New Music: Crystal Castles – “Affection”
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New Music: Soundgarden – “Non-State Actor”
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It's a political one, too.Manic Street Preachers announce new album "Generation Terrorists 20th Anniversary"
Updated: 2012-10-31 16:17:40To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of its release, the MANIC STREET PREACHERS are re-issuing their legendary 18 track debut album Generation Terrorists on 5th November 2012. The double album will be available as: Anniversary Edition 1CD Legacy Edition 2CD/DVD Limited Edition...Shineski : new EP "Leave you in the dark" out in November
Updated: 2012-10-31 15:43:592 years after the release of its acclaimed second full-length album, "The wild lane", through Tentacled Records (Gamesdøglär, My Fancy Zoot), french alternative power-rock quartet Shineski is gonna to unleash a brand new CD/digital EP, "Leave you in the dark", on november 10th, still on Tentacled...AllMusic Loves 1989
Updated: 2012-10-31 14:00:12“1989/The number, another summer.” So said Chuck D in Public Enemy’s epoch-defining single “Fight the Power,” but 1989 was not just another summer and it was not just another year. The last year of the ’80s was one of the best of the decade, seeing the culmination of many [...]File-O-Facts: Joseph Mulhollen
Updated: 2012-10-31 13:24:32The AltSounds File-O-Facts feature on: *Joseph Mullholen*. Want to know more about this up and coming artist? Here you can find out loads of snappy facts about this new talent... *WATCH // 'Missing Contact' * Joseph Mulhollen "Missing Contact" (Official Video) - YouTube *Name: *Joseph...The Cellophane Flowers new album Staring At The World to be released December 3rd
Updated: 2012-10-31 13:23:36The Cellophane Flowers (http://www.facebook.com/TheCellophaneFlowersUK) are a four piece hailing from all different corners of the world, but settled in London, have taken elements of an eclectic variety of different music and influences to create a gorgeous anthology of sensational indie pop. The...Dewayne Everettsmith releases debut single 'It's Like Love'
Updated: 2012-10-31 11:27:49Pop-soul singer and guitarist Dewayne Everettsmith releases his debut UK single Its Like Love, a collaboration with the classical viola player Jasmine Beans, that will be the centrepiece of Tourism Australias international marketing campaign this...Seethe "Not In Vain" brand new video and single released
Updated: 2012-10-31 11:23:29Seethe have released the first single, `Not In Vain from their upcoming debut album 'Through Conviction' along with an accompanying video directed, shot and edited by Drew Ormrod. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrWxcCH0MzQ To enable newcomers to the Seethe sound to hear them, Not In Vain is...New Sundanese disco jam video from SINKANE & European live dates
Updated: 2012-10-31 11:10:37SINKANE, the multi-dimensional music project from Ahmad Gallab, has confirmed a European tour and uploaded a new video for sleek disco number (The Quietus), Runnin. Its the first single to be taken from Sinkanes debut album Mars, which having just been released Stateside through DFA, is...Thin Lizzy Add Extra Dates to European tour
Updated: 2012-10-31 11:08:19After a very successful 2 year run with the current lineup, Thin Lizzy have made a decision to not release a new album under the Thin Lizzy name. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tMHasyxaoQ Scott Gorham "Out of respect to Phil Lynott and the legacy he created, we have decided that we should not...TITANS EVE To Headline Blankfest Vancouver
Updated: 2012-10-31 11:04:48Returning from their European tour with Arch Enemy in support of their second full-length album, 'Life Apocalypse', Canadian thrashers Titans Eve will be headlining the first annual Blankfest Vancouver on November 10th at The Railway Club. With the success of Blankfests around the world including...Green Day release video for “The Forgotten”
Updated: 2012-10-31 11:01:45Green Day's new song from the "Breaking Dawn - 2" soundtrack. Available November 13th via Summit Entertainment/Chop Shop/Atlantic. Pre-order it at http://smarturl.it/BreakingDawn2. Watch the video here (http://www.mtv.com/videos/green-day/851761/the-forgotten.jhtml#artist=988).Bored Nothing Release Debut Record this Friday 2nd November
Updated: 2012-10-31 10:57:384 track wizard, Fergus Miller aka Bored Nothing is releasing his self-titled debut album this Friday 2nd November on Spunk Records. Its a best-of record, in the sense that favourite songs have been chosen from all of the four awesome tapes hes previously released. (Streaming below) The...Dream On Dreamer - Heartbound Deluxe CD/DVD and Movember Mayhem Tour!
