Kaiser Chiefs are back! It has been confirmed that English indie rock stars **KAISER CHIEFS** will be playing three exclusive sideshows whilst in Australia for Splendour in the Grass. Kaiser Chiefs will be performing in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney in early August 2011.
Off the back of this...
Day number three of *The Great Escape* started for us with our car battery completely dead and a pretty powerful headache. Suddenly at that point, leaving the radio on all night did not sound like such a good idea...
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Idiot Glee is the stage name for Kentuckys James Friley - a young man who pens strangely alluring, yet also disquieting tunes. Friley has stated his work has been greatly influenced by the Americana vibes of the Beach Boys and you can easily see how that influence comes to the fore, all be it with...
After a first acclaimed trip in Europe last year, Gifts from Enola will be back on the old continent to play songs from its S/t album... and new unreleased tracks.
Gifts From Enola has created an album that finally and perfectly captures the intensity of their live show and expands upon all...
Well its quite a rare thing for me to go weak at the knees over a voice. And in recent times, it seems that nothing quite does it like a Glaswegian accent for me. First it happened after hearing what's now one of my favourite albums of the year so far, 'Free' by Twin Atlantic and now from...
Day two of *The Great Escape*! My body is regretting the lack of sleep but thanking about the lack of alcohol/hangover caused by the fact that I was driving the previous night. We arrived near 1pm to Brighton, left the car badly parked near the beach and hurried to see the early set of *Dog Is...
V Festival, sponsored by Virgin Media, is proud to announce another string of fresh talent to the 2011 line up including Kassidy, The Knux, Twenty Twenty, Slaughterhouse, Big Country and Aloe Blacc. Ziggy Marley will also be bringing his reggae style to the stage in what promises to be a...
Shakin Stevens 30th anniversary tour will see Shaky perform many of his hits from the 80s and 90s, expect to hear all the classics, 'Green Door', 'This Ole House', 'Its Late', 'You Drive Me Crazy', 'Marie Marie', 'Give Me Your Heart Tonight' to name a few. Also featuring tracks off his current...
Miamis funky synth-heavy duo Afrobeta has announced their addition to this summers Identity Festival lineup, which will touch down in major markets all over North America. Theyll be touring in support of their debut full-length, Under The Streets, which gets a release on August 9th, right before...
Fools Gold is set to release their sophomore album, Leave No Trace, on August 16th on IAMSOUND. Leave No Trace is a stunner, ready to carry you from August to 2012 (and way beyond), and album standout, Street Clothes, shows the LA band at the top of their game. Complete with driving beats, warm...
Canadian blackened doom metallers WOODS OF YPRES are on the road in North America for their headlining "Pain & Piss" tour, and are taking fans along for the ride with a series of exclusive tour blogs on MetalSucks.
Now half-way through their month-long trek, the group's bassist, SHANE MADDEN, has...
*FOALS TO HEADLINE FINEST FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD*
International acts Foals and Freshlyground will headline this years Lake of Stars Festival on 30th September to 2nd October in Malawi, Africa.
Joining the amazing international headliners will be a brilliant line up of Malawian talent including...
Filterwolf, the critically acclaimed DJ, producer and live act hailing from Munich, is back with a new full-length album. Out from today on FILIGRAN Records, Night Patterns is an artful 12-track blend of heady European and international flavours.
There's the synth infused Italo-disco ...
Shropshire's Arceye have released two brand new videos onto their YouTube channel. Firstly they have released 'Torch Of Betrayal' from their Bloodstock 2010 performance, this show massively launched Arceye onto the UK metal scene with Powerplay Magazine stating 'They played an intricate set that...
Winter Trees, the first E.P, by Brighton four piece New Sun Blues showcases their musical revival of genres lost amid the post-age we unwittingly find ourselves in. Harking back to the hey-day of grunge, New Sun Blues expertly mix the wail of Jeff Buckley with the grit of Nirvana and the...
