On the cusp of the release of their highly anticipated third album Humbug (August 25th, Domino Records), Arctic Monkeys are about to set sail across the Atlantic for their upcoming North American tour and have added a slew of additional dates. The award winning UK export will play new tracks from Humbug, including brand new single “Crying Lightning”. Produced by Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) and James Ford…
DARK AGE – AFM recently inked a deal with Hamburg, Germany-based melodic death metallers DARK AGE. Commented the band on their official MySpace page: “We are really looking forward to working hand in hand with this renowned label!” The as yet untitled full-length is slated for a Fall 2009 release. DARK AGE entered Eikey Studio, owned by vocalist/guitarist Eike Freese, in May. “You can expect the typical DARK AGE melodies…
MONOLITH FESTIVAL presented by Esurance returns to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on September 12th and 13th with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs headlining Saturday night, and The Mars Volta topping the bill on Sunday. The festival debuted in 2007 as the first multi-day, multi-stage festival ever held at Red Rocks – Colorado’s beloved outdoor venue. Monolith was instantly adopted as an indie fan favorite and a staple of the summer festival season.…
The Ropes are a New York-based duo that has just released their 2nd EP of 2009, Clubs in Europe Forever, produced by Nic Hard (The Bravery). Lead singer/lyricist/bassit, Sharon Shy and multi-instrumentalist Toppy, have been kicking around the fringe of the music industry for 3 years, but it is with this disc they’ve chosen to introduce themselves to you. In a world where everyone looks to discover a band’s influences…
On the second track from his new series of songs, Headphone Classics, iCON the Mic King describes how he learned the hard facts of life. Making another guest appearance is Awar, a fellow emcee recently signed to iCON’s label, Master Works Unlimited, who returns to back up iCON. The grandiose 80’s-style synth licks that bump throughout are held together by a bass-heavy, low-end drumbeat, courtesy of up-and-coming producer Vanderslice. The…
Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today revealed the name fans and members of the Atlus Faithful (www.atlus.com/faithful) overwhelmingly threw their support behind for the publisher’s upcoming Japanese beat ’em up for PSP® system: Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumbleâ„¢. “The title ‘Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble’ perfectly suits the gameplay style, attitude, and humor that PSP owners can look forward to when the over-the-top brawler arrives early next year,” said Aram Jabbari, Manager of PR…
Sire Records artist Evan Taubenfeld will hit the road for a fall tour with Secondhand Serenade. The nationwide string of dates kicks off September 3rd in Las Vegas, NV and runs through October 4th in Minneapolis, MN. The singer, songwriter, and guitarist will be previewing songs from his upcoming debut album, entitled Welcome to the Blacklist Club, which is due out this fall. Produced by John Fields (Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot,…
Katrina — it’s a name freighted with some incredibly heavy history. The 2005 hurricane that decimated one of America’s proudest cities was the largest natural disaster in the history of the United States. And New Orleans hasn’t been the same since. Hoping to do their part in the ongoing process to revitalize the city, Californian dancefloor-pleasers STS9 have brought together a star-studded list of artists, producers, and DJs for a…
For the first time in over 20 years, RevCo (p/k/a Revolting C*cks) will embark on a North American headline tour. The LuBriCaTouR in support of the band’s early 2009 release, Sex-O Olympic-O, and the forthcoming remix record, MiXXX-O Olympic-O (more details coming soon). Long known as the eclectic and tongue-in-cheek side project of Ministry’s Al Jourgensen, the seven-week tour kicks off in Jourgensen’s hometown of El Paso, TX with a…
Big Kenny, one half of the storied superstar duo Big & Rich, releases his debut single and video “Long After I’m Gone†during the midst of a summer tour and his role as a judge and mentor on CMT’s hit show “Can You Duet.†A renegade film crew of Big Kenny and his “brothers and sisters†headed to Culpeper, Virginia in a day’s notice to shoot the footage for the…
