Blog: The Audio Perv

by Ilana Kaplan The New York underground scene is coming to Mercury Lounge tonight for one hell of a show. Friends, Julia Haltigan, Kendra Morris and MotherFeather will be gracing the stages with a show full of folk, soul and pop-cock rock. The show brings together these musical talents for Haltigan's birthday, which was yesterday. MotherFeather brings back the feel of PJ Harvey with the vocal styling of Karen O. With glitzy fashion and wild theatrics, lead singer Ann Courtney ...

When a band has issues with their label and doesn't hire a publicist, their music videos don't get released and promoted. That's what happened here with Stone Temple Pilots and their video for "Cinnamon", the unofficial third single for the band's self-titled album released in 2010. Watch the video below and let us know what you think about it in the comments section. Social Bookmarking...

Carolina Rebellion returns Saturday, May 5 bigger and better than ever and boasting a solid rock lineup for the multi-stage festival, including Shinedown, Korn, Evanescence, Staind, Five Finger Death Punch and Slash (see below for full lineup). 2012 marks the debut of Carolina Rebellion at its new home at the legendary Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, NC, conveniently situated between Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, Columbia and Greensboro. Also new in 2012: weekend RV and Tent Camping and the Friday Night Campground Party presented ...

The Kills performed "The Last Goodbye" on the Late Show with David Letterman . Watch the video below and pick up the album Blood Pressures on iTunes , Amazon MP3 , CD Social Bookmarking...

Out of Seattle comes your favorite new band, Ticktockman . No, they're not superheroes but their music is pretty extraordinary. Ticktockman's music is raw, energetic and even slightly ethereal. You might think that you're listening to At-The Drive In or Portugal. the Man but you're really hearing something entirely different. We know what you're thinking, how did they come up with the name? Let's let the band tell you "The Ticktockman" is a figure from a Harlan Ellison short story ...

Columbia Records is pleased to announce that it has signed the well-known indie band Walk Off The Earth , whose current YouTube video, a five-person, one guitar cover of "Somebody That I Used to Know," has racked up 50 million views on YouTube in less than a month. The powerful fan response to the video has turned the five-year-old Canadian group into a media phenomenon and propelled them onto American network television, where a posted video of their appearance on ...

Today Cults will debut the long awaited video for their lovelorn track "You Know What I Mean" on NPR's All Songs Considered The songs "quiet/loud dynamic that ramps up the drama with every chorus" (Pitchfork) was released in early 2010 and has become the band's crowd entrance point of no return. The video was directed by Isaiah Seret who also collaborated with the band for their controversial video for "Go Outside." And if you look closely, you may recognize a ...

Australian born/East London based The Temper Trap is pleased to announce a return to the States this March to play a handful of intimate club dates in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. The trip will also include a stop in Austin at SXSW where the band will debut new music from their upcoming sophomore release due this spring on Glassnote/Columbia Records in the U.S. The Temper Trap garnered critical acclaim and commercial success with their 2009 debut 'Conditions,' which ...

Of Montreal performed "Dour Percentage" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . Watch the video below and pick up their album Paralytic Stalks on iTunes , Amazon MP3 , CD Social Bookmarking...

Far East Movement performed "Jello" and "Girls On The Dance Floor" on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Watch both songs in the video below: Social Bookmarking...

Dierks Bentley performed "Tip It On Back" on the Late Show with David Letterman . Earlier in the night, Dierks' Live on Letterman session aired online. Watch "Tip It On Back" below: Social Bookmarking...

Dr. Dog performed "That Old Black Hole" on Conan . Watch the video below and pick up their album Be The Void on iTunes , Amazon MP3 , CD Social Bookmarking...

Acclaimed UK rockers TRIBES will storm the U.S. on March 13th with the release of their full-length debut, Baby (Fairfax Recordings/Universal Republic Records). The band will also take their raw live performance across the U.S. for the first time, beginning on March 4 in Vail, CO., through Austin's SXSW Festival and ending March 27 in New York, NY in support of the album (full tour dates below). A few months back the band put out a call to their Facebook ...

Sleigh Bells will make their network television debut as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on Saturday, February 18th, airing on NBC at 11:30 pm EST. The Brooklyn duo will be playing the brand new songs "Comeback Kid" and "End of the Line" from their forthcoming album Reign of Terror, which will be available on February 21st on Mom+Pop Music. The band will be performing on the show hosted by Bridesmaids star and SNL alum Maya Rudolph. Sleigh Bells' ...

White Denim performed "Street Joy" and "Anvil Everything" on Last Call with Carson Daly . Watch the videos below and pick up their album D on iTunes , Amazon MP3 , CD Social Bookmarking...

The Inaugural Treefort Music Fest , which will take place March 22 - 25 in downtown Boise, Idaho, has announced the festival's full lineup today. The lineup includes Built to Spill, of Montreal, WHY?, The Cave Singers, Typhoon, Blitzen Trapper, AraabMUZIK, Delicate Steve, EMA, Tennis, DJ Dug Martsch, Grieves & Budo, Motopony, Cheyenne Marie Mize, The Spyrals, and over 50 more artists. The full lineup, with over 120 acts, is listed below. Alaska Airlines is sponsoring the giveaway of two ...

Platinum-selling, GRAMMY-nominated British duo The Ting Tings (Jules De Martino and Katie White) will make their highly anticipated sophomore album, Sounds From Nowheresville (Columbia Records), available in the US on March 13th. Check out their new track "Soul Killing" at AOL Spinner HERE . Additionally, first single "Hang it Up" will be available digitally on February 10th and fans can pre-order the standard and digital deluxe editions of the album in the US beginning on February 21st. Deluxe edition track ...

White Rabbits are offering a free download of new single "Temporary" to any and all comers at their Facebook page and at RollingStone.com Preceded by the hypnotic "Heavy Metal" video that premiered last month via NPR and described by Rolling Stone as "fusing a variety of intriguing textures to a tight, ever-shifting groove that emphasizes a thick, post-punk bass line," "Temporary" is the first official single from the band's third album Milk Famous due March 6 on tbd. White Rabbits ...

2Cellos performed the Michael Jackson classic "Smooth Criminal" on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Watch it below: Social Bookmarking...

The Cranberries made their return to late night television with a performance of "Tomorrow" from their upcoming album Roses on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . They also performed "Dreams" as a web exclusive. Watch both songs below and pre-order Roses Social Bookmarking...