Wake up, Amercia! And fall into step with OM, who’ve graciously baked themselves awake, smack dub in the middle of our wintery season to vibrate good news through us to you: it’s metta tour time, Advaitic Songs-style, US round 2! Shouldn’t come as a surprise, really – what’s a heady bunch of bros to do when things get cold, dark and spooky besides cram in the van and blaze (trails,…
With a brand new year upon us, we’re giddy to the max – becuz it’s possible 2013’s new and re-ish’d releases will slay as hard- and steam with as much heat- as those we released in 2012! ‘Man, last year was the shit, and the Lawd knows it’ll be tough to beat; those releases were meant to rest lodged in your ear, forever playing, the last things you’d ever hear…
The Mickey Hart Band announces their first tour of 2013 with special guests, The African Showboyz from Ghana. The African Showboyz are four brothers from the northern part of Ghana who fuse a unique blend of West African rhythm, dance, and raw energy. Originally discovered by Grammy-winning virtuoso, Babatunde Olatunji, the African Showboyz have shared the stage with Stevie Wonder, Fela Kuti, Fema Kuti, Arrested Development, and many others. Watch…
Vancouver, British Columbia-based BAPTISTS is preparing for the public onslaught of their debut LP Bushcraft, set for release in North America on February 19th via Southern Lord. Today the outfit hurls the album’s combustible second track “Think Tank Breed” onto the unsuspecting public. The high-paced snare drum attack ripping the track wide open at the first second of this brutalizing anthem sets the listener up for what unhinged and pummeling…
SPIN has debuted “Bumper,” the first official release in 11 years by Australian duo, The Cannanes. SPIN columnist Marc Hogan writes, “Cardigan-owners, rejoice! Long-running Australian indie-pop combo The Cannanes have returned with ‘Bumper,’ the first taste of their first major release since 2002’s Trouble Seemed So Far Away. The ‘Small Batch’ EP, due March 19, is helmed by veteran members Fran Gibson and Stephen O’Neil; and while the production quality…
Creep Van is a tale about a possessed vehicle that would like to see nothing better than the brutal dispatch of anyone that attempts to change it. An unlikely band of people are saddled with the gargantuan chore of destroying the titular mean of conveyance despite the lethality of the van. The DVD version of Creep Van benefits from an incredibly sharp transfer that is further bolstered through the…
As Jersey riffsmiths CLAMFIGHT prepare for their second full-length I Versus The Glacier to be officially released in less than two weeks, today The Obelisk has posted a massive track-by-track breakdown of the new album in honor of the webzine’s label The Maple Forum having begun shipping preorders of the disc. Check out the action HERE. CLAMFIGHT has also just shelled out info on a few new Spring live…
SAMOTHRACE has posted the confirmed routing for their upcoming Winter US tour, as the crew continue to support their acclaimed second LP, Reverence To Stone. The bedlam will unravel with a hometown show in Seattle on February 15th, then continues on a mangled, counter-clockwise loop through the Midwest, Gulf Coast, Southeast and up the East Coast on their way back westward, with eighteen cities confirmed to endure their slow motion…
Fierce velvet-voiced rock ‘n roll soul child Anna Rose, who MAGNET MAGAZINE calls, “a singer/songwriter who brings to mind Tori Amos’ haunting vocals with a distinct ’70s vibe of a childhood immersed in music history,” streams her latest song, “Electric Child” from upcoming album Behold a Pale Horse. Coming off a Nylon Magazine video premiere for “Behold a Pale Horse,” the title track off of her upcoming album, Anna has…
Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records has signed another standout member from the A$AP Mob collective – A$AP Worldwide artist A$AP Ferg. With his energetic single “Work,” Ferg is currently taking mixshow radio airwaves by storm, including New York City’s Hot 97.1 and Power 105.1 stations, and is further solidifying the depth of talent being honed by partners A$AP Rocky and A$AP Yams’ label A$AP Worldwide. The debut single will be available…