Supporting Paolo Nutini August 31 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room September 1 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues September 3 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues September 4 – Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa September 5 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live September 6 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues September 8 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre September 14 –…
After a succession of tour dates and festival appearances throughout Europe in 2008 and 2009, Swedish heavy metal powerhouse ENFORCER are preparing to invade American soil for the very first time during the NORTH AMERICAN NIGHTMARE TOUR alongside Canadian headbangers CAULDRON (Earache). In support of their best-selling debut album into the night, ENFORCER will be performing approximately 30 dates throughout North America before returning home to their native Sweden to…
Reactivated New Jersey thrash metallers WHIPLASH have joined forces with From Mild To Wild Hot Sauce Shop to produce and release the first-ever thrash metal hot sauce line. The band says: “This moderate hot sauce should appeal to anyone with taste buds. It’s been a favorite of ours for a long time and we’re thrilled to be providing it under this label.” The “three-sauce gift pack” featuring Power And Pain,…
Recently named one of Spin Magazine’s “8 Undiscovered Bands Worth a Listen,†Golden Bloom announces New England tour dates in August in support of the August 18th release of Fan the Flames: a collection of bright energetic melodies shadowing the questions pervading society. Having shared the stage with Eef Barzelay of Clem Snide, Pela and Bobby Bare Jr. among others, the live collective of sorts features an ever changing line…
Disco Ensemble is shutting it down and cracking up noses in Europe with their new single “Back on The MF Street” off the newly released EP of the same name. Now, the Finnish phenoms are bringing their genre-defying sound to the United States & Canada, having released their latest EP this spring on Fullsteam Records (www.fullsteamrecords.com) and U.S. label Paper Tiger AV (www.papertigerav.com) and a new video for their single…
Bruce Springsteen & The Legendary E Street Band have added 25 new US concert dates to their 2009 ‘Workin’ On a Dream’ tour. Springsteen has now sold over 1.5 million concert tickets in 2009 alone, with the new dates expected to push that number over the two million mark. Springsteen’s European tour has sparked raves; here’s what we’ve read from the European press: “Monumental.” – Daily Star, UK “Springsteen proves…
With lyrics inspired by Cyberpunk imagery and subculture, Dope Stars Inc. have been mixing industrial beats, acid synths and distorted sounds with a bratty rock’n’roll sound and attitude since their foundation in 2003. Their previous albums ://Neuromance and Gigahearts not only held chart positions in many European countries, but also were in the top five sellers at Metropolis Mail-order for the year in which they were released. With the new…
“[Spindrift has] upgraded the master’s spaghetti sonics for the new millennium on its imminent full-length debut The West…” -Wired.com “L.A.Â’s leading practitioners of exotic soundscapes, conjuring up dreamy spells that alternately evoke spaghetti Westerns, psychedelia, dusty blues and Old World klezmer.” -LA Weekly Mixing the dusty, cinematic soundscapes of old spaghetti-western films with the mind-expanding Psych Rock of modern practitioners like The Dandy Warhols and Brian Jonestown Massacre (not to…
DJ JS-1 recently dropped his first single, “Ridiculous.” Teaming with OC and Pharoahe Monch, the two New York emcees’ verses meshed with JS-1’s beat to create a track that had listeners buzzing. Now, JS-1 returns with the remix. Featuring a brand new, old school, synth-chopped beat courtesy of JS-1 and a surprise guest verse from another legendary New York emcee, Masta Ace, the remix proves to be just as ridiculous…
Theatre Of Tragedy is truly a phenomenon. Their first three releases became legendary on the doom/gothic/death metal scene, while the next two introduced a completely different musical style, bringing the group closer to industrial and electropop rather than traditional metal. Today Metal Mind Productions presents the exclusive re-releases of those two controversial albums by Theatre of Tragedy – “Musique†and “Assemblyâ€. “Musique†was the first offering to take Theatre of…