As you may have already heard, Band of Horses has a new member. His name is Tyler Ramsey. Tyler met BoH while recording his upcoming debut album, ‘A Long Dream About Swimming Across The Sea’ at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC. Initially, he was invited to perform as the opening act for their current tour. Obviously impressed with his talent, BoH invited Tyler to join the band as a…
First New Solo Release with Capitol Since 1974; To Be Available On CD & Digitally Starr to Launch Album at Liverpool Concert Event on January 12 On January 15 (January 14 internationally), Ringo Starr will release Liverpool 8, his first new album with Capitol/EMI since 1974’s Goodnight Vienna. Liverpool 8 will be available worldwide on CD and digitally, and the album’s title track will debut as a digital single on…
“We love the Tiesto remix. And as narcissistic as it may be, I have danced to it in my apartment!” Exclaims Sara from Tegan & Sara Click Here to Listen: www.myspace.com/tiesto “A wax statue at Madame Tussaud’s. A memorabilia case at Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Playing for a crowd of 200,000 on abeach in Brazil. Closing this year’s Coachella Saturday night after Red Hot Chili Peppers. Selling out…
Never Enough frontman Norman Matthew (ex-LYLAH) has given a track by track overview of Never Enough’s forthcoming Corporate Punishment debut, which lands in stores on November 20th, 2007. “THE CRAVING” This track was born from a piano and string arrangement I had done in the vein of Queen of The Damned and Underworld, dark and beautiful. Lyrically it’s about the curse of addictions that we all have and the destruction…
Brian Dewan isn’t just a musician, he’s artistic in every sense of the word. In addition to his music career, he has been linked to the worlds of furniture making, art and instrumentation. On the November 13, Dewan will be releasing the first installment of the Humanitarium series, a semi-annual series of folk compilations, entitled Words of Wisdom. This disc contains a collection of old folk songs that have been…
2007 has been quite the year for Bishop Allen. They released “The Broken String”, their successful follow-up to 2003’s ‘”Charm School”. They have toured the United States three times, sold out many-a-show and received accolades from critics and fans everywhere. As if that is not enough time on the road, Bishop Allen are preparing to head to Europe for their first extensive tour abroad. Read on to find out about…
Troop supporters and USO enthusiasts, rock band Drowning Pool, went to Capitol Hill to campaign for ThisIsfortheSoldiers.org. While crusading for veteran mental health care, the members of Drowning Pool came across a suspicious bag atop Capitol Hill. Having just released the video for their single “Enemy,†the band is no stranger to antagonists and mystery. Watch as DP marches through Washington, DC, to team up with Barack Obama, on their…
As if all the praise wasn’t enough, Georgie James have also just released a video for the smash hit “Need Your Needs,” directed by Eric Cheevers and Scott Meuller & produced by Parasite Films. You can watch the video
Los Angeles psychedelic rockers Bigelf has posted its music video for the song “Pain Killers” online at this location. The hard-rockin’ track is taken from the band’s cult, underground album Hex. Recorded in 2003, Hex is available domestically for the first time ever via the Custard label and is in stores now.
Custard releases the animated version of recording artist Ben Jelen’s video single “Where Do We Go†exclusively online. The ‘animatic’ video is directed by L.A. based director and animator Sean Donnelly whose commercial resume includes projects for Scion, Microsoft, VH1, TiVo, The Spinto Band, Galactic and Angela McClusky among others.
Mayday Parade — Mentioned in Spin Magazine’s Holiday Gift Guide – December Issue. — Headlined the last run of the Madina Lake Tour because they were drawing approx. 75% of the audience and kids were leaving after their set. — Receiving commercial airplay in Chicago, Orlando, Buffalo, Phoenix, San Francisco, Tucson, St. Louis, etc. — Will be on the cover of Substream Music Press (Dec Issue) & Campus Activities Magazine…
Houston-based, progressively-instrumental indie rockers (phew!), Motion Turns It On are this week’s Amplifier Magazine’s “Amplified” feature artist, placing them alongside former “Amplified” artists such as The National, The Kooks and Maritime to name a few.
Tim Williams’ bookish, fantasy-filled video for lead radio track “Novel” has officially been added to rotation on MTV’s college-centric sister network mtvU. The video debuted on the voter-driven new video showcase “The Freshmen” October 15 beating out Soulsavers, Ghosthustler, Envy on the Coast and The Dream to land the top spot and rotation on more than 750 U.S. college campuses. The video directed by up-and-coming director Josh Horowitz and shot…
Hollywood Records recording phenomenon, Jonas Brothers, and Gibson Guitar, the world’s premier musical instrument maker and leader in music technology, announced that they will partner on the next Jonas Brothers CD as they tour the U.S. aboard the Gibson Tour Bus. Jonas Brothers’ self titled album recently debuted at # 5 on the Billboard Top 200, and is RIAA certified gold. The CD was the first to be released in…
Angels & Airwaves, Stephen Perkins, “Go Get A Late Pass!!!†featuring ?uestlove, Street Drum Corps, Adrian Young, Brooks Wackerman, Shannon Leto, John Sawicki, and Byron McMackin to Participate Westlake Village, California, November 1, 2007 – Guitar Center is excited to announce the Drum-Off Grand Finals will take place on January 5, 2008 at the Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood, CA. Now in it’s 19th year, Drum-Off continues to bring…
Daft Punk vs. Kanye? Spank Rock vs. Bjork? Hip-hop artists are invading every musical genre, and we couldn’t be more excited! It’s time we all embrace our inner rapper… outside of the shower. Hip Hop Karaoke has been going strong for nearly three years in New York’s Knitting Factory, and we are taking the packed monthly event to the next level, the ultimate challenge, the CHAMPIONSHIP. This is NOT “Ice…
The Gimmes are headed to Australia in January…without FAT MIKE (boo) but with MELVIN (yeah)! Here’s a photo and statement from the band… Fat Mike can’t/won’t go to Australia and New Zealand with the Gimmes in January because he misses his daughter too much and NOFX has gotten themselves so busy making their documentary, that he has been, and will continue to be, on the road part of each and…
Ghost Machine guitarist John Stevens (ex-Clay People) has revealed more details about the creation of the group’s debut album and the group’s follow-up album, which is slated for release sometime in 2008. “The entire process of the Hypersensitive album took place either in my studio at my house, except for the drums, which we needed a facility that would properly capture the drum tones. We recorded them at Assembly Line…
Just two week after its release, THE SHAKE’s debut music video for “Manic Boogie†has hit 1,000 unique You Tube plays, surpassing the band’s expectations. Lead guitarist Eliad Shapiro says “We all had high expectations for this video but to hit 1,000 plays in just two weeks is really exciting!â€
Jann Klose – Beautiful Dream B/W Hold Me Down / 2007 Jann Klose / 2 Tracks / http://www.jannklose.com / Jann Klose plays an emotional brand of rock on this single that does not have a specific referent in regards to influences or styles approached. The soft style of “Beautiful Dream†will undoubtedly get individuals to focus on what Klose does and compare eir to individuals like Dave Matthews and John…