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Posted on: October 29, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Angels and Airwaves Release I-Empire, Discuss Life

Angels and Airwaves’ 2006 debut We Don’t Need to Whisper signaled the beginning of a concept that not only continues, but flourishes with the release of the band’s sophomore full-length, I-Empire. That’s because the San Diego-based rock group, fronted by Tom DeLonge, has always considered both We Don’t Need to Whisper and I-Empire two halves of its double-album concept. While the band’s debut addressed infinite possibility in the human experience,…

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Posted on: October 29, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Middle Distance Runner Tours, Releases New Album Later this Year

Middle Distance Runner is an indie-pop outfit from Washington, D.C. whose 5 members combine their different influences to create a multi-layered sound that seamlessly blends their disparate influences. In addition to indie-pop, their sound has elements of heavy rock and shoe-gazing layered beneath the accessible surface.

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Posted on: October 29, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Tupac: Assassination – Conspiracy or Revenge?

The new documentary film Tupac: Assassination – Conspiracy or Revenge? In stores Tuesday, October 23, is controversial enough with the shocking allegations that surface in the DVD, but during the Q & A that followed the pre-release media screening of the movie in Los Angeles last Thursday, the audience was stunned to hear ex Death Row bodyguard Kevin Hackie calmly state that he was an undercover FBI Agent during his…

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Posted on: October 28, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Drones To Tour with Band of Horses, Release Custom Made Double 7″

Australian band The Drones have been bringing their brand of multi-faceted blues-based psych-rock to us for years with acclaimed albums like Here Come the Lies, Wait Long by the River, and their 2006 release Gala Mill. (We think it’s a good thing that describing their sound requires that many hyphens.) In celebration of their upcoming US tour with Band of Horses, (dates below) The Drones will be the first band…

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Posted on: October 28, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Chthonic Supports Marduk in Europe and Finland

Having recently completed a 60-show North American tour that saw them become the first-ever Asian extreme metal band to play Ozzfest, the Taiwanese six-piece ChthoniC has confirmed a third leg of its fall European tour. In between tours of England with Canada’s 3 Inches of Blood and Western Europe with Finland’s Ensiferum, the group will join black metal legends Marduk for a week-long tour of Finland and the Baltic States.…

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Posted on: October 28, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Pack (Jive) Play with Gym Class Heroes; Release Album

Jive Records recording artist, The Pack, who created one of the most original and infectious songs of last year with “Vans,” a song that Rolling Stone selected top 5 in their “100 Best Songs of 2006” round-up , are set to take it one step further with their debut full length album BASED BOYS. Always the trendsetters, The Pack defy classification by creating the genre that they call “based music”.…

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Posted on: October 27, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sherwood To Tour UK With Hellogoodbye & Say Anything In Nov/Dec

Sherwood will be supporting Hellogoodbye, Say Anything and Go Audio (Epic UK) on a string of UK dates starting 11/27 in Cardiff. Tue 11/27 Cardiff, UKUni Great Hall Wed 11/28 Exeter, UKLemon Grove Thu 11/29 Portsmouth, UKPyramids Centre Fri 11/30 Cambridge, UKCorn Exchange Sat 12/1 OFF Sun 12/2 Sheffield, UKLeadmill Mon 12/3 Newcastle, UKAcademy Tue 12/4 Glasgow, Scotland Wed 12/5 Leeds, UKCockpit Thu 12/6 OFF Fri 12/7 Brixton, UKAcademy Sat…

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Posted on: October 27, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Devendra Banhart and Paul Klee Mix Up and make Devendra Klee

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to present Abstract Rhythms: Paul Klee and Devendra Banhart ,on view through February 24, 2008. The exhibition explores the relationship between music and visual art, pairing Klee’s works on paper with those by the young contemporary artist Banhart.

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Posted on: October 27, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Junk Science & Iller Than Theirs Join Del The Funky Homosapien On Tour

Brooklyn-based hip-hop duo Junk Science’s second album, Gran’dad’s Nerve Tonic, hits stores today! Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, Feeding Einstein, the guys have taken it up a notch on the new album with the help of fellow Nuclear Family collective members Cool Calm Pete, Iller Than Theirs, and Loer Velocity as well as a bonus remix by Daedelus.

