Category: Artist News

Posted on: January 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Matt Valentine + Erika Elder get MORE great pre-release press for upcoming album

MV & EE (Matt “MV” Valentine, once the brawn of the Tower Recordings, and Erika “EE” Elder, CEO of Heroine Celestial Agriculture and The MV & EE Medicine Show) have landed at DiCristina Stairbuilders bearing a new release, Drone Trailer, featuring The Golden Road: Doc Dunn (pedal steel, guitar, harmony), Mike Smith (bass, fender rhodes, harmony), and James Anderson (drums, engineer) that is coming out later this Winter. You may…

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Posted on: January 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Martha and the Muffins Announce The February 2nd Release of “Delicate”

Described by UK critics as “one of the most innovative of their era” and that “even to this day they sound brave and fresh”, Martha and the Muffins return on February 2nd with Delicate, their first new studio album in eighteen years on their own Muffin Music label. The album was five years in the making and mixed by David Bottrill (Peter Gabriel, David Sylvian, Robert Fripp). The songs range…

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Posted on: January 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Combichrist Album/Limited Edition Poster/Tour Dates

Combi BIIIG The Evil has returned. After spending much of the past two years touring the world, Combichrist unleashes “Today We Are All Demons” upon its eager fans. Combichrist mastermind Andy LapPlegua has once again expanded on the beat driven, hook-laden evil electro found on “What The Fuck Is Wrong With You People?”. In the summer of 2008 Combichrist gave us a taste of what was to come with The…

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Posted on: January 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

RHINOCEROS “They Are Coming For Me” Set For February 2nd Release

Buffalo straight edge juggernauts RHINOCEROS are ready to break out with their Eulogy Recordings debut “They Are Coming For Me” on February 2nd. A new song “Righteous Man” has also been posted on their new Myspace page. Starting late January they’ll be taking part of the “EULOGY TOUR 2010” with label mates DONNYBROOK!, KNOCK ‘EM DEAD and on select dates LIVING HELL, xTYRANTx, SHATTERED REALM and FURIOUS STYLES. Bio: RHINOCEROS…

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Posted on: January 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Badly Drawn Boy – Born In The UK (CD)

Every time I hear Badly Drawn Boy, what I hear reminds me of the story of Atlanta from Futurama. The folk influences present on “Born In The UK” are ever-present; the tentative lines of the title track (“Swimming Pool” do well in helping the listener insert themselves into the mind of the Boy. During this first track, “Pomp and Circumstance” marks a division between the two distinct styles played during…

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Posted on: January 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

KNOCK ‘EM DEAD “Endless Struggle” Set for February 2nd Release

Miami’s KNOCK ‘EM DEAD are set to release their long awaited debut album “Endless Struggle” on February 2nd through Eulogy Recordings. The album was produced by Will Putney at the Machine Shop. They recently shot a music video for the song “Killing Hope” off the new album by Brad Gregory which is currently in the editing process. The first installment of 3 video studio blogs has just been posted on…

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Posted on: January 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NICK JONAS & THE ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCE US TOUR

Nick Jonas (of the Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum selling Jonas Brothers) & The Administration announced tour dates for their upcoming tour. The dates kick off January 2, 2010 in Dallas at House of Blues and wind up January 30 in Berkeley, CA at Zellerbach Auditorium. The shows will be intimate in their setting, reflecting the more raw and powerful feel of their upcoming album, Who I Am, which is due out…

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Posted on: January 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Project Jenny, Project Jan kick-off 2009 touring with Passion Pit, Fujiya & Miyagi, and Pop Levi

Project Jenny, Project Jan kick-off 2009 touring with Passion Pit, Fujiya & Miyagi, and Pop Levi In 2008, PJPJ had a cameo in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, toured with Fujiya & Miyagi, and worked on an upcoming collaboration record along with their own new PJPJ release. Sammy and Jeremy have more PROJECTS for the new year! They recently contributed to the Buffetlibre DJ’s Rewind 2 project, which debuted on…

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Posted on: January 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

SALVADOR SANTANA DEBUTS SOLO ALBUM / COLLABORATES WITH MONEY MARK (BEASTIE BOYS), DEL, AND GZA. “KEYBOARD CITY” OUT 2/2 VIA QUANNUM/VARIOUS MUSIC

