According to the Daily Swarm. Xiu Xiu and Fucked Up just filed a class action lawsuit against everyone involved with the article, Camel cigarettes and their parent company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, The Rolling Stone, and their parent company, Wenner Media.

The law suit is stating that Rolling Stone created and presented the piece with full intention to tie it in with the Camel ad. The charges are “unauthorized use of artists’ names; unauthorized use of artist names for commercial advantage (right of publicity); and unfair business practices”.

Pop-star Lilly Allen is the next celebrity to announce she is pregnant.

Since OK Computer they’ve always been on the cutting edge with recording and more importantly always pushing what instruments can do and sound. Of course bands have been doing this forever like The VU et all. Radiohead manage to combine the artistic ideas with the fundamentals of rock and roll. This is what really makes In Rainbows stand out on this album. If the true progression of RH started with The Bends then OK Computer marked the pinnacle of these ideas. Each of those albums broke free from what people expected while expanding on the best aspects. Kid A and Amnesiac grasp the listener more emotionally and experimentally. The real start of progression and the biggest test was Hail to the Thief. An ambitious album that told the world they were here to stay. Regardless of the albums, this is where the politics affect In Rainbows. After waiting since 2003 for a new album the direction is so unclear. Thankfully In Rainbows really plays off Hail to the Thief and takes it on a more courageous move for the band. It’s great rock and roll and from side one to four and it never fails to still be creative and innovative…

Well guys and gals, It has been about a year in the making of this website, and I am happy to say things are getting better and better over here at Better Than Disco.
We will soon have a fresh new layout (very computer friendly). We have […]

This morning Thom sent a little e-mail with details about some remixes.
please excuse this addiTion to YouR pile of email.
ThIs is not stricTly junk.
this
is a quick notE to Let YoU know thAT there will be shorttlY be a bunch of rmxs
of some of the songs from […]

Rumor has it that Major Organ and the Adding Machine (the mysterious side project of Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum and Julian Koster), will be releasing a movie to accompany their 2001 debut album.
They have been very quiet about saying much about the film, but clips […]

the band has found what they are good at and have now perfected their art…

Sigur Rós has been up to a lot since their last tour came through

They put together a Dvd featuring the band playing all over their home country, as well as a 2 disc album featuring newly recorded rare songs and an acoustic disc featuring many favorite […]

Just about everyone and their mother (including mine who thought I wouldn’t know) has heard about Radiohead’s new album. Everyone knows thay you can download it for any price you choose (including free). My mother said, “you have to have a conscience” and winked at me. […]

Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem and friends played Randall’s Island this weekend, and we were there. Got some photos and videos for ya.