Dec 05, 2015 By Mark Redfern

There is so much great new music released each year that it’s hard to keep up. Just as overwhelming is all the music from yesteryear you have yet to dig into, but know you should. As you work out gifts for your favorite music connoisseur, perhaps one who is either on top of 2015’s best releases or reluctant to invest in new music, consider some of 2015’s best music reissues and box sets, which we have handily detailed below in part three of our 2015 Holiday Gift Guide. More

Dec 04, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

As we earlier reported, Scott Weiland, former frontman of 1990s alternative rockers Stone Temple Pilots, died in his sleep last night on his tour bus. Now Billy Corgan of Stone Temple Pilots contemporaries The Smashing Pumpkins has written a tribute to Weiland on The Smashing Pumpkins’ website. More

Dec 04, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Eagles of Death Metal

Update (Sunday December 6): U2 has issued a statement on their website denying that Eagles of Death Metal are performing with them: ‎“We’re back in Paris and it’s great to be here. Some people have been saying that Eagles of Death Metal will appear on stage with U2 tonight. This is not the case. We have another surprise guest planned for tonight’s show.‎” More

Dec 04, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Scott Weiland

As we earlier reported, Scott Weiland, former frontman of 1990s alternative rockers Stone Temple Pilots, died in his sleep last night on his tour bus. He was found on his bus at 9 PM last night in Bloomington, Minnesota, before he was supposed to perform a show with his current touring band The Wildabouts at Medina Ballroom. More

Dec 04, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Mike Patton

Nevermen is a supergroup featuring TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, Faith No More’s Mike Patton, and rapper Doseone (aka Adam Drucker). They formed years ago (back in 2008), but are only just now getting around to releasing their self-titled debut album, which is due out January 29, 2016 via Ipecac (Patton’s label) and Lex. More

Dec 04, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Stone Temple Pilots

As TMZ reports, Scott Weiland, former frontman of 1990s alternative rockers Stone Temple Pilots, died in his sleep last night on his tour bus. He was found on his bus at 9 PM last night in Bloomington, Minnesota, before he was supposed to perform a show with his current touring band The Wildabouts at Medina Ballroom. More

Dec 04, 2015 By Michael Wojtas Under the Radar’s Weekly Playlist

Welcome to Under the Radar’s Weekly Playlist, where we compile the best songs to debut in the last week (or thereabouts). In this mix, we’ve got new tracks by Wild Nothing, DIIV, Robin Pecknold, Still Corners, Youth Lagoon, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Cassie Ramone, and more; plus, The Soft Moon gets remixed. More

Dec 04, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Bill Murray

Bill Murray has a Christmas special, A Very Murray Christmas, that’s available to stream on Netflix as of today. The project reteams him with his Lost in Translation director Sofia Coppola, who directs the special and co-wrote it with Murray and Mitch Glazer. The special features a star-studded cast, including Under the Radar favorites Jenny Lewis and Phoenix (whose Thomas Mars is married to Coppola). More

Dec 04, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Weezer

Weezer recently shared a brand new song, “Thank God For Girls,” first via a semi lyric video for the song and then via an official full-on video for the song that featured frontman Rivers Cuomo as a corrupt evangelical preacher. Last night the band performed the song on Conan. Watch the performance below. More