Fans of Freddy Moore’s rock bands The Kats, Nu Kats, and BOY can finally purchases releases from these bands on iTunes. Re-mastered and being released for the first time ever digitally are The Kats Get Modern (1979), The Nu Kats Plastic Facts EP (1980), The Nu Kats Live @ Davlen (1981), BOY Westlake – Single (1983), and BOY Live on Hollywood Blvd (1984). If you are a fan of bands…
Providence, RI duo Lightning Bolt has announced a full North American Fall tour, including their second appearance at LA’s FYF Festival in September. The band will also be issuing an archival EP of “lost” material from 2008 as a 12″ and digital release on Load Records, titled Oblivion Hunter to coincide with the tour. LIGHTNING BOLT 08/21 Washington DC Rock ‘n Roll Hotel 08/22 Richmond, VA Gallery 5 08/23 Raleigh,…
Today Capcom announced the talent which has created the music for DmC Devil May Cry in close collaboration with Capcom and Ninja Theory. Combichrist composed music that will be heard during cinematics and gameplay, including combat, while Combichrist catalogue tracks were also licensed to add to the game’s already adrenaline-pumping soundtrack. “As an avid gamer myself I was honored to be asked to work on this project. I had…
Columbia, SC hard-rockers Crossfade have exclusively premiered their fan-driven music video for “Dear Cocaine” today on Loudwire.com. Following a personal video message from frontman Ed Sloan, Crossfade kicked off a social campaign allowing fans to submit their “Dear Cocaine” stories, revealing demons they are trying to overcome. The result is a heartfelt compilation of stories ranging from drug addiction and anorexia to bullying and social anxiety along with live footage…
Finnish black metal act CAVUS has started laying down the tracks for the follow-up to their debut full-length Fester and Putrefy. The yet untitled album will feature songs like “The Art of Blood Purging” and “Unholy Water” and is being recorded in the band’s own studio in Finland. “The band just purchased some rats and locusts to roam their premises to advance the vile surroundings of their studio,” says vocalist…
Selfmadegod Records proudly releases the debut LP from Swedish death metal horde USURPRESS this week! Following their In Permanent Twilight MCD released via Selfmadegod this Spring — in addition to recently released split EPs with Pyramido (Plague Island) and Bombs of Hades (Doomentia) — the first full-length from USURPRESS is ready for disbursement, available from Selfmadegod this week! Entitled Trenches Of The Netherworld, the album contains eleven soul-reaping circle-pit…
Andrew Bird is adding east coast and midwest dates this fall, capping off the tour with a performance at Austin City Limits, in support of his latest highly praised release Break It Yourself (out now on Mom + Pop Music). Tickets are available for pre-order at http://bit.ly/3A9dQb, please see below for a list of dates. In celebration of the record’s release, Bird has appeared on “The Colbert Report” (stream the…
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 underground cave. Sylver Tongue – the new project from Charlotte Hatherley was unveiled earlier this year in the…
Louisiana hard rock luminary, 12 Stones, has announced a month-long summer headlining trek – its first headliner in support of the May 2012 release, Beneath The Scars – set to kick off on July 6th in Merriam, KS. The run will hit 25 U.S. cities before wrapping up in Marietta, GA on August 7th, and will feature Blameshift, Digital Summer and Throwing Gravity in support. A full list of confirmed…
Chicago‘s latest iteration of dark, genre-bending, immersive beat music, Supreme Cuts, have announced two Chicago-centric showcases (one on their home turf and one in Brooklyn) before embarking on a West Coast jaunt with Poliça in support of their debut album Whispers In The Dark, out on Dovecote July 10th. The release shows will also demonstrate the cross-pollinated work of two other young Chicago groups, The-Drum and Sich Mang. Supreme Cuts’ composers Austin Keultjes and Mike Perry will then export their regional amalgam of Chicago footwork,house, twist rap, atmospheric noise, and R&B to the West Coast via…
