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Animal Collective "Brothersport" Video

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:37:00 +0000

New Track: The Besnard Lakes - Albatross

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:40:00 +0000

Montreal band The Besnard Lakes will be releasing their third studio album Are the Roaring Night on March 9th on Jagjaguwar later this year. Until then, they have uploaded the albums first single Albatross, which will they be releasing on 12" sometime in February.

Mister Heavenly

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:13:00 +0000

Not long after Islands' released their latest album Vapours, frontmen Nick Thorburn (Islands) and Honus Honus (Man Man) have teamed up for a new musical project which they have named Mister Heavenly. So far the duo have recorded two or three songs which they do not plan on releasing on an album. Instead, every song recorded will be given as a free download. Nick told Spinner last week, "We won't release a proper record necessarily. We're probably going to release all the tracks on the Internet at the same time, do something forward-thinking."

With all the different bands Thorburn has been part of, The Unicorns, Reefer, and Human Highway, we have no idea what this project will sound like but the duo are calling it Doom-Wop. Whatever it will sound like, we're excited to hear it.

Islands "No You Don't" Video

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:44:00 +0000

Download Atlas Sound Bootleg

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:28:00 +0000

Bradford Cox a.k.a. Atlas Sound has a bootleg floating across the internet of a show he did last year on New Years Eve at The Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta, Georgia thanks to the people at Southern Shelter. You can either listen to the whole set online or download it on Southern Shelter's website here.

Tracklist:
1. When I Get Home
2. The Screens
3. Coffin Trick
4. Criminals
5. My Halo
6. Walkabout
7. Sheila
8. Kid Klimax
9. Attic Lights
10. What Goes On

Listen To "Contra" Online

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:13:00 +0000

Last September Vampire Weekend announced on their website that their second album Contra would be released on January 12th, 2010 on XL Recordings. I you can't wait until then the band has made it available for everyone to listen to in its entirety on their MySpace page until it hits stores next week.

myspace.com/vampireweekend

Tracklist:
1. Horchata
2. White Sky
3. Holiday
4. California English
5. Taxi Cab
6. Run
7. Cousins
8. Giving Up The Gun
9. Diplomat's Son
10. I Think Ur A Contra

Radiohead Back In The Studio

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:39:00 +0000

Back in October guitarist Ed O'Brien told NME that Radiohead would be going back in the studio by winter to record their follow-up to 2007's In Rainbows. According to a post by Ed on the band's Dead Air Space blog he has kept his word and the band are now working on their eighth studio album.

The vibe in the camp is fantastic at present, and we head off into the studio in January to continue on from the work we started last Summer. I am so genuinely excited about what we're doing, but for obvious reasons I can't divulge anything more...anyway we all love surprises don't we? 10 years ago we were all collectively (that's the band) in the land of Kid A...and although hugely proud of that record, it wasn't a fun place to be...What's reassuring now, is that we are most definitely a different band, which should therefore mean that the music is different too and that is the aim of the game...keep it moving.

This album will again see producer Nigel Godrich, OK Computer, Kid A, Amnesiac, Hail to the Theif, and In Rainbows, work with the band for the sixth time.

Coldplay - "Strawberry Swing"

noreply@blogger.com (Chase) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:39:00 +0000

Coldplay is back with their latest release, "Strawberry Swing." Staying true to their original sound, if you're a Coldplay fan you will not be disappointed. Not only is the single easy to listen to, but the video is quite remarkable as well. The effects must have taken much time and patience, but the hard work obviously paid off on Coldplay's latest masterpiece.

MCA Suffering From suffering Preaortic Gland and Lymph Node Cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:25:00 +0000

The Beastie Boys have updated their website with a video (above) letting us know of sad news. Adam Yauch, also known as MCA, revealed that he is suffering from cancer of the preaortic gland and lymph node. In the video MCA and bandmate Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horowitz talk about canceling their upcoming tour dates and pushing back the release of their long awaited eight studio album Hot Sauce Committee. He claims that he will have surgery next week (~July 27th) and later have radiation done in that localised area. The good news is that according to him, it's treatable.

It's a bit of a setback, it's a pain in the ass, but it's treatable, in most cases they're able to completely get rid of it, people don't have continuing problems with it… if they've caught it early. That's the good news.

The Beastie Boys were scheduled to headline the second night at the Montreal summer festival Osheaga, but due to this they are forced to cancel.

Beastie Boys Name New Album

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Wed, 27 May 2009 06:07:00 +0000

The Beastie Boys have given a name to their eighth studio album. The band decided to go with Hot Sauce Committee instead of with the working title Tadlock's Glasses. There is no word yet on when the album will be released, but some websites have reported a scheduled release of December 29, 2009 might be possible. This will be the band's first album with vocals since 2004's To the 5 Boroughs.

