole. They will be embossed with a Fact 10 logo […]

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Saddle Creek records is taking over downtown Omaha, Nebraska with a 56,000 square foot facility that will feature a new 470-capacity club called Slowdown (named after the early 90’s band Slowdown Virginia, which featured Cursive’s Tim Kasher, among other current Saddle Creek artists), the new Saddle Creek offices, and an art house theater called Film […]

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