Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon Lead Austin City Limits Lineup

The lineup for Austin City Limits has been announced….. and it’s better than ever!!

Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, The Levon Helm Band, Sonic Youth, Dave Matthews Band, Coheed and Cambria, Beastie Boys and Ben Harper are just some of the huge names scheduled to perform Oct. 1-2 at Austin’s Zilker Park.

Check out a full list of the lineup here, and don’t forget to pick up your tickets ASAP!

Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam Tapped For Outside Lands Festival

In what has to be the most eclectic lineup ever, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, M.I.A., Jason Mraz, Modest Mouse, the Mars Volta, Black Eyed Peas, Incubus, Ween and Thievery Corporation have been tapped to play this year’s Outside Lands Festival August 28-30 at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park!

Don’t forget to get your pre-sale tickets April 15!!!

All Points West Lineup Includes Coldplay, Beastie Boys

The lineup for this year’s second annual All Points West Festival has been announced.

And things are looking good!!

Headlining the three-day festival (July 30th to August 2nd at New Jersey’s Liberty State Park) are Beastie Boys, Tool and Coldplay. But check out a full list of the lineup:

Friday, July 31: Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, The National, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT, Q-Tip, The Pharcyde, Organized Konfusion, The Knux, Ra Ra Riot, Seasick Steve, Telepathe, Shearwater, Heartless Bastards, Flying Lotus, College Humor Live, Arj Barker, Eugene Mirman and Bo Burnham.

Saturday, August 1: Tool, My Bloody Valentine, Gogol Bordello, Arctic Monkeys, Neko Case, The Ting Tings, Yelle, Crystal Castles, St. Vincent, Tokyo Police Club, The Cool Kids, Kool Keith, Cage the Elephant, Chairlift, White Rabbits, Electric Touch, The Postelles, Black Gold, College Humor Live, Tim & Eric, Judah Friedlander and Jim Jeffries.

Sunday, August 2: Coldplay, Echo & The Bunnymen, MGMT, The Black Keys, Elbow, Silversun Pickups, Mogwai, We Are Scientists, Ghostland Observatory, The Gaslight Anthem, Etienne De Crecy, Lykke Li, Akron/Family, Steel Train, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, College Humor Live, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Showalter and Todd Barry.

We can’t wait!!

Adam Yauch Talks ‘Weird’ New Beastie Boys Record

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch has offered a few details about the band’s anticipated new record Tadlock’s Glasses, due this fall.

Says Yauch:

“It’s a weird record.”

And your past records weren’t???

Glasses will feature “a lot of rhyming and playing and sampling – all combined,” Yauch adds, explaining the reason for the obscure title.

“We had a bus driver years ago who used to drive Elvis’ back up singers. His name was Tadlock and Elvis gave him a pair of glasses which he was very proud of. So for some reason that title has just been bouncing around.”

Ah ha!