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Kaktus Op Die Vlaktes returns to ABSA KKNK 2012, sharper than ever. It returns on Saturday 7 April 2012 and sees the revival of a festival favourite, at its new venue, Jam Street just outside Oudtshoorn. Historically Kaktus Op Die Vlaktes has hosted some of South Africa's biggest music icons. Stalwarts such as Valiant Swart, Johnny Clegg, Miriam Makeba, Koos Kombuis, Jack Hammer, Johannes Kerkorrel and Anton Goosen paved the way for FPK/Fokofpolisiekar, Corne & Twakkie, Mandoza and Prime Circle; defining this one day open air music celebration as the highlight of the ABSA KKNK. [...]

"What you do not eat, I will devour…right down to the core." These lyrics ring true of everything that is Nate Maingard. A passionate indie/folk singer-songwriter from Cape Town, South Africa, Nate lives his life completely immersed in his music and his joy of sharing it with his rapidly expanding South African and international audience. In a small village on the Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula, Nate grew up in his father's guitar-making workshop. Maingard Guitars being some of the best in the world, he learnt from an early age the origins of good music: [...]

Meet Smith & Frank. Meet Toby Meadows and Taija Marie Davis and their home-made ambient indie pop, a one of a kind sound flowing through Brisbane's ears at the moment. After a night of rain and wine, with the help of a built-in MacBook microphone, they discovered their sound was something special with ' Sorry For Being Brief '. The better part of instruments are found in household items and oddities lying around, giving their sound a raw and powerful feel. The following weeks saw plenty of writing and studio time then the release of their debut single [...]

On the 24th of January, YESTERDAY'S PUPIL released the second part of his second album for FREE DOWNLOAD . Part 2, entitled DUEL! comes after the release of Part 1, Singularity , on the 1st of November 2011. Part 2 consists of two singles, namely The Beast ft. Tumi Molekane and Harm - both of which integrates the central theme of a battle and thus suitably entitled 'DUEL!'. Both of the songs were written before the songs from Singularity, recorded long after they were written and are noticeably less poppy. [...]

PRESS RELEASE San Francisco, CA -January 19, 2012-The eclectic blend of events booked for the 13th annual San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival (SFBOT) will raise up a bluegrass ruckus, create some old-time fun and guarantee some ass kickin' music through performances, dances and workshops. The 10-day festival runs from Feb. 10-19 and comprises more than 30 shows at numerous small clubs around the Bay Area featuring some of the most talented musicians on the Americana and Roots music scene today. Highlights of this year's festival includes Bay Area favorites such as [...]

Odd Future : Official | Tumblr | Twitter [ via ] Many thanks to everyone at hypertrak for extracting all the info from Odd Future's press release video. In true Odd Future they've taken it upon themselves to inform their fans about the upcoming release of OF Tape Vol. 2 on March 19/20th on Odd Future Records [Sony/RED distro]. OF Tape Vol. 2 will feature Tyler, Hodgy, Domo, The Internet, Left Brain, Frank Ocean, and Mike G. North American + UK Tour will occur during March into [...]

Houston Web/Graphic Designers from Indiehouston launch Web Design Company Firestartup.com is a post from Indie Houston - Music - Technology - Press - Independent - Media - Houston, Texas A fter growing Indiehouston.org to over 5000 followers on facebook/twitter, and receiving large amounts of traffic to our website and events, we are putting our creativeness towards helping businesses utilize technology with Firestartup.com. Graphic Design and branding has been our strong point and has helped a ton of bands and musicians [...]

Meet the supremely talented R&B/Dance vocalist Ida Corr. She is not just another pretty face. This Denmark native of Gambian and Danish ancestry became an international star when her 2007 single "Let Me Think About It" conquered dancefloors and charts all over the world. The song was remixed by DJ/Producer Fedde Le Grande and became the most played song on BBC Radio 1 and was number one of the US Billboard Dance Charts. Now, Radikal Records announces the release of "Under The Sun", a breakout single from vocalist Ida Corr. Her voice is both soulful and uplifting and [...]

GoodLuck gives you your passport to a childhood revisited. Where wonder, fantasy and fun transport you to a world of their imagination. It's not a place where people stand and watch you on a stage. They surround you; they engulf you; they are one with the experience. Leave your pretence behind, come in with an open mind and let us, just for one night. They give you The Lucky Packet events at Trinity each Wednesday. So the Lucky Packet events have been a spectacle. Think a life size playground for adults. A wonderland. A night of intriguing [...]

The 2nd annual CAST Awards were announced yesterday. Named for the Cinema Appreciation Society of Toronto , a ragtag group of film bloggers (including yours truly), tweeters and Lightbox lobby loiterers, this year's CAST Awards were drawn from a final list of 112 eligible films. After a round of preliminary voting, 100 films were chosen as well as all films released theatrically in Toronto on or after December 16th. Here are the Top 20: 1. Drive 2. The Artist 3. The Tree of Life 4. Attack the Block [...]

