Author: Sargeant

Posted on: June 28, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NEW ALBUM ‘OCEANIA’ ENTERS BILLBOARD CHART AT #4

The SMASHING PUMPKINS’ new album OCEANIA–released June 19 via Martha’s Music/EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution–has entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart at #4 and earns the #1 spot on the Independent Albums Chart; it is the second highest debuting independently released album this year. OCEANIA now marks the group’s seventh Top Ten album.   Intended to recapture the album experience, all 13 songs on OCEANIA were premiered simultaneously to fans, radio, press…

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Posted on: June 28, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

KAYLA BRIANNA TO OPEN FOR MINDLESS BEHAVIOR

Interscope Recording artist, Kayla Brianna, will be opening for pop quartet Mindless Behavior on the U.S. leg of their “#1 Girl” tour. Kayla, daughter of former NBA star, Kenny Smith, has garnered a lot of buzz since her debut video aired during a Lakers & Heats basketball game earlier this year. With musical influences ranging from Brandy, to Aaliyah, and Keri Hilson, her sound is a fusion of classic pop,…

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Posted on: June 28, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Gonerfest 9 Band Announcements!

Midnite Snaxxx bring the party to the party! California mighta been populated by folks from Middle America chased there by dust at one point but venereal disease spread by waves of beatniks, hippies, surfing Republican and shady real estate agents has killed most of ’em off. Most of those clinging to life were finished off by cancerous sun tan lotion and kind, kind paraquat. All that’s left now are supreme…

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Posted on: June 28, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

FUTURE OF WHAT: “BACK TO THE CITY” VIDEO PREMIERE

Future Of What premiered the first video, “Back To The City”, off their debut EP Moonstruck today on Consequence Of Sound. Directed by Daniel Fetherston and Joanne Nucho, the clip can now be viewed and shared via here: http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/06/video-future-of-what-back-to-the-city-cos-premiere/. The Moonstruck EP, after premiering as a full stream and download on The Fader last week, was officially released today as a free download via the band’s Soundcloud page: http://soundcloud.com/futureofwhat.  …

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Posted on: June 28, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

WHITECHAPEL First Week Chart Numbers Revealed!

Last week saw the release of the highly anticipated new full-length album from Knoxville, Tennessee’s WHITECHAPEL. Their self-titled fourth album has been met with critical acclaim and fans are clamoring to see the band perform the new material live. Whitechapel landed spots on five of Billboard’s charts. The album debuted at #47 on the Top 200 Chart, #10 on the Top Independent Albums Chart, #3 on the Hard Music Albums…

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Posted on: June 28, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

In Other Words and Sleep City On Tour 7/27-8/5

Sight In Sound and Thrust Management present: In Other Words and Sleep City on tour together. The two bands will tour throughout the Northeast region of the United States starting July 27 in Manchester, NH and finishing up on August 5th in West Babylon, NY (dates and cities listed below).   About the Bands:   In Other Words: In Other Words is an explosive 5 piece hailing from Bergen County, New Jersey.…

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Posted on: June 28, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Montreal’s The Luyas, Tim Hecker and Moonface join Paper Bag Records!

Paper Bag Records is very excited to announce the addition of Montreal’s Moonface, Tim Hecker and The Luyas to their label roster in Canada.  All artists are currently working on new material.  The Luyas are scheduled to release their second studio album later this year and Tim Hecker and Moonface will unleash their label debuts early in 2013.  Paper Bag Records is also making exciting plans to celebrate their 10th…

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Posted on: June 27, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Carolina Liar Announce Tour with Kelly Clarkson & The Fray!

The pop-rock band, Carolina Liar, will be heading out on a national US tour with Kelly Clarkson and The Fray to support their 2011 release Wild Blessed Freedom, produced by Max Martin (Katy Perry, Pink, Avril Lavigne) and Shellback (Kesha, Leona Lewis, Maroon 5). The tour will kick off in Ridgefield, WA on July 21st. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit: www.CarolinaLiar.com.   Carolina Liar consists of…

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Posted on: June 27, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Stepdad Premiere “Must Land Running” Video On MTV

Wildlife Pop tracklisting:   1.Must Land Running 2. Jungles 3. Show Me Your Blood 4. Mystery in the Faking 5. Will I Ever Dance Again 6. To Ribbons 7. My Leather, My Fur, My Nails 8. Pick & Choose 9. Starfriends on Earth 10. Treasure Hugs 11. Exploring 12. Warrior (Jungles Part 2)    Warped Tour Dates:      06.16 – Utah State Fairpark – Salt Lake City, UT 06.17…

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Posted on: June 27, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Basilica Music Festival Announces Lineup for Aug. 10-12

Basilica is working in collaboration with international music organizers and connoisseurs, Pitchfork’s Brandon Stosuy and Brian DeRan of Leg Up Management, to program a unique, carefully curated weekend program of a wide range of performance and art that aims for specific connections and overlaps instead of “festival”-style overload. Hudson artist and welder Kris Perry’s MACHINE’S will occupy the industrial factory space on Friday night, while flocked by a small army…

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Posted on: June 27, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ORANGE GOBLIN Video Premiere

