Stars in Coma are satisfying the seemingly insatiable hunger for Swedish pop with their up coming album, Midnight Puzzle. With the release only a week away (Apr. 24), the album has been raking in the praise. Sleep Walking Magazine says of Andrė Brorsson, chief songwriter of Stars, “I take my hat off to you sir. You are a genius.” Mitten Mouth Music says of the band, “Stars In Coma …is…
The Dandy Warhols’ upcoming release, This Machine is streaming all this week on RollingStone.com. VEVO has also premiered the video for “Sad Vacation.” This Machine is the Dandy Warhols‘ 8th official studio album and will be released next week on April 24th via The End Records. RollingStone.com | Listen to This Machine Video | “Sad Vacation” The Dandy Warhols are kicking off a national US Tour on May 16th…
CD1 01 Ska Cubano: Cumbia Del Monte 02 Aurelio: Lubara Wanwa 03 Un Solo Pueblo: Woman Del Callao 04 Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective: Ámuñegü (In Times To Come) 05 Paracumbé: Sueño Sueño 06 Sierra Maestra: Ai Vaivén De Mi Carreta 07 Chichi Peralta: La Negra Bella 08 Gyptian: Leave Us Alone 09 3 Canal: Irie Tempo 10 Orchestre Septentrional D’Haiti: Pi Douvan 11 Andre Toussaint: Little Nassau-Bahama Mama…
Throughout the years Punchline has built a name for himself with appearances along side the likes of hip hop mainstays such as Q-Tip, Lil’ Kim, 50 Cent and Wordsworth. For the last few years, in addition to being on tour with the group eMC (Masta Ace, Punchline, Wordsworth and Stricklin), he has been working on his debut solo record. The album, Underground Superstar (due out 5/22 on Soulspazm Records), features…
T. Valentine may be spotted taking in the town as he makes his way on Sunday to the LAKESIDE LOUNGE, where he will treat an elite audience to a full-on sneak preview of the VAMPIRE PLAY and will perform with the amazing DADDY LONG LEGS, who will also exact a wailing set of their own. T VALENTINE will be available for a meet-and-greet autograph session his records, commemorative novelties and…
Multi-platinum global superstar Nelly Furtado has revealed the title and release date of her upcoming fifth album. The Spirit Indestructible will be released on June 19th, 2012. The album’s first single “Big Hoops (Bigger is Better),” which Furtado co-wrote with Rodney Jerkins, will be released on April 17th. Furtado co-wrote each song on The Spirit Indestructible, which, in keeping with her musically eclectic nature, finds her working with an array…
MATT SKIBA AND THE SEKRETS will be going out on their first-ever tour this June in support of their forthcoming debut album, Babylon. A limited number of tickets have been held for MATT SKIBA AND THE SEKRETS fans and are now available through an exclusive Ducat King presale. By buying tickets through this presale, fans will be able to get their tickets before anyone else and save some money on…
When Andrew Weatherall brought the party to town for Fred Perry’s SubSonic at The Garage, everyone knew they were in for a night of unadulterated eclecticism. As you would expect Andy didn’t disappoint curating and creating yet another roadblock for this welcome bi-monthly addition to London’s nightlife calendar. SubSonic is however as much about breaking new acts as celebrating legends and we have a couple of the live highlights from…
New York City’s Eve to Adam have just launched an exclusive fan photo contest in conjunction with LiveShare by Cooliris. The rock band is calling on fans to use the free app to submit photos of “anything that inspires you to reach for your dreams, goals, or passions in life.” LiveShare is a free mobile and web app that makes it easy for friends to share and communicate through live group…
Avant-garde black metal duo FORMLOFF released their latest work of audio grimness in the form of Spyhorelandet last month via Eisenwald. The follow up to 2006’s Adjø Silo finds the eclectic Norwegian duo — Bernt Karsten Sannerud and Marius Sjøli – exploring the darker, more atmospheric realms of their past. An underground masterpiece of sorts, the record has earned critical acclaim from fans and media alike earning a 9/10 rating…
