The Libertines – “You’re My Waterloo” [Video]

The Libertines have just released their new single and video, “You’re My Waterloo,” taken from the bands recent album Anthems For Doomed Youth. “You’re My Waterloo” is the third single released this year, along with “Gunga Din” (Q Magazines ‘Track of the Year’) and “Heart of The Matter”.

The video for “You’re My Waterloo” was co-directed by Roger Sargent and Carl Barât, stars Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / The Spiderwick Chronicles) and Marama Corlett (The Goob / Sinbad / Desert Dancer) and tells the story of two lovers, immersed in each other and the after dark London they inhabit.

As previously announced The Libertines will be playing seven arena dates in January:
Thursday 21st Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena
Saturday 23rd Manchester Arena
Monday 25th Nottingham Capital FM Arena
Tuesday 26th Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
Wednesday 27th Birmingham Barclaycard Arena
Friday 29th Bournemouth BIC
Saturday 30th London The O2

Blondi’s Salvation: Wisdom Whisper [Album Review]

Blondi’s Salvation Wisdom Whisper Howlin’ Banana Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: You may not know much about the French music scene but they have quietly been churning out some great new music with the help of Howlin’ Banana Records. Psych-folk group Blondi’s Salvation’s sophomore album Wisdom Whisper, is the labels latest release and it … Read more

Chelsea Wolfe: Abyss [Album Review]

Chelsea Wolfe Abyss Sargent House [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Chelsea Wolfe brings a lot of her native California’s sunniness to her work…well, maybe not. Wolfe has a knack for the dark and brooding. I enjoyed her haunting vocals on label-mates Russian Circles’ album Memorial. However, the synth-heavy approach of Abyss lacked the depth of … Read more

Ty Segall: Ty Rex [Album Review]

Ty Segall Ty Rex Goner Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Wow – I will just say it. I fucking love Ty Segall! I am not even sure what it is exactly but everything he touches, plays on, produces or talks about turns out great. He is raw, rough, focused and sometimes simply all out … Read more

Foo Fighters: Saint Cecilia EP [Album Review]

Foo Fighters Saint Cecilia EP RCA Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Surprise, gratitude and free sum up the Foo Fighters latest EP Saint Cecilia. As a thank you to the fans and without warning, the Foo’s released this free download EP last week (with a pay vinyl option) to their continually growing fan base. … Read more

Glen Hansard: An Evening of Friends [Concert Review]

Glen Hansard: Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio – October 24, 2015 Even though Glen Hansard has an impressive resume, it still seems people are unaware of the talent he brings to the musical world. The Irish singer/songwriter/actor is most known for his Academy Award winning Best Song “Falling Slowly” that appeared in the film ONCE (2006). … Read more

The Bottle Rockets – “Dog”

The Bottle Rockets’ have just released a new music video for “Dog” (featuring the band plus friends Carlene Carter, Neko Case, Murder By Death, Robbie Fulks, Will Kimbrough, and more artists with their four-legged friends) off of their latest and Headphone Approved record South Broadway Athletic Club.
This is song about having fun with man’s best friend and the video shows it as The Bottle Rockets and their many musical friends row, run, fish, lounge, sing, snuggle, and just hang out with their furry friends.

Sufjan Stevens’ Illinois / The Blue Marvel Edition on Vinyl

Asthmatic Kitty Records has announced a very special 10th anniversary edition of Sufjan Stevens’ Illinois. This special edition ships April 1st, 2016 and will go on sale today at 1pm EST. The double LP of Illinois, now includes Chicago-born Blue Marvel on the cover. The vinyl will include an “Antimatter Blue” and “Cape White” colored … Read more

The Jam: Fire And Skill – The Jam Live [Album Review]

The Jam Fire And Skill: The Jam Live UMC/Polydor Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: It always mystifies me a bit when I hear the younger generation discussing early era British punk rock and rightfully so, groups like The Clash, Buzzcocks and the Sex Pistols are blurted out quickly but I hardly ever hear anyone … Read more

W-X: W-X [Album Review]

W-X W-X Castle Face Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Tim Presley’s second side project of the year, W-X, follows closely on the heels of his DRINKS project from a few months ago. And much like DRINKS, W-X has its moments, but overall left me feeling disappointed. Maybe my expectations were too high, but after … Read more

Trust Fund: Seems Unfair [Album Review]

Trust Fund Seems Unfair Turnstile Music [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: UK based Trust Fund is led by Bristol songwriter Ellis Jones which has typically built his records by a friend committee of musicians. You might think this could disturb the production but Seems Unfair is Jones’ second release this year as their debut No … Read more

The Blind Shake: Live In San Francisco [Album Review]

The Blind Shake Live In San Francisco Castle Face Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: The seventh entry in Castle Face’s Live in San Francisco series features Minneapolis trio The Blind Shake, who specialize in their own unique style of “take no prisoners” sonic fury. Equal parts garage and noise, with some surf elements thrown … Read more

The Ocean Blue shares lost track from Sire years / Reissues First Three Records / New Album 2016

The Ocean Blue will reissue its first three albums on vinyl tomorrow Nov. 20th via Shelflife Records / Korda Records. This includes The Ocean Blue (1989), Cerulean (1991) and Beneath The Rhythm and Sound (1993). Cerulean and Beneath are being issued on vinyl for the first time ever. The band will also perform their S/T … Read more

Wimps: Suitcase [Album Review]

Wimps Suitcase Kill Rock Stars [2015] Fire Note Says: Wimps slacker post-punk is sharp from beginning to end! Album Review: The slack rock from Seattle’s Wimps is a take back to simpler times when talking about your wretched living quarters, being the older and wiser one at a party or the temperature in the basement … Read more

The Secret Storm – “The Dragon”

Fronted by vocalist and chief songwriter Lauren Hoffman, the Secret Storm’s latest EP, The Dragon, incorporates post-punk and grunge rock influences while maintaining her talent for pop melodies. This project shows that Hoffman has shifted direction, especially if you have lost touch with her career and are familiar with her first album, Megiddo, that was released in 1997 on the major label Virgin. The video for the title track is all you need to see to hear what we are talking about.

