A few things you need to know about Jason Brody, the mind and voice behind At Sea: He’s a native New Yorker who everyone assumes is from California. He spent years battling stage fright (though now you’d never know it). And he once killed himself to make better music. All of those aspects, and many more, play a role in At Sea, who release their full-length debut A New Machine…
August 21st will see the 12″ vinyl release of New Jersey/New York’s NIGHT BIRDS Fresh Kills Vol. 1 singles and demo collection (originally released on CD format in 2011), courtesy of Richmond’s Grave Mistake Records. The album will consist of the band’s first three now out of print 7″ singles and 2009 demo. It can currently be streamed at the Grave Mistake Records Bandcamp page here: http://gravemistakerecords.bandcamp.com/album/fresh-kills-vol-1. Preorders will be…
Sleepy Vikings treat us to a new song, via a premiere over at Suburban Apologist, called “Easter Sunday Girls”. What a great summer song, with it’s instantly-recognizable indie “90’s hey day” unfluence. The song will be featured on a mega-limited cassette only EP available at this Saturday’s show at Tampa’s New World Brewery. The show doubles as a farewell show to drummer Ryann Slauson who is heading for…
The 16-bit remixes of “Mutual Core” and “Hollow” are out now on One Little Indian Records. The tracks can be heard here http://soundcloud.com/sacksco/bjork-hollow-16-bit-remix/s-XA7aD and here http://soundcloud.com/sacksco/bjork-mutual-core-16-bit-remix/s-CcRld.The release is the seventh in an eight-part series of remixed tracks from Björk’s Biophilia. The first six entries in the series are currently available and feature the Current Value remixes of “Crystalline,” “Solstice,” “Hollow” and “Thunderbolt,” the Death Grips remixes of “Thunderbolt” and “Sacrifice,”…
Swedish death metal legends GRAVE will release their 10th studio album Endless Procession Of Souls on August 27th in Europe and on August 28th in North America via Century Media Records. Recorded at Studio Soulless, Endless Procession Of Souls promises to be yet another death metal masterpiece in GRAVE’s revered catalog, featuring ten tracks of uncompromising no-bullshit death metal, flawlessly executed by the sole survivors of the real legendary Swedish…
John Darnielle is a human male and American musician who was born in Indiana. Alone or in collaboration with others, he has been known as the Mountain Goats since 1991. He grew up in Central California, and has lived in many states, but now lives in North Carolina with his wife and child and at least one cat that I have observed. I visited his home in…
Bell Gardens began with just two friends – Kenneth James Gibson (Furry Things, [a]pendics.shuffle) and Brian McBride (Stars Of The Lid) over many late nights talking and playing for each other the songs that have inspired them over the years. Citing influences such as Jack Nietzsche, Phil Spector, The Beach Boys and Dennis Wilson’s solo recordings, both musicians harboured a burning desire to traverse a pop sound that often belies…
Zebra and Snake have just released the official video for ‘Empty Love Song’ and we’d love to share the video and a free download of the single with your readers, ahead of the single’s official release on August 20th. The video for ‘Empty Love Song’ is live on YouTube here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5nv7U2RqxM and as a free download here : http://soundcloud.com/100percentrecords/empty-love-song-3-43-radio There’s a new photo of the band here : http://www.mudhutdigital.com/ZebraandSnake.jpg
Modular is proud to announce that West Australian psych warriors Tame Impala will return with their new album Lonerism, to be released globally this October 2012. Again recorded and produced almost entirely by Kevin Parker in studios, planes, hotels and homes around the world, and mixed by the trailblazing Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips / MGMT), Lonerism’s sound is not so much reinvented as completely redrafted and stretched way, way out.…
UFOMAMMUT, Italian sorcerers of supernatural and obliterating doom return with the second part of ORO – Opus Alter, following five months after Opus Primum to complete the entire new album and give ORO its final shape. The record will be released on 17 September on Neurot Recordings. As with all previous Ufomammut albums, the concepts behind ORO are expansive and multi-faceted, mutating the Italian palindrome which translates to “gold” with the Latin translation…
