BIGBANG initially kicked-off their global tour, “BIGBANG ALIVE GALAXY TOUR 2012,” in Korea in March, where they played for more than 30,000 fans, with three shows selling out instantly. They stormed Japan playing 13 sold out shows for more than 210,000 fans. They made history in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing with 3 shows and more than 32,000 tickets sold. BIGBANG Alive Galaxy World Tour 2012 has sold out in every…
Tickets to the October 27 date sold out within two hours of going on sale, while only limited tickets remain for October 26. It’s an incredible feat to fill an NBA arena two times over for a dance event, but all the more impressive when you consider that the lineup to Sensation “Innerspace” had not even been revealed…until now. New York City has a rich house and techno music history…
Volcom Clothing and the most re-freshest of all children’s shows YO GABBA GABBA!, have teamed up to create the most awesome apparel and accessories collection featuring the Yo Gabba Gabba! characters and their celebrity friends. Products designed to celebrate the Volcom and Yo Gabba Gabba ‘Happening’ showcases art by DEVO’s MARK MOTHERSBAUGH, THE FLAMING LIPS mastermind WAYNE COYNE, thee FOO FIGHTER DAVE GROHL and his daughter Violet, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE’S JON…
In support of their upcoming album Vital, Florida five-piece Anberlin has been tapped to support iconic rockers The Smashing Pumpkins for select dates in October. Beginning the jaunt on October 2 in Winnipeg, Canada, the tour will continue through October 20 in Minneapolis. Releasing their sixth album Vital on October 16th, the album is now available for pre-order with an exclusive track via iTunes. PRE ORDER: ‘VITAL’ LISTEN: ‘SELF STARTER’…
Watch the Miu Miu short film, Its Getting Late, featuring Zola Jesus performing Ixode as herself, Patricia Clarkson, Aubrey Plaza, Gemma Arterton, and Rinko Kikuchi. In the translucent LA dusk we discover four women living very different lives – a high-flying professional in her elegant glass office, a mother bathing her daughter, a chic blogger with her laptop and a film editor working with old movie clips in a screening…
Bad Books, a collaboration between Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra will release their sophomore album II on October 9th. Today Triple Crown and Favorite Gentleman Records launch a physical pre-order for the album in conjunction with the debut of the latest single off the album, “It Never Stops.” This October Bad Books will hit the road for tour dates across the United States. See below for complete list of dates. Stream/Share It…
Beginning today, Green Day’s forthcoming album Green Day ¡Uno! is available to stream in its entirety a week prior to it’s official release date via the band’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/greenday), powered by Nokia Music / AT&T. To hear the album, click on the tab that says “Hear ¡Uno! Now.” Green Day ¡Uno! is the first installment in the band’s upcoming trilogy of albums Green Day ¡Uno!,Green Day ¡Dos!, and Green Day ¡Tré! Green Day ¡Uno! will be…
Aaron Embry’s debut album Tiny Prayers arrived in stores today via Community Music. Recorded at home last year, the album is a spare, captivating 10-song collection that introduces Embry – who honed his songwriting by recording and touring with artists including Elliott Smith, Willie Nelson, Daniel Lanois, and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, among many others – as a singular artist. Tiny Prayers can be streamed in full all…
AIMEE MANN quote: “I’ve been such a fan of Tom Scharpling and his videos and I’ve come to really trust his opinion and ideas about many, many things. When Tom and I were first talking about doing a video together, I quickly realized that I wanted to do two and not just one, and that maybe it would be slightly more cost effective to do two at once, and that…
Due to an overwhelming demand from metal fans worldwide, Grammy-nominated and Juno award-winning Banger Films is setting out to raise funds to make what has become known as “The Lost Episode” a reality. Metal Evolution: Extreme Metal “The Lost Episode” covers co-director Sam Dunn’s favorite genres: Death Metal, Black Metal and Grindcore, and he is reaching out to metal fans to help make it happen: https://vimeo.com/49472617 “Hundreds of fans have…
