Category: Artist News

Posted on: December 16, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 1

NEVER SWEATING THE TECHNIQUE: J-RADICAL AND KOOL KOJAK TAKE URBAN LEGEND COLLABO TO NEXT LEVEL-THIS TIME WITH A TROPICAL SWAGGER

Dynamic production duo, J-Radical and Kool Kojak-AKA Urban Legend-is back on the scene with Tropical Techniques-the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed debut, Tranqulidad Cubana-the aftermath of a dizzying trip to Havana, and numerous red-eyed recording sessions lasting until the break of dawn. The debut EP earned 4 CMJ Top 5 hits with countless spins on tastemaker radio, including KCRW and KPFK. But who the f*** is Urban Legend? THE GENESIS OF…

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Posted on: December 16, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

CRUEL HAND ANNOUNCES EAST COAST TOUR WITH TRAPPED UNDER ICE

Cruel Hand is excited to announce a three week long East Coast tour with Trapped Under Ice and Forfeit. The tour kicks off in Syracuse on New Years Day, and takes the band down the coast and back until the middle of January, serving as a perfect start to 2010. Cruel Hand’s sophomore full-length, Prying Eyes, was released in October 2008, and grabbed the attention of the press with Punknews…

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Posted on: December 15, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

COMEDY & POP CULTURE ICONS CHEECH & CHONG CONFIRM 2010 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR: CHEECH & CHONG: GET IT LEGAL

Comedy visionaries Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong announce their 2010 North American Tour, Cheech & Chong: Get It Legal, partnering with the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) to promote policy change through laughter. The Live Nation-produced tour will kick off on January 16, 2010 in Boulder, Colorado at the Macky Auditorium. Tickets for this must-see comedy tour of the year go on sale in select markets beginning at 4:20 p.m. on…

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Posted on: December 15, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Jim Brickman Holiday Tour/CD Now On Sale

In this very special concert, Jim will introduce fans to Beautiful World plus a few of his favorite holiday songs from classic to contemporary. Jim’s evening of dazzling solo piano, vibrant vocals plus warmth and humor with very special guests. Jim promises that upcoming tour dates will showcase some brand-new music blended with some fan favorites. “I know you’ll enjoy hearing all the hits, new songs that I know will…

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Posted on: December 15, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

YES, THE RUMORS ARE TRUE: SLAYER, MEGADETH TEAM UP FOR “AMERICAN CARNAGE”

Slayer. Megadeth. Two names synonymous with fierce, crunching power. Two bands whose histories are inevitably intertwined in defining the thrash/metal genre. Individually, their respective prowess and accomplishments are impressive; but together, they’re brutal and unstoppable. Megadeth and Slayer will join forces to co-headline “American Carnage,” the most blistering, the most explosive, and the most eagerly-antcipated mega-tour of the winter – and you do not want to miss it. “American Carnage”…

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Posted on: December 15, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE MOTION SICK AND GOLDEN BLOOM TAKE COVER WITH SPLIT 7 INCH

Slated for a February release, The Motion Sick and Golden Bloom join forces to cover each other’s songs on an upcoming split 7 inch. Golden Bloom will cover The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives” which was featured in the video game, Dance Dance Revolution, while The Motion Sick will cover Golden Bloom’s “Doomsday Devices”. Why the covers? The Motion Sick’s front man, Mike Epstein, states, “’Doomsday Devices’ is an obvious and…

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Posted on: December 15, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Akron/Family’s Southern Tour with Warpaint this February

Akron/Family will bring their transcendent, engaging live show to the Southern United States this February. Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free, the band’s 2009 LP triumph, continues to be Akron/Family’s bold new chapter in their always-evolving and ethralling sound. Akron/Family’s live spirit is best described by Time Out New York: This “everyone’s invited” attitude is the crux of Akron/Family’s performance philosophy, and it seems to work; word-of-mouth enthusiasm about its…

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Posted on: December 14, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

It’s The Right Time for Canadian Guitarist Rob Tardik

“The Right Time” is here and now…These are the words that drive award winning smooth jazz artist Rob Tardik. A 2010 Guitarist of the Year nominee for the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, his newest album, The Right Time, is a personal statement and glimpse into his life’s current musical direction, further showing the world his passion for life, music and the guitar. If you enjoy instrumental music then expect Rob’s…

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Posted on: December 14, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

ICHABOD’s End-Time Broadcast: 2012

Boston-based ICHABOD is one of those “secret bands” that has been engulfing fans both live and on record for three previous full-lengths over the past decade; expanding musically on each release, and tapping into new territory – both on the road and on tape. The hard working, hard rocking, and more importantly hard to ignore quartet in the underground rock/stoner/cerebral musical scene – who are already heroes in widespread stoner…

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Posted on: December 14, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

TIME TO GO “INSANIA” ONCE AGAIN AS QUEENSRYCHE’S GEOFF TATE AND THREE RIVERS WINERY ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR NEW WHITE WINE BLEND FOR 2010

Hot on the barrels of his sold out “Insania” red wine signature blend, Queensryche front man Geoff Tate has announced a new collaboration with Walla Walla, Washington-based Three Rivers Winery (www.threeriverswinery.com) for a white wine blend of the same name. The new “Insania” — an artfully balanced offering that shines with honeydew melon, pear and apricot — is a classic blend of Sauvignon Blanc (78%) and Semllion (22%) that will…

