It’s cliché in 2011 to reference Rocky when talking about a movie that centers around fighting. But you’d have to go all the way back to that 1976 Oscar winning film to find a movie about guys pummeling each other that had just as solid a back story, brilliant acting and as much emotional impact as Warrior. Though it got little notice, aside from some solid critical praise when it…
After a sold-out US tour this past month, The Kooks are thrilled to announce their return to North America in 2012 as special guests of Foster The People. Tickets on-sale this Friday, December 16th. Their latest Astralwerks release, Junk of the Heart was produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Air, Belle & Sebastian), and recorded in The Sound Factory (Los Angeles) and Sarm Studios (London). The band’s third album sees The…
Grammy Award winning producer/DJ Sharam returns with his new single “Our Love;” released on the world renowned Yoshitoshi Recordings. Nearly two years in the making, “Our Love” is a fantastic return for a producer known for making pure magic when uniting a storming instrumental dance track with the perfect vocals. The voice of “Our Love” comes from Iranian-American singer/songwriter Anousheh Khalili who’s best known for her appearance on Deep Dish’s…
Due to overwhelming demand, multi-platinum rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers just announced a second LA show will be added to their I’m With You World Tour. Tickets for the February 26th and just announced February 27th show at STAPLES Center show go on sale on Friday, December 16th at 10am. The 2012 arena tour will be the band’s first full-scale tour of the U.S. since 2007 when they hit…
Imperial Teen have returned to the active column with Feel the Sound, their strongest release yet. Gold medal-caliber relay racing is one metaphor for the group’s approach to making Feel the Sound. Recording in bursts between busy stretches of daily life, Imperial Teen would take leave of songs and come back to them, bringing new perspectives and approaches to each incarnation; the result is an intuitive command and confidence so…
The SnowBall Music Festival will return to Nottingham Park in Avon, CO, March 2–4, 2012, for a second year of supreme music and mountain sports. Tickets for the event are on sale now on the newly re-designed SnowBall website. The festival is announcing two bands a day for the 2012 lineup on their Facebook page, click here to check it out. TV on the Radio, Rusko, Head and the Heart,…
East Coast indie rock duo Slingshot Dakota will release their next record on Topshelf Records. The album will be recorded this winter and released in spring 2012. Slingshot Dakota is broken piano keys, splintered drumsticks, blood, sweat, beautiful vocals, and crazy faces. They write songs about celebrating love (lost and found) and dreams (chased and lived). Influenced by multiple styles of music they were exposed to growing up in the…
1/19 – Glasslands – Brooklyn, NY 1/20 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA 1/21 – Mercury Lounge – NY, NY 1/22 – Great Scott – Allston, MA 1/23 – La Sala Rosa – Montreal, QC 1/24 – Wrong Bar – Toronto, ON 1/25 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL 1/26 – Electric Owl – Vancouver, BC 1/27 – Neumos – Seattle, WA 1/28 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, WA 1/30…
Recent Southern Lord Records signees, face-ripping power trio LOINCLOTH, today unleash another brand new track, “Theme,” via indie heavyweight Cvlt Nation. Borrowed from the band’s upcoming full-length, Iron Balls of Steel, while in actuality the track is only two-and-a-half minutes in length, the band jam a barrage of well-sequenced tech-riffage and pummeling percussion into the track, yielding an entire EP’s worth of damage in the one tune alone. Check out…
Up-and-coming indie label Pure Noise Records has announced plans for its first ever label showcase to take place January 7th at legendary Bay Area venue 924 Gilman in Berkeley, CA. The lineup consists of the label’s highly buzzed about acts, The Story So Far, The American Scene, Troubled Coast, Forever Came Calling and Create Avoid. Tickets for the show are $10. Date: 1/7/12 Artists: The Story So Far, The American…
