After a week filled with hoaxes and cryptographs Radiohead announced that they are going to be releasing their new album, In Rainbows, October 10th and it will cost however much you are willing to pay for it (seriously). Read More

Manchester Orchestra came by and hung out with Julius before their show at Lupo’s on Saturday. They were super cool guys who apparently like writing music, buying their album art at thrift stores, and opening for Axel Foley (yes Foley). The full interview and performance are up for grabs after the jump. Read More

Ambulance LTD’s song “Anecdote” is in a new Sprint commercial, dubbed “Tying Shoes”.
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This October 13th, Providence, R.I., will host the first ever Red Bull Soapbox Race to hit the Northeast. Catch a glimpse of College Hill and you’ll see the Tooth Fairy, King Kong and Timmy the Turtle speeding down the steep 1/4-mile course in hopes of racing glory. Waterman Street’s narrow Shikane and “Judgment Junction” promise to challenge even the best of these human-powered soapboxes as they reach speeds of over 35mph. Click here www.redbullsoapboxusa.com for more details. Join WBRU and watch your favorite Djs broadcast live from the race!!

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For the first time in seven years, the Smashing Pumpkins are touring. This time, they’re promoting the release of their sixth album, Zeitgeist. Having completed the European portion of their tour, the Smashing Pumpkins have finally realized their mistake in overlooking Providence. Read More

No amount of make up could fade away this shakeup. Rolling Stone is reporting that the severe head injury that Mastodon’s guitarist Brent Hinds (he’s the one with the forked beard) suffered at the MTV Video Music Awards was caused by an altercation between Hinds, System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian, and musician William Hudson. Read More

The video speaks for itself. The Plain White Ts doing an acoustic cover of Rihanna’s Umbrella:

So we had our Summer Concert Series a couple weeks back at which some might say Guster totally kicked ass. But it’s what happened after the show ended that really had people talking. Read More

Well not exactly… But former Providence Mayor Vincent A. “Buddy” Cianci Jr. took his homespun analysis of Ocean State politics back to the WPRO talk radio airwaves on Thursday morning. Buddy, of course, spent the last four and a half years in the federal penitentiary at Fort Dix, NJ following his 2002 conviction on Rackateering Conspiracy.  George Mesthos talks to the former mayor and host of the BRU Summer Concert Series.

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 Mayor Marinara -the subject of many a ”Buddy Watch” with DJ Bart and News Anchor George Mesthos.

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O.J. is not the only former star back in the news this week. Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst (or as anyone born after 1999 knows him “some guy”) plead guilty to assault and battery charges after intentionally hitting two people with his car. Read More

If you were as bummed as I was when the Cure postponed their entire fall tour (including their September 25th date in Boston) then fear not because the tour has been rescheduled. Read More

What would you do if your sister/ex-wife/band mate became medically unable to continue touring? Well if you’re Jack White you go to Nashville and crash a Bob Dylan concert. Read More