*1st June, Ringo Starr press conference and special performance to be broadcast live on **www.muzu.tv/ringostarr* (http://www.muzu.tv/ringostarr)
*On June 1st 2011 at 15:00 BST Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band will be inviting fans around the world to join them online for a...
Manchester's finest, Tall Trees, are set to release their forthcoming mini-album, 'Scream Danger', on the 13th July 2011. The band continues to go from strength to strength as they establish themselves as one of the most hard-working acts in the UK.
'Scream...
Liberation Music is excited to announce that **Liam Finn** will return to Australia this August to support the release of his highly anticipated new album, **FOMO**.
New single **Cold Feet** which just scored **Single Of The Week **in **Beat Magazine **and is **# 1** at** Alt radio in NZ**...
Fans devastated by the rapid selling out of Modest Mouses headline shows last week will be relieved to hear more tickets will become available for the Sydney show and a second Auckland show has been added to the tour.
In Sydney, Modest Mouse will perform instead at Enmore Theatre on the...
Prog-rock pioneers **THE MARS VOLTA** are known to send audiences into a frenzy and their upcoming headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide this August will be no exception.
The Grammy winning Texan ensemble, fronted and founded by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric...
Before the success of his group Here We Go Magic, Luke Temple worked full-time as a plasterer. At nights after work, he spent his hours crafting what would become Here We Go Magic's self-titled debut. During the days he wrote a completely different set of songs in his head. The resulting record...
*Name: *Derrick L. Hicks*.
Star sign: *Leo.*
Place of birth: *Brooklyn, NY*.**
Now based at: *NY, NY.*
Level of education: *BA in Communication.*
First instrument played: *The Kazoo.*
Current instrument: *Voice.*
Last venue played at: *French Institute Alliance Française*.
Last gig...
*Name: *Rav.P*.
Star sign: *Capricorn*.
Place of birth: *Newark, NJ*.
Now based at: *Clifton, NJ.*
Level of education: *Associates Degree.
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First instrument played:* Piano.*
Current instrument: *My vocal chords*.
Last venue played at:* Dolce Lounge (NJ)*.
Last gig attended: *Overtime Concert NYC.*
*Name: *Ralphy Boy*.
Star sign: *The mysterious and sexy Scorpio*.
Place of birth: *Flatbush, Brooklyn, NYC.*
Now based at: *Queens, NYC.*
Level of education: *I actually finished College. Surprising ain't it? I had to make mama proud.*
First instrument played: *Piano / Keyboard was my first....
*Name: *David E Beats*.
Star sign: *Gemini Son, Son!*
Place of birth: *Washington DC*.
Now based at: *Brooklyn NY.*
Level of education: *Some College, I dropped out to be a weed head and play music all day like a dirty hipster! *
First instrument played: *Flute suprisingly. Thought it was mad...
There was a record crowd that attended the first day of the *Movement Electronic Music Festival* in Detroit. Saturdays official attendance figure was 34,820.
The crowd total for Saturday is the largest one-day figure the festival has had since becoming a ticketed event in 2005. Previously...
One of the major pioneers of the grime genre is back but if you followed him on huge levels, you wouldnt imagine him ever being away for long. Wiley is back on a new label which will hopefully see a new style and new sound on his new album which is set for release later on this year.
Numbers in...
Baltimore, Maryland's trio Future Islands recently invaded the NPR Music office with the largest bass amp ever to be crammed behind Bob Boilen's desk. Catch their performance, courtesy of Bob Boilen's Tiny Desk Concerts series and featuring the debut of the new song "On the Water," here on...
NORTH BY NORTHEAST announces the third wave of bands for the 17th edition of the NXNE festival, taking over Toronto, Canada June 13-19, 2011. Tickets are now available online at:
* NXNE 2011 | June 13 (http://www.nxne.com)
NXNE has just confirmed that hardcore heroes Fucked Up and glam gallant...
Suicide Silence have revealed the cover artwork from their forthcoming album The Black Crown out on July 12th (Century Media). The artwork was done by K3N (Lamb Of God) and sets the tone for the bands best work yet. A brand new song called Human Violence premiered this past Friday on SiriusXM...
