Sullivan, Schematic, Shy, Low, Trespassers, the Foxery, Over The Ocean, more on Christmas album
Spartan Records have released a full stream of Homesick: A Spartan Records Christmas Album, which is available for digital download from the label's web store, or complimentary with any physical purchase during the month of December. Let us know your favorite cover in the comments! Here's a YouTube playlist followed by its track listing (in order): 1....
Timeshares announce split with Luther, stream new songs
Timeshares and Luther once shared space in the pages of AP's 100 Bands You Need To Know, then an apartment, and now, they'll be sharing a seven-inch record. Suburbia Records is handling the release, which serves up a twofer of songs from both bands. Pre-orders are available online and set to ship before mid-March, 2015....
Slipknot, Breaking Benjamin, Motionless In White, more announced for Fort Rock
The lineup has been announced for the Fort Rock Festival, which will take place Saturday, April 25 at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. The festival includes bands like Slipknot, Godsmack, Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach, In This Moment, The Pretty Reckless, Motionless In White, We Are Harlot, Starset, Young Guns, Islander and more. Check out the full lineup below. Slipknot’s Corey Taylor says, “It's gonna be...
You Blew It! stream single from 'Pioneer Of Nothing' seven-inch
You Blew It! are following their sophomore album with the release of a three track seven-inch effort, titled Pioneer Of Nothing, which is due out on January 27 via Jade Tree Records. In light of its impending debut, the band are streaming “Lanai,” which you can listen to below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your...
This is what happens when you take a stage selfie at an Every Time I Die show
One unlucky fan learned the hard way why you should never take a selfie onstage at an Every Time I Die show: Aside from interrupting other concertgoers’ experiences and blocking their views, you will have your phone karate kicked out of your hand by guitarist Jordan Buckley. It will soar, magically, into the air before...
"Don’t stay silent; overcome evil with good"—Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red on Ferguson, Eric Garner
Jake Luhrs, August Burns Red frontman and executive director/founder of the faith-based nonprofit organization HeartSupport, has posted a lengthy blog entry where he speaks out on the recent events surrounding both Ferguson, MO and the death of Eric Garner. In the post, he sums up his intentions with a call towards Christians, saying, “To be silent is something we cannot...
Tour Nostalgia: Some of our past favorites still hitting the road strong
Presented by TourBeat. All words courtesy of Lyly Villanueva. Today, alternative rock has become a very overarching term, an umbrella to a multitude of sub-genres all living under the same roof. It wasn’t always this way. Alternative rock first came into existence in the 1980s with bands such as R.E.M playing college circuits in the U.S...
Andrew Jackson Jihad announce headlining tour with the Smith Street Band, Jeff Rosenstock, Chumped
Phoenix, AZ's Andrew Jackson Jihad will be hitting the road this spring for a North American headlining tour. They will be joined by the Smith Street Band, Jeff Rosenstock and Chumped. Check out a full list of dates and locations below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! Tickets will go on sale this Friday, December 12,...
Spirograph record player hack turns music into visual art
The Dangerous Minds blog recently compiled these videos where clever people use music to create visual art. The process: “Robotic” arms holding pens are attached to the record player, and the rotations are used to create geometric shapes made from curves. According to the Verge, “Because the arms change position while still rotating around a...