Those two famous UK summer festivals not named Glastonbury went out and got Radiohead.
(more…)

Last week, longtime Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin quit the band, explaining his decision thusly: “I can no longer commit all of my energy into something that I don’t fully possess.” Yikes!
(more…)

True story: The night I went to see a performance by Gorillaz was the one night their cartoon screens weren’t working. But Damon Albarn still hid in the stage-wing shadows for almost the entire show. This is what you call dedication to a deeply goofy concept.
(more…)

When Santigold isn’t rehearsing for her upcoming full band tour of North America, she’s laying down vocals on upcoming albums by the Beastie Boys and David Bryne, according to Billboard.com.
(more…)

Chicago indie rockers Chin Up Chin Up are calling it quits. On May 15, the band will play their last show at local club the Empty Bottle. On the Chin Up Chin Up MySpace page, frontman Jeremy Bolen had this to say:
(more…)

Michael Sarver, the latest contestant to get the ol’ heave-ho from American Idol, is not going back to his day job in Jasper, Texas.
(more…)