Sonic Slang

Sorry for the radio-silence kids. In the wake of a smelly-but-awesome trip to Bonnaroo, SS needed to recharge the ole' music batteries. But a little news from one of the festival's best entries, The Beastie Boys, got my ass back...

The long-awaited Phish comeback disc will be released "this summer," has 10 tracks and will be called Joy [Rolling Stone]

Look out hipsters, 500 Days of Summer is here to end Garden State's five-year reign atop the indie soundtrack hall of fame. Note the inclusion of Hall & Oates, adding a dose of that 80's irony the cool kids love...

Is Springsteen on Twitter? The rumor mill says yes. Bruuuuuce(?)

Admittedly, Bob Dylan's latest LP, Together Through Life, wasn't the instant classic his last three discs have been. But the video for "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" is some brutal but brilliant stuff - I look forward to the movie.

If you didn't stay up to watch Conan's debut on The Tonight Show, you missed out not only on the yucks. Pearl Jam closed the show by debuting a track of this fall's new LP, Backspacer. Happily, "Get Some" hints...

The Hold Steady shilling for Top Chef? I mean, it's a cool show and all, but Craig Finn always struck me as more of a Hamburger Helper kind of guy. [via Pitchfork]

Stream the new Sonic Youth at iLike: The Eternal hits stores next week Arctic Monkey's 3rd LP: Ten new tracks this August Trent Reznor vs. Marilyn Manson: Umm, 1997 called and it wants its feud back David Gray to Draw...

If "Boom Boom Pow" or "Poker Face" really ain't your bag (and let's be honest, they shouldn't be), you'll want to pay attention next Tuesday as not one but two bands with feet planted firmly in the sounds of Billboard's...

We're just days away from the Phish 2009 summer reunion tour, but some fans are probably sparking up the bong a bit early with the release of a new single, "Time Turns Elastic" this week. The 13-minute (!) track will...

Other than a bizarrely awesome name, we still know very little about the upcoming Beastie Boys LP. But I must admit that the band's appearance on Jimmy Fallon, complete with a Roots-backed performance of "So What'cha Want," has me pretty...

Maxwell's MTV Unplugged was always one of my favorite in the series, and essentially served as my entry point for appreciating R&B; (as much as a kid who grew up on Van Halen and REM really could). After a eight-year...

The Beastie Boys have wrapped production on their next LP, apparently dubbed Hot Sauce Committee. I have no idea what that means, but I like it. A Monday email to fans also promised an appearance on Jimmy Fallon tonight to...

The ex-Wilco mate was 46.