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Famously Litigious Frank Zappa Widow Acquires Captain Beefheart Trademark
Frank Zappa's widow Gail Zappa has trademarked the name "Captain Beefheart," which was the alias of her late husband's collaborator-competitor Don Van Vliet. To those who've followed the latter-day activities of the Zappa estate executrix, this lates...
Country Singer Slim Whitman Dead at 90
Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeling country singer who sold millions of records throughout his decades-long career, has died at age 90 of heart failure. Son-in-law Roy Beagle confirmed to the Associated Press that Whitman passed away at Florida's...
Nine Inch Nails Ask David Lynch to Direct 'Came Back Haunted' Video
The video for Nine Inch Nails' new single "Came Back Haunted" will be directed by David Lynch, Pitchfork reports. Earlier today, Trent Reznor shared a picture via Twitter of himself seemingly wearing makeup while the iconic Twin Peaks creator lu...
Watch Sigur Ros' Live 360-Degree Webcast Performance
Sigur Rós are celebrating the June 18 release of their seventh album, Kveikur, by performing a live, 360-degree interactive webcast from Dresden, Germany Wednesday (June 19). The Icelandic post-rock trio will reportedly play five trac...
M.I.A. Mocks Critics of 'The Message' After NSA Leaks
There's a certain irony in taking to social media to bemoan the loss of privacy. Exploding that paradox, though, is a big part of what M.I.A. has signaled through her music in recent years. As SPIN's Charles Aaron wrote in a rave review of 2010's Int...
Oneohtrix Point Never Moves to Warp for Experimental 'R Plus Seven' Album
Oneohtrix Point Never will soon resurface with a new album. On October 1, Warp Records will release R Plus Seven, the follow-up to Daniel Lopatin's outstanding 2011 LP Replica. The upcoming full-length will be the one-man band's first recor...
Who Charted? Black Sabbath Possess No. 1, the Lonely Island #YOLO-Yodel Into Top 10
First! All hail the dark lord Ozzy and his grotesque generals Tony and Geezer — the original Black Sabbath hath risen after 35 years of absence from the charts and proven, definitively, that this demonic whole is greater than the sum of its po...
James Murphy to Compose for Broadway Play That Inspired 'Seinfeld' Episode
James Murphy will be playing on Broadway. The former LCD Soundsystem leader is writing original music for the revival of Betrayal, according to Playbill. There's literally no other detail about Murphy's involvement just yet.EGOT winner Mike Nichols i...
Ty Segall's 'Sleeper' Album Will Warp Time and Space
Ty Segall has revealed more details on his upcoming album, Sleeper. Due August 20 via Drag City, the garage rock warrior's next full-length will feature a total of 10 tracks, sport some blankets on its cover art, and, according to an official an...
Kanye West Will Tour Behind 'Yeezus,' as Parkinson's Line Draws Backlash
Kanye West will tour in support of Yeezus, one of the album's producers has confirmed. Asked in a Reddit AMA whether there will be a tour behind the rapper's provocative new LP, longtime collaborator Mike Dean answered with a simple "yes." Dean ...
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