Category: Artist News

Posted on: April 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

FORT WORTH BUZZ BAND THE BURNING HOTELS WRAP UP RECORDING ON THEIR FORTHCOMING RELEASE NOVELS

Fresh off winning Fort Worth Weeklies Album of the year Ft Worth buzz-band The Burning Hotels refused to slow down as the band immediately hit the studio and recorded their forthcoming 2009 release Novels currently being mixed by Mark Needham (the Killers). Primed for conquest the band has also just wrapped filming their feature role in Walden Media’s film, Bandslam, starring David Bowie and Vanessa Hudgens to be released later…

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Posted on: April 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

KREATOR To Kick Off North American Tour

German thrash masters Kreator, who released the critically acclaimed Hordes Of Chaos full-length earlier this year, will kick of their headlining North America tour next week with special guests Exodus, Belphegor, Warbringer and Epicurean! “We can’t wait to see all our American friends again,” said vocalist/guitarist Mille Petrozza. “It has been a long time since the last tour!” Bona fide metallers are advised not to miss this tour.

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Posted on: April 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Video: J*DaVeY – “Slooow”

Critical Praise for J*DaVeY: “Freaking futuristic electro jazz, retro-soul bittersweetness, next-level hip-hop schematics, and punk-funk sleaze on a suavely savage double-disc debut, this Los Angeles duo specializes in baby-making music for 22nd century robots.” – Spin Magazine

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Posted on: April 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

‘Yesterday & Today’ is the new album from The Field released on Kompakt in May.

Stockholm’s own Axel Willner, aka The Field, joined the Cologne based Kompakt family back in 2005 with the release of his cherished 12” debut “Things Keep Falling Down”. His uncanny ability for sampling the all too familiar into something new combined with the adoration for Kompakt co-owner Wolfgang Voigt’s GAS and M:I:5 music projects from the ’90’s and the shoegaze rock of Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine brought forward a…

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Posted on: April 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Brokencyde Reveals New Album Title and Comments On Senses Fail’s Buddy Nielson

Albuquerque, NM-based crunkcore innovators Brokencyde have announced the title for their upcoming debut, “I’m Not A Fan But The Kids Like It,” which is set for a June 16, 2009 release through BreakSilence Records. “The title of the record comes from when we performed at a show and at the end of the night the promoter said, ‘I’m not fan of your music but I guess the kids like it.’…

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Posted on: April 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Children Unleash “Power Spirit”

New York City’s Children are about to deliver an electric shock to the world of contemporary metal. Their debut, Hard Times Hanging At The End Of The World, ripples with speed, precision, and a visceral intensity that is seldom seen in any genre of music these days.

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Posted on: April 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

New Chase Pagan “Gun and the Sword” Release

Though he’s a twenty-something year-old from the small town of Mountain Home, Arkansas, Chase Pagan’s music sounds like it grew out of a man who has soaked in the spirit of a vast array of musical eras and subcultures. His new album, Bells & Whistles, channels everything from honky-tonk theatricality to the stripped-down intimacy of a folk troubadour to the visceral nature of independent rock music. Ultimately, it’s Pagan’s unique…

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Posted on: April 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Art Brut Announce Amazing US June Tour, 5 NYC Dates, 5 Chicago Dates, 4 LA Dates + More Cities

“If we can’t change the world/ Let’s at least get the charts right!” Art Brut ‘Demons Out!’ Does British pop deserve Eddie Argos? A chart fixture in France, iconic in Germany (where his lyrics have been the subject of a lecture at Berlin University under the tile ‘The Depressive Dandy’), lionised by the cream of alt.America (Craig Finn and Jeffrey Lewis are fans) and a world class blogger to boot…

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Posted on: April 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NUMERO GROUP TO RELEASE THE LATEST IN THEIR ECCENTRIC SOUL SERIES: SMART’S PALACE!

After exposing the world to lost gems from labels hailing from Miami to Chicago to St Louis, the newest in Numero Group’s Eccentric Soul series unearths the story of Wichita, Kansas’s only black-owned record company. Smart’s Palace tells the tale of the Smart family, whose various members owned clubs and restaurants, record imprints, were radio hosts, promoters and, perhaps most importantly, played in the bands that made up that backbone…

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Posted on: April 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Meat Puppets Announce Spring US Tour Dates / “Sewn Together” Out Soon On Megaforce!

Everyone from Nirvana to Pavement to Stone Temple Pilots cite Meat Puppets as one of the most significant American bands. The highly influential Meat Puppets started as a punk rock band, but established their own unique style, blending punk with country and psychedelic rock. Meat Puppets later gained significant exposure when the Kirkwood brothers served as guest musicians on Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance in 1993. The band’s subsequent album Too…

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Posted on: April 23, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

EPITAPH SIGNS POP-PUNK POWERHOUSE SET YOUR GOALS

Epitaph Records is proud to announce the signing of Bay Area pop-punk crew Set Your Goals with plans to release their sophomore album on July 21st. The band recently wrapped up recording with Mike Green (Paramore, The Matches) and will be hitting the road with labelmates New Found Glory on a cross-country tour.

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Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE VEER UNION RELEASE DEBUT FOR UNIVERSAL RECORDS, STREAM ENTIRE ALBUM FOR ONE WEEK

Vancouver, Canada’s THE VEER UNION have just released their major label debut, Against The Grain, on Universal/Motown Records. The album features the guitar-driven single, “Seasons,” which is already making headway on Modern and Active Rock radio. Recorded by Greg Archilla (Collective Soul, Matchbox 20, Buckcherry) with a couple tracks produced by Brian Howes (Hinder, Hedley, Daughtry, Rev Theory), the collection is packed with arena-sized vocal hooks around every corner. The…

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Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

WONDERLICK EXPLORES THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND COMMERCE ON NEW RELEASE

The California-based group Wonderlick will be releasing their sophomore full-length, “Topless At The Arco Arena,” on July 7, 2009 via Missing Piece/Rock Ridge Music. According to band member Tim Quirk, the record, “examines the intersection of art and commerce from people who have been on every side of it.” “Topless At The Arco Arena” finds Quirk and bandmate Jay Blumenfield making music for music’s sake. Both have very successful careers…

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Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Re-release of Blind Fury (ex-Satan) album out in April

Blind Fury emerged on the metal scene soon after the release of Satan’s “Court In The Act”. This wasn’t a mere coincidence – Blind Fury WAS in fact Satan, or to be more precise – Satan’s new incarnation. Under that name the group recorded only one album – “Out of Reach” (1985) – but it was enough to make Blind Fury a true metal icon! The album was rooted in…

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