Virginia based duo Eternal Summers has collected all their early EP, 7 inch, and cover recordings to put forth one reissue under the name The Dawn of Eternal Summers to be released on Record Store Day (April 21st) via Kanine Records. For the first time these twelve tracks will be released in digital format and available on all digital services. If you crave the physical product, colored vinyl with download…
This week Sarah Jaffe released a sneak preview of her new album, The Body Wins, featuring the track “Talk“. Take a look. The album’s first single, “Glorified High” was released Tuesday and is now available for download from iTunes and Amazon. During the week of the singles’ release, Jaffe joined up with New Multitudes (Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Jim James, and Anders Parker) for a handful of West Coast dates…
If Memorial Day Weekend represents the unofficial start to summer, then this summer will be kicking off in California in a BIG way as I LOVE THIS CITY —a new Electronic Music festival event produced by Live Nation—will make its debut as a two-day festival in San Francisco. The I LOVE THIS CITY festival will take place Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26 at The Lot at AT&T Park…
Philadelphia’s resident rage-makers, Single Bullet Theory have announced a string of one-off dates that will see the band tearing up the Northeastern corner of the US throughout the spring, as well as a Summer tour with melodic progressive metallers Into Eternity that will see the band blaze a trail of destruction across the Midwest and into Canadian territory. Upcoming Single Bullet Theory dates are as follows: 3/9/12 – …
News of almighty proportions has landed as Southern Lord announce a deluxe reissue of one of the towering achievements in metal history, Dopesmoker by SLEEP. For the 2012 reissue, there are some very notable changes. The original studio tapes have been remastered presenting the album as the band had originally intended. The audio is clearer, louder, and at last brings a true representation of SLEEP’s hour-plus Weedian chronicle. Exclusive to…
Dallas duo A.Dd+ are currently in the midst of their first national tour, opening up for indie favorite Black Milk, and although the guys will be out on the road until the end of March, Paris Pershun and Slim Gravy are keeping the music coming, this time with a song called “Can’t You See.” The song, produced by Nick Nack, will appear on the Austin DJ/producer’s forthcoming album, State Machine,…
Primus is excited to announce a spring tour in support of Green Naugahyde, out now on ATO Records and Prawn Songs. An evening with Primus, featuring two full sets, begins on May 3rd in Columbia, MO, and wraps up on June 24th in Modesto, CA. In conjunction with the tour, ATO Records will release a limited edition 10″ single, with live versions of “Jilly’s On Smack” and “Eyes of…
Lee Fields & The Expressions are set to release new album Faithful Man on March 13 via Truth & Soul Records. The album can be streamed now exclusively via RollingStone.com. First single “You’re The Kind of Girl” is available now and, over forty years into his career, has helped introduce soul vet Lee Fields to new fans. Stream the album here and single here. The group has also announced…
Vancouver hard rock outfit, The Veer Union, has launched an official iPhone App to help keep fans updated with the latest TVU news, tour dates and multimedia as the band gears up for the release of its sophomore record, Divide The Blackened Sky, on March 26th (Rocket Science Ventures). The free App can be downloaded now through the iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/app/theveerunion/id505826683?mt=8. The band has also announced a handful…
Arizona death metal legion JOB FOR A COWBOY will kick off a five-and-a-half week stretch of North American dates on this year’s Metal Alliance Tour next week. The live rituals will commence on March 15 in Austin, Texas as part of South By Southwest 2012 and consume 35 more cities through April 21. The band will be joined by headliners Devildriver, The Faceless, Dying Fetus, 3 Inches Of Blood, Impending…
