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Have thousands of bands on your iTunes and don't know how to begin sorting through who has a Twitter account and who you want to follow? Luckily you don't have to. TweetLouder is this amazing application that sorts through your iTunes, Pandora, LastFM and/or Rdio to scan your artists and connect you to their Twitter pages. All you have to do is select the bands you want to follow and boom you're done! Some of the artists I'm following are: Amy Winehouse @ amyjademermaid [...]

Is your favorite artist on Twitter? Yes? Well, don't get too excited, because sometimes it's not actually them. It's just a company getting paid to post updates on the tour or where you can buy their albums. Too cynical? Okay, fine, sometimes it's actually the artist. But it still happens to be those same tweets more often than not: "Thanks for a great time last night, Cincinnati!" / "Great news! Buy our latest album on Amazon for only 5 dollars! Today only!" Cool. You found your favorite artist on Twitter. And their tweets are just as [...]

Badly Drawn Boy releases It's What I'm Thinking October 12th on The End Records North American tour dates announced Badly Drawn Boy , aka Damon Gough , has announced details of a North American tour in October, his first in three years. The dates coincide with a new Badly Drawn Boy album, It's What I'm Thinking , slated for release on October 12, 2010 on The End Records . Buy CDs, [...]

And She Whispered post new song on MySpace Band on tour with All That Remains, Born of Osiris and Asking Alexandria Some Call it Writers Block I Call It Heartache EP out October 11th Head over to myspace.com/andshewhisperedmus ic to check out "Do As The Romans Do..." , a brand new track from Henderson, NV's And She Whispered . The band will be posting a brand new song every other day leading up to the [...]

Escape the Fate's "Issues" Las Vegas hard rockers Escape the Fate , have just released their video for "Issues." The action-packed video was directed by P.R. Brown who has also worked with the likes of Buckcherry, Prince and Mötley Crüe . Buy CDs, MP3s, more: Escape the Fate on Amazon.com "Issues" comes off the band's [...]

The Script back at Number One! Triumphant Dublin trio The Script have returned to the top of the UK Album Chart three weeks after the release of their phenomenally successful second album 'Science and Faith' . Shifting 200,000 copies of the album, they've also sold out nearly every date of their March 2011 arena tour, with London's O2 Arena selling out almost instantly. A whopping 100,000 tickets for the tour have been sold since tickets went on sale on Friday. [...]

Brooklyn, NY's Hurricane Bells is confirmed to support KT Tunstall on her fall U.S. tour. The band will join Tunstall beginning October 31, 2010 in Portland, OR, at the Crystal Ballroom and work its way back across the country through December 1st, when the tour will wrap up in New York, NY, at Terminal 5. Buy CDs, MP3s, more: Hurricane Bells on Amazon.com [...]

Everything Everything announced as launch headliners for new London Venue XOYO Confirmed DJ's Andrew Weatherall, Dan Beaumont, Casper C, FACT DJ's + many more London's most exciting new live/arts space, XOYO opens its doors for the first time Wednesday 15th September, 2010. XOYO is huge deal for clubland and the live industry alike. XOYO is the brain child of 4 key industry players: Cymon Eckel with Marcus Weedon, Tom Baker and Johnno Burgess [...]

It's been three years since Klaxons burst onto the music scene, injecting a dazzling and much needed moment of rave hedonism into the midst of indie tedium with the truly original and enormously influential Mercury award-winning album Myths of the Near Future . The band is back with the eagerly awaited follow up, Surfing the Void . Buy CDs, MP3s, more: Klaxons on Amazon.com [...]

Phish's Coral Sky, a 2-DVD live concert set, due out October 19th on Jemp Records Band To Headline Sold-Out Austin City Limits Festival On October 8th Before Launching Fall 2010 Tour On October 10th In Broomfield, CO Tour Tickets Go On Sale To General Public Beginning Friday, September 10th On October 19, 2010, JEMP Records will release Coral Sky , a 2-DVD set capturing Phish 's November 2, 1996 performance at Coral Sky [...]

