In an effort to keep their fans interest until their fifth studio album, Octahedron, comes out (June 23rd), progressive rock group The Mars Volta have launched an interactive artwork experience site, which features hidden surprises that will be revealed to those who take the time to search and explore the website. One of the findings includes the audio for the new track “Since We’ve Been Wrong”.  It is a unique way of having fans interact on the site. When you finally find the correct plus sign to click on, the new song starts to play and the lyrics pop up for your convenience. Continue Reading

The Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López has spoken out against the negative tone of foreign press against the Mexican outbreak of swine flu. He told NME:

“It’s not the hysteria that the right-wing media are making you think it is. It’s less dangerous than a common cold. This has been a perfect moment for right-wing republican media to say: ‘You see! You see these filthy people? You see what they’re doing? This is very scary!’”

Rodríguez-López thinks that the Mexican economy has been damaged due to the media coverage, and said that “it’s another act of terrorism, it’s another terrorist tactic.”

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