Upon the heels of their debut full length album release, Tiger Child, The Young Romans are currently occupying the coveted Indie Spotlight feature on iTunes for the synonymous title track of the record. Brad Hooks (guitar, vocals) is a classically trained piano player and made his way from North Carolina to Los Angeles as a teenager to pursue music. He met the Chilean born Sari Mellafe (guitar, vocals) through mutual friends who…
Selfmadegod Records is proud to be unleashing some grim brutality under the banner of Uppsala, Sweden-based outlaws USURPRESS. The unit fuse classic founding death metal patterns with dissonant, primitive crust/punk tones into a raw, filthy attack. Having only soiled the metal underworld with a demo and short split 7″ releases to date (one with Bombs of Hades, the other with Pyramido), but that will all change on the 1st…
New York City Opera celebrates the company’s hugely successful 2011-12 season with New York’s civic leaders on Wednesday, May 16, with its Spring Gala: An Evening with Deborah Voigt. The sparkling event will take place at the historic Loeb Central Park Boathouse in Manhattan and feature cocktails and gondola rides on the lake, as well as a formal dinner and dancing to the Jazz Age sounds of the Grammy Award-winning…
“Ryan Spaulding raved about Kasey Anderson so I bought all the records and I really dug them. I really found out how right Ryan was a few months later when Kasey came down to Austin last year to play Smoke & Sand, Ryan’s Smashing Life (RSLblog.com) & Tyrannosaurus Record’s 2011 SxSW showcase. His big lonely rock songs are addictive but he crushed at Smoke & Sand with an acoustic set. Maybe that’s why…
The Danish four-piece comprising Iceage — Jakob Tvilling Pless (bass), Dan Kjær Nielsen (drums), Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (vocals/guitar), and Johan Wieth (guitar) — have kept busy since the release of their debut full-length album, New Brigade (What’s Your Rupture?/Abeano/Escho). Following a five-week tour of North America last summer, they released the video for “You’re Blessed,” which chronicled their tour of the states, received a thorough range of year-end accolades from…
On Friday and Saturday, April 20-21, 2012, a coalition of faith, academic, and community partners will sponsor “LaPaz: Peacemaking and Justice Summit.” LaPaz Summitwill be a training resource for congregations and community organizations that want to be beacons of peace and justice and equip them with the tools to do that. “At times those of us working out in the community can feel isolated and alone in our efforts,” says Jenni…
This Machine is the Dandy’s 8th official studio album and was recorded over the course of 2011 at The Dandy Warhols rock clubhouse/ entertainment megaplex/studio The Odditorium. The band recorded the album with their longtime engineer – producer Jeremy Sherrer. Taylor-Taylor describes this record as “stripped down, woody and extremely guitar centric.” The album was mixed Tchad Blake who also mixed The Dandy Warhols Odditorium or Warlords of Mars and Come Down.…
Maryland rockers CLUTCH are kicking off their North American tour tonight in Norfolk, VA at The Norva. CLUTCH‘s upcoming tour features headlining shows, co-headlining dates with HELLYEAH and a radio festival appearance. A complete list of dates can be found below. CLUTCH is hitting the road in support of their double vinyl edition of Blast Tyrant which is available via Weathermaker Music. This 180+ gram expanded vinyl contains 16…
4/13/12 – Hard Club in Porto, Portugal www.hard-club.com 4/14/12 – Rote Fabrik in Zurich, Switzerland www.rotefabrik.ch 4/17/12 – Melkweg, Oude Zaal (Old Hall) in Amsterdam, Netherlands www.melkweg.nl 4/18/12 – Pumpehuset in Copenhagen, Denmark www.pumpehuset.dk 4/19/12 – Mejeriet in Lund, Sweden www.kulturmejeriet.se 4/20/12 – GOTA KALLARE in Stockholm, Sweden www.gk.nu 4/21/12 – Spikerboks in Oslo, Norway www.spikerboks.no 4/22/12 – Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland www.elmu.fi/?q=node/16 The (R)evolution Of Immortal Technique [Official Trailer]…
MUSEUM MOUTH (Southport, NC) has unveiled the video for “Blood Mountain,” a track from the band’s sophomore full-length, Sexy But Not Happy. You can watch the exclusive premier of the video courtesy of Alternative Press. In January 2012 indie punk band Museum Mouth digitally released their sophomore album, Sexy But Not Happy, for free download on Bandcamp. While Museum Mouth’s 2010 debut, Tears In My Beer, screamed with youthful abandon,…