Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum announces full U.S. tour
[Photo: Cory Greenwell] Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum has announced that he will embark on a U.S. tour in winter, 2013. Support bands will include Tall Firs, Briars of North America and the Music Tapes, and a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will go charity Children Of The Blue Sky. DATES Jan 9...
Album Premiere: Storm The Beaches, 'Hemisphere'
Storm The Beaches release their album Hemisphere via Apparition Records tomorrow. We have a first-listen of all 15 tracks on the latest full-length from the Baltimore quartet for you below. You can order the album at the band's online merch store.
Glass Cloud flip van; members uninjured
UPDATED: 10:30 a.m. EST, November 13 Unfortunately, Glass Cloud will also have to miss tonight's AP Tour show in Denver, CO. The band released the below video last night, further detailing the accident: If you want to help Glass Cloud raise money to salvage what they can from the wreck, you can donate via PayPal or...
The Architects (US) announce live album mixed by Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance)
UPDATE: November 13 at 6:11 p.m. EST The Architects have announced that they will release Live In Los Angeles tomorrow, November 14. TOMORROW IS D-DAY! We open the floodgates and release our new LIVE ALBUM “Live in Los Angeles” mixed by Ray Toro… fb.me/23DkMBJrv — Brandon Phillips (@TheArchitectsKC) November 13, 2012 ORIGINAL POST: November 12...
Bloc Party announce 2013, US tour dates
Bloc Party have announced that they will tour in January, 2013. Their remaining 2012 dates and the newly announced 2013 dates are listed below: 12/6/12 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 12/7/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium 12/8/12 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory 12/9/12 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre 12/11/12 Dallas, TX @ House...
Spotify hopes to expand to Latin America and Eastern Europe next year
According to Billboard Biz, Spotify is closing in on $100 million in funds raised for expansion. With that money, the streaming service hopes to open in Latin America and farther across Europe in 2013. Though $100 million may seem like a massive change chunk and, according to the International Business Times, Spotify is valued at...
Sigur Rós announce 2013 North American tour
Sigur Rós have announced that they will embark on their largest North American tour to date in spring, 2013, which will include a stop at New York's famous Madison Square Garden. 3/24/13 Washington, DC @ Patriot Center 3/25/13 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden 3/26/13 Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena 3/27/13 Montreal, QUE @...
The Lead: What the hell is that? A brief look at ridiculous music genres
Everybody from scene kids to hipster vermin to beard-scratching avant-garde types have one thing in common: They’re always ready to brag about “the next thing” they’re into. You can’t like deathcore when black metal is the desecrated shit, man. You can’t like dark ambient music—you gotta be down with True Sheffield Black. You can’t like...
Title Fight announce Australian tour with Luca Brasi
Title Fight have announced an Australian tour with support from Luca Brasi taking place in March 2013.