On the weekend of the 25th-27th May 2012 at Alexandra Palace, London, All Tomorrow’s Parties present the second UK I’ll Be Your Mirror event. Tickets are on sale now via ATPFestival.com. This morning ATP announced a very special new headliner as well as more line-up additions… On Sunday 27th May 2012 Alexandra Palace will host the first show in 13 years from Cincinnati’s rock legends THE AFGHAN WHIGS. Formed in…
I wanted to be in a band when I was younger. I spent a small time in a few bands, but I always believed that a key thing holding me back was my lack of money. Specifically, I was unable to go and purchase all the different pedals that I needed to truly make my guitar work reach that next level. The Line 6 Mobile In is an add-on for…
Tankcrimes are pleased to announce that OBSESSOR have released another EP’s worth of dirty, d-beaten, Venom’n’Celtic Frost-worshipping old-school metalpunk madness, entitled Sick Salvation. As with the one-man wrecking machine’s debut Tankcrimes release (Obsession), Sick Salvation is available for FREE! The EP is also available as a limited cassette single, for those who like to get a little physical. OBSESSOR is a one-man project based in Richmond, VA that draws heavy…
Last year, BMI and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame awarded Laura Warshauer with the prestigious “Holly Prize,” an award named after Buddy Holly and presented to only one singer-songwriter per year. This year, after a string of high-profile shows (including a headlining set at the Official MPressFest CMJ Showcase, tour dates with Bob Schneider, Frankie Moreno, and Scars on 45, and an appearance at WXPN World Café), two national television…
Pulverised Records is pleased to announce the addition of UK-based deathcrust extremos, WINDS OF GENOCIDE! Spawned in 2006, WINDS OF GENOCIDE is poised to inflict apokalyptic domination with their offensive d-beat onslaught. A bastardized fusion of Cianide, Amebix, Unleashed and Bolt Thrower, WINDS OF GENOCIDE are working on their as-yet-titled debut full-length album, which should see the light of day in Armageddon 2012. Commented WINDS OF GENOCIDE lung-torturess Kat Shevil…
Pentimento will be holed up at GCR Studios in Buffalo, NY for three days starting this Saturday, as they begin recording songs with engineer Jay Zubricky (Kid Gorgeous, Every Time I Die) for an upcoming split EP with Young English which will be released by Panic Records in early 2012. Among the four songs the band will be contributing is a cover of Dashboard Confessional’s “The Places You Have Come…
Brooklyn sludge rock sensations HULL recently returned from a pillaging month-long tour crumbling stages throughout the U.S. with their sonic wall of triple-guitar led, conceptual enormity. Bassist Seanbryant Dunn recently posted an extensive tour wrap-up. An excerpt reads: “First and foremost, The Fucking Wrath are amazing dudes! Wise are they in entering and sustaining the ‘Nite Zoo’ mentality. Ripping through the states with these boys was truly an honor and…
Fair Trade Services recording artist Laura Story has had an immensely successful year, garnering five Dove nominations, a No. 1 hit song and a best-selling sophomore album Blessings. The accolades continue as earlier this week, she received her first ever GRAMMY ® nomination for “Best Contemporary Christian Music Song” for the title-track off her critically acclaimed release Blessings. The winners of all 78 categories will be announced during the 54th…
CHTHONIC recently released their latest music video for “Quell The Souls In Sing Ling Temple.” The song comes off the band’s sixth full-length, Takasago Army, released earlier this fall via Spinefarm Records. The video was shot in Taiwan at a the band’s special outdoor concert at Sing-Ling Temple in October where more than a thousand people from around the country gathered. Sing-Ling Temple is a historical landmark located on an ancient battlefield…
Atlas Sound, the ever-expansive solo project from Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox, is pleased to announce several US tour dates. Atlas Sound’s third album, Parallax, is out now via 4AD and was described by MOJO as “profoundly beautiful.” ATLAS SOUND TOUR DATES Dec 14 DURHAM, NC – Motorco Dec 15 RICHMOND, VA – The National Dec 16 PHILADELPHIA, PA – First Unitarian Church Sanctuary Dec 17 BROOKLYN, NY – Bell House Dec…
