Meet Jake Zeldin (or Lil JaXe) – the 14 year old stuttering boy who raps

Growing up was hard for Jake Zeldin. His stutter was really severe; his colleagues made fun of him, his teachers made fun of him, everything seemed to work against him. But Jake didn’t let that get to him, and after one life changing summer at a sleepaway camp, Jake found a side of him that no one could guess existed: he found that he can rap. At a first glance, he may look like any…

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Soulfly streaming new album in full

Soulfly are officially streaming their new album in full – feel free to listen to it below: “Savages” is their ninth studio effort and it features 10 new tracks. The kick-ass album features production work from Terry Date, but most notably, it marks the debut of Max Cavalera’s son, Zyon, behind the drum kit. “Recording ‘Savages’ was an amazing experience for me,” Max told Rock Overdose. “I was so excited to work with Terry Date,…

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The Killers release teaser clip for ‘Shot At The Night’ video

We’re gonna have to wait until tomorrow for the new Killers video, but until then, the boys have released a teaser for their brand new song, ‘Shot At The Night’, which you can view here. The video features Australian actress Bella Heathcote [Dark Shadows, Not Fade Away] as a cleaner in a casino as well as English actor Max Minghella [The Social Network]. Speaking about the video, frontman Brandon Flowers had this to say: “We…

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Jack Johnson Goes ‘From Here to Now’ to Number One

Jack Johnson hasn’t changed much since 2012, or since 2008, or since 2006 for that matter – and neither has his music. His still the laid back, hawaiian surfer, curly hair or no hair, strumming his guitar, blending in poetically meaningful lyrics with great licks. “I Got You,” the love song on his latest album From Here to Now to You, begins with the most relaxing whistling you can imagine – not really your typical…

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Listen – Marcus Mumford song from ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ film

After the surprising announcement that Mumford and Sons are going on an indefinite hiatus, frontman Marcus Mumford’s contribution to the Inside Llewyn Davis soundtrack has been revealed online. ‘Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song)’ can be heard above, and to keep it short – it’s a nice song, a good collaboration between Oscar Isaac, who plays the lead role in the new Coen Brothers film. Not a big stray from what you’d get from Mumford and…

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Christine McVie joins Fleetwood Mac onstage at London’s O2 Arena

Christine McVie, who quite Fleetwood Mac in 1998 rejoined the band on stage in London to perform ‘Don’t Stop’ with the band. In the public’s frantic applause, they started singing ‘Don’t stop’. Another former band member, Peter Green – who left the group in 1970 – was in the crowd for the show, and Stevie Nicks dedicated the song ‘Landslide’ to the founding member of Fleetwood Mac. However, she will only sing with the band…

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Iced Earth reveal ‘Plagues Of Babylon’ Cover Artwork and Track Listing

American metalheads Iced Earth are working on their new album, ‘Plagues of Babylon’, which will hit the shelves in January 2014 via Century Media Records. Now, they released the album art (which was done by Eliran Kantor and the track list). According to vocalist/guitarist Jon Schaffer, a great album needs a great cover: “This is a seriously heavy album with a seriously brutal album cover. I’m sure it will go down as a classic in…

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Foals unveil ‘Out Of The Woods’ video

A new video from the band’s third album ‘Holy Fire’ was released. It’s a good song, a ncie video, nothign really out of the ordinary, just good music from the Foals. The single will be out on October 28, and meanwhile, the Foals are working on releasing a recording of their gig at London’s Royal Albert Hall earlier this year on CD and DVD. They also recently added three more dates to their UK and…

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Watch Madonna cover Elliott Smith in New York

Madonna is really rarely seen doing covers – she has a great repertoire herself, and, let’s face it: she’ll always be one of the biggest artists around. But even when she does do cover, Elliott Smith is not exactly what you’d expect – but that’s exactly what she did. She covered ‘Between The Bars’ at a launch event for her new short film secretprojectrevolution last night. Watch the performance below. Madonna appeared at New York’s…

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