Thomas is a performer that has been tirelessly doing their work for over a decade. On With Love, eir newest album, Thomas is able to reinvent eirself and keep the following 10 tracks as fresh as possible. This is done by sticking one of the disc’s most memorable tracks, Where Was I, up front and center on the release. By sticking a hook into listeners, Thomas is able to take…
The nominees for the 2012 JUNO Awards were announced by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in Toronto recently. Rock band Downhere was once again honored with a nomination for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year for their current CD, On The Altar Of Love. The group has won three of their five career nominations, including for their last studio project in 2009, Ending Is Beginning. The Juno…
With the current success at the cinema of The Artist & Martin Scorsese’s Hugo (not itself a silent film but its main storyline centres on the work of the early cinematic pioneer Georges Méliès) everyone is talking about a silent film revival. Eureka’s Masters of Cinema catalogue invites the viewer to sample a vast body of work that makes use of the silent aesthetic, featuring films from Murnau (Sunrise,…
After announcing the launch party lineup earlier this week, the British Music Embassy is excited to announce its full SXSW ’12 lineup, with events commencing on Monday, March 12th and lasting until Saturday, March 17th. The UK is the only nation represented at SXSW by its own dedicated venue, Latitude 30, located at 512 San Jacinto Blvd in downtown Austin. Sixty plus bands perform across the week from all four…
Track Listing 1. Hells Needs Calvary 2. Intriguing Dilemma 3. Background 4. Invisible Ink 5. Perfect Enemy (Sushi Dinners) 6. Even 7. Inebriated Afterthoughts 8. Bad Bluff 9. Temporary Temperaments 10. Common Theme Bourbon-based modern Motown bluesman Sean Davenport is no stranger to aborted romance. The Bonita born pianist spent the better part of his young adulthood stumbling from Boston to New York to L.A. and back to San Diego,…
The Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the most celebrated and longest-running jazz events in the world, will celebrate its landmark 35th Anniversary at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, June 30 and July 1, with a dynamic lineup of more than 20 acclaimed artists and ensembles on two stages. Festival headliners include Diana Krall, Chris Botti, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Esperanza Spalding “Radio Music Society,” Hiromi Trio Project, Yellowjackets, and…
Tiny Engines (Tigers Jaw, CSTVT, Look Mexico, Restorations) welcomed Santa Rosa, CA’s State Faults (formerly Brother Bear) into its fold late last year. The band has completed their debut full-length, Desolate Peaks, and the record will be released on 12″ vinyl in April 2012 with pre-orders coming soon. You can hear a brand new song, “Sleeptalker”, on Alternative Press right now! You can also stream another new song, “Arrowhead”, from…
The story of Sara Radle’s music career is one that began in San Antonio, Texas in the late 90’s but she is probably most known for being the reason The Rentals reunited in 2005. In 1996, at the age of seventeen, she began carving out a name for herself in the Texas music scene with punk-pop trio Lucy Loves Schroeder and her own solo project. Eight years later, ex-Weezer bassist…
A Day To Remember’s highly anticipated music video for “2nd Sucks” is coming SOON… be the first to know when the video is live by “Liking” Victory Records on Facebook. Watch the teaser for “2nd Sucks” now! The group is set to headline Soundwave Festival in Australia this month, followed by shows in Indonesia and Japan before heading back to the U.S. for the second leg of the Rise Against…
Dirty Three’s first new album in seven years (and first release on Drag City), Toward the Low Sun, is out next Tuesday, February 28th. For the next week, leading up to this release, NPR Music’s First Listen series will be streaming the album in its entirety. Listen with the link below. NPR MUSIC FIRST LISTEN OF THE DIRTY THREE’S TOWARD THE LOW SUN – http://www.npr.org/2012/02/19/146535905/first-listen-dirty-three-toward-the-low-sun?ps=mh_fl Returning to the…
