Obsolete: this is the title that designer and electronic artist Robert Krums has chosen for his latest project under the alias Grauwelt. He chose this title because after completing the album, he realized that the genre it belonged to no longer existed. Krums, who also records hip-hop under the name Earmint, came of age at a time when his native Chicago was churning out exciting industrial and electronic music at…
SBB, a legend of Polish music, returned in late January 2009 with a brand new studio album entitled “Iron Curtainâ€. The band supported the release with an extensive tour around Poland, with its highlight at Wyspianski Theatre in Katowice, where SBB was a headliner on the first day of the first edition of the ProgRock Festival. The band’s performance was recorded and is to be released as “Behind the Iron…
Toronto-based ambient/shoegaze/drone duo NADJA announced today the forthcoming release of a new album featuring eight tracks, all of them covers. The album, entitled ‘When I See the Sun Always Shines on TV,’ features covers of some of the band’s favorite songs and artists and displays NADJA’s diverse and eclectice background. The album will be released on April 28th via THE END RECORDS but in the meantime fans can get a…
Let’s get right to it: Felicia Finley rocks. The press release states “Felicia Finley is a Broadway actor who wanted to make a record.†The words immediately evoked images of a banal and forgettable side project like the others Broadway actors have been issuing for years. This is not that record… And that’s good! Instead of the whimsical self-indulgence of an actor, “Great Mood for a Tuesday†is an exciting,…
Since arriving in the US in January, Melbourne, Australia’s CLOSURE IN MOSCOW have been hard at work on their debut full-length with producer, Kris Crummett (Dance Gavin Dance, Emarosa, Kaddisfly) in Portland, OR. The result is FIRST TEMPLE, a collection of 12 songs scheduled for a May 5th release on Equal Vision Records.
Apr 1 2009 8:00P AK44 w/ Drowning With Our Anchors Giessen Apr 2 2009 8:00P Zoro w/Drowning With Our Anchors & Zann Leipzig Apr 3 2009 8:00P V Jelen w/Drowning With Our Anchors Prague Apr 4 2009 8:00P Yacht Club w/Drowning With Our Anchors, Czech Republic Brno Apr 5 2009 8:00P IMBIR Club/ Drowning With Our Anchors, Poland Cracow Apr 6 2009 8:00P tba/ Drowning With Our Anchors, Poland Warsaw…
Human Quena Orchestra (featuring former members of cult Pittsburgh grind/metal legends Creation Is Crucifixion) is bringing their apocalyptic industrial doom nightmare to the Pacific Northwest, California and some spots in the Southwest over the next two weeks – the tour dates are listed below. From all accounts, these guys are going to be flattening skulls with their live set, so don’t miss ’em if they are playing your town.
Amidst the loves we leave and seek, there are songs pointing to the stars and arms reaching through the blackout. We rest easy knowing that soon the sky will be filled with burning lights, our eyes brimming with wonder. Suddenly, from out of the past, a voice leans into the May wind with a heartful of harmony: “Today is Victoria Day.â€
Amidst the frenzy drummed up from their on-stage collabos with Wu Tang impresario GZA at SXSW earlier this month, The Black Lips have premiered a brand new video for “I’ll Be With You,” another standout from their latest Vice Records offering, 200 Million Thousand. Premiered last week on MTV2’s Subterranean, you can currently catch footage from the show and some extras over at their blog. Need more? There’s the Bandstand…
The European tour starts Tuesday March 31st in Paris. It’s a grueling marathon of 20 shows in 20 days, but The Men of Action are ready! Starting Thursday April 2nd D.O.A. will be posting a daily video blog. Follow Canada’s best punk band as they blast their way through eight countries over the next three weeks.
New Sparrow Records artist, 19-year-old Alabama native Sarah Reeves will release her debut Sweet, Sweet Sound on April 21. The six-song set reveals a tapestry of worship-inducing pop distinguished by her sweet vocals and unashamedly vulnerable lyrics.
The Grammy-winning R&B/pop superstar Kelly Rowland will no longer be recording with Columbia Records as a solo artist, it was officially announced today by the label.
New Video: Colin Munroe & Blaqstarr Perform “As Much As You†Live In-Studio URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8JODezDPLM MP3: Felix Cartal Remixes “Piano Lessons†Download: http://www.zshare.net/audio/55511967cf440cf7/ Colin Munroe heads out on the road this spring with mixtape collaborator Wale and his Attention Deficit Tour (schedule below). The run includes several college campus dates and special guest appearances from Common, N.E.R.D and more. Fusing elements of rock, pop, hip-hop and electronic, Colin will perform…
Seminal punk band Rancid – Tim Armstrong (guitar/vocals), Lars Frederiksen (guitar/vocals), Matt Freeman (bass/vocals), and Branden Steineckert (drums) – have set June 2nd for the release of Let The Dominoes Fall (Hellcat/Epitaph), their first studio album in six years. The platinum-selling band recorded at George Lucas’ Skywalker Sound Studio, with production by Epitaph Records founder/Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Let The Dominoes fall features nineteen new songs, all written by…
The promo video for “Judas Must Die”, by Swedish melodic heavy metal masters LION’S SHARE is up on www.youtube.com/darkhours2009 along with another track by track vignette for “Demon In Your Mindâ€. The official MySpace www.myspace.com/lionsshare has also been updated with a new song.
One of Christian music’s most recognizable and prolific female voices, Christy Nockels is performing for national audiences on Chris Tomlin’s “Hello Love Tour†her first solo radio single, “Life Light Up.†The song will vie for adds at Christian radio beginning this month and appear on Nockels’ sixstepsrecords debut, Life Light Up, in stores June 2.
Los Angeles street-punk crew Left Alone will release their new self-titled album on April 7, via Hellcat Records. Combining three-chord punk rock with ska and just a dash of country to create a unique sound all their own, Left Alone has used their DIY ethos to move up the ranks from backyard band to Hellcat Records staple on their sophomore album.
The Oak Ridge Boys will make a musical guest appearance on The Marty Stuart Show Saturday April 4th at 7pm CT / 8pm ET on RFD-TV.
Since Cursive burst onto the music scene with their 1997 debut album, the band has consistently and continually churned out heady albums heralded by critics and fans alike. Wrestling with life’s miseries and mysteries, Mama, I’m Swollen is an album brimming with the universal, questioning the human condition, social morality, and the ”Peter Pan Syndrome” of grown men. From the charging bass lines of album opener ”In The Now” to…
Taylor Swift, the first Country artist in the 16-year history of the Nielsen BDS chart to have a single reach #1 on the Pop chart, this week scored her 4th #1 Country single. “White Horse,†from Taylor’s triple-platinum Big Machine Records sophomore album Fearless, claims the #1 spot atop the USA Today/Country Aircheck chart (powered by Mediabase), reaching a radio audience of more than 34 million listeners this week alone.…