Fort Knox Recordings presents Sabor Tropical Remixed EP 1 featuring exciting remixes of Empresarios by Fort Knox Five, All Good Funk Alliance, Telephunken, Shantisan, Quincy Jointz, and more.
In January 2011 Fort Knox Recordings released the debut album by DC's own Empresarios, titled Sabor...
*Name: *Lerix*
Star sign: *Virgo*
Place of birth: *san Clemente*, *California*
Now based at: *Brooklyn, New York*
Level of education: *College*
First instrument played: *Piano*
Current instrument: *Piano*
Last venue played at: *St. Johns University*
Last gig attended: *Mat and Kim concert in...
Rap group Cali Swag District, best known for the hit song "Teach Me How To Dougie," pay respect to fallen member Montae "M Bone" Talbert with a memorial tribute song "How To Do That." Talbert, aged 22, was a victim of a random drive-by shooting in his hometown of Inglewood, CA on the night of...
After greeting AMORPHIS and MOONSORROW on board and promising their Finnish friends that they will come back for more, 70000TONS OF METAL, The World's Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival sailed across the Baltic Sea to Rostock, Germany where they dropped off a scouting party. Their first...
One of the most groundbreaking and exquisite dance parties is back! Ferry Corsten presents: Full on Ferry; Ibiza.
After three exhilarating and major successful editions, Full on Ferry has built a global reputation for being one of the most groundbreaking and exquisite nights in dance...
Recent signings to the *KITSUNÉ* label,* IS TROPICAL* are set to release a new single on the *30th of May.*
*The Greeks,* the follow up to the recent* South Pacific* single, is the bands third release and is a taste of what to expect from their debut album *Native to*, which is due on...
Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae is an album transcending the most glorious moments of 80s Heavy Metal. PORTRAIT are turning something great into something greater - you can only describe this album as the wet dream of any fan of Heavy Metal. Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae is Metal in its...
Patricia Vonne, the acclaimed singer/ songwriter from Austin, Texas will be bringing her bilingual brand of rocknroll to Europe on an extensive summer tour, which will also include some very special shows in the U.K.
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*Masters In France *are back with single *A.I.*(Artificial Inches), a well crafted piece of musical intelligence, as close to a pop song as a song will ever get. It exudes sex, rhythm and maturity way beyond the lead singers age. The single also includes second track, Little Girl, which is...
UK punk rockers ATTENTION THIEVES are set to release new single 'Can't Say' on June 6th, accompanied by their awesome new video already playing on Scuzz and Kerrang TV!!
Having paid their dues in numerous bands over the years, including renowned tech-metal band The Arusha Accord, the four...
_*EPM* (http://www.epm-music.com/)_ (celebrating 10 years) and Spanish digital music store _*Phonomonkey*_ (http://www.phonomonkey.com/?f=&l=es) are joining forces once more to make it three in a row at this years Sonar Music Festival in Barcelona. On 16 June at Nitsa Club we will be ...
The critically acclaimed Anglo-American rock supergroup *Black Country Communion* is pleased to announce a series of five major headline UK summer concerts, following their appearance at London's *High Voltage Festival...
For fans of *Rodriguez Jrs* Orinoco / Omicron EP, the wait is finally over. After weeks of hype and massive support from some of the biggest names in the industry including *Seth Troxlers* inclusion of Orinoco (Claude Monnet Mix) on his blistering Radio 1 Essential Mix on May 7th the six-part...
Producers duo Funkerman (Ardie van Beek) and Raf Jansen have signed an exclusive publishing deal with Sony/ATV.
This exciting move sends out a clear message regarding Sony/ATV's position in the dance market. Choosing a talented and influential pair of producers of this calibre signals a...
*Cheap Thrills*, the pioneering independent house label responsible for hit singles such as *Hervé*s Together, *Fake Blood*s I Think I Like It and *Jack Beats* All Night has launched a competition to remix label boss Hervés collaboration with Canadian rapper *Cadence Weapon* Roll With The...