“Thirty Year’s pulp and paper mill /Coughs out a check that barely pays the bills / To never complain”. Straight from the title track of Trevor Alguire’s latest album, Thirty Year Run, which is being released in the U.S. after a late 2008 release in Alguire’s home of Canada, that line signifies a deeper meaning to this stunning collection of stories. “It’s about my Grandpa’s run from the 50’s through…
Touted as one of the Swedish metal scene’s most promising new comers, Pulverised is pleased to announce the signing of melancholic metallers IN MOURNING for a two-album deal. The band has commenced work on their still-untitled second album and will once again enter Black Lounge Studio (Scar Symmetry, Carnal Forge, Steel Attack etc) with producer/engineer Jonas Kjellgren. IN MOURNING’s 2008 debut Shrouded Divine earned critical acclaim worldwide with its heart-wrenching…
Paulo Muniz is an independent artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He sings mainly original brazilian music (bossa nova, samba) and has got as far as Japan with his albums. This kind of music have been well-represented worldwide through out the years by names like A.C. Jobim, Ivan Lins, Sérgio Mendes and has now this new representative. If you are interested in brazilian, latin music or jazz, you will certainly…
After an injury forced EARLY MAN to cancel their April tour with Valient Thorr, the band is preparing to hit the road with CKY. Dates are as follows: 06/14/09 Sun @ The Station – Portland, ME * 06/15/09 Mon @ Les Saints – Montreal, Quebec * 06/17/09 Wed @ Opera House – Toronto, Ontario * 06/18/09 Thu @ Wax Nightclub – Kitchener, Ontario * 06/19/09 Fri @ Music Hall –…
North American fans of international pop superstar Kylie Minogue will finally get a chance to experience the icon live in concert when her 6-city tour kicks off in Oakland, CA on September 30th (full schedule below). Over the course of her extraordinary 20-year-career, Minogue has been a global force in pop music with more than 40 million albums sold worldwide, 50 hit singles including the U.S. Billboard dance-chart toppers “Can’t…
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Psychic TV/PTV3 released their SEVENTY FOURTH album, “Mr. Alien Brain…” at the end of 2008 to a good deal of press excitement that has continued at a surprising pace straight thru to the present and I include a small sampling of that below. Genesis is currently occupied with touring with her other band, legendary Industrial pioneers Throbbing Gristle, as well as Psychic TV. I am including…
Del the Funky Homosapien is dropping some major knowledge in his recent video “Get It Right Now,” in which he encourages all to cease the procrastination. Whatever plans you have in the making, it’s time to move on them and Del provides the perfect musical backdrop to get you motivated. Over an urgent yet stripped down beat and the background of Del’s actual home and lab, his funky vocal stylings…
The era of hip-hop music is constantly evolving. Nowadays rappers can’t just get into the entertainment field with the notion of, ‘I can rap,’ they have to have a total package of exemplified characteristics. Such an artist that’s finding his niche into hip-hop with a multitude of skills in the game is Omaha rapper Chancy “HOTTEST IN DA O.†The Mid-West artist, has gone far and beyond to bring “The…
US black metal legends ABSU will tour the US for the first time in nearly 8 years on Candlelight Records’ third North American label package tour. Set to kick off on June 6, CIII will feature ABSU, with support from French black metal troupe GLORIOR BELLI, Los Angeles-based SOTHIS and the recent addition of Pennsylvania thrashers RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER. The tour will visit 22 cities throughout the US and Canada beginning…
Street punk from Boston might be an accurate summation, but a sincere understatement of the musical prowess of the veteran ensemble. Since the band’s inception, countless touring miles logged behind the wheel, performing on stages across the world and back again, combined with the well rounded ear of seasoned songwriters, FFF is so much more than punk. With three studio releases under their belt, FFF’s ability to harness a real…
