The Melvins Tour Through Late Summer
The Melvins embark on their first tour in support of their current album, “Nude With Boots”. More dates to be added soon but here’s the first leg. “Nude With Boots” was released on July 8 via Ipecac Recordings.
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Peppermint Creeps On Tour Now and Available for Interviews.
The Peppermint Creeps are on tour (East Coast) to schedule an interview please email band@peppermintcreeps.com. Who are the Peppermint Creeps??? “You’re not very nice, and I don’t think I like you You’re not very nice, ’cause you made me cry You’re not very nice, and I don’t want to see you, so why don’t you just f*ck off and die!”
SOTHIS – Candlelight debut release date set
Candlelight Records confirms September 2 as the American release date for De Oppresso Liber, the full-length debut from Los Angeles-based black metal band Sothis. Recorded in Los Angeles and mixed in Sweden by Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) the album includes nine new original songs. The band is Candlelight’s latest American acquisition, a strong focus of artist development for the London-based label.
Skyscraper #16
Skyscraper #16 / $4.99 / Full Sized / 178 Pages / skyscraperzine@hotmail.com / http://www.skyscrapermagazine.com / One of the most jam-packed zines that I’ve read in the last few months, Skyscraper has stayed remarkably close to the earlier issues: #6 has interviews with bands I never have heard of just like the current issue, #16. While the layout has gotten more appealing in the five years since #6, the choice of…
Tommy Boy Entertainment Signs OurStage Breakout Artist PLUSHGUN
OurStage (http://www.ourstage.com/), a pioneering website enabling music fans to help discover and evaluate emerging musical talent, has spawned it’s first “Artist to Watch” label signing: Plushgun, an OurStage favorite who, based in part on their site ranking, has just been signed to Tommy Boy Entertainment. “At OurStage, our mission is to help talented artists achieve critical exposure by solving the greatest challenge on the Internet today: sorting quality content from…
Indie Musician Mia Kim Launches Web Site as Part of the New Wave of Fan-Funded and Fan-Produced Albums
The Sukey Rose Project gives Indie music fans an insider’s view of what it takes to produce a successful album independently and gives them the authority to contribute to Mia Kim’s success in producing her next album. The new Indie music site SukeyRose.com launched as a rare experimental project on May 1. The site serves as a fundraising tool and forum that details an Indie musician’s difficulties and successes in…
Songphonic® To Release Jyrojets’ Hotly-Tipped Debut Album
Jyrojets are also releasing their new single, ‘Dead on Arrival’ on the 9th which is featured in the soundtrack of the movie “20 Cigarettesâ€. The promo video for the track includes brilliant footage from the movie which premieres in the UK early June.
Exclusive “Bust A Move” Remix Stream / RMXXOLOGY Now Available Digitally / Teaser Video
First, we’ve got an exclusive stream of Don Rimini’s “Bust A Move Remix.”It’s a crazy reimagining of the classic song we all know. The frisky Frenchman has been lighting up the ghetto clubs of Paris since he was a teenager with sweaty-assed DJ sets combining the best of hip-hop, electro, and upstart rock’n’roll. In 2008, hot off the release of his esteemed Absolutely Rad EP, Rimini turned his attention to…
Scary Kids Scaring Kids / Finch Contest
Finch and Scary Kids Scaring Kids are embarking on a U.S. co-headlining tour. Along for the ride on various dates are Foxy Shazam, From First To Last, Tickle Me Pink and Our Last Night. For our local (Cleveland-area) readers, check them out on 8/30 at the House of Blues.
