AT&T’s latest commercial features “From The Morning” by English singer-songwriter Nick Drake. Jess G.’s first encountered his music a decade ago on Young Americans, a TV series starring then-unknown actress Kate Moennig. How did you first discover Nick Drake?
Indie-rocker Ted Leo is not retiring and tells fans to spend 10 f*cking dollars on his album. M.I.A. performs on Letterman, new videos from The Avett Brothers and Flying Lotus, Pink is injured on stage in Germany, and Live Nation says it will work to start lowering ticket prices.
Sarah went to Lilith Fair in St. Louis and returned with tales of Metric and developing a serious crush on Sarah McLachlan.
The new Ford Fiesta commercial features “Janglin’ ” by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, a 10-piece pop folk band from Los Angeles.
Do you read Music Nerdery? You probably should.
Jess obsesses over a song inspired by the British love triangle of Laura Marling, Noah & The Whale, and Mumford & Sons. Pitchfork launches a controversial sister site called Altered Zones that could streamline/mainline music content online, M.I.A. streams her upcoming album in its entirety, and Lilith Fair cancels 10 more dates.
Audiostraddle Record Club, get your headphones ready!
Audiostraddle is starting a Record Club! Which is just like a book club but you know, with records. Who’s in?
This week in music, we watch videos of Justin Bieber flirting with Chelsea Handler. Also, Kylie Minogue’s new album streams on NPR, Big Boi’s streams on Myspace, Lauryn Hill talks about a comeback and Holly Miranda performs a wicked cover of Tool’s Ænima on the Sydney Opera House forecourt.
On July 31, Lilith Fair is traveling to the tri-state area and we’re giving away a double pass! We also have some Sarah McLachlan and Lilith Fair albums to give away to five runner ups.
Tegan & Sara perform “Alligator” on a Canadian kids television show, new albums on the horizon for Gaga, Blink 182, and Radiohead, new vid from Crystal Castles, tour dates from The xx, Jenny & Johnny, Gucci Mane releases new mixtape, and fresh new releases from Kele of Bloc Party, The Roots, and Sia.
This is a Celeb Bisexual-themed Sunday Funday special just for you! Katy Perry shares her feelings on Rihanna’s feelings about other women’s feelings for each other, Vanessa Carlton has feelings for ladies and dudes, and Lindsay Lohan feels like she really likes kombucha tea. Also, Obama gives a shoutout to gay dads for Father’s Day and premiere photos from The Kids Are Alright!
New videos from Katy Perry, OK Go, MGMT, and Weezer, new tracks from M.I.A. and Brandon Flowers, Ice Cube performs “Straight Outta Compton” with The Roots, Drake starts a riot, Eminem talks about his gay-bashing lyrics and AMalbum previews from The Chemical Brothers, Stars, and Macy Gray.
So much to catch up on! Margaret Cho says lesbians are better comedians (truth). Perez Hilton could face child porn charges after tweeting an up-skirt pic of Miley Cyrus. The Tonys happened! Plus, Lady Gaga is working for the Illuminati, Katy Perry feels uncomf about swearing, The Real L Word is coming soon, and Ellen is writing another book!
Adam Lambert’s new music video for “If I Had You” premieres and surprisingly enough we love it. Boy George! Twilight! The Lost Boys! Burning Man! Zodiac! All You Need is Love! Love! Love! Dancing! And WHITE PANTS!
Meet The xx, a moody, young three-piece from London. If you haven’t given this buzz-about band a listen, here’s your chance. They’re another must-see act performing at the Bonnaroo music & arts festival this weekend.
Metric churns out another video from their 2009 album ‘Fantasies,’ album sales hit record lows, Alanis Morissette gets married, Belle & Sebastian announces tour, and full lineups revealed for Rock The Bells and Lollapalooza. Autostraddle goes to Bonnaroo 2010 and also: Nicki Minaj and good music deals for you.
Guess what’s here? The full recap of Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro” video was here and damn are my fingers tired! Let’s make graphics and deconstruct.
Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro” video premiered today and holy mother of christ (hey speak of the devil…) (HEY! SPEAK OF THE DEVIL SPEAKING OF THE DEVIL) is this some intense sh*t. The recap’ll drop later today but in the meantime, I’ve got a few feelings, and I’m sure you do too. Let’s discuss.
Meet Samantha Crain, another must-see act performing at the Bonnaroo music & arts festival this weekend.