“Nerd’s Eye View will likely be remembered as one of the definitive Bay Area albums of the post-Hyphy era…Not only is it the best debut album since Mistah F.A.B.’s Son of a Pimp, but it might just change perceptions of Bay Area rappers: namely, that they can’t make hit songs.” – Oakland Local. The Song: Erk Tha Jerk has received major radio spins, amassed hundreds of thousands of views on…
Montreal’s cinematic rockers October Sky have announced their “Green & Beautiful” France tour dates set to kick off November 24th in Paris and end in Nantes on December 3rd. “The last few months have been incredible, this will be our second time to Europe and our first time to France. We’re really looking forward to performing our new release for them.” commented vocalist / guitarist, Karl Raymond. Just last week,…
Motion City Soundtrack are excited to present the first ever Popsickle festival in their hometown of Minneapolis, MN on December 18th. Taking over Minneapolis’ famed First Avenue and spilling over into 7th Street Entry, the all ages festival will feature headliners Motion City Soundtrack along with Minus the Bear, Foxy Shazam, Gold Motel, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Now Now Every Children, One for the Team, Gospel Gossip, Take…
Recently some parts of the internet have been heralding the coming of a new browser that is about to enter into the Browser Wars. The saga began many years ago when the Jedi like minded people in the internet business decided that enough was enough, and Internet Explorer was going down. They had had enough of the tyrannical ways of the Sith-like Internet Explorer. First to answer the call, in…
“Sinfonía”, the first promotional cut off of Christopher Uckermann’s debut solo album now has a music video which premiered yesterday on Univision’s Primer Impacto and its available on his Youtube Channel. The music video for “Sinfonía”, directed by Gerard Howland, was shot at the beautiful Nicholson Ranch vineyard in the city of Sonoma, California. The short film for the song co-written by Christopher Von Uckermann, George Noriega and Jodi Marr…
Stillwater, Oklahoma based rock quartet TADDY PORTER will join Alter Bridge on a forthcoming US winter tour beginning December 20th in Pontiac, MI. Currently on the road in support of Evan’s Blue, Taddy Porter recently wrapped tours behind the legendary guitarist Slash, and platinum rockers Finger Eleven . “We can’t wait for our jaunt with Alter Bridge,” noted guitarist Joe Selby, “Since we met him on the Slash tour, Myles…
12/1 – Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box 12/2 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echoplex 12/3 – San Francisco, CA – The Filmore 12/4 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s 12/8 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre 12/9 – Chicago, IL – Metro 12/11 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre 12/12 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace 12/14 – New York, NY – Webster Hall 12/15 –…
Sought after producer, keyboardist, engineer, and songwriter Hart Ramsey takes his talents to center stage with the release of his debut album Charge It to My Heart via N-Coded Music. The album is co-produced by bassist Sean Michael Ray (Maxwell, John Waite, Alex Bugnon, Dionne Farris) and features Eric Essix, Phil Davis, Kelley O’Neal, and Rick Watford. Charge It to My Heart is a Contemporary Jazz offering that blends unconventional…
A welcome return to form and for fans of the operatic hysteria of past albums, NO CITIES LEFT and GANG OF LOSERS, DEGENERATION STREET finds Murray Lightburn creating a sweeping collection of orchestral pop / rock that is at once enlightening, angst-ridden and mesmerizing. Check out the first track “Omega Dog” live from Mexico City: http://bit.ly/cxoTVc “Omega Dog” encapsulates The Dears’ neo-romantic songwriting and acts as a calling card for…
11/24/2010 Cassiopeia – Berlin, Germany 11/25/2010 Underground – Koln, Germany 11/26/2010 Club Schocken – Stuttgart, Germany 11/27/2010 Doornroosje – Nijmegen, Netherlands Antilles 11/29/2010 Cluny 2 – Newcastle, UK 11/30/2010 Classic Grand – Glasgow, UK 12/01/2010 Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK 12/02/2010 Scala – London, UK w/ Shrinebuilder 12/03/2010 ATP Nightmare Before Christmas Fest – Minehead, UK w/ Neurosis, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, more 12/30/2010 Neumos – Seattle, WA w/…
