Category: Artist News

Posted on: March 13, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Scripts ‘N Screws Set To Waste World

East Saint Louis natives Scripts ‘N Screwz share a unique chemistry. While many emcees recycle the same clichéd subject matter, Scripts ’N Screwz explores a range of musical possibilities.

Posted on: March 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

MR. LIF ANNOUNCES MASSIVE SPRING TOUR

There is no doubt that change is upon us. Thankfully we have Mr. Lif to provide the soundtrack for a remarkably historic time in our nation. Lif’s “I Heard It Today” is a bellwether of social truths that will be brought directly to the people – opening at SXSW in Austin Texas on March 20 and concluding on June 13 in Cleveland Ohio. Mr. Lif’s continually progressing talent has been…

Posted on: March 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

KID ROCK AND LYNYRD SKYNYRD BRING BACK HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL “ROCK AND REBELS TOUR”

Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd announce they will join forces again to provide the best show of the summer, reprising last year’s highly successful “Rock and Rebels” tour. The Live Nation produced tour kicks off in West Palm Beach, FL at the Cruzan Ampitheatre with a 22 market trek through outdoor amphitheaters across the country. Tickets go on sale beginning March 20th, for specific on-sale dates and additional ticket information…

Posted on: March 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Bargain Music – American Born (CD)

The entire look of the CD seems to scream 1974 instead of the current time, and when individuals put the CD into their player and play the disc’s first track “American Born”, the impression is enforced. In a sense, Bargain Music play a style of music that blends together that of 4 Non Blondes with protest musicians like Phil Ochs and Pete Seeger. The vocals are easy to follow along…

Posted on: March 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Kottonmouth Kings Encounter Bank Robber On Chicago Stop Of Bring Tha Noize Tour

Just another day in the life of a Kottonmouth King. While enjoying a day off in Chicago, IL California based rip-hop hybrids the Kottonmouth Kings were woken by a bank robber fleeing the scene of the crime. The robber was passing by the Kottonmouth Kings tour bus parked outside the House of Blues, just the stolen funds he was carrying exploded with red bank dye covering the side of the…

Posted on: March 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCE BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO SERIES FOR EVERY SONG ON NEW ALBUM

Manchester Orchestra and Favorite Gentlemen/Canvasback Music are proud to announce the premiere of Manchester Orchestra’s new video for “The Only One.” Beginning on March 12th, a new chapter will debut for each song on their highly anticipated forthcoming record, Mean Everything To Nothing. The videos will premiere on a different website leading up to and after the April 21st street date.

Posted on: March 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NeuFutur Magazine Introduces Lea

Lea-The name is casual, simple, yet elegant, and classy like the girl it represents. Her music and lyrics are a reflection of her soul and the feelings she wants to convey. Always serene, Lea found that expressing herself musically has become an important part of her life. It is her passion, and began at the young age of 6 when she began studying classical piano. Through her life, she has…

Posted on: March 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND’S SUMMER TOUR GOES ON SALE TO BEGINNING TODAY

Tickets for Dave Matthews Band’s upcoming summer tour go on sale to the general public beginning today – and the band is keeping prices low, as usual. “Tickets for Dave Matthews Band’s shows remain a great value,” said Coran Capshaw, the group’s manager and founder of Red Light Management. “Out of respect for its loyal fans, the band has always made every effort to keep tickets affordable.”

Posted on: March 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Tahiti Boy + the Palmtree Family head to the US for shows in NY and at SXSW, unleash new MP3 via RCRD LBL!

