There's been plenty of pre-release hype, viral and otherwise. You've known the tracklist and backstory for a while. And after hearing "Horchata," "California English" (in two parts), "Cousins," and the old-timer "White Sky," you wouldn't be faulted for thinking Vampire Weekend are giving you more of the same on their California-inspired second a...

Sunn o))) have announced a London show before the end of the year!Sunn o))) will play London Koko on December 14th. Get your Sunn o))) tickets here!

With their black robes and impossibly foggy live shows, drone-metal duo Sunn O))) could be mistaken for a parody, if they didn't make music that heaves with the intensity of a contemplative Deathlord. We called their last solo studio album, Black One, a "doom'n'gloom masterpiece," so our excitement over the follow-up is understandable.Monoliths...

Lo and behold, Billy Corgan found time apart from his 20th anniversary staged exorcisms to make a video. It's for "G.L.O.W," which still isn't sung by the Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling. There are some fairly impressive get ups, though (see Billy's Sunn O)))/Lawrence Of Arabia/Jawa threads, etc.), plus flashing lights and smeary cupcakes. Remember...