Category: Artist News

Posted on: December 10, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Dam-Funk & Snoopzilla Join forces on ‘7 Day of Funk’ (the group and the album) out today via Stones Throw Records

Today, 7 Days of Funk (Dam-Funk and Snoopzilla) release their self-titled album and debut their second music video, “Hit Da Pavement.”  The video follows the further adventures of Dam and Snoop after the house party featured in the video for “Faden Away.”  This time, we ride along with the pair as they cruise the streets of Los Angeles in Snoop’s baby blue Lincoln Continental.   After performing last night on…

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Posted on: December 9, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Weather Report Rises with Legacy Project

Seminal jazz group Weather Report rises again with the Weather Report Legacy Project and crowdfunding initiative. The new project, launching December 9, 2013, will support the creation of a documentary, “Calm Before the Storm.”  The film documents the group from its beginnings in 1970, through their 16 year and 17 album career, anchored by legendary founders and jazz legends Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter. The Weather Report Legacy Project was…

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Posted on: December 8, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Chicago Mass Choir Returns to Spain for 14 City Tour

Once again, by popular demand, the legendary Chicago Mass Choir is headed back to Spain for a phenomenal 14 city tour throughout the country and the Canary Islands. The choir’s international Christmas tour begins December 5th and will culminate on December 23rd. While in Spain, Chicago Mass Choir will be in concert in the following cities, La Laguna Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, La Palma, Adeje, Tennerife, Barcelona, Gijón,…

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Posted on: December 7, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE TRANQ releases final single from debut album

Swedish indie rock’s finest – Örebro based The Tranq are full of contradictions and often controversial. They fight for your attention and demands that you reflect for yourself. The Tranq poses the question: What kind of change do YOU want to make in the world? All accompanied by their spot on mix of Swedish and British pop tradition The band’s debut album “Loss Is For The Masses” was released on September…

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Posted on: December 6, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

X AMBASSADORS HIT THE ROAD IN 2014

Brooklyn indie rockers X Ambassadors released their official debut EP Love Songs Drug Songs on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records in May.   After support dates with Imagine Dragons, Jimmy Eat World and the Mowgli’s the band is now prepping to join Panic! At The Disco on their Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die! Tour in 2014 as well as joining their pals Imagine Dragons for a few more dates. Before the…

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Posted on: December 6, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SECRET COLOURS PREMIERE “IT CAN’T BE SIMPLE”

With the release of their new single “It Can’t Be Simple” via Stereogum, Secret Colours announce two releases due out next year in the form of Positive Distractions Part I and Positive Distractions Part II. “It Can’t Be Simple” could easily be looked at as the song that manifests the maturation process of a band finally finding their voice. Having recorded both debut Secret Colours (2010) and sophomore release Peach (2013) as a…

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Posted on: December 6, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SLAUGTERDAY Posts Video for “Morbid Shroud of Sickness”

German Death Metal brutes SLAUGHTERDAY have officially released their debut album, Nightmare Vortex, on FDA Rekotz.The full-length successor to the limited-edition cassette demo, Cosmic Horror, Nightmare Vortex showcases SLAUGHTERDAY’s insane brand of cosmic Death Metal that falls somewhere between AUTOPSY’s Mental Funeral and HYPOCRISY’s Penetralia. Featuring stunning guitar melodies, fat bass lines, hellish vocals and annihilating drums, the movements from speeding ferocity to crawling crush are the stuff of traumatic…

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Posted on: December 6, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

DAFT PUNK RELEASE VIDEO FOR “INSTANT CRUSH”

In the wake of numerous year end accolades for their landmark fourth studio album Random Access Memories, Daft Punk have issued an official video for the album track “Instant Crush“, featuring vocals from The Strokes front man Julian Casablancas directed by Daft Arts collaborator Warren Foo. The video can be seen here: http://youtu.be/a5uQMwRMHcs   Random Access Memories has featured prominently in year end album and song round ups, including a #3 spot in Rolling Stone‘s Best Albums of 2013 list and…

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Posted on: December 6, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

DAWN to release entire catalogue via Century Media Records in 2014

Century Media Records has signed a worldwide deal to license the entire discography of Sweden’s DAWN! Formed in 1990, DAWN quickly evolved from the pure death metal found on their first demos into a more complex, melodic, epic and atmospheric style that culminated in the masterpiece, Slaughtersun – Crown Of The Triarchy (1998). Along with DISSECTION, UNANIMATED and EUCHARIST, DAWN is considered to be one of the most underrated acts…

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Posted on: December 6, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Debut Electronic Album “Disarmonia” from The Delay in the Universal Loop Out Now

At the age of 17, Dylan Iuliano recorded and produced his first solo record Disarmonia (meaning Disharmony in Italian) under the moniker The Delay in the Universal Loop. Dylan Iuliano lives in a small village on a hill in southern Italy (population 500), where time moves at a leisurely pace. The culmination of all his feelings and musical experiences, the album is entirely self-made, featuring Iuliano on synthesizers, guitars, bass, piano and…

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Posted on: December 6, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MAYNARD KEENAN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: MAY 10 & 11 WITH PUSCIFER, A PERFECT CIRCLE AND FAILURE

