Category: Artist News

Posted on: June 7, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE WITH BARONESS

Baroness is releasing a series of behind-the-scenes clips leading up to the July 17 release of Yellow & Green with the first clip, filmed as they kicked off their recent North American tour, available now via Brooklyn Vegan (http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2012/06/baroness_releas.html) and on Baroness’s website (www. baronessmusic.com). The six-minute video features live footage from the band’s recent North American tour and interview topics ranging from road-testing the new songs to the recording…

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Posted on: June 7, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Phèdre remixes Beta Frontiers

Two weeks ago Toronto-based lo-fi electro outfit Beta Frontiers gave us their remix of Phèdre’s ‘Aphrodite‘. Now Phèdre flex their production muscles with a remix of the Beta Frontiers track ‘Hondo’. Download the song over at BrooklynVegan.   Phèdre will play its first US show this Saturday, June 9th when they headline Mercury Lounge in New York, with openers Rioux. They return to the states in the fall supporting Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti. Full Phèdre tour dates listed below.…

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Posted on: June 7, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

PARADISE LOST Releases Free ‘Lost In Time’ Greatest Hits

In addition to new release Tragic Idol (out now on Century Media Records), six classic PARADISE LOST albums will be re-issued by The End Records on August 28. Tragic Idol was released April 24 and debuted with the strongest first-week sales in the band’s illustrious history en route to charting in more than a dozen countries worldwide. The re-issues serve to further document the band’s integral role as metal trailblazers.…

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Posted on: June 7, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Announces North American Tour

Stream Miguel Campbell’s Remix of “Stronger” via TEED’s Soundcloud [feel free to post + share] Upcoming North American Tour Dates 7/31 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg (Buy Tickets) 8/01 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge (Buy Tickets) 8/03 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza (Sold Out) 8/04 – Vancouver, BC – Electric Owl (Buy Tickets) 8/05 – Seattle, WA – Neumos (Buy Tickets) 8/06 – Portland,…

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Posted on: June 6, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Conya Doss Releases New Single “What About You & Me”

Cleveland’s reigning queen of soul Conya Doss received rave reviews worldwide for her first five LP’s while starring in McDonald’s nationwide soulful McCafe commercial, now the Ohio based school teacher turned charismatic songbird releases her emotionally resonant sixth studio album A Pocketful of Purpose Purchase A Pocketful of Purpose There’s a reason Conya Doss looks so comfortable onstage, gently swinging her hips like a day lily caught in a summer’s breeze,…

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Posted on: June 6, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

James Zabiela Announces new We Love…Space Events

Sundays at Space for We Love… has, of course, been James’ Ibizan home for 11 summers (and counting.) And this year in addition to his club sets he will curate 4 line-ups to play alongside him under his new label banner. The label will launch in September and will feature music that has caught JZ’s ear for both in the clubs and outside of them. It will also be an exciting…

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Posted on: June 6, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Bastardized Recordings signs Give em Blood

Team Bastardized is happy to announce the signing of Give em Blood. The Graz-based Hardcore-/Metal-Outfit will release its next Album via Bastardized Recordings. This is what the band has to say: We are very happy to announce that we just got signed to Bastardized Records. After months of searching for a record label, it feels like we’ve made the right decision. These guys really know how to do it by…

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Posted on: June 6, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sergent Garcia Returns to North America this July

Sergent Garcia brings his vibrant Latin and reggae sounds back to North America this July for an 8 city tour, including San Diego’s Asi Suena Latin Rock Fest, Madison’s La Fête de Marquette and Montreal’s Festival Nuits D’Afrique. Already a household name in Europe, 2011’s highly celebrated Una y Otra Vez was Sergent Garcia’s first album in over 5 years and solidified his legacy as a salsa-reggae superstar this side of…

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Posted on: June 5, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Mykelti Williamson launches ‘BUBBA STYLE’

Actor, Director Mykelti Williamson is internationally known for his critically acclaimed role of  “Bubba”  in the Oscar winning movie “Forrest Gump” and other high profile movies, Heat, Con Air, Lucky Number Slevin, August Rush and ATL, as well as hard hitting television roles in,  Boomtown, “24”, CSI:NY, and currently in the role of “Limehouse” in the hit FX Television series, Justified.  Whether it be feature films, television or Broadway where Williamson…

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Posted on: June 5, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Black Lips To Headline The 4Knots Music Festival

  The Village Voice, the nation’s largest alternative weekly newspaper, is thrilled to announce the addition this year of The Official 4Knots Music Festival After Party.  The show will be held immediately following the Festival at the Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club at South Street Seaport and will feature the Black Lips with Kid Congo Powers + The Pink Monkey Birds.  Tickets are only $15 and go on sale tomorrow…