Phoenix’s Anarbor have been touring non stop since the release of Free Your Mind, their second EP for Hopeless Records. With a winter long stint on the 2009 Take Action Tour (alongside Cute is What We Aim For, Breathe Carolina, Meg & Dia and Every Avenue) behind them and a tour with Forgive Durden and You Me and Everyone We Know currently underway, the band has just announced plans to…
MASTER was and is still truly an influential band and I would daringly assume that a lot of the early extreme metal bands were somehow influenced by MASTER…. Paul Speckmann was really enthusiastic to join the Pulverised family and furthermore, very easy to work with. We hope that with our support on the upcoming new album, it will be MASTER’s most devastating and crushing album yet!” Comments Paul Speckmann: “It’s…
Description: Simply put, Teenage Rehab is a straight forward punk rock band. Fast and angry traditional hardcore songs and some pop punk inspired sing alongs. http://www.myspace.com/teenagerehab Bio: Formed in late 1997, Teenage Rehab have set out on a mission: Cripple indie rock and all this poetic bullshit that people assosciate with punk rock. This deep fried 3 peice have garnered a reputation for being in your face, raw and to…
Dates below w/ Metallica: June 14 Hartvall Arena Helsinki, FIN June 15 Hartvall Arena Helsinki, FIN June 17 Spektrum Oslo, NOR June 19 Novarock Festival Nickelsdorf, AUS June 20 Sonisphere / Goffert Park Nijmegen, HOL June 21 Hellfest Nantes, FRA June 22 Datch Forum Milan, ITA June 24 Palalottomatica Rome, ITA June 27 Graspop Festival Dessel, BEL June 28 Gods of Metal Milan , ITA June 30 Rockwave Festival Athens,…
“Sounds Like Love” now looks, feels, and smells like love in Illa J’s new video that manages to stimulate all of the senses. As Illa sits in solitude reflecting on the love he feels for his lady, we can smell the smoke filled air and see the hallucinating effect a dose of romantic love can have. We can even feel the warmth as the mermaid’s movements compliment Debi Nova’s sensual…
Fleet Foxes 2009 North American Tour More information on pre-sale can be found at http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes. Festival dates are on sale now. Support act to be announced soon! http://www.subpop.com/tour_dates/spotr/artist/fleet_foxes Date City Venue 7/29/09 Washington DC 9:30 Club** 7/30/09 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory** 7/31/09 Jersey City, NJ All Points West – Liberty State Park 8/1/09 Newport, RI Newport Folk Festival – Fort Adams State Park 8/03/09 Montreal, QC Metropolis Theatre** 8/04/09 Toronto,…
In support of their recently released sophomore album, Scramble, The Coathangers will be embarking on a North American tour starting next week. In less than three years, Julia Kugel (guitar/vocals), Stephanie Luke (drums/vocals), Candice Jones (keyboard/vocals), and Meredith Franco (bass/vocals) have grown from a band of girlfriends buying the cheapest instruments a pawn shop could offer, to a group of formidable, adaptable performers. The girls will be on the road…
After working with various producers and musicians Mary decided to embark on a voyage of musical discovery. There are no airs or graces with this London based Singer/songwriter. She’s simply on a mission to create well-crafted pop songs. She encompasses elements of 80’s melodic pop and electronic ambience in her music. This combined with her warm and deep vocal sound makes for great pop songs. Over the last six years…
Lebowski Fest is proud to announce that Indie Rock/Dance/R&B sensation Har Mar Superstar will be joining the 2009 ‘Speed of Sound’ Tour for the West Coast run of Movie Parties in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, and Las Vegas (full dates below). Har Mar has opened for The Red Hot Chili Peppers, whose bassist, Flea, played a Nihilist in the film. So Mr. Superstar’s ‘Lebowski’ lineage is well established.…
Castevet’s debut 7″, “Stones/Salts” has been officially released through Paragon Records. The 7†is available on clear vinyl, and is limited to 300 copies worldwide. You can preview “Stones/Salts†now at the following site: http://castevet.bandcamp.com. “Stones/Salts” can be purchased through the band’s website or from Paragon’s site now. Journalists into covering the release can get in touch with Earsplit now as well. In the demonology tome The Lesser Key of…