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LOU DOILLON Announces US Release of Internationally Acclaimed Debut Album: Places on June 18th, 2013 Coming off her acclaimed European debut, Lou Doillon will release her full-length debut album Places in the US on June 18th, 2013 on Verve Records. The album was recorded at Studio De LA Seine in Paris and originally released via Universal France on September 3rd, 2012 and quickly achieved critical praise across Europe, referred to as "a real wonder" by Mad and "splendid and miraculous" by Le soir [...]

FIRE ISLAND PINES ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE "1915" ON LIMITED EDITION ORANGE VINYL AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Cornish six-piece Fire Island Pines have announced their brand new single "1915", to be released in the UK, US and Japan on April 29, 2013. Available for digital download and on strictly limited edition 7" vinyl, "1915" is another triumphant track from Fire Island Pines, loaded with the bands trademark jangling guitars, bursts of trumpet and tortured existentialism. Fire Island Pines - 1915 video: The [...]

Drowning Pool have announced their summer touring plans. The Resilience Tour starts May 24, 2013 in St. Petersburg, FL. Joining the band on these dates will be Eye Empire . Along with the headlining dates, the band has announced a partnership with the USO that will have the band playing a series of shows in Europe for US troops stationed abroad. The band's new album Resilience is now available. Pick it up on iTunes, Amazon, or at a record store near you. [...]

THE NEW SINGLE FROM SIGUR RÓS' FORTHCOMING ALBUM KVEIKUR Last month, Sigur Rós announced news of a new studio album, Kveikur . Self-produced by the three members of Sigur Rós - Jón Þór Birgisson, Georg Holm and Orri Páll Dýrason - Kveikur will be released on June 18, 2013, and is their first album since signing to XL Recordings worldwide. Sigur Rós - Ísjaki - lyric video: The news [...]

THE DANDY WARHOLS PREMIERE NEW VIDEO 'REST YOUR HEAD' ON SPINNER THIRTEEN TALES FROM URBAN BOHEMIA TOUR SLATED SUMMER 2013 'THIS MACHINE' OUT NOW ON THE END RECORDS WATCH THE "REST YOUR HEAD" OFFICIAL VIDEO Portland natives, The Dandy Warhols premiered their new video for "Rest Your Head" on Spinner last week. Watch below, here on BandWeblogs.com ! The video was directed by French Canadian [...]

"A CHANGE IS GONNA COME" TO RECEIVE TOWERING SONG AWARD AT SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME GALA Previously Announced Inductees Include Tony Hatch, Mick Jones & Lou Gramm, Holly Knight, JD Souther, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry The 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame Towering Song Award will be presented to "A Change Is Gonna Come" at the 44th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner slated for Thursday, June 13, 2013 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, SHOF Chairman Jimmy Webb announced. The [...]

THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS TEAMS UP WITH VEVO TO PREMIERE THE SHORT FILM 'UP IN THE AIR' New Album LOVE LUST FAITH + DREAMS Set For May 21 Release Thirty Seconds To Mars is partnering with VEVO, the world's leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform, to premiere the short film 'Up In The Air' . "This short film is quite unlike anything we have ever done before. With contributions from Damien Hirst, Dita Von Teese, US Olympic [...]

Country superstar Brad Paisley has joined George Strait 's 60 For 60 campaign with a new interview video about George's influence on his career. George Strait - 'Love Is Everything'; new single "Give It All We Got Tonight" in the charts Paisley joins stars like Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Eric Church and more in support of George's pending 60th #1 single of his career before his 61st birthday. 60 [...]

After 10 years of fronting explosive Oxford rock band Smilex and other collaborative projects like The Prohibition Smokers' Club, Boywithatoy and more, songwriter and producer Lee Christian releases his debut solo record 'A New Way' . It's a combination of dancefloor orientated beats and synth heavy, experimental electronic pop music with lyrics exploring topics as diverse as love, religion, authority, capitalism, fashion, space travel and of course, a healthy dose of sex (one of Lee's favourite subjects!). "It was important to me that [...]

The Good Natured are set to unleash a free download of song "Lovers" to coincide and celebrate announcing the title of their debut album, 'Prism' , set for a Summer 2013 release. Since signing with Parlophone in 2011, the modern wave pop trio spent 2012 recording their debut album with producers such as Patrik Berger (Robyn, Icona Pop), John Hill (Santigold), Jim Eliot (Ellie Goulding) and Richard X (Sugababes) who produced debut single "5-HT"; championed by the likes of Huw Stephens, [...]

