After attempting a return to form with 2006′s One Day It Will Please Us… and 2009′s ‘Cause I Sez So, the New York Dolls have completely ditched the protopunk sound that launched an entire scene, opting instead to go back to the base. In this case, that means embracing the girl-group pop and R&B of the sixties, which Dancing Backward in High Heels does to great avail

Los Angeles-based rockers Abused Romance are preparing for a spring U.S. trek with Egypt Central, and have announced they’ll join B Real and Friends, Juke Kartel and The Drills for a special show at The Roxy in Los Angeles to benefit the ongoing crisis in Japan

deadmau5, one of the world’s most respected electronic producers of modern times, has partnered with Talenthouse, the leading platform for creative collaboration, and invite artists and fans from around the globe to design the next official mau5head

This is definitely one of the strangest house videos I’ve ever seen, but Yves Larock’s latest opus The Zoo is definitely an infectiously amazing treat that demands a listen and is sure to get stuck on replay in your mind for hours

Snag the free mp3 ‘New Direction’ from the Black Lips off their sixth album, Arabia Mountain, that’s set to drop June 7th

Avenged Sevenfold will premiere the video for their current single “So Far Away” on Tuesday, May 10th on MTV, MTV2, MTVu, and MTV.com. UK fans can check it out on MTV Rocks and at www.mtv.co.uk/avenged

Stoke yourself up about the upcoming release of ACROSS TUNDRAS’ brand new album, Sage, buy hitting up their artist page at Neurot Recordings and grabbing a free download of “Tchulu Junction.” Sage drops May 17th and the band starts spreading their psychedelic sludge across America beginning May 14th. ACROSS TUNDRAS U.S. Spring Tour: 5/14/2011 Little