A few weeks ago, Mumford & Sons keyboardist Ben Lovett revealed that the band had finished recording their new album, but didn’t specify when said album would be released. Now, it’s been confirmed. According to Paste, the band’s album release date is September 24. And that’s not all. The folk band will also embark on a U.S. mini-festival tour in August.
This week, Eminem revealed that he would start working on a followup to Recovery next week. Also, Aerosmith finally announced the official release date for their upcoming record Music From Another Dimension. And producer Mike Dean shared that a Watch the Throne 2 album is coming. Catch up on this week’s news below.
Long holiday weekend? Check. Official start of summer? Double-check. No matter what your plans are for the weekend, the trick is to keep the smiles coming and be surrounded by awesomeness.Whether you’re ahead of us or not, we’re are here to deliver the goods – a spectrum featuring various types of rock, with layering influences and modern takes. The soundtrack to our lives? Perhaps, just maybe. Let the good times roll, and all that jazz. Commence the fun in the sun by checking out our picks for the weekend below…
The season 11 finale of American Idol aired last night, and with a record setting 132 million calling in to vote (inexplicably proving that people still somehow watch American Idol and, more importantly care about it), more viewers cast their vote for an Idol last night than in any other night of the show’s history. The winner? The unfortunately-named Phillip Phillips.
Justin Timberlake is set to return to his musical ways, but not in the way you may think. No, he won’t be releasing a new record any time soon, but will be scoring the soundtrack to a new film titled The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.
It’s strange, but very common to honor a person after they’ve passed away. Such is the case with late Bestie Boys‘ rapper Adam Yauch. According to Billboard, Brooklyn residents are petitioning to rename a local park in Brooklyn Heights after the late MCA.
Robin Gibb, one-third of the sixth top-selling pop group of all time, The Bee Gees, has died at the age of 62 due to cancer and complications related to intestinal surgery. He was 62 years old.
This week, Taylor Swift announced that she would be donating $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Also, Jennifer Lopez finally cleared up the rumors regarding her future on American Idol, while Kanye West announced that he will be debuting a short film at the Cannes Film Festival next week. Catch up on this week’s news below.
Ideally, we wouldn’t have to wait until the weekend to get out and discover/re-discover bands and genres and the like. But the way we see it is that the weekend is like a holiday, only that it occurs 52 times every year. With that many opportunities afforded to the ability to kick back and relax, or dive into a new experience, we just would consider it a shame to not do so when the time comes around. With that said, check out opportunity number 20 thus far in 2012 to make friendly with the choice bands we’ve selected for your entertainment…
