Scene vs. Service

Last.fm just brought their new site out of beta, and it is completely awesome. aside from just solving my media center extender issue, it looks fantastic, and gets me my ...

Shallow Rewards

The internet is equalizing music. And erasing the lies that soundscan told us. but mocking music doesn't get it. They're still holding on to an idyllic world dependent on distribution channels that held music hostage for so long. This, despite statistics showing ...

Do You Wanna Hear My Confession?

My greatest sin, here it is:
I wasted half my life
on the thought that
I would live.. forever
Cursive's happy hollow is due out in august. yeah, Gretta Cohn left, but they replaced the cello with horns. And replaced post-divorce naval-gazing with a burning hatred for middle america christianism and atheist ranting. I didn't think anything could top 'the ugly organ'. I was wrong. listen: Dorothy at Forty now go pick up the Dorothy at Forty CD single with it's two non-LP tracks. and eagerly await the release of 14 Hymns for the Heathen Happy Hollow in august!

God Hates iPods

via BLABBERMOUTH: kid gets struck by lightning while mowing the lawn and listening to his iPod. Since he was listening to metallica, and heavy metal comes from the devil, his mother figures it's the hand of god striking him down on account of his iPod. cos, you ...

National Day of Slayer


What better date for a national holiday for the most evil metal band? So evil, that they're releasing their new single today. (you can also download the censored version from myspace) Official Celebrations ...