Ladytron
Ladytron Velocifero [3.5/5]
Five years ago, Ladytron threw their fans a curveball with Softcore Jukebox, a compilation that gave a good idea of what’s played on their tour bus. Back then, the synth-fixated four-piece seemed obsessed with Kraftwerk but were actually just as into post-punk misanthropes the Fall, psychedelicized ’60s rockers Shocking Blue and the...
The Cool Kids
The Cool Kids The Bake Sale EP [4.5/5]
While Rick Rubin may have left the rap world for Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond, his spirit lives on in the sound of the Cool Kids. The Illinois duo rock rhymes over sparse 808 beats that are never complicated, always dope. Delayed a number of times, The...
Blink-182 to present an award together at the Grammys
The members of Blink-182 will reunite to present an award together at the Grammy Awards this Sunday. It will be the first time that all three members–Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker–will share a stage since December 2004. Blink have been on indefinite hiatus since February 2005. The Grammys take place at 8 p.m....
Yesterday's Ring sign to Suburban Home
Suburban Home will be co-releasing the Yesterday’s Ring album, Diamonds In The Ditch, with Canadian label, Aquarius, and German label, Yo Yo. Suburban Home tentatively plans to release the album in April. You can check out the single, "Punx Not Dead, It’s Just Sleeping," right now on the band’s MySpace.
The Bronx announce U.S. & Canadian tour dates
In support of their third and most recent eponymous release, L.A. rockers the Bronx have announced a string of U.S. tour dates (plus one in Canada) with many more TBA. See the dates and check out the band’s latest video for "Young Bloods" below:
3/23 Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque, NM
3/25 The Casbah San...
Franz Ferdinand announce North American tour
Franz Ferdinand hit the U.S. (and throw in Toronto for good measure) for 19 days this April and May. Presales for select dates begin on Feb. 5 at Ticketmaster.
4/13, Seattle, WA (Paramount Theatre)
4/15, Oakland, CA (Fox Theater)
4/17, Indio, CA (Coachella)
4/18, Phoenix, AZ (Marquis Theatre)
4/19, Tucson, AZ (Rialto Theatre)
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Jimmy Eat World to re-release Clarity on vinyl
Jimmy Eat World have announced that they will re-release a limited number of vinyl copies of their 1999 full-length, Clarity, to coincide with the beginning of the Clarity x10 Tour. The LP contains the bonus tracks "Christmas Card" and a demo of "Sweetness," and will be available exclusively at dates of the tour and through...