Check out Soundgarden's performance on Letterman

Grunge veterans, Seattle's Soundgarden, are back with new album entitled King Animal (you can still stream it in its entirety along with new Deftones and How to Destroy Angels records here). It's interesting that even though it is their first new full-length studio album in long 15 years (last one was 1996's Down on the Upside), it is really good.

To promote their latest effort, they recently stopped by at New York’s Ed Sullivan Theatre to appear in the latest installment of the Live on Letterman online concert series.

Their ten-song setlist, which lasted almost one hour, included 7 tracks from King Animal, two from 1988's Ultramega OK and one tune from 1994's Superunknown.

Band also performed current single "Been Away For Too Long" for Late Show With David Letterman TV series. Check both performances below.

 

Tracklisting of Live on Letterman:

"Worse Dreams" (from King Animal)
"By Crooked Steps" (from King Animal)
"Incessant Mace" (from Ultramega OK)
"Beyond The Wheel" (from Ultramega OK)

"Taree" (from King Animal)
"A Thousand Days Before" (from King Animal)
"Eyelid’s Mouth" (from King Animal)
"Non-State Actor" (from King Animal)
"Fell On Black Days" (from Superunknown)
"Rowing" (from King Animal)

Song of the day: Jane's Addiction - "Sympathy for the Devil" (The Rolling Stones cover)

The Rolling Stones' track "Sympathy for the Devil", which comes from their 1968's Beggars Banquet, is true classic rock song. It has been covered by many artists all over the world.

However, nobody probably has covered it the way like Jane's Addiction recently did. They completely stripped it down to its basics. Perry Farrell's vocals alongside Dave Navarro's acoustic guitar fits this track perfectly.

Reason why Jane's Addiction did this is soundtrack for TV series Sons of Anarchy entitled Songs of Anarchy: Vol 2. You can listen to their cover along with complete soundtrack here (embed code wasn't working for some reason...).

Also, check out the original version of the track and decide which one is better.

Watch Muse, The Killers and No Doubt perform at MTV EMAs

Last weekend (November 11), MTV EMAs took place in Frankfurt. Even though I don't care about these kinds of awards at all, sometimes they feature pretty decent performances from artists who actually make real music and not those gangnam-style kind of "artists". It makes me really sad when I look at the nominees and winners... seriously, look for yourself here.

Anyway, like I said, sometimes they feature performances of great artists. This year, it was Muse, The Killers and No Doubt. It's not a lot, but we can be glad for at least something, right?

Muse obviously put out the best show of these three. They performed song "Madness" taken from their latest album The 2nd Law. I really like the beginning during which frontman of the band, Matt Bellamy, wears these cool glasses with two screens instead of see-through glass. However, he obviously can't see through them so before he's about to start playing his guitar, he has to take them off

No Doubt also performed quite well. They played song called "Looking Hot" from their comeback album Push and Shove, which came out only recently.

Finally, The Killers... Well, I'm kind of disappointed because they performed with playback and that's just not performance for me. However, at least they were there and brought real music to this horrible event...

Watch all three performances below.

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Metric have a new music video

Great indie rock band from Canada called Metric released fifth studio LP entitled Synthetica in July of this year. It features 11 new tracks, which got mostly positive reception. The band basically continue doing what they've been doing for last 14 or 15 years because it obviously works.

The band also recently revealed new music video for second single of the album called "Breathing Underwater". The track is really catchy and in fact, I like it more than the first single "Youth Without Youth".

New music video contains footage from their endless touring. So they basically used well-known concept and used it for their new music video. Though I think it's not bad when a band shows "on-the-road footage" in their music video from time to time.

Check the video below.

Also, if you've got some time to spare, check out Metric perform at Radio Music City Hall here.

Watch new music video from Björk

Icelandic singer-songwritter, well known and well respected, Björk, has released her eighth studio record entitled Biophilia last year. It is once again great record from this incredible artist, which got positive reviews from music critics as well as her fans. Actually, I start to feel that Bjork can hardly go wrong and make something really really bad. I'm not saying that everybody should and does love her, but I definitely think she deserves the respects she receives for her work.

Recently, she teamed up with Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Arts and together made a music video for second single of the album called "Mutual Core".

The music video was directed by Andrew Thomas Huang and it is as weird as Björk and her music. It features 46 years old singer in sand. Around her are these sinister rock creatures. Like I said, it is weird, but these visuals are made with passion and are really incredible. Check this piece of art at the bottom of the post.

Björk is also set to release Biophilia remix album. It is called Bastards and it will be out next week (November 19). Although, all remixes have been previously released as The Crystalline Series of the Biophillia Remix Series, Björk picked quarter of them and put them on single CD.

