Reykjavik-based electro-pop trio FM Belfast recently debuted a brand new video for their single “Underwear,” with Stereogum (Vimeo version here), who noted that it’s “lots of fun dancing but also strikes an eerie note, since it focuses on the ideas that a) lots of people dance alone b) in their underwear and c) not many people look beautiful dancing, especially once they’re slowed down, sped up, or frozen. The result,…
Once upon a time, in a land only fourty-five miles away from here, there once lived a young boy. He watched digi-mon, and saw other children of the same age playing with tamagotchi’s. Jealousy grew within the boy, then during that summer he grew up and was no longer interested in having his own little “pocket monster”. Fast forward to today – that boy is now a young man and…
Joanna’s new triple album, Have One On Me, is out now on Drag City. Thursday, July 29 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego Woman’s Club Friday, July 30 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Lobero Theatre Saturday, July 31 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre Monday, August 2 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater Wednesday, August 4 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre Thursday, August 5 — Vancouver, BC…
THE ROMANY RYE will join Delta Spirit this summer for an extensive North America tour that launches on June 7th at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, CA. Highlights include two shows in New York – June 30th at Manhattan’s Bowery Ballroom and July 1st at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn – and a performance at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre on July 23rd. Tipped by Kings of Leon’s…
Boy, has Jarboe been on a cleaning spree the last year, clearing our eir closet of practically all the demos and music that have been left to the wayside in the last fifteen years? Starting out the CD with “Song For Dead Time”, Jarboe’s pop-mentality allows this gothic-tinged track to soar above the fray, using ethereal vocals and continual piano lines to make for a delectable track. Following the delightful…
02 Jun 10 Barcelona (ES) Apollo 2 04 Jun 10 Toulouse (FR) Le Phare 06 Jun 10 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg 08 Jun 10 Strasbourg (FR) La Laiterie 09 Jun 10 Paris (FR) Noveau Casino 10 Jun 10 Aarschot (BE) Klinker 12 Jun 10 Donington Park (UK) Download Festival
The cover of “Keep Quiet, They Might Hear Us” is fairly low-key. This low-key look really is perfect for hiding a brand of emo meets rock (think Samiam more than Coheed here), and really allows The January Taxi to hit the gates running. “Star Light The Sun” drops the vocal focus of the previous track for a more compelling brand of arrangements that, even in its guitar-heavy state is able…
11 Jun 10 Nickelsdorf (AT) Novarock Festival 12 Jun 10 Interlaken (CH) Greenfield Festival 13 Jun 10 Donington Park (UK) Download Festival 15 Jun 10 Eindhoven (NL) Dynamo 16 Jun 10 Sneek (NL) Bolkwerk 17 Jun 10 Göteborg (SE) West Coast Riot 18 Jun 10 Flensburg (DE) Volxbad 19 Jun 10 Trier (DE) Ex-Haus (Summerblast Festiv) 20 Jun 10 Clisson (FR) Hellfest (Terrorizer Tent) 24 Jun 10 San Diego, CA…
The instrumental interlude that starts off “Like Cold Rain Kills a Summer Day” is something that I would never recommend a band to do. The minute of instrumental opening feels like eons whenever an act does it. Start from a 0 level, but don’t let a few minutes go by before kicking into the disc. Still, even with this early black mark against the band, Janez Detd is able to…
During her down time in between recording and touring, FOF Recording artist Leiana is doing her part to help save some of Philadelphia’s animals. Leiana has been volunteering at the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society to help rescue pit bulls that have been abandoned or neglected by owners throughout the area. “Rescuing pit bulls is one my passions. They are a very misunderstood breed. I rescued my first living in Hollywood,…
