On October 16 Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard is set to release his first ever solo album, ' Forever Lives '. In support of the forthcoming release, Gibbard has announced dates for a North American tour kicking off in September. Ben Gibbard Tour Dates: 09-26 Big Sur, CA - Henry Miller Library 10-14 Toronto, Ontario - The Danforth Music Hall 11-01 Minneapolis, MN - Assembly Hall at The Women's Club 11-02 Chicago, IL - Athenaeum Theatre [...]
In your daily dose of crazy, Megadeth 's Dave Mustaine accused President Obama of staging the recent shootings in Aurora and Wisconsin. Speaking during a recent show in Singapore, Mustaine said, "Back in my country, my president is trying to pass a gun ban, so he's staging all of these murders. The 'Fast and Furious' thing down at the border. And Aurora, Colorado, all the people that were killed there. And now, the beautiful people at the Sikh temple. ... I don't know where I'm going to live if America keeps [...]
Bloc Party are gearing up for the release of their much anticipated new album, ' Four ', due out later this month. Set for release on August 21 via Frenchkiss Records, the band's fourth studio album is currently streaming online, in full. Stream the album here . Bloc Party tour dates: 9/14/12 Boston, MA @ House of Blues 9/15/12 Philadelphia, PA @ [...]
Silver Sun Pickups are have issued a Cease and Desist letter to the campaign of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney . The band is accusing the Romney camp of illegally using their 2009 track " Panic Switch " during campaign stops across the country without prior permission. "We don't like people going behind our backs, using our music without asking, and we don't like the Romney campaign," said Silversun Pickups lead singer/guitarist Brian Aubert. "We're nice, approachable people. We won't bite. Unless you're Mitt Romney! We were very close to just letting [...]
Mumford & Sons have previewed the first single off the band's much anticipated forthcoming album. Titled, " I Will Wait ", the new single is taken from the bands new album, ' Babel ', due out September 24. Listen to the single below.
My Morning Jacket have premiered the music video for "Outta My System". The track is off the band's latest album, 'Circuital'. The James Frost-directed video features Zach Galifianakis as an evil wizard. Watch below.
The lineup for the third annual Moogfest has been released. The annual festival which celebrates the founder of Moog Music, Bob Moog , will take place Friday, October 26 and Saturday, October 27, 2012 in Asheville, NC. Among the acts set to perform are Miike Snow , Santigold , Four Tet , the Magnetic Fields , and Explosions In The Sky . Artists are set to perform at various venues throughout downtown Asheville, including the U.S. Cellular Center and the more intimate Asheville Music [...]
Interpol frontman Paul Banks is back with a sophomore solo album due out later this year. Banks, who released his debut album 'Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper' in 2009, will release his new album, titled 'Banks', on October 23 via Matador. In anticipation for the release, the singer has released the first track off the forthcoming album, "The Base". Stream and DOWNLOAD the album below. Download : " The Base " - Paul Banks
Always one to top herself, Lady Gaga has revealed the title of her highly anticipated forthcoming album in an unusual way … by tattooing it on herself. Gaga's upcoming release, and her fourth studio album, will be titled ' ARTPOP '. In a tweet to fans, the singer wrote, "make sure when writing about my new album/project ARTPOP that you CAPITALIZE the title, *its all in the details*" Although no release date was announced, the album is slated for release in later 2012 or early 2013.
The annual Lollapalooza festival, which is taking place this weekend in Chicago, was temporarily suspended for several hours this afternoon due to severe and dangerous weather conditions. The festival kicked off yesterday at Grant Park with no major incidents, however, a warning issued today (Saturday 8/4) by the National Weather Service of an approaching severe thunderstorm from the west was determined to be too dangerous and festival organizers along with the help of the Chicago Police Depatment began closing down the bash at 3:30 this afternoon. The police directed festival-goers to 3 [...]
The annual iTunes Festival in London is once again returning with 30 nights of free music. This year's event is set to see over 60 artists including Calvin Harris , Noel Gallagher , Jack White , One Direction , David Guetta , Deadmau5 , and Mumford and Sons . The iTunes Festival is once agin coming back to the Roundhouse in London for 30 consecutive nights of live music. The festival is free and fans can apply to win tickets [...]
The line-up for the 2012 Pacific Festival has been released. The one-day bash is set to take place at Newport Dunes Resort & Marina in Orange County on Sunday September 2nd. Among the acts set to take part in the festival are Mayer Hawthorne , Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. , Fool's Gold , and Poolside . Tickets for the festival are on sale now and range from $45-$75. For more information visit Pacificfestival.com . Check out the full lineup below. [...]
Bloc Party are currently in the midst of a North American tour in support of their forthcoming album, ' FOUR '. Among the strops on the tour will be a sold-out performance at Terminal 5 in New York City. As a treat to fans, the band have teamed up with The Bowery Presents Live to live stream the show in full HD. The live performance starts at 9:30 pm EDT and can be streamed here . ' FOUR ' is out August [...]
Washed Out has premiered the music video for "A Dedication". The track is the latest single off his new album, 'Within and Without', to get the music video treatment. Check out the music video below.
In anticipation for the release of their new album, ' Green Day ¡Uno! ', ' Green Day ¡Dos! ', and ' Green Day ¡Tré! ' album trilogy, Green Day have announced plans to release a career spanning boxed set. The 8-CD boxed set will span from their 1990 debut, '1,039/ Smoothed Out Slappy Hours', through Kerplunk (1992), Dookie (1994), Insomniac (1995) Nimrod (1997), Warning (2000), American Idiot (2004), and 20092s 21st Century Breakdown. The boxed set will be released on September 4 and will be available exclusively at Best Buy. [...]
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros have released a new remix by Timmy The Terror . The remix for track "Dear Believer" comes from Timmy Anderson of Ima Robot , aka Timmy the Terror . The track is off the band's latest album ' Here ', out now. Stream and download the track below.
Comedian Stephen Colbert has announced details for this year's Colbchella 2012 music extravaganza. ' The Colbert Report ' host announced details for what has now become an annual event on his show Tuesday night (July 31). Dubbed " StePhest Colbchella `012: RocktAugustFest " the one-day festival is set to take place August 10 aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York. Among the acts set to play the bash will be Grizzly Bear , Santigold , Flaming Lips , and FUN . [...]
Aside from kicking off their North American tour today (July 31) in Brooklyn, Sigur Rós have premiered the newest video in their Mystery Film Experiment series. Directed by acclaimed photographer Ryan McGinley , the new video is for ' Valtari ' track, “ Varúd ,” Watch the video below. ' Valtari ': Sigur Rós tour dates: Tue 7/31 Brooklyn NY [...]
Joanna Newsom has joined the large lists of acts set to play this year's Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco. Set to kick off October 13, the two-day festival will also see performances by Girl Talk , The xx , M83 , Best Coast , Public Enemy , and Gossip . Newsom will close out the festival on October 14th. Check out the full lineup for the Treasure Island Festival below. For more [...]
Jack White has announced plans to play a solo concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall this September. Playing in support of his debut solo album ' Blunderbuss ', White will play the famed venue on September 29. Tickets for the show go on sale to the general public beginning at 10 a.m. ET on Friday, August 3. Members of Third Man Records' Vault will receive access to a special pre-sale beginning at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, August 1. Jack White is [...]
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