Updated: 2012-10-31 10:55:0718 months after the release of their acclaimed debut album, UNFD will release a deluxe version of "Heartbound". The main feature of the repackage is a one hour feature documentary about the band's incredible touring run. Other features include both their music videos, Additional tracks "Midnight...Kasabian to headline Snowbombing Festival 2013
Updated: 2012-10-31 10:52:24Notorious rock and roll firebrands KASABIAN are ready to dust off their salopettes and mittens and set fire to the après-ski celebrations as they prepare to headline the exceptional SNOWBOMBING festival in 2013! * FOR A REMINDER OF HOW IT WENT DOWN AT SNOWBOMBING...DJ Skee Presents: J. Pinder “Illuminate” Featuring Choklate
Updated: 2012-10-31 10:49:50J. Pinder releases Illuminate featuring Choklate, a new follow-up single off his highly anticipated Careless Redux mixtape presented by DJ Skee. Over a dreamy and hypnotic beat by the grammy-nominated producer and musical counterpart Kuddie Fresh, Illuminate is an expose´ inside the rapidfire...Neon Noise Project Halloween Soiree present Vitalic Rage Album Launch
Updated: 2012-10-31 10:46:12Forward- thinking London promoters Neon Noise Project are pleased to announce this years annual Halloween Soiree with Vitalic- live, Herve, Foamo, Grum, Dismantle and more taking over one of the hottest new destinations in late night clubbing, the multi-roomed Vauxhall venue FIRE. With its an...Bloodstock Open Air teams up with TotalRock
Updated: 2012-10-31 10:43:02TotalRock, the UKs leading online rock radio station is to become Bloodstock Radio on 1st December 2012. Announcing this pioneering collaboration between two of the leading lights of the UKs rock and metal scene, Paul Gregory, Bloodstock Festival Director, said What an exciting development for...FIREROAD - Stereophonics support announced plus new album released 5 Nov
Updated: 2012-10-31 10:38:32On 5 November 2012, FIREROAD release their debut album I Got Sound, through Habit Formed Records.Zombies meet Hip-Hop this Hallowe'em with The Herbaliser's 'MARCH OF THE DEAD THINGS'
Updated: 2012-10-31 10:35:45Get ready for the best zombies meets breaks and beats monster mash-up since Simon Pegg attempted to off the undead with a box full of 12"s... This Hallowe'en The Herbaliser present the ghoulish, grisly and downright gangrenous 'MARCH OF THE DEAD THINGS', the Hip-Hop-Horror b-movie to end all...BORN OF OSIRIS to headline with AFTER THE BURIAL, MONUMENTS and THE HAARP MACHINE
Updated: 2012-10-31 10:33:24BORN OF OSIRIS return to Europe on 22 February 2013 to headline with support from AFTER THE BURIAL, MONUMENTS and THE HAARP MACHINE. Make sure to catch this unmissable bill of technical mindf*!kery on one of the following dates: 22/02 (D) Cologne @ Underground 23/02 (B) Brussels @ Magasin 4 24/02...Valerie June - Workin' Womans Blues Live on Jools Holland 30/10/12
Updated: 2012-10-31 10:30:29Hers is a spellbinding twilight voice, from Jackson in the heart of Tennessee. I was raised listening to a great many voices of all types says Valerie. Some people could sing, some were out of tune and off beat, but it all sounded great to me. My favourite voices were the ones at my grandmother...Throwing Snow Announces New EP
Updated: 2012-10-31 10:26:00Having minted his Snowfall imprint with the acclaimed Clamor EP earlier this year, Ross Tones aka Throwing Snow returns on December 3rd for his second EP of 2012, the eagerly awaited Aspera. As with its predecessor, the title comes laced with Latin rhetoric: Aspera translating as to make...My New Favourite Band: Castles // Issue #3
Updated: 2012-10-30 22:53:50No matter what crowd youre in or what style you adhere to or shun if youre, like, so totally awesome and beyond all that skin deep bullshit (youre only fooling yourself), there are two things we all secretly and guiltily love, some pop punk and some rap music, its just one of those things,...All You Need to Know About: Machine Head // Issue #9