Bastards tracklisting:

1. "Crystalline" (Omar Souleyman Remix)
2. "Virus" (Hudson Mohawke "Peaches and Guacamol" Rework)
3. "Sacrifice" (Death Grips Remix)
4. "Sacrifice" (Matthew Herbert's Pins and Needles Mix) (edit)
5. "Mutual Core" (These New Puritans Remix) [ft. Soloman Is. Song]
6. "Hollow" (16-bit Remix)
7. "Mutual Core" (Matthew Herbert’s "Teutonic Plates" Mix)
8. "Thunderbolt" (Death Grips Remix)
9. "Dark Matter" (Alva Noto Remodel)
10. "Thunderbolt" (Omar Souleyman Remix)
11. "Solstice" (Current Value Remix)
12. "Moon" (The Slips Remix)
13. "Crystalline" (Matthew Herbert Remix)

Song of the day: Green Day - "Stray Heart"

Song called "Stray Heart" was first track revealed from Green Day's second album of their ongoing album trilogy ;Uno! ;Dos! ;Tre!. It is also first single of the record, which officially came out last week (November 9).

Couple of days ahead of the album release, music video for this single was revealed. The video is typical love music video about a couple in which a guy messes it up and so on and so on... There is also this kind of weird thing where his heart jumps off his body and leaves literally a hole in his chest. The rest of the video is pretty much about that guy chasing his heart around the town. It is kind of weird.

However, the track is really good. Especially, the chorus is really catchy. Also the bass sounds great.

Check the video below.

Song of the day: Trent Reznor - "Black Ops II Theme"

Yesterday (November 13), video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II (alongside its soundtrack) came out as well as Trent Reznor's side project How To Destroy Angels new EP entitled Omen (stream it here).

As you know, Trent Reznor has written a theme track for above mentioned video game. One day ahead of its release date, theme surfaced online. It sounds pretty much the same as preview from July. Really it doesn't evolve anywhere. It's just a mixture of keyboards, pounding rhythms and little distortion.

I'm not saying I don't like it, I just expected something more. Trent Reznor really didn't experiment a lot and instead used practices he has previously used on music scores for The Social Network, Girl With The Dragon Tattoo or on both How To Destroy Angels' EPs.

Anyway, listen to the song below. Do you like it?

Song of the day: My Chemical Romance - "Boy Division"

Song called "Boy Division" is one of two new songs recently revealed by band My Chemical Romance. Second track's name is "Tomorrow's Money".

Both tunes were recorded during Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys recording sessions back in 2009. Although, they didn't make it to the actual album, they will be featured on band's upcoming series of singles called Conventional Weapons.

Conventional Weapons will feature 10 previously unreleased tracks. They will be released as five singles (each containing two songs) between October 2012 and January 2013. The release dates are, respectively, October 30, 2012; November 23, 2012; December 18, 2012; January 8, 2013; and February 5, 2013.

Check out tracks "Boy Division" and "Tomorrow's Money" (they were already released on October 30) below.

Tracklisting of Conventional Weapons:

Number 1:

1. "Boy Division"

2. "Tomorrow's Money"

Number 2:

3. "Ambulance"

4. "Gun"

Number 3:

5. "The World Is Ugly"

6. "The Light Behind Your Eyes"

Number 4:

7. "Kiss The Ring"

8. "Make the Room!"

Number 5:

9. "Surrender the Night"

10. "Burn Bright"

Song of the day: The Rolling Stones - "One More Shot"

The Rolling Stones' celebration of their 50th anniversary as a band will have a peak at the end of this year when they will perform 4 huge shows. Two are set to take place on November 25 and 29 at London's O2 Arena and other two will happen on December 13 and 15 at Newark's Prudential Center.

If they'll continue touring in 2013 is uncertain for now. However, I think they may do it and I even assume they might headline Glastonbury 2013. It would be awesome.

Anyway, their compilation album entitled GRRR! is set to be in stores next week (November 12). However, two new tracks featured on the record are already available on YouTube. You can listen to previously revealed song (also in my opinion better one) called "Doom and Gloom" here.

Second new track "One More Shot" was revealed just couple of days ago. I think it's not as good as "Doom and Gloom", but it sounds like typical Rolling Stones and that's definitely a good thing. Check the track along with official audio video below.

Blink-182 and Angels and Airwaves will both release new music

Finished tracking bass for this batch of songs! instagr.am/p/RyECaiNaYc/
— Mark Hoppus (@markhoppus) November 8, 2012

Great news for fans of both bands! Blink-182, which recently left their major label and have become an independent band, are currently planning to release new music in form of an EP.

Mark Hoppus recently announced via his Twitter account several news such as the band is recording and people should hear new tracks in near future and so on. Tom Delonge also tweeted that new EP will come out by Christmas.

No tracklisting, exact release date or title have been announced yet, but I feel we won't have to wait for them for too long.

Similar plans has also Delonge's second band - Angels and Airwaves. They are even set to release two new EPs. Name of this doubel EP is Stomping The Phantom Brake Pedal and official release date is set to be December 18. It will be the first record on which band collaborated with new drummer Ilan Rubin (former Lostprophets and tour member of Nine Inch Nails).

First track revealed from Stomping The Phantom Brake Pedal is song called "Diary". They recently also revealed new music video for it. Check it out below.