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Video link for Ascension Of The Watchers – touring as part of Ministry

Ascension of The Watchers was conceived as a creative journey for guitarist/vocalist Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory, G//Z/R) and keyboardist/programmer John Bechdel (False Icons, Fear Factory, Killing Joke, Prong, Ministry, and Murder Inc.); it is a vision born of life, love and spirituality. The band’s debut CD, Numinosum, was created by these friends with guitarist Edu Mussi (Still Life Decay) for Al Jourgensen’s 13th Planet Records. Bell’s writing and performance demonstrates…

Jean Rah Fya Records Expands By Signing R&B Explosion, Bobby Tinsley

Jean Rah Fya Records announces the signing of Bobby Tinsley, who will be releasing his highly anticipated album, “What About Bob?” Bobby explodes onto the scene with the video of his compelling lead single, which is also entitled, “What About Bob?” The video is scheduled to debut on BET J’s popular shows “Morning Cup” and “Soul Sessions.”

BODIES OF WATER release “A Certain Feeling” on Secretly Canadian this July

One year after self-releasing the acclaimed “Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink,” Bodies of Water have created another full-length offering. “A Certain Feeling,” their first record for Secretly Canadian, was written, arranged and recorded in David & Meredith Metcalf’s house in the Northeast L.A. neighborhood of Highland Park.

San Francisco’s masters of subtley experimentalist pastoral pop VETIVER have just released their third album.

San Francisco’s masters of subtley experimentalist pastoral pop VETIVER have just released their third album, “Thing of The Past” comprising their own inimitable take on other folks’ songs — most of this impossibly obscure and impossibly delightful.

N.E.R.D. launches new track exclusively on Zune Marketplace

Also participating in Zune Pass advertising campaign and Ignition artist program In anticipation of N.E.R.D.’s first album in four years, they are currently offering the song “Spaz” exclusively for sale on Zune Marketplace. The band will offer additional exclusive content as part of the Zune Ignition program throughout the summer.

Pearl Jammer Cameron Releases Harrybu McCage CD

Self-titled CD arrives in independent music stores July 8; available now through Ten Club at pearljam.com

Sub Pop 20 / Singles Club

Seattle, WA – On the eve of a full week which Sub Pop Records has devoted to celebrating 20 years of Sub Pop Records, the Seattle label is herewith announcing further details on its related events, releases and commemorative intoxicants. We have added Obits and the Constantines to the SP20 Festival lineup (full revelry schedule below – DAY ONE SOLD OUT!), created a beer in our own honor, chosen the…

Whistlefritz Releases CD of Spanish Songs for Kids

Award-Winning Producer of Spanish for Beginners DVD Series Releases Collection of Original and Traditional Spanish Songs for Children Glen Echo, Maryland-based Whistlefritz, producer of the Spanish for Beginners series of Spanish immersion DVDs for children, today announced the release of a new CD of Spanish songs called A Bailar! Let’s Dance!  A Bailar! Let’s Dance! is a collection of original and traditional Spanish music that makes learning Spanish simple and…

36 Crazyfists Stream New Album, Tour

Alaskan metalcore quartet 36 Crazyfists are giving fans a taste new album, The Tide and Its Takers, a FULL WEEK before it hits streets on May 27. The album is streaming in its entirety on the band’s official MySpace page. Fans can check out the hard-hitting new album at www.myspace.com/36crazyfists. Produced by guitarist Steve Holt, The Tide and Its Takers is the band’s Ferret Music debut.

Birdmonster To Release “From The Mountain To The Sea” 8/5

New York, NY: FADER Label, the recording branch of The FADER, is pleased to announce From The Mountain To The Sea – the second full-length release by San Francisco indie rockers Birdmonster. FADER Label will unveil the much-anticipated follow up to 2006 ‘s No Midnight on August 5, 2008 through Sony/RED Distribution.