Blue King Brown - new single and video "Never Fade Away" New Album Worldwize Part 1: North & South available in stores and digitally Never Fade Away is the third single off the sophomore release Worldwize , from Australia's righteous purveyors of globally conscious music, Blue King Brown and features a great new clip. Buy CDs, MP3s, more: Blue King Brown on [...]

Mackintosh Braun to Release 'Where We Are' September 21 on Chop Shop Records Electronic-duo, Mackintosh Braun , will release their Chop Shop Records debut, Where We Are , on September 21, 2010. The Oregon-based group consisting of Ian Mackintosh and Ben Braun , conjure a cool intimacy which immediately sets them apart from their peers. Buy CDs, MP3s, more: Mackintosh Braun on Amazon.com [...]

• Mackintosh Braun - Could It Be

Introducing: Tortoiseshell Tortoiseshell release their debut single "This Girl" The dawn of now announces Tortoiseshell ! A musical squad of dudes, cousins, and brothers. Making music for the sand pit, island sojourn, disco or pastel bedroom. Their conga cuts, energy and high spirits map a vast vista of pop taking in many mediums and times. And how would you describe their sound? Tortoiseshell ride the sunny currents of Talking Heads, ESG, afro pop, the 80s, Howard Arkley, deep wave, Roxy Music [...]

April Smith To Perform At US Open September 8th April Smith and the Great Picture Show will bring their swinging, juke joint swagger to one of the biggest stages in sports on September 8th, when they perform at the 2010 U.S. Open , in Flushing, NY. Buy CDs, MP3s, more: April Smith on Amazon.com April Smith on Amazon.co.uk [...]

Marvell single "We Know" is released on 10/10/10 Vertex, Shocka and Double S make up the North London trio Marvell whose catchy single, "We Know" drops October 10, 2010. Supporting Chipmunk on his UK tour this summer has seen Marvell's fan base rocket. They have already notched up 300,000 views on YouTube (video below), appeared on the nation's biggest radio stations ( Radio 1 and [...]

Goldfrapp NEW Pinball iPhone APP! New single Believer out September 7th Goldfrapp Pinball is a 3D pinball game , which allows you to remix Goldfrapp's music as you play. Featuring samples from Goldfrapp's album Head First , a tap of the finger on the iPhone screen powers the ball and sets its path through an imaginary urban environment with towering skyscrapers. As the ball collides with objects different sound samples are triggered, creating a unique [...]

Seattle's J Minus has released a free MP3 and a rad claymation video to go with it! "Congratulations, You Suck" is off their latest album Devil Music . Watch "Congratulations, You Suck" video: Notes: First video from the our new album 'Devil Music'. This was my (Dylan) first time working with animation...or with a video camera for that matter. Special thanks to my sister [...]

• J-Devil Music Master - Congratulations, You Suck.

Maroon 5 Talk Hands All Over Adam and Jesse of Maroon 5 stopped by MTV to discuss their new album Hands All Over . They guys also dished about their sexy music videos and which band member can kick the most butt. Be sure to follow the band on Twitter and enter the "Hands All Over" retweet contest for the chance to win daily prizes right [...]

Stages of Dan release new single "Gary" / "What Is Love?" on DTR Records 7th November 2010 Keeping it in the family, humour-laced indie popsters Stages of Dan release their single "Gary" on frontman Chris Aliano's brother's record label DTR Records on the 7th November, 2010. Family business, dance music covers, BMX bikes...and pig roasts are just some of the things associated with British indie band Stages of Dan and their single "Gary". After a year of building [...]

Apocalyptica Broadcasting Concert On Tuesday August 31st In St. Louis via iClips Since they formed in 1993, Finnish orchestral rock band Apocalyptica has released six studio albums featuring numerous cello-based instrumentals along with some vocal-based songs. Whatever styles they've explored - from atmospheric interludes to fast, battering rhythms - their music has been gripping, dynamic and full of melody. Buy CDs, MP3s, more: Apocalyptica on Amazon.com [...]