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A western tour of the US is in store for fans of Explosions in the Sky The double Coachella weekend has spawned the jaunt and the good people of Colorado are benefactors with two shows on the docket. Check out the fan made video of a journey to catch the Texas band in the UK. Explosions in the Sky-the Birth and Death of the Day [mp3] Explosions in the Sky in Brixton Explosions in the Sky in Brixton from Izash [...]

• Explosions In The Sky - The Birth and Death of the Day
• Explosions In The Sky - The Birth and Death of the Day

The sixth edition of the quarterly electronic bass festival 'Bass Camp' has been announced and will cover Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Pune from Feb 9. This year's fest will be headlined by New Zealand electronic act Concord Dawn for this edition. Initially comprising of Evan Short and Matt Harvey, Concord Dawn burst on to the NZ drum 'n bass scene in 1999 and has since been gaining critical and commercial acclaim since. They established their own record label in 2004 and have made releases for several artists including the Australian band Pendulum . In its current [...]

MUSIC NEWS -This past weekend Bon Iver was the music guest on Saturday Night Live performing the grammy-nominated "Holocene," and Bon Iver Bon Iver closing track "Beth/Rest." Watch both, below. The band also announced today that they'ver booked a new set of live dates on the west coast starting in April, including headlining performances at both weekends of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival , as well as the New Orleans Jazz Festival and the Sasquatch Music Festival in Washington state. All Tiny Creatures will open for Bon Iver on select dates. [...]

Having headlined college festivals in Bangalore and Mumbai the last two years, Fire On Dawson will be returning to India in February to visit Mumbai and Kolkata. After their first album, Prognative and EP Seven Symptoms , the band has been working on their second album which is due for release sometime in 2012. The band will be performing at the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai as part of their annual cultural festival, Manzar, on Feb 5. More deets here. The second leg of FoD's tour will see them play [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Feist has unveiled her new video for "The Bad In Each Other" off her critically-acclaimed album, Metals (out via Cherrytree/Interscope) . The video was directed by Martin De Thurah (James Blake, Glasvegas), and it captures glimpses of something human. What we get is a peek inside something real between people; could be loss, longing or love, things which are about being a human being. "The Bad In Each Other" video opens up more aspects [...]

MUSIC NEWS- Garbage has announced that their fifth studio album, Not Your Kind Of People , will be released in the USA on May 15, 2012, on the band's own label STUNVOLUME. As V Magazine recently put it: "The poster girl for '90s alternative rock is ready to reclaim her reign - and the radio - with a new record from her iconic band, Garbage." "Working with Garbage again was very instinctual," said Duke Erikson. "Like getting on a bicycle...with three other people." He adds "We haven't felt this good about a Garbage [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Roger Hodgson , the voice of Supertramp, will kick off his Breakfast in America Tour next month, leading off with two sold out shows at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, CA. Fans the world over have been thrilled with Hodgson 's unforgettable songs such as " Breakfast in America ," " The Logical Song ," " Dreamer , " " Give a Little Bit ," " Take [...]

Sunburn 2011 is over but the party continues with the Sunburn Hangover tour which will be headlined by UK dance/trance music producer Michael Woods. Woods has been mixing tracks since 2000 when his debut single 'Warrior' topped UK dance charts and has gone on to become a successful producer as well. He has remixed a number of popular dance and pop artists such as Deadmau5, La Roux, Judge Jules, Robyn, Estelle, and Lady Gaga. He is currently a resident DJ for Ministry of Sound. The Sunburn Hangover tour will take place in four cities. Here are the [...]

Mumbai alt rock band Split have completed work on their debut album Counting Perfume (they announced the name of the album a couple of months ago, more details here ). The rockers have not released any new material since their EP, P is for Pig in 2010. Even though they were formed in 2001, this is Split's first album. The band is looking to put their inconsistent years behind them with the launch of their new album which will take place at Blue Frog, Mumbai on February 12 along with a subsequent album [...]

British reggae star MC Brother Culture (pictured) and New York-based DJ Q-Mastah of the Sound Liberation Front will embark on a two-city tour of India this February. MC Brother Culture is a veteran MC who started out in 1982 on the streets of Brixton, London. He has worked with many big sound systems such as Jah Revelation Muzik, King Tafari Love, On U Sound, Manasseh, Mungos Hi Fi, Zion Train, The Prodigy and many more. DJ Q-Mastah hails from Brooklyn, New York, where he has founded the Sound Liberation Front. Alongside his partners at the Sound Liberation Front, DJ [...]

