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Category: Artist News
Yukon Blonde to release debut LP February 9, 2010!
After returning from a cross-Canada tour with Jon-Rae Fletcher, both as his backing band and his opening band, Alphababy packed their bags and moved from Kelowna to Vancouver. Big changes lead to new beginnings, and with that, the band changed their name to Yukon Blonde, signed to Toronto-based Nevado Records (Bahamas, Fox Jaws), put their 300 show history behind them (including performances alongside Ladyhawk, Black Mountain and Women), and set…
Viking Skull wrap up East Coast tour, complete video
British rockers and sometime troublemakers Viking Skull returned to England earlier after a successful post-Christmas showcase tour alongside Clutch. The sold out performances put the band on US soil for their first major shows with seasonably happy audiences taking to the band’s gritty, hard rocking, drinking tunes. Their 30-minute set included material from their recently released third album Doom Gloom Heartache & Whiskey. “What a fantastic opportunity it was to…
HOT CHIP ANNOUNCE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES TO SUPPORT NEW ALBUM “ONE LIFE STAND”
o herald the release of their new album One Life Stand, Hot Chip will be bringing their explosive live show back to North America in April. The band will be playing tracks from new album as well as old favorites. The xx will be the band’s special guests on this tour. Hot Chip have become legendary for their unequivocally exuberant live performances, helping them to become one of the world’s…
Scott Pinkmountain & The Golden Bolts Of Tone release “The Full Sun” on February 10, 2009
In the rarest of cases, more really is more: Scott Pinkmountain’s The Full Sun blends improvisation and avant composition with classic song writing and more musicality per square inch than most box sets. Using upwards of 60 musicians, including a full orchestra, an eleven-piece big band and numerous experimental hybrids, Pinkmountain channels music with freedom, precision and raw earthy emotion. In the process of creating this opus, he also draws…
ALLISON MOORER SIGNS TO RYKO: NEW ALBUM, CROWS, TO BE RELEASED FEBRUARY 9th, 2010
Allison Moorer is set to release her Ryko debut, Crows, on February 9th, 2010. Produced by R.S. Field (Buddy Guy, John Mayall) at the House of David Studio in Nashville, TN, the 13-track album is a refined and lyrically honest collection of songs that is a marked stylistic departure from her previous work. Crows is the anticipated follow up to her critically acclaimed 2008 album, Mockingbird, which was a celebration…
G. LOVE UNDERGOES VOCAL CHORD SURGERY
G. Love and Special Sauce will return to the road in support of his latest album Superhero Brother following a successful recovery from vocal chord surgery in November.
TEEN IDOL CORBIN BLEU FINDS ROMANCE IN FREE STYLE
Hearts will race for the thrilling romance Free Style, riding onto DVD February 9 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. High School Musical heartthrob Corbin Bleu finds both love and adventure in this heartwarming story of friendship, family and the inspiration that it takes to get to first place. Cale Bryant (Bleu) needed someone to believe in him. Ever since he was young, he’s wanted to race motocross professionally; but…
Never mind the rat, it’s the year of Stigma!
Never mind the year of the rat!!! 2009 is the year of the Godfather of New York Hardcore, Vinnie Stigma. With New York Blood running through his veins, he’s available to tell you stories of a New York you’ve only heard of.
Sanchez Press Release
On Febuary 9, 2010 VP Records Presents The Return of Sanchez with his Newest Album Now and Forever Now and Forever features 15 new Sanchez tracks, produced by Donovan Germain of Penthouse Recordings. This is by far Sanchez’s best work to date. Along with delivering the sound that he is known for, the majority of this album contains original songs from Sanchez. The first single from Now and Forever is…
Black Kids Co-Headlining Tour with Mates of State
Jacksonville, FL darlings Black Kids announce plans to hit the road this 2009, playing a slew of coast-to-coast shows and stopping off in Canada along the way.
