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It has been quite a while—6 years in fact—since Andre 3000 has released a full studio album. Outkast‘s 2006 soundtrack for their movie Idlewild, is the last major release by the hip hop/R&B artist. Since then he has only been on featured tracks or his own sporadically released single tracks. This has raised a lot of questions and rumors among his fans, especially as to whether or not there will be an Outkast reunion.

According to Complex.com, Andre 3000 explained  in a Rolling Stone interview just where he stands currently as an artist, and frankly, he is not sure. He says that “things are kind of up in the air with me, and some days, I feel like yeah, I’ll do it. Some days, I feel like, I don’t. I don’t know the future of music right now. I have no idea what I do. I honestly don’t.” Andre also mentioned that he feels a judgmental pressure from fans and critics who are watching his every move in the music world “because I don’t do it much, they analyze every word and before, you could’ve had a shitty verse and people just forgot about it. So it’s different now.”

As for a reunion with Outkast, he simply states that he has tuned out all rumors and expectations because “it makes me mad to read it sometimes,” he says, “I don’t read the Internet.”

Meanwhile, Andre’s former Outkast partner Big Boi is set to release his next solo album, coincidentally named Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, on December 11th. Hopefully Andre will get back into the swing of things, and perhaps the two will join forces once again, but as of now, that seems unlikely.

If you like Outkast or Andre 3000, check out OurStage artist MIRK.

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Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown have added yet another impressive accomplishment to their growing list of achievements, which already includes appearances in Rolling Stone and Guitar Hero. After being selected by members of The OurStage Panel, the band brought their ferocious, bluesy rock to the stage of Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform two songs from their upcoming album Wild Child. Missed the show? Check out the two tunes from their performance below.

Continue reading ‘Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown Rock The Jimmy Kimmel Live Stage’

It was a sad day when Trent Reznor decided to retire Nine Inch Nails as a going concern. But Trent, retirement means you relax. Kick you feet up. Maybe stare wistfully at sunsets while sitting in a porch swing sipping Arnold Palmers and waiting for Kojack to come on. That’s what old people do right?

Reznor certainly hasn’t gone quietly into the night. He got hitched and started a band, How to destroy angels_, with his wife Mariqueen Maandig. He scored The Social Network and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo to great acclaim and he recently lent his talents to the soundtrack for Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2. But it looks like Reznor has a certain itch that only a nine inch nail could scratch.

Continue reading ‘REZNOR WATCH: Read About Nine Inch Nails’ Return While Streaming The New How to destroy angels_ EP’

Alt-rock band Deftones will be releasing their long-awaited seventh studio album, Koi No Yokan, next week, but you can hear it right now! While it is still inherently and unmistakably a Deftones record, the crew have taken their sound to a whole new level of heavy riff-laden prog-rock that Rolling Stone describes as “adventurously agressive.” If you enjoyed the band’s previous album Diamond Eyes, then prepare yourselves for the powerfully emotive Koi No Yokan, due out Tuesday, November 13th on Reprise Records. Click here to listen now!.

If you like Deftones, then you might also like Ourstage’s own Vicesiadmire.

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For the past few months, and to be honest, their entire career, Green Day has dominated the spotlight. With Billie Joe Armstrong’s iHeartRadio festival freak out, and the stream of ¡Uno!, it’s no surprise that ¡Dos! has been the talk of tabloids. After several song releases, Green Day have released a full stream of ¡Dos! via Rolling Stone.  The album won’t be out until Nov. 13, but you can stream it right now, right here.

If you like Green Day, check out OurStage artist Lugosi.

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It’s no secret that we think OurStage favorites Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown are destined for big things. Led by their eponymous 21-year-old guitar prodigy, the group has already rocked the stage at the OurStage NMS showcase in New York City and had their music featured in a Guitar Hero game. Now, they’re premiering a song over at Rolling Stone and getting ready for their rightful rock ‘n’ roll takeover. Check out the bluesy stomp of “Last One Leaving” from their upcoming album Wild Child at the Rolling Stone Daily Download page all this week.

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Indie rock band Death Cab For Cutie‘s frontman Ben Gibbard has recorded his first official solo album entitled Former Lives. According to Rolling Stone, the singer/songwriter says that hese songs span from the past eight years of his life and that “they’re a side story, not a new chapter.” So don’t worry; Gibbard isn’t leaving Death Cab for a solo career. In fact, “I’m doubtful I’ll have another solo album for another 10 years because the health of Death Cab for Cutie has never been better,” he says. So get your fill on this new folksy album, because you may not have another one like it for quite some time. Click here to stream Former Lives, which is due out on November 12th.

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Happy-go-lucky party-rock guru Andrew W.K. will be helping illusionist David Blaine with one of his most daring stunts yet. W.K. will be performing a solo on a keyboard that will send one million volts of electricity through Blaine’s body. SO BRUTAL.

According to Rolling Stone, “W.K. will rock out on a keyboard powered by seven towering Tesla coils that will surround Blaine,” who will be standing on a platform 20 feet above New York’s Hudson River Park Pier 54. “The million volts of rockage will stream around and through Blaine for three days and nights.” Of course, Andrew W.K. cannot wait for this once-in-a-lifetime experience as he exclaims, “I’m absolutely electrified and terrified by the opportunity to play a keyboard solo with so much energy, and to use this incredibly powerful device to send a musical surge through David’s brain! I just hope he can withstand my high-powered party piano playing!”

The event is called Electrified and will start with W.K.’s performance at 7:30 tonight. As part of Blaine’s Ultrabook Experience partnership with Intel,”fans will be able to control the coils through Ultrabook stations located in various cities around the world.” If you want to see it for yourself, the stunt will be streaming live here.

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Power-pop rock band Motion City Sountrack are releasing one last vinyl seven-inch to finish their Making Moves series with Drexel University. The release contains two new songs entitled “Severance” and “Major Leagues.” You can hear the latter at RollingStone.com. The songs were recorded at a studio in Drexel University with the help of some student engineers. The record will be released on November 6th under the college’s label Mad Dragon Records.

OurStage band Delta Rae have come a long way since opening for Hanson as the winners of the “Shout It Out with HANSON” Competition in 2010. Not that Delta Rae were unskilled amateurs back then – Isaac Hanson said that his band should have been opening for them instead – but since nabbing that gig, Delta Rae signed a major label deal with Sire Records, were booked to play at this year’s Democratic National Convention, and were featured in the Rolling Stone “Women Who Rock” Competition. Not bad for just two years. We recently caught up with the band to talk about their recent activity, their inventive music videos, and how opening up for Hanson boosted their burgeoning career.