New MP3: Tahiti Boy + the Palmtree Family “1973”(Para One remix) US Live Dates: 3/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Zebulon w/ Pink Noise 3/16 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s 3/17 NY, NY @ Piano’s w/ guest Tunde Adebimpe! SXSW: 3/18 @ Prague 3/20 @ Baby Acapulco, Terrorbird/True Panther Party w/ GIRLS, Lemonade, Micachu and the Shapes, Rainbow Arabia and more…

Posted on: March 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

FISCHERSPOONER PREMIERES NEW LIVE SHOW “BETWEEN WORLDS”

In conjunction with each album, FISCHERSPOONER develops a dynamic performance that theatrically realizes and furthers their creative concepts and ideas. Legend amongst outsider teenagers and sophisticated arts elite alike, the shows are renowned for their rich mix of art, dance, music and fashion. Hairy monsters, feathered chorus girls spitting blood, raucous new versions of their underground hits, and storms of glitter – a FISCHERSPOONER show is a phantasmagoric experience that…

Posted on: March 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Devendra Banhart – Cripple Crow (CD)

“Now That I Know” is slightly stronger of an opening than from any of Banhart’s previous album. There seems to be a little more Stevie Ray Vaughan and Kenny Wayne Shepherd than 1920s folk music on this opening track, making for something that does not sound quite as foreign as some of eir previous albums. The fuzziness of “Santa Maria De Feira” moves the sound of this disc into a…

Posted on: March 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Western Civ’s Shower The People You Love With Gold out now! Select tour dates!

Like most bands of the indie-rock persuasion, the members of Western Civ tend to balk at efforts to define the band’s sound. “Can I just tell you what it isn’t?” asks guitarist/singer Rich Henderson. And it’s not that he hasn’t had time to mull it over– Henderson and his longtime pals belong squarely in the catagory of musical “lifers”. “I don’t think I could do anything else,” Henderson says, his…

Posted on: March 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

3OH!3 and A Rocket To The Moon to headline AP Tour!

A Rocket To The Moon is the brainchild of Braintree, Massachusetts-based songwriter/musician Nick Santino. Last summer ARTTM performed live on MTV’s TRL as part of a feature on America’s best unsigned bands. Santino blew the roof off with a stirring rendition of the song “Dakota.” Recently signed to Fueled By Ramen, the band released their EP “Greetings From…” last October. Following the release they toured with bands Hit The Lights,…

Posted on: March 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

P is for Panda Signs Canadian Singer/Songwriter Andy Shauf

P is for Panda, the new imprint of Hopeless Records, today announced the signing of young Canadian singer/songwriter Andy Shauf, whose debut album Darker Days will be in stores on May 19th, 2009. Darker Days will also be the second full-length album released by the Cumming, GA-based label, which donates a portion of profits to charity.

Posted on: March 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

DANE COOK’S “ISOLATED INCIDENT” TO BE CAPTURED ON A CD AND DVD

Dane Cook is the quintessential example of someone who is never afraid to take huge risks when it comes to his career. COMEDY CENTRAL scores rights to the world television premiere, the CD and the DVD of “ISolated INcident,” it was announced today by Michele Ganeless, president, COMEDY CENTRAL. With “ISolated INcident,” Cook completes a metamorphosis, the likes of which has never been seen before.

Posted on: March 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Jonas Brothers Announce World Tour

rammy nominated and platinum-selling recording artists, Jonas Brothers, today announced the dates and cities for “The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009.” The tour, which will take the band to three continents, will feature new music taken from the June 15 worldwide release of their upcoming Hollywood Records album. “The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009,” presented by Burger King(R), kicks off in Dallas at New Cowboys Stadium on June 20 and…

Posted on: March 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NeuFutur Magazine Introduces Beckwith

Singer Songwriter Beckwith releases his debut single, ‘You’re That Kind Of Girl’ with a nod to the glory days of 90’s R&B. Growing up an a healthy dose of new jack swing and R&B acts including New Edition, Silk, Intro, Shai, Tevin Campbell, Anthony David and Portrait, Beckwith, aka Jon Paul Walton made a promise as a 15 year old that he would be writing an R&B album. “From watching…

Posted on: March 10, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

SEBASTIEN TELLIER CONTINUES HIS CONQUEST OF SEXUALITY WITH A FULL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN APRIL, NEW VIDEO & SINGLE

Following the critical acclaim of last year’s full-length Sexuality, Sebastien Tellier will return to the US and Canada for a full tour including a stop at this year’s Coachella Festival. Just in time for this conquest of American soil, Sebastien is releasing his new single “Kilometer” and a new video for the song “Roche”. The surreal video for “Roche” directed by Fleur and Manu brings the Sexuality album artwork to…