Bay Area progressive black metallers CORMORANT are hard at work recording their upcoming full-length with Billy Anderson (Neurosis, The Melvins, Sleep, Primordial), at Sharkbite Studios. Vocalist/bassist Arthur von Nagel checked in earlier this week from sunny Oakland, California with a studio report:
Abigail Williams have confirmed a string of headline dates beginning January 30 as they continue to tour in support of their recently released full-length debut, In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns. Produced by James Murphy and featuring contributions from Trym Torson (Emperor/Zyklon), the album topped the CMJ charts the week ending December 5. MTV2/Headbangers Ball world premiered the sextet’s video for the song “Into the Ashes†online December 4…
President and Founder of Storefront Entertainment, Jon Leshay, has joined forces with RED Distribution to form Storefront Recordings. The music label will officially launch with the release of Mandy Moore’s follow-up album to the 2007 critically acclaimed, “Wild Hope.” The new album is slated for release in April, 2009, while the label will also venture into releasing various charitable and benefit albums, soundtracks as well as unique corporate branded compilations.
From The Bouncing Souls: It’s our anniversary finally and we are taking our party and our new jams on the road! We have so many exciting shows coming up, we hope you will join us as we won’t disappoint.
Critically acclaimed songstress MARIA TAYLOR is set to release her third solo album titled LADYLUCK on April 7. Teaming up with producer friends Andy LeMaster (Bright Eyes, Azure Ray and a host of Saddle Creek label mates), Mike Mogis and Lukas Burton and featuring collaborations with Michael Stipe, Nate Walcott of Bright Eyes and Mckenzie Smith of Midlake, LadyLuck showcases Taylor’s ability to pull at your heart strings while proving…
Gojira, the French quartet whose latest album, “The Way of All Flesh,” ended up hundreds of best of lists worldwide (Revolver – #2, Metal Hammer – #4, Rock Hard – #2a nd wowed US audiences on a recent run of dates with In Flames have unveiled a visually stunning video to accompany “All The Tears.” Directed by Spanish artist Jossie Malis, drummer Mario Dupliantier commented, “When we first came across Jossie’s…
François Virot is a rare bird, who belongs to that endangered kind of musicians that are so devoted to their art that they never care to spend some time at home.
The first great collaboration of 2009 is coming early with debut release from production duo Two Fingers, made up of electronic music pioneers Amon Tobin and Joe “Doubleclick” Chapman. The Two Fingers release features celebrated UK hip hop MC Sway, and continues in the tradition of breaking new musical ground that Amon Tobin is known for.
I don’t know exactly how many people are familiar with the band, but this was my first actual serious listening to The Appleseed Cast. I don’t want to start off a review with just shoving The Appleseed Cast into a pre-determined label, as there is just so much more to this band than fitting into some genre that people may ignore immediately. The disc plays well on so many levels,…
Country music icon Marty Stuart continues to pay tribute to traditional music this year as he begins taping The Marty Stuart Show with episodes airing every Saturday at 8pm on RFD-TV. Performers set to appear include John Rich, Dierks Bentley, Gretchen Wilson, The SteelDrivers, Mel Tillis, Buck Trent, The Oak Ridge Boys, Chris Scruggs and Chuck Mead, Del McCoury, Connie Smith and The Sundowners, Wanda Jackson, Duane Eddy, Kathy Mattea,…
Farflung has been confirmed to play Walter`s Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands in April 2009. The show will be at The Batcave on the 23rd – with Amon Duul 2 and White Hills. According to vocalist Tommy Grenas: “It is a great honor not only to play the festival but also to perform with one of our biggest influences in space rock, Amon Duul 2, and our good friends White…
Sonos is a collective of vocalists: Jessica Freedman, Chris Harrison, Paul Peglar, Katharine Anne Hoye, Ben McLain and new member Rachel Bearer. Their self-titled debut introduces the indie-capella powerhouse with ten unaccompanied vocal reinventions of songs from critics’ darlings Fleet Foxes, the bird and the bee, Imogen Heap, Rufus Wainwright and Bjork and features guest Sara Bareilles, whose exquisite vocal on “Gravity” is augmented by the Sonos voices in a…
After only a short break since their last jaunt, neo-Spaghetti Western, neo-psychedelic masters Spindrift are going back on tour, crossing the country once again as they continue to spread their gospel of the last of the great unknown. Fresno, Flagstaff, DC and Chicago are all stopping points, and the March 4 show in Portland also features special guests, and fellow Beat The World-ers, The Upsidedown.
Norwegian duo Röyksopp, Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland have announced the release of their 3rd studio album, Junior, set for release by Astralwerks Records on March 24th, 2009. Junior follows the band’s 2001 platinum break-through Melody A.M and 2005’s critically acclaimed The Understanding.
The Alternate Routes return with their rock and roll grit, ghostly balladry and seasoned guitar rock anthems on their new sophomore CD, A Sucker’s Dream, on February 24th. Loosely based around a handful of themes-fortifying faith through adversity, holding onto hope as the dark horse-A Sucker’s Dream builds on the gorgeous, melodic compositional work of the band’s earlier works by adding decibels, power, vision and substantive ornamentation.
Critical Praise for Tanya Morgan: “The trio’s latest, the savory The Bridge EP, demonstrates why Tanya Morgan has been a critical favorite for the last several years. Their deliveries are effortless, their beats run the gamut from smooth to boom-bappy, and their music has an inspiring vibe.” – The Source
As they gear up for an 11-day tour beginning March 10th, acclaimed Saddle Creek rock band Cursive has confirmed an additional five dates for this March. The band had previously announced a March 9th show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY.
Noted video director FLORIA SIGISMONDI (White Stripes, David Bowie, The Cure) has directed a video for “Let It Rain,” the advance single from LIVING THINGS’ upcoming album HABEAS CORPUS (set for release on Jive Records Feb. 17). The stylized performance video presents the band in a stark white environment with dramatic lighting illuminating them much like an eclipse
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off is currently in development and scheduled to make its debut exclusively for Nintendo DSâ„¢ in March 2009. Based on Nickelodeon’s upcoming, special April episode of the same name — SpongeBob vs. The Big One — the game will have players slicing and dicing their way in the Krusty Krab kitchen to become the ultimate fry…
The BPI, the UK record labels’ body, today announced the exciting news that the mighty U2, one of the world’s biggest bands, will perform their brand new single ‘Get On Your Boots’ live at The BRIT Awards 2009 with MasterCard. This highly anticipated annual event takes place on Wednesday 18 February at London’s Earls Court.