Tom Waits Interviews..Tom Waits

Tom Waits loves the last scene in Chinatown, has a hard time being patient with others, and found the best food he’s ever had in an airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Discover more about Tom, from Tom, here.

Review: Pyramids- Self Titled

Pyramids’ self titled release is music, technically.

Songs for the Vault, Entry One

Because we’re just wild about repeating features around here, we’re going to start another involving songs we feel are all-star caliber, destined for our own personal Hall of Fame, tracks that are so incredible that they must be stored away to preserve their excellence for years to come. And since this is the inaugural [...]

Queens of the Stone Age New Video Done in “Rock Band” Style

Homme and Co., instead of posing for the camera, have let digital avatars strut their stuff on stage in their new video for “3’s and 7’s.” The video uses the visual style of “Rock Band,” the video game phenomenon, in which players man instrument-like controllers and play along with the actual songs.
The song has appeared [...]

audiobomb Playlist Update!

Version 2 of the exclusive audiobomb playlist is now up and streaming over at our MySpace page. It’s chock full of recently discussed bands and their recently released material, so head on over there and get your earhole loved.

Patton plays Rock Band

Gametap (of all places) just posted an article regarding Mike Patton and his first sit-down with the video game Rock Band. Honestly I expected the experience to be a bit funnier (some video would have been cool as well) but overall it’s still fun to imagine Patton playing the video game version of “Epic”. [...]

Live Tonight: The Black Keys

Beginning at 10 pm ET, The Black Keys will be playing live from Washington D.C. and NPR will be streaming the performance on their website.  No word on whether or not this will be available after tonight, so ya best get on it live.

Review: Russian Circles- Station

Making the decision to exclude vocals from your music is adding an additional hurdle for you to overcome in any genre.
Doing so in Metal is practically begging to reside in music’s underground for eternity. It’s hard enough for Metal bands to get any kind of exposure. Now tell promoters that you’re a Metal [...]

Aesop Rock Remixes The Mountain Goats

You just can’t tell who’s in bed with who anymore.  Definitive Jux Records has announced a new remix by Aesop Rock and it turns out the track “Lovecraft in Brooklyn” by The Mountain Goats is the latest object of his hip-hop affection.  Scope the video and download the song for free here.

Live Soilent Green

The good folks at MetalKult just posted some live footage of an April 28th show by Soilent Green.  Head on over there to check it out.