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Posted on: June 5, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Del The Funky Homosapien & Parallel Thought – Attractive Sin

Over the past two decades, Del the Funky Homosapien has been establishing himself in the world of Hip-Hop. From his early 90’s Elektra releases to his cult classic Deltron 3030, Del the Funky Homosapien has proven his place in Rap History. While awaiting the release of his upcoming album Deltron 2, Del the Funky Homosapien has once again teamed up with Parallel Thought to produce Attractive Sin, a follow up…

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Posted on: June 4, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AGNOSTIC FRONT ANNOUNCES NEW YORK CITY SHOW ON JULY 5TH

As announced earlier this week, Agnostic Front will be appearing at the CBGB’s Music Festival on opening night in NYC at Webster Hall on July 5th along their 30th Anniversary tour route, performing the classic Live at CBGB’s set list.  And to top it off, fellow NYHC legends Madball will also be on the show.  AF vocalist Roger Miret said, “We are very excited to be performing on the opening night of…

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Posted on: June 4, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Metalhit.com Re-Issues COLOSSEUM Doom Metal Albums

Metalhit.com, under license from Firebox Music, have re-issued all three albums from Finnish doom metal legends, COLOSSEUM. The band are best known for their severely atmospheric and richly depressive doom compositions. Their first album, “Chapter 1: Delirium,” is often heralded as a “must have” for all doom enthusiasts. The band boasts Juhani Palomaki, of YEARNING fame, on vocals, who sadly passed away in 2010, leading to the band’s departure. In…

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Posted on: June 4, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ENCHANT Signs Worldwide Deal with InsideOut Music

ENCHANT, the San Francisco Bay area’s long-running Prog Rock institution, has finally returned to the scene they once helped shape and establish!  Originally founded in 1989 and with seven studio albums under their belt, it’s been a long silence for ENCHANT since their last official release, the Live At Last 2CD/2DVD set from 2004. ENCHANT is currently at work on an overdue, brand-new studio album, and have signed a new…

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Posted on: June 4, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Afterparty to release debut EP ‘Restless’ on July 2nd

Forming in early 2009, South Coast rockers The Afterparty have recently added the finishing touches to their debut studio offering ‘Restless’ with producer Matty O’Grady (You Me At Six, Deaf Havana). The four track EP will feature lead track ‘Sticks & Stones’ and new single ‘So Much To Say’, and is scheduled for release on July 2nd 2012 via Engineer Records. Vocalist Nic Matthews revealed that ‘Restless’ is “a record we’re all…

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Posted on: June 4, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Amanda Palmer Reaches Record-Breaking $1 Million in Crowd-Funding

Singer, songwriter, piano-slayer and blogger Amanda Palmer is preparing to release her first new studio album in four years with her new band, The Grand Theft Orchestra, featuring Michael McQuilken, Chad Raines and Jherek Bischoff. Recorded in Melbourne with producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Modest Mouse, Xiu Xiu), the album, Theatre Is Evil, will be released in September 2012. Palmer re-solidified her title as the queen of crowd-sourcing when she…

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Posted on: June 4, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Decoded Feedback – disKonnekt

disKonnekt, the upcoming release from electro-industrial masters Decoded Feedback explores the themes of alienation and existential angst so prevalent in today’s society. On their latest album, band members Yone Dudas and Marco Biagiotti delve into the complex relationship between man and machine, and consider how virtual environments can disconnect us from the real world. DF’s trademark aggressive sound and atmospheric melodies remain front and centre on disKonnekt and have been…

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Posted on: June 3, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ExDetectives reveals video for “The Lawn”

Faris McReynolds, who alone comprises the Los Angeles-based one man band ExDetectives, today posted the video for “The Lawn”, the first single from the debut ExDetectives album Take My Forever, out now on Post Planetary Records. The video, directed by Larisa Laivins, is a dreamy ramble through a sundrenched city. Laivins says the clip is “inspired by being a teenager having no specific destination and just wanting to be out…

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Posted on: June 3, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SIDI TOURÉ ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

Sidi Touré will tour North America for the second time ever this summer in support of his new album, Koïma (released April 17 via Thrill Jockey). Last fall, Sidi was here for his first ever North American tour in support of his Thrill Jockey debut, Sahel Folk, and played such prestigious venues as New York’s Lincoln Center, Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music, and the Chicago World Music Festival.…

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Posted on: June 3, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MAREN PARUSEL Enlightens with Infectious New Single

MAREN PARUSEL is a name you need to know, NOW! Out of the ashes of a terrible incident in which all of Maren’s instruments were stolen in New York City last year, shines a bright light out of the Midtown Tunnel and into an intense musical journey that you will not soon forget. What came of her sound is a revamped style of guitar-driven tones, synths, and the ability to…

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