One of my personal most anticipated release of the upcoming new year is definitely Spoon’s “Transference“. We’ve talked a bit about the new Spoon record in the past, more exactly about the few Transference tracks that have already been played live on the band’s last tour. It now seems people will get the chance to [...]
“Realism“, the third Magnetic Fields record in the “no-synth” trilogy (following i and Distortion) is slated for a early 2010 release, so evidently a grand North America tour has been announced to support it. Merrit and company can be seen playing their soothing indie pop starting from February, when the tour will kick off in [...]
The Clash of the Titans 1991 tour was one of the most epic and spectacular series of metal gigs to ever have graced the planet, basically making various venues in the USĀ and Europe the very center of the scene for a day. Now, Megadeth and Slayer are set to embark on a tour of [...]
Ah, finally! I’ve been nervously waiting for a follow-up to Made In The Dark, which is quite the pop gem, for ages now, and I can only rejoice at the news that Hot Chip’s new album, titled “One Life Stand“, will get released at the beginning of 2010. Here’s what I’ve read about the record [...]
Last week, Tegan and Sara’s sixth full length studio album, “Sainthood”, dropped with tons of praise from both critics and fans alike. Upbeat and catchy it’s nearly impossible not to like the Canadian twins, and I’m sure Conan loved them last night when the girls stopped by and played the banging “Back In Your Head.”
Tegan [...]
They’ve had their fair share of difficulties, to say the least that is, but according to the band’s frontman, Scott Weiland, Stone Temple Pilots will be touring a great deal in the following year, to complete an upcoming new album. Apparently, the tour will stretch across the whole year, with short breaks in between. Most [...]
I just got word from an old friend who currently lives in Beijing about this really cool tour about to come through the US. Five of the most highly regarded indie and underground acts from the Chinese city are coming through for a set of US dates. They include P.K. 14, Carsick Cars, Xiao He, [...]
They’re Jawbox and they’re back! At least for a spark around Thanksgiving this year.
According to Billboard and Reuters, the massively influential DC indie/punk quartet Jawbox will be reuniting for a December 8 performance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” The performance is largely to promote the band’s (finally) reissued 1994 touchstone LP, “For Your Own [...]
In just a few weeks, Devendra Banhart new album “What Will We Be” is scheduled for release under Warner Bros., marking his first release under a major label. Naturally, he’ll be touring through much of North America, with his name stamped across most festivals’ posters. For now though, all we know is of his upcoming [...]
Violent Soho is a young punk rock/grunge outfit from Brisbane, Australia that’s been making a lot of waves recently in the scene. Now, after extensive touring in the land down under with the likes of Reptiles, Cut Off Your Hands and The Mess Hal, they’re headed for a US stint alongside iconic indie band Built [...]
Friday, November 20, 2009
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