
MUSIC NEWS - Monsters of Folk'sp self-titled debut is out now on Shangri-La Music and thispcollaborative effort of the group's acclaimed members -p Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst pandp Mike Mogis , My Morning Jacket's Jim James pand singer/songwriter M. Ward has received rave reviews. . Monsters of Folk pstarted as folklore of sorts, whenp [...]

Photo by anonymous, Amazing Baby The same label that brought you London's group The Duke Spirit put out the debut album by Amazing Baby . They were the talk of last Fall season, as they were similarly slated to follow in the footsteps of Glasvegas and MGMT but the band pulled back a little further to keep the mystery alive and in doing so produced a fantastic album called Rewild earlier this summer. Rewild is a mixture of psychedelics, pop, and shimmery guitar work featuring tight vocals right in line with dramatic front-men such as [...]

pppp MUSIC NEWS p - After getting news of their album release back in June,p pMonsters of Folk ( My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis and singer/songwriter M. Ward) have announcedptheir autumn tour plans, kicking off two months on the road on October 13 in Vancouver.pp True to their style, the four members plan to switch instruments and trade roles throughout each show, maintaining the freewheeling and highly collaborative spirit of their work together thus far. [...]

I've heard about this joint project for a little while now. Just haven't gotten a chance to listen to it until now. Im case you don't know, the Monsters Of Folk are Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, My Morning Jacket's Jim James [aka Yim Yames], M. Ward's M. Ward and Saddle Creek Records mastermind Mike Mogis. The Monster's debut album will hit stores Sept 22 via Shangri-La Music . You can grab the mp3 down below, or if you want, you can head on over to bands website and just enter the "magic word" MP3 :: [...]
MUSIC NEWS - Monsters of Folk , comprised of Bright Eyes ' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis , My Morning Jacket 's Jim James and singer/songwriter M Ward – will be releasing their first collaborative album on September 22, 2009. The self-titled effort was recorded in Malibu, CA and Omaha, NE, and produced by Mike Mogis . Though these critically acclaimed artists have shared the stage before, this [...]
MUSIC NEWS - The Pretenders have just announce their return to North American with a headlining tour starting August 4 at the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario with Cat Power and Juliette Lewis supporting on certain dates of the tour (see full itinerary below), THE PRETENDERS touring line up of Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers, James Walbourne, Eric Heywood , and Nick Wilkinson , will make their 2nd tour through North America in support of their ninth album, the critically acclaimed [...]

It is no secret that Popwreckoning , or at very least its Associate Editor, is without a doubt a Stacy Clark supporter. It is because of this that I'm overjoyed to announce to the public her recent signing to Shangri La Music , a label which also feature the legendary Pretenders . In addition to this exciting news, Clark has found success in the television aspects of music marketing. Her songs have been played on Bravo's " The Rachel Zoe Project," ABC Family 's " Samurai Girl" and countless episodes [...]

Shangri-La Music is proud to announce the newest album by one of rock's seminal bands with the release of The Pretenders ' 'Break Up The Concrete' out September 23rd, 2008. The album, the ninth in the band's illustrious career and its first in 6 years, has band leader Chrissie Hynde collaborating with a new group of musicians. Recorded in 10 days the result is a stripped down roots album, pure and raw, which highlights Hynde's timeless vocal sound. While the music for 'Break Up The Concrete' may have its origins [...]

The Pretenders have announced they will be releasing their forthcoming album in a non-traditional way. The new album, ' Break Up The Concrete ', is due out September 23 however the band's label, Shangri-La Music , is giving away a new track from the album each week leading up to its release. The first free track, ' Boots Of Chinese Plastic ', was released on Wednesday (July 23) and is available to download through AOL 's Spinner.com . To find out about future song releases and where you can download them head over to the band's [...]