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Posted on: December 14, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

AM MINES HIS MUSICAL BANK FOR NEW LP, FUTURE SONS & DAUGHTERS, DUE FEBRUARY 2010

A heady concoction of ’60s and ’70s-tinged rock, twanging Americana, Brazilian pop, Philly soul and so much more, AM’s sophomore album, Future Sons & Daughters, will be released February 9, 2010 via Filter US Recordings. This release follows the L.A.-based artist’s acclaimed debut, Troubled Times, which was declared one of the “Best Albums of the Year,” by iTunes and earned him the title of “Best Singer Songwriter of The Year,”…

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Posted on: December 14, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

A WILHELM SCREAM Tour in Support of New EP at Soundwave Festivals

The band’s s/t EP is their first release in over two years, and finds the group expanding on their blend of technical punk and hardcore. Picking up where 2007’s Career Suicide left off, A Wilhelm Scream showcase their ability to shred on new cuts such as “Skid Rock” and “Bullet Proof Tiger,” while “Australias” and “Fun Time” are destined to become live favorites with big sing-along verses and choruses. With…

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Posted on: December 13, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Taintstick Release Video For Monkeys Of War Online

Taintstick, featuring radio host Jason Ellis and Good Charlotte’s Benji Madden, have released their video for the track “Monkeys Of War” online at www.myspace.com/metal. The track is the latest single from Taintstick’s debut album,””6lbs of Sound”, which debuted at #120 on the Billboard Top 200. Quite possibly the best thing to hit rock n’ roll since the Beatles, Taintstick is a once-in-a-generation explosion of heavy metal ecstasy. The band arouses…

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Posted on: December 13, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Hail Of Bullets premiere new video for “Warsaw Rising” on MetalInjection.net!

MetalInjection.net, the internet’s source for the most (in quantity and substance) metal videos, is bringing you the latest assault from Hail Of Bullets! Warsaw Rising, from the EP of the same title, is a live video that features Martin Van Drunen and co.’s crushing live show. The video can be seen RIGHT NOW on MetalInjection.net! Warsaw Rising features two new tracks, Warsaw Rising and Liberators, live tracks for Red Wolves…

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Posted on: December 13, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Haste The Day Hits the Road with Napalm & Noise Tour

Solid State Records’ Haste the Day has successfully carved their niche market with more than 230,000 album sales statewide, killer touring in 2008-09 and the release of their fourth studio album last fall, “Dreamer.” Now the hardcore band from Indiana is hitting the road with the Napalm & Noise Tour beginning next Thursday, Nov. 20th in Illinois (dates/markets below) with All That Remains, The Devil Wars Prada and Story of…

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Posted on: December 13, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

As I Lay Dying issues update from the studio!

As I Lay Dying is currently holed up with Adam D. and Daniel Castleman at Lambesis Studios in San Diego, CA. They’re hard at work recording and writing their follow up to 2007’s An Ocean Between Us. The band will be recording and writing throughout the rest of 2009 and vocalist Tim Lambesis has issued the following update via the band’s myspace page: “We’ve released little bits of information here…

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Posted on: December 13, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

CLASS ACTRESS TO RELEASE DEBUT EP ON TERRIBLE RECORDS

Class Actress began in Elizabeth Harper’s bedroom along with producer/psychoanalyst Mark Richardson and some choice vintage synths. The songs quickly grew legs, strutted out of the Greenpoint apartment and now can be seen lighting up all over dark stages. The band pulls from a variety of styles, ranging from the 80’s synth pop of Depeche Mode and New Order, the vivaciousness and sexuality of early Madonna, and the bubbly heartbreak…

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Posted on: December 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Rick Moody/Wingdale Community Singers guest edits Magnet – press raves for new album!

Wingdale Community Singers are novelist Rick Moody (Garden State, The Ice Storm, etc.), Hannah Marcus (whose past collaborators include American Music Club, Red House Painters and Godspeed You Black Emporer), David Grubbs (Squirrel Bait, Bastro, Gastr del Sol, Red Krayola, etc), and artist Nina Katchadourian. Moody recently served as guest editor of the venerable MagnetMagazine.com; you can read the fruits of his labor here: http://www.magnetmagazine.com/category/guest-editor/ The Wingdale Community Singers have…

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Posted on: December 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 1

THE GATES OF SLUMBER AND PENTAGRAM TO TEAM UP FOR WINTER, 2010 U.S. TOUR

Two of Doom Metal’s most acclaimed acts will team up for a two week U.S. tour this winter as the legendary PENTAGRAM joins forces with celebrated “True Heavy Metal” band THE GATES OF SLUMBER. The 11 city tour will launch on January 15, 2010 in Springfield, VA. The pairing of PENTAGRAM and THE GATES OF SLUMBER aligns 2 generations of Doom Metal majesty and will undoubtedly be a tremendous treat…

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Posted on: December 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Wheat Pool Announce The Release Of “This Is It” Video

“This Is It” is the first song and first single from The Wheat Pool’s critically acclaimed sophomore album “Hauntario, released on October 6th. “The Edmontonian quartet hit a perfect note right off the top with the opener “This Is It.” The song’s swaying rhythm builds to a thick layer of horns and piano, breaks down into an a cappella refrain of reverb-laden vocal harmonies and finally wraps up in a…

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