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Blue Stahli Detroit's Blue Stahli - the project of Bret Autrey - has released a remix of Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" which can be heard in this post. Autrey is also a touring member of the Celldweller live show.

Dent May Dent May's newest album, Do Things , is out June 12, 2012. In advance of the album (which is great, I highly recommend it), he has released the Osborne Remix of "Do Things" which can be heard in this post. Catch Dent May on tour this Summer. Tour Dates 6-15 Dallas, TX - The Bryan Street Tavern 6-16 Austin, TX - Scottish Rite Theater $$ 6-17 San Antonio, TX - Korova $$ 6-18 Lubbock, TX - Pray [...]

DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" Video DIIV, whose album Oshen is out on June 26, 2012, released a video for "How Long Have You Known?" a few days ago. Watch the video in this post. The band is on tour now. Tour Dates 06/09/12 @ Rock and Roll Hotel - Washington, DC # 06/11/12 @ Johnny Brendas - Philadelphia, PA # 06/12/12 @ TT The Bears - Cambridge, MA # 06/13/12 @ Il [...]

2:54 2:54 has released the official video for "Creeping" which was directed by the Scandinavian duo Frode & Marcus. Watch the video in this post. 2:54 will begin a US tour on June 9, 2012 in Brooklyn. Tour Dates 05/31 London, UK - Rough Trade East 6/7 London, UK - Scala $ 6/9 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory ! 6/10 Washington, DC - Rocknroll Hotel ! 6/11 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge ! 6/13 Boston, MA [...]

Beer As a matter of fact, I do like beer. As a kid, beer – alcohol in general – was a bit of a fear factor for me because alcoholism runs deep in my family. So other than getting a sip of my dad's beer when I was just a wee lad, I avoided it until my last days of high school. I've always been mindful of what alcohol can do to you long-term, so I'm tried to be as responsible as possible when drinking. The funny thing is, it used [...]

Windows to a more serene world I spent Mother's Day morning with my mom - sitting on the sun-room with several windows open - so we could both hear and smell the rain falling from a calm, grey Sunday morning sky. For several hours we chatted off-and-on keeping company with the squirrels, bluebirds, redbirds and thrashers who seemed to be enjoying the rain as much as we were. There was no TV; no satellite radio; no computer; not even a smart phone. It was wonderfully amazing. On my drive home later [...]

Must all good things come to an end? I am truly torn. Unlike a lot of blogs or Web sites that are just a passing hobby or a project for a college class, DeadJournalist has been an identity for me for almost a decade. For me, it isn't just about the music or the site traffic or trying to break news or an artist before anyone else. For me, it's been the primarily (if not only) way that I, personally, have been able to justify who I am outside of my day job from [...]

Cass McCombs (Photo: Paul Valencia PI) Cass McCombs has released a new video for "Bradley Manning" which was directed by Bradley Beesley. Watch the video in this post. Tour Dates Fri. May 25 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall ^ Mon. May 28 - George, WA @ Sasquatch Music Festival ^ Wed. May 30 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios Sat. June 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre * ^ [...]

Metric (Photo: Justin Broadbent) From their fifth studio album, Synthetica , Metric has released "Youth Without Youth" which can be streamed in this post. The album, out June 12, 2012, will be followed by a Fall 2012 tour. Dates below. Tour Dates 09.06.12 - Water Street Music Hall - Rochester, NY 09.08.12 - The Fillmore - Detroit, MI 09.09.12 - Madison Theatre - Covington, KY 09.11.12 - State Theatre - Minneapolis, MN 09.14.12 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN [...]

Anna Ternheim (Photo: Julia Hetta) From her album, The Night Visitor , out on June 5, 2012, Anna Ternheim has released "Walking Aimlessly" which features Will Oldham. Listen to the track in this post. Also, watch the video for, "The Longer The Waiting, The Sweeter The Kiss" which features the Dave Ferguson.

