2011 Grammy Nominees Announced
Nominations for the 54th annual Grammy Awards have been revealed; to qualify for nomination, the record has to be released between October 1st, 2010 and September 30, 2011. Some of the nominees that we've covered on Punknews.org include: Bon Iver,…
December 01, 2011

NOFX joins Bonnaroo
NOFX, undoubtedly seduced by the opportunity to perform alongside kindred spirits like Buffalo Springfield, Eminem, Opeth, and Big Boi, have been confirmed for the 2011 edition of Bonnaroo 2011. …
April 13, 2011

Kylesa, Black Keys, Arcade Fire, Decemberists, Man Man, Strokes, The Sword at Bonnaroo 2011
Bonnaroo has announced the 2011 lineup for the festival. Bands in the lineup that we've covered here on Punknews.org include Atmosphere, Best Coast, !!!,…
February 15, 2011

Universal to cut CDs prices to under $10 in the US
Billboard is reporting on a new initiative by Univeral Music Group to cut CD prices across their entire lineup. Starting in the next quarter and for the rest of 2010, the company will test lower CD prices. Single CDs will have the suggested list prices of $10, $9, $8, $7 and $6. The label plans to release deluxe editions at a higher price point. With Universal…
March 18, 2010

NME reports on Brendan Kelly's favorite songs
Brendan Kelly of the The Lawrence Arms recently spoke to NME, listing "some songs [he's] super into." Among them are selections from Nomeansno, The Misfits, Britney Spears, Bad Religion, Lil Wayne, Cobra Skulls, The…
September 11, 2009

Year End Lists: Chicago Sun-Times. Onion AV Club, Rolling Stone
Another trio of year end lists coming your way. This batch includes The Chicago Sun-Times who named Shot Baker, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Vivian Girls, Saul Williams, Fleet Foxes, TV On The Radio, Weezer and…
December 22, 2008

Year End Lists: Rolling Stone, Emusic, Time, Suicide Squeeze
It's December, so music critics everywhere are raring to post their "Best of 2008" lists. To prevent every single story on Punknews.org from being another top ten list, we'll periodically summarize some of the more popular/submitted lists for you in a single story. The second batch comes from some diverse places; first up, Rolling Stone Magazine which named…
December 15, 2008

Year End Lists: Onion AV Club, Stereogum, MTV
It's December, so music critics everywhere are raring to post their "Best of 2008" lists. To prevent every single story on Punknews.org from being another top ten list, we'll periodically summarize some of the more popular/submitted lists for you in a single story. The first batch includes The Onion AV Club who named Gaslight Anthem,…
December 10, 2008