The Norwegian group DJERV — whose self-titled 2011 debut, praised by Metal Hammer as “an innovative melding of Metallica and Garbage,” was finally released in North America last week — has been confirmed to support the legendary Ministry on the European leg of their “Defibrillatour” this summer. A complete list of tour dates — including a series of Norwegian concerts alongside labelmates Dunderbeist this month — appears below. Drawing…
Tour Dates 3/1 – Popshop @ Santos Party House – New York, NY 3/2 – Middle East – Boston, MA 3/6 – All Things Gold @ U Street Music Hall – Washington, DC 3/7- The Blockley- Philadelphia, PA 3/9- Savannah Stopover- Savannah, GA 3/10- The Social- Orlando, FL 3/11 – Masquerade – Atlanta, GA SXSW Dates 3/15- 12:45pm – Sony Sales @ Six Lounge / 4:15pm – Neon Gold New Shapes Showcase…
In preparation for their Coachella debut and upcoming US tour, Keep Shelly In Athens premieres the video for “Our Own Dream” and also announces plans to re-release its first two Forest Family EPs, In Love With Dusk, and Our Own Dream. The Grecian downbeat-pop duo meanders through almost-forgotten electronic salad days and R&B beats of yesteryear. Melding an Ibizan ethic with new age, atmospheric synthesizing, KSiA continues to push the…
This Florida quintet made a splash on the ol’ blogosphere with their debut full length They Will Find You Here . With several US tours, appearances at SXSW, CMJ, NXNE, Athens PopFest & more on their list of conquered territories, the Vikings continue to sail on toward uncharted waters. The band hits the festival circuit this week, touching down at the Orange You Glad Festival (Orlando, FL), Savannah Stopover (Savannah,…
Guitarist/vocalist Masaki Murashita of Arizona-based extreme trash act, HEMOPTYSIS is set to appear on KGRG 89.9 FM’s Late Night Death radio show on Tuesday, March 13 at 10PM PST. Masaki will be on the air discussing the band’s most recent release, Misanthropic Slaughter, what 2012 has in store for HEMOPTYSIS and much more. KGRG 89.9 FM broadcasts out of Green River Community College in the Seattle, WA metropolitan area. The interview will…
Exploding with thunderous beats and crunching power chords, IAMDYNAMITE establish themselves as a two-piece rock and roll force to be reckoned with on their debut LP SUPERMEGAFANTASTIC. Armed with a single guitar, a basic drum kit and locked-in harmonies, the energy from the duo burns through speakers and electrifies off the stage whenever IAMDYNAMITE unleashes their unprecedented brand of noise. Today, MPR premiere’s the first video from SUPERMEGAFANTASTIC for…
Imangi Studios today announced that Temple Run, the Top Grossing App and Top Free App in the App Store in January 2012, will be released for Android devices on March 27. Free to download, Temple Run challenges players to test their reflexes as they race down ancient temple walls and along sheer cliffs. With endless gameplay, players collect coins as they jump, slide and run to escape the evil monkeys…
Godflesh, Head of David, Napalm Death, Techno Animal, Jesu, Greymachine, Palesketcher – just some of the projects from the insanely prolific Justin Broadrick, who in his new relationship with 3by3, raises his Techno Animal moniker JK Flesh from the dead for it’s debut full-length outing, to once again prove his mastery of all things brutal. Posthuman certainly resembles the darker side of Broadrick’s sound (circa Techno Animal, Godflesh and Greymachine)…
ANDY GRAMMER’s 2012 is already shaping up to be an even bigger year than his rise to fame in 2011. His new single “Fine By Me,” the follow-up to his gold-selling, nearly platinum debut single “Keep Your Head Up,” continues its rapid ascent up the Adult Pop Radio chart to #16, mere weeks after its official release. With its intimate lyrics, sparkling pop melody and funky undertow, “Fine By Me”…
Harken/Emeralds is the stunning debut EP from Bad Life’s latest signing – Mao. FREE MP3: HARKEN (ACID VERSION) BRAND NEW: EMERALDS VIDEO FOR YOUR BLOG HARKEN VIDEO FOR YOUR BLOG SOUNDCLOUD Mumbai Science: this is simply amazing… was blown away when I first heard it. Rob da Bank: Love it! Alex Metric: Love this alot. Fresh & atmospheric. Attaque: I’m lost for words. NT89: Wow fantastic stuff. Ego Troopers:…