DOWNSPIRIT, the German/Swiss bluesy/hard-rocking-metal-oriented band formed by ex-SYMPHORCE/ex-FREEDOM CALL guitarist Cedric “Cede” Dupont, will enter the studios in mid-march to record their second album. A release is expected for late summer via Metalville Records, followed by a tour in fall/winter. DOWNSPIRIT‘s debut album, “Point Of Origin”, was received well with much positive feedback all over the world, and brought the band’s touring schedule to include more than 60 shows around…
Unknown Mortal Orchestra premieres the “Strangers Are Strange” video today, directed by Sam Kristofski. The band has a few headlining shows starting this week in California, then they will hit the road in support of Girls for the majority of the month of March. They’ll also appear at this year’s SXSW. Full video credits: Director: Sam Kristofski Director of Photography: Sam Irwin Editor: Sam Kristofski Effects: Brendan Jenkins…
The newest addition to Deathwish Inc.’s roster, Code Orange Kids, are touring down to SXSW this March! WIth select dates featuring Former Thieves, Code Orange Kids will head through the midwest and southern states, ultimately ending up in Austin, TX for four days, playing 5+ showcases at the SXSW Music Festival. Drummer/vocalist Jami Morgan commented, “We are really stoked to hit the road again and play shows with a bunch…
Dead Set On Living, the new album from Cancer Bats, is now available for pre-order worldwide. The US pre-order will be available via Metal Blade Records at metalblade.com/cancerbats, where fans can also view the band’s new video for Old Blood! A pre-order only t-shirt bundle is available until the album is released on April 24th. The Cancer Bats will be performing at several SXSW showcases this year. Confirmed so far…
Hailing from Vienna, Austria, Thomas King is confirmed to perform on the 2nd annual national Epic Proportions Tour along with creator Gabe Kubanda and Lost In Atlantis. March 1st marks the kick off of the Epic Proportions Tour in Phoenix, Arizona with routing taking the tour through the Southwestern U.S. Sponsored by VH1 Classic, Airwalk Shoes, SESAC, “Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp” and the American Red Cross, the tour was…
FEB 24 – Newcastle (NSW) @ Club LED MAR 9 – Thornbury (VIC) @ The Prague MAR 10 – Geelong (VIC) @ The Barwon Club MAR 11 – Melbourne (VIC) @ The Cherry Bar MAR 16 – Ballarat (VIC) @ The Karova Lounge MAR 30 – Bendigo (VIC) @ The Newmarket Hotel APR 12 – Auckland (NZ) @ The Crowbar (w/Sinate) APR 13 – Palmeston Nth (NZ) @ Royal Hotel…
Rock band Sixx:A.M., which consists of bassist, Nikki Sixx, guitarist, Dj Ashba and vocalist James Michael have announced a rare performance, and their first in four years, set to take place on April 11, 2012 at Revolver’s Golden Gods Awards. As each band member has been kept busy with their other careers – Nikki Sixx is also the bassist for Mötley Crüe and a syndicated radio host; Dj Ashba is…
Yesterday, Moe Green was announced as part of this year’s Paid Dues Festival. Paid Dues will take place April 7th at NOS Event Center in San Bernardino, California, and Moe will be performing on the festival’s Dues Paid stage alongside headliners Wu-Tang, Odd Future, Dipset, Three-6 Mafia and more. To celebrate the announcement, Moe is excited to release a brand new song, “Welcome To The Trap House.” “Welcome To The…
Behemoth, The Devil’s Blood and In Solitude gatefold, double LP pre-orders available The inaugural Decibel Magazine Tour kicks off April 11th Metal Blade Records is proud to announce that vinyl for three of the label’s most popular releases from the last year will be released on March 27th! Gatefold, double LPs for Behemoth’s Evangelia Heretika live album, The Devil’s Blood’s The Thousandfold Epicentre, and In Solitude’s The World.The Flesh.The Devil…
On their debut self-titled LP out via Burger Records, sisters Chelsea and Justine Brown – aka Summer Twins – deliver dreampop rock & roll songs drenched in California sun. In March, Summer Twins hit the road with Paul Collins of The Beat and Peter Case of The Plimsouls bringing their 50s and 60s inspired pop garage rock across the nation. For a preview of what to expect from the Summer…