Pop star refused permit to perform in Jakarta after Islamic groups expressed opposition

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Pop star Lady Gaga has been refused a permit to perform in the Indonesian capital next month over security concerns, police said on Tuesday, after Islamic groups voiced strong objections to her "vulgar" style. Three Islamic groups have expressed their opposition to the concert on June 3, demanding it be stopped, national poli...

After reunited Swedish punk-rock greats played a sold-out Terminal 5 show with Ceremony last night, they kept the evening going by playing a secret late-night set at Bushwick’s Acheron, and it looks like it was fun as fuck. Below, we’ve got an 11-minute video of various songs that they played last night, and it starts [...]

Last week, in between Coachella weekends, Refused went north to gig in San Francisco, and SF Stereogum photographer Wilson Lee was there to document the show. Hit his gallery above, which also features shots of the openers the Hives and the Bronx.

Download Festival has just got even bigger! The organisers have announced an additional 19 bands to the ever-growing summer line-up. My Passion, Yashin, Ghost and La Dispute join the bill, alongside Breed 77, Feed The Rhino, Shadows Fall and Sanguine and more. The full list of bands playing the 2012 June weekender can be viewed below. Download F...