Last years Meet Me At The Muster Station was one of our favourite LP's of 2011 and just over a year on from that release, Ontarios favourite duo PS I Love You, have annouced details of the follow-up record. Death Dreams will be released on May 28th via the ever-brilliant Paper Bag Records . As is the way these days, the band are giving away the first-taster of the new record as a free download. Listen, love and grab it for yourself below. [...]
You're bound to see a number of imitators dressed up as Lady Gaga for Halloween this year, but the real deal is over in New Delhi to perform and promote Born This Way . The remixable diva shared exclusive details about her "Marry The Night" music video, her directorial debut, claiming that the clip for her "favorite song on the album" will be autobiographical in nature. (What? Does that mean the "Born This Way" video wasn't autobiographical?) Head below to watch the interview and find out more about the upcoming visual. [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Television A&E Tonight, viewers will be treated to one of rock's rarest moments. No, it's not a remaining-Beatle reunion -- it's the marriage of Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed . After nearly 30 years of dating, they are set to tie the knot on the season finale of their hit reality series, ' Gene Simmons Family Jewels .' The couple's two children, Nick and Sophie, [...]
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Filed under: News , Spinner Interview , New Releases , Q + A Waterfront Entertainment Debbi Peterson , Vicki Peterson and Susanna Hoffs are a family: friends and colleagues united by their love of '60s pop, jangling guitars, the Beatles and now children. After 30 years of rock 'n' roll and a short hiatus in the '90s, these badass babes are back with the reflective and rootsy [...]
Well after it's all said and done Electric Zoo weekend was so full of music that I've found it nearly impossible to create a top 3, let alone a top 5… so many artists were great for very different reasons. Regardless of how they put together their sets, they made for an incredible weekend of music, music, music. I will say the one thing about Electric Zoo is, with the size limitation of Randall's Island Park, they are taking away a festival aspect to the event. There should be more things for people to do, it seems that everything other [...]
If you follow local hip-hop act Anti-Crew on either Facebook or Twitter , you've hooked yourself up with a local act that knows sharing means caring. They hook you up with what they're digging on Music Mondays, and they feature a tune from their latest effort, Foundation: Expansion Plan on Thirsty Thursdays.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
James are one of my absolute favorite bands and this seems really, really cool to me. There are a lot of neat additions including a USB with all the material (for those of you who are lazy like myself) and a scrapbook full of rare and unreleased photos, memorabilia, press cuttings, and many other items straight out of the band's personal archives, as well as a James timeline they have annotated. The first 500 orders will receive a note card signed by the entire band. This all begins on 16th August at [...]
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'Dishes' is the first single from K. Briscoe featuring the big and fast mouth of Busta Rhymes. If you don't already know about K. Briscoe the short sum up is that she's a grammy nominated singer and songwriter from Kansas City who's now stepping into her own after being behind the scenes writing for many [...]
Last night marked the end of a five year run for STL Home Jamz, the Hot 104.1 radio show that promoted independent local hip hop artists. The show went off the air less than 18 hours ago, and alr... Continue reading "Finsta and DJ Sno Dish about the End of STL Home Jamz" >
It seems this album has been on the cards for a long time, and now finally we have a firm release date and lots of lovely details. Marcus' album, " Nameless Path " will be released by Communion/Poldor records on the 26th of September . We have had a sneaky listen over here at The Ruckus, and can assure you it is a thing of beauty. I've been seeing Marcus play for nearly two and a half years now, and have watched his progression from folky singer feeling his way in music armed only with [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Music , New Releases Arts & Crafts West Coast folkster Dan Mangan is a fortunate guy. In his relatively short career, he's toured the globe, made the Polaris Prize short list, become a Glastonbury regular and joined the Arts & Crafts roster. It's no coincidence, then, that his latest creation (to be released September 27) is titled 'Oh Fortune.' But it ain't all [...]
Out of the blue I know, but still totally worth your time. Acclaimed director of all things amazing Joseph Kahn ("Toxic", "Womanizer", "All The Lovers") just uploaded the HQ cut of Kylie Minogue 's flawless video for "All The Lovers" to Vimeo this evening . In the video's description, he shared more than a few kind words about working with the disco diva, as well as some behind-the-scenes scoop that you probably didn't already know before: Kylie was the dream artist to work with. First as a [...]
Ruckus favorite Grouplove have unveiled the cover art for their upcoming album Never Trust A Happy Song . The art, as with all of Grouplove's artwork, was created by their uber talented singer Hannah Hooper. Nylon premiered the cover art and recently spoke to Hooper about it: You've designed all the other Grouplove covers and imaging. Do you create the art ahead of time and then use it for the albums, or is it the other way around? I don't really have a process for the Grouplove [...]
12 September 2011. That's the date you'll want to mark in your calendars, lovelies. You saw the big, beautiful and rather exciting news here right? BRIT award winner & folk favourite, Laura Marling will be releasing new album, 'A Creature I Don't Know' and here is the tracklisting and cover art. 1. The Muse 2. I Was Just [...]
I've been listening to Benjamin Francis Leftwich's new album Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm nonstop for a few weeks now. It is absolutely stunning , and I can't wait for all of you to hear it, too. You'll have the chance soon enough, but what if you could have Benjamin himself play the songs for you and your closest friends, live at your house? I know, right? Well, turns out (if you live in the UK), you can. Check out Benjamin's cover of The Killers' "When You Were [...]
Kristin Burns In May 2010, acclaimed producer, songwriter and former Eurythmic Dave Stewart purchased a guitar that once belonged to an obscure country singer named Red River Dave. Stewart felt a strange connection with the instrument and knew instantly his then-upcoming trip to Nashville would yield something special. Sure enough, he wound up befriending Music City luminaries John and Martina McBride , at whose studio he recorded 'The Blackbird Diaries,' due out Aug 23. The album is Stewart's first in 13 years, but it's not like he's been [...]
With more details to come over the summer and an expected release date sometime this fall, We Were Promised Jetpacks have released a teaser trailer for their new album (with footage shot while on tour in the US) just ahead of their EU tour. Check out the video below (and fangirl with us):
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