Stereogum got some video of Ra Ra Riot jamming in a friends attic, with OK quality. However, you do get a taste of what the new record The Rhumb Line is going to sound like with the synthy track "Too...

Muxtape, the free mixtape website has been temporarily shut down by the Recording Industry Association of America. All we know at this point is nothing-just a post on the site that says, it “will be unavailable for a brief period...

Bloc Party have posted a new track off of Intimacy, their new album out in a couple of days, on their Myspace. It's an upbeat stomp that, quite frankly is better than "Mercury." Lyrics deal with a former lover who's...

Oasis are fast to release their cool new video for their return to form single, "The Shock of the Lightning." The vid has the band superimposed on red images that resemble lava and smoke while they rock out. Check it...

Hopefully the sophmoric-jinx thing won't be an issue for the return of Annuals, and their new record Such Fun, which will be out October 7th. In case you haven't heard it, the new harmony soaked single "Confessor" was released to...

Bloc Party threw us a curveball today, in something that was very Raconteur-like. "Hi there, and oh by the way, here comes our album." That would be this Thursday for the digital download. Expect them to be the most talked...

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There is only one word to describe these custom My Little Pony dolls created by Finnish artist Mari Kasurinen. That word, is EPIC! WHY SO SERIOUS MY LITTLE JOKER PONY? Hold me. “I can’t,” replied Edward Scissorpony. The force is strong with Princess Leia Pony. More: Spippo’s Deviant Art page, The World’s Best Ever

Amy Winehouse lost the job of performing the theme song to the new James Bond film due to her inability to stay clean–the gig eventually went to the team of White Stripes’ Jack White and Alicia Keys (yuh huh). But according to the Telegraph UK, Winehouse is threatening to release the version of the Bond theme [...]

This Friday, 8/15/08, After the Jump is presenting Longwave at Music Hall of Williamsburg at 10pm. It’s the official after-party for the Regina Spektor/Albert Hammond, Jr McCarren Pool concert. Come out and enjoy the great free music!

The New York Times reports: In a surprising reshaping of the urban landscape, the city is creating a public esplanade along a portion of one of its most prominent streets, Broadway in Midtown, setting aside the east side of the roadway for a bicycle lane and a pedestrian walkway with cafe tables, chairs, umbrellas and flower-filled [...]

The music video component of the Converse ad campaign song “My Drive Thru” (featuring Pharrell Williams, Julian Casablancas from the Strokes, and rising star Santogold) has finally been revealed: The video is all in black and white, with the three singers appearing like ripped out paper dolls, that fall, multiply, and zip around the screen. Again, this [...]

Recently I’ve been expressing my fascination/obsession with the Jonas Brothers to a few friends. Well, sometimes mentioning random musings to people yields hilarious results, as is the case this week. My friend who works at Neighborhoodies took it upon himself to pitch the below t-shirt in their daily idea meeting. Get your credit cards ready… let [...]

There's also a performance of "On The Water," and despite how much we love You & Me, it's the awesomely awkward banter that's worth the click. Also it's a nice guide of things not to try and small talk about with Ham: inspiration, buses, Paul Shaffer, anything at all. Watch it at Fox 5.

Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who played with the group since its inception in 1991, died today. He was 46. The musician was recently readmitted to the hospital for injuries stemming from a June 30th ATV accident on his farm outside Charlottesville. The band is still scheduled to play the Staples Center in Los Angeles tonight (Bela Fleck saxophonist Jeff Coffin has been filling in) according to TMZ, which has a statement from the band. [Photo via d-m-b.us.]

A slab of Ssion is always a great way to the end the day, so let's get into it. Ssion man Cody Critcheloe remains busy: He took a director's credit on Tilly & The Wall's Beat Control," gave his mom a punk makeover in "Ah-Ma," and later hit us with the trashy radness of "Day Job." And yet none of that prepared me for Cody's latest directorial effort, this time for Fools Gold track "A Wolves Eye," which he describes as "David Lynch-meets-Jean Paul Gaultier with a little big of Gregg Araki and the scent of Jean Paul Gaultier (that's the cologne I wear)." Incredibly, after watching it that all makes sense! The video is set to a version of the song that's slowed, compliments of J.A.M., which makes for icy synths and dark beats that fit the fireside ritualism and druid sleaze sorta perfectly. I wouldn't say this is NSFW, but we posted it late because, maybe you'll just get less questions if you watch it from home.

The Followills tell NME: "It's difficult when you make a new record and you wanna play all the new songs live, but with technology these days, there'll be someone out there with a recorder and it kinda spoils it for us. You don't wanna play too many new songs because otherwise they'll be on YouTube or something, so we have to pick and choose. If it was up to us we'd play all the new songs because they're so fun to play." So you might wanna stop. Or, keep on doing it, depending on which side of this scrum you are.

