Miranda Lambert leads this year’s crop of CMA nominees with five potential awards, followed closely behind by Lady Antebellum and the Zac Brown Band. Only the first round of CMA Awards nominations have been announced, though; the remaining nominees will be revealed tomorrow morning on Good Morning America. The CMAs will air live from Nashville [...]
Fast rising British Metalheads*THE DEFILED *will be storming the UK *this September* supporting Breed 77. After an electrifying performance with their new line up at this year's sold out UK leg of *Sonisphere* this is sure to be an unmissable show!
*Tour Dates are:*
*THE DEFILED (support to Breed...
Clement Marfo & The Frontline will release their debut single, Champion, on 11 October though KIDS (The Wombats/ Kyte / The Whip). They can also announce a host of UK live dates, having stormed sizable crowds with their irrepressible live show, supporting the likes of Plan B and Chiddy Bang.
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British crossover thrashers SSS have recently returned home after completing their "Wreck and Annoy" headlining European tour and have posted a tour debrief on their blog page.
SSS frontman FOXY looks back on the tour:
"Wreck and Annoy tour has had its share of ups and downs, the good and the...
In conjunction with the new release Automata the alternative metal act RETURN TO EARTH launched the music video for the title track 'Automata' on their landing page. Surf over to http://www.metalblade.com/returntoearth/ (http://www.metalblade.com/returntoearth/) to check it out!
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On September 27, 2010 Metal Blade Records will be releasing the re-issue of super group OSI's self-titled 2003 release OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE. The album, which was recorded in June 2002 and mixed in August 2002 at the Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, will contain the ...
Telekinesis presents the Parallel Seismic Conspiracies EP (https://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=740) available today from finer digital retailers, the Merge store and from the band in actual, physical format...
Chiddy Bang release an eight track prequel to their debut album entitled The Preview on October 11th. The Preview documents the incredible journey the band have had over the last year emerging from underground US blog darlings to become U.S hip hops leading lights.
Having met at...
Strummerville - the 'Joe Strummer New Music Foundation' - announces first ever UK tour.
Over seven dates - from Sunday 10th October to Sunday 17th October - 'Westway Round The UK' will bring a selection of fast-rising bands picked from this year's Strummerville campfire...
Critically acclaimed performing songwriter *Tucker Finn*, will release her emotionally riveting debut solo album, *The Cup & The Lip*, on *October 26, 2010* via *Jane Wayne Records*. No stranger to the musical stage, Tucker was co-creator of the alt-country crooners, The Jane Waynes, commended by...
Breakthrough UK band biffy clyro will embark on their first US headlining tour, kicking off in Allston, MA on September 13. Their latest album, Only Revolutions, has been nominatedfor the 2010 Mercury Prize. Prior shortlist nominees for the prestigious UK award include Florence and the...
War of Ages have just announced The Project AK-47 Tour, a fall headlining tour with The Color Morale (Rise), The Great Commission, Legend (Rise), and The Contortionist (Good Fight).
War of Ages will be donating a percentage of their tour proceeds to Project AK-47. For more information on P...
Sacramento, CAs Ten After Two have signed to Rise Records.
Look for the bands debut If You Don't First EP exclusively at Hot Topic stores, and everywhere digitally, beginning October 19th.
For more information and to hear music, visit:
* Ten After Two(Signs To Rise Records/New Everything...
Fenech-Soler announce the release of their eagerly anticipated debut album and a maiden headline tour, both kicking off at the end of September.
Borne of a true faith in pop and fermented in the spirit of self-determination, Fenech-Solers radio-friendly nous and festival verve has...
Summer isn’t all beach parties, BBQs and cruisin’ with the top down. Sometimes all the sun, fun and good times gets you down and you need to curl up with something in a minor key. There were a handful of great songs on the airwaves this summer that had some tears mixed in with the [...]
The once-prolific Sufjan Stevens is back with a bang. One week after the surprise release of a 60-minute digital EP, the songwriter has started unveiling details for a full-length album, The Age of Adz. The album, described by Asthmatic Kitty as an “explicit pop-song extravaganza, augmented by heavy orchestration,” will be out in mid-October. [TwentyFourBits.com]
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Icelandic popstar Bjork has recorded a song for the upcoming animated 3D film Moomins and the Comet Chase. Titled “The Comet Song,” the track will also be available as a digital download on Sept. 6th, with proceeds going to UNICEF’s children’s charities in Pakistan to help flood victims. [Thelineofbestfit.com]
Songwriter George David Weiss died on Aug. [...]
Despite canceling one third of its summer shows in America, Lilith Fair will head Down Under this fall for a quick Australian tour. Dubbed “A Taste of Lilith,” the tour will feature a scaled-down lineup and a slightly higher ticket price, with Sarah McLachlan, the Court Yard Hounds, and several Australian acts all scheduled to [...]
Richard “Scar” Lopez, founder of Cannibal and the Headhunters, died late last month of lung cancer. Formed during the early 1960s, the Headhunters became one of the only Mexican-American groups to score a U.S. Top 40 hit when their version of “Land of a Thousand Dances” peaked at number 30 in 1965. [Variety.com]
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