Legendary punk rock pioneers STRUNG OUT adds a second leg to one of their most anticipated headline tours of their career. Twisted In A Suburban Wasteland Tour will blanket North America throughout Summer and Fall. They’ll be performing two of their landmark albums – 1996’s Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues and 1998’s Twisted By Design – back-to-back in their entirety during each set. “It feels right to do one last retrospective…
The SMASHING PUMPKINS’ new album OCEANIA–released June 19 via Martha’s Music/EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution–has entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart at #4 and earns the #1 spot on the Independent Albums Chart; it is the second highest debuting independently released album this year. OCEANIA now marks the group’s seventh Top Ten album. Intended to recapture the album experience, all 13 songs on OCEANIA were premiered simultaneously to fans, radio, press…
Interscope Recording artist, Kayla Brianna, will be opening for pop quartet Mindless Behavior on the U.S. leg of their “#1 Girl” tour. Kayla, daughter of former NBA star, Kenny Smith, has garnered a lot of buzz since her debut video aired during a Lakers & Heats basketball game earlier this year. With musical influences ranging from Brandy, to Aaliyah, and Keri Hilson, her sound is a fusion of classic pop,…
Midnite Snaxxx bring the party to the party! California mighta been populated by folks from Middle America chased there by dust at one point but venereal disease spread by waves of beatniks, hippies, surfing Republican and shady real estate agents has killed most of ’em off. Most of those clinging to life were finished off by cancerous sun tan lotion and kind, kind paraquat. All that’s left now are supreme…
Future Of What premiered the first video, “Back To The City”, off their debut EP Moonstruck today on Consequence Of Sound. Directed by Daniel Fetherston and Joanne Nucho, the clip can now be viewed and shared via here: http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/06/video-future-of-what-back-to-the-city-cos-premiere/. The Moonstruck EP, after premiering as a full stream and download on The Fader last week, was officially released today as a free download via the band’s Soundcloud page: http://soundcloud.com/futureofwhat. …
Last week saw the release of the highly anticipated new full-length album from Knoxville, Tennessee’s WHITECHAPEL. Their self-titled fourth album has been met with critical acclaim and fans are clamoring to see the band perform the new material live. Whitechapel landed spots on five of Billboard’s charts. The album debuted at #47 on the Top 200 Chart, #10 on the Top Independent Albums Chart, #3 on the Hard Music Albums…
Sight In Sound and Thrust Management present: In Other Words and Sleep City on tour together. The two bands will tour throughout the Northeast region of the United States starting July 27 in Manchester, NH and finishing up on August 5th in West Babylon, NY (dates and cities listed below). About the Bands: In Other Words: In Other Words is an explosive 5 piece hailing from Bergen County, New Jersey.…
Paper Bag Records is very excited to announce the addition of Montreal’s Moonface, Tim Hecker and The Luyas to their label roster in Canada. All artists are currently working on new material. The Luyas are scheduled to release their second studio album later this year and Tim Hecker and Moonface will unleash their label debuts early in 2013. Paper Bag Records is also making exciting plans to celebrate their 10th…
The pop-rock band, Carolina Liar, will be heading out on a national US tour with Kelly Clarkson and The Fray to support their 2011 release Wild Blessed Freedom, produced by Max Martin (Katy Perry, Pink, Avril Lavigne) and Shellback (Kesha, Leona Lewis, Maroon 5). The tour will kick off in Ridgefield, WA on July 21st. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit: www.CarolinaLiar.com. Carolina Liar consists of…
Wildlife Pop tracklisting: 1.Must Land Running 2. Jungles 3. Show Me Your Blood 4. Mystery in the Faking 5. Will I Ever Dance Again 6. To Ribbons 7. My Leather, My Fur, My Nails 8. Pick & Choose 9. Starfriends on Earth 10. Treasure Hugs 11. Exploring 12. Warrior (Jungles Part 2) Warped Tour Dates: 06.16 – Utah State Fairpark – Salt Lake City, UT 06.17…