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March 22, 2013 – After 12 years and four studio albums, My Chemical Romance announced they're splitting up in a surprise blog post published on their official site tonight.The message to fans, simply titled "My Chemical Romance," reads:Being in this band for the past...

January 21, 2013 – Earlier this month on The Colbert Report, the usually plugged-in host Stephen Colbert, as part of a unusually awkward interview even by Colbert standards, informed guest Ben Gibbard that "probably most people know you from Death Cab for Cutie." That'...

December 2, 2012 – SPIN cover stars Heems and Kool A.D. of Das Racist have each released two solo mixtapes this year, and now we may know the reason why: The group has broken up, Heems announced onstage in Munich last night. According to Pitchfork, Das Racist was set t...

November 26, 2012 – It appears that Manchester band WU LYF have broken up. On Friday, the group shared and subsequently deleted a new song called "T R I U M P H" via YouTube. But the clip has been reposted by others since along with the screed that originally accompanie...

September 26, 2012 – Mike Love apparently surprised his fellow Beach Boys co-founders Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, plus guitarist David Marks, when he announced on Sunday that all three were fired from the band. After the Boys wrap two London stops on their current 50th ...

August 21, 2012 – Add another chapter to Evan Dando/Juliana Hatfield story: the latter is rejoining the Lemonheads for a brief tour supporting the Psychedelic Furs. The reunion of former Lemonheads bassist Hatfield with head 'Head Evan Dando isn't entirely unprecedent...

August 8, 2012 – Before Monkees singer Davy Jones died of a heart attack on February 29, his bandmate Peter Tork said the foursome had been plotting a reunion tour, which would have been the original lineup's first shows together since 1997. In March, he said, "We we...

July 27, 2012 – Swedish psych-rock pros the Soundtrack of Our Lives have announced that their sixth record Throw It To The Universe was their last. Following a string of goodbye shows in Sweden and the U.K., they'll be putting an end to their 17-year career. "My ...

July 27, 2012 – Ben Folds was literally in the dark in regards to the idea of reuniting with bassist Robert Sledge and drummer Darren Jessee and bringing their beloved irony-laden, piano-pop trio Ben Folds Five back to life. (The band had amicably parted ways in 200...

July 10, 2012 – Run-D.M.C., the Beatles of hip-hop, will be reuniting for the first time in a decade to headline the 7th edition of Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest. The group disbanded in 2002 after the shooting death of turntable architect Jam Master Jay. To honor Jay's ...