JamBase — Grammys Get Real with Nominations Radiohead After years of throwing hyper-saturated mainstream poop at the masses, it appears the Grammys have come around to some real dope sounds. In addition to fairly entertaining rockers Coldplay (who will p... more info

Pop Matters — Debut EP from this soulful psych-punk outfit is sure to please fans of the Murder City Devils, At the Drive-In, and the Mars Volta. more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Hadas The Mars Volta guitarist/writer/producer/arranger Omar Rodriguez-Lopez is using his main band's current downtime to release the next in a fairly long line of solo albums. This new one is "a 10-track collection of concise rock compositi... more info

Nialler9 — Warning: parse_url(http://) [function.parse-url]: Unable to parse url in /home/.needle/nialler9/nialler9.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/local-analytics/local-analytics.php on line 123 News has reached today that the crazy one out of Mars Volta.. (s... more info

JamBase — Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Releases Digital Only Album, Old Money, Out Now Omar Rodriguez-Lopez "As a founding member of At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez has set the standard for post-modern squalls that combine post-punk, pro... more info

XLR8R — Mars Volta writer/producer/guitarist Omar Rodriguez Lopez will release a solo album on Stones Throw Records on January 27th of next year. The 10-track album, Old Money, is loosely based on the concept of “exploitative industrialists” and ... more info

JamBase — The 27s — The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll Has Arrived The 27s is the grandest story of rock & roll, firmly ingrained in popular music and culture yet the saga somehow slipped through the cracks of time — until today. If you're ... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — If your brain is anything like mine, the first thing you'll probably observe about Portland act Ley Lines is the guy with the righteous beard. That's a nice piece of facial hair, like an Anglicized Kyp Malone or an Amish arista! Either way, once yo... more info

Altsounds — After signing a worldwide deal with major label Zomba, *IN CASE OF FIRE* are at last set with a November 10th release date for their astounding debut single *‘This Time We Stand’*,one of the most anticipated debut releases of 2008. ... more info

Altsounds — After signing a worldwide deal with major label Zomba, *IN CASE OF FIRE* are at last set with a November 10th release date for their astounding debut single *‘This Time We Stand’*,one of the most anticipated debut releases of 2008. ... more info