Posted on July 20th, 2011 By converserockstar
The “chillwave” band Neon Indian, who released their debut record in 2009, has recently announced that they will be releasing their sophomore LP, Era Extraña, on September 13th via Mom + Pop music. Watch a short trailer of one of the tracks off the album called “Heart: Attack” and check out their tour dates
Posted on July 20th, 2011 By converserockstar
The video for Foster the People’s “Helena Beat” was directed by Ace Norton and certainly shows the dark side that Foster the People has only given us hints at. The video depicts a post-apocalyptic landscape and kids beating up the members of Foster the People, though I won’t spoil the ending for you
Posted on July 15th, 2011 By converserockstar
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Blink-182′s new single, “Up All Night,” that premiered last night. “Up All Night” still makes their familiar punk sound work, but with the more mature lyrics
Posted on July 10th, 2011 By converserockstar
Spotify, the European music-streaming sensation, has announced that they will soon be expanding to the United States. What separates Spotify from other streaming websites is that it is a free application on which users can stream any music they want, while these other services require paid subscriptions due to copyright issues
Posted on June 28th, 2011 By converserockstar
Every once in a while, a website comes along that shows everyone that the Internet has helped the music industry more than it has hurt it. Turntable.fm is one of those websites. As a social network and music community, Turntable.fm is one of the most original and addictive I have seen in a while
Posted on June 24th, 2011 By converserockstar
The Three Strikes Deal would essentially allow Internet service providers to monitor whether their customers are streaming or downloading material illegally, and “punish” them after three offenses.
Posted on June 23rd, 2011 By converserockstar
After Brandon Flowers took his own route and released a solo album about a year ago – an album that wasn’t received well and did not get good reviews, The Killers are back together and working on a new