"It's a lot of vocals – very wordy," said Ad-Rock. "It's political, depending on what you call political. You know, if toilet talk and fart jokes are political, which they can be, in that sense yeah, very."

Below is a video of the Beastie Boys performing the classic So What'cha Want with The Roots on Jimmy Fallon on May 25th, 2009.

Kanye West "Amazing" Feat. Young Jeezy Video

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:36:00 +0000

Eminem Reveals Album Artwork

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:58:00 +0000

Click on image to view full sized version

With the release of Eminem's long awaited album coming out on May 19th, everything is finally coming together. Two songs, I'm Having A Relapse & Crack A Bottle, leaked a few months ago and his first single, We Made You, hit the radio and its video hit every music channel. Now the artwork is out. Em posted it yesterday via his Twitter account. The prescription-drug themed cover which shows his face using different pills joined together also contains a medicine bottle label at the bottom left corner which says "Prescribed by Dr. Dre" and "Refills: 05-19-09."

New Apostle Of Hustle Album + Tour

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:26:00 +0000

When you put Andrew Whiteman (Broken Social Scene), Julian Brown (Feist), and Dean Stone (Sarah Harmer, Amy Millan) together you get one hell of a band, Apostle Of Hustle. The Canadian trio will be releasing their third album, Eats Darkness, on May 19th via Arts & Crafts. The band worked with producer and sound technician, Martin Davis Kinack, once again for Eats Darkness. Kinack previously worked with Sarah Harmer, Broken Social Scene, and Hayden.

They will also be on the road with Broken Social Scene, Explosions In The Sky, Beach House, Thunderheist, and Rattlesnake Choir starting May 20th in Guelph, Ontario.

Wed May 20th - Guelph, ON Ebar
Thu May 21st - Hamilton, ON The Casbah
Fri May 22nd - Peterborough, ON Montreal House
Sat May 23rd - Ottawa, ON Zaphod Beeblebrox
Wed May 27th - Kingston, ON The Grad Club
Fri May 29th - Toronto, ON The Music Gallery
Sat May 30th - Waterloo, ON Starlight Room
Wed Jun 10th - New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Sat Jul 11th - Toronto, ON Olympic Island

Apostle Of Hustle - Perfect Fit

Underoath "Too Bright To See Too Loud To Hear" Video

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:25:00 +0000

Underoath - Too Bright To See Too Loud To Hear

Manchester Orchestra Stream New Album

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:19:00 +0000

Manchester Orchestra's second full-length album, Mean Everything to Nothing will be hitting stores on April 21st via Favorite Gentleman/Canvasback, but thanks to MySpace you can hear the entire record on their profile. Alternative Press has given it 5 stars and AbsolutePunk gave it a 93% rating.

myspace.com/manchesterorchestra

Killswitch Engage Announce Album Details

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:06:00 +0000

Killswitch Engage has given away information about their upcoming album. The band's fourth album will be self-titled due to the guys not being able to agree on a title. “When we all couldn’t agree on an album title, someone suggested we just keep it self-titled and we all pretty much agreed. (It) gives it the feeling of a fresh new beginning,” vocalist Howard Jones said. The album, produced by Brendan O'Brien (Rage Against the Machine) and co-produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, will hit stores on June 30th. The album art can be seen here.

Killswitch will be spending the summer on the road playing the main stage of Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. The only Canadian show will be in Toronto on July 28th. All dates can be found here.

The Mars Volta Confirms New Album Date

noreply@blogger.com (steve-n) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:55:00 +0000

Earlier today, the Mars Volta confirmed the release of Octahedron. This will be their first release on Warner Bros. Records. The album will be released on June 23rd 2009. In North America the first single will be Since We’ve Been Wrong. For the rest of the world it will be Cotopaxi. On Octahedron, the Mars Volta Group is: Marcel Rodriguez Lopez, Thomas Pridgen, John Frusciante, Isaiah Ikey Owens, Juan Alderete de la Pena, Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar Rodriguez Lopez. This leaves rhythm guitarist Paul Hinojos, and brass/percusionist Adrian Terrazas-Gonzales out of the picture. As to whether or not they will tour with the band following the release is also unknown. Stay tuned for more news coming up soon.

Tracklist:
1. Since We've Been Wrong
2. Teflon
3. Halo of Nembutals
4. With Twilight as My Guide
5. Cotopaxi
6. Desperate Graves
7. Copernicus
8. Luciforms

Remix EP For Dear Science

noreply@blogger.com (steve-n) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:39:00 +0000

With the success of Dear Science, TV On The Radio feel as though it is time to release something new. No, not a new album just yet. The band are going to release a three track EP called Read Silence, which will feature remixes from the album. Read Silence's release date will be TOMORROW, April 14th. Last week TV On The Radio also released a webisode for the song Shout Me Out and it can be viewed below, along with the Read Silence tracklisting.

