Hugh Cornwell is a man of the people! The original vocalist, guitarist and main songwriter for punk and new-wave legends The Stranglers, will be touring the US this September and playing The Stranglers’ classics and his new album Hooverdam. He has made Hooverdam available for free download to anyone and everyone right now on his website www.hughcornwell.com! The site can be viewed in twelve languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese,…
Reactivated Garden State thrashers WHIPLASH have posted another new song — “Fight Or Flight” — on their official MySpace Page. Visit: http://www.myspace.com/whiplashusa to check it out. The track comes off the band’s new album, Unborn Again, which is scheduled for Aug 5th release via Pulverised Records. The CD was recorded at Studio with world-renowned engineer/producer Harris Johns (SODOM, KREATOR , HELLOWEEN, SEPULTURA). The band mixed and mastered the CD at…
“Mew sound so good live it kind of pisses me off,†Tweets Trent Reznor. So good, that Mew will be joining NIN for a handful of U.S. dates in addition to the UK dates the band is currently on. Mew will also play select headline dates in Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco in which they will be performing new songs off their highly anticipated upcoming release:…
Raunchy is without question one of Denmark’s most talented musical groups – their stunning mixture of hardcore, industrial and melodic death metal brought them not only worldwide acclaim, but also the attention of one of the most respected European metal labels of all times – Nuclear Blast Records. Under their wings Raunchy released their first two albums – “Velvet Noise†and “Confusion Bayâ€. These classic offerings return now as exclusive…
“The musical pastiche of The Inner Banks is an exercise in euphony, with each disparate sound complementing the piece as a whole. Epics from anthills, each track is grand in scope yet completely unassuming, a piece of a soundtrack that never swells but always delivers.” – SPIN The Inner Banks is married couple Caroline Schutz and David Gould and their eclectic group of collaborators. Caroline and David began work on…
UPCOMING US TOUR DATES 9/13: Denver, CO @ Monolith Festival 9/25: New York, NY @ Central Park SummerStage (w/ Phoenix) 9/26: New York, NY @ Central Park SummerStage (w/ Phoenix) 10/4: Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival 10/14: Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater 10/17: San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Band Michael Angelakos (Vocals/Keyboard) Ian Hultquist (Guitar) Ayad Al Adhamy (Keyboard) Jeff Apruzzese (Bass) Nate Donmoyer (Drums)…
Go to http://thebeatlescompleteonukulele.blogspot.com/ to download “Your Mother Should Know†and read producers’ Roger Greenawalt and David Barratt’s interpretation of the song. “Roger and Dave say, Your Mother Should Not Know. Don’t trust her. Don’t tell her a thing. She can and will use it against you.†Alan Cohen Experience is a musician, talk show host, and painter who used to do mainly self-portraits, but now focuses on walls and windows.…
Hailing from Dallas, TX — Matt Mullins, Kellen McGregor, Jeremy Grisham, Ryan Bentley and Cory Elder are Memphis May Fire. Their debut full length CD “Sleepwalking” produced by Casey Bates (Chiodos, A Skylit Drive) hits the street today as the band continues on the road in support. “heads straight for the adrenal gland before unleashing an unexpectedly melodic chorus…what follows pretty much ploughs the same furrow, they really do know…
Fresh from returning from a European tour with Michael Bolton, soul-meister J.P. DeLaire releases the funk-fortified “Last Call” to radio from the In My Life CD. Described by Akbar Nour (head writer in Europe for Smooth Jazz Now) as “a most sought-after musician,” DeLaire has caught the attention of reviewers around the world for his progressive style both vocally and on the saxophone. Having toured with Prince, DeLaire’s style is…
Chairlift On Tour: 09/05/09 NEW YORK, NY- BOWERY BALLROOM w/ MICACHU & THE SHAPES 09/06/09 PHILADELPHIA, PA – FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH w/ MICACHU & THE SHAPES 09/07/09 WASHINGTON, DC – BLACK CAT w/ MICACHU & THE SHAPES 09/08/09 CHAPEL HILL, NC – LOCAL 506 w/ MICACHU & THE SHAPES 09/09/09 ATLANTA, GA – DRUNKEN UNICORN w/ MICACHU & THE SHAPES 09/10/09 BATON ROUGE, LA – CHELSEAS w/ MICACHU & THE…
elf-taught multi-instrumentalist Julie Peel is preparing to unleash her debut full-length album, Near the Sun, September 2009 on American Laundromat Records. Previously featured on ALR compilations including Just Like Heaven (a tribute to the Cure), Gigantic (a tribute to Kim Deal), Dig for Fire (a tribute to the Pixies), and Cinnamon Girl (a tribute to Neil Young), this will be Julie’s first solo full-length release. She counts Aimee Mann, Beth…
Get ready for the barnstorming tour of the year! Steve Wynn, Linda Pitmon, Scott McCaughey and Peter Buck will be hitting the US highways in various musical disguises as the brand new Steve Wynn IV, the Minus 5, and The Baseball Project, with all three bands made up of the same players with a possible costume change or two. (See full tour schedule below.) According to Wynn, “I’m fairly certain…
U.K. favorites ENTER SHIKARI continue to make headlines State side and in their homeland, this time debuting on the U.K. charts at #16 with the release of Common Dreads. The follow up to the band’s critically acclaimed, Take To The Skies, was released worldwide on June 16 and digitally in the United States. The Andy Gray (U2, Korn) produced Common Dreads has been touted by Absolute Punk as “an outlet…
After a bit of a hiatus due to this crummy economy, DEEP ELM RECORDS IS NOW RELEASING NEW ALBUMS! That’s right…the label has 8 new albums slated for release. Stay tuned for details coming very soon…as soon as next week! Deep Elm Records believes in the power of music to inspire, excite, comfort and console. We always have and we always will. We all need what music gives us. Think…
The Saturday Night Rebel Rockers Traveling Circus & Medicine Show starring Counting Crows, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Augustana plus special guests Check Local Listings for More Details 8/26/09 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 8/28/09 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Resort Spa and Casino Event Center w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 8/29/09 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead…
Grammy winning rapper and producer Michael “Evidence” Perretta signs multi album deal with Indie powerhouse Rhymesayers Entertainment. As one-third of the venerable Los Angeles Hip Hop staple Dilated Peoples, Evidence has spent the better part of his decade plus in the game, touring the globe and collectively selling well over 700,000 units. In addition to his Dilated work, Evidence has produced tracks for the Beastie Boys, Linkin Park, Defari, Planet…
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…