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The Cure Announce New Album 4:13 Scream: 2014 Release Will Be Goth Group’s First Release In 6 Years. With the recent announcement of The Cure’s two sold out performances for The Teenage Cancer trust at the Royal Albert Hall, there’s been rumors of a long in-the-works new album. Well good news Cure fans; the band […]
Slowdive Reunite For Primavera Sound: Dream-pop group will play alongside Pixies and The National. Slowly but surely, shoegaze is coming back into vogue. Last year saw My Bloody Valentine’s first album since 1991’s Loveless. And now its been confirmed that dreampop act (and Creation label mates) Slowdive are also reforming. They’ll be playing the second day […]
The Coachella 2014 Music Festival Lineup has been announced. AND IT’S AMAZING. Every year Coachella offers an odd, yet winning mix of alternative music, past and present, and this year is no exception. As was earlier predicted across the web, Outkast will be reuniting for the event, and will be headlining both weekends, along […]
April 10th is Nirvana Day! Wha?? Nirvana has been defunct since 1994, but 2014 is going to be a busy year for them. Or at least April will be. On April 10th, the Seattle grunge legends will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. And on that same date, Hoquiam, Washington will […]
Gary Numan Announces 2014 U.S. Tour: Synth rock pioneer readies North American tour in support of new album Splinter: Songs For A Broken Mind, including an appearance at SXSW. Following great press and public reception for his new album Splinter: Songs From A Broken Mind, electronic music legend Gary Numan has announced world tour dates, […]
Best TV Shows of 2013: Serving up our list of the best television of the year. 2013 was jammed pack with lots of great television. So much so, that its been hard to keep up, Why must every great show be on Sunday night? I feel like I’m cramming for exams watching endless hours of shows […]
Best Movies Of 2013: Celebrating the most interesting genre films of the past year. 2013 wasn’t a watershed moment in cinema, but there were some notable films in both the blockbuster and indie world. To commemorate, I’ve made the list of my favorites of the year. It’ll look quite different from a lot of best […]
Best Rock Songs Of 2013: Celebrating the best rock tunes of the year (sorry no Blurred Lines here). Recently I covered the best rock albums of 2013 (click here to read). But now it’s time to celebrate the best songs of the year. Some of the album’s listed produced many great tunes, but as we […]
10 Best Dimebag Darrell Riffs, Remembering Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell, 8 years after his passing. Sunday, December 8th, 2013 marks a tragic anniversary; it marks 9 years since the untimely death of Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell. His death ranks among the most shocking in rock and roll; the victim of a crazed mass shooter at a […]
SLIS’s 15 Best Albums Of 2013: 2013 proved a particularly strong year for rock albums. Here’s our list of the 15 best. After several years of anemic rock releases, along comes 2013, which has boasted an impressive array of music. Last year I struggled to come up with a top 10, but this year it […]