SCOTTISH-BORN SENSATION EMELI SANDÉ MAKES US DEBUT ON CAPITOL RECORDS LABEL WILL RELEASE SINGER AND SONGWRITER'S DEBUT ALBUM — ENTITLED OUR VERSION OF EVENTS — IN JUNE 2012 SANDÉ ON THE ROAD WITH COLDPLAY IN THE UK AND EUROPE THIS MONTH New York, NY — Scottish-born singer and songwriter Emeli Sandé, who has been thrilling fans across the Atlantic over the past year with her rich, soulful voice and sophisticated songwriting, will release her debut album in the US, entitled Our Version of Events, in late spring. The recent winner of the BRIT Critics' Choice [...]

Marissa Nadler Premieres Self-Produced Video for "In Your Lair, Bear" with SPIN "dreamy, melancholy and utterly captivating" - NPR World Cafe "[Marissa Nadler] isn't the work of an artist who discovered what she wants to sound like; it's the work of an artist who's just discovering what she's capable of. " - Pitchfork's Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention Watch "In Your Lair, Bear" video Boston-based dream-folk artist Marissa Nadler has debuted a brand new video for "In Your Lair, Bear," the first track [...]

MOUSE ON MARS SHARE DETAILS OF PARASTROPHICS, OUT FEBRUARY 28 ON MONKEYTOWN RECORDS Over the course of ten albums, not to mention an avalanche of side projects, remixes and collaborations, Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma of Mouse On Mars established themselves as two of the most inventive and unpredictable artists in electronic music. However, since they delivered the bracing, angular salvo that was Varcharz back in 2006, there has been an uncharacteristic period of silence. In 2012, that silence is broken. Mouse on Mars' triumphant return comes in the [...]

ANNA VOGELZANG RELEASES HOLIDAY SONGS NEW ALBUM CANARY IN A COAL MINE OUT FEBRUARY 28TH In the spirit of the season, Anna Vogelzang has carried on her tradition of recording holiday songs towards the end of the year to share with friends and family. The practice began in 2008 when she'd just moved to Madison, WI after a stint in Chicago. Having yet to start a new day job, she found herself without a lot of extra funds to buy gifts, but also with more space for home recording in her new [...]

BIDINIBAND RELEASES IN THE ROCK HALL JANUARY 24 ON PHEROMONE RECORDINGS In The Rock Hall is the epic second album by Bidiniband, the estimable Toronto quartet led by former Rheostatic and award-winning author Dave Bidini. Bidini is the only Canadian artist to be nominated for a Juno, Gemini and Genie Award, as well as a finalist in 20122s CBC Canada Reads series. With In the Rock Hall- released January 24, 2012 on Pheromone Recordings- Bidini returns to his roots as an artist alongside his longstanding bandmates drummer Don Kerr (Ron [...]

They Might Be Giants Electronic Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Video John Flansburgh aka DJ Flansy Curates Playlist For Guggenheim "Art After Dark" Event, Dec 9 International Tour Continues in the US This Winter "After 30 years, They Might Be Giants retain the virtues that have endeared them to everyone from indie-favoring hipsters to the preschool set… " - USA Today *** "They Might Be Giants is a band that simply loves making music, something that still excites them after almost 30 years." - Billboard "As nerd culture [...]

POPRALLY TO PREMIERE MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE RELIQUARY HOUSE BY ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER AND NATE BOYCE Work Created Specifically for MoMA PopRally Presents RELIQUARY HOUSE: An Evening with Oneothrix Point Never and Nate Boyce Saturday, December 17, 2011 9:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m. The Museum of Modern Art WHAT: PopRally will premiere of the multimedia performance RELIQUARY HOUSE by Oneohtrix Point Never and visual artist Nate Boyce, created specifically for The Museum of Modern Art. OPN and Boyce re-imagine the canon of modernist sculpture through hallucinatory reconstructions of works by David Smith, Jacob [...]

PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, NY : The 4th Annual Beatles Complete On Ukulele Marathon Concert returns to Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday January 14, 2012 from 3-11 PM. Every Original Beatle Song (185) will be performed by some of New York's top players sprinkled with a star or two. Previous shows have featured Nellie McKay, Ben Kweller, The Pierces, The Naked Brothers Band, Ryan Miller of Guster and many, many more. The event is produced by Performance Philanthropist and Ukulele Master Roger Greenawalt, who has raised literally hundreds of dollars for [...]

Gramatik and Michael Menart Givin' Us the Lowdown Gramatik is one of the flyest and most passionate artists in music. I had the opportunity to catch up with him and Michael Menart at New York City's Le Poisson Rouge, where this dynamic duo dished out their thoughts on their art, business, and...tomatoes. One of the most difficult aspects of working in the music industry is finding the balance between business and art. Gramatik and Michael Menart have successfully mastered this recipe. They have the perfect varietal blend of [...]

Vivendi and Universal Music Group (UMG) to Purchase EMI Music London, Paris, New York – Vivendi and its subsidiary, Universal Music Group (UMG), announced today that they have signed with Citigroup Inc. ("Citi") a definitive agreement to purchase EMI's recorded music division for a total consideration of £1.2 billion representing 7 x EBITDA prior to synergies. (continued after the jump below) PLUS: CEO Roger's Faxon's Letter To EMI Staff On Sale To Universal [...]