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From the moment The Orb’s multi-hued spacecraft careered off the launch-pad, this has been a collision begging to happen: a full collaboration with Lee Scratch Perry, one of reggae’s greatest pioneers and personalities. Recorded in Berlin over the last few months, THE ORBSERVER in the star house sparks […]
Progressive groove metallers STEALING AXION will release their debut full-length album, Moments, next week on August 27th in Europe and August 28th in North America via InsideOut Music! Moments was mixed and mastered by Acle Kahney (TESSERACT guitarist and producer), who worked closely with the band on the […]
British rock band, Duran Duran, have been forced to cancel tonight’s show at Stage AE, in Pittsburgh (Sunday August 26th), because keyboardist Nick Rhodes, who has been unwell for the past few days, has been advised by doctors that he should not perform, for the second night in […]
Blackbird Blackbird is the moniker of San Francisco-based wünderkind Mikey Maramag. His unique style of dreamy folktronica recalls influences from all ends of the musical spectrum; deeply textured, hypnotic songs pay homage to psychedelic pop the likes of Caribou and Washed Out, while the warmth of analogue instrumentation […]
BROKEN HOPE, ESP Guitars and Basses and AllAxess.com are pleased to announce a special signature ESP guitar giveaway at the band’s upcoming 9/11 NYC show at Gramercy Theater. Fans can enter the contest at the band’s merch table at the show, and one signature ESP will go to […]
Troy, OH’s MISS MAY I have premiered a brand new lyric video for the track ‘Ballad Of A Broken Man’ today on their YouTube page. MISS MAY I recently announced that the 3rd Annual VEGAS ROCKS! Magazine MusicAwards will honor vocalist Levi Benton with the “Male Metal Star […]
-All Photos Alan Welding “I don’t want to leave. I like it here.” Thus spoke frontman of pre-grunge craze masters Jane’s Addiction, Perry Farrell. With an array of ambient lighting and a somewhat theatrical backdrop, the band delighted the Pittsburgh crowd with hits, hidden gems, and new favorites […]
Microsoft and 343 Industries in conjunction with new soundtrack partner 7Hz Productions, today announced the “Halo 4” Original Soundtrack (OST) produced by composer Neil Davidge of Massive Attack fame will be available online and in stores on Oct. 22. The “Halo 4” Original Soundtrack, featuring 15 tracks and […]
Continuing an incredible 2012 that commenced with the breakthrough release of critically-heralded debut full-length TRST, Trust will join Saddle Creek dance-rock pioneers The Faint this Fall for a cross-continent tour that includes a December 11 hometown show at Sound Academy. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 24 at […]
FOZZY’s highly-anticipated new album, SIN AND BONES, has premiered at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and marks the band’s best-selling first week ever for an album of original material. Released on August 14, the album also celebrates the band’s first appearance on the Billboard Top 200 chart, […]
Seattle’s own JUST LIKE VINYL has teamed up with Property Of Zack to premiere their new song “Hours and Whisky Sours.” Founded by former The Fall Of Troy guitarist/frontman Thomas Erak, JUST LIKE VINYL brings Erak’s familiar yet distinct guitar work to the band’s more diverse sound that […]
Sub Pop are absolutely thrilled to announce that Daughn Gibson has joined their label roster. The charismatic crooner and sound sculptor, will release his label debut worldwide on Sub Pop in 2013. To commemorate the occasion Gibson has recorded a new song that demonstrates his striking and deft […]
Tour Dates 09.20 – Smith’s Olde Bar – Atlanta, GA 09.21 – Evening Muse – Charlotte, NC 09.22 – The Soapbox – Wilmington, NC 09.23 – The Pour House Music Hall – Raleigh, NC 09.25 – Hill Country Live – Washington, DC 09.27 – Rock Shop – Brooklyn, […]
A LIFE ONCE LOST and Lambgoat.com have just leaked a brand new update from inside Planet Red during the recording of the band’s new album, Ecstatic Trance, due out in North America on October 23rd and internationally on November 16th via Season of Mist. The video includes snippets […]
Southern California mainstays NO BRAGGING RIGHTS has announced their new studio release entitled “Cycles,” due out October 16, 2012. Front man Mike Perez states: “We cannot wait to get this album out to our friends and fans. We are very proud of the sound and even more proud […]
