The full lineup for the 11th annual installment of ProgPower USA — the largest alignment of progressive, classic and power metal bands on American soil — has been finalized for this September’s festivities. As always, the massive event, held in Atlanta, Georgia, will include a plethora of both stateside and European acts, including headlining acts Kamelot, Accept and Hammerfall, along with Turisas, Nocturnal Rites and more. This year’s festival will…
Before Derek Nicoletto started his new band, the electro/rock/pop outfit DEREK AND THE DARLING, he wrote a song called “Hustler with a Rescue Plan,” detailing where he was mentally and emotionally after the breakup of his former band, Telling on Trixie. And now, Derek and the Darling will be taking its debut EP on the road on their inaugural BALD AMBITION TOUR that kicks off this week in PIttsburgh, PA…
After 20 plus years, UK classic rock legends Wishbone Ash have released a new single, “Reason To Believe”, which is creating a huge buzz amongst the music press and fans of the band worldwide. The single is part of an EP that also features an album edit from the forthcoming CD and two superb remixes which stand out on their own. It is now available for download on iTunes. “Reason…
Throughout their 37-year career, KISS (www.KISSonline.com) has sold 80 million albums, played in front of millions of people and become an integral part of American culture. Now, rock’s most iconic band is unleashing another assault on North America with The Hottest Show on Earth tour starting on July 23. KISS will perform such classics as “Detroit Rock City” and “Rock and Roll All Nite” as well as hits that they…
9th Annual Reggae In The Desert June 12 In Downtown Las Vegas, NV Lineup Features: Barrington Levy, Sly & Robbie, Marcia Griffiths, Yellowman, Mystic Roots and Haleamano Clark County Parks and Recreation and Frederic Apcar Productions present the ninth annual Reggae in the Desert concert, which returns to the Clark County Government Center Amphitheater with a collection of acts including Barrington Levy, Sly and Robbie, Marcia Griffiths, Yellowman, Mystic Roots…
The K Singles Zip-Pak, a new subscription series of electronic singles, will begin July 1 with an advance preview of Mirah’s “Gone Are all the Days” 12” single [KLP222]. Include are all four versions of “Gone Are all the Days” from the 12” release plus a bonus dance re-mix by Shawn Parke and a rhythm mix by Christopher Doulgeris available only through the K Mail Order Dept. This debut week…
Clap, Slap, Step and Sing: The International Body Music Festival Concert Lincoln Center, New York City August 12, 2010 From the tundra to the tropics, people can’t resist the urge to snap, clap, step, holler, and sing artful music. This universal resonator-our bodies-and its myriad global sounds ignite audiences of the International Body Music Festival in Concert at Lincoln Center, August 12, 2010. Body music old and new will be…
Country/pop crossover band Sons of Sylvia just premiered the music video for their first single, “Love Left to Lose,” off of their successful debut album Revelation. The day after the release Sons of Sylvia performed the song on American Idol – after the performance, Revelation immediately made its way to the top 10 on the iTunes download chart, where it stayed for over two weeks! Check out “Love Left to…
B9 newcomers Foundation are currently out on a full US tour with their friends in Backtrack and have just confirmed a tour throughout June and July alongside Terror, Grave Maker and Naysayer called the Keepers of the Faith Tour! Foundation drummer Champ Hammett said, “We couldn’t be more excited to be a part of the Keepers Of The Faith tour. To be able to see this tour in smaller venues…
In the new game ‘Checker Kingdoms’, by developer Centurion Games, one will find a multitude of reasons for which the stock value for your favorite headache remedy of choice is about to sky rocket. Whether it’s Tylenol, Advil, or bourbon, if this game hits the mainstream for any reason – stock owners of said companies will rejoice. Having been adorned with a $0.99 price tag here in the US, at…
AVAILABLE FOR FREE WEDNESDAY, MAY 26th ON MADDECENT.COM www.maddecent.com The ubiquitous electro-dancehall duo Major Lazer has partnered with English synthpop outfit La Roux to create Lazerproof, a mixtape to be released for free on Wednesday, May 26th from Mad Decent! On their self-titled debut from Cherrytree / Interscope, La Roux front-woman Elly Jackson channels her new wave and pop influences and projects them onto a backdrop of intricate electronic musings…
DIAMOND EYES was produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Alice in Chains, Coheed & Cambria, Foo Fighters) and recorded in Los Angeles, CA. The band recorded the album after their best friend and bassist Chi Cheng sustained a debilitating brain injury from a car accident in November of 2008. “After Chi’s accident, it would have been easy for us to make a sad record,” says singer and guitarist Chino Moreno. “But really,…
Australia’s CONTRIVE will release their long overdue album THE INTERNAL DIALOGUE on July 2nd 2010. The first pressing will be available as Special Limited Edition hand numbered embossed digipak to #500 copies only! It will be available in stores Australia wide via MGM Distribution or order through the band’s Myspace page for fans outside of Australia. It will also be available via iTunes and many other digital outlets. Mixed by…
Denver death metallers ENEMY REIGN recently made their live debut on European soil beginning with a thoroughly pummeling performance at this year’s edition of the Neurotic Deathfest in Tilburg. The sold-out event featured ENEMY REIGN alongside some of extreme metal’s finest acts including Bolt Thrower, Carcass, Pestilence, Dying Fetus and Napalm Death. The band followed their deathfest appearance with a string of pillaging club shows in Belgium, the UK, Switzerland…
6/1 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY 6/2 – Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub – Boston, MA 6/3 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA 6/5 – The Bell House – Brooklyn, NY 6/6 – Jammin Java Music Club & Cafe – Vienna, VA 6/7 – Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON 6/9 – Double Door – Chicago, IL 6/10 – Triple Rock Social Club – Minneapolis, MN 6/12 – Bluebird…
While a general theatrical strike caused the cancellation of the original opening night and delayed René Pape’s long-awaited role debut as Wagner’s King of the Gods, Wotan, Pape remarked calmly during his strike-imposed relaxation in a Milan hotel room, “Whenever it happens, it happens. My Wotan is ready to enter the world.” The strike concluded, Wagner’s Das Rheingold opened on May 16 at La Scala in a new co-production by…
Currently out on the road for a headlining tour through the end of May, The Spill Canvas have announced that they will continue touring in June and throughout the summer. The summer leg begins on June 12th and includes several Canadian dates. The band will also hit the road opening for Goo Goo Dolls and Switchfoot in July and August. The Spill Canvas, which is vocalist/guitarist Nick Thomas, guitarist Dan…
Hit-making songwriter Claude Kelly, dubbed the “Studio Beast,” penned the recently leaked Leona Lewis and Jennifer Hudson ballad “Love Is Your Color.” “Love Is Your Color” is the feature collaboration by two of today’s biggest divas off of the forthcoming original soundtrack for the new movie Sex And The City 2, out May 25 and in theaters May 27, respectively. The duet, produced by critically acclaimed producer and songwriter Salaam…
At the end of their last year of hard touring in support of their second album ‘Big Eye Little Eye’, which took them by way of Britain and Germany, straight across the USA sharing stages with Canadian luminaries like Feist and Sloan, those who witnessed its fury likely had no inkling it was the end of a chapter for the band. The long awaited homecoming was bittersweet; there were big…
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