Category: Artist News

Posted on: August 28, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

UFOMAMMUT: Third Video From ORO: Opus Alter

The release of the second and final installment of UFOMAMMUT’s ORO album series, ORO: Opus Alter, is on the horizon, with a North American street date of September 18th via Neurot Recordings. In preparation for its release, following suit with previously released videos of the opening track “Oroborus” and the second song “Luxon,” today “Sulphurdew,” the third of the five tracks contained on the album has been released.   The more than twelve-minute-long visual…

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Posted on: August 28, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GET READY FOR THE GROUNDHOGS LIVE AT THE ASTORIA ON DVD

Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to announce the September 18 DVD release of Live At The Astoria by The Groundhogs [Pre-book Order Date August 24, MSRP $11.98]. Filmed in London on February 20, 1998, with audio in Dolby Digital Stereo, this 12-song 81-minute excursion into the blues has guitarist/vocalist T.S. McPhee, bassistEric Chipulina and drummer Pete Correa celebrating the legendary bluesman Howlin’ Wolf [1910-1976] while on tour in support of their Hogs In Wolf’s Clothingalbum. Starting and finishing with songs…

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Posted on: August 28, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Sanctuaries Not Guilty EP,

Today, New York band The Sanctuaries releases their Not Guilty EP and will celebrate the EP by playing New York’s Pianos. (iTunes HERE). Last week, they revealed their 3rd part of the ‘cooking with mom’ video series, with FILTER MagazineHERE and on vimeo HERE. The Rickenbacker-loving band teamed up with The Deli to premiere the recipe for chicken schnitzel alongside their track “Not Guilty” HEREcalling it “the perfect blend of indie songwriting charm and culinary know-how.”   Beautifully recorded by Roger Moutenot (Yo La Tengo, JEFF The…

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Posted on: August 28, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GRMLN gets remixed by Teen Daze

Born in Kyoto, Japan and raised in Southern California, 19-year-old Yoodoo Park is the man behind indie rock outfit GRMLN.  In the summer of 2010 in between sessions on his surfboard, Park began recording guitar-driven dream-pop in his garage to soundtrack the journeys in his car.  Park chose the name GRMLN to echo the feelings of otherworldliness and disconnect he felt during those summers.  Currently a student at the University of California Santa…

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Posted on: August 28, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

New Ben Gibbard Single “Teardrop Windows”

Death Cab for Cutie front man Benjamin Gibbard is making the first single off his debut solo album Former Lives available this morning. The new album will be released via Barsuk Records (longtime label home to Death Cab during the band’s early years) on October 16th and “Teardrop Windows” is now available to stream on Gibbard’s official Soundcloud page which you can find here. Preorders of the new album Former Lives are also available in 3…

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Posted on: August 27, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

EXUMER premiere first official video “Fire & Damnation”

German thrash legends EXUMER have premiered the video to the title track of their most recent album, Fire & Damnation. It’s the band’s first ever official video clip in their 27 year-long history and was entirely filmed and edited in Sao Paulo, Brazil, during EXUMER‘s South American Damnation tour earlier this summer. The footage combines the band’s explosive live performance with the harsh conditions prevalent in some of Sao Paulo’s…

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Posted on: August 27, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Classic Crime Charts with Self-released Album, “Phoenix.”

What a difference a few months make. Not long ago the future seemed, at best, uncertain for The Classic Crime. Propelled forward by the success of their Kickstarter campaign, (incidentally the 9th most funded music project in Kickstarter history), The Classic Crime is presently in the latter portion of a successful West Coast tour, and have also managed to chart their self-produced and self-released album, “Phoenix,” on both iTunes and…

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Posted on: August 27, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AESOP ROCK ANNOUNCES FALL TOUR

WATCH “ZZZ TOP”  http://youtu.be/KZvE7dQ-C5o   LISTEN TO “ZERO DARK THIRTY” ON PITCHFORK http://pitchfork.com/news/46371-video-aesop-rock-zero-dark-thirty/   WATCH “ZERO DARK THIRTY” ON MTV http://www.mtv.com/videos/aesop-rock/764472/zero-dark-thirty.jhtml     AESOP ROCK FALL TOUR DATES:   Oct 1- Milwaukee- Turner Hall Oct 2- Detroit- Magic Stick Oct 4- Pittsburgh- Altar Bar Oct 5- Indianapolis- the Vogue Oct 6- Nashville- Exit Inn Oct 8- Lawrence KS- Granada Oct 10- Boulder- Fox Theater Oct 11- Colorado Springs- Black Sheep…

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Posted on: August 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GYPSYHAWK release new song “Galaxy Rise” as free download

Pasadena, CA’s Gypsyhawk have released Galaxy Rise from their new album Revelry & Resilience as a free, limited time only download. Fans can listen to the song and access the download new at metalblade.com/galaxyrise. Additionally, Gypsyhawk have announced a headlining tour throughout the western United States this September. The dates include the band’s appearance at the Metal Blade Records Scion AV Label Showcase at the Glasshouse in Pomona, CA on…

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Posted on: August 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

