As the undeniable cultural momentum of this age finds reminiscence rock bands from Blur and My Bloody Valentine to Creed and Third Eye Blind reuniting for triumphant and remunerative victory lap tours, Seattle’s Harvey Danger is doing what it does best: the exact opposite of what logic and ambition demand. From an announcement on the band’s website: After 15 years, three albums, hundreds of shows, and far more twists and…
About The Rural Alberta Advantage The Rural Alberta Advantage was born out of singer/songwriter Nils Edenloff’s exodus from the province that inspired the band’s name and many of the songs from their enthralling debut album, Hometowns. Edenloff grappled with homesickness after his move from Edmonton, Alberta to Toronto, Ontario in 2003. To cope with his loneliness and isolation in the ‘big city’, the shy songwriter penned a series of odes…
The Red Channels have long been tuned into something special, but on Ghetto Cooking, the band’s new album, the signal is picture perfect! More evolution than a departure from their earlier work, Ghetto Cooking finds the group having mastered the art of uncanny, atmospheric songwriting, and now exploring the edges of their odd, dark world. Formed in Oklahoma City, the earliest incarnation of The Red Channels began as an instrumental…
World-renowned DJ Z-Trip has been crowned “America’s Best DJ” by DJ Times’ fourth annual fan-driven poll of the best US-based DJs. The mix master took top honors, triumphing over 100 DJs including such notables as DJ Shadow, Girl Talk and A-Trak. Z-Trip will claim his prestigious title at the official closing party on September 12 in Las Vegas at Rain Nightclub at the Palms Casino Resort. The veteran DJ, who…
Gibson Custom announced a guitar fit for every sharp dressed man, the Billy Gibbons Pearly Gates Limited Edition Les Paul Standard. And now you can own it. Billy Gibbons’ favorite axe has always been his beloved Pearly Gates – a rare 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard with legendary angelic qualities. It has appeared on every track of every ZZ Top album to date, and sings with a “God-like voice†unlike…
Britain’s most current and credible underground scene, Bassline & Funky House, has birthed the red hot female duo, ADDICTIVE. Aisha Stuart and Louise Bagan, young ladies from East London, write and perform some of the hottest Bassline tracks in the UK, scoring #1s on the MTV Base and Dance charts as well as the National Club Chart in the UK with their last single. Their newest (as yet untitled) album…
Oct 1 – Chapel Hill, N.C. @ Local 506 Oct 3 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ North Star Oct 5 – Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat Backstage Oct 6 – New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom Oct 7 – Allston, Mass. @ Great Scott Oct 10 – Toronto, Ont. @ El Mocambo Oct 11 – Ann Arbor, Mich. @ Blind Pig Oct 12 – Chicago, Ill. @ Empty Bottle Brakesbrakesbrakes have…
Bracingly transcendent display by folk virtuoso. Ever since this twentysomething Londoner burst onto the insular and puritanical steel-string guitar scene, he’s been releasing albums at an annual pace. But for his eighth record, Blackshaw moves beyond those confines, melding his mesmeric, masterful technique with cello and violin contributions from members of experiment folk group Current 93 and setting the wordless vocals of Trembling Bells’ Lavinia Blackwall to the driving, haunting…
09/04: San Diego, CA @ Vouyer 09/05: Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon 09/06: Las Vegas, NV @ The Palms 09/12: Brooklyn, NY @ North 8th Street 09/14: Chicago, IL @ Boom Boom Room 10/30: Phoenix, AZ @ Myst 10/31: Los Angeles, CA @ Monster Massive
Ballantine Books will publish Industry Rules by Q-Tip, world-renowned artist, producer, DJ, and lead MC of hip-hop’s legendary A Tribe Called Quest. It was announced by Libby McGuire, publisher of Ballantine Books. Assistant Editor Porscha Burke acquired North American rights for the group from Jay Mandel at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment. Q-Tip was inspired to write Industry Rules as he acknowledged upcoming milestones in his personal life and professional career—most…