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Posted on: October 27, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

JUNE Gears Up For The Victory Tour Joining BAYSIDE and Others for National Trek

“[Make It Blur] is the kind of magical set that wills you to play it time and time again before you come close to exhausting all its possibilities. Fabulous.” – All Music Guide “Between the production polish and the promise of a departure into more seasoned rock terrotory, June’s sophomore effort seems awfully safe on paper. But thanks to its airtight execution, Make It Blur consistently counts for more then…

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Posted on: October 26, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

OST: Lust, Caution

OST: Lust, Caution / 2007 Decca / 24 Tracks / http://www.decca.com / Lust, Caution is not a movie that has gotten as wide of a publicity campaign as director Ang Lee’s previous movies (specifically, The Hulk). The movie itself deals with the exploits of Wang Jiazhi, and especially how Wang interacts with Mr. Yee. While the action takes place during World War II, there is a quite current sound to…

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Posted on: October 26, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

O Pioneers Information / Touring

O PIONEERS!!! are on the road in support of an endless string of new releases, most of which are vinyl and will inevitably contribute to Team Science Records mogul Aaron Danger’s increasingly frightening obsession with the format. The band’s recent announcement that they will be joining Asian Man and releasing a 7″ in February will undoubtedly push Danger into a vinyl-induced coma.

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Posted on: October 26, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Insyderz – Fight of My Life [ADB]

This album has 11 songs, and it was released in 1998 on KMG Records. This is Christian Ska, with six members in the band. “Jigsaw” , The opening track has a really good sound, being a pseudo-ska ballad. They can be reached at www.theinsyderz.com or emailed at insyders@ix.netcom.com. “What happened to Joe” is a Ska/Punk speed song. “Paradise” is an extremely tame, slower, and more reggaeish song. It is pretty…

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Posted on: October 26, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Asobi Seksu Announce European Tour + Release new UK single “Strawberries”

Following the recent UK release of its second album, Citrus, and a rapturously received debut tour in Europe earlier this year, Asobi Seksu will release a brand new single, “Strawberries”, on One Little Indian Records. The single is lifted from Citrus and comes in three commercial formats, featuring the original version of the title track plus remixes by CSS, The Whip and Ulrich Schnauss. The single will be available on…

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Posted on: October 25, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Sound Of Animals Fighting Have Signed With Epitaph Records

Progressive-Rock Super-Group The Sound Of Animals Fighting Have Signed With Epitaph Records With Plans To Release New Album In 2008 Experimental prog-rock collective known as The Sound of Animals Fighting have signed with the iconic Southern California based Epitaph Records. This mysterious cooperative effort features members whose identities are the subject of intriguing anonymity and speculation and who are only known by their respective animal names.

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Posted on: October 25, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

DiCristina Stairbuilders will be releasing a 2 CD set of singer/songwriter Vashti Bunyan’s PRE “Just Another Diamond Day” recordings

DiCristina Stairbuilders will be releasing a 2 CD set of singer/songwriter Vashti Bunyan’s PRE “Just Another Diamond Day” recordings, comprising all her work with Rolling Stones manager/producer Andrew Loog Oldham as well as the solo recordings she did that yielded her original demo tape. I’m very much hoping you’ll consider covering this marvelous artist and release via feature or CD review. She is anxious to talk about her experiences in…

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Posted on: October 25, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Tim Finn Awarded Award at NZ Music Awards, Tours More

The 42nd annual Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards presented by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand and held last night in Auckland, NZ awarded Tim Finn “Best Male Solo Artist”. Founding member of the band Split Enz and former member of Crowded House, Tim Finn has spent the past year touring worldwide in support of his critically-acclaimed solo release IMAGINARY KINGDOM (EMI/Manhattan).

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Posted on: October 25, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Black Tide Tours, Releases New CD in 2008

BLACK TIDE burst onto the metal scene with a month-long stint opening up the main stage of Ozzfest. It’s no coincidence that at the young ages of 14 (Gabe-vocals, guitar) 18, (Zakk- bass and Alex-lead guitar) and 19 (Steven- drums), Black Tide already has an Ozzfest notch on their belt and are getting ready for their major label debut. The February release, Light From Above, is a heavy hitting, heart…

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