The organic movement is finally real! It brings us a caffeinated surge of pleasure to introduce to you the first-ever (and only) Bonnie Prince-certified organic coffee. Up until now there were rules and rules about how to get a product certified organic, but standards are for the birds. And Bonny eats birds for breakfast. With coffee, goddamn. Along his travels Bonny somehow managed to find himself on the island of…
2011 was a busy and successful year for Pittsburgh duo 1,2,3. In June the band released their debut LP, “New Heaven”, which turned up on several year end lists. Playing SXSW, CMJ Festival and wrapping up with the release of their single “Scared, but not that Scared” featuring two brand new tracks; 1,2,3 laid the groundwork for an even bigger 2012. Starting off the year with the release of a…
2011 was a busy and successful year for Pittsburgh duo 1,2,3. In June the band released their debut LP, New Heaven, which has now been featured on a number of year end lists. As a follow up to this record, they released the Scared, but not that scared single, which featured two brand new tracks. They began the year with the release of a free EP and a string of…
Class Actress just released the beautiful new video for “Bienvenue.” The second clip from the critically praised debut album Rapprocher (out now via Carpark Records) was shot on location in Paris this past December and was directed by Clement Gino and Gregory Faure. Class Actress will return to Europe in late March following select North American dates between now and SXSW. See tour dates below. Elle Magazine chatted with Class…
January: 26th The Ritz Ybor Tampa, FL 27th The Beacham Theatre Orlando, FL 28th Center Stage Atlanta, GA 30th Soul Kitchen Mobile, AL 31st House of Blues New Orleans, LA Feb. 1st House of Blues Houston, TX 3rd Majestic Theatre Dallas, TX 4th Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK 7th Beaumont Club Kansas City, MO 9th Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO 10th Ogden Theater Denver, CO 11th Belly Up Aspen, CO…
Blackened clouds are gathering overhead, and it’s all Decibel’s fault. North America’s premier heavy metal magazine is launching the maiden edition of its annual earth-scorching tour this April. The inaugural Decibel Magazine Tour will feature not just the long-awaited stateside return of Polish blackened death metal overlords Behemoth, but support from Swedish black metal provocateurs Watain, Dutch prog mystics The Devil’s Blood and Swedish old-school occultists In Solitude. Beginning in…
Active Child, the musical project of choirboy-turned-indie-pop musician Pat Grossi, is proud to release the newest music video for his song “Hanging On.” The song is a spacey, ethereal beauty featuring Grossi’s gorgeous vocals and an undeniable r&b bounce, while the music video keeps its focus on the shimmering beauty of the natural world, creating a powerful juxtaposition that sneaks up on you. You can watch the video at the…
Anyone watching the Lakers vs. Heat game last night might be wondering who provided the soundtrack for the NBA halftime spot featuring Kobe vs Lebron. Meet Kayla Brianna, Interscope Records’ latest signee, who premiered her video for “If You Love Me” intercut with highlights from the game’s biggest stars. Kayla, a rising R&B star, can already call celebrities like Keri Hilson, George Lopez, Chris Rock, Ice Cube, and Kobe Bryant…
Nebula Sphynx/Parascopic Rope out February 7th, Time No Place to release new and older works from Secret Circuit later this year The debut 12″ by electronic diviner Secret Circuit – aka Eddie Ruscha (also of Laughing Light of Plenty & Food of the Gods) – is now the physical property of earth’s people. The two tracks contained herein traveled across distant seas & sands in search of an altar from…
The Devil Makes Three continue their seemingly never ending tour with new dates that will take them from Vermont to Texas playing with Brown Bird and Flogging Molly. The Devil Makes Three’s true power is best experienced live and their latest release Stomp and Smash is a live LP recorded over a two night, sold out stand at the Mystic Theater in Petaluma by Kark Derfler, best known for his…
Fresh off their South American tour, DYING FETUS have announced headlining and co-headlining North American tour dates. The tour sponsored by Metal Sucks and Dead End Threads kicks off February 26th and runs through March 14th. The first leg of the tour will see DYING FETUS headlining with support coming from: Job For a Cowboy, Volumes and Last Chance to Reason. The second leg will feature a co-headlining bill with…
Relapse Records has teamed up with Scion Audio/Visual for a special free label showcase at The Roxy in Hollywood, CA. This one night only show will take place on February 11th and feature live performances from Relapse powerhouses EXHUMED as well as Black Tusk, Revocation, Tombs and Royal Thunder! Tickets are extremely limited and are only available via RSVP at this http://www.scionav.com/metalshow. The event will be professionally recorded by Scion…
The online mecca of underground extremity, Apochs.net, is now streaming both songs off Manifestation of Black, the recently released 7″ from Swedish death horde NOMINON. Visit this location to get your skull cracked by these two brutal tunes. Featuring the songs “Manifestation of Black” and “Burnt Human Offering,” this 7″ serves to tide fans over until the band releases their highly-anticipated follow up to 2010’s Monumentomb. The as-of-yet untitled album…
Philadelphia rock band Good Old War, started by former members of Days Away in 2008, will release its third album Come Back As Rain on March 6 via Sargent House. “Calling Me Names,” a catchy indie rock tune, is a precursor to the tone the band has set for the effort. The earnest track is good-natured and folky – its amiable chorus leaving lingering good vibes. Catch them on tour…
On “Swamp Pit”, the latest single from Rebecca Zapen’s critically praised and award-winning “Nest” album, the Jacksonville-based musician sings about romance with whimsy and wonder. Little did Zapen know when writing and recording the song that the universe would soon cast her in a real-life fairy tale. “A few years ago, I was hired to play violin in a canoe on the Hillsborough River as a surprise for a young…
The Internet shares the Matt Alonzo directed video for “Fastlane” taken from their recently released Purple Naked Ladies LP. Watch the video now at OddFuture.com Purple Naked Ladies is available now via iTunes as well as other digital merchants and will be in stores on January 31st. THE INTERNET PURPLE NAKED LADIES (ODD FUTURE RECORDS) DEC. 20, 2011 (Digital) JAN. 31, 2012 (Physical) 1. Violet Nude Women 2. They Say/Shangrila…
In light of the cancelation of Dark Funeral’s North American tour earlier this week, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS — who were confirmed as direct support for the entire trek — have extended their current headlining tour. On top of the run of eight headlining dates the band already announced, kicking off tonight in Las Vegas, thirteen newly-booked shows across the East Coast and all the way through the Midwest were just confirmed…
Italian death metal act HUMANGLED have recently completed recording a four-song follow up to their 2010 full-length, Fractal. Entitled Odd Ethics, the EP is set to be released in early/mid 2012 through Abyss Records. Odd Ethics was tracked at Italy’s Mel-1 Studios. Sound production was handled by Dan Swano (Unisound Studios). Cover art for Odd Ethics was designed by artist Marko Somero. Needles of the Blind Skinned, to Feel All…
Castro Valley, CA’s DEFILER, who recently re-issued their debut album, Pangaea, through Stillborn Records (click here to purchase), will be hitting the road this February in support of Wayne Static and Polkadot Cadaver, hitting a myriad of cities never before played by the band. DEFILER will join the tour on February 6th in Atlanta, GA and will be making their way up the East Coast and back towards home, finishing…
Due to severe weather conditions in the NorthWest, Youth Lagoon has been forced to move its Seattle show, originally scheduled for tonight at Neumos, to Monday, Jan. 23. Youth Lagoon also added a run of dates in late April and May, opening for Death Cab For Cutie’s orchestral tour — this is in addition to Youth Lagoon’s already scheduled dates in March and April which also includes the band’s first…