Indie darlings Cults will release their new album, Static, in October.
The two remaining members of Pussy Riot have been denied parole and are not expected to be released from Russian prison until next year.
Previously unheard lyrics from the late Ol' Dirty Bastard aka Big Baby Jesus aka Dirt McGirt will be used in the forthcoming Wu-Tang Clan album, A Better Tomorrow. In an interview with The Line of the Best Fit, Inspectah Deck said, "RZA has a bunch of Ol’ Dirty tracks and verses that for years nobody’s heard and, from my last conversation [with RZA], we’re supposed to have an Ol’ Dirty track on there," Inspectah Deck is quoted as saying. "It may be by itself or we might join it on to another song. But Ol’ Dirty is going to be part of this album, that’s a fact.”
Pearl Jam have announced an iTune app that will allow users to access music, news, merchandise, setlists, and other digital goodies. The app is available now.
