Kona's dub punk rockers Pepper are in their home studio writing their new album, and now they have an iPhone app to update their fans of all the news that's fit to print. And probably some that's not, like what porn they have in the studio and where they do their laundry. 

Oh yeah and also go check out what they're calling the new album!

• Add new comment

Vampire Weekend have released the new video for their song 'Cousins', off the California inspired album Contra. The video is pretty cool. It was shot in an alley and features the band cruising back and forth on a dolly track, which wasn't removed from view but rather featured pretty prominently in the clip.

Cousins brings the guys right back into their afro-punk roots they are best known for. Have yourself a listen and a look. 

• Add new comment

Aussie retro rockers Jet have released a new music video for the next single off their latest album Shaka Rock. It's a '70s Western influenced horror flick for the song 'Black Hearts (On Fire)'. Clint Eastwood doesn't make a cameo, but a kinda wish he would.

Embedding has been disabled by request so you're going to have to watch it on YouTube. 

• Add new comment

Last weekend we happened to catch up with alternative rock band The Almost at the Warfield in San Francisco, when they cruised into town on their tour with The Used. We hopped on the bus with 'em and talked about their new album (Monster Monster), their next music video (Hands), who cooks dinner on tour and what's up with a few other things in their lives. Check it out - always good times!

• Add new comment

Pabst Brewing Company is for sale. The beer not-maker is putting all of it's brands on the block, including Colt-45, Schlitz, and of course the red, white and blue PBR.

Pabst doesn't actually create any beer. They are a marketing agency. They run the brands of all of their beers, don't own one brewery, and outsource all the beer making to Molson Coors.

So when the brands are sold will be actually be drinking the same beer?

• Add new comment

The line-up for KROQ's annual Christmas party has been announced. MUSE and AFI will headline the two day Almost Acoustic concert with bands like Metric, The Bravery, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and Cage The Elephant taking other spots on the bill.

All the details can be found right here.

Merry Christmas friends!

• Add new comment

Nathan Followell, drummer of the rock and roll band Kings of Leon, married his girlfriend - 25-year-old singer Jessie Baylin - over the weekend.

Sunday morning Nathan had to write about it: "I woke up with a married woman in my bed this morning. Luckily she was mine."

Congratulations guys.

• Add new comment

Del Mar, the latest skate punk - surf guitar band formed by Sublime drummer Bug Gaugh, have announced that they will play a show in 2010 with the recently resurrected Sublime.

The band is running a contest to win tickets to the show, some clothes, and some music from both Del Mar and Sublime. Details on their Facebook.

• Add new comment