“The Wind Whistles have the stamina of a Grizzly bear”, wrote one reviewer of their previous album ‘Window Sills’. Fittingly enough, The Wind Whistles are coming out with their new thematic full length titled ‘Animals are people too’. Because, you know, people are animals. Too? The beginning of The Wind Whistles can be traced back to early 2006, after Tom and Liza returned from an inspiring voyage overseas. Their original…
Victory Records recording artist OTEP will be hitting the road in support of her upcoming release Smash The Control Machine for what promises to be one of the most sensory invasive tours of 2009. The tour will wrap up September 16th at LA’s Whiskey-A-Go-Go. The tour will include a stop at 2009’s Rock the Ink, a music and tattoo festival with projected attendance of 10,000, which OTEP has been chosen…
Boston-bred band Guster have just announced their nine-date headline tour, Lost & Gone Forever Ten Year Anniversary Tour, which will kick off 10/28 in Charlotte, NC and wrap on 11/27 at the Beacon Theater in New York. This anniversary tour will be Guster’s only headline dates of this year. Ten years have passed since the band’s critically acclaimed release of Lost and Gone Forever which in their words “helped us…
Varese Sarabande will be releasing the 4th installment in the “Papa John Presents” series: “Andy Warhol Presents Man On The Moon: The John Phillips Space Musical.” These are John’s songs for the musical performed by him on vocals and acoustic guitar plus regular cast recordings, songs appearing on Genevieve Waite’s solo album and performance recordings made by Andy Warhol on cassette. Despite the premise of the show’s book, one can…
On the cusp of the release of their highly anticipated third album Humbug (August 25th, Domino Records), Arctic Monkeys are about to set sail across the Atlantic for their upcoming North American tour and have added a slew of additional dates. The award winning UK export will play new tracks from Humbug, including brand new single “Crying Lightning”. Produced by Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) and James Ford…
DARK AGE – AFM recently inked a deal with Hamburg, Germany-based melodic death metallers DARK AGE. Commented the band on their official MySpace page: “We are really looking forward to working hand in hand with this renowned label!” The as yet untitled full-length is slated for a Fall 2009 release. DARK AGE entered Eikey Studio, owned by vocalist/guitarist Eike Freese, in May. “You can expect the typical DARK AGE melodies…
MONOLITH FESTIVAL presented by Esurance returns to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on September 12th and 13th with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs headlining Saturday night, and The Mars Volta topping the bill on Sunday. The festival debuted in 2007 as the first multi-day, multi-stage festival ever held at Red Rocks – Colorado’s beloved outdoor venue. Monolith was instantly adopted as an indie fan favorite and a staple of the summer festival season.…
The Ropes are a New York-based duo that has just released their 2nd EP of 2009, Clubs in Europe Forever, produced by Nic Hard (The Bravery). Lead singer/lyricist/bassit, Sharon Shy and multi-instrumentalist Toppy, have been kicking around the fringe of the music industry for 3 years, but it is with this disc they’ve chosen to introduce themselves to you. In a world where everyone looks to discover a band’s influences…
On the second track from his new series of songs, Headphone Classics, iCON the Mic King describes how he learned the hard facts of life. Making another guest appearance is Awar, a fellow emcee recently signed to iCON’s label, Master Works Unlimited, who returns to back up iCON. The grandiose 80’s-style synth licks that bump throughout are held together by a bass-heavy, low-end drumbeat, courtesy of up-and-coming producer Vanderslice. The…
Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today revealed the name fans and members of the Atlus Faithful (www.atlus.com/faithful) overwhelmingly threw their support behind for the publisher’s upcoming Japanese beat ’em up for PSP® system: Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumbleâ„¢. “The title ‘Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble’ perfectly suits the gameplay style, attitude, and humor that PSP owners can look forward to when the over-the-top brawler arrives early next year,” said Aram Jabbari, Manager of PR…