Due to overwhelming demand, a second Cinquanta show has been added: May 11 at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.  Cinquanta is Maynard James Keenan’s 50th birthday celebration featuring performances from Puscifer, A Perfect Circle and Failure. “On the off chance I don’t make it to 100,” said Keenan, “let’s just do both now.” Tickets for both dates, May 10 and 11, are on-sale now (Dec. 6 at 10:00 am…

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Posted on: December 6, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

JACK NAME ANNOUNCES WINTER 2014 TOUR IN SUPPORT OF LIGHT SHOW, OUT JANUARY 21ST

Los Angeles underground spectre, Jack Name, is releasing his rock and roll sci-fi novella, Light Show, on January 21st via Drag City imprint God? Records. Whiffs of young Brian Eno, Gary Numan, Chrome, ELO, Bruce Haack, Richard O’Brien (a la “Rocky Horror”) and Stefan Wul stain the sleeves of this story. It’s a chilling glimpse into an imaginary world torn apart by a war between rival gangs, the shadows, and the wooly…

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Posted on: December 6, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CHAPPO Announces New LP Future Former Self, Out March 4th

Brooklyn band CHAPPO has announced their sophomore LP, Future Former Self, to be released March 4th via their own Rouse Records. The album comes as a follow-up to 2012’s Moonwater, which included the iPod commercial-featured single “Come Home” and earned praise from fans and critics alike. A departure from CHAPPO’s previous releases yet as catchy as ever, you can get an early taste of Future Former Self  with single “I Don’t Need…

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Posted on: December 6, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

STONEBURNER: Portland Sludge Metallers Join The Neurot Recordings Family

  The Neurot Recordings family is pleased to welcome the audio devastation that is Portland’s STONEBURNER to their expanding roster of forward-thinking music.   Featuring four members with a compelling musical ancestry that winds through Buried At Sea, Buried Blood, Heathen Shrine and more, STONEBURNER — named after a subterranean weapon from the novel Dune — spews forth a churning orchestration of crust-strewn, hypnotic, sludge metal, their torrid odes glazed…

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Posted on: December 5, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Mystical Weapons – Sean Lennon, Greg Saunier, Shahazad Ismaily out now!

Mystical Weapons’ Crotesque is out now!  This super-limited, 19.50 minute Record Store Day Black Friday 2013 12” can be found at retail stores near you.  It’s one-sided with a screen-printed illustration by Sean Lennon on the flip. In a chat with Interview Magazine, Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier said “It’s really surreal, nothing about this band seems realistic.” That same sentiment perfectly applies to how the Northern Spy team feels about working…

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Posted on: December 4, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Netherfriends Premiere “Joey Vision”

  Shawn Rosenblatt, professionally known as Netherfriends, began his career in the mid-aughts composing layered indie-pop music after graduating from Chicago’s Columbia College. He spent nearly a decade touring constantly, sometimes with other musicians, playing thousands of shows and releasing dozens of musical projects and unique online components. In early 2012 he shifted from doing straight indie-pop, layered-noise tunes to more hip-hop inspired rhythms, utilizing original and sampled sounds. In…

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Posted on: December 4, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NORRIS MAN TAKES US ON A MYSTICAL JOURNEY WITH NEW ALBUM, AVAILABLE ON DECEMBER 17, 2013

Veteran Jamaican reggae artist Christopher “Norris Man” Campbell invites us on a Mystical Journey with his 13th full-length studio effort, available worldwide from all major digital retailers on December 17, 2013, with pre-order available now, from FOX FUSE. The Rastafarian singer is known for spreading positive vibes and socially-conscious messages through his uplifting, feel-good sounds, and this collection of new works is no different. Boasting 17 tracks, Mystical Journey is…

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Posted on: December 4, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

FLOSSTRADAMUS ANNOUNCE LIVE SHOW STREAM FROM 9:30 CLUB IN DC FOR 12/13

LISTEN TO THE TEASER HERE: https://soundcloud.com/flosstradamus/flosstradamus-mosh-pit-preview     Chicago producers/DJ duo Flosstradamus have announced that they’ll be live streaming their brand new production as part of their IRL Tour from the 9:30 club in Washington DC starting at 9:30pm PST / 12:30am EST on Friday, December 13th.  At midnight, the morning of 12/13 they will be releasing their newest track “Mosh Pit” ft. Casino via Fools Gold / Ultra Records.  Getting back to their hip-hop roots “Mosh Pit” will do exactly…

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Posted on: December 4, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ILSA Releases New Video From Out-Of-Print LP

Our nation’s capitol’s most noxious henchmen, ILSA, have delivered a new video for “120 Days.”   Aurally merging filthy, downtuned hardcore with mid-paced deathcrust, and visually meshing their deep-rooted fascination with the occult, violence and all forms of debauchery with brutal recent live footage in the new video, “120 Days” is far from a new song. The virulent hymn is culled from the band’s sophomore LP, Tutti il Colori del…

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Posted on: December 4, 2013 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Pillar Point Announces Debut LP

It shouldn’t come as a surprise if something about Pillar Point’s nine-song self-titled album sounds familiar. Despite being the band’s debut, the moody, melancholy electronica is the work of Scott Reitherman, who until now has been primarily known for his involvement with indie-pop outfit Throw Me the Statue. And while Reitherman’s new project shows off a never-before-seen gloom, his knack for writing tracks that crystalize emotion and work their way…

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