Tag: An EW Exclusive! (21-30 of 389)

Mar 13 2013 10:00 AM ET

Spacehog return with 'Wish You Well': Hear it here - EXCLUSIVE

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Back in 1995, Spacehog—four dudes from England who formed a band in New York City—landed on the rock moonscape with “In the Meantime,” one of the greatest alt-rock singularities of the post-Cobain radio universe.

Bathed in glammy goodness and sleek ’70s swagger, “In the Meantime” set the tone for Spacehog’s debut album, Resident Alien, which contained much more of the same. Along with the band’s sophomore release The Chinese Album, Spacehog crafted one of the most underrated discographies of the end of the last century.

They haven’t made an album since 2001′s The Hogyssey, and after a long hiatus and a handful of side projects, the group has returned with their fourth album As It Is On Earth, which will be released on April 16. In reuniting with producer Bryce Goggin (who helmed their ’90s output), the band has recreated the same kind of star-kissed energy that they brought on their debut.

Listen to “Wish You Well” exclusively below, and do your own judging:

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Mar 12 2013 10:00 AM ET

Watch the 'Just a Ride' video from U.K. rockers the Virginmarys -- EXCLUSIVE

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Thanks to their debut album King of Conflict and its propulsive single “Just a Ride,” British alt act the Virginmarys found their way onto Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. Now the band has an official video for “Just a Ride”– and you can watch it exclusively here.

The buzzy trio (guitarist/vocalist Ally Dickaty, drummer Danny Dolan and bassist/vocalist Matt Rose) trade in the kind of unadulterated, shouty, hard-edged guitar rock that has become increasingly rare these these days. The clip is a similarly uncomplicated, consisting largely of the guys and their gear making a whole lot of noise.

Bu it’s exactly that back-to-basics approach that’s whipped up excitement for their SXSW debut tomorrow. Check out their  ”Just a Ride” video below:  

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Mar 8 2013 12:00 PM ET

Odd Future's 'Loiter Squad' returns to Adult Swim: Watch an EXCLUSIVE clip!

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A few weeks ago, Odd Future centerpiece Tyler the Creator announced the release date of his new album Wolf and dropped the first single and video in “Domo 23.”

That clip looked a whole lot like a sequence from the collective’s manic sketch comedy project Loiter Squad, which also happens to be returning this Sunday, March 10, at Midnight on Adult Swim. Last season sat somewhere between The Kids in the Hall and Jackass, and based on the exclusive clip below, the second go-round will be a ratcheted-up version of the same.

Check out the soon-to-be-beloved new character “Catchphrase Jones” below.

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Mar 8 2013 10:00 AM ET

Watch a special live video of Marina and the Diamonds' 'How to Be a Heartbreaker' -- EXCLUSIVE

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The Welsh songstress Marina and the Diamonds has been an official Big Deal back in the UK for a while, but now it’s time for the rest of us to catch up.

Marina’s most recent album, Electra Heart, debuted at No. 1 in back in Britain — and her opening gig for Coldplay’s American tour and quirky-pop singles like “How to Be a Heartbreaker”  have helped propel her to cult status Stateside.

But her upcoming Glee-ification could be exactly the thing that brings her a wider American audience. “Heartbreaker” will be getting the official Ryan Murphy stamp of approval on the upcoming March 14th episode of Glee (Lea Michele will be singing it, if you were wondering), and Marina will follow that up with her Lonely Hearts Club tour of America.

To celebrate, the singer has released an exclusive preview of the tour, and you can watch it exclusively here. (Sorry kids, Speedo’d dudes showering in slo-mo not included.)

The clip also serves as a preview of her upcoming Heartcore documentary, which will offer fans an inside look at Marina’s Electra Heart journey and the Lonely Hearts Club tour. Plus, conveniently, the clip also shows Marina taking the stage at the revered venue Emo’s in Austin — the very town where SXSW will go down next week. Synergy!

Check out Marina’s exclusive new ”How to Be a Heartbreaker” clip below:

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Mar 7 2013 12:14 PM ET

Purling Hiss get spacey in 'Mercury Retrograde' video -- EXCLUSIVE

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As the Susan Miller followers among you know, Mercury is currently in retrograde. The Philadelphia indie-rock band Purling Hiss knows this too!

The lo-fi enthusiasts premiered the lead single “Mercury Retrograde” from their upcoming Water on Mars a couple of weeks ago, and now they’ve got a video to match — and you can watch it exclusively here.

