Following their sold out Scavenger 7″, released earlier this year on Mexican Summer, and their recent collaboration with Iggy Pop for Light in the Attic, Zig Zags are back with “Monster Wizard” a droning riff combined with chanted vocals and a broken theramin. It tells the story of how all those road-tards and stone trolls got here in the first place. The B-side “Turbo Hit” takes you down a dark…
Southern California’s Touche Amore has been on the road non-stop since the release of 2011’s Parting The Sea Between Brightness and Me, which was called “one of the most grippingly direct hardcore albums in recent memory” by the AV Club, as well as being named LA’s Best Metal Album of 2011 by the Los Angeles Times. The band is closing out 2012 touring hard; currently on the road in the…
Say Anything are packing their things and getting ready to hit the road in the United States for their second full tour to support their newest album Anarchy, My Dear (released March 13th on Equal Vision Records). The month-long tour will kick off tomorrow at House of Blues in Anaheim, CA, and will then make its way around the country, from coast to coast and many states in between. Tickets…
Puzzler 3D World 2012 (Nintendo 3DS) / 2012 Ubisoft / http://www.ubi.com This game is the perfect bridge between generations, in that it provides players of all ages and skill levels ample opportunity to tease their brains. Puzzler 3D World 2012 is a title that has a tremendous amount of replay value. I believe that twists and turns that Ubisoft has provided through the slider puzzles, crosswords, and Sudoku (amongst other…
Sóley Stefánsdóttir, student of composition and member of the Icelandic indie-collective Seabear and Sin Fang, has announced performances down the East Coast with Of Monsters and Men. The mostly sold-out tour supports her We Sink debut full-length via Morr Music, and begins on November 15 in Toronto stretching through November 30 in Orlando. The intimate songs off We Sink will be performed across two dates in NYC and Toronto, and…
For 40+ years, the Rance Allen Group has crossed many boundaries, influenced countless artists and made musical history with their lives and music. In celebration of their life and career, Tyscot Music & Entertainment presents Amazing Grace, an audio and visual collection that showcases their music from the past 4 decades. In addition to classic hits, Amazing Grace also features 5 Brand-new songs including an unforgettable cover of the…
Midwest Hardcore’s finest are back at it with more touring in support of their new album, Pendulum Swings – check out tour dates below. This year, EXPIRE was named one of Alternative Press Magazine’s 100 Bands You Need to Know, and has toured the globe several times over. Most recently, Expire played in Southern California on the Bridge Nine Scion Showcase and also premiered a new video for the song “Abyss” which…
Ash ring in their 20th anniversary as a band this year with a Special Edition Colored Triple-Vinyl US release of their famous A-Z Series this November through Noyes Records. The A-Z vinyl edition will include a card to download the digital version with bonus content and the entire A-Z Series will be made available via all Digital Service Providers for the first time in the US. Just watching them on…
Bay Area death metal pioneer, Autopsy, and E-Comix are pleased to announce that Halloween 2012 will be ground zero for the release of “Autopsy: Feast For A Funeral,” a fully-authorized comic book by one of the music industry’s biggest names in metal. “Autopsy has driven the hearse to bring death metal to the masses since the late 1980s,” said E-Comix President and Publisher, Vince Brusio. “It was a natural…
This Friday October 5th, Dispatch will perform a SOLD OUT concert at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. The concert will be broadcast live in HD worldwide via The Bowery Presents channel on YouTube. Fans around the world can tune in at www.youtube.com/thebowerypresents to watch the show and participate in a live chat. The webcast, produced by Show Cobra, will be co-hosted by Bonnaroo and Fuse on their respective YouTube channels www.youtube.com/bonnaroo365 and www.youtube.com/fuse.…
Nervous Curtains have debuted two new videos from the Fake Infinity LP for the songs “It’s The End of Eternity” and “Cats In The Dark” – Police Teeth (Seattle, WA), their self-titled 4th LP will be out October 16 in brick and mortar and digital stores. Download here @ 320kbps. 1-sheet available Aug 1 via Riot Act Publicity. Check em out performing the last song on the new LP “Rough…
It’s not every day a new signing on Bedroom Community is announced. However, that day is today! We’re pleased to welcome American composer Paul Corley to the family, marking the label’s 7th artist! Corley is a long-time Bedroom Community collaborator, having worked closely with the label behind the scenes in Greenhouse studios since 2007 on various projects, including SÓLARIS, Ben Frost’s By The Throat and Valgeir Sigurðsson’s Draumalandið as well as…
Today it’s been announced that The Vaccines will return to North American in early 2013 for their first headlining tour! This news comes on the day of the bands’ U.S. release of their critically acclaimed, U.K. chart topping sophomore LP The Vaccines Come Of Age. Kicking off on January 29th in Boston, MA, the band will bring their guitar-packed, energy-filled live performance to some of the best venues across North…
Marc Houle is set to embark on a US tour, heading stateside in November and kicking off proceedings where else than his old backyard party playground of Detroit. It’s fair to say that Marc has travelled a long way from his 1997 residency at Richie Hawtin’s club “13 Below” in Detroit. From joining the legendary Minus label, and setting down roots in Berlin to launching breakthrough label Items & Things…
The 2nd Law, the sixth album from UK-based trio MUSE, hits stores today via Warner Bros. Records. The album’s single “Madness” is currently the Number One song at Alternative Radio, the band’s third song to reach the top position on the chart. This Saturday, October 6th 2012, the band will return to Saturday Night Live to perform two songs from The 2nd Law. Rolling Stone declared The 2nd Law as…
The Amatory Murder will be an opening band for gothic industrial pioneers My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult on Wednesday, October 17th! A night being promoted by both Vampire Freaks and Live Nation, the show will be at New York’s Gramercy Theater! The bill also includes Canada’s amazing cyberpunks Left Spine Down. The entire night gets kicked off by hard rockers and fellow New Yorkers Panzie. This is the…
Tiny Engines (Tigers Jaw, Restorations, Dikembe) is excited to announce Settling, the sophomore full-length from Pittsburgh, PA’s Run, Forever, is now available for Pre-Order. The 12″ will see a November 13, 2012 release date. All vinyl pre-orders come with an instant download of the album. The LP is also available for early digital purchase here. The Settling 12″ vinyl is limited to 500 pressed on four colorways (100 Opaque Green…
Moondancing is a tremendously emotive track that is able to weave a narrative that is richer than those created by even the most vocal-heavy acts. Beyond the Turning possesses a more cohesive sound due to this; listeners will easily be able to find common elements to My Peace Piece to The Long Way Home, Passage 1 and Adungu Inspiration. The sheer amount of tools available to Breyer is astounding. Listeners…
Christian music’s new duo, Stomptown Revival and their folksy blues sound, is generating strong interest and reaction from media and fans. The duo of Gabe Martinez and Brandon Bee have delivered high-profile performances at Night Of Joy and The Experience Conference in Orlando last month, several dates in San Antonio, TX later this week that also includes an appearance on the local CBS morning show Great DAY SA, and an…
Today, Brooklyn dirge-doers, HULL, are pleased to unleash the long-awaited official video for “Beyond The Lightless Sky,” through premier metal video portal, Metal Injection. The track comes from the band’s latest full-length of the same name released via The End Records last Fall. Called “…a concept album for the ages, ”by Metal Army America and “immense and nimble, ponderous and powerful,” by Exclaim, Beyond The Lightless Sky continues to reap…