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Muse, ‘Madness’ – New Video
Muse have unleashed a monster new video for ‘Madness,’ the second single from their forthcoming ‘The 2nd Law’ album and first to get video treatment. The clip follows a statuesque femme fatale through the London Underground as riots break out around her.
Lana Del Rey Named ‘Woman of the Year’ by British GQ, Goes Naked on Cover
Lana Del Rey has scored yet another magazine cover, and this time around the sultry singer has stripped down to celebrate. The occasion is Del Rey’s selection as Woman of the Year by British GQ, and with that honor comes the singer completely naked on the front cover of the October issue of the magazine. LDR was on hand at the GQ Man of the Year Awards ceremony on Tuesday at London’s Royal Opera H
Atoms for Peace Release New Single ‘Default’
A month after issuing their debut single in the form of a remix of the tune ‘Tamer Animals’ by the little-known Oklahoma-based indie Other Lives, Atoms for Peace have released their first proper single. ‘Default’ is available via iTunes now and will be officially released next Monday (Sept. 10). Check out the ‘Default’ cover art to the left.
Top 40 Songs – September 2012
Dave Matthews Band top Diffuser.fm’s Top 40 Songs of September 2012 list with ’Mercy,’ the lead single from the forthcoming ‘Away From the World’ album, which hits stores Sept. 11. DMB recently unveiled a new James Frost-directed video for ‘Mercy’ that features a bounty of fan-shot footage, and
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Bestival 2012 Festival to Stream Live on YouTube Next Weekend
Don’t feel like flying over the pond next weekend to catch Florence + the Machine rocking Bestival in person? Don’t worry, you can watch the 2012 edition of the annual U.K. festival — held in Isle of Wight, England — from the comfort of your own home, as organizers have announced this year it will be webcast live.
Stones Roses Bassist Mani and Wife Expecting Twins
Stone Roses‘ Gary “Mani” Mounfield had a big secret when his band returned to the stage earlier summer: His wife, Imelda Mounfield, is pregnant with twins. The bassist and his wife reportedly knew the big news when the original Stone Roses lineup performed their first gigs together in more than 20 years, but they decided not to share it until now.
Dave Grohl Calls Foo Fighters’ Reading Set Their ‘Last Show for a Long Time’
Dave Grohl told the massive crowd watching his Foo Fighters perform at the Reading festival on Sunday night (Aug. 26) in Reading, England that the concert would be the band’s last show for a long time — directly contradicting the Foo Fighters’ itinerary, which has four more U.S. festival appearances still scheduled for 2012.
Kings of Leon Share Awesome New Album News
Kings of Leon have been talking with potential producers and plan to hit the studio some time soon to begin working on the as-yet-untitled follow-up to their 2010 album, ‘Come Around Sundown.’
David Guetta Recruits Tegan and Sara for New Song
Tegan and Sara have hooked up with David Guetta to record a song titled ‘Every Chance We Get We Run’ that’s featured on the French house producer and DJ’s forthcoming collaboration-heavy album, ‘Nothing But the Beat 2.0.’ A brief sample of the tune, which also features a contribution from Swedish DJ Alesso, has been posted online here for your previewing pleasure.
Smashing Pumpkins Shine ‘The Celestials’ on ‘Leno’
The Smashing Pumpkins stopped by ‘The Late Show With Jay Leno’ on Thursday (Aug. 23) to offer up a performance of ‘The Celestials,’ a tune off their recently released “album within an album” ‘Oceania.’
Watch Phish Stretch Out With ‘Long Beach Jam’ Live Video
Just in case you aren’t Justin Bieber or one of the 13,499 other fans who caught Phish‘s summer tour when it rolled through Long Beach, Calif. last Wednesday (Aug. 15) for a performance at the eponymous Long Beach Arena, check out high-definition video of what almost certainly is an improv jam recorded during the show and is titled, appropriately, ‘Long Beach Jam.’ With a running time of nearly 2
Muse Named ‘The Most Exciting Live Act of All Time’ + More
– NME.com users have voted Muse “the most exciting live act of all time” in a new poll that received half a million votes in the last month. Muse beat out, well, every other band that has ever performed live.