Up and coming Charlotte, NC based rock band Hectorina is dropping a new album, Muck, this Friday, June 1st. In advance of the release, the band has partnered up with Ghost Cult to drop their new music video for their song ‘Beyond The Trees’. Check it out below: Continue reading
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The Pixies’ Surfer Rosa Turns 30
Thirty years ago this week The Pixes dropped their début full-length album, Surfer Rosa (4AD/Rough Trade), and changed alternative rock eternally. The eccentric, genius-level talent in the band made for a lot of well-documented personality clashes between the members, but what was left when the shouting was over was undeniable. Although there were many alt-rock bands founded in the 80s that would have a lasting impact (See also: Joy Division, Husker Du and Sonic Youth for starters), the ascendance of the most infamous non-punk band from Boston that would go from playing smokey clubs on Landsdowne Street to opening for U2 and touring the world in a few short years cannot be understated.Continue reading
The Pixies – Cymbals Eat Guitars: Live At House Of Blues Boston
The Pixies traipsed their former collegiate stomping grounds with supporting act Cymbals Eat Guitars for a long weekend in light of their newly released 6th album Head Carrier (Pixiesmusic/PIAS). Fans old and new congregated on Friday and Saturday at the House of Blues Boston, then Sunday at the Paradise Rock Club to revel in the vocal musings of Frank Black aka Black Francis, legendary guitarist Joey Santiago, and drummer David Lovering. Bassist Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle) joined the band in 2014, replacing Kim Deal. That evening, Paz embraced the role with her glowing stage presence, and beautiful floral adornment on the headstock of her bass.
My Silent Bravery Streams New Album Breakthrough
My Silent Bravery, the music project of Boston based singer songwriter Matthew Wade, releases their new album, Breakthrough, tomorrow from MWS Records. Continue reading
Vans Warped Tour Tickets On Sale, Lineup Announcement Tonight
Tickets for the 2016 Vans Warped Tour, Presented By Journeys went on sale today at 10 AM local time.
Following the on sales which are expected to be brisk as in many years, the formal announcement of most of the lineup will be this evening at the Warped Tour event, live streamed from Full Sail University in Winter Park Florida. If you can’t be there in person, feel free to follow the event on Warped Tours’ social networks. In addition to the lineup unveiling, there ill be live performance from Warped bands. As reported this weekend, a leaked poster has revealed most of the supposed lineup, although the festival has neither confirmed or denied this.
Video: Bear Hands- 2AM, New Album This Spring
Indie Rock stars on the rise Bear Hands have released the video for their new single, ‘2AM’. The track comes from their upcoming album You’ll Pay For This, releasing on Spensive Sounds April 15th. You can watch the video at this link or below:
Bear Hands will join Cage the Elephant, Silversun Pickups, and Foals on The Spring Fling Rock AF 2016 Tour. Launching in Fresno, CA on March 11th, the 15 dates the tour and end on April 1st in Providence, RI. Tickets are available at http://bearhandsband.com/events.
Full dates are:
Mar 11: Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Mar 12: Sleep Train Arena Sacramento, CA
Mar 13: Rabobank Arena Bakersfield, CA
Mar 16: Don Haskins Center – El Paso, TX
Mar 18: Cox Business Center – Arena Tulsa, OK
Mar 19: Landers Center- Southaven, MS
Mar 20 – Freedom Hall Civic Center- Johnson City, TN
Mar 22: Richmond Coliseum- Richmond, VA
Mar 23: Constant Convocation Center- Norfolk, VA
Mar 25: Peterson Events Center- Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 26: Main Street Armory- Rochester, NY
Mar 28: First Niagara Center- Buffalo, NY
Mar 30: XL Center- Hartford, CT
Mar 31: Cross Insurance Arena- Portland, ME
Apr 01: Dunkin’ Donuts Center- Providence, RI
You can pre-order You’ll Pay For This at the following links:
http://smarturl.it/bearhandsshop
itunes: http://smarturl.it/youllpayforthis-i
Amazon Physical: http://smarturl.it/youllpayforthis-a
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/2AM-sp
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Exclusive Stream: Southerly Covers Pink Rabbits, By The National
Ghost Cult brings you the premiere stream of the new single from Southerly, ‘Pink Rabbits’. Originally by The National, the track is the latest release from their forthcoming Covers Series album. You can hear the track below:
Southerly is the project of Krist Krueger, SELF Group label founder and longtime musician and artist in his own right. The covers series sees Southerly cover favorites such as Low, Big Star, Elliott Smith and Jeff Hanson. The album releases on January 8th. Beyond that a new album of originals from Southerly is due in 2016 as well, Broadcast Live From So, So, So. Recorded by Krueger’s long-time producing partner/ engineer Robert Bartleson at Krueger’s own Sonic Sandbox and Bartleson’s Haywire Recording Studio in Portland, OR. Southerly and Yardsss co-writer Eli Savage also contributed.
