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Austin City Limits 2013 Lineup’s Out!

The line-up for Austin City Limits Music Festival's inaugural two-weekend run this October 4-6 and 11-13 is out and sweet mother of Willie Nelson, it is beautiful. Depeche Mode, The Cure, MUSE, Kings of Leon, Atoms For Peace, Lionel Richie, Phoenix, Wilco, Vampire Weekend, The National, Jimmy Eat World, Silversun Pickups, Electric Six, Grouplove, and about every other damn band you've ever wanted to see will all be there. Eyes will be on Atoms For Peace, the supergroup featuring members of Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and R.E.M. We've been burned by supergroups before (Audioslave, anyone?) but this one could be ...

Boyz II Men: True Nerd Swag

Nerd swag enthusiasts, bow your heads to Boyz II Men. R&B group Boyz II Men are still cutting up the R&B world (Check out their album 20 for proof) and lit the pop charts up in their heyday. To many, the group represents the best of the 90's R&B golden age. Cooleyhighharmony was the first album I ever bought with my own allowance and it still holds up upon further listening, paving the way for II, the group's sophomore effort that set a Guinness record for most buckling of womens' knees upon hearing an album. But we're not here to discuss the ...

New ‘The World’s End’ Poster

Director Edgar Wright gave the Twitter-sphere a treat early this morning when he released a new teaser poster for The World's End . Simon Pegg and Nick Frost team up again for the third film in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy and, as we've come to expect, the film sounds hilarious. 20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King, a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his ...