Celebrated, Los Angeles, CA Rock ‘N’ Roll band NIGHT HORSE has completed work on its sophomore album. Titled Perdition Hymns, the record will see an August 3, 2010 release date via NYC’s Tee Pee Records. Recorded in East LA at Infrasonic Sound (Beck, The Mars Volta, No Age), NIGHT HORSE’s Perdition Hymns is an album made by fans of rock, for fans of rock! Produced and mixed by Matt Bayles…
Charred Walls Of The Damned’s cover of Powermad’s “Nice Dreams” now on iTunes! Charred Walls Of The Damned has released their cover of Powermad’s Nice Dreams on iTunes. The track is available now for $.99 HERE. Previously, the song was not available in North America. Charred Walls Of The Damned’s Richard Christy is a huge Powermad fan and adds, “I’ve been a huge Powermad fan since I first heard the…
The most dangerous tour of the season has begun… Chicagoan psychedelic stormtroopers NACHTMYSTIUM are on the road now, playing several shows on their way to rendezvous with NOLA sludge kingpins Eyehategod in Florida tomorrow for a three-week binge across the US! Also joining the melee for short segments each include Brutal Truth, The Atlas Moth, Black Tusk, Black Anvil, Strong Intention and more over the course of the tour. NACHTMYSTIUM…
In 2009, CALLmeKAT played numerous critically-acclaimed shows, received an Underground Music Award for “Best Alternative Act,” and was granted one of the Danish Art Council’s prestigious grants for young, talented artists with international ambition and potential. She then made an appearance at the 2010 SXSW Festival, where she was asked to perform a “Tiny Desk SXSW Concert” on NPR’s All Things Considered. This was followed by a pick on both…
Jun 16 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge Jun 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent Jun 19 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre July 03 – London, UK – Wireless Festival July 06 – Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival July 08 – Liege, Belgium – Les Ardentes Festival July 09 – Rotterdman, Netherlands – North Sea Jazz Festival July 10 – Brugge, Belgium –…
Everyone’s favorite group of Tuareg rebel rockers is back. Tinariwen will be finishing their tour up with a free show at Central Park’s SummerStage on June 26th. Formed in rebel training camps in Libya, these exiled nomads turned rock stars have become the soundtrack for the Tuareg culture and people. Their latest album, Imidiwan: Companions (World Village), was recorded in the middle of the Saharan Desert and captures the power…
Irish band GLYDER began their musical journey in 2004 at the annual Phil Lynott tribute gig “Vibe for Philo” in Dublin. Three albums and two EP’s later GLYDER have developed a very distinguishable and unique sound, blending their classic rock influences with a fresh and modern twist. GLYDER has won fans across Ireland as well as the rest of the world, but one fan in particular has sung the praises…
Jeff Klein has released today a brand new EP titled: DEATH OF THE FOX. Recorded in New Orleans, LA and co-produced with Mike Napolitano who also engineered and mixed it. The six-song EP includes” “Like Leads To Lonely,” “I Just Want My Fucking Life Back,” “Give Up,” “Let’s Be Enemies,” “Kiss & Tell,” “This Heart Is A Pump.” In other Jeff Klein news… his band: My Jerusalem will be releasing…
And they haven’t looked back since, as guitarist/singer/synth-slinger Drew Robinson and bassist/cleanup keyboardist/singer Eric Lodwick joined Parks in the pursuit of the perfect pop song. With a twist or two, of course, whether we’re talking about the stuttering loops of “Subtext Is Deadly,” the sly New Order sample of “Toward the Ghost,” or the clanging chords of “Another Time.” (All of which are available as part of a self-produced demo…
Hot Chip drummer and glitch-troubadour Rob Smoughton aka Grovesnor has debuted a heart-breaking and comical new video for the single “Dan,” off his recently released debut Soft Return on Lo Recordings. Directed by Adam Watson and premiered on AOL Spinner (also available on Vimeo), the video plays out the story of “Dan,” in which Grovesnor, Smoughton’s self-described “anti-hero” alter-ego, attempts to sabotage his bassist Dan’s relationship in hopes of snatching…