Updated: 2012-10-30 22:35:34Oh yeah, we're back. You can even pinch yourself; but this is no dream. The "*All You Need to Know About ...*" series back. And this time we're delving deep into the archives to show you some of the best artists in the industry. Be prepared for a fact bomb, like MAD style. Except instead of...Saxon announce the UK leg of their Sacrifice World Tour
Updated: 2012-10-30 20:01:01Never tired of the road, Saxon announce the UK leg of their Sacrifice World Tour in support of the upcoming album of the same name. The NWBHM legends will play 9 dates in April 2013 and they cant wait to share their new material on stage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pRY63Lny0Q Throughout the...Team Ghost remixed by TEPR on Rolling Stone
Updated: 2012-10-30 19:58:56Team Ghost is a five piece band founded by ex-M83 co-founder Nicolas Fromageau. With songs combining swirling guitars and shoegaze along with notable electronic elements, the result is a mix of various propulsive elements that creates something cinematic at it's core. When Fromageau created Team...WRITER Release 'Brotherface' And Stream Album In Its Entirety
Updated: 2012-10-30 19:56:45WRITER is pleased to release their debut LP, Brotherface, available today. The songs on Brotherface are a unique combination of anthemic and psychedelic; not meandering, definitely structured, but also bubbling and swirling with layers of sound that seem far more complicated than what two guys can...SHINY TOY GUNS - Tonight's NYC Show at Santos Party House Rescheduled
Updated: 2012-10-30 19:52:06Tonights (Tuesday, October 30) SHINY TOY GUNS show at Santos Party House has been rescheduled due to Sandy. The SHINY TOY GUNS show has been rescheduled for 8:30 PM on Saturday, November 3 at Santos Party House. All original tickets will be honored. With MNDR, Static Summer Los Angeles quartet...SCYTHIA Posts Music Video Teaser 'Video Game Medley'
Updated: 2012-10-30 19:49:45Folk/prog metal warriors, Scythia have posted a teaser for their forthcoming music video for their track 'Video Game Medley'. The song is an adaptation of excerpts from video game theme songs Wizards and Warriors, Castlevania, Skyrim, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy VI and Tetris and is off...PICTORIALS CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THEIR DEBUT EP, LEARNING
Updated: 2012-10-30 19:48:25Portland, Oregon-based post-punk-indie-pop-dande act Pictorials are celebrating the release of their debut EP, Learning, on the band's own Deja View Records. Comprised of Morgan Nicholson on vocals and guitar, Mike Moreau on bass, keys, and vocals, and Nate Otani on drums and keys, the trio...Review: Life In Film @ King Tut's Wah Wah Hut [Live]
Updated: 2012-10-30 15:18:275Wag75VR8lMTQFfzov74QGSince performing on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury 2009, London based band, *Life In Film*, have slowly but surely been making their mark on the music scene. You may have seen its members modeling in Burberry posters on London Underground, after the famous designer...Everything Everything announce February 2013 UK tour
Updated: 2012-10-30 13:03:170vGbg0W1vcpAefS9yrJ6ZO*Everything Everything* are pleased to announce details of their full 2013 UK tour to celebrate the release of their new album Arc on January 14. *Everything Everything* have just celebrated their first entry into the UK top 40 with lead single '*Cough Cough*' and enjoyed a...The Stone Roses announce three UK shows in June 2013
Updated: 2012-10-30 00:29:31*The Stone Roses* announce three UK shows in June 2013. The group will play two nights in Londons Finsbury Park (June 7 and 8) and one show at Glasgow Green on June 15. The supports for the Glasgow show are *Primal Scream*, *Jake Bugg* and *The View*. Supports for London will be announced...Giveaway: Copy of Epidemia by Ill Nino
