January 18, 2013

2013 mtvU Woodie Awards return to Austin during SXSW, special to air March 17

mtvU, the 24-hour college network arm of MTV, announced today that the 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards and Festival are returning to Austin, Texas Thursday, March 14. The day of musical performances will take place during the SXSW Music Festival. MTV and mtvU will air a half-hour 2013 Woodie Awards Special Sunday, March 17 at 8 p.m....

Every Time I Die and Hatebreed to headline Jamboree Music Festival

AP can exclusively announced that Every Time I Die and Hatebreed will headline this year's Jamboree Music Festival on days one and two, respectively. Jamboree will continue to make line up announcements this week. Meanwhile, you can check out the full list of announced artists below and purchase tickets at the festival's website. Day 1...

Like Moths To Flames, Crown The Empire, The Color Morale, more to play Rise Records Tour

Rise Records have announced that Like Moths To Flames will headline their 2013 tour, along with support from Crown The Empire, The Color Morale, Palisades and My Ticket Home. Tickets for the tour will go onsale Monday, January 21. DATES:  April 19- Syracuse, NY- Lost Horizon April 20- Ottawa, ON- Maverick’s April 21- Quebec City,...

Song Premiere: Last Call, "The Body" (Osker cover)

Last Call have just announced that they will be heading out on Forever Came Calling's Road To Mixtape tour this spring. To celebrate, we have an exclusive stream of Last Call's Osker cover, “The Body ” for you. You can stream the song and check out the tour details below.  “When we were recording [our...

EXCLUSIVE: 'Paramore' track listing reveal

Since Paramore's announcement last month that they will release their self-titled album on April 9, the world has been on its toes eagerly awaiting what's next. Fans are held over currently by the January 22 release promise of the album's first single, “Now,” for which the band recently shot a music video. Today, AP can...

Friday Fives: Vinnie Caruana of I Am The Avalanche picks his favorite bands to tour with

We here at AP know you internet denizens love lists. And we know that folks in bands have other interests beyond cranking out decibels. So here’s Friday Fives, a column that solicits a list of five subjects from a number of various rockers. This week, I AM THE AVALANCHE/THE MOVIELIFE vocalist Vinnie Caruana picks his...

Song Stream/Download: Octaves, "Absent Kids Count"

In April, 2010, Octaves released their debut album, Greener Pastures, on Hotfoot Records, and to gear up for its vinyl release early this year via TopShelf Records, we're streaming “Absent Kids Count” from the album and offering a free download. Of the concept behind “Absent Kids Count,” frontman Phil Fosler says, “To put it in...