Agent Fresco – Destrier
Whatever is in the water in Iceland it should really be bottled and sold, as the island nation has been a hot bed for stunning and captivating music for a number of years. From the likes of Sigur Ros to more recently Solstafir pushing through their extreme metal underground roots to become rock mainstay, the wealth of talent coming from that corner of the Atlantic Ocean has proven particularly rich. Another addition to that list is genre melders Agent Fresco, who really are progressive with a capital P.
Five years from their debut, the sophomore release Destrier (Long Branch) comes on the back of great hardship for frontman and composer Arnor Dan Arnason, in which time he faced a late night attack which left him with a broken eye socket and emotional scars. With this comes an understandably melancholic tone throughout, as Arnason seemingly bears his pain clearly in public view, built on the conceptual idea of the medieval warhorse that bears the album’s title.
Musically it continues their trend of mind-boggling diversity which proves both complex but flowing and memorable, as it draws from a hugely diverse range of influences and styles. From comparisons to the likes of some contemporary Prog/Prog metal acts to signs of pop, indie rock, math rock and even shades of electronica, Destrier showcases a stunning range, but manages to do so with perfect cohesion and fluidity. Everything feels naturally embedded whilst all the while contributing to Agent Fresco’s core sound.
Produced in the wake of hardship and despair, Destrier is a magnificent effort that displays the pain behind it whilst simultaneously showing apparent light and positivity creeping through at times. With such a range of sonic influences at work Destrier is a genuinely rich and rewarding release which reveals more and more with each lesson, and one that actually proves definitely progressive.
8.5/10
CHRIS TIPPELL
Video: Ash Releases Evel Knievel Video, US Tour Booked
Ash has released a new music video for their song ‘Evel Knievel’ from their recent album Kablammo, released last June. You can see the clip at this link or below:
Following their appearances at the upcoming Reading and Leeds Festivals, Ash will embark on a US tour.
Ash tour dates:
Sep 23: Johnny Brendas – Philadelphia, PA
Sep 25: Jammin Java – Washington, DC
Sep 26: The Gramercy Theater – New York, NY
Sep 28: Subteranean – Chicago, IL
Sep 29: Majestic – Madison, WI
Sep 30: Nether Bar – Minneapolis, MN
Oct 03: Crocodile – Seattle, WA
Oct 04: Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
Oct 06: Lola’s – Portland, OR
Oct 08: Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA
Oct 09: Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
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Video: Louder Noise Video Channel Launching In August
Video interviews and news about bands just got a whole lot louder. Louder Noise, a brand new source for content about the bands you care about is launching August 7th. Check them out at http://www.loudernoisetv.com Offering up stories on current events, lifestyle videos, rock and metal history and other types of programming coming from a who’s who of rock, punk, metal, indie rock, celebrities, MMA stars, WWE wrestling and more.
Some samples of great Louder Noise videos :
Kerry King explains his comments about Mayhem Festival:
Rockers On Movies: Craig Mabitt from Ecape The Fate Reviews Jurassic World
Rock History: Anthrax Discusses Fans Destroying Roseland In 1984