Flyleaf recently launched a collaborative art project on their Facebook page. The band is asking fans to bring the “New Horizons” track artwork (which was created by bassist Pat Seals) to life by coloring it by hand or on photoshop, and then posting the finished piece on Instagram using #flyleaffanart. One hand picked winner will receive an original print framed and signed by Pat. To download the artwork and add…
Renowned multi-faceted artist Todd Rundgren will be featured on the Thursday, January 10 episode of Daryl Hall’s Live From Daryl’s House, which debuts at 11pm EST on Palladia. The special one-hour episode was shot at Todd’s house in Kauai, Hawaii and features a rousing seven-song set from Todd and Daryl that includes Daryl Hall and John Oates’ “Beanie G and The Rose Tattoo” and a cover of the Delfonics’ 1970…
Your home is the last place you would think of when you are asked about places that contain hazardous wastes. Think again! A large number of things you use in and around your home are in reality hazardous in nature. Since we don’t view these materials as hazardous, we do not even dispose of them correctly. Some of these materials need to be disposed of in particular ways, or they…
(for full schedule, click here) -Fri 1/18 @ 8:30pm: Palace Bar & Grille, Whitehall PA -Sat 1/19 @ 9pm: Rascal’s Food & Fun, Allentown PA -Sat 1/26 @ 9pm: Walsh’s Tavern, Warminster PA -Fri 2/1 @ 9pm: Walsh’s Tavern, Warminster PA -Sat 2/2 @ 8pm: Leaf Cigar Bar, Easton PA -Wed 2/6 @ 5pm: Philadelphia Hard Rock Cafe, Philadelphia PA Opening for Sam James from NBC’s “The Voice” at The…
Ukrainian ambient folk pagan metal outfit MUNRUTHEL has made their entire body of recorded work available for streaming at munruthel.bandcamp.com. From 1997’s Yav, Nav I Prav to the band’s widely-praised newest release CREEDamage (which came out last year on Svarga Music), the whole of MUNRUTHEL’s discography is now streaming for free and can be purchased as a digital download. Since MUNRUTHEL’s inception, mastermind Vladislav Redkin has experimented heavily with dark ambient…
Hollywood Undead have just released their 3rd studio album, Notes from the Underground. The album features the single “We Are”, the video of which was directed by M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan of Slipknot fame. The video can be seen here. The band have also released several lyric videos for tracks off of the album. Lyric videos for “Pigskin”, “Up In Smoke”, “Dead Bite”, and “We Are” can be seen on…
James Iha began his career as a co-founder of The Smashing Pumpkins in Chicago in 1987. He recorded and toured with the group until 2000, during which time they released ten albums and became one of the biggest bands of the era, selling millions of albums and filling arenas worldwide. In addition to his guitar playing and singing, James was also a contributing songwriter. James released his first solo album,…
Switzerland’s intense black metal outfit VUYVR will unleash its debut full-length, “Eiskalt”, on 12″ vinyl on february 28th via Throatruiner Records and Blastbeat Mailmurder. Formed less than one year ago by members of seminal underground metallic hardcore acts, the band recorded these nine tracks within a day. The artwork has been created UK-based illustratorRichey Beckett. Stream two tracks off “Eiskalt” on Bandcamp here : http://music.throatruinerrecords.com/album/eiskalt Artwork : http://tinyurl.com/ay88q3r Facebook :…
You can now stream a brand new song from Greensboro, NC’s Barrow on Property of Zack. “You Can Probably Find It In Norfolk” is taken from the band’s forthcoming sophomore LP, Though I’m Alone, to be released this spring on Mayfly Records. Pre-orders and full album stream coming soon. Barrow plays a mature blend of indie/screamo/post hardcore that recalls bands such as Pianos Become the Teeth. The band seamlessly skirts…
Nach dem Achtungserfolg der ersten E.P. “Self-Revelation” die “PsioniC” in Zusammenarbeit mit Infacted Recordings 2012 realisiert haben legt das umtriebige Trio nun eindrucksvoll nach! Aus der Steiermark stammend setzen “PsioniC” auf stampfende Beats sowie stimmige Melodien, durch die in Verbindung mit dem aggressiven Gesangsstil eine Endzeit- Neuzeitgeschichte erzählt wird, in der der Fokus auf die Selbstfindung, sowie Individualität gesetzt ist. Die Mystik der Geschichte wird von den melodischen Klängen und…