Proximal Records is a Los Angeles based independent record label with a mission of supporting and promoting vibrant new voices in the local electronic music community. The brain-child of L.A. natives Carl Madison Burgin, better known as Sahy Uhns, and composer/ producer Jeff Elmassian, Proximal provides a home for local artists to connect and collaborate. More information on Proximal Records artists: Within the laboratory of his Los Angeles studio, Sahy…
With Alternative Press calling them a “Band to Watch,” more than 8-million total plays on their MySpace page, and a record deal with David Letterman’s new label C.E. Music, the Southern California-based pop/rockers RUNNER RUNNER, will hit the road with Second Serenade and White Tie Affair on a major U.S. tour that begins June 17 in Utah (itinerary below). The band, currently playing dates with Amber Pacific and Cartel, is…
WHITECHAPEL’s upcoming release ‘A New Era of Corruption’ streaming this Friday iTunes pre-order of ‘A New Era of Corruption’ includes exclusive bonus track Trailer for upcoming music video now live on Metal Blade TV! AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – June 4, 2010 – In honor of WHITECHAPEL’s June 8th release, A New Era of Corruption, Metal Blade Records and WHITECHAPEL have teamed up to bring you an exclusive stream of the…
In this release from Mo-Star, one can call upon all the rage, and fury that a purple haired princess can muster. This game features old school side scrolling beat-em-up action. There really isn’t too much to this game. You control the main character, who is not named, and form strategies to deploy troops in order to complete your goals. At a modest price of $1.99 US dollars, this game is…
Surprise Me Mr. Davis have announced a handful of summer tour dates. The five piece rock band, featuring Nathan Moore, Brad Barr, Marco Benevento, Marc Friedman and Andrew Barr, will come together from their homes in Montreal, Brooklyn and the Shenandoah Valley for ten shows. They’ll be supporting their latest EP release, That Man Eats Morning For Breakfast. The Hidden Track blog noted in a recent live review: “Someone mentioned…
Maldives-based melodic thrashers, SERENITY DIES, have posted the title track from new EP Hacksawcracy on their myspace page. Hacksawcracy boasts contributions from Anthrax’s Rob Caggiano and Kiuas guitarist Mikko Salovaara. Coming out on July 15th, the EP is already being touted as an “in-your-face experience” by Chris Ballard of Blogcritics.org, who also credits the band with “creating a brand of thrash metal all their own” with Hacksawcracy. For more information…
MOVING MOUNTAINS will be on tour with Polar Bear Club (Bridge 9 Records) beginning June 10 for approximately two weeks. The tour kicks off in Syracuse, NY and ends in Anaheim, CA. MOVING MOUNTAINS last toured with Say Anything and recently surpassed 1,100,000 plays on Myspace. Performances will include music from the band’s critically-acclaimed Deep Elm Records debut “Pneuma” which was recently released as a 2xLP vinyl (http://www.deepelm.com/471) as well…
Checking in from the road somewhere in the great white north, Special Ops’ Akbar Johnson has posted a few new tour diaries on the bands Myspace blog. The infantry is currently on tour in promotion of their latest release “Through The Heart of The Infidel” on Thorny Bleeder / Universal. Even with the recent sad news of long time friend and bassist Waldo Thornhill’s battle with cancer continuing. The Montreal…
Sweethead, the new group created by Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age, A Perfect Circle, Failure) and fronted by lead vocalist Serrina Sims, released their debut album last month (The End Records) and just announced a handful of new dates in the western US. Sweethead also features Eddie Nappi on bass (Mark Lanegan Band, Handsome), and Norm Block on drums (Mark Lanegan Band, Plexi) and the band recently…
Wed-Jun-16 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall w/The National Thur – Jul 22nd – New York, NY – River City Rocks 7/30-8/1-Osheaga Festival – Montreal Mon-Aug-02 -Columbus, OH – Lifestyle Communities Pavilion w/The National Tues-Aug-03 – Detriot, MI – Royal Oak Music Hall w/The National Wed-Aug-04-Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater w/The National Thur-Aug-05 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave w/The National Fri-Aug-06 – Minneapolis, MN – First…