Christopher Anthony Hurry now. The pre-order is up for guitar shredder Marnie Stern’s new album The Chronicles of Marnia. Album is out March 19, 2013 on Kill Rock Stars. First 100 vinyl LPs ordered will be pressed on gold colored vinyl! Vinyl comes with download code. Track Listing: Year Of The Glad You Don’t Turn Down Noonan … Read more
Alright vinyl lovers. The cream of the crop in vinyl releases, Third Man Records, will be having a very unique type of sale starting tomorrow, Wednesday December 12th, at 9am CST and lasting through Friday at 5pm CST. TMR will be hosting sale items, exclusives, and Pop Up Sales in their online store. According to … Read more
Breakthrough UK band Biffy Clyro have premiered the Big TV-directed video for “Black Chandelier” today. “Black Chandelier” is the first single off the trio’s upcoming album Opposites, due out in the US March 12, 2013. Produced by GGGarth Richardson, Opposites is the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed Only Revolutions, which sold over one million copies worldwide … Read more
Artist: Cub Scouts Hometown: Brisbane, Queensland (Australia) Artists With Similar Fire: Architecture in Helsinki / The Shins / Los Campesinos! Cub Scouts are an energetic Brisbane based 5-piece that have been crafting their own style of indie pop music over the last year. Their debut single “Evie” landed high rotation on triple j and scored … Read more
The intent of our new Label Profile feature is to simply highlight a record label that we feel aligns with our own belief here at The Fire Note that music is an experience. Today we profile Big School Records. A huge thanks to founder/owner Matthew Marcinowski (pictured below) for taking the time to answer our … Read more
Graham Repulski My Color Is Red 7″ Big School Records [2012] The My Color Is Red 7″ represents the 6th release in the past 2 years from Graham Repulski and it is their very first release on wax. The four tracks included on this 7″ once again embrace the band’s love for lo-fi indie pop … Read more
Still a chance to see How To Dress Well before the year ends! HOW TO DRESS WELL TOUR DATES 12/10/12 @ Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC 12/13/12 @ 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN 12/14/12 @ Co-Prosperity Sphere – Chicago, IL (Tickets available here)
http://www.soundcitymovie.com Celebrating the confirmation of its premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) announced today that SOUND CITY will be released as an HD digital download (DRM-free) and stream February 1 via www.soundcitymovie.com. Fans who pre-order the film now will receive instant exclusive rewards followed by a stream and download … Read more
Here is the first video from Seapony’s sophomore LP Falling that was released this past September. “Be Alone” was filmed on Super 8 in sunny Los Angeles by director Michael JS Murphy.
RIFTS compiles Oneohtrix Point Never’s (aka Daniel Lopatin) first three full albums – Betrayed in the Octagon, Zones Without People, and Russian Mind – alongside a crop of rare and out-of-print CDR and cassette material in a deluxe, five LP vinyl box set. The RIFTS vinyl box set comes in a one-time edition of 1000 … Read more
Kim Deal, Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs, and Jim Macpherson played their first show together on Friday June 19, 1992, in a snooker hall behind Warrington Rugby Club in the north of England, near Manchester. Two days later they supported Nirvana in Dublin and Belfast, and then played at Glastonbury. Back in the US, after playing … Read more
Atlantic Record’s latest signing The Rouge is gearing up for the release of their 6-song EP Blurry, due out February 12. You can hear their debut single here: AOL’s Spinner.com. Blurry is the culmination of a long journey for the Denver natives. The group scrapped their tunes, moved to Nashville and started working with producers Adam Landry and … Read more
Cayucas have premiered their new single at The Guardian as Band of the Day. (LINK TK) The new track, “Swimsuit” is the b-side to their single 7″ on Secretly Canadian. “Swimsuit” starts with a bright shimmery wave of organ and a solid bass line. The song speaks to Cayucas’ Santa Monica home base and is … Read more
www.cityreign.net www.facebook.com/cityreign Meet Manchester four-piece City Reign. Their full-length debut, ‘Another Step’, is being described as a landmark guitar record fuelled by sheer ambition and ‘do or die’ attitude. The album is officially releasing on February 25th on Car Boot Records. Their debut single “Making Plans” gained praise along with two earlier singles as their … Read more
Turtle Giant Gold Tooth b/w All Light (Live Session) Turntable Kitchen [2012] How many bands do you know that are based in Macau, China? Well I can now give you one – the trio Turtle Giant. The band is our featured 7-inch courtesy of the always great Turntable Kitchen. The A side track, “Gold Tooth” … Read more
Montreal’s Elephant Stone was formed in 2009 by sitarist/bassist Rishi Dhir. As one of the most highly sought out sitar players in the psychedelic music scene, he has recorded and toured with the Black Angels, Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Horrors, the Soundtrack of Our Lives, and many more. The band is amidst the final few … Read more
Danish trio WhoMadeWho and Mark Lanegan have covered each other’s songs for release on a limited edition red 7″ vinyl with all of the proceeds going to Amnesty International. The 1,111 hand numbered copies of the vinyl are available for purchase now at www.wmwlanegan.com, and after December 31st both tracks will also be available digitally. … Read more
The third record in the Daytrotter Vinyl Series features Dawes and Justin Townes Earle and is now available in the Bloodshot Records store here. These vinyl releases are very limited and Bloodshot only has 100 copies so act fast if you would like this wax.
Nada Surf are currently wrapping up a very busy 2012 with the remaining US tour dates listed below. Catch them now why you can in support of their excellent record The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy. Tour Dates Dec 06 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN Dec 07 Turner Hall Milwaukee, WI Dec 08 Metro … Read more
For the final installment of M83‘s video trilogy and in partnership with the Creator’s Project, M83 have released “Wait” off of their album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Gadzooks! / Tell Me That You Love Me In The Red Records [2012] In my book you never can go wrong with the Blues Explosion. This 7-inch release on In The Red Records continues the Spencer Jukebox Series that started back in 1992. This 6th single in the series offers … Read more
Sleeping Bag Women Of Your Life Joyful Noise Recordings [2012] Fire Note Says: Sleeping Bag’s sophomore record is another great slice of well-done slacker rock! Album Review: I am a big sucker for slacker rock and Bloomington, Indiana band Sleeping Bag nail it. Their self-titled debut was just out last year in August and ended … Read more
Nimrod was released on October 14th, 1997 and was the fifth studio album by Green Day. The album contains one of their bigger hits with “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)”. Hot Topics is giving the album some new vinyl life with a limited pressing of 1500 copies in yellow. Hot Topics reported that they … Read more
R. Ring, which is comprised of The Breeders’ Kelley Deal and Ampline’s Mike Montgomery, is hitting the road for a quick 3 day tour in support of their debut 7-Inch on Misra Records. You can find The Fire Note’s feature on the 7-inch here. Tour Info 12/06/12: R. Ring in Bloomington, IN at Russian Recording 12/07/12: … Read more
Moby’s official webstore just announced that you can pre-order the 2xLP repressings of his full length albums, “Play” and “18.” “Play” was last pressed in 1999 and “18″ was last pressed in 2002 so now is your chance to stop going to eBay. Both albums will be on 180-gram vinyl and in gatefold jackets. Both … Read more