Universal Music Group

Hank Williams' kids to release rare recordings for licensing

Sixty years ago today, Hank Williams hit Number One with the slightly posthumous, very prophetic song "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive," a tune he'd written with Fred Rose just prior to his death, and the last single to be released during his lifetime. Bonus on the freaky scale? Fred Rose wou ... More >>

Five Prince perfumes that would smell sweeter than 3121

A New York judge this week ordered Prince to pay a perfume maker nearly $4 million for failing to promote the 3121 line of scents that were a tie-in to the release of 2006's 3121. This is yet another bizarre entry in the life of Prince Rogers Nelson, a life in which each successive chapter manages ... More >>

Ike Reilly celebrates 10 years

Rock star is a Minneapolis staple

The Felix Culpa's Marky Hladish talks about signing to No Sleep and writing 7-minute songs

Courtesy of The Felix Culpa​Since the early 2000s, The Felix Culpa has steadily built a large grassroots following for their blend of post-hardcore, arty indie rock, melody, and dissonance. The Illinois/Wisconsin-based quartet recently signed with the West Coast-based indie label No Sleep Reco ... More >>

Universal Music Group to finally wise up on compact disc prices, eventually go broke anyway

The compact disc has been like a trinket, a toy, a candy bar or a tabloid placed at the checkout counter to snake a bit more bread out of your near-empty wallet.

Prince vs. Dancing Baby: Toddler wins right to dance to "Let's Go Crazy" on YouTube

The mother of a toddler featured in a viral YouTube video dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" went head-to-head with Universal Music Group... and won!

The Rumble Strips

Pharoahe Monch: Desire

Various artists: MySpace Records, Vol. 1

David Banner: Certified

Out of Time

The Rapture may not mean the end of the world, but the end of the moment is upon them

Suburban Legends

A Suburbs reissue in every garage!

Suburban Renewal

Or more to the point, who are the Suburbs?