British festivals appear and disappear quicker than X Factor contestants, but Stag and Dagger looks like it’s here to stay. Starting out five years ago as Shoreditch’s answer to the Camden Crawl, they quickly incorporated Glasgow on the tour, and the festival now feels something like an institution. The opportunity to see the most exciting new bands alongside underground heroes around the best venues in your city is a hard one to resist. The Glasgow leg opened early at the Captain’s Rest, but we saved ourselves for the ABC, where White Denim were opening. It may have ...

I still think the best moment of my life so far was getting a Facebook invite from a fellow music school classmate, inviting me to their “Senior Rectal! There’s gonna be snacks!” All downhill from there.

Beautiful World - Dierks Bently (feat. Patty Griffin) Who wants to live forever? When Freddy Mercury asked that question in song -- for the immortal Highlander , no less! -- he did so poignantly, as he himself teetered on the edge of life's abyss. But seriously, who does want to live forever? If our news and our fictional best-sellers are any indication, the world is going to hell in a handbasket at high velocity, so why would anyone want to be around to see it keep getting worse? The future will be a time when an evil dictator uses a televised gladiator competition ...

Millencolin have posted a song from their upcoming b-sides/rarities compilation, The Melancholy Connection , titled "The Downhill Walk." The song originally appeared on the band's Kemp 7" in 2002. The Melancholy Connection is due out May 29th, 2012 .

Yet another new track from Millencolin's upcoming anniversary collection "The melancholy connection".

*Millencolin* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/millencolin) are streaming a older b-side called “The Downhill Walk” -- here (http://soundcloud.com/epitaph-records/millencolin-the-downhill-walk).

Rihanna , who recently posted Instagram photos of her getting down and dirty at the strip club, was in NYC rehearsing for her upcoming appearance on Saturday Night Live . DETAILS: Rita Ora Is "Happy" To Be Compared To Rihanna Although she woke up "repenting," saying she felt like a "sinner" after her wild night, something else seems to be killing her mood. Rihanna tweeted: "I tried Lord!" What could the super successful songstress possibly fail at? Following that tweet, her emotions went downhill: PHOTOS: Rihanna Repents After Her Naughty Strip Club Night "Over thinking killed happiness. Insecurities killed self-esteem. Lies killed ...

Dr. John - aka The Night Tripper, aka Mac Rebennack, the cult New Orleans practitioner of fonk - offers his opinionation on all things musicalistic. KNOW YOUR LIMITS Right at the corner of my house there was a guy named Woo Woo, who used to play piano in F-sharp - it’s a very difficult key to play in. Every song he played was in F-sharp. And I thought, ‘Good God, I can’t do what this guy’s doing!’ He’s flying all over the piano and doing all this stuff. So I talked to my Uncle Joe and I said, ‘Uncle ...

Conventional hip hop logic holds that the DJ is enduring a long slow slide towards California Condor status. You could theoretically argue that things have gone downhill since Kool Herc essentially invented the genre. Serato has brought every amateur out of the Pioneer Speakers. Rappers can and do play live shows from CDs. Computer production… Continue reading »

Despite its critics, the British festival season can still throw up some special moments. The moments during a performance when the crowd just seems to filter away, leaving you alone watching something special emerge onstage. Every fan has one, a time when the setting, the music and the atmosphere coalesced to craft something far bigger than the sum of its parts. With Camden Crawl fast approaching, ClashMusic tracked down a few of the names from the line up to ask them about their 'I Was There...' moment. - - - Glasvegas (Paul Donoghue) The first festival I remember playing was on the Isle ...

Ever wanted to rock out on one of the most famous mountaintops in Sydney? Of course you have, and the innovative Newton’s Nation festival allowed for just that. The iconic Mount Panorama became a hub for the three-day camping festival in Bathurst, the AU review went along to document one of the three days. We arrived in the early afternoon to a picturesque view while behind us a BMX ramp was drawing people away from their tents - tricks which seemed almost impossible were pulled off by domestic and international stars. In addition to this, punters were treated to various ...

Ever wanted to rock out on one of the most famous mountaintops in Sydney? Of course you have, and the innovative Newton’s Nation festival allowed for just that. The iconic Mount Panorama became a hub for the three-day camping festival in Bathurst, the AU review went along to document one of the three days. We arrived in the early afternoon to a picturesque view while behind us a BMX ramp was drawing people away from their tents - tricks which seemed almost impossible were pulled off by domestic and international stars. In addition to this, punters were treated to various ...

Genre: Alternative/Indie/Rock/Progressive/Experimental Country: UK Tracklist 01. Soft Coda 02. Chirality 03. Mirador 04. Empire Waste 05. Savage With Barometer 06. Interval 07. Expert With Altimeter 08. The Receiver 09. Downhill 10. (Theory of Tides) ...

After  Whitney Houston 's death, her estranged ex-husband, New Edition front man Bobby Brown , was at the forefront of a multitude of backlash. Now, in his first exclusive interview since her tragic death, Bobby Brown is speaking up on the allegations with TODAY's Matt Lauer. Bobby admits, "I'm not the reason she's gone." PHOTOS: Bobby Brown Is Falling Apart After Whitney Houston's Death  In the highly anticipated interview set to run on Wednesday, Bobby claims that he is "very much clean and sober from narcotics," and talks about the last time he saw Whitney, his relationship ...

We catch up with Ben Hallett from Gold Coast group Skyway ahead of their appearance at Newton's Nation festival in Bathurst, NSW this weekend! Skyway have been announced to play Newtowns Nation Festival on Saturday the 28th of April. Being a 3 day festival as it is, is the band thinking about pitching a tent and setting up camp during the festival? Certainly considered it, a little known fact is that Dan has always been an rampant mountain luge enthusiast. Might even catch him on theslopes before we hit the road home this weekend... A big attraction of Newtowns ...