When doesn’t Bette Midler take our breath away? Wednesday, The Divine Miss M released her cover of “Waterfalls” by R&B trio TLC through The Advocate as a tease for her upcoming album of covers. The album, titled It’s the Girls, is a collection of covers by Bette Midler of 15 tracks sung by some of the greatest female…
Watch: New Avengers 2 trailer
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!!!! Stop everything you are doing right now, because the official trailer for the Avengers sequel, Avengers: Age of Ultron has been released! Marvel and Disney released the official trailer after a low-quality version was leaked on the web. The trailer consists to two minutes of flashing scenes on top of the voice of new…
New Found Glory x Vinyl Mag
“We’re not in a band to record records; we’re in a band to do the music we love over and over and over again.” In music, persistence is one of the most valuable characteristics of a successful career; take a look at New Found Glory, the American “godfathers of punk rock,” and members that can…
Kacey Musgraves at the Georgia Theatre on October 17
Kacey Musgraves visited Athens for a sold-out debut performance at the Georgia Theatre on Oct. 17. Before she emerged from the curtain, the lights dimmed and allowed for the audience to get a good look at the multiple neon cacti and her signature arrows adorning the stage. Her all-male band members filed out, each wearing…
Gwen Stefani: “Baby Don’t Lie”
Gwen Stefani released her first solo song in 8 years on Oct. 19. Stefani returned to her band No Doubt after promoting her second solo album, The Sweet Escape, which was released in 2006. Since then, she has toured and released an album with the band that is currently on a hiatus. Stefani has resumed her…
The Flaming Lips cover an entire Beatles album
One of the greatest albums of all time has received a makeover, my friends. Sunday evening, NPR released the first listen of rock band, The Flaming Lips, new album With a Little Help from My Fwends. The album is the bands chopped and screwed rendition of The Beatles’ entire hit record Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The…
New Angels & Airwaves animated short
This could possibly be the next best thing since Avatar: The Last Airbender. Recently, Angels & Airwaves dropped an amazing trailer for an upcoming animated short called “Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker.” The short is a creation of Blink-182 and Angels and Airwaves frontman, Tom DeLonge and features music from Angels & Airwaves new upcoming album, The…
Listen: Taylor Swift: “Welcome To New York”
Earlier Tuesday, Taylor Swift released the third single off of her upcoming album, 1989. The song is titled “Welcome to New York” and will be the first track on 1989. It was written by Taylor Swift and OneRepublic frontman, Ryan Tedder. Inspired by her own move to New York City, the track represents the wide-eyed enthusiasm that…
New CHVRCHES Track to be Added to Remade ‘Drive’ Soundtrack
Electronic band CHVRCHES will have a new song featured on the upcoming alternative soundtrack for the 2011 film, Drive (ooh, Ryan Gosling). The alternative album is a part of a curated project by BBC Radio 1 show host, Zane Lowe. The new edition of the soundtrack will air on BBC 3 Thursday, Oct. 30 and will feature…
Watch: Charli XCX’s “London Queen” Lyric Video
Releasing the track only a few weeks ago, Charli XCX has unveiled her new lyric video for her Ramones-inspired song, “London Queen.” The video is all animated and somewhat contrasts the punk element of the song. Equipped with its own animated version of Charli, it’s filled with bright colors and fun fonts but few punk hints besides some skulls and…