SUNFLOWER DEAD is sharing their entire new album with the world in celebration of its release today! The band’s new self-titled album is currently streaming in its entirety at Shockya.com. Head to this location to listen to the album now! You can buy the album now at iTunes, […]
It started with a single drawing in Gregory Pepper’s notebook. An ominous, triangular mountain made of geometric shapes, vaguely resembling a skull. He started drawing lots of them, carelessly and quick. Someone asked “what is that thing you keep drawing” and he confidently replied: Crystal Skull Mountain. A […]
Click here to listen to “Spitting Image” This morning, NPR’s All Songs Considered unveiled the new single from Freelance Whales’ Diluvia. The song, “Spitting Image” will be available for download tomorrow on iTunes. In the meantime, the band has launched a pre-order of Diluvia here. The album is […]
Paper Bag Records is excited to release the new album from the ever-morphing Slim Twig today in North America on CD, LP and DL. Sof’ Sike is a dramatic follow-up to 2009’s Contempt! and replaces analog drum machines and scratched record samples with the psychedelic rumblings of live […]
Boston’s post-hardcore act LIONS LIONS has teamed up with ABSOLUTEPUNK.NET to premiere their energetic music video for “Milestones”. With the group’s intense, fun vibe captured in this collage of live footage, it is a perfect representation of this addictive song. “Milestones” is featured on LIONS LIONS’ new album, […]
Electronic dance duo BLAQK AUDIO has teamed up with ALTERNATIVE PRESS MAGAZINE to premiere the first of three videos, allowing fans a deeper look into the duo’s forthcoming album, BRIGHT BLACK HEAVEN. The group — comprised of Davey Havok and Jade Puget of AFI – will release their […]
DETHKLOK returns this fall with Metalocalypse: Dethklok Dethalbum III, the highly-anticipated follow up album that fans of the animated band have been begging for. The stars of the Adult Swim series Metalocalypse will unleash 12 brand new tracks that are more brutal than ever before in this fall’s […]
With the new DANKO JONES album – Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue – set to be released in the United States on October 9th, the band has released the first single from the record, ‘Just A Beautiful Day’, as a free download today at http://www.rockandrollisblackandblue.com. ‘Just […]
Muskegon, MI tech death metal band BURY THE SILENCE have just released their first EP for San Francisco, CA based indie metal label Rogue Records America, entitled The Architecture of Struggle. The album was released last week on August 14, 2012. Stream the album now here! The four-piece […]
Explosive sextet Motionless In White are thrilled to announce their first North American headline tour for this fall. “We couldn’t be more excited to be heading out on our first full headline tour this fall,” notes lead singer Chris Motionless. “We’ve spent a long time waiting for this […]
The Intelligence have been a band / musical project since 1999. To date The Intelligence have released seven singles, five split singles, two EPs, seven albums and have made eight compilation appearances. I’ve probably even missed a couple. They join the ranks of artists like Thee Oh Sees […]
The Dandy Warhols have been a band for 18 yrs. This Machine is the Dandy’s 8th official studio album and was recorded over the course of 2011 at The Dandy Warhols rock clubhouse/ entertainment megaplex/studio The Odditorium. The band recorded the album with their longtime engineer – producer […]
All photos are courtesy of E.Banks Photography Mention folk music to the average listener and the list of usual suspects come to mind: Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Woodie Guthrie, etc. Talk to SOJA lead singer/guitarist Jacob Hemphill, however, and you’ll walk away with a different perspective. “To me, […]
The AWOLNATION “Never Let Your Fear Decide Your Fate” U.S. tour with Imagine Dragons and introducing emerging indie hip-hop artist Zeale is kicking off September 8 and tickets are on sale now: http://www.AWOLNATIONmusic.com. In advance, AWOLNATION is offering fans a free six-song EP titled I’ve Been Dreaming for […]
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