This is the way to do a charity single. Also featuring Nick Cave, Chrissie Hynde, The Clash’s Mick Jones and Johnny Depp, among others. The song will be released for purchase March 8. Right now it looks like it's only available in Europe, but they promise international pre-order will be available "very soon."  Details here. ... » more

Listen to "Superfast Jellyfish," a new track from the upcoming "Plastic Beach," here. It's surprisingly poppy and bright.

Also, NPR will be streaming the whole album starting March 1 here. Album drops March 8.... » more

This GQ article is pretty good.... » more

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This guy is awesome! He's completed Paul Simon's list of "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover," with gems including: "Take up the organ, Morgan" and "Fart on her back, Mac." I love it!... » more

Today is a particularly potty-mouthed one on the blog. Musicians today!

• Above is Ninjasonik's "Somebody Gonna Get Pregnant." It's juvenile but pretty funny. Listen to more of their sillyness, including "All Our Friends" which features am/fm faves Matt & Kim, here.

• New Apples in Stereo! "Dance Floor" sees the sleepy psychedelic band... » more

(Forewarned is fair armed: the language at the following links is VERY salty.)

The backstory: Comedian Aziz Ansari kicked up his shtick to play hack comedian Randy in Judd Apatow's "Funny People." People went crazy for it. Now Ansari is working on a hip-hop mixtape with TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek. Which was supposed to be finished by the end of the month, but now won't be finished... » more

I am totally not kidding about this. Crash Test Dummies, most famous in the early '90s for releasing a song called "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm," is coming back with an album called "Oooh La La." For real. Drops May 11.... » more

• The video for Liars' new single "Scissors" is creepy cool.

• Matador is offering a free track from Ted Leo's new album "The Brutalist Bricks." Give "The Mighty Sparrow" a listen here.

• For Common completists, this version of "The People" features Common himself singing the hook rather than soul singer Dwele, who sang it... » more

I was going to do a whole faux-hipster cooler-than-thou thing with this post, but I couldn't get the voice to work right. And, also, I really enjoyed the show, so why would I want to pretend I didn't. I will point out here, though, that Malone did play us a song that he hadn't even finished the words to, so you really should have been there. Oh, you were busy with your Valentine's Day plans. That's... » more