Listen to Angel and Airwaves new album

By Alex Young on October 31st, 2007

Angel and Airwaves’ new album I-Empire isn’t due out until November 5, but Universal is letting people getting an early, legal taste of it.
Though you have to register, you can listen to a stream of the album here.
I’m not much of a fan of the band, but it’s always cool to get an early taste [...]

Happy Halloween

By Alex Young on October 31st, 2007

Indeed today, October 31, is Halloween. CoS would like to wish a Happy Halloween to everybody out there. And as a gift to celebrate this mysterious day, we now present you with our Halloween mix-tape:

Ryan Adams – Halloween”
Ryan Adams – Halloweenhead”
Tim Fite – “I’m Not Scared of You”
Tim Fite – “Trick or Treat”
Alkaline Trio – [...]

The Red Sox had a parade

By Alex Young on October 31st, 2007

Again, let me remind everyone I am not a Red Sox fan. But the Red Sox had a World Series victory parade yesterday and Dropkick Murphys, as expected, were along for the ride.

Read: Village Voice on Joe Strummer

By Alex Young on October 31st, 2007

Julien Temple’s new documentary on the life and times of Joe Strummer, appropriately titled Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten hits the United States in limited release this Tuesday (November 2).
You can watch a trailer for the film below…

Jim Ridley of The Village Voice has written a pretty nice review that details the profoundness of [...]

The New Pornagraphers announce a winner

By Alex Young on October 31st, 2007

Remember the New Pornographer’s challenge to their fans to incorporate a Michael McDonald impression into a fan-created music video?
Well, they have picked a winner and you can watch it below. The winning video goes along to the Pornographers’ “It’s Only Divine Right”.

Watch: Sex Pistols are back together

By Alex Young on October 31st, 2007

Over the last week, the Sex Pistols have played a few reunion shows in the Los Angeles area.

They also made an appearance on Jay Leno last night. And from the looks of it, the performance wasn’t as bad as I expected it to be. You can check it out for yourself here.
They also re-recored “Anarchy [...]

Tim Fite likes Halloween

By Alex Young on October 31st, 2007

Today is the day to receive Tim Fite’s special free Halloween EP. You can get it by clicking here.

Remember though. After today, the EP will be unavailable. So you better hurry up and get it.
Oh, and Happy Halloween!

Paste Magazine copies Radiohead

By Alex Young on October 30th, 2007

Perhaps in hopes of achieving increased profits, or maybe just because they like Radiohead, the folks at Paste Magazine are letting new readers pick how much they want to pay for a year long subscription.
For a limited time, name your own price for a one-year subscription to Paste. Yes, it’s up to you. What is [...]

Watch: Vegoose 2007

By Alex Young on October 30th, 2007

I did a semi-recap yesterday, but I thought I’d share some Youtube videos that do a good job depicting last weekend’s festivities…
Daft Punk – “Human Together”
 

Watch: The Hives cover songs

By Alex Young on October 29th, 2007

The Hives went cover crazy during an October 20th performance on a Swedish television station.

Who is covered on this “Medley”:
1. List of Demands (Saul Williams)
2. Hey Ya! (Outkast)
3. Two Theives (Compulsive Gamblers)
4. Gotta Get Some Action Now! (Hellacopters)
5. Stay Fly (Three 6 Mafia)
6. Seven Nation Army (White Stripes