Wolf Alice Annouce Spring US Headline Tour

London-based Wolf Alice have announced their U.S. Spring Headline Tour in support of their debut album entitled My Love Is Cool, out now via Dirty Hit/RCA Records. The tour will begin April 1st in Philadelphia, PA and will include stops in Boston, MA, New York City, Columbus and Denver, CO. Make sure to also check … Read more

S.M. Wolf: Neon Debris [Album Review]

S.M. Wolf Neon Debris In Store Recordings/Jurassic Pop Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: There is nothing better than when you stumble across an artist that was only supposed to be a one-time recording project but releases material that quickly changes things. That is exactly what we have here with Indianapolis’ S.M. Wolf after a … Read more

Julien Baker: Sprained Ankle [Album Review]

Julien Baker Sprained Ankle 6131 Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Julien Baker’s debut record is one that you need to sit a little closer to the speakers for or turn the dial up a few notches on your headphones because Sprained Ankle is a quiet piece of art that is easy to miss if … Read more

Bloodshot Six Pack to Go Limited Edition 7″ Collection Available December 4th

Bloodshot has six 7″ singles featuring revelrous drinking songs by Deer Tick, Elizabeth Cook, Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), Bobby Bare Jr, Dale Watson, Banditos, and more! The limited edition box set (1000 copies) is packaged in a custom six pack carton with a handle so you can carry it to your next BYOB shindig. … Read more

Idle Bloom – “Fare Fumo”

Idle Bloom is a four-piece band based out of Nashville that is composed of Olivia (vocals & guitars), Callan (vocals & guitar), Katie (bass), and Weston (drums). They recently completed their debut E.P, Some Paranoia, recorded by Shibby Poole and mastered by Jade Payne which will be out December 4th via Theory Eight Records.

The video today is for “Fare Fumo” and you can find the track on their latest 7″ split with Churchyard. The track will give you a good idea of their sound. You can pick up the 7″ HERE and check out Idle Bloom’s upcoming tour dates below.

Tour Dates:
11/25 – Chattanooga, TN @ JJ’s Bohemia
11/28 – Knoxville, TN @ Jig and Reel
11/29 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Yacht Club
11/30 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
12/01 – Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar
12/02 – Troy, NY @ 51 3rd
12/03 – Boston, MA @ TBA
12/04 – New York, NY @ Silent Barn
12/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ Hong Kong Garden
12/06 – Richmond, VA @ Sour Haus
12/07 – Asheville, NC @ The Odditorium

Frankie Cosmos: Fit Me In EP [Album Review]

Frankie Cosmos Fit Me In EP Bayonet Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: My only complaint about the new Frankie Cosmos is that it is too short. Sure, I know it is an EP but its eight minutes is just an excellent tease of what is for sure to come from this soon to breakout … Read more

Muncie Girls – “Gas Mark 4”

Animal Style Records will release the UK’s Muncie Girls’ debut LP, Caplan to Belsize, in February along with Specialist Subject Records and Uncle M Music. The Exeter trio are already a highlight on the 2016 release list and this video will give you all the reasons why!

The band will be heading out soon with Such Gold through the end of the year and then picking back up in March with Tellison. So far, no US dates but hopefully that will change.

EU Fall 2015 Tour with Such Gold:

NOV 21 – GER – Freiburg @ Artik w/ Such Gold + Cold Reading
NOV 22 – CH – Luzern @ Treibhaus w/ Such Gold + Cold Reading
NOV 23 – ITA – Milano @ Honky Tonky w/ Such Gold
NOV 24 – ITA – Modena @ La Tenda w/ Such Gold
NOV 25 – ITA – Udine @ Cas’aupa w/ Such Gold
NOV 26 – SLO – Maribor @ Dvorana Gustaf w/ Such Gold
NOV 27 – HUN – Budapest @ Gozsdu Manó Club w/ Such Gold
NOV 28 – AUT – Vienna @ das BACH w/ Such Gold
NOV 29 – GER – Nürnberg @ K4 w/ Such Gold
NOV 30 – GER – Hannover @ LUX w/ Such Gold
DEC 01 – GER – Berlin @ Cassiopeia w/ Such Gold + the liberation service
DEC 02 – GER – Hamburg @ Molotow
DEC 03 – GER – Koln @ AZ
DEC 04 – GER – Münster @ Cafe Lorenz w/ Such Gold + The Uprising

UK Spring 2016 Tour with Tellison:

MAR 26 – Lincoln @ Liquor
MAR 27 – Leeds @ The Wardrobe
MAR 28 – Cambridge @ The Portland Arms
MAR 29 – Glasgow @ Bloc
MAR 30 – Edinburgh @ The Mash House
MAR 31 – Birmingham @ The Sunflower Lounge
APR 01 – Manchester @ Soundcontrol
APR 02 – Bedford @ Esquires
APR 03 – Bristol @ Stag & Hounds
APR 05 – Guildford @ Boileroom
APR 06 – Oxford @ The Wheatsheaf
APR 07 – London @ The Garage