MUSIC NEWS - It's been three years since Portland, OR-based troubadour M Ward released his last solo album, the much lauded Hold Time , and druing that time he's toured the globe, released two albums as one half of Grammy-nominated duo She & Him as well as one with the talented group of friends collectively know as Monsters Of Folk . Now, Merge Records will release Ward's anticipated sixth solo album, A Wasteland Companion , on [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Florence + the Machine will be back on the road in the USA to promote the 2011 release of Ceremonials. The tour kicks off on April 14 in Santa Barbara, CA at the Santa Barbara Bowl, the day before the band is on tap to play Coachella. This USA run has them on stage at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 3, before heading up north for NYC and Connecticut before wraping up in Atlantic City, NJ on May 12. [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers have announced news on their 2012 tour as they continue to promote their Grammy nominated, chart-topping bluegrass album, Rare Bird Alert (out via Rounder Records). The set features guest vocals by Paul McCartney and the Dixie Chicks, and a Martin standard, a live rendition of " King Tut ." Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers 2012 Tour Itinerary- February 10, 2012 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort & Casino-Grand Theatre February 11, 2012 Porterville, CA Eagle Mountain Casino April [...]

New Delhi reggae crew Reggae Rajahs are all set to celebrate their three-year anniversary with a four-city tour around the country featuring popular Russian dancehall artist, Steppa Style. Reggae Rajahs got together on February 5, 2009 for the first time and decided to play reggae and dancehall music. Starting out at the The Living Room Cafe in Hauz Khas, New Delhi, Reggae Rajahs have spread their love for dancehall, roots and reggae across the country with shows in many other Indian cities. They have also made a name for themselves as major promoters in the Indian indie scene by [...]

2011 was the first year in over a decade that Paul van Dyk dropped out of the top 10 of DJ Mag's annual top 100 DJs list (the #1 spot went to David Guetta , who will headline the Eristoff Invasion festival this year ). PvD has been prepping his sixth studio album, Evolution , which will be released in March 2012. Evolution is the follow-up to 20072s In Between , and with the new record, a new live show is also promised. The current world #11 DJ will play two shows in India [...]

MUSIC NEWS - With the hugely successful first leg of concert dates to promote their recently released album The Path of Totality , Korn will be back on the road for a second leg of the Path of Totality Tour . The new round of shows for the Bakersfield, CA rockers will kick off on February 23 in Detroit, running through the Midwest before heading back West and wrapping up on March 4 in San Francisco. Kill the Noise will be on the bill at certain dates, while Korn's own Jonathan Davis [...]

MUSIC NEWS - With shows already sold out, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced a series of North A merican shows in April and May have been added to their upcoming I'm With You World Tour. Due to multiple foot injuries sustained by lead singer Anthony Kiedis, and subsequent surgery, the tour will now kick off on March 29 in St. Petersburg, FL, and crisscross the continent throughout 2012. Check out the full tour itinerary below for all confirmed dates (more shows are expected to be announced in the coming [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Heartless Bastards have let us know that they'll be back on the road, confirming a second leg of their North American tour. The band is touring in support of their new album, Arrow , releasing February 14. The tour begins at Club Congress in Tucson on March 30 and culminates on April 20 at La Zona Rosa in the band's hometown of Austin, TX. The tour will stop in major cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, and Seattle on this twelve date run. [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Esperanza Spalding has announced plans for a world tour and released the initial batch of dates that start up on April 18, 2012, as the bassist, vocalist and composer unveils her new release, Radio Music Society into a dynamic "big band" format. Spalding's latest release, Radio Music Society , will be out on March 20, 2012, and is said to be her most diverse, ambitious and masterful recital yet. Each of the 12 songs are accompanied by conceptual music videos, which [...]

Gangis Khan aka Camoflauge is born a Mumbaikar but bred in Toronto, Canada. Mr Gangeezy the Greezy plans to tour India from January 18 to February 5, hitting cities Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Bangalore, New Delhi, and maybe Goa (details are still being confirmed). The Indian-Canadian rapper has released seven albums so far, and gained success after the release of his second album Pandora's Box in 2007. Within a year he became the most downloaded rapper from Canada, with the most number of YouTube views compared to any other Toronto rapper. Gangis Khan eventually released his third [...]