All dates with: Stick To Your Guns and Wish For Wings: 11/26 Brisbane, AUS – The Fort 11/27 BLacktown, AUS – Masonic Hall (afternoon show) 11/27 Sydney, AUS – Teen Wolves 11/30 Canberra, AUS – Axis Youth Centre 12/01 Bendigo, AUS – Musicman Megastore (afternoon show) 12/01 Bendigo, AUS – Bendigo Alternative Club 12/02 Melbourne, AUS – Next 12/03 Melbourne, AUS – Seaford Community Hall 12/04 Auckland, NZ – Zeal…
Abyss Records is proud to announce signing Norwegian nihilists HINSIDES. The band’s recently self released Universe Aspire In Mysticism (limited to 500 copies) is now available exclusively through Abyss Records. HINSIDES has signed to Abyss Records with plans to release their 3rd, as-of-yet-untitled album in late 2011. In the meantime check out the new release while they last for only $10 plus shipping & handling. Dark Matter Dawn 666 to…
11.18 • Morristown, TN — The Downtown 11.19 • Knoxville, TN — Preservation Pub 11.20 • Tuscaloosa, AL — The Mellow Mushroom 12.10 • Birmingham, AL — The Bottletree Artist – Jesse Payne Album – Nesting US Release Date – November 9, 2010 Label – Capture Music Inc. Tracklist: 01. Manhattan Project 02. Scripting Carolina 03. Yards Of Paint 04. Conversations 05. Wes Anderson 06. Ramble We Hang 07. My…
Writer and director Steve Pink (HOT TUB TIME MACHINE, HIGH FIDELITY) has signed on to direct the upcoming remake of THE TOXIC AVENGER and will pen the script along with Daniel C. Mitchell. Akiva Goldsman of Weed Road Pictures, Richard Saperstein, and Charlie Corwin of Original Media are producing. The producers announced in April that they had secured the rights to the franchise, which includes the 1984 cult classic, four…
Vincent Moon and Efterklang are proud to announce their film AN ISLAND. This is the first teaser of the film that will premiere February 2011 around the world in a way like no other film has ever been premiered before. Three months ago in August 2010, French filmmaker Vincent Moon and Efterklang’s 8 piece-live band met up on an island in the Danish country side. The objective was to shoot…
11/16 – West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues 11/17 – Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater 11/18 – Chico, CA @ Senator Theater 11/19 – Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory 11/20 – Bend, OR @ Midtown Music Hall 11/21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom 11/22 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House Concert Hall 11/24 – Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air 11/26 – Portland,…
Get set for the holiday season with Fearless Records’ first holiday album – ‘Tis The Season To Be Fearless! The digital-only album is set for release on November 22nd, 2010 and will be available for just $4.99. Fans can pre-order the album now from iTunes. Featuring seven original compositions and one epic cover by some of the hottest new artists on the Fearless Records roster, ‘Tis The Season To Be…
11/19 in Santa Barbara, CA @ The Hub @ UC Santa Barbara (headlining) 11/27 in Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia (headlining) 12/3 in Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club (WBOS Radio 92.9’s Christmas in Paradise) 12/5 in Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel (WBRU’s Holiday BRU-haha with Neon Trees) 12/8 in Phoenix, AZ @ KEXX Concert Series @ Gila River Casino with Smashing Pumpkins 12/11 in Colorado Springs, CO…
Rewards, aka Aaron Pfenning (co-founder of Chairlift) is pleased to announce additional dates with We Are Scientists and Warpaint to his 2010 tour spanning Europe and the US. The fall tour kicked off to a great start with Brandon Flowers (The Killers) for the first series of Europe dates. Rewards will play the second stretch of the tour as direct support to We Are Scientists in the UK, before returning…
Blackened thrash overloads SKELETONWITCH have announced a limited-edition 7″ trilogy via Prosthetic Records. The band recently re-recorded three tracks from their long out-of-print debut, “At One With The Shadows,” for this series. Each edition will have one of those tracks, as well as another rarity, and feature artwork by drummer Derrick “Mullet Chad” Nau. The first installment, limited to 500 copies on gold vinyl and coinciding with the launch of…