“On “Keyboard City,” Sal and Mark layer reedy, synth atmospherics, icy-cool electronic keys and a smooth-as-butter beat underneath Sal’s awesomely zonked-out Vocoder-heavy vocals” – RollingStone.com Music is a burst of choices. Not only what note to play when and with what instrument, but whether to play a note at all. Salvador Santana, the 26-year-old keyboardist, vocalist, composer, and songwriter with strong Bay Area roots, knows what it means to navigate…

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Posted on: January 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BURN HALO: Self-Titled Debut Out March 10; Tour With Escape The Fate And Black Tide Launches February 5

When one door closes, another one opens. This couldn’t be more true for former 18 Visions singer/songwriter James Hart. When the Orange County, CA band broke up in 2007 after almost a decade together, that didn’t dissuade Hart and his pursuit to be a frontman once again. He’s ready to get back to it with his new band, BURN HALO, who will be releasing their charismatic self-titled debut March 10…

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Posted on: January 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

PORTUGAL. THE MAN ONE OF ALTERNATIVE PRESS’ “BEST OF 2008”

John Baldwin Gourley, vocalist/guitarist for Alaska-rooted indie darlings Portugal. The Man, has been named the “Best Vocalist of 2008” by the editors of Alternative Press magazine (February issue, just out). Additionally, the magazine’s staff selected the band’s third and most recent release, “Censored Colors,” as one of last year’s “10 Essential Albums.”

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Posted on: January 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Soft Pack Album Details, “Answer To Yourself” Video

“Their blurry, disaffected rock reminds us of New York rock when the The Strokes were the biggest band ever, and also Spacemen 3 minus the reverb and plus a bunch of dirt.” – The Fader “Driven by springy Gang of Four-style bass lines, brittle guitar stabs and singer-guitarist Lamkin’s sneering delivery.” – Rolling Stone California quartet The Soft Pack are proud to announce the release of their eagerly awaited self-titled…

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Posted on: January 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Gary Husband’s Drive : Hotwired

“A musician whom I have known and admired for many years, not only for his wizardry at the piano, but for his artistry at the drums! Immense musical talent.” – John McLaughlin

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Posted on: January 23, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me

One of today’s most engaging and popular comedic performers, Wanda Sykes returns to HBO® for her second solo special Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me. Known for her smart, outspoken, and direct delivery, Sykes is shown performing material from her recent I’ma Be Me national stand-up tour. The DVD feature presentation from HBO Home Entertainment will hit stores on February 2, 2010. Called “wickedly funny” by USA Today, Sykes gives an…

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Posted on: January 23, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Keelay & Zaire – “Exclusive Sh!t” featuring Supastition

The Song: In anticipation of their debut full-length album Ridin High, Keelay & Zaire are releasing a free EP this month to give us a taste of what they can bring to the table. Entitled Prelude To Drive, the EP is riddled with impressive guest artists. “Exclusive Sh!t” features Supastition, a North Carolina native, who provides a heavy hitting flow to the track. He wants us to know that he’s…

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Posted on: January 23, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Toro Y Moi announces New Album

Toro Y Moi (a.k.a. Columbia, South Carolina’s Chaz Bundick) is the sound the world has been waiting for. This multi-cultural juggernaut gathers up the best musical elements from around the globe- R&B, Indie Rock, Electronic Dance and Psychedelica -and creates something-freaking-else! Over the course of his first groundbreaking full length Causers Of This, Toro Y Moi turns the aforementioned musics upside-down with his breathtakingly innovative approach. The incendiary power of…

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Posted on: January 23, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

King of Prussia to release The Time of Great Forgetting via Kindercore on February 2, 2010!

While it may be easy (before a spin) to dismiss King of Prussia’s new country western mini-EP The Time of Great Forgetting as an attempt at genre-switching “Weenery,” that isn’t what Deaner is talking about. This is a return to the band’s Southern Rock roots—minus, of course, the Marshall half-stacks, sweaty headbands, fingerless-gloved drummer and any aural evidence of “raw guitar prowess.” Ok, fair enough, it may not be a…

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Posted on: January 23, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

RAZORLIGHT EXPLODES OUT OF UK AND SETS SIGHTS ON U.S. – NEW THIRD ALBUM, SLIPWAY FIRES, SET FOR MARCH 2009 RELEASE ON MERCURY

After captivating British fans for more than four years, London-based Razorlight – fronted by lead singer/guitarist Johnny Borrell – now turns its attention to the U.S. as the newest addition to the Mercury Records roster in America. Razorlight’s third album, SLIPWAY FIRES, released November in the UK on Universal’s Vertigo label, will be issued in the U.S. on Mercury in March 2009, coinciding with a major North American tour schedule.…

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