LA-based indie rock band Wires in the Walls is proud to announce the release of the music video for Tremolo, the first song off their debut full-length album New Symmetry. Directed by De la Vega (www.delavega.me) and produced by Cathartic Films, the video uses innovative camera placement to capture breathtaking visuals of a hoop dancer’s journey through some of the most beautiful spots in Southern California. Tremolo can be streamed…
Minneapolis-based musician Mark Mallman’s historic event, “Marathon 4: Road Rogue,” is a transcontinental, bio-generated, one-man, non-stop, seven-day, 150-plus hour music performance starting in New York on September 15th and concluding in Los Angeles on September 22nd. While traveling cross-country from New York to Los Angeles, the “Marathon 4” van will stop in the following cities to meet, greet and welcome guest musicians on board to jam with Mark Mallman: 09/15…
Melbourne, Australia’s Husky has scheduled a four-week, North American tour this October in support of their debut, Forever So, available now on Sub Pop. The tour begins October 26 in Portland, OR at the Doug Fir Lounge and will end on November 17 in Philadelphia, PA at Johnny Brenda’s. Please find a full list of tour dates below. Husky’s Forever So has seen coverage from the likes of Entertainment Weekly,RollingStone.com, Pitchfork, NPR, Paste, Pop Matters,…
Aguilera has been in the studio for the past year working on her highly anticipated 5th studio album. Working with writers and producers such as Alex Da Kid, and Sia, the album also features collaboration with CeeLo Green, Aguilera’s co-star on The Voice. ‘This album is about self-expression and freedom, “Aguilera says. “There is a lot I have gone through personally over the past few years and this record represents…
o set to paring down his post-apocalyptic soundscapes. What was began as barely controlled exorcism became an exercise in control, and after six months of intently shaping Zeros on his own, Vasquez met with producer/engineer Monte Vallier at his San Francisco studio where he could get loud, beat on things, scream. The result is complete immersion. Zeros opens with “It Ends,” a rumbling eerie epic that explodes and then fades. The slowing breath and…
2. Trojans (Crown City Studios) – Atlas Genius 3. White Wind (FOR ONE ONE Live Session) – School Of Seven Bells 4. Stay Useless (Live at the Grog Shop) – Cloud Nothings Support 9/12 through 9/21: School Of Seven Bells and Atlas Genius Support 10/8 through 10/25: Cloud Nothings and Atlas Genius CLICK HERE to view all tour dates.
Levek shares a new, minimal song titled “Girl In The Fog”. The Florida native, David Levesque, hits the road with his full band, making a stop in New York City during CMJ. His debut album, Look A Little Closer, will be released on Sept 25th with Lefse Records. LEVEK 09/21 Orlando, FL – Will’s Pub 09/22 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Green Room (What the Cuss, Wes Anderson event) 09/24 Gainesville,…
September 13, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA – After months of anticipation, Tallahassee alternative rock band Go Radio has unveiled their critically acclaimed new album, Close the Distance, today on Billboard.com. The album, which is scheduled for release on September 18 via Fearless Records, can be streamed in its entirety at http://bit.ly/O1KIby. Fans have waited eagerly for Go Radio’s sophomore follow-up to their debut album, Lucky Street, and finally the day has come.…
Daryl Hall continues to unearth promising new and emerging talent on his critically acclaimed, award-winning web series Live from Daryl’s House, now available on over-the-air syndication and Viacom’s high-definition music channel Palladia, and this month is no different. For the 58th edition of the show, Daryl welcomes breakout soul/R&B newcomer Nick Waterhouse, a native Southern Californian, who has received raves for his independently released vinyl 45, “Some Place,” on his own Pres…
Out now on Strut Records, Richard Sen’s This Ain’t Chicago collection casts an eye on mid-80s England, when the sounds of house, techno and electronic dance music making their way over from the States gave way to a wave of original UK productions. We sat down for interviews with some of the major players, including Lesley Lawrence of Bang The Party, P-Mac (producer for May), Kiss FM DJ Colin Faver, and of course Richard Sen, to speak about…