Weird Al at His Weirdest: A Look Back

I am an 80’s child, raised on a healthy diet of Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue, and some far more embarrassing fare like hair bands and one hit wonders. Given my age, I can remember the days of classic MTV – when Queen Madonna reigned and when videos mattered, hell, existed. The debut of the music video…

8th Grade Metal Band Inks $1.7 Million Deal with Sony

Guitarist Malcolm Brickhouse, bassist Alec Atkins, and drummer Jarad Dawkins make up the Brooklyn-based metal band called Unlocking the Truth. This year, the band has played Coachella, SXSW and this year’s Warped Tour, which isn’t bad considering their first gigs were on the streets of New York City’s Times Square. After a couple years of…

Music Monday: Brother Noland – ‘Coconut Girl’

I’m often found yammered on here about how much streaming music has changed my music consumption. In particular, making playlists that I can share with friends in one easy click is sort of my jam now, and my reggae playlist (co-created with Russ, and not-so-cleverly entitled “Reggae mon”) is one of my faves now. Sure,…

Pink Floyd to Release New Album, First in 20 Years

Pink Floyd released The Division Bell a whopping 20 years ago. Coming this October, the band will follow up Bell with its first record of new material since, entitled The Endless River. The album will be comprised of new, unreleased material from that era, with contributions from most band members including the late keyboardist Rick…

TLW’s Firefly Music Festival 2014 Superlatives

Much to the chagrin of my friends, family and whoever else happens to be within earshot, I still haven’t been able to stop talking about this year’s Firefly Music Festival. Now that real life is happening once again (booo), my head is finally clear enough to jot down some thoughts on what I saw, who…

Hear Sam Smith Cover Whitney Houston’s ‘How Will I Know’

Sam Smith, the British Pop singer-songwriter featured on Disclosure’s breakthrough single “Latch,” has a voice. That much is certain. It’s one of those voices that blows you away the second it hits your ear, and then blows you away again once you see the guy it comes out of. (Mayer Hawthorne, anyone?) With a talent…

Karen O Announces First Solo Record, ‘Crush Songs’

  Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O has announced her first solo album, Crush Songs. The album will be released September 9 in the U.S. and September 8 in the UK via Julian Casablancas’ label Cult. Karen O has been rocking some solo collaborations for the last few years, particularly in the movie world. She worked with…