EXHUMED Announce Fall Tour With Napalm Death

Today extreme metal’s favorite road warriors, EXHUMED, still brutalizing stages on the final nights of the Summer Slaughter tour, announce their next North American excursion supporting co-headliners Napalm Death and speed metal punk squadron Municipal Waste! Presented by Amp Magazine and Hails & Horns, the convoy of brutality will commence in Springfield, Virginia on October 26 and run through December 1 in Tampa, Florida. Additional support will come from the…

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Posted on: August 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

LINKIN PARK SET TO ‘BURN IT DOWN’ ON AXS TV

ulti-platinum artists Linkin Park will broadcast LIVE for one night only on Saturday, September 8 exclusively on AXS TV, Linkin Park and AXS TV co-founder and President Mark Cuban jointly announced today.   Fans at home will get a chance to see one of the summer’s most successful and acclaimed tours LIVE as Linkin Park closes out the North American leg of their blockbuster Honda Civic Tour. Along with over…

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Posted on: August 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Lapalux Remixes Breton’s “The Commission” Ahead of Their North American Tour

Breton’s haunting, atmospheric track “The Commission” has been reworked by UK beat maker Lapalux. His aptly named “Aquatic Centre Mix,” which sounds like if the original had been plunged deep underwater, premiered at XLR8R.com where it is available for exclusive download. “Synth notes bubble up, deep pads surge like currents, and robotic vocal samples rock to the epp and flow of Lapalux’s slow-paced beat,” they exclaimed. The remix is from Breton’s forthcoming remix record…

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Posted on: August 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ESP – ESP EP

ESP is a new Los Angeles-based trio whose primary interest is, as their name implies, Extra Sensory Perception. The group explores this phenomena through their own synesthetic, synth-laden dreamscapes which literally overflow with hypercolored visuals. This is ESP, the sights, sounds and sensory overload of the West Coast cosmos. The brother / sister combo of Aska and Seiya Matsumiya (keyboards / vocals & keyboards / electronics, respectively) are joined by…

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Posted on: August 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

LIFT OFF! WITH ASCENT!

Despite the radical resistance from some internet wack-jobs, Ascent from Six Organs of Admittance made it out to the streets on August 21st, in a big-ass way! Six Organs involved with some NWO-type shit? We don’t think so! And neither do Six Organs fans, cause we’ve already had to repress that nearly extinct format called the compact disc due to the first pass selling through. Resuscitate, tangible digital! Don’t worry,…

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Posted on: August 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SCYTHIA Offer Free Download ‘Sailor’s Accolade” From New EP

Canada’s favorite purveyors of folk/prog metal, Scythia are proud to share with fans a FREE DOWNLOAD of their first single “Sailor’s Accolade” from their new EP “For The Bear” due out on September 25, 2012 at the following location here. Youtube embed link – Sailor’s Accolade – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG63ssJR1as “This year, we are releasing our EP right before we hit the long road across Canada and the Eastern US with dates soon to be announced.…

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Posted on: August 26, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Strawbs & John Wesley Harding to Play The Winchester, Sept. 19

The Strawbs, with special guest John Wesley Harding, will be performing at the Winchester Music Hall, 12112 Madison Avenue, in Lakewood, on September 19, at 8 PM. Tickets are $20. The venue phone is 216-226-5681. The web site is thewinchester.net. As Strawbs move gracefully into their fifth decade of music making, it is still difficult to categorise the unique sound that has made them Britain’s most successful international progressive folk-rock…

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Posted on: August 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MOURNFUL CONGREGATION To Returns To The US For September Tour

Following an incredible tour of the West Coast of the United States at the end of 2011, including a devastating performance at Rites of Darkness III, Australia’s epic doom sorcerers MOURNFUL CONGREGATION will return to The States in the weeks ahead!   The new pending tour will see MOURNFUL CONGREGATION returning to the US on an eleven-date trek erupting out of Seattle on September 14th and surging its way down…

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Posted on: August 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NEW YEARS DAY to Join Blood On The Dance Floor

NEW YEARS DAY is proud to announce they will join BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR, JEFFREE STAR and DAVEY SUICIDE on “The Scene Is Dead Tour.“  Passing through nearly 50 states in the US, the first leg of the tour will be mid-October through early-November and the second leg will run late-November to mid-December. A list of dates can be seen below. Vocalist Ash Costello adds, “The fans truly wanted…

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Posted on: August 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Cherry Cherry Boom Boom Releases Debut Single And Video

Pop alternative producer and songwriter Cherry Cherry Boom Boom (Martin Kierszenbaum) has recently released the official video for his first solo track and single, “Come Back to San Francisco,” The song is a cover off Magnetic Fields’ acclaimed 1999 album, 69 Love Songs, and is one of Martin’s favorites. “I just felt an urge to record one of my favorite Stephin Merrit songs,” recalls Martin, who recorded the track on…

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Posted on: August 24, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Idris Elba Live on UStream to Debut New Music

Join actor and international DJ Idris Elba as he sits down with fans live on UStream today at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Idris will be chatting with fans about his music and previewing new tracks from his South African-inspired house music EP, Supersonic, due out in October under his DJ moniker 7Wallace. Idris recorded, mixed, and mastered the 5 track EP using a mobile studio in South Africa where he is currently…

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