Patrice Scott (Sistrum) The Mole (Wagon Repair) Trus’me (Prime Numbers) Ethyl and Flori (Quitessentials, Freerange) Giles Smith (secretsundaze) James Priestley (secretsundaze) The Secret Agency* (secretsundaze’s new booking agency) and secretsundaze are proud to announce details of our 3rd party at Barcelona’s amazing open air club La Terrazzza. Although this is the 3rd year secretsundaze will be representing at La Terrazzza after 2 hugely successful parties, this is the first real…
June 4 – Manheim PA @ Warehouse 54 *LIVE DVD SHOOT* June 11 -Tempere Finland @ Sauna Open Air Festival June 13 – Donnington Park UK @ Download Festival Japanese Dates with GREELEY ESTATES June 17 – Nagoya Japan @ Club Zion June 18 – Osaka Japan @ The Live House June 19 – Tokyo Japan @ Shibuya Cyclone June 20 – Tokyo Japan @ Club Asia July 2 –…
Janeska sings in a style that has manifested itself through much of dance culture, outwardly sounding like Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani. To couch tracks like “On Your Knees” as anything besides feel-good music would be mis-contextualize Janeska. While “Moonlight” uses a much slower tempo for its backing beat, the same pop-pandering style is put forth by Janeska. Here might be a hint of techno present in the track, but…
Sat Jun 5 Baltimore, MD Starscape Festival Fri Jun 18 Calgary, AB Flames Central Sat Jun 19 Dallas, TX Electric Daisy Carnival Thu Jul 8 Phoenix, AZ Cherry Lounge & Pit Thu Jul 15 Kansas City, MO Mosaic Fri Jul 16 Denver, CO Global Dance Festival Sat Jul 17 Mairiaville, NY Camp Bisco Festival Sat Jul 24 Los Angeles, CA Audiotistic Festival RUSKO ON THE HARD SUMMER TOUR Fri Aug…
Individuals who have any access to outside musical sources (whether they be popular radio or music video stations) have at least some idea who Jane’s Addiction were. Practically any discussion about the nineties will have a section about the band (or their biggest hit, “Been Caught Stealing”) due to the effect that the band has had on individuals and bands both contemporary and current. The fact that there had not…
Visit http://www.myspace.com/regainrecords to check out the new track from Swedish death metal legends GRAVE. “Liberation” comes off the band’s eagerly anticipated new studio album, Burial Ground, scheduled for release via Regain Records this summer. Following its release, GRAVE will embark on a string of festival performances including: 6/03/10 Jam Rock Open Air – ®amberk, CZ 6/04/10 Alte Brauerei – Annaberg-Buchholz, DE 6/11/10 Death Feast Open Air – Hünxe, DE 6/12/10…
Transcendent of any musical genre, Jane’s sophomore release begins with “Never Thought It Was Love”, a country meets Sheryl Crow-type of romp, which moves into the much more electronically-infused “Place To Find You”. Instead of overdoing it with the synthesizer lines in the aforementioned track, Jane is able to chart eirself as a more sedate alternative to Madonna. “Place To Find You” is a more sedate, nineties-themed dance track. The…
On June 8th, Chicago’s Cardiac Arrest will release their Ibex Moon Records debut, Haven For The Insane. The band’s third full-length, Haven For The Insane promises to deliver the kind of aural pummeling that only the most extreme brand of death metal can provide. Drummer “Grindhead” Jim Deabenderfer, regarding the release of Haven for the Insane: “We are very proud of this record, and couldn’t be happier with the initial…
Bellflur, a long-time presence in Washington, DC scene, has been acclaimed for years for its fierce stage performance and knack for making odd musical tendencies seem comprehensible to listeners of all genres. The band’s upcoming album “asleep.asleep.” is a profound step forward for the band, demonstrating more controlled grandness and accessibility without being “accessible.” “asleep.asleep.” was produced and recorded by Bellflur over the course of two and a half years…
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is excited to announce the newest addition to the 2010 lineup: the Lunar Stage. The stage will be set up outdoors and have a giant screen for fans to watch the World Cup games during the day, starting at 6:30am. At night the Lunar Stage will morph into an open-air dance party, where world-renowned electronic artists and DJs will be performing late into the…