Thrash Hits — Korn @ Download Festival 2009 setlist Right Now Chi Did My Time Thoughtless Falling Away From Me Coming Undone We Will Rock You (Queen cover) Shoots And Ladders Helmet In The Bush Here To Stay Freak On A Leash Y’All Want A Single Divine Somebody So... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Black Bubblegum DOWNLOAD: DIAL - "Always At The Border" (MP3) DIAL A for Awesome If you were to ask about my favorite bands fifteen or so years ago, the answer would be simple: Helmet, The Jesus Lizard, and Snapcase.... more info

Starpulse — An advertisement for ski helmets has been banned for using a picture of late actress Natasha Richardson, who died earlier this year following an accident on the slopes.[...] Read more! more info

Idolator — Hey, now you can install links to the super-full-of-itself BitTerrorist haven The Pirate Bay to your Facebook page, thus allowing people you work with, your friends from high school, and your husband's aunt to see that you recently downloaded a copy ... more info

Rolling Stone — Loudly leading the charge of new releases this week is Mastodon’s Crack the Skye, which garnered a four-star review from Rolling Stone. Setting out to reach their “Metallica moment,” the band hooked up with producer Brendan O’Brien for an alb... more info

Stereogum — It's early, but Tombs' excellent Winter Hours is one of those albums I know will be with me when the calendar's about to shift and it's time for end-of-the-year lists. The Brooklyn trio's Relapse debut blends New York hardcore intensity with black... more info

Stereogum — With "Snowblind," +/- {Plus Minus} showed us they weren't afraid of dramatic, narrative video treatments. Same goes for X's On Your Eyes's slighter "Unsung," which sadly isn't a Helmet cover. What it is is a sweet song accompanied by a David Lobser-... more info

Pasta Primavera — In January of 2009 Dopamine Records is set to re-release Boston quartet Hooray For Earth’s debut S/T album.  I’ve been listening to this album fairly frequently for the last month or so and have had a hard time pinning them down.  Imagin... more info

ContactMusic — Former BOND girl MICHELLE YEOH has launched a crusade for a new law requiring Vietnamese children to wear motorcycle crash helmets. The Chinese actress became a leading ... more info

All About Jazz — Ken Thompson - Saxophonist/composer with Gutbucket, Bang On A Can, Signal, and more --- Unviels new group: Ken Thompson and Slow/Fast Debut at The Stone Saturday, November 1st, 10pm Avenue C and 2nd Street, NYC 100% new music written throughout 200... more info