You can now stream the entire new record from Atoms For Peace titled AMOK at the band’s website. The group consists of Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar and piano), Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea (bass), longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich (guitar, keyboards, synths), Joey Waronker of Beck & R.E.M. (drums) and instrumentalist … Read more
Dropkick Murphys performed a rendition of their hit song “Rose Tattoo” (from the new album Signed And Sealed In Blood) on The Today Show, live from Faneuil Hall Marketplace in their hometown of Boston on February 15th! It is great to see the Murphys getting some prime-time morning TV exposure. You can read our review … Read more
White Fence have a new record out April 9, 2013 titled Cyclops Reap on Castleface Records. Below is what band founder Tim Presley had to say about the album. Check out the new track, “Pink Gorilla” below. “I have cyclops vision now. But I’m not a giant. I changed my name and body only, and … Read more
Wild Nothing have released a new video for “Only Heather” from the critically acclaimed album Nocturne. Filmed in one take in LA, “Only Heather” finds director Ryan Reichenfeld taking his macabre vision to the streets. You can catch Wild Nothing live all spring and summer – Dates below. TOUR DATES Mar 07 Brisbane – Alhambra … Read more
The Strokes have released a new single today titled “All The Time”. Their new album, Comedown Machine, is due out March 26th on RCA Records. You can now pre-order the album HERE or at iTunes starting February 19th.
New York melodic rock band SKATERS have announced their first tour in support of their debut Warner Bros. Records single, “I Wanna Dance (But I Don’t Know How)” b/w “Armed”, set for release on April 9th. Most recently, SKATERS have been named “Best of NYC 2012”, in The Deli Magazine Magazine Writers Poll. Confirmed SKATERS … Read more
Musician and political-activist Billy Bragg announces a new single ‘No One Knows Nothing Anymore’ – available to download from this week (Monday 11th Feb). The track is taken from his first new studio album in five years ‘Tooth & Nail’, released on March 18th through Cooking Vinyl records. Check out the video below:
You can now see the debut video from Jim James called “A New Life.” This would be the first video from his new solo record Regions Of Light And Sound Of God which released last week. You can read our review of the record HERE.
When Ivan & Alyosha’s All The Times We Had is released on February 26th via Missing Piece/Dualtone Music Group it will be a rewarding high point in the Seattle four-piece’s long journey so far as a band. They kick off the month of release with the Christian Hansen directed music video for their song “Running … Read more
Fonda’s Emily Cook and David Klotz have attempted to capture the engaging layers of a life that began starting a band that tumbled quickly into love and soon after marriage. Nearly 17 years later, Fonda are releasing a tribute to that unbroken journey wrapped in immortal images of Los Angeles. The band released the video … Read more
Harper Simon (Paul Simon’s son) has announced the follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut with new album Division Street, produced by Tom Rothrock (Elliott Smith, Beck) via Play It Again Sam on March 25th 2013. With Division Street, Harper dives into new musical territory accompanied by new stories. Division Street is a departure for Simon: … Read more
Manchester’s The 1975 are finally coming stateside. The guys will play their first US shows down at SXSW before kicking off a headline run that will visit Chicago, NYC, and DC among other markets. You can see all dates below. In celebration of the announcement, the band just posted their new track “Head.Cars.Bending”. The band … Read more
Suuns have released the video for their first single, “2020,” which was directed by artist Sabrina Ratté. Suuns’ second full-length album, Images Du Futur, will be released by Secretly Canadian on March 5, 2013 in the US and by Secret City Records on the same date in the band’s native Canada. Suuns Facebook Secretly Canadian
BESTiE are a new band from Vancouver, Canada. They list their influences as summer, ice cream, the beach, girls, floating down a river in an inner tube, high fives and heart break. Not tons of info I know but check out their new video for “Pineapple” – we like it. No details on an album … Read more
Sub Pop will release Mogwai’s soundtrack for Les Revenants, the French supernatural thriller and most popular TV series in Canal + history, on February 26 in North America on LP, CD, and digitally. As previously announced, Les Revenants will also see release in Europe on February 25 via the band’s imprint, Rock Action. At this … Read more
For 40 years, legendary desert punks the Meat Puppets have carved a unique niche for themselves with an unmistakable blend of cosmic country and punk rock filtered through countless acid trips, dog-eared comic books and their eclectic record collections. The Meat Puppets 14th studio release, Rat Farm will be out April 16 via Megaforce Records. … Read more
Merge Records is excited to release a new song from sophisticated Swedish pop maestros Shout Out Louds’ new record. “Illusions” is from the band’s album, Optica, due out February 26. The new album is the band’s fourth and marks 10 years since Shout Out Louds released their debut. The band will soon hit the road … Read more
R.Ring (The Breeders’ Kelley Deal and Ampline’s Mike Montgomery) have three back to back live shows in Ohio starting tonight! The two-piece will be supporting their Misra Records debut 7″ as they prepare for their European tour which kicks off in Brussels, Belgium on March 2. Full tour schedule below. You can see our 7-inch … Read more
In celebration of their upcoming North American tour, Stars are releasing a free EP, You Guys Are All Awesome. The EP features two tracks from Stars, including their current single “Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It”, as well as an exclusive song from each of the opening acts … Read more
The Hives have just announced the addition of six headline dates as they head across the country opening for P!nk. The intimate performances coincide with the 20th anniversary of the band’s formation as teenagers, and will stop in San Diego, Anaheim, Austin, Indianapolis, Cleveland and culminating with an performance in New York City at Irving … Read more
Sub Pop Records has announced that Low is offering a special bonus disc with all pre-orders of their new record, The Invisible Way, out March 19. Titled, The Visible End, the four-song disc features three demos of album tracks and one instrumental. The Invisible Way was produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, engineered by Tom Schick … Read more
Mumford & Sons are pleased to announce the details of the 2013 series of Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers in the UK, US, and Canada this summer. Each Stopover combines the intimacy of a community celebration with the excitement of a world-class music festival. This year the Stopovers are expanding to a Friday night concert … Read more
On the heels of a highly successful, critically acclaimed sold-out 2012 festival, the Sasquatch! Music Festival unveils its 2013 lineup, which once again features 4 days of music. The festival, hailed as “a model of well-paced programming…in a four-day schedule as efficient and natural feeling as an expertly built algorithm” by NPR Music while Wired … Read more
To coincide with today’s release of their brand new record II, Unknown Mortal Orchestra is sharing the music video for “So Good At Being In Trouble” starring actor and musician Chris Mintz-Plasse alongside Ruban Nielson. The clip, directed by Danny Perez (known for his extensive work with Animal Collective and Black Dice), provides a perfect … Read more
Built To Spill one of the most endearing and enduring bands of our generation has announced its first live shows of 2013. West coast dates have just been confirmed. Vocalist/guitarist Doug Martsch, and guitarists Brett Netson and Jim Roth, will be joined on the road by new band members Steve Gere (drums) and Jason Albertini … Read more