Stereogum — Last summer, I decided it would be cool to walk around with a big VHS camera and record everything I did. The early ’90s are 25 years(!) in the rear-view mirror now, but nostalgia for the era still runs strong through me. Apparently, the same is to... more info

KEXP Seattle — It’s been almost two decades, but it’s finally here: the latest from Australian band The Avalanches! KEXP Music Director Don Yates describes the album as “another impressive full-length of cut-and-paste collage-pop incorporating a dizzying mult... more info

Stereogum — Biz Markie once rapped, “I watch Star Wars just to see Yoda.” But now the Biz will have another reason to watch the forthcoming series reboot Star Wars: The Force Awakens: There’s a character based on his friends the Beastie Boys. According to ... more info

Mercury News, California — Ice-T, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Afrika Bambaataa, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie among the acts appearing at The Art of Rap festival. more info

Perez Hilton — What else could you ask for?! Last night New Kids on the Block performed at Madison Square Garden and got a couple surprise guests to swing by! Donnie Wahlberg took the mic to introduce 50 Cent as he came rising up and performed Just a Friend and In ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Spoon at SXSW 2015 (more by Jesse Deflorio) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Spoon, The Antlers @ The Wick Spoon are such a consistently good band... more info

Perez Hilton — The Muppets haven't been on primetime TV since 1980, so this is a pretty big deal! But instead of an Saturday Night Live-style variety show, this time they're going for something more Modern! [ Video: See The Muppets' Perform Biz Markie's Just A Frie... more info

Perez Hilton — Ha! Thanks to a skilled fan, we now have this classic Muppets musical performance… that never happened! [ Related: Are The Muppets Taking Broadway?! Find Out All The Musical Deets HERE! ] In this cleverly edited video, Muppet piano player Rowlf The... more info

Time — Even Muppet dogs get put in the friend zone. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Joseph Arthur w/ RNDM in 2012 (more by Sachyn Mital) Happy 2015! Not a whole lot is going on today (besides your hangeover) but you can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are... more info