Passion Pit has a new record coming out on July 24th called Gossamer. Below, listen to the first new song from the record, “Take A Walk.”

* 92 year old folk legend Pete Seeger has won a “Distinguished Service” award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He’ll receive the honor May 16th. Also: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough will be given a gold medal for biography and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steven Reich will receive a gold medal for music. [...]

Levon Helm has passed away.

Black Keys, Red Hot Chili Peppers and a reunited Black Sabbath headline this year’s festival. Read about it here. -BB Here is the full 2012 Lollapalooza lineup: Red Hot Chili Peppers The Black Keys Black Sabbath Jack White Florence + the Machine At the Drive-In Avicii The Shins Justic Passion Pit Sigur Ros The Weeknd [...]

When Jack White released his new song, “Freedom at 21″ over the weekend…he really meant release! White set free his new tune on 1,000 flexi-disc records attached to blue helium balloons, Sunday in Nashville. He even used biodegradable latex balloons and all-natural twine. Similar balloon launches show a recovery rate of about 10 percent, so [...]