EMPIRE OF THE SUN UNVEILS ALBUM COVER FOR ICE ON THE DUNE AND PREMIERES NEW SINGLE, "ALIVE" Pre-Order Launches For Album, Set For June 18, 2013 Release Band Makes Its U.S. Television Debut On Jimmy Kimmel Live! On June 18 Empire of the Sun has unveiled the cover art and track listing for its second album, Ice On The Dune . Astralwerks will release the album in the U.S. on [...]

New single "Laura Palmer" and 'Bad Blood' Vinyl LP out June 3, 2013 Bastille announce their new single, "Laura Palmer" released on June 3rd. Taken from their chart-topping debut album 'Bad Blood' , "Laura Palmer" is the follow up to the number 2 chart smash, "Pompeii", one of the UK's biggest selling singles of the year. Influenced by David Lynch 's seminal TV series Twin Peaks , "Laura Palmer" is an epic, cinematic pop song laden with haunting [...]

"I Could've Been Your Girl" is the next track from She & Him 's forthcoming album, Volume 3 (out on Merge Records on May 7). You can stream the track via the link below! Written by Zooey Deschanel with string arrangements by M. Ward , "I Could've Been Your Girl" is '60s pop perfection, and one of the album's most impressive tracks. Volume 3 is another exciting chapter in singer-songwriter Zooey [...]

Ugly Kid Joe is back with their latest release Stairway to Hell , after being "away from the scene" for over ten years. Longtime Ugly Kid Joe fans will be happy to know that the new EP features frontman Whitfield Crane, Klaus Eichstadt and Dave Fortman (guitars), Cordell Crockett (bass) and Shannon Larkin (drums). It was great news to hear that the band was back making music together, years after their hit single "Everything About You" [...]

ALPINE TO SUPPORT CRYSTAL FIGHTERS ON U.S. TOUR THIS JUNE AUSTRALIAN OUTFIT MAKES U.S. DEBUT WITH A IS FOR ALPINE OUT MAY 21 ON VOTIV BAND FEATURED ON NPR "WEEKEND EDITION SUNDAY" ITUNES' AUSTRALIAN ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR Lauded Australian band Alpine are set to support Spanish rockers Crystal Fighters on a U.S. run beginning in June. Since forming, Alpine have toured extensively with the likes of [...]

George Strait to Release New Album Love Is Everything on May 14th George Strait is set to release his highly anticipated 40th studio album, Love Is Everything , on May 14, 2013 on longtime label home MCA Nashville. The King of Country music rejoined veteran producer Tony Brown to co-produce the album, which features 13 new tracks, including the Top 15 and climbing current single "Give It All We Got Tonight." Love Is Everything includes [...]

GORDON DUTHIE ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF NEW ALBUM 'MULTIMEDIA MONSTER' SCOTTISH MUSIC ARTIST HIGHLIGHTS HIS PERSPECTIVE ON AN EVER CHANGING DIGITAL WORLD Gordon Duthie has announced details of his new album entitled 'Multimedia Monster' which will be released by the Scottish music artist on Tuesday the 6th of August 2013. 'Multimedia Monster' chronicles Duthie's experiences with technology over the past 20 years, from retro gaming and land-line phones to the saturated mobile and [...]

Scholars - "More Medicine" live video of alternate version unveiled Debut album 'Always Lead, Never Follow' released today Launch show at the Barfly in London Scholars ' debut album 'Always Lead, Never Follow' was released today through Banquet Records. Album track "More Medicine" gets a re-working in a new live video where the band put a different spin on it. The song itself aims to portray that sort of paranoid, helpless feeling when the [...]

BAD BOOKS BACK ON THE ROAD SUPPORTING SILVERSUN PICKUPS AND MORE NEW ALBUM II OUT NOW ON TRIPLE CROWN / FAVORITE GENTLEMEN Bad Books are excited to announce new tour dates in support of their sophomore album II . The band will also be supporting Silversun Pickups in May on a string of dates in the Northeast, appearing at Radio 104.5 Summer Block Party in Philadelphia with Cold War Kids [...]

New single "Don't Waste My Time" available April 28th From the album 'Back In The Room' released on Basstone Records Bruce Foxton (The Jam/From The Jam/Stiff Little Fingers) returns this year with the second single from his October 2012 album release 'Back In The Room' . Soulful and energetic, Uncut Magazine says, "Foxton proves himself adept at Steely Dan smooth jazz on Don't Waste My Time". Guests on this track include Spandau Ballet's Steve Norman and [...]