VHS of Beta - Diamonds And Dub VHS or Beta have released "Diamonds And Dub" as the title track from their new album, Diamonds And Dub , out May 8, 2012. The album features dub versions of tracks from the band's 2011 album, Diamonds and Dirt . The duo of Mark Palgy and Craig Pfunder worked with DJ/producer Jacques Renault (Holy Ghost, YACHT, Midnight Magic) and engineer/remixer Mark Verbos on the album. VHS or Beta will be on tour in May 2012. Tour Dates [...]

Kirby Krackle (Photo: Joshua Sterns) Mixtape: Superhero Mixtape '12! by Jon Wolf Not a hoax! Not an imaginary story! In honor of Hollywood pulling off a minor miracle and actually making a superhero team movie with The Avengers ( Watchmen being the former "white whale" of superhero properties), I have compiled a short-but-sweet oddball collection of fun and listenable superhero-themed songs, sparing listeners from The Spin Doctors and Three Doors Down, but not Crash Test Dummies for some reason. [...]

Purity Ring - Shrines Purity Ring, the duo of Corin Roddick and Megan James, have announced the release of their debut LP, Shrines , on July 24, 2012 via 4AD. Listen to "Obedear" in this post. The Canadian band is on tour in North America and Europe this Spring. They will join Dirty Projectors for dates in July. Tour Dates April 27th - Nocturnal Wonderland Texas, Rockdale, TX May 22nd - Casa Del Popolo, Montreal 23rd - Cafe [...]

School of Seven Bells - "Kiss Them For Me" I posted this yesterday on Twitter, but here's the formal post for School of Seven Bells cover of the Siouxsie and the Banshees classic, "Kiss Them For Me." Listen to the track in this post. The track was released as a Records Store Day 73 and is now available via iTunes .

Sharon Van Etten (second from right) Sharon Van Etten has announced additional tour dates this Spring in support of her much lauded album, Tramps . Watch the video to "Leonard" in this post. "Leonard" by Sharon Van Etten from Secretly Jag on Vimeo . Complete tour dates below. Tour Dates Wed. Apr. 25 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl ^ Thu. Apr. 26 - Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge ^ Fri. Apr. 27 - [...]

Eternal Summers Good news for music lovers today with the announcement that Eternal Summers will be releasing their sophomore album, Correct Behavior , on July 24, 2012 via Kanine Records. Album tracklisting below. Eternal Summers - Correct Behavior Tracklisting 1. Millions 2. Wonder 3. You Kill 4. I Love You 5. It's Easy 6. Girls in the City 7. Heaven and Hell 8. Good As You 9. Disappear [...]

Death Grips - The Money Store Death Grips has released a video for "I've Seen Footage" from their album, The Money Store which is out today. Watch the video and stream the album in this post. Death Grips will be on tour through North America and Europe throughout Spring 2012. Complete dates below. Tour Dates 5/5 Sacramento Electronic Music Festival - Sacramento, CA 5/18 The Academy - Dublin, Ireland 5/19 Stag & Dagger - Glasgow, [...]

PUJOL PUJOL, AKA Daniel Pujol, released "Reverse Vampire" last week from his forthcoming album, United States of Being , out June 5, 2012. Listen to the track in this post.

Patrick Watson - Adventures in Your Own Backyard Patrick Watson released a vide for "Into Giants" from his forthcoming album, Adventures in Your Own Backyard , which is out on May 1, 2012. Listen and watch the video in this post. Watson is on tour now. Tour Dates Tue. 04/24/12 - Paris, FR @ Cabaret Sauvage Thu. 04/26/12 - Bourges, FR @ L'Auditorium (Printemps de Bourges) Sat. 04/28/12 - Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg w/ The Barr [...]

The Hives The Hives have announced dates for a US tour in June 2012 to support their new album, Lex Hives , out June 5, 2012. Complete tour dates in this post. Tour Dates 6/19 - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club 6/20 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory 6/22 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 6/23 - Boston, MA - House of Blues 6/25 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis 6/26 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy 6/27 - Pontiac, MI - [...]