Updated: 2012-10-29 21:08:29*Epidemia* has been wowing audiences since *Ill Nino* released the album on a free live stream (http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/153448-nino-unleash-epidemia-full-album-stream.html) last week. Their sixth full-length studio effort is an amazing mix of Latin and tribal rhythms blended with the...Barclaycard Mercury Prize Awards Show to feature performances by shortlisted artists
Updated: 2012-10-29 20:02:08*The Barclaycard Mercury Prize Awards *Show takes place this Thursday, 1 November. The event is to be held at the Roundhouse in London and hosted by broadcaster *Lauren Laverne *for the first time. Featuring performances from all of the shortlisted artists, the evening will culminate in the...Review: My Chemical Romance - 'Boy Division' and 'Tomorrow's Money' [Single(s)]
Updated: 2012-10-29 19:42:15Blimey time creeps up fast. The news that *My Chemical Romance* were going to be releasing the near albums worth of scrapped material that theyve deemed *Conventional Weapons* was a big deal. They said they never would, they lost their drummer (*Bob Bryar*) while recording this and then went on...News: Prime Loops release Dubstep Reaper
Updated: 2012-10-29 19:11:11Welcome to the *Prime Loops* dungeon of devious, dastardly and dangerous noise! We held our breath, raced in and gathered as many sounds as we could before getting too scared and running straight out of there - the result is far creepier than any of us could have possibly imagined! Its as if...Marilyn Manson premieres Proxy remixes ahead of UK 'Twins of Evil' tour
Updated: 2012-10-29 17:43:33Legendary artist Marilyn Manson, who released the album *Born Villain* earlier this year and most recently unleashed the second single to come from it *Slo Mo Tion*, has today revealed 2 official remixes by Russian electronic and techno DJ/Producer Proxy. Check out both remixes below. *LISTEN...3 Doors Down free download of lead single 'One Light'
Updated: 2012-10-29 15:51:35*3 Doors Down* will release *The Greatest Hits* via Universal Records on November 19, 2012. The collection features nine US #1 hits that have been remixed and re-mastered, alongside three new songs. On October 3, the Billboard cited the Top 100 Songs over the past two decades based on actual...The Feeling announce 10-date UK tour for April 2013
Updated: 2012-10-29 14:52:41With the finishing touches currently being made to their fourth album, *The Feeling* have today announced a 10-date UK tour for April 2013 - their first since 2011 - culminating with a hometown show at Londons O2 Shepherds Bush Empire. *WATCH // The Feeling - 'Fill My Little...Watch: Texture Like Sun - One Great Prize [Official Video]
Updated: 2012-10-29 13:13:25Hotly tipped Melbourne sensations *Texture Like Sun* return with *'One Great Prize'.* The lead track from upcoming their November 2nd self-titled EP,* 'One Great Prize'* offers you an intriguing take on folk, carried by the multi-emotive vocal of front man *Mark Pearl.* Blessed with a vocal...In Pictures: Mindless Self Indulgence @ 02 Academy Birmingham [Live]
Updated: 2012-10-29 13:07:3326xpzaSWOaQ4wMz2FSPe58*Mindless Self Indulgence* playing at *02 Academy Birmingham* on 26th October 2012. Support from *Taking Hayley* and *The Dead Betas*. To view the photos, click the arrows above. Photos - Katja Ogrin (http://www.katjaogrinphotography.com) [break= Mindless Self Indulgence @...Benji B and OneDotZero PowerUp with Ultrabook
Updated: 2012-10-29 13:07:33After 4 months of DJ submissions, voting and parties across the UK, the *PowerUp with Ultrabook* story has come to a close. The London final took place at Hoxton Galleries in Shoreditch. Not only did the DJs get the chance to play alongside bass music pioneer *Benji B*, but the venue was also...Villagers launch video for 'Passing A Message'
Updated: 2012-10-29 11:30:21*Villagers *are previewing *Passing a Message*, a track from their forthcoming album, *{Awayland}*, with an accompanying lyric-based video directed by Billy Pilgrim. Watch it below: *WATCH // Villagers - Passing a Message* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGdS-AH6K8o *{Awayland}* is the much...AllMusic Streams It All: Pretty & Nice – Us You All We
