The Dissociatives released their self-titled debut album yesterday, March 29th. While you may not have heard of them you have likely heard of frontman Daniel Johns - ex-frontman for Silverchair. Find out more about the band and the album at their official site.
When you are radio legend KCRW you can basically do anything - so why not start a World Music Fest that runs throughout the summer and features an eclectic mix of bands? David Bryne and The Arcade Fire kick things off on June 26th. The following weeks will feature the likes of Royksopp, Basement Jaxx, Mos Def, and many more.
Astralwerks is hoping to release the sophomore effort from Royksopp on June 28th.
If you're one of those tech-savvy individuals that likes to purchase exclusive tracks from the Apple iTunes music store you may want to check out the new Death From Above 1979 track "Better Off Dead" that is currently available.
The Fucking Champs are headed out on tour. Even though it's been two years since their last release, V, the metal outfit will bring the goods across random parts of the US and a load of Europe.
Bob Mould will release Body of Song on July 26th. Why should you care? Because the man was in Husker-Du AND Sugar, that's why. Expect this new release to be more a return to his rock roots than his previous electronic experimentations.
Viva Voce are out on tour. If you haven't head The Heat Can Melt Your Brain you may want to do yourself a favor and check out the bands website.
The High Speed Scene recently released their self-titled debut album and we got a hold of a player for you to check out some of it. Just head here.
Check out this Beck contest to win get tickets to Beck’s show in LA and a trip backstage to meet the man himself. Also check out this player and go buy his new album Guero if you haven't alreayd because it is really freaking good.
Abandoned Pools will release a 5 song EP to independent music stores on June 7th. The untitled EP will be available on iTunes as well and is slated to contain new studio stracks, b-sides, and demos. Their follow-up full length, Armed to the Teeth, should follow soon afterwards.
The limeup for this year's HFStival, now in it's 16th year, has been announced. The show will take place at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday, May 14th and the bands are below.
Vendetta Red are finishing up their new album, dubbed Sisters of the Red Death and will hit the road with Finch in support of its release.
Mae is set to release “The Everglow this Tuesday on Tooth & Nail, and in preperation for the release they have now launched TheEverGlow.com. Check it.
Engine Down have just announced a massive European tour. So if you happen to live in Europe...go see them.
Reports are out that the former drummer for Crowded House, Paul Hester, was found dead in a Melbourne, Australia, park on Saturday from an apparent suicide. He is survived by his girlfriend and two young daughters. More details can be found here.
Despite having sworn off touring the Eels are slowly confirming new tour dates in support of the forthcoming Blinking Lights and Other Revelations. However, frontman E has decided to take a massive turn from his rocked out shows of the past few years and warns "If you're looking for rock -- turn back." So far, only European dates (and 2 warm up CA shows) have been solidified.
If you haven't caught The Wrens live yet (or purchased The Meadowlands) we're going to give you another chance to check them out. They've got a handful of dates in the next few months, don't miss them.
We told you that Xiu Xiu was on tour but we didn't know they'd announced more dates. Catch them in June if you can.
Absolutely Kosher has announced that they assure us that the third Thingy album will be released this year. Added to that, they have announced the debut release of "metal monstrosity" Goblin Cock. If you didn't know both of these bands are side projects of Rob Crow of Pinback fame.
Eagles of Death Metal are headed out on the road in support of their forthcoming Death by Sexy album. The dates are limited, so catch them while you can.
