Kevin Coffey

Listen to new Conor Oberst, Big Harp on ‘Stuck in Love’ soundtrack

rockcandy.omaha.com — Jennifer Connelly and Greg Kinnear will take center stage in "Stuck in Love," an indie drama film about a novelist, his ex-wife and their kids. But the music of Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott of Bright Eyes will be in the background of the whole film.

Q&A: Gavin Rossdale of Bush talks music industry, new record

rockcandy.omaha.com — Bush is an interesting rock band. The grungy alt-rock group is not so popular in bandleader Gavin Rossdale's home country of Great Britain, but it's incredibly popular here. Bush has also been derided for aping grunge groups such as Nirvana, even though Bush formed over band members' appreciation of the Pixies (much like, Nirvana, actually).

The National Play Three Surprise Gigs in New York

rollingstone.com — Griffin Lotz for RollingStone.com The National played three shows in small New York clubs yesterday, celebrating the release of their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me , in unique style. The first venue, announced on Twitter, was a tiny bar (and flower shop) in Ditmas, Brooklyn, called Sycamore.

Daft Punk's Iconic Helmets Made By Humans After All (and Hawked on eBay)

spin.com — Fan and prop maker Harrison Krix models his Thomas Bangalter suit / Dan Almasy Unofficial replicas selling harder, better, faster, stronger Daft Punk might want to consider getting into the costume-helmet business. The Wall Street Journal reports that unofficial replicas of the Random Access Memories duo's signature robot headwear go for hundreds and even thousands of dollars on sites like eBay.

Q&A: Gavin Rossdale of Bush talks music industry, new record

rockcandy.omaha.com — Bush is an interesting rock band. The grungy alt-rock group is not so popular in bandleader Gavin Rossdale's home country of Great Britain, but it's incredibly popular here. Bush has also been derided for aping grunge groups such as Nirvana, even though Bush formed over band members' appreciation of the Pixies (much like, Nirvana, actually).

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omaha.com — Today is the first "Omaha Gives!" - a 24-hour sprint put on by the Omaha Community Foundation in which local nonprofits raise as much as possible in one day and compete for matching grants and prizes. It seems like the perfect day to highlight Hear Nebraska, which crusades for local music with the fervor of true believers.