EST 19XX/Bad Boy/Interscope Records signee Machine Gun Kelly, or MGK, is the winner of MTV’s 2011 “Hottest Breakthrough MC” competition. The poll-based contest announced its winner on MTV’s RapFix Live yesterday, December 14th. MGK bested fellow MC’s A$AP Rocky, Future, Roscoe Dash, French Montana, Mac Miller, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Twist, Freddie Gibbs and Meek Mill. Last year’s winner of the Hottest Breakthrough MC competition was Wiz Khalifa, who edged Nicki…
Sultry pop-rocker, Emii, is blowing up the hit counter at YouTube with the reveal of her highly anticipated and super sexy “Stilettos” music video here. The follow up to her Snoop Dogg collaborated smash hit “Mr. Romeo”, showcases her powerhouse vocals and soulful music. With an undeniable beat about 7″ designer heels that boys cannot resist; “Stilettos” has all the right ingredients for a dance floor favorite. Check out the…
On February 27th in Europe and February 28th in North America, Dutch doom-death metal legends ASPHYX will be releasing their 8th studio album, Deathhammer, via Century Media Records! Featuring artwork by the band’s long-time partner in designs, Axel Hermann (http://www.axel-illustrator.de), Deathhammer was recorded at The Mörser Studio as well as at Harrow Studio with their long-time engineer Harry Wijering, and was mixed and mastered in Sweden by Dan Swanö, who…
We are very privilaged to host 2 bands from Italy’s Cruz Del Sur Music and 3 bands from Germany’s Pure Steel Records at Warriors Of Metal Fest V Open Air in 2012. Warriors Of Metal Inc. is proud to announce the return of the 2 time Wacken Open Air, and WOM Fest II Open Air (2009) veterans of Twisted Tower Dire back to our stage for our 5th year anniversary…
Theophilus London, Bing and Talenthouse are offering music fans and upstart producers a creative invitation – a chance to remix their way onto an upcoming Theophilus London album. Not only will the winner net a nice chunk of change ($3,500), but they’ll join the Brooklyn MC at his studio in New York to put the finishing touches on their winning mix, which will be featured on Theophilus London’s upcoming, Bing…
Fossil Fighters – Champions is the sequel to 2009’s Fossil Fighters title. After two years, I feel that Nintendo has ironed out the small problems that were present in the original title and have provides players with more than enough changes in game play, style, art direction, and even sound to keep them firmly affixed on their chair for hours to come. For those that have not played Fossil Fighters…
For Los Angeles based trio, Foster The People, this year included three headlining sold-out U.S. tours, a gold album for their debut release Torches, two Grammy® nominations for ‘Best Alternative Album’ and ‘Best Pop Duo/Group Performance,’ and a 3x platinum single in “Pumped Up Kicks.” With 2012 around the corner the band is excited to announce they’ll be back next Spring; kicking off a national tour on May 29th with…
Southern California death thrashers SACRIFICIAL SLAUGHTER are seeking a record label to release their next full-length album. In following up their split release with Oklahoma City’s ENFUNERATION (American Death Thrash on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions), SACRIFICIAL SLAUGHTER intends to raise the bar higher in terms of composition, production, and overall sonic devastation. As such, the band seeks a label with an equally strong business presence on the world stage…
San Diego area brutal death metal/slam band Pathology will be embarking on a 2-week headlining west coast headlining tour in January. The quintet is touring in support of their latest album, Awaken to the Suffering, released in September on Victory. The tour sees the band rejoined by vocalist Jonathan Huber, who sat out on the band’s recent US tour with Grave and Blood Red Throne due to a badly broken…
No Work Dancing begins with Molina (oh yeah), a slow and steady-paced track that touches upon the pop-rock of the sixties just as much as it does on Weezer and slacker rock. The titular track for No Work Dancing has a more insistent beat, with the drums tattooing a rhythm on listeners’ hearts. With a nod to early Rolling Stones and Monkees, the narrative quality of the instrumentation here establishes…