Kevin Lyman to host CreativeLive music business course
Kevin Lyman, founder of touring music festivals such as Warped Tour, Taste Of Chaos and Mayhem, has announced that he will be hosting a CreativeLive 'Music And Audio' course next month, titled “In The New Music Biz: Bands, Brands, Managers & Tours.” The seminar will be streaming live on September 27 from 9 A.M. – 4 P.M. PDT / 12 P.M....
Man Overboard announce UK/European headlining tour with Hostage Calm, Front Porch Step, Roam
Man Overboard have announced plans to head over to the UK and Europe this fall for a run of headlining dates in support of their most recent full-length album, Heart Attack. The tour comes as a follow-up to their recent US headlining tour with Transit, Forever Came Calling and Knuckle Puck. Support for this run is scheduled...
Memphis May Fire debut "Beneath The Skin" music video
Memphis May Fire have debuted a brand new music video for their song, “Beneath The Skin,” which is taken from their most recent full-length album, Unconditional. You can check out the video now below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! Unconditional was released earlier this past spring via Rise Records. If you haven't already,...
Radio station now cutting songs in half so listeners don’t get “bored”
According to the Financial Post, Calgary radio station 90.3 AMP has started using Quickhitz, a format that provides shortened versions of popular songs, editing them down to about half of their original length. This is apparently done so listeners don’t get bored. The station will now be able to play “twice as many songs per...
Cold World - How The Gods Chill
Cold World How The Gods Chill Heads will bang on How The Gods Chill, Cold World’s latest album, produced by Will Yip. Reincarnated NYHC riffs are relentless (“Blind,” “The Real Deal”), bass adds plates to the rack, vocals change hands from hoarse to hooks (“No More Fun And Games”) and the whole gang hurl curveballs...
Young Guns - "I Want Out" song premiere
Young Guns are gearing up to release a new album in early 2015, and we have your first listen with “I Want Out.” This debut taste of the album showcases markedly more danceable direction à la the Killers meets the Academy Is…—an exciting progression from their successful 2012 album Bones, the eponymous single from which topped...
Anti-Flag stream new song, "Close My Eyes"
Earlier this summer, Anti-Flag launched a subscription-based vinyl series titled 20 Years of Hell. The series contained six seven-inch vinyl records that featured 11 re-recorded and re-envisioned songs from throughout the band's career. The b-side of each installment featured two brand new songs from six other bands; one band per volume. Anti-Flag have now streamed their track from the sixth...
SycAmour (Hopeless Records) release "We're In Hell" video
SycAmour have premiered a new music video for “We're In Hell” from their upcoming studio album, Indulgence: A Saga Of Lights, set for release on September 2 via Hopeless Records. Pre-order packages are on sale at MerchNOW. The band's Hopeless debut from April 2014, Obscure: La Deuxième, can be purchased on iTunes. You can check out the Indulgence's lead single (“Calm...
Nigerian singer says cutting off fingers will solve music piracy
The music industry has been trying to combat illegal downloading for sometime now, and a variety of tactics (some more effective than others) have been employed—ranging from absurd lawsuits to streaming services like Spotify. Now, Nigerian singer and self-described “human rights activist” Stella Monye thinks she has the solution: cutting off the fingers of people...