Essen, Germany may not have established itself on the map of musical creativity that stretches from Chicago to Berlin and back, but it’s sufï¬ce to say the unassuming German city has provided Manuel Tur with enough inspiration to name his debut album after its area code. It may not be 90210, but if it’s helped provide the backdrop for this slice of soulful deepness then we’ll just have to choose…
Lazarus A.D.’s video for “Thou Shall Not Fear†to premiere on Headbanger’s Ball! Lazarus A.D. has recently shot their first ever video for the second track from The Onslaught. Shot in the storied and (supposedly) haunted Eagle’s Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI, the video will give you a good idea of the band’s powerful and engaging live performance.
ATO Records recording artist Gomez has announced a national tour with dates confirmed throughout the Spring and Summer of 2009. The band will be touring in support of its just-released sixth studio record “A New Tide.” The tour will kick off in Detroit, MI, on May 22, hitting most regions of the US and even up into Canada for a date in Toronto on May 29. The trek will culminate…
Straight out of Chicago and now currently living in Florida, Rip-One brings an party like vibe mix with real life situations. After losing his brother to gang violence, Rip-One turned to rapping to escape harsh reality. After about 7 years of rapping Rip-One decided to learn how to make his own music. From that point he flourish with his own style and concept. His first single Odyssey got praise from…
Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly Productions and Starr Hill Presents, in a partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, are proud to announce the line-up for the second annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival. The multi-faceted, three-day festival will once again take place in San Francisco’s historic Golden Gate Park August 28 – 30, 2009. Visa cardholders will get advance access and limited time “eager beaver” pricing for…
Fresh off the platinum success of their latest single “Untouched,” super-hot Aussie twin duo The Veronicas will hit the road for a series of U.S. headlining tour dates. They will embark on a short warm-up tour in May (their first Stateside tour since last year’s run with The Jonas Brothers), followed by a series of headlining shows this summer, beginning in June.
Buoyed by the success of debut album, Confessions Of A Drunken Mind, Swedish one-man band,Doctors & Dealers returns with her sophomore effort, Lost Friends And Newfound Habits. Still entirely home-recorded and produced, the album features a myriad of instruments from kazoos, maracas to cellos and trumpets – the album is a more robust, collection of tracks with finer-honed production but still retaining the cute charm of the debut album. The…
Bands like Green Day, Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand are hugely popular because they give the listener more to chew on, lyrically and arrangement-wise. One of the limitations of these bands is their relative youth. They write songs from the perspective of those on the south-side of 30 or so. Think about what you knew when you were 25 and compare that to what you know now.
Now living in Portland, OR but originally from Melbourne, Australia Simon Honisett has carved a rich musical path since his band Sea Stories signed to IRS Records back in their R.E.M-era heyday. Since then he has released records under assorted monikers (Sunglass, Gigantaur, Baby Langston) and has now joined forces with Jonathan Jubera in the newest incarnation of Marvel Ann. Pedal steel, accordion, vibes and strings augment the sound and…
MUSIC FOR THE MASSES Thieves Like Us is a musical vehicle — an elegant starship, pointed straight to the heart of the listener. They align themselves musically with Europe, and consider Paris their home (although none of them are French).
Richard Kapp, born 1976, is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist living in the city of Vienna, Austria. From an early age he has been involved in the creation of music, first came the piano, then came the drums, later a bit of guitar. A prolific musician in his native city he has been involved in many different musical projects as a keyboardist, drummer and composer. His style has been desribed as very unique,…
U2, arguably one of the greatest rock bands of all time, has teamed up with A-list production team Justice to bring fans a mind-altering remix of epic proportions. The pairing of super stars and super producers on “Get On Your Boots,†the first single from U2’s No Line On The Horizon, can be heard exclusively on Stereogum.com. For more information on U2, including tour dates and news, can be found…
Ruby Throat is a duo comprising KatieJane Garside of Daisy Chainsaw and Queenadreena infamy and Chris Whittingham. They formed in 2006 when Katie found Chris busking on the London Underground. The first song they wrote and quickly posted on the duo’s MySpace page was called “House Of Thieves” and saw Katie dipping her toes into the sort of country-tinged folk music that comprises the Ruby Throat ouevre. Their debut album…
NEW ENGLAND BASED FOLK/ROCK TROUBADOUR RONDA MATSON CONNECTS WITH AN AUDIENCE HUNGRY FOR HEARTFELT HONESTY ON HER NEW ALBUM ‘TRUTH BE TOLD’ A longtime believer in the philosophy that “sometimes you really just have to draw the line and step over it…take the chance,†performing songwriter Ronda Matson has long had a date with musical destiny. Along the road, life threw her some crazy curveballs—some wonderful (a husband and four…
“No Deliverance, the Texas based alterna-rockers’ first studio effort in seven years, is an absolute barn burner completely justifying the hype built up around a reunion tour that sizzled its way across the country this summer.†– Billboard “The fact that these guys can reunite and crank out material that’s just as relevant now as it was then is a solid testament to their craft.†– Spin “Toadies reclaim their…
Pennsylvania’s hardcore heavyweights BARRICADE have finally unleashed their new music video “Michelle†which features Reef the Lost Cauze. The video was directed & edited by Noah Grant-Levine, cinematography was done by Minka. The album “Demons†was released in the Fall of ’08 on Eulogy Recordings.
If you ask any of the four of us about this past year, the first word out of our mouth is going to be: TOUR This past year has been non-stop touring. It’s been an amazing ride. We’ve had an awesome time with all the bands we’ve been out with and new fans we’ve met. We’re just getting off a plane in Germany, and stoked for ‘give it a name,’…
As you may have read on Pitchfork yesterday, YACHT have unveiled the cover art to their new album, See Mystery Lights (July; DFA). The actual artwork will include special holographic foil, so YACHT created an “animated online display” to give people an idea of what the real thing will look like: http://www.seemysterylights.com/ We’ve included a non-animated image of the cover art below along with a note from YACHT to provide…
THE NUMBER 12 LOOKS LIKE YOU has added select headlining dates surrounding the upcoming ‘Heads Will Roll’ tour with Protest The Hero, Misery Signals and Scale The Summit. The band sets off for Fort Wayne, Indiana next week for the first of three headlining shows leading up to the HWR tour kickoff in Denver. A headlining tour of Canada will be announced shortly. See all dates below.
As announced in February, Metal Mind Productions will release the first DVD of German masters of ambitious rock – RPWL! “The RPWL Live Experience†features an impressive performance, filmed in mid February at the WyspiaÅ„ski Theatre in Katowice, where RPWL played as the headliner on the second day of the ProgRock festival. The band’s music definitely has its own style – modern, yet also drawing from the best traditions of…