Secretly Canadian is thrilled to announce that Foreign Born, the Los Angeles Times’ “best [band] to use sleigh bells” has joined their roster and will be releasing their Secretly Canadian debut, “Person to Person” in February of 2009. The band made the announcement themselves to Mark Sovel, the program director for L.A.’s influential radio station Indie 103.1 on his “Check 1-2” radio show this past Sunday. This follows the band’s…
Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Steve Bing’s Shangri-La Entertainment are in final negotiations to form a joint venture to distribute CSNY: Déjà Vu, a film directed by Neil Young, in the US on July 25, 2008, it was announced today.
Hollywood Records has announced a September 23rd release date for the upcoming Plain White T’s album BIG BAD WORLD. The highly anticipated record is the follow-up to the band’s platinum- plus-selling breakthrough release Every Second Counts. On the strength of mega-hit single “Hey There Delilah,” which rocketed to No. 1 in 10 countries and was the fourth song in history to sell over 3 million digital downloads, Every Second Counts…
Punk rock veterans Street Dogs have announced the first leg of their cross-country, headlining tour that will kick off on September 11th in Houston, TX. Unleashed and on the road, the Street Dogs are touring in support of their critically acclaimed new album, State of Grace.
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Steve Lawler’s Viva series returns with an excursion to Toronto, taking you deep ‘Inside’ the club, then ‘Outside’ for one of his famed eclectic, terrace sessions…
Pop Evil continues their road-worthy tour assault in anticipation of their upcoming August 12 debut, Lipstick On The Mirror that hits stores August 12th on Pazzo/Jar’d Star/Fontana/Universal records.
“Thinking Cap” is the latest single from Shaya’s debut album Fallen Awake. Under the manifesto of resurrecting “thinking man’s music,” Shaya’s track is an open palm to his listeners; a chance to lay rest the pains of his own life and come to terms with a new mentality that is rooted in clarity and honesty. Discussing his recent record deal, Shaya writes about his anxieties about releasing his first album…
“Something Is Not Right With Me” (aka SINRWM) is the 1st single from the new release! Stream the song exclusively on Myspace Tuesday July 22nd and Wednesday July 23rd before it goes everywhere.
The legendary MC brings his unique perspective back to Ninja Tune for his 4th full-length studio album. Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva returns with his fourth full album and the man’s voice and musical vision sounds as fresh as ever on this marvellous, freewheeling summation of his career so far.
On September 30, Bleeding Through will unleash their definitive album, Declaration.
Rolling Stone (David Fricke) : “Icelandic singer-songwriter Mugison already has a reputation abroad for bleak magic, on record and in solo appearances with acoustic guitar and laptop. But in his headlining set at the Art Museum, he came out swinging like a country-blues Led Zeppelin, armed with a muscular backing band of electric bass, pedal steel guitar and cannon-fire drums.”
Sponsored by the No Fear clothing company, the first leg of Bullet For My Valentine’s North American tour will run to mid-August; the second leg will run throughout September, dates to be announced shortly. Joining Bullet For My Valentine for the tour will be Bleeding Through and on select dates, Cancer Bats and Black Tide. Check out the fan club pre-sale now before tickets go on sale to the general…
The JEWELS album is the result of an experiment to search for a navigation system, which led the band back into hidden niches of the Einstürzende Neubauten universe that have not been especially brightly illuminated before now; into those corners, which have remained in the dark or have been forgotten despite two decades of restless movement. Jewels is being released in the U.S. this Summer on the band’s own Potomak…
Taylor Hollingsworth will release his new record, Bad Little Kitty, on July 29th. A sideman for Maria Taylor and Conor Oberst (Taylor played guitar on Oberst’s forthcoming Merge solo debut), he recalls a Johnny Thunders-styled throwback or a Dexter Romweber-esque shredder. Armed with an arsenal of guitar slinging and grisly, thought-provoking songwriting, this boy-faced wonder echoes the gritty gist of some of the South’s greatest musical traditions.
Plainly stated, 31Knots has not moved in a new direction so much as they have ripened to full maturity, evolved into the creature they’re meant to be. Previous efforts – Talk Like Blood (2005), Polemics (2006), The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere (2007) – are just as tightly wrapped, just as fierce and incendiary. But something is different. A devout fan can sense a noticeable return to the songwriting…
Pop music artist Paul Maxwel’s recent concert introduced hundreds of followers to his new album, “Love and Pride,” gathering at Casino Torrequebrada, Benalmádena. Pop music artist Paul Maxwel’s recent concert introduced hundreds of followers to his new album, “Love and Pride,” during a gathering at Casino Torrequebrada, Benalmádena.
After 30 years as an accomplished first-call session and touring player, veteran bassist Sekou Bunch is breaking new ground with his first solo CD, The Next Level, on the Trippin N Rhythm record label. The CD was officially released to stores and Internet outlets this month. The first single from The Next Level, “Take Five, In Three,” was released for airplay in March.
In support of PF Flyers’ archival release of the 1956 Bob Cousy All-American low top, the iconic sneaker brand has partnered with Los Angeles-based Dangerbird Records to create modern renditions of four classic tracks from 1956. Proof that cool ages rather well. The tracks can be streamed/downloaded at: http://www.pfflyers.com/dangerbird as well as below.
American Idol winner David Cook has been signed to 19 Recordings / RCA Records and is preparing to start recording his debut album which is due for release in fall 2008.