rollingstone:

That sound is, as with all really good pop, at once both familiar and sui generis. There are punk elements in the driver’s seat, but the radio is tuned to Beach Boys/Beatles melodicism, and, to stretch the metaphor beyond all limits of help or hope, from the look of the clouds, it’s time to get the top up because the weather is threatening arena rock.

Weezer’s self-titled debut (a.k.a. the Blue Album) was released 19 years ago today.

rollingstone:

Adam Yauch was remembered yesterday on “MCA Day” in Brooklyn.

rollingstone:

Their first album, Ramones, is constructed almost entirely of rhythm tracks of an exhilarating intensity rock & roll has not experienced since its earliest days.

The Ramones released their self-titled debut 37 years ago today.

theswellers:

Our DAYTROTTER session is finally up! We play 4 out of 5 songs from the new EP in a LIVE setting and it sounds awesome!

Do the free subscription trial and if you like how it works, subscribe! Daytrotter is rad and gives a lot of bands great exposure.

Also if you don’t have Running Out Of Places To Go you can pick it up right here for $4: http://theswellers.bandcamp.com

#TheHives en vivo en el Pepsi Music la semana pasada

rollingstone:

Billy Corgan has started writing the next Smashing Pumpkins album.

rollingstone:

Happy birthday Billy Corgan!  Read our 1995 cover story where Corgan talks about releasing Smashing Pumpkins’ epic double album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

nineinchnails:

The Downward Spiral was released 19 years ago today. This mini-documentary chronicles the making of the “Closer” video, with commentary from director Mark Romanek.

Buy The Downward Spiral: Deluxe Edition on CD/digital

rollingstone:

Happy 50th birthday to  Jeff Ament! Read our 1993 cover story on Pearl Jam, written as they were finishing up Vs.

I want this jacket!