Collision Studios and Virtual Play Games Announce City Builder
Collision Studios, a leading developer of entertainment software for next generation consoles and PC, and Virtual Play Games, a global Console and PC video game publisher today announced City Builder for Wiiâ„¢, a madcap puzzle game for all ages. City Builder combines two classic game mechanics in a fun, bouncy game where players stack water pipes, roads and power lines to form ever-growing cities across the planet’s four continents. “City…
Clock Hands Strangle Joins Chocolate Lab, Preps New Album/Tour
A 5-piece out of Melbourne, Florida, Clock Hands Strangle are prepping a follow-up to their debut full-length, Redshift/Blueshift (Team Grizzly). Schedueld for release in May, Distaccati is a progression of CHS’s Bob Dylan/Joni Mitchell-inspired indie folk rock. Where RS/BS dealt with themes of movement, celestial beings and nature, Distaccati tackles subjects of classic literature, self-awareness and questioning the great creator, while offering up more accessible rock than previous releases. Clock…
SUZI RAGSDALE SET TO RELEASE SPECIAL EDITION TWO-DISC DIGIPAK, BEST REGARDS/LESS OF THE SAME, ON FEBRUARY 9 VIA CLYDE RECORDS/STARK RAVEN RECORDS
Singer/songwriter/pianist Suzi Ragsdale announces the February 9 release of her special edition two-disc digipak album, Best Regards/Less of the Same, on Clyde Records/Stark Raven Records, distributed nationally by the Allegro Media Group. The album features special guests Rodney Crowell, Darrell Scott and Gabe Dixon. Nashville native Suzi Ragsdale literally grew up in the music business. The daughter of legendary singer/songwriter Ray Stevens, Suzi sang – at the age of five…
Silver Mount Zion announce brand new album for February
Returning with the sixth full-length recording and first since the band’s line-up change of summer 2008, the group have shed three members, recruited one (drummer David Payant) and officially dropped the “Tra-La-La Band’ from its name. Kollaps Tradixionales ably demonstrates the band has lost none of its raw and frazzled anthemic power and continues to forge bold new ground in its search for a unique hybrid of punk, blues, psych,…
Discover Dan Zimmerman. New album, Cosmic Patriot, out April 7th on Sounds Familyre
Sounds Familyre is incredibly honored to introduce you to Dan Zimmerman and announce the release of his new album, Cosmic Patriot. Upon hearing Dan Zimmerman’s music, his voice will be your first impression. A rich, distinctive, roasted baritone somewhere in between Lee Hazelwood and Tom Waits, his voice is all character, with nothing pretended or imposed. Dan’s been singing since he picked up the guitar in 1957, and his resonance…
A Skylit Drive Signs to Fearless Records!
A Skylit Drive, a six piece hardcore band from Lodi, CA, joins the Fearless family today and quickly enters the studio. With excitement the band heads into the studio this February with producer Casey Bates (Chiodos, Peirce the Veil) to record their sophomore album. Expected for release early this summer, this highly anticipated album will be a follow up to Wires (And The Concept of Breathing) which solidified their place…
YEASAYER TO RELEASE ODD BLOOD ON FEB 9, 2010
We are pleased to announce the details of the long-awaited second album from New York’s Yeasayer. The album will be titled ODD BLOOD and will be consumable on February 9th 2010 on cd/lp/mp3 formats via Secretly Canadian in North America (Mute for ex-N. America). First brewed in the frosty hills of Woodstock, NY at the Marotta lair, then transferred to the steely sweeps of NYC, ODD BLOOD took many layers…
THE VERONICAS’ SUPER-HOT SINGLE “UNTOUCHED†CERTIFIED GOLD
Aussie twin duo The Veronicas have reached gold status for the first time in the U.S. with digital sales of their super-hot track “Untouched.” The first single from the band’s current Sire Records album, Hook Me Up, “Untouched” has sold 528,275 downloads to date. The track has climbed steadily — reaching No. 26 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart, No. 18 on SoundScan’s Top 20 Digital chart, and No. 21…
Yukon Blonde Announce The February 9th Release of Their Self Titled Full Length Debut
With several national tours and over 300 shows under their belts, (including performances alongside Ladyhawk, Black Mountain and Women), Alphababy packed their bags and moved from Kelowna to Vancouver. Big changes lead to new beginnings: The band changed its name to Yukon Blonde, signed with Toronto-based Nevado Records (Bahamas, Fox Jaws), parked the van and set out to write all new material. With deference to the best, the band took…