Is any contemporary artist cut quite as much slack as Primal Scream? In recent years, they have regularly received weird, circle-squaring reviews in which adjectives like 'embarrassing' and 'ridiculous' figure heavily, but the star rating remains stu... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — The Scream Queen of TheScreamQueen.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Phil Labonte of the Massachusetts metal band ALL THAT REMAINS. more info

Idolator — I know, I know, some people want us to break the tyranny of release dates, but the ever-increasing evidence that the final three months are going to be a last gasp of sorts for the big, blockbuster album is just too good to resist this afternoon. And... more info

Idolator — Alan McGee is certainly known for his ridiculous proclamations—it's sort of his business—and his Guardian blog post today is no particular exception, considering he sort of compares the new Oasis album to the Beatles' Revolver. Still, that's the... more info

Idolator — It's not even that New Yorker critic Sasha Frere-Jones dislikes the Chris Cornell/Timbaland collaboration Scream. He seems disappointed by it, vexed that someone he idolized let him down. When an article that's ostensibly an album review begins with ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Paul Weller is to release a four-CD set of rare and live tracks spanning the length of his solo career.Noel Gallagher, Bobby Gillespie and Tim Burgess have contributed to the setThe 74 songs on 'Weller At The BBC' were recorded by the former Jam man ... more info

The Music Slut — This is so unbelievably upsetting! Today's official statement is as follows: *This is Jesper (Jr) and Jeppe (Sr) speaking. We have decided in much peace and prosperity to put Junior Senior to rest and focus 100% on making music on our own, as we hav... more info

Pitchfork — Sad news for your dancing shoes, as the lads of Junior Senior have announced that they have parted ways after a decade of making music together. The Danish duo, comprised of Jesper "Junior" Mortensen and Jeppe "Senior" Laursen, reached the apex of th... more info

Altsounds — DIGITAL-ONLY "CHOKE" SOUNDTRACK NOW AVAILABLE ON ATO RECORDS "CHOKE" HITS THEATERS NATIONWIDE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 The creators of "CHOKE" are proud to announce the new music video clip that features Ben Kweller's "The Rules," his contribution to th... more info

Altsounds — DIGITAL-ONLY "CHOKE" SOUNDTRACK NOW AVAILABLE ON ATO RECORDS "CHOKE" HITS THEATERS NATIONWIDE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 The creators of "CHOKE" are proud to announce the new music video clip that features Ben Kweller's "The Rules," his contribution to th... more info