AFI have announced that they will co-headline mtvU’s innagural Ulalume Festival on Friday, October 23rd at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Davey, Jade, Adam and Hunter, collectively known as AFI, will join co-headliners Paramore along with special guests Kid Cudi and Chester Benninton’s side band, Death By Sunrise. The show, which takes its name from the Edgar Allen Poe poem of the same name, will be sure to celebrate…
t began last spring when Phosphorescent’s heartfelt tribute album To Willie (Dead Oceans) received accolades from critics and fans alike. One such fan was the venerable Willie Nelson himself, and soon the band was invited to meet its hero and later perform on his Sirius/XM radio show for his memorable 76th birthday celebration. Phosphorescent is now honored to unite with Mr. Nelson one more time at the legendary Farm Aid…
Threading through their music with a dreamy soundscape of guitars, EE creates an introspective style of indie rock that really makes one think. This album, originally released in 2000, has been clamored for since the second that the original run on Curry Records sold out. The plodding nature of the songs on Ramadan, exemplified by the title track, creates this sixties-style of California flavoring felt throughout the entire disc. Opening…
One would think that after wrapping up a hefty Summer-long trek on the full Vans Warped Tour, Central Florida’s favorite sons, THERE FOR TOMORROW would just want to return home and decompress for a while. Being the road warriors that they are however, they’re getting back out on the road again, this time with Hit The Lights, Sparks the Rescue, and more (tour dates below). With glowing reviews of their…
iTunes’ “Indie Spotlight†has consistently given music listeners a delightful taste of the best new music from rising stars – and this week’s bunch proves it! Peasant, with a brand new single, “The Endâ€, is currently featured both as an Indie Spotlight artist on the front page of iTunes, as well as appearing alongside such notable acts as Dave Bazan, Kate Walsh, Liam Finn, and A.A. Bondy in the Indie…
2002, Asian Man Records. Indie rock from the recesses of the scene that is definitely music to be listened to, although it doubles quite well for incidental music. One’s heart is taken for a ride during this CD, as feelings of emotions shine though, making it quite like the proverbial rollercoaster ride. Brilliant flashes of guitars and clashing drums give way to solemn, quiet instrumental tracks. Similar to el gigante,…
The ultimate HITMAN, David Foster is embarking on a quest to find his next vocal superstar, in conjunction with the 2009 North American HITMAN, DAVID FOSTER & FRIENDS TOUR. The 15-time Grammy Award Winner, Emmy winning songwriter / producer and three-time Oscar nominee has partnered with NAMEDROP.COM to present the HITMAN Talent Search, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be discovered by one of the music industries’ giants. Through the HITMAN Talent…
Guitar legend Steve Vai has released his first single off of his new live DVD, Blu-ray and Live CD Where The Wild Things Are on Favored Nations Records. Single is available on iTunes now! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=327573824&s=143441 Where The Wild Things Are is Vai’s 21st solo project contributing to his 20,000,000 unit worldwide sales that have accumulated over his 30 year career. Vai chose the State Theatre to film because of its…
heir name—Destino—translates to destiny in Italian and Spanish, and indeed the golden tenor voices of Canadians Paul Ouellette, Joey Niceforo and Hans Munoz were meant to meet. The classical crossover trio calls their sound “popera with a soul infusion,†a unique blend of soaring operatic vocals, pop licks and contemporary R&B swagger. Their stirring sell-out performances have left audiences of all ages and musical persuasions ecstatic, and Destino’s 2008 debut…
This special EP was created to show that even the Editors’ B-Sides and tracks left on the cutting room floor were still better than 99% of indie rock on the market currently. The first track on the disc is “Heads in Bagsâ€, and it shows the lead singer of Editors coming forth with a Morrissey meets Bauhaus approach to things, sounding cold but really being very emotional all at the…
Southern California’s heavy fuzz rock legends FU MANCHU have completed work on their eleventh full length album. The electrifying group will drop Signs of Infinite Power on October 20, 2009 via Century Media Records. Originally formed in 1985 as a Black Flag-influenced hardcore punk band called Virulence, FU MANCHU has since become one of hard rock’s most celebrated names. The band released its first single “Kept Between Trees†in 1990…
Former PINK SPIDERS frontman and songwriter Matt Friction has announced his plans to focus his creative energy on a new project – MATT FRICTION AND THE CHEAP SHOTS. With THE TALKING HEADS’ Jerry Harrison serving as producer, Friction and co. have been working to finish up THE CHEAP SHOTS’ debut release, which the band has been recording at Sausalito Sound in Sausalito, CA. “This project had been in the back…
Ben J and Legacy of The New Boyz will join multi-platinum recording artist Sean Kingston on a 25-city North American Tour that will last through November. Their summer smash “You’re A Jerk” hit the airwaves this summer after an extensive self-propelled run on websites like MySpace and YouTube where youth across the nation recorded hundreds of videos imitating the fancy footwork. The song eventually made its way into the Top…
The disaffect vocals that are such a major facet of Editors’ sound is something that has to be related to prior acts, most notably Joy Division. For example, songs like “Blood†have the same wide-open style that “Transmission†has all those years ago. Every constituent part of Editors’ music is intricately tied to the rest of the music on the disc, even if there are wide spaces between each instrument.…
Fly Gypsy, the hip-hop duo comprised of Russian-born producer/one-man-band Alexei Jendayi and Jamaican-born emcee Kowboy Kom, is proud to announce the release of its latest project, The Vodka and Rum Mixtape, currently available via the group’s own Fly Gypsy Music (FlyGypsy.com) A classic feel-good record, Vodka & Rum connects 70’s soul with 90’s electronica, Lauryn Hill with The Chemical Brothers, and heavy synths with acoustic guitars, all while highlighting Kom’s…
The new album ‘Kaleidoscope’ is Tiësto’s 4th artist recording and is expected to reflect the growing stature of a man who many consider to be the world’s biggest DJ. The first single, titled ‘I Will Be Here’, was released on July 28th on Ultra Records, following the debut on BBC’s Radio 1. The video for this single was premiered exclusively on MySpace on August 7th, and recently reached in the…
Los Angeles based songwriter/ composer/ multi-instrumentalist Michael Orendy, who performs as Frankel, returns with his stunning sophomore release Anonymity is the New Fame on Autumn Tone Records
Ah, this type of amelodic hardcore/metal really brings me back to some of the earliest reviews I would put up on the website. While there are lines of semi-melody thrust into the music at different times during the disc, everything seems to be constructed on a whim, without any real decision on syncing up the band. When the vocals do come out in any of these tracks, the style is…
Oakland-bred rapper Shady Nate is more than proud of his west coast roots, and “Billion Dolla Plan,” the newest track off his recent release, serves as the latest example. Beeda Weeda, no stranger to the Bay Area scene, steps in on the joint for a verse, reiterating Nate’s advice, “In unfamiliar places with unfamiliar faces / But the money look the same so I stick to the basics / I…
Australian quintet Karnivool has been dubbed hard rock, experimental, metal & progressive and compared to everyone from Tool to Incubus. Though the sound is difficult to define, the music is complex, intriguing and enigmatically captivating. Karnivool drop the Set The Fire To The Hive EP digitally as their debut release with SIN/SonyMusic Independent Network on Sept 15, 2009. Sony will be releasing Karniviool’s new full-length, Sound Awake in February 2010.