Following on from his 2009 self-titled debut record, we are pleased to announce that Jonathan Boulet’s new album We Keep The Beat, Found The Sound, See The Need, Start The Heart will be released this June on Modular Recordings. His debut, Jonathan Boulet, was an accomplished first step for the Sydney native – recorded, played, sung, produced and mixed by a 21 year old in his parent’s garage. On We…
The much-anticipated new studio album from Regina Spektor, What We Saw From The Cheap Seats, is set for release on Sire/Warner Bros. Records in late spring 2012. The album reunites Spektor with production partner Mike Elizondo (Eminem, Fiona Apple, Dr. Dre) and is her first album of new material since 2009’s far. What We Saw From The Cheap Seats will launch with a first listen track “All The Rowboats” which…
After careful, weeklong consideration, Terry Malts (San Francisco, CA) have decided to go forth and record a debut LP as per the request of Slumberland Records. Displaying a slick, intelligent take on modern chainsaw pop, KILLING TIME certainly lives up to its name! The wrong turns that led us here: a 6-song cassette (Log Lady; 2010, now in its second pressing), and two 7″ singles (both Slumberland; 2011). Who is/are/was/will…
They shared the stage with Madonna at the Bridgestone Super Bowl halftime show, now LMFAO is ready to take their party rock anthems on the road as Redfoo and Cherrytree Present: Sorry for Party Rocking Tour Featuring LMFAO and the Party Rock Crew and Special Guests Far East Movement, The Quest Crew, Sidney Samson, Eva Simons and Natalia Kills. The Live Nation promoted tour kicks off May 22nd in Columbus,…
After wrapping a string of successful tour dates supporting Built To Spill on the West Coast, the Sacramento-based Sister Crayon have announced they will again be hitting the road. The West Coast portion of the tour will be in support of Memoryhouse and then the band will embark on lengthy national tour of headlining dates including an April residency in NYC at Piano’s presented by Pop Gun. With the release…
Graffiti6 hooked up with Digital Tour Bus on the road for an inside look at their bus in Chicago. Lead singer Jamie Scott takes fans inside their tour transportation to showcase his DVD collection and “bad man glasses” as well as the one thing that he can’t live without on the road – Tobasco sauce. Colours, the debut album from Graffiti6, is available now. ### Link to video: http://digtb.com/graffiti6bus Embed…
6131 Records have teamed with Alternative Press to offer an exclusive premiere of “Cut Me Out” from Mesa, Arizona’s THE BEAUTIFUL ONES. The song will appear on the band’s forthcoming Birth Of Desire EP, being released by 6131 Records on April 16th and available for preorder now. Birth Of Desire demonstrates just why THE BEAUTIFUL ONES have been causing such a stir lately, incorporating elements of both heavy, anthem-laden hardcore…
SECRETS (Velocity/Rise Records) is giving away an acoustic version of their single “Somewhere In Hiding” in exchange for a “Like” on Facebook. The band starts their tour with Sleeping With Sirens, Abandon All Ships, and Conditions on Friday. Visit www.facebook.com/secretsofficial.com for details. www.velocityrecords.com www.riserecords.com
Georgia pop punk quartet, Freshman 15, is excited to announce a string of US tour dates with Texas pop/rock band, Bowling For Soup. The spring tour will kick off in mid-April, following F15’s March run with City Lights on “Tour Up From The Floor Up,” and a UK jaunt with The Bottom Line. New York pop punk outfit, Patent Pending, will round out the line-up for Bowling For Soup’s spring…
Atlanta Hardcore stalwarts Foundation are set to head out on tour supporting Comeback Kid starting March 18th in San Antonio, TX, just two days after their SXSW appearance at the Shirts For A Cure 10th Anniversary showcase. All tour dates are listed below and the Symptoms & Cures tour, which also features Such Gold and Living With Lions, will take the bands to the South, East, Midwest, West Coast, and…
Candlelight Records is proud to announce the signing of hardcore/metal veterans VISION OF DISORDER. “Before the word ‘metalcore’ existed… VISION OF DISORDER did” stated the band. “We did what we did because WE loved it, not because we thought others might. 20 years later we’re, once again, at work with the same approach. After a newly inked deal on Candlelight Records, we are about to begin tracking on our…
Barsuk Records is thrilled to debut “The Shakedown”, the second single off Yellow Ostrich’s sophomore LP Strange Land, out March 6th. Singer/guitarist Alex Schaaf noted Neil Young’s influence on the guitar part, while claiming that “the song is about imaginary people.” Rolling Stone premiered the “catchy and guitar-heavy” track. Yellow Ostrich will soon embark on a spring tour in support of Strange Land. The tour begins in Allston, MA at Great…
Mar 1 – New York, NY – Santos Party House – SOLD OUT Mar 3 – Hartford, CT – The Mill at Trinity College Mar 6 – Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall Mar 7 – Philadelphia, PA – The Blockley Mar 8 – Savannah, GA – Savannah Stopover Festival Mar 10 – Orlando, FL – The Social Mar 11 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade ………………………………………………………….. If you’re not…
Last week, Tooth & Nails’ newest signing Nine Lashes debuted their album, World We View, to stellar reviews and fan response. This buzz band also debuted on the iTunes Rock chart last week peaking at No. 7 in addition to No. 5 on the Bilboard Heat Seekers chart and No. 3 on the Rock/Alternative charts (Christian). During street week, media raved about this talented band and debut. HM Magazine stated…
Saskatoon’s thrash trio UNTIMELY DEMISE have just locked down a Spring tour of the western half of Canada and the United States. The young crew will take their blazing modernized classic thrash metal to the highways of North America kicking off in their home province of Saskatchewan at the end of March and rage west across the country and down the US West Coast. UNTIMELY DEMISE will share the…
When traveling, there’s often a moment when you realize that the memory of what you just experienced will always pale in comparison with the actual moment in time. The Valery Trails’ latest single, “On the Perfume River” captures both that feeling and that fleeting moment. Songwriter Andrew Bower conjures up a steamy night on the Perfume River in Vietnam with dreamy vocals, repeated, chiming arpeggios and lyrics that invoke the…
By day, Brooklyn’s Mike Pomranz is a comedy writer who blogs for the “Tosh.0” program on Comedy Central, so it’s not surprising that he would find the humor in his work as a songwriter as well. “I want this band to bridge the gap between Nirvana and Electric Light Orchestra,” Pomranz has said. The upcoming album 2012 under Pomranz’s group name World Blanket showcases this combination of musical basics and…
Ohio’s primo fuzz purveyors, LO-PAN, are kicking off their Spring 2012 in top form. The heavy rocking four-piece will embark on a trek starting March 1 that will find them hitting the East Coast and the South sharing the stage with some of rock’s finest, including Freedom Hawk, Sistered, Truckfighters, and Small Stone Records labelmates, Wo Fat! Touring in support of 2011’s epic Salvador, LO-PAN are said to already have…
Lazerbeak premieres video for “Lift Every Voice” which is off of his most recent instrumental disc LAVA BANGERS. He describes the song by saying, “this track is probably my favorite one on the album. It’s one of the only beats I’ve ever made that no one was ever able to write a song to, it just felt like it could stand on its own without any rapping. For that reason…
What a week it has been for Sparrow Records singer-songwriter Audrey Assad, whose critically adored sophomore album, Heart, bowed on Valentine’s Day to across-the-board praise and her highest sales-week numbers to date. Heart ranked in at No. 3 on the Christian Soundscan chart, selling over 7,300 units, giving her a 185 percent sales increase over the debut week of her last album, The House You’re Building. The CD also crowned…