The legendary 5-piece reggae group Morgan Heritage release their brand new digital EP The Return today, September 25. After various solo projects, Morgan Heritage is also preparing for their first new studio album in four years, slated to drop at the top of 2013. The 4-song EP, produced by Shane Brown, gives fans a taste of whats to come and is on the heels of the group’s massively successful Europe tour spanning…
Emerging from the mashup scene that produced Girl Talk, The Hood Internet and others, New Hampshire’s Ethan Ward aka E-603 has been creating a nostalgic, yet original, blend of music made from samples since 2002. Following the recent free download release of his third mash-up album SMOKESHOW (featuring the single “Bang Bang” which perfectly utilizes “We Got The Beat” by The Go-Go’s),Ward has released an album of remixes appropriately titled The Remixes Vol. 1, also available for free download HERE. The album features E-603 takes on hits by Robyn, Miguel, Ellie Goulding and…
In support of their latest release Reign Supreme, DYING FETUS will be returning to the road in North America on “The Blood of Power Tour”. This tour is the band’s first headlining tour on the Reign Supreme album cycle. The first leg of the tour will kick off 11/24 in Atlanta, GA and run through December 13th in Boise, ID. Support on the first leg will come from Cattle Decapitation and Cerebral Bore. The second…
Paper Diamond Embarks on NIGHT VISION TOUR & Debuts New Video Stage Set-Up + New Track “The 40 Thieves” Exclusively Premiered on Jay Z’s Life + Times Download the Track Free HERE (Cleared For Posting) “Paper Diamond keeps his music multifaceted by way an immeasurably high dose of creativity and distinct method in song production.” – Life + Times “ It’s becoming pretty evident that Paper Diamond will have a big…
Click Image Above to Watch “Song Of The Silver Haired Hippie” Video There is a poetic serendipity to the fact that Jason Collett started recording Reckonduring the same month that Occupy Wall Street began. Not necessarily setting out to make a record with these overtones, his travels and political engagements lead to the occupy-tinged subject matter. Essential Cuts is more or less a family affair featuring everyone from Amy Millan (Stars), Zeus, Feist, Emily…
Ruthless grindcore faction PRIMATE have been confirmed to support High on Fire on their newly announced North American tour later this Fall. Bringing their raging brew of old-school hardcore-influenced speed-grind disorder to the masses, PRIMATE will be infiltrating the lineup on seven East Coast dates of the massive tour alongside Goatwhore and LoPan. PRIMATE East Coast Tour Dates w/ High On Fire, Goatwhore, LoPan: 11/23/2012 Rock and Roll Hotel – Washington, DC 11/24/2012…
Just wanted to pass around the DOOMbird remix of Birds & Batteries’ track “I Want You.” The original version is on the SF/Oakland band’s new LP, Stray Light, out now via Eightmaps and the remix premiered today via Impose Magazine. Listen/Download: “I Want You (DOOMbird Remix)” MP3 Birds & Batteries deliver rare visions and bold inventions – songs that are both intimate and epic, steeped in love and groove. Stray Light is the culmination of almost a decade of songwriting and album-making by…
Norwegian rockers Ungdomskulen have influences in experimental rock and pop, but have crafted a sound all their own. Having played together for nearly a decade, the band releases their fourth studio album, Secrecy, today on DATAROCK’s own YAP Records! Album single “Facemask” features booming bass and drums beneath melodic vocals, and the band’s own Kristian Stockhaus remixed the track into an electronic frenzy. Complete with futuristic synth sounds and a digitized horse’s “neigh,” check…
The Mascot Label Group will release Spaces In Between from Australia’s Tracer on October 9, 2012. A sonic sledgehammer of epic guitars, clever hooks, and raw, uncompromising vocals combine to deliver the band’s unique blend of 90’s stoner and 70’s classic rock that has yielded a worldwide following for the act. After significant success in Europe and additional territories, Tracer finally sets their sights on the U.S., with the release…
Rockapalooza 2012 was a tremendously interesting concert. The fairgrounds themselves were large and spacious, while the different stages were all placed in very close quarters. This means that there was a more cohesive flow to the concert, but that there was some serious sound pollution if individuals were not standing straight-on to the stage. There were a set of different scenes that were present here, culminating in a rock…
