We were super excited to catch up with some of our FORT friends last night at Austin’s edition of Step Into The Black presented by Captain Morgan and FADER. It was a scorching hot day … read more »

Cloud Nothings, Pains of Being Pure at Heart and War on Drugs are among the bands who will participate in the first CBGB music festival this summer, organizers said on Tuesday.

After scratch offs and fakes, the full lineup for ACL 2012 was released last night. We at MSD are super stoked about RHCP, Jack White, The Back Keys, Florence & The Machine, The Roots, The Civil Wars, M83, Childish Gambino, War On Drugs">The War On Drugs, Oberhofer, Zola Jesus, and many more. Click here for the full lineup.  Here's LCD Soundsystem in direct sun at the 2010 festival:

Tegan And Sara, Weezer, Metric, and a slew of other bands will be playing the 2012 Austin City Limits Music Festival that will be taking place from October 12th through October 14th. Check out the full lineup below by clicking  ”Read More.” Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Black Keys Jack White, Florence + The Machine, The Avett Brothers, Iggy & The Stooges, AVICII, BASSNECTAR, The Roots, The Shins, Weezer, Gotye, The Civil Wars, M83, Tegan and Sara, Childish Gambino Two Door Cinema Club, Thievery Corporation, The Afghan Whigs, Crystal Castles, Andrew Bird, Gary Clark Jr., Metric, Band ...

Austin City Limits takes place October 12–14. Red Hot Chili Peppers Neil Young and Crazy Horse The Black Keys Jack White Florence + The Machine The Avett Brothers Iggy & The Stooges AVICII BASSNECTAR The Roots The Shins Weezer Gotye The Civil Wars M83 Tegan and Sara Childish Gambino Two Door Cinema Club Thievery Corporation The Afghan Whigs Crystal Castles Andrew Bird Gary Clark Jr. Metric Band of Skulls Esperanza Spalding Alabama Shakes Delta Spirit M. Ward Randy Rogers Band Die Antwoord Rufus Wainwright NEEDTOBREATHE Big Gigantic Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra Steve Earle War On Drugs">The War On Drugs Umphrey’s ...

The initial lineup for the 2012 Austin City Limits Music Festival has been revealed and features headliners the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Black Keys and Jack White. There are plenty of HT faves on the bill such as The Avett Brothers, The Roots, The Civil Wars, Andrew Bird, Alabama Shakes, War On Drugs">The War On Drugs, Umphrey’s McGee and Punch Brothers. ACL 2012 will be held in Austin’s Zilker Park from October 12 – 14. All in all, the festival will see over 130 play its eight stages. Here’s a look ...

The  Austin City Limits festival has anounced its lineup. Jack White, the Black Keys, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Iggy and the Stooges, Crystal Castles, Zola Jesus, Alabama Shakes, Andrew Bird, A-Trak, Black Lips, Afghan Whigs, the Roots, M83, Willis Earl Beal, the Shins, First Aid Kit, the War on Drugs, M. Ward, Die Antwoord, Weezer, Metric, Tennis, Tegan and Sara, Florence and the Machine, Big K.R.I.T., Stars, Los Campesinos!, and many more will perform in Zilker Park October 12-14. Click here for the full line-up, and watch the Black Keys performing "Thickfreakness" at ACL 2011 below ...

Hey, I just defer to Willie. He hasn’t been wrong yet. Guardian UK : Did starting to smoke weed make a difference to the way you thought about the world and your political interests? When I was out in the bars drinking and fighting I was a little bit less of a peacemaker than I would be if I’d had a coupla hits of a joint and gone and laid down somewhere. I’d have less bumps on my head, that’s for sure. Won’t it be too hard for Congress to decriminalise weed? Well, Connecticut just became ...

Check out this tune "Marianne", for fans of The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, War On Drugs">The War On Drugs.

PropertyOfZack is beyond excited to finally be launching The Allied Force  with Chris Martin of Hostage Calm . The special Contributor Blog will be an ongoing series with Cmar where he will discuss his thoughts on the current political and social environment, conduct interviews with bands on these issues, discuss music, and much more. In his first post, Cmar explains the creation of The Allied Force, showcases his point of view on the current social and political climate, dives into same-sex marriage, and so much more that we are honored to host on the site. Read the first entry into The ...

Purling Hiss are the latest participants in the Shaking Through series sponsored by WXPN. The band hit the studio to record a new song, "Lolita," produced by War on Drugs' Adam Granduciel. The track is a cleaner, but still biting version of their fuzz-psych sound and a pretty clear argument that these guys need to get into the studio for a proper full length that's higher on the fidelity spectrum. They've displayed an aptitude on record for mind flaying solos and gravel gnarled guitar grit but coupled with this clearer view of Polizze' songwriting it would be interesting ...

In the latest installment of  Weathervane / WXPN 's  "Shaking Through"  series, the War on Drugs ' Adam Granduciel enlisted Philadelphia guitar hero Mike Polizze and his band Purling Hiss to create a song in two days. "Lolita" is built around a fuzzed out guitar riff, and it's probably the most hi-fi thing the band has recorded to date. Check out the documentary behind the song here .

Sweet Lights(formerly of Capitol Years and War On Drugs) releases this new video for the 2nd single from his self-titled debut album, out now.

The schedule for Manchester, Tennessee's sweatiest four days has been announced. This year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival , which takes place from June 7-10, will include performances from Radiohead, Bon Iver, Danny Brown, Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus, Feist, Vincent">St. Vincent, the Shins, tUnE-yArDs, Bad Brains, Skrillex, Ludacris and literally hundreds more. (New additions to the lineup include GZA performing Liquid Swords , Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, and Pelican.) The entire festival itinerary can be found here . As far as scheduling conflicts go: If you're looking to see Feist AND Ludacris (you are, right?), Flying Lotus and ...

You would be hard pressed to reach full maturity without at least once reflecting, "I've got poison in my head", as Brooklyn's Thieving Irons do so brilliantly on coming single, "Poison." This wouldn't have to be the self-medicated, over-the-counter poison of the suburbs, light American-style lagers in parking lots and basements. It wouldn't have to be the poison you can get prescribed to you by a medical doctor if you say the right things or complain of "recurrent and debilitating pain". It wouldn't have to be the poison that is the beauty and stupidity of ...