SMC PLEDGES ALLEGIANCE TO KILLER MIKE & GRIND TIME OFFICIAL

Killer Mike and his Atlanta based label, Grind Time Official, have joined forces with Bay Area based record label, SMC Recordings. The first release from this dynamic partnership will be the continuation of Killer Mike’s critically acclaimed Pledge series and will be titled, I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind II, in stores July 8th. Killer Mike got his formal introduction when he first appeared on the Outkast single “The Whole…

BENEATH THE MASSACRE posts in-studio video, offers album update

Montreal’s BENEATH THE MASSACRE has posted the first in a series of in-studio videos featuring footage from Northern Studio in Quebec while the band was tracking material for its forthcoming album, ‘Dystopia,’ which is scheduled for an October release through Prosthetic Records. The clip can be seen here (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=37469005 and http://youtube.com/watch?v=ANNFAbeICtQ) and more clips should be expected shortly. Recorded again with Yannick St-Amand (Despised Icon, Ion Dissonance, Neuraxis) and featuring…

Eddie Vedder Embarks on Second Leg of Solo Tour

Eddie Vedder will embark on a month-long solo tour beginning August 1st in Boston and ending August 22nd in Chicago with select dates in Canada (full list of tour dates below).

All Time Low On Headlining Tour July 11-July 21

One of the year’s biggest success stories, Maryland’s All Time Low (www.myspace.com/alltimelow) has a busy summer ahead as the band embarks on a summer headline tour with special guests Hit The Lights, Valencia and There For Tomorrow, before heading out for the second half of the Vans Warped Tour on July 23. This will be followed by a stint on mtvU’s Video Music Awards Tour with Katy Perry and Boys…

Head Like A Kite Support “There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere”

Breaking down beats seems as natural to Head Like a Kite’s Dave Einmo as breaking down genre barriers. HLAK’s second full-length album, There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere, takes listeners on an aural road trip, mixing propelling hip hop drum beats with electronic Krautrock and indie pop peppered with field recordings captured while HLAK toured the United States. The result is a lush, party soundtrack with guests from Smoosh, The Long…

Black Ghosts Release S/T Debut on Iamsound 7/8

The past year has seen The Black Ghosts’ ethereal Electronic Soul building them a formidable reputation with the quiet confidence that befits the duo’s enigmatic style.  With the cold, steely riffs and floor-smashing beats of the much admired Theo Keating AKA Touché, ably augmented by erstwhile Simian vocalist Simon Lord, The Black Ghosts’ have begun to reveal their unique, electro-noir spirit through a brace of limited addition white-labels and their…

ATotal destruction by Raise Hell; Metal Mind Set to Re-release Raise Hell’s Discography

Sweden is often considered a cradle of European metal, housing hundreds of talented formations. Raise Hell could just as well be another Swedish metal band, if it wasn’t for one particular ability these guys have… it’s the ability to develop their own musical style into something entirely different than expected. For over ten years the group released four albums, each showcasing a brand new quality in metal music. Metal Mind…

Cavedoll’s No Vertigo, the latest of 10 releases due out in 2008 by this absurdly prolific group from Salt Lake City, Utah. NPR’s Second Stage featured the group’s song Decoder this month recognizing the bands ability to “serve up a hip-shaking burst of feel-good energy, inspired by ’80s synth pop, electronica and punk.” Hopefully this inspires you to dig Cavedoll’s No Vertigo out of the pile for a spin.

Hit The Lights Return With “Skip School, Start Fights” In Stores This Tuesday July 8th

Lima, Ohio pop punkers HIT THE LIGHTS will release their sophomore record Skip School, Start Fights July 8th on Triple Crown Records. Skip School, Start Fights is the follow up to 2006’s buzzworthy This Is A Stickup…Don’t Make It A Murder which put Hit The Lights on the map and saw them tour with New Found Glory, Paramore, Cute Is What We Aim For, Cartel and Boys Like Girls. The…

Bear Hands US Dates

Fresh off their critically acclaimed SXSW shows, Brooklyn’s Bear Hands are playing a slew of dates with Ambulance Ltd., Cursive, & Die Die Die! Come and check out the hottest new band that everybody is talking about! Tell All Your Friends is thrilled to announce the arrival of Bear Hands! Brooklyn’s up and coming indie-rock impresarios bring us the “Golden EP” (December 11th). With titles such as “Sickly Brunette” and…