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  • Mona Taunt Frank Sinatra in 'Goons'

    Mona Taunt Frank Sinatra in 'Goons' | VIDEO

    Nashville rock outfit Mona are prepped for a blistering summer with the release of Torches and Pitchforks, slated for release on July 23rd. The album is the follow-up to their 2011 debut , Mona, and...

    June 12, 2013 9:00 AM ET
  • Watch: Black Sabbath Talk '13' Live

    Watch: Black Sabbath Talk '13' Live | VIDEO

    Black Sabbath today release 13, their first album with Ozzy Osbourne since Never Say Die! in 1978. To mark the occasion, rock's heaviest hitters will take part in a special live streaming Google...

    June 11, 2013 6:00 PM ET
  • New Sigur Ros Album 'Kveikur' Streaming on Amazon

    New Sigur Ros Album 'Kveikur' Streaming on Amazon | ARTICLE

    Though its release is still a week away, Sigur Rós' new album Kveikur is now available to stream in full over at Amazon. The follow-up to last year's Valtari, the new LP marks the Icelandic...

    June 11, 2013 2:35 PM ET
  • John Oliver Starts 'Daily Show' Stint

    John Oliver Starts 'Daily Show' Stint | VIDEO

    John Oliver didn't beat around the bush last night when he took over The Daily Show. "Let's just acknowledge for a moment that this is weird: This looks weird, it feels weird, it even sounds weird,"Oliver said...

    June 11, 2013 1:20 PM ET
  • 2 Chainz Robbed at Gunpoint

    2 Chainz Robbed at Gunpoint | ARTICLE

    Police say rapper 2 Chainz was robbed Sunday evening before a concert in Oakland, the The Associated Press reports, however the MC has seemingly denied the claim on Twitter. According to Sgt. Dennis Toomer, 2 Chainz, real...

    June 11, 2013 11:50 AM ET
  • Goo Goo Dolls, 'Slide' and 'Rebel Beat'

    Goo Goo Dolls, 'Slide' and 'Rebel Beat' | VIDEO

    Back in April, the Goo Goo Dolls set up shop at Los Angeles' East West Studios to record an intimate set for the Warner Sound series The Live Room in preparation for the release of their new...

    June 11, 2013 9:00 AM ET
  • Bob Marley and the Wailers Get EDM Spin on 'Legend: Remixed' - Album Premiere

    Bob Marley and the Wailers Get EDM Spin on 'Legend: Remixed' - Album Premiere | ARTICLE

    Talk about a sound clash: a cadre of some of EDM's biggest names have gathered to remix Bob Marley and the Wailers' classic 1984 album Legend in a new release, Legend: Remixed. Out June 25th on...

    June 11, 2013 8:00 AM ET
  • Annabel Tollman, Celebrity Stylist, Dead at 39

    Annabel Tollman, Celebrity Stylist, Dead at 39 | ARTICLE

    Annabel Tollman, the celebrity stylist who dressed stars like Scarlett Johansson, Mariah Carey and Shakira, died suddenly in her sleep on Wednesday, Us Weekly reports. She was 39. Tollman got her start as a stylist in...

    June 7, 2013 5:25 PM ET
  • Adrian Belew Leaves Nine Inch Nails

    Adrian Belew Leaves Nine Inch Nails | ARTICLE

    Guitarist Adrian Belew has apparently left Nine Inch Nails, writing on Facebook last night, "It didn't work." Belew elaborated on his decision to leave the group in a Facebook post that has...

    June 7, 2013 1:05 PM ET
  • Chevy Chase Joins 'Hot Tub Time Machine' Sequel

    Chevy Chase Joins 'Hot Tub Time Machine' Sequel | ARTICLE

    Chevy Chase has signed on to appear in Hot Tub Time Machine 2, reprising his role as the weird but wizened hot tub repair man who happens to know a thing or two about time travel,

    June 7, 2013 10:50 AM ET
  • Black Sabbath on a Follow-Up to '13': 'Never Say Never'

    Black Sabbath on a Follow-Up to '13': 'Never Say Never' | ARTICLE

    It took 35 years for Ozzy Osbourne to reunite with Black Sabbath and release a new album, and bassist Geezer Butler says it just might not be the heavy metal pioneers' final bow: "Well, I...

    June 7, 2013 9:50 AM ET
  • Dandy Warhols Revisit 'Bohemian Like You' on Demo – Song Premiere

    Dandy Warhols Revisit 'Bohemian Like You' on Demo – Song Premiere | ARTICLE

    The Dandy Warhols will celebrate the 13th anniversary of their breakout LP Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia this year with an expanded reissue of the album that will see release on June 11th on Capitol/UMe. The...

    June 7, 2013 9:00 AM ET
  • Borgore Pulls Back the Curtain on 'Legend'

    Borgore Pulls Back the Curtain on 'Legend' | VIDEO

    The Israeli bestower of maximum bass, Borgore, is set to release his new EP, Legend, on June 25th on his Buygore label. You'll be able to hear the title track on June 11th when the video drops,...

    June 7, 2013 8:00 AM ET
  • New 'Man of Steel' Trailer Teases Battles

    New 'Man of Steel' Trailer Teases Battles | VIDEO

    Man of Steel is only a week away from release, and if you weren't already stoked for the return of Superman, Nokia just presented a brand-new trailer for the film. The clip opens with Superman being born...

    June 6, 2013 5:05 PM ET
  • Modest Mouse Cancel European Tour to Work on New Album

    Modest Mouse Cancel European Tour to Work on New Album | ARTICLE

    Modest Mouse have canceled their upcoming tour of Europe and the United Kingdom to continue working on their new album, the band announced on their website today. "We do appreciate our fans and promise...

    June 6, 2013 4:00 PM ET
  • Brian Wilson at Work on New Solo Record

    Brian Wilson at Work on New Solo Record | ARTICLE

    Brian Wilson is working on his 11th solo record at Los Angeles' Ocean Way Studios and is set to embark on a short tour this summer with fellow former Beach Boys Al Jardine and David Marks,...

    June 6, 2013 3:25 PM ET
  • Vintage Grateful Dead Concert Film 'Sunshine Daydream' to See Release

    Vintage Grateful Dead Concert Film 'Sunshine Daydream' to See Release | ARTICLE

    The unreleased Grateful Dead concert film Sunshine Daydream will open in select theaters on August 1st for a special screening at 7 p.m. local time presented by NCM Fathom Events. The screening is a part of the...

    June 6, 2013 1:30 PM ET
  • 'Game of Thrones' Author on 'Red Wedding'

    'Game of Thrones' Author on 'Red Wedding' | VIDEO

    Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin stopped by Conan last night to talk about the show and its most recent episode, which, as Conan O'Brien pointed out, blew viewers' minds. 'Game of Thrones'...

    June 6, 2013 12:05 PM ET
  • Snoop Lion Stops by 'One Life to Live'

    Snoop Lion Stops by 'One Life to Live' | VIDEO

    Snoop Lion may be visiting the soap-y world of Llanview on a revival of One Life to Live to promote his new movie Reincarnated – which tracks his recent transformation from Dogg to Lion –...

    June 6, 2013 11:25 AM ET
  • Emily's Army Carry the Punk Torch on 'Lost at Seventeen' - Album Premiere

    Emily's Army Carry the Punk Torch on 'Lost at Seventeen' - Album Premiere | ARTICLE

    Click to listen to Emily's Army's 'Lost at Seventeen' They're restless, angsty and young – very young, actually – and on June 11th, Emily's Army will release their...

    June 6, 2013 9:00 AM ET