The Felice Brothers will wind down a very busy 2011 in style with two New Year’s shows in the northeast, performing on December 30th at Daniel Street in Milford, CT and on December 31st for a hometown show at Club Helsinki in Hudson, NY. The band, who are currently overseas at the start of a 17-date European tour, wrapped up their eight and a half week long national US tour…
Alert New London (L-R): Jim Fowler, Cory Nicol, Gavin McKenzie, David Woodrow, Stephen Lee. Photo Credit: Andy Spear. +++ PLAY, POST & SHARE “Pulse of Youth” is the latest single from Youth, the debut Alert New London album [SOUNDCLOUD]: http://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/alert-new-london-pulse-of-youth [MP3]: http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/alertnewlondon/mp3/alertnewlondon-pulseofyouth.mp3 +++ “Top 10 albums of 2011” – Blog Rocking Beat “Youth is an instantly impressive album full of smart melodic modern pop.” – Babysue “…the spirit and vitality…
Just in time for the second leg of the Safari Disco Tour 2011, Yelle has rolled out a brand new — and very pink — new video for the addictive single “Comme Un Enfant.” Rolling Stone premiered the video today, which sees Julie Budet weaving a fashion show-esque wonderland around some slick choreography from a handful of dancers in bodysuits. If you missed it, MTV Hive recently their hands on…
Scottish Rock group Twin Atlantic will be chatting with fans on Absolute Punk this coming Monday, December 5th at 3PM EST (8PM GMT). They will be talking about their current single “Free”, touring, and answering fan questions. The band are currently touring the UK on their headlining Free-ze Tour, and just recently wrapped up a successful tour of the US with label mates AWOLNATION, and Middle Class Rut. A Free-ze…
Los Angeles based American Bloomers have recently released their debut EP Part One with a string of regional shows coming and a plan for a full release in 2012, this is only the beginning for the threesome. At the core the band is a trio of songwriters featuring Jaime Wyatt on lead vocals and guitars, and siblings Jane Sheldon and Jonathan Sheldon on vocals, guitars and pianos. With Wyatt’s soaring…
Hollywood FLOSS is back with the video for “So Much To Say,” a song that features crooner Brian Angel and serves as a recent single from his latest album, One Fan At A Time. The video, directed by Rob Jay and edited by Justin Morrow, is a dedication to his love for hip hop, complete with graffiti in the back drop and mimes acting out FLOSS’ lyrics throughout. “The ‘So…
1/5/12 – London, UK – The Garage 1/6/12 – Leeds, UK – Brudnell Social Club 1/7/12 – Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute 1/8/12 – Glasgow, UK – O2 ABC 2 Glasgow 1/10/12 – Brussels, BE – Rotunde Botanique 1/11/12 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso 1/12/12 – Cologne, DE – MTC 1/13/12 – Berlin, DE – Privat Club 1/15/12 – Hamburg, DE – Molotov 1/17/12 – Sankt Hanshaugen, NO – John…
MiMOSA is taking North America by storm, selling out major venues all over the country such as Royale in Boston, Webster Hall in New York City, and House of Blues in Chicago. He’s continuing his conquest through the winter, with shows in Austin, Orange County, Charleston, Knoxville, and St. Louis, just to name a few. He will also be ringing in the new year in Los Angeles at Together As…
Having already ignited massive audiences in the U.K. with their raucous live shows, London-based dubstep-influenced rock band Modestep will perform in the U.S. for the first time ever, playing three West coast cities — San Diego, San Francisco, and Los Angeles — in December. Please see below for all dates. “Since we started Modestep over two years ago, the majority of our fans have come from the U.S.,” says the…
Southern Ground recording artists, Blackberry Smoke will debut the trailer and begin pre-sales for the band’s first ever live DVD, Blackberry Smoke; Live at the Georgia Theatre at www.blackberrysmoke.com Wednesday, November 23, 2011. The critically acclaimed southern rockers filmed the live concert in front of a sold out at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA.In addition to releasing a new DVD, the band was recently announced as special guests on…