Exploring and expressing Mexico’s rich culture has been a lifelong passion for Lila Downs. On Shake Away, Downs takes listeners on a journey that’s both intensely personal and vividly universal. Recorded in New York and Mexico City, the songs range from the pointed “Minimum Wage” to the mystical “Silent Thunder” to a cover of Lucinda Williams’ “I Envy The Wind” in English and Spanish (“Yo Envidio El Viento”) versions.
After thrilling audiences around the world with his intoxicating blend of pop, folk and new music inventions, acclaimed Japanese multi-instrumentalist Shugo Tokumaru brings Exit (Almost Gold) to shelves across the nation as his first proper release in the US.
Totally Michael’s self-titled debut album will be coming out on IHEARTCOMIX (Matt & Kim, Acid Girls) on October 14. Totally Michael is a one-man dance party from Bloomington, Indiana who performs his electro-injected songs with just a microphone, iPod and an electric guitar. His music straddles the line between hyperkinetic punk and bouncy pop and he has been compared to Dan Deacon, Andrew W.K., Blink 182 and Atom and His…
“Rap-sung, girl-boy duets over danceable synth-pop, a fresh take on Luscious Jackson circa ‘In Search of Manny.’†New York Magazine “Big Guns is a most appealing debut that bodes well for what comes next†All Music Guide
Like a welcome draught from a bottomless well, in his latest outing with WOVENHAND, former 16 Horsepower frontman David Eugene Edwards sings ten untamed and mercy-drenched songs for thirsty listeners on TEN STONES. From the jarring folk of”White Knuckle Grip”, to the eerie bossa nova of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars”, to the fiery foot-stomper “Not One Stone”, the album forms a song-cycle that is singular in…
The third exciting season of the hit Fox TV series BONES continues on Wednesday, September 3rd as the darkly amusing procedural with humor, hear, and character, continues to follow Dr. Temperance Brennan, a highly skilled forensic anthropologist.
Hot on the heels of her critical and commercial smash debut album, Santogold is announcing her first headlining US tour, the Goldrush Tour presented by MySpace Music. Santogold, AKA Santi White, just finished a string of North American arena dates with Coldplay. She will be performing with a full live band and dj, which she recently debuted on MTV ‘s “F’NMTV Premieres”, in order to bring the album’s innovative genre-defying…
Jack’s Mannequin is set to release a second iTunes exclusive EP on September 9th titled In Valleys EP. In Valleys, released exclusively on iTunes, will feature two b-sides from The Glass Passenger recordings and two new tracks from The Glass Passenger as well. An updated tracklisting can be seen below.
Hear Music announced today that it will release James Taylor’s exceptional collection of covers from notable recording artists from the fifties, sixties and seventies. The album is aptly titled ‘Covers’ and will be available at all traditional retail outlets and Starbucks Company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada on September 30.
Jackie Christie, multi-talented, fashion designer, and co-author of ‘No Ordinary Love’, with husband NBA star Doug Christie, is set to release her highly anticipated book, ‘WOMAN! A Practical Guide To Loving The Skin You’re In’, through Infinite Love Publishing on December 10, 2008. The book encompasses all a woman needs to know regarding self-empowerment in their careers, relationships, and more.
Trapt have announced a US headlining tour beginning almost immediately after the band finishes up its current stint as part of the ongoing Crue Fest.
Team Love releases Calamity Drenching on October 28st McCarthy will he’ll zig zag across the mid-west and hit some west coast dates too with a two night stand in Portland, OR. Dates listed below. More to come! Songs: Illinois “The songs offered up are a combination of Bright Eyes earnestness and Felice Brother rootsyness. I know I’ve compared a number of artists to him of late but on “Roasting Song 
Already critically-acclaimed debuting Interscope recording artist, Charles Hamilton, joins forces with the top hip-hop and urban music blogs on the web along with leading social media network imeem.com, to create “The Hamiltonization Process.” “The Hamiltonization Process” is a 3-month, 8-site tour that begins on Tuesday, September 2nd on okayplayer.com and ends on Tuesday, December 9th on onsmash.com. An insightful trailer for “The Hamiltonization Process” can be viewed at http://www.iamnotcharleshamilton.com/.
On September 30, Walt Disney Records unveils Nightmare Revisited with 20 fresh recordings and beloved covers of the music, mayhem, and merriment from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Danny Elfman returns to recapture the musical landscape he masterfully created for the original The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack with two brand new recordings of the “Opening†and “Closing.†Adding a new tantalizing twist to Nightmare favorites, Nightmare Revisited also boasts…
Japanese Black Metal band SIGH’s A Tribute To Venom was released today via THE END RECORDS. Limited to one pressing, the album is available in three colors in a special collectible packaging that includes a 12″ LP etched on side B along with a CD. The six-song tribute to legendary Black Metal band Venom features the bass work of Dan Lilker (Brutal Truth, Nuclear Assault) and Shane Embury (Napalm Death,…
He’s done it again. Spencer Seim, these days known to the world as simply, sBACH, has just done the unthinkable… and yes that means he’s covered Paula Abdul’s “Cold Hearted Snake” and announced US dates w/ the mighty Pinback!
Produced By Chris Zane (Les Savy Fav, The Walkmen, White Rabbits, Asobi Seksu) Debut Single “All The While†Streaming Now Time Out NY : “FRANCES has a winning way of penning straight-up chamber-pop tunes†Pitchfork Media (â€Kettle†Song Review): “The orchestrations are sophisticated and complex, far more than your average window dressing, and as an opening shot, the EP this is drawn from is quite a statement. I can’t wait…
British trio WHITE LIES (Harry McVeigh – Vocals/Guitar, Jack Brown – Drums. Charles Cave – Bass) and their post-punk sounds will echo again stateside with a headline tour and performance at the CMJ Music Festival in October. From East to West, the band’s sincere tease of audiences abroad begins just days after the release of their Death EP on Fiction/Geffen Records, in stores and online October 21.
Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Matthew West announces the fall 2008 “Something To Say†tour with special guest, Sparrow Records’ newest talent Josh Wilson. The tour, to be sponsored by World Vision with additional promotion from HearItFirst.com, will visit 25+ cities through the middle of November.
Southern California’s THE FUNERAL PYRE have posted an in-depth update at the band’s official blog (http://thefuneralpyre666.blogspot.com/), which includes touring plans for November with fellow Californians EARLY GRAVES on the Manifest Blasphemy Tour, as well as two new recordings of material to supplement the recent release of ‘Wounds,’ the band’s latest full-length album, which saw a late May release through Prosthetic Records. For details on the band’s upcoming recording plans, visit…