Western Australia’s progressive metal practitioners VOYAGER have unveiled a brand new fan-driven video for their track “Seize The Day,” one of the most charging anthems on their acclaimed full-length, The Meaning Of I, released in November 2011 via New Jersey-based Sensory Records. Using a collection of smartphone recordings from fans on March 2nd in their hometown of Perth, Western Australia and from fans from across the globe, VOYAGER have put…
Janska / http://www.janska.com / http://www.janska.com/productDetail_warmers_mocSocks.html In the last few weeks, the temperature has dropped. It will only continue to get colder as the year continues to wane. No matter whether a house has heat, the floor will be considerably colder than the ambient air. There are slippers that work to keep feet warm, but they suffer because they are designed for a wide range of sizes. Janska uses fleece for…
Today Woods shares the B-side of the recently released 7″ single for “Cali In a Cup,” you can listen to “Give Your Light Off” here. The band has also added even more dates to their Fall tour. SPIN is still streaming Woods’ new LP, Bend Beyond in full, listen here. Two weeks ago, the band premiered the first video from the album , the Adarsha Benjamin-directed “Cali In a Cup,”…
The slightly-electronic sound of The Southland makes for a mass of tracks that are eminently ready for alt-rock radio, and some even have the hooks necessarily for The Southland to make it even on the relatively closed set that is TRL. “Aftermath” is one of these tracks, which couples a very savvy arrangement with a soulful guitar solo. The Southland’s cover of “I Only Have Eyes For You” transforms the…
Now in its fourth year and fifth iteration, Portland’s premiere annual art-metal festival continues its tradition by bringing the best and loudest dark, underground artists to the city’s finest stages. Curated as always by Nathan Carson (Nanotear Booking, Witch Mountain), this year’s lineup promises classic doom, unearthly drones, tranquil midnight woe, and blasting metal musics. In years past, Agalloch, Sunn0))), Wolves in the Throneroom, YOB, Amorphis, and many more have…
Virginia native, Junior Sisk was honored by his home-state and colleagues during a ceremony in Chesterfield, Virginia on Friday, September 14th. Sigrid Williams of the Virginia Folk Music Hall of Fame presented Sisk with a plaque during a performance by his band, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, officially honoring Sisk as the 2012 Virginia Folk Music Hall Of Fame Inductee. The Virginia Folk Music Association was formed in 1943 for…
It is not often that the band can work for over a decade and finally get the notice that they deserve, but the highly distorted blackish, brackish sludge of Sourvein provides all aspiring bands with a brief glimmer of hope. “Emerald Vulture”, the band’s first EP on This Dark Reign, finally brings this brutal form of music to a larger audience than any Mardi Gras performances could ever have. Sourvein…
On Saturday September 22nd, Shirley Murdock will join her good friend Kelly Price for a live music concert event at the Bank United Center at the University of Miami. This event will be special for both Shirley and Kelly because, they have shared many musical moments over the years. Most recently Kelly played a special part on Murdock’s current project Live: The Journey. On, Live: The Journey, Kelly Price joined…
The band starts off in a tremendously emotive vein of instrumental rock that subsides only a slight bit when the vocals kick in on “Fools and Thieves”. What really will strike listeners first is the interesting arrangements that Sound the Alarm create in tying their listeners down. There are at one time two conflicting elements in Sound the Alarm’s music; first off, there is an insistence by the vocals that…
Flyleaf have just launched an official Cover Song Contest in collaboration with video sharing site Telly.com for their latest single, “New Horizons.” Flyleaf is calling on fans to submit video of themselves covering the song for a chance to win a Skype date with the band and a spot on their social networking pages. Head to telly.com/flyleafmusic/CoverContest to submit a video. Flyleaf recently premiered the music video for “New Horizons”…