Magnetic Morning
Magnetic Morning A.M. [3.5/5]
The title of Magnetic Morning’s debut full-length is apt: A.M. is the perfect sonic accompaniment to that drowsy time just before sunrise, when the sky is pastel and the upcoming day brims with promise and optimism. In fact, the album feels like one long dream-pop blissout: Hazy guitars swirl and dip...
All Virgin U.S. stores to close by mid-June
Virgin Megastore will be closing all their stores in the U.S. by mid-June.
"We have made a great contribution to music retailing, but it’s time to move on," Virgin Entertainment Group North America CEO Simon Wright said.
You can read more on the situation here.
AP EXCLUSIVE: The Paper Chase announce new album
AltPress.com has been given exclusive details on the forthcoming album from Dallas indie-rockers the Paper Chase.
The record is called Someday This Could All Be Yours and is due out May 26th on Kill Rock Stars.
On this particular effort, frontman John Congleton is said to "[explore] the existential crisis inherent within a...
As I Lay Dying to miss first five shows of Lamb Of God tour
As I Lay Dying have announced that they will not be playing the first five dates of their tour with Lamb Of God. Frontman Tim Lambesis had been in the process of adopting a child from Ethiopia for a year now and just recently learned that the official adoption and travel dates are the first...
Hayley Williams gets NFG themed sleeved blankets
Hayley Williams recently had New Found Glory Not Without A Fight-embroidered sleeved blankets (better known in commercial circles as the Snuggie) made.
No word on whether these particular designs will be made commercially available.
Open Happiness (Fall Out Boy, Panic At The Disco) song streaming on MySpace
"Open Happiness," the song at the center of Coca-Cola's new global marketing campaign, is streaming online at MySpace. The song features contributions from Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, Panic At The Disco's Brendon Urie and Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy among a few others. The track will be available for purchase on iTunes in the...