Anticipation is the most fitting title for Tyscot artist Damita’s upcoming project to be released on July 24th. As the release date draws near and excitement continues to build, Damita is set to hit the road for more musical appearances across the country. When Damita began the production phase of Anticipation, she also expressed her excitement about hitting the road and connecting with fans and supporters. From Detroit to…
No matter how busy their schedules become, the gospel group Soul Tempo understand the importance of reaching out to those who have supported their music ministry. With a developing radio single “Trust in God”, a new music concept video and an upcoming release, Soul Tempo is ready to sing their new music across the country. This driven group has no problem traveling to various states, sharing with fans…
Michael Angelo Batio, takes you on his 90 minute aural/visual journey to the different eras of rock music while playing guitars with incredible speed and musical precision. The “Hands without Shadow’s – A Tribute to Rock Guitar” show entails an awesome display of guitar wizardry accompanied by an equally talented band. This chronological tribute features Batio’s incredible arrangements and medley’s from the different eras of rock beginning with Jimi Hendrix…
Chicago-based heavy metal act, Dirge Within, has uploaded some behind-the-scenes footage from its recent music video shoot for the track, “Memories,” on YouTube: http://youtu.be/4NU7DN9WHnI. Join Dirge Within and local director, PEELER, as the group pieces together the first music video from its sophomore release, There Will Be Blood, which hit stores in April via Rocket Science/THC: Music. “The new video for ‘Memories’ was just shot in our hometown of Chicago…
Girl on a Mission Music has announced the release of Holly Spears: The Making of Heartache to Hope, an insider’s look at the recording process of Spears’ critically acclaimed debut album, Heartache to Hope. A release party, held June 29th at popular Cincinnati nightspot The Redmoor, featured live performances with funds going to a local missions trip. The DVD takes fans behind-the-scenes and features interviews with producer Mitch Dane (Jars…
Following the release of Oh Holy Molar and hot on the heels of their support slot on the Yann Tiersen USA tour, Felix have announced some more intimate UK shows and are plotting a European tour in October also. Here are the dates: July 7. South Street Arts, Reading Aug 1. The Wilmington Arms, London + Benoit Pioulard – Promoted by The Local Aug 2. The Hope, Brighton Aug 3. Cafe…
Listen to the Double A Side Single Here! 1. Creatures 2. Hook You Up Bio Sylver Tongue was born from the Kandinsky addled mind of a Purple Rain obsessed girl. Inspired by 70s sci-fi movies, psychedelic pop and the prowling grooves of Grace Jones and her warm leatherette, Sylver’s songs were hammered out on an old battered Juno and a shiny metal computer from the comfort of her…
The leaders of extreme, NAPALM DEATH, recently released their latest effort, Utilitarian, and it was hailed as a masterpiece and one of the best albums in the band’s history. Now NAPALM DEATH presents, in cooperation with ROCK HARD magazine (Germany), a new video clip for the song “The Wolf I Feed”. The video was shot by Tim Fox (TESSERACT, SKINDREAD), and it perfectly incorporates the meaning of the song. Singer…
RED FANG kicked off their highly anticipated European tour yesterday in Gävle, Sweden at the “Getaway Rock Fest” The tour which includes numerous festival appearances runs through August 4th at the “Porifestival” in Pori, Finland. All dates are listed below The band is completing work on a documentary that was shot by the band’s resident director Whitey McConnaghy. Whitey followed the band while they were on the road in…
Savannah, Georgia’s BLACK TUSK, will be kicking off their first ever European headlining tour this Sunday July 8th in Koln, Germany. Support on the tour will come from Okkultokrati. The tour will run run through July 20th in Tonsberg, Norway with an appearance at Slottsfjell Fest. BLACK TUSK took part in the inaugural “Orion Music + More Festival” curated by Metallica this past June. SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal was on…