I AM GHOST – the revered Long Beach, California-based dark rock sextet – will align with Strung Out for a 3 month nation-wide tour  starting this month in support of their debut full-length album, Lovers’ Requiem.  Along with Strung Out, the band will be joined by A Wilhelm Scream on the first half of the tour and Evergreen Terrace on the second.
On September 29th, Market Street in San Francisco will once again be transformed into a parade route that is host to a parade and festival for people who champion dance music and it’s culture. With talent that will be marked as one of the best line-ups yet in the event’s history, there will be something for everyone, with all genres of electronic music properly represented by a world class sampling…
When Calif. based She Wants Revenge released their debut album back in early 2006, it fast became apparent that they had created the soundtrack for the dark and debaucherous on many-a-dance-floors across the nation.
New York Stop To Be Filmed For Special Live Nation Studios Broadcast For over 20 years, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has amazed and entertained the masses with his unique mastery of the electric guitar. Now, Joe is reinvigorating his fans with several exclusive performance dates showcasing his breakthrough album, Surfing with the Alien, playing it in its entirety.
 Here is some information that Total Assault thought was particularly breaking, but was not long enough to merit a full article: This week marks the long awaited second album from Texas’ own Eisley. Combinations finds the band, made up of 4 siblings and one cousin, pushing their brand of britpop influenced songs into far more orchestral areas. The Duprees worked with film composer and former Oingo Boingo keyboardist Richard Gibbs…
Remember Biology 101 in college? For many, it was filled with dissecting animals, usually frogs (eww, gross!) or struggling to stay awake during multiple slide shows of how groups of organisms are ranked from the general of domain to the specific of species (Y-A-W-N.) But not everyone was falling asleep during lectures. Especially not The Selfish Gene who’s name was lifted from the book that made the world re-evaluate their…
New Rapper From Philly Performs On The Russ Parr Back To School Tour NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ — Will Smith became the first rapper to win a Grammy in 1998, and now nearly a decade later, his nephew K. Smith is following in his footsteps with his debut single “Better Man” featuring Omarion. The song is heating up radio and video outlets across the country (video directed by Omarion’s…
“Heavier, dirtier and more sinister than the Sneaker Pimps’ listener-friendly sounds, The Alternative is almost industrial without the excessive noise. Taking the buzzes from that genre and mixing them with electro elements, orchestral washes and Corner’s dangerous delivery makes for a tempting mix.” – Remix Magazine
CRADLE TO GRAVE, featuring ex-AGGRESSION guitarist Denis “Sasquatch” Barthe, have announced that they have enlisted Devin Townsend (Lamb of God, Darkest Hour, GWAR) to mix and master their upcoming new album “TEXAS MEDICINEâ€. The new LP will be released on Year of the Sun Records. “We got introduced to Devin through a mutual friend which is kind of ironic since I know Gene Hoglan way back from the Dark Angel…
Monty Are I are proud to unveil their video for “Between The Sheets,” the first single off their Stolen Transmission debut, Wall of People. The video was done entirely by the band, from beginning to end, last December over two freezing cold Rhode Island nights. They started by scheduling two big holiday shows in their home state and personally assembled a stage, rigged up lighting, and set up the sound…
Custard artist, Ben Jelen, raises major environmental awareness with his most recent music video ‘Pulseâ€, the opening track off his latest album ex-sensitive. This heartfelt video was directed by Lucas Longacre and produced by the National Resources Defense Council.
LCD Soundsystem To Perform On “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” September 19th A Bunch Of Stuff Digital EP Scheduled For September 18th Release
New Additions Include The Flaming Lips, Thievery Corporation with Full Live Band, Les Claypool, The Bravery, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Secret Machines, MSTRKRFT, JJ Grey & Mofro, Son Volt, The Egg, The Album Leaf, Man Man, Tea Leaf Green, The Benevento – Russo Duo, Lazaro Casanova, and Telepath Previously announced bands include: The Killers, Phil Lesh & Friends, moe., The Roots, Spearhead, Cat Power and many more.
~And join forces with old pals Klaxons on a marvelous and mind bending psychedelic sci-fi adventure~ TOUR DATES Sep 18 – Chicago, IL @ Abbey Pub Sep 19 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick Sep 20 – Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo Club Sep 22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Wiliiamsburg Sep 23 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club w/ Klaxons Sep 24 – New York, NY…
Debut TV Performance on Fearless TV (Fox Network) – Airing Saturday, August 25th Pianos Residency All September Long Pianos Residency, September 11th, 18th and 25th “Riveting, devil-may-care rock” –Spin.com “This is a melodic, guitar driven band that sounds perhaps like a less spastic Detachment Kit. Anyway, I’m putting these guys on my “band to watch” list. I want to hear and see more, for sure.” –ohmyrockness.com
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ — Sean “The Pen” Garrett, one of the most sought after songwriters and producers in music, is about to take center stage as a performing artist. The six-time Grammy Award nominated Garrett recently inked a label deal with Interscope Records, it was announced today by Jimmy Iovine, Chairman, Interscope Geffen A&M, a unit of Universal Music Group, the global music leader. Garrett will be…
Aspiring Hip-Hop and R&B Artists to Compete to Perform at The Power Summit, an On-air XM Appearance and More WASHINGTON and LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — XM and MySpace today announced the launch of “Show Us What Ya Got!,” a coast-to-coast online search for the hottest unsigned hip-hop and R&B music talent, beginning now. Aspiring hip-hop and/or R&B artists are encouraged to submit their original song for the opportunity…
ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ — AAO Music, Inc., the home of REALITY and its label partners, Vox Music Group and Purfek Storm Productions, are pleased to announce that Ky-Mani Marley has been selected to support Van Halen on the group’s highly anticipated North American tour.
Metal Mind Productions proudly presents “Products of Disgust” by Cerebral Fix: a complete discography of this English thrash/death metal band. The band split up in 1993 but in 2006 announced its reformation. They have an album’s worth of new material, but for now they are waiting for the reception of the new songs. Frank claims that they are interested only in having fun, as they did in the beginning of…
Hurley and Converse unite to present the 2007 “Radio Rebellion” Tour, a massive, twenty eight city North American trek that will showcase the cream of the crop of heavy music’s rising stars from points across the globe. Co-headlining the tour will be Glendale, AZ extreme metal unit JOB FOR A COWBOY and Polish death metal troupe BEHEMOTH.