February is a short month that packs a punch. Many anticipated albums have yet to be released and of course there is Valentine’s Day. On Valentine’s Day Shearwater released Animal Joy while Band of Skulls released Sweet Sour. Are these albums something to share with your loved one (or listen to alone) or something to [...]
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Album Reviews: Shearwater and Band of Skulls
Sleigh Bells Streaming ‘Reign of Terror’ Now
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Get ready to spend the day with some heavy guitar thanks to the early listen of Sleigh Bells’ sophomore record, Reign of Terror. Reign of Terror will be released on February 21,2012 but The New York Times is letting you stream it one week early. Head over there now to get your [...]
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Bonnaroo Lineup Announced with The Beach Boys, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Phish
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Bonnaroo is an amazing and eclectic festival. 2012 is no different. The lineup was just released and will feature a great mix of new, old and in between. Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish and the newly reunited The Beach Boys will headline Bonnaroo which takes place between June 7 and June 10. Other notable [...]
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RIP Whitney Houston – A Compilation of Live Performance Video
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The folks at Soul Train have put together this compilation of Whitney Houston performance videos to honor the singer, who died yesterday at the age of 48. It was posted on Soul Train’s site with an obituary by James R. Sanders. Tonight’s Grammy award show will feature a musical tribute to Houston, featuring Chaka Kahn [...]
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The Temper Trap Returns with New Album, Tour Dates
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The Temper Trap are returning with a new album and bringing their blend of melodic and rhythmic rock on the road. The Temper Trap are in the studio recording their sophomore follow up to 2009′s Conditions which featured “Sweet Disposition” and “Love Lost” among other notable tracks. While not much is known about the album, [...]
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Le Castle Vania Releases Radio Control Mixtape, New Single
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Our friend Le Castle Vania has dropped another great mixtape on us, and you can stream or download it right here (or through his Facebook page). Le Castle Vania – Radio Control Mixtape Vol.1 (MP3) The Radio Control Mixtape features his newest tune “The Light,” another original, “Awake”, and his epic remix of Kaskade’s “Turn [...]
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Yuksek Remixes The Young Professionals’ DISCO
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The Young Professionals – DISCO (YUKSEK Remix) The Young Professionals – DISCO Photo: Yuksek at Bonheur Binarie by milom
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Album Reviews: Sharon Van Etten and Dr. Dog
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The hits keep on coming. The beginning of February features two highly anticipated albums. Sharon Van Etten follows up 2010′s Epic with Tramp and Dr. Dog return with their seventh album, Be the Void. Check out both reviews after the jump. Sharon Van Etten – Tramp On Sharon Van Etten’s previous album, 2010’s Epic, she [...]
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Metallica Announces Orion Music and More Festival
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Metallica will be headlining their own two-day music festival this summer in Atlantic City. Metallica will be performing the Black Album in full on one night and will be joined by a slew of other acts including Arctic Monkeys, Modest Mouse and more. Metallica will be headlining Orion Music and More on June 23 and [...]
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Human Life Debuts Two New Tracks
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Human Life (Matthew Wasley, Joshua Collins, and Rachael Starr) never let us down. The LA-based trio has produced some of our favorite mixes ever, and some top-notch original work, too. Today, we have the first new work from the group in quite some time. Enjoy “It’s You” and “Children Of The Night,” below, which Human [...]
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Last Chance for Tickets to Cosmic Opera’s NYC Debut
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It seems all the mysteries of Cosmic Opera have been revealed. Well, almost. We now know who, where, and when. But the big question that still remains — what can we expect from the Cosmic Opera live experience? What we do know: Cosmic Opera has been described by organizers as an “extrasensory dance event series [...]
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Local H Announces Spring Tour, New Album ‘Hallelujah! I’m a Bum’
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After three months of radio silence, Local H just posted an update on their site: “We’ve kept you waiting for four looong years for a new Local H record…. and you’re gonna have to wait just a little longer. We’re getting closer: tracking was done in January, mixing and mastering will be finished in February. [...]
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The Darkness Say “Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us” With a New Video and Tour
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The Darkness burst on the scene back in 2003. Being rock stars they did things too hard and too fast. One thing led to another and The Darkness were no more after two records. Luckily that was 2006 and time has a way to heal everything. Justin Hawkins is back and healthy and so is [...]
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Album Reviews: Leonard Cohen, Cloud Nothings and Porcelain Raft
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If January is any indication, 2012 is shaping up to be a great year for music. Featuring strong efforts from established and new bands alike, there is a depth and diversity for what January has offered so far. Leonard Cohen has been making music longer than either of the men behind Cloud Nothings or Porcelain [...]
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LA Embraces Wilco
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Photos and words by Debi Del Grande It’s pretty hard to put Wilco’s music in one category. Some say alternative rock, alternative country, etc. But as one of America’s best bands today, their talent spans many musical genres and their live shows solidify that. With three sold out shows in three different venues, music fans [...]
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Live Review: Outta Detroit, Hey Hey, It’s The Gories
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Detroit houserockers The Gories are nothing short of legendary. It may not seem all too out of the ordinary for a band to make a name for themselves on an obscure international label and having raucous, high-energy live shows; however, the difference is that the Gories were doing it in the late 80’s where doing [...]
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Jack White Announces Solo Album
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Is this long overdue or what? Jack White is finally releasing a solo album of his own. Despite amazing success with The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, we have never heard a solo album by the prolific Jack White. He set up Third Man Records and helped re-launch careers such as Wanda [...]
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The Kills Say “The Last Goodbye” with a New Video
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The Kills have released a special “making of” video for “The Last Goodbye.” The video is a behind the scenes glimpse into the making of the video and features interviews by the band along with the Oscar nominated actress turned director Samantha Morton. “The Last Goodbye” is off The Kills’ latest album, Blood Pressures. The [...]
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