Updated: 2012-10-29 05:00:44We’re back with another hot new music stream! This week, Boston-based indie popsters Pretty & Nice offer the Us You All We EP, their first extended release since the 2008 album Get Young. With an exuberant blend of frenetic guitars, quirky electronics, sugar-high vocals and all-around good feelings, giving Us You All We a spin [...]Bullet For My Valentine announce 2013 UK tour dates
Updated: 2012-10-29 00:48:48*Bullet For My Valentine* will release their fourth studio album *Temper Temper* on 11th February 2013. The metal giants, who recently headlined Radio 1s Rock Week with an invite-only gig at the BBC Maida Vale studios where they debuted the title track from the new album, have also announced a UK...In Pictures: Alice Cooper w/ Ugly Kid Joe & Loaded @ Civic Hall Wolverhampton [Live]
Updated: 2012-10-29 00:24:495M50gz8rh6inIVTdBUJ7z9*Alice Cooper* playing at *Civic Hall Wolverhampton* on 25th October 2012. Support from *Ugly Kid Joe* and *Loaded*. To view the photos click the arrows above. Photos - Katja Ogrin (http://www.katjaogrinphotography.com). [break= Alice Cooper w/ Ugly Kid Joe & Loaded @...In Pictures: Shinedown @ 02 Academy Birmingham [Live]
Updated: 2012-10-29 00:05:062WvIDc4wdKshyFh2EzLAs0*Shinedown* playing in front of a packed *02 Academy* in *Birmingham* on 28th October 2012. Support from *Redlight King* and *Exit Ten*. View the photos by clicking the arrow above. Photos - Katja Ogrin (http://www.katjaogrinphotography.com) [break= Shinedown @ 02 Academy...AllMusic Streams it All: The Soft Moon – Zeros
Updated: 2012-10-25 06:00:40We’re super excited to bring you another album stream, this time the premiere of the Soft Moon’s sophomore record, Zeros! Where the 2010 self-titled debut found band brainchild Luis Vasquez recording his eerie, revivalist post-punk missives in solitude, Zeros was conceptualized between days on the road, expanding its universe with a full band, plus producer/engineer [...]The Poplist with …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Updated: 2012-10-23 16:45:46This week the long-running indie rock heroes …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead release their eighth album Lost Songs. Inspired by the conflict in Syria and dedicated to the jailed Russian punk band Pussy Riot, the album delivers the group’s usual blend of ambition, emotion and exhilaration with a fiery attack [...]The Poplist with the Hounds Below
Updated: 2012-10-19 19:42:51The Hounds Below released their first album You Light Me Up in the Dark this week. The band hails from Detroit and vocalist Jason Stollsteimer used to be in the Von Bondies, but those aren’t really any good as reference points for the band. Our reviewer, Mark Deming, said they sound like “a throwback to [...]Win the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame LIVE DVD box set!
Updated: 2012-10-18 06:00:12It’s giveaway time again, and this time we’re calling on the legends of rock to celebrate! In conjunction with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary, Time Life has released Rock and Roll Hall of Fame LIVE, a DVD box set in standard 12 disc and deluxe 17 disc editions. Watch the biggest [...]The Poplist with Slam Donahue
Updated: 2012-10-17 06:00:10Slam Donahue are a pretty weird little pop group. Pretty darn good too! The Singer/guitarist David Otto and bassist Thomas Sommerville make a joyful racket on their new EP Hemlock Tea, inspired by the sunniest indie pop, the brightest noise pop, cheerfully janky bedroom hip hop, and the breezy radio AM sounds of the 1970’s. [...]AllMusic Playlist: Hall Yeah!
Updated: 2012-10-11 06:00:47Does it get any smoother, soulful or soothing than Daryl Hall & John Oates? We don’t think so! Today, October 11, marks Hall’s birthday, so we’re celebrating the best way we know how, by making a playlist of our favorite Hall-centric songs. (In a perfect world, we’d have a field day, with a Daryl Hall [...]