Your Tuesday afternoon just got 100% more great. "Golden Age" is the first listen from TV On The Radio's forthcoming return from Cookie Mountain, titled Dear Science, (comma included, thinking its epistolary). It will probably make you dance. Don't be fooled by the dry tones on the "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" bass groovy intro, things do open up -- not quite in the same way they perfected last time out, it's a slightly modified mix coming from Sitek: horns and strings, synths and handclaps, polyrhythm in the pulse, vocals melting all over the horizon. Tunde (Oops, it's Kyp) is pitching "a golden age, coming around." (I definitely hear Celebration's Katrina Ford in there, too.) Pretty triumphant, guys. Have a listen at tvontheradio.com. Yes, that is Kyp shirtless and afroless.

Dear Science, is, out, 9/23, via, Interscope. Here's your cover:

There's been a few developments in the world of YACHT since last we checked in. For one: YACHT is now a full-time duo, with the addition of one Claire L. Evans (to see the pair in action, watch them answer our lame Texas Trivia questions). For another: A few months ago YACHT recorded "Summer Song," an aural love letter to tourmates LCD Soundsystem. James Murphy was so touched by the track's appropriation of the DFA-banger vibe, his label decided not only to put out the single as part of a four-track EP, but to sign team YACHT for their next album release. That is one powerful song, and so here it gets powerful visual accompaniment. It is filmed by Portland director Judah Switzer, and it captures the making of the worst music video ever. But in a good way.

Black President, which features members of Goldfinger, Sepultura and New Dead Radio, have posted four new songs and a video from their upcoming debut. The album features writing contributions by Greg Hetson of Bad Religion who was also a member for some time.

The band has also updated their release plans, and are now aiming for a September 16, 2008 via Cobra Music.

You can check out the songs on their myspace page and the video for "Suspects" can be seen here.

Doghouse has signed Toronto-based Lights. The group consists of a single multi-instrumentalist vocalist and will be releasing her debut EP via the label on September 23rd after a Canadian release on Underground Operations earlier this year. Shortly after the release of the EP, Lights will join Boys Like Girls and Cute is What We Aim For on the Verizon Campus Tour.

You can check out some of her music on her myspace page.

The Real McKenzies will be touring across Canada (and back) in support of their new full length, Off the Leash.

Popular "mixtape" sharing site, Muxtape, has been temporarily shut down due to some conflict with music industry trade organization, the RIAA. The website now displays this message:

Muxtape will be unavailable for a brief period while we sort out a problem with the RIAA.

The popular site allowed users to make and share mixtapes of MP3s - using their own music - and included fans in many bands and record labels. The trade organization spoke to Rolling Stone about the problems with muxtape:

For the past several months, we have communicated our legal concerns with the site and repeatedly tried to work with them to have illegal content taken down. Muxtape was hosting copies of copyrighted sound recordings without authorization from the copyright owners. Making these recordings available for streaming playback also requires authorization from the copyright owners. Muxtape has not obtained authorization from our member companies to host or stream copies of their sound recordings.

According to the article, for the site to obtain the rights to stream the music, it would need to set up a licensing arrangement with record labels. Rolling Stone also spoke to some legal experts about the issue, Fred Von Lohmann, Electronic Frontier Foundation's senior intellectual property attorney noted:

I think they have a strong legal defense. The problem is if they might not have that money to go to court and take on the RIAA. But it's a measure of success to be sued by the RIAA. Once you're popular enough, that's when they come calling.

The first round of bands have been confirmed for this Fall's Fun Fun Fun Fest. The event is set to take place November 8-9 in Austin, Texas at Waterloo Park.

The lineup includes Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The National, Atmosphere, Minus The Bear, Rival Schools, Tim Fite, Magnetic Morning (Swervedriver/Interpol), Kevin Seconds, Walter Schreifels (Quicksand/Gorilla Biscuits), Tom Gabel (Against Me!), Ben Nichols (Lucero), Tim Barry (Avail), Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), ALL, Dead Milkmen, Flipper, Integrity, Adolescents, Integrity, Bouncing Souls, Swingin Utters, DOA, Killdozer, The Cro-mags, Scared of Chaka, Young Widows, Leftover Crack, Trash Talk, World Burns to Death, Krumbums, Mammoth Grinder, Cute Lepers, Bitter End, High Tension Wires, Born to Lose and many more.

Tickets go on-sale this Friday at http://www.frontgatetickets.com/.

Mae has announced their departure from major label Capitol Records. The band's drummer Jacob Marshall explained:

This time last year we were in Time Square celebrating the release of our first (and only) major label record. As all things converged into a single black hole, and EMI was bought up by Terra Firma, we were smashed against a large brick wall and we broke. We lost two long time members. We parted ways with our manager. Ultimately, we parted ways with Capitol. As we rubbed our eyes and looked around, we decided that there was still enough life inside to give this another shot. We picked up the pieces and slowly inched forward.

ow, after the last few months of planing and gearing up for a new season, I am proud to say that we will be making our most meaningful statement yet. We are over half way through with a new batch of songs that are the most musical yet. We have split our time between Drexel University working with amazing student engineers and are returning home to Earthsound with Mark Padgett to finish some tracking and mixing. For those hoping for a return to the sonic pallet of Destination:Beautiful... you will have it.