Skyscraper #13
Skyscraper #13 ($4.99 , PO Box 1595, NY, NY 10276) First off, if anyone tells you that $4.99 is too much to spend on any zine, they have obviously never seen a copy of Skyscraper. While I received a copy of Skyscraper back a few years ago (and still read it to this day), I don’t even think I was ready to see #13, which shows a music zine that…
INFERNOPHONIC PREPARES TO ‘SPARK IT UP’
Melody meets musicianship in classic hard rock merger on debut CD #2 Most Added at CMJ; #5 Most Added at FMQB “A breathing, live sound that will remind you of when music was played by bands.†– Guitar Player
Swedish Troubadour Tobias Froberg Just Completed His Widely Loved US Tour With Peter Morén of Peter, Bjorn and John
“Writing about this song a few weeks ago, Stephen M. Deusner called it “a rather visual folk-rock ballad, so much so that you an almost watch it as it happens: it begins with Fröberg singing and playing piano, alone on stage. Halfway through the first verse, the house lights rise to show a bluesy guitar and Morén in the background, singing along. Blue gels color the soaring chorus, casting a…
Passion Pit Release Debut Single “Sleepyhead”/ Play Pop Montreal & Monolith Festivals
Passion Pit Release Debut Single “Sleepyhead”/ Play Pop Montreal & Monolith Festivals/ NYC August Pianos Residencies/ “Chuck Of Change” EP Out September 14th On Frenchkiss Records Pop Montreal Oct. 4th & Monolith Festival Sept 13th /NYC Piano’s August Residency, Aug. 13th, 20th, 27th – 9 PM Outerland Martha’s Vineyard, MA Aug. 14th
MMP Set To Re-release “Brechen” and “Schmerz” in September for U.S. Audiences
Drecksau always defined their musical inspirations very precisely – just take a hint of the muddy sound of the American south and mix it with the violent German attitude, then you’ll pretty much get the idea what these guys are all about. But the best part is that this band perfectly blends both cultures – American and German – delivering a prime example of doomcore madness with a handful of…
The exclusive re-edition of “Hymn To Life” by Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius)
Most people associate Timo Tolkki only with Startovarius – the legendary power metal group, known from such breathtaking releases as “Fourth Dimensionâ€, “Visions†and “Destinyâ€. Not all know that Tolkki released three fascinating solo albums, with each venturing into totally different musical realms. Timo’s second work – “Hymn To Life†– shows the emotional and delicate side of one of the most talented power metal shredders ever.
ONE Joins Music Builds Tour as Major Sponsor and Advocacy Partner
The ONE Campaign is excited to announce its sponsorship of the ONE Music Builds Tour a benefit for Hollywood’s Habitat for Humanity, featuring Third Day, Switchfoot, Robert Randolph and the Family Band and Jars of Clay. The tour will kick off in Detroit on August 21st and wrap-up in Denver on October 12 and include 23 stops around the country. The tour will feature video presentations from the ONE Campaign…
MASON PROPER COME OUT OF HIDING WITH SOPHOMORE LP, OLLY OXEN FREE, DUE SEPTEMBER 23
Eclectic and ambitious as ever, Mason Proper returns from the trenches with their sophomore full-length LP, Olly Oxen Free, due September 23 via Dovecote Records (Ed Harcourt, Tim Williams). Like the childhood phrase it’s named after, the LP sparkles with a youthful exuberance but never veers too far from the band’s trademark territory of the dark and deranged.
VIRGIN BLACK Joins OPETH for Dates Down Under
Australia’s finest symphonic death-doom ensemble, VIRGIN BLACK, have been tapped to join OPETH for their early September Australian tour. Later, the band will join AMORPHIS, LEAVES’ EYES, and SAMAEL for dates in North America. VIRGIN BLACK with OPETH – 2008 Australian Dates: 09/02/08 Tue @ Metro City – Perth, Australia 09/04/08 Thu @ Thebarton Theatre – Adelaide, Australia 09/05/08 Fri @ Palace Theatre – Melbourne, Australia 09/06/08 Sat @ The…
Freshkills Set To Release Album in September.
Freshkills – yes, one word – are a five-piece tour guide to the lives, awkward conversations and head games that play out deep into the night in New York City’s dark bars and messy bedrooms. Each protagonist is motivated by sordid appetites, like moths attracted to blackness. Each song has the sound and feel of a mini-apocalypse.
Producer OD Hunte Gets Some American Pie and Requests The Text With General Levy
Producer and Platinum writer OD Hunte who is the production half of the band Ten Days Till with singer/songwriter Lifford is toasting the recent success and placement of Get Them Hands Hi in the smash US movie series American Pie.