Brand New debuted another new song at their show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles last night. It’s called “Sealed To Me,” and it’s the second new song we’ve heard from the band in the past six years following the live debut and subsequent release of “Mene” in the last w...

Morrissey has had an eventful year so far: he cancelled a whole tour and blamed the opening act, he got mobbed by fans in San Jose, he defended seals, and he even released an album. It seems the only thing he hasn’t done is plot a murder … unless maybe he has? According to TMZ, [...]

Ben Folds has covered “Grey Seal” among other Elton John jams throughout his career, and John’s influence is obvious in Folds’ own plucky piano-pop. So it must have been a huge thrill for Folds when John invited him on stage Sunday during his Bonnaroo-closing set to perform “Grey Seal” ...

Bob Mould has been doing this longer than some of you have been alive. Shit, he’s been doing it longer than I’ve been alive. Hüsker Dü, the harrowing and inspiring Minnesota jangle-punk trio with whom a young Mould first sealed his legend, released their first album in January 1983, which puts him more than three [...]

Tori Amos is getting ready to release her new album Unrepentant Geraldines and recently performed its delicate, mystical “Selkie” on Soundcheck for WNYC. In traditional Scottish and Irish folklore, selkies are seals that can remove their skin and become human on land. In addition to the Soundcheck audio below, you can watch h...