Today Metal Injection, in cooperation with Scion A/V, unleashes ORANGE GOBLIN’s mammoth “Acid Trial” video. The track comes off the band’s A Eulogy For The Damned full-length released via Candlelight Records earlier this year. “Acid Trial” was directed by Tom J. Cronin offers up four-and-a-half minutes of psychedelic live footage, sharp visuals, hot ladies and general ass kickery. Take at peep at THIS LOCATION. A Eulogy For The Damned is…

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Posted on: June 27, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Maroon 5’s Overexposed Available Today

Maroon 5 have released their fourth studio album Overexposed today, June 26th.  Recorded in Los Angeles over the last year with executive producer Max Martin, Overexposed also features collaborations with Benny Blanco and Shellback (“Moves Like Jagger”) and OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder.  Fresh off the smash hit “Payphone” feat. Wiz Khalifa, their video for second single “One More Night” premiered Monday on MTV, and features Adam Levine as a boxer and…

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Posted on: June 27, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Grouplove On Tour:

7/6 – Providence, RI – Waterplace Park 7/7 – Edgartown, MA – Flatbread Company 7/14 – Cincinnati, OH – Bunbury Festival 7/21 – Dover, DE – Firefly Festival 7/28 – Sacramento, CA – Launch Sacramento 8/21 – Honolulu, HI – The Republik 8/25 – Monterey, CA – Gentlemen of the Road Stopover w/ Mumford & Sons www.grouplovemusic.com www.youtube.com/user/grouplovemusic

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Posted on: June 27, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Erika Spring Debuts ‘Hidden’ (Jensen Sportag Remix)

Singer/keyboardist Erika Forster (Au Revoir Simone) has released the Jensen Sportag remix of ‘Hidden,‘ the first single off her forthcoming self-titled debut EP, due out on July 10th with pop label Cascine. Download the remix at Gorilla vs. Bear, as the Nashville duo take Forster out for a night of high summer magic, “transforming the dream-pop gem into a smoothed out, steamy summer night anthem.” Backed by Jorge Elbrecht of Violens…

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Posted on: June 27, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Cradle Of Filth vocalist details upcoming record

Dani Filth, vocalist for British extreme heavy metal act, Cradle Of Filth, has updated his blog with new information regarding the band’s upcoming 10th studio album. He writes, “The album has been split over two working studios; I have been based at Cradle’s resident studio Springvale under the helmsmanship of Mark Harwood for the last month or so, whilst the music has been captured not ten miles up the road…

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Posted on: June 27, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BLACKIE: Total Freedom Incarnate

Houston’s own king of genre-bending noise, Michael LaCour AKA Blackie is fresh off a 15 city international tour of France and the Netherlands, three blistering shows at Toronto’s legendary NXNE and one massive performance in Montreal (where he was welcomed with open arms after his two raucous shows at Pop Montreal 2011). The New York Times rightfully picked him as one of five Texas artists to watch for at SXSW…

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Posted on: June 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

A Lull’s Meat Mountain EP Streaming Now In Full

A Lull‘s Meat Mountain EP, the latest from the Chicago-based 5-some consisting of Nigel Evan Dennis, Todd Miller, Mike Brown, Ashwin Deepankar, and Aaron Vincel, is out tomorrow, June 26th on Lujo Records. The new release is a demonstration of a band that is always changing, trying to evolve from what it was, into something exciting and new signifiying a freshness, as well as growth and maturity.  Meat Mountain can…

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Posted on: June 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

EXHUMED: Frontman Matt Harvey Added to Death To All Tour

EXHUMED frontman Matt Harvey has been added as a special guest lead vocalist to the all-star studded Death To All Tour 2012. Matt Harvey will be joining drummers Gene Hoglan (Individual Thought Patterns/Symbolic) and Sean Reinert (Human), bassists Steve DiGiorgio (Human/Individual Thought Patterns) and Scott Clendenin (The Sound of Perseverance), guitarists Paul Masvidal (Human), Shannon Hamm (The Sound of Perseverance) and Bobby Koelble (Symbolic), and vocalist/label-mate Charles Elliott of Abysmal…

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Posted on: June 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

DEADKILL: Seattle Punk Outfit Release Video From Debut 7″

Seattle’s rock/punk henchmen DEADKILL have just set loose a brand new video, filmed for the opening track to their recently-released self-titled debut 7″. Directed/edited by Joe Jacobs, and produced by Jerry Howard and Nik Christofferson, the badass “Oh God Help You” video thunders with the outfit’s hard-rocking punk, combining an action-packed live show setting with an axe-wielding psycho chase sequence that makes this one an absolute must-see.   Rock out…

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Posted on: June 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

HANK JR’S NEW VIDEO DEBUTS AT #1 ON CMT.COM

Hank Williams, Jr. world premiered his new video, “That Ain’t Good,” on CMT, Monday, June 25. Fans can tune in to see the video currently playing on the network, as well as during “CMT Top 20 Countdown” on Friday, June 29 at 11 am ET/PT. The video was also posted on CMT.com where it is currently #1. In addition, FOX 17 will run a special behind-the-scenes story of the making of…

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