01 Shout Me Out (Willie Isz Remix by Jneiro Jarel)
02 Stork & Owl (Gang Gang Dance Remix)
03 Red Dress (Glitch Mob Remix)

Shout Me Out

News From All Over

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:51:00 +0000

-Alexisonfire announce "Old Crows/Young Cardinals" - Punk News
-Conor Oberst Releases Free Documentary Film - Spin
-Rivers Cuomo, Rainn Wilson Cover Joan Osborne - Spin
-Bill O'Reilly Whines About Eminem's "We Made You" Video - Prefix
- No Doubt - "Stand and Deliver" (Adam and the Ants Cover) - Prefix
-Ronnie James Dio Writing Autobiography - Prefix
-Courtney Love discovers loss of £360 million of Kurt Cobain's money - NME
-Billy Bob Thornton Booed Onstage During Show In Canada - MTV
-Method Man, Redman Return With Blackout 2 After 'Venturing' Out - MTV
-Radiohead Plan a Couple Eastern European Gigs - Pitchfork
-Michel Gondry Preps New Compilation DVD - Pitchfork
-New Björk - "Náttúra (Switch Remix)" - Stereogum

Black Kids Contribute To Record Store Day

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:35:00 +0000

We previously wrote about Cold War Kids releasing a live EP in celebration of Record Store Day on April 18. Well Black Kids will be doing the same except they will be dropping a limited-edition 10" of their 2007 EP Wizard of Ahhhs which up to now was only available digitally. The record will be available across the US in indie record shops on April 18th.

Tracklisting:
Sida A
Hit The Heartbrakes
I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You

Side B
Hurricane Jane
I've Underestimated My Charm (Again)

Sigur Rós Frontman To Release Album As Riceboy Sleeps

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:19:00 +0000

Sigur Rós frontman Jón Þór Birgisson and Alex Somers will be releasing an album under the name Riceboy Sleeps. You might have heard of them before. That's because they were featured on the Dark Was The Night compilation. The duo have been playing music together for a few years now and they're finally ready to release an album. The instrumental album will be out on July 20 in Europe via Parlophone Records. There is no word yet as to when it will be released in North America.

The nine song LP will feature Amiina and the Kopavogsdaetur choir. According to a press release, the tracks will be "played solely on acoustic instruments in Iceland and then endlessly toyed with on solar-powered laptops in a raw food commune in some far corner of Hawaii."

If you visit the band's website you'll be able to watch video to the songs All The Big Trees and Daníell in the Sea.

Tracklisting:
1. Happiness
2. Atlas Song
3. Indian Summer
4. Stokkseyri
5. Boy 1904
6. All the Big Trees
7. Daníell in the Sea
8. Howl
9. Sleeping Giant

Manchester Orchestra "I've Got Friends" Video

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:13:00 +0000

Manchester Orchestra have released a new video for the song I've Got Friends which will be on their upcoming album Mean Everything To Nothing. The band's new album is due out on April 21st.

Manchester Orchestra - "I've Got Friends"

Portugal. The Man Announce New Album

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:01:00 +0000

Portugal. The Man will be releasing their fourth album named The Satanic Satanist on July 21st. This will be the band's second release on Equal Vision Records, the first being 2008's Censored Colors. In addition to the good news, former drummer Jason Sechrist is now back with the band.

They had this to say on their MySpace blog:

Everyone worked together and did just what was needed. There was a lot of laughing and a lot of experimenting and a lot of jamming. Camp Street Studios was exactly what this album needed in so many ways. It took us to a new place in sound and dynamics and structure and song. Just the level of professionalism alone brought our minds into a whole new world. We wrote demos, focused structures, played together live for the basic tracks, jumped head first into the world of synthesizers, and brought back programming/drum machines/loops (for those of you who missed that). The main focus of The Satanic Satanist came down to the structures. With every album we have done there has been a focus to try something new and with this album it landed in the world of Motown/Space and classic song structures.

Tracklisting:
1. People Say
2. Work All Day
3. Lovers In Love
4. The Sun
5. The Home
6. The Woods
7. Guns and Dogs
8. Do You
9. Everyone Is Golden
10. Let You Down
11. Mornings

Method Man & Redman feat. Saukrates "A-Yo" Video

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:25:00 +0000

So far there are three tracks that are confirmed for Meth & Red's new album Blackout 2. The first one which we posted on Tuesday is Mrs. International, the second is City Lights, and the third is A-Yo. The video to that song is below. The album is set to drop on May 19th.

Blink-182 And Weezer On Tour Together?

noreply@blogger.com (Sean) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:40:00 +0000

According to an informed source Blink-182 will be bringing Weezer on tour with this this summer. There have been rumors going on since about February that the two bands would be getting together, but according to that source it is now a done deal.

This will be Blink's first tour since their last show which was on December 16, 2004 at Point Depot in Dublin, Ireland.