The clip is appropriately out-there, with the trio performing in front a green screen in the kaleidoscopic cosmos. Everything about the clip — the slackery sweaters, the Dinosaur Jr.-y sounds, the unkempt hair — feels like something that could’ve been featured on MTV’s 120 Minutes in its heyday.

In other words, it’s really good. Check it out for yourself below:

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Mar 7 2013 10:00 AM ET

Hear the Cold War Kids cover Nick Cave's 'Opium Tea' -- EXCLUSIVE

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They’ve been away for a bit, but California indie band Cold War Kids are back in action this year.

The band’s set to release their fourth album, Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, on April 2, and they’ve already debuted the lead single “Miracle Mile” to stir up excitement.  Now they’ve got a new treat for you: a cover of the Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds song “Opium Tea,” which you can hear exclusively here.

But wait, didn’t Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds just release an album as well? They did! So everyone’s a winner here. Listen to the Cold War Kids’ take on the Cave classic below:

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Mar 4 2013 09:30 AM ET

'Glee': Listen to the cast's 500th song 'Shout' -- EXCLUSIVE

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This Thursday, Fox’s Glee hits yet another milestone with the cast performing their 500th(!) song, “Shout” from the classic 1978 comedy Animal House.

The episode, titled “Girls (And Boys) on Film” and airing at a special 9:30pm time, finds New Directions assigned to perform their favorite songs from movies, including “Footloose” from Footloose and “Unchained Melody” from Ghost. For you Gleeks who can’t wait, EW is exclusively premiering  ”Shout.” Listen to rollicking track below: READ FULL STORY »

Mar 4 2013 09:00 AM ET

Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard and Jack White collaborator Ruby Amanfu duet on 'When My Man Comes Home': Hear it here -- EXCLUSIVE

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Two women plus Third Man equals some sweet music: Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard has teamed up with Ruby Amanfu (a.k.a. Jack White’s better half on “Love Interruption”) to cover Memphis Minnie’s classic “When My Man Comes Home” for White’s Third Man records, and you can hear it exclusively here.

The duet was recorded as part of Third Man’s “Blue Series”, which includes past alumni from Beck and Tom Jones to rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson and the Butthole Surfers’ Gibby Haynes. It’s one of two songs the pair made together — the other one being a cover of “I Wonder” by Rodriguez, the subject of the recent Oscar-nabbing doc Searching for Sugar Man — and they’ll both be released as a vinyl single on March 12.

Take a listen to Howard and Amanfu’s Memphis Minnie cover below:

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Mar 1 2013 10:51 AM ET

Hear a new remix of Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding's 'I Need Your Love' -- EXCLUSIVE

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The Scottish producer-wunderkind Calvin Harris is set to release his Ellie Goulding collab “I Need Your Love” as the next single from his breakthrough album 18 Months; you can check out a remix by rising London dubstepper Jacob Plant exclusively here.

When Harris isn’t trapped inside a neon matrix at the VMAs, he’s working pretty much nonstop at the business of being an international superstar, producing, and touring (he still has a handful of spring dates coming up Stateside).

And he recently took home a Grammy for Rihanna’s “We Found Love,” and his own Florence Welch-featuring single is nearing platinum status, so it stands to reason that this Goulding number will be whomp-whomping soon through a subwoofer near you.

Check out the official Jacob Plant remix of Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding’s “I Need Your Love” below:

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Feb 28 2013 10:30 AM ET

Hear Brit-rock band Biffy Clyro do 'The Rain' unplugged -- EXCLUSIVE

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You don’t know it yet, but you very well might find yourself yelling “Mon the Biff!” a lot in the months to come.

That’s the phrase fans of the Scottish alt-rockers Biffy Clyro are prone to shout during the band’s live shows. And after hearing their unplugged version of “The Rain,” available exclusively below, you’ll see why.

The group — singer Simon Neil and brothers James and Ben Johnston — are perhaps best known Stateside for opening several Foo Fighters tour dates, but they’re stadium-sized stars in the U.K.; their latest album album Opposites, their sixth, recently debuted at No. 1 there in its opening week. (The album is set to his the U.S. on March 12; you can preorder it on iTunes here.)

And if you can’t see them at their headlining gigs at the massive Reading and Leeds festivals in England this year, you will be able to catch them at Coachella this April; the group will also begin supporting the British mega-rockers Muse on a North American tour starting that same month.

All of which is to say, get used to Biffy Clyro. Take a listen to their acoustic version of “The Rain” below:

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