Embrace The Curse out June 24, 2008 on Glassnote Records
NEW YORK, NY (April 10, 2008) – The Orange County quartet I HATE KATE have announced they will be releasing their Glassnote Records debut, aptly titled Embrace The Curse, on June 24th.
The twelve rock gems on Embrace The Curse were recorded with veteran producer Linus of Hollywood and platinum producer Mark Trombino (Jimmy Eat World, Blink 182, Sugarcult), and reflect singer/guitarist Justin Mauriello’s life lessons and personal mantras.
Mauriello began penning tunes for a side project and creative outlet in 2004, and when he parted ways with his previous band, Zebrahead, I Hate Kate was fully realized. The band name reflects his dislike for a friend’s then-girlfriend (named Kate), with Mauriello admitting “she was the most evil, vile and soulless woman I ever met in my life.” The name began as an inside joke, but as the band began to build momentum, it stuck.
Since forming, Mauriello and band mates Jeremy Berghorst (guitar) and Scott Hayden (bass) have shared the stage with  |
The Veronicas’ Hook Me Up is now #6 on the iTunes pop chart and #19 overall! This album is a departure from The Veronicas’ trademark sound and ventures into a more electro-dance territory. Lisa and Jess took a minute to write a special message to their fans for all of their recent support:
Hey guys!!
Our album HOOK ME UP is out on iTunes America!!!!! Please everyone support us, and go buy 10 copies of it hahaha!!! We need all your support…so go check out the new music!!! We had rehearsal today for the tour... and its rockin…we can't wait to get on the road and visit all you guys!! Our album is already in the top 20 albums on i-tunes... so please keep supporting, and telling everyone you know to check out our music.. LETS GET IT TO #1!!!
We can't thank you enough for the support and love!! mmmwaa....xxxx
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Musician and author Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M. was recently honored at Covenant House California’s 9th annual Awards Gala held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The highlight of the evening was a check presentation of $250,000 to Covenant House by honoree Nikki Sixx. Sixx is donating a portion of proceeds from his New York Times best-selling book The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star to benefit Running Wild In The Night, a creative arts program he created for Covenant House California at their youth shelters in Los Angeles and Oakland. This summer, Sixx will make stops in the U.S. and Canada, performing with both of his bands, Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M. as a part of Crüe Fest, also featuring performances by Buckcherry, Papa Roach, and Trapt.
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The Metros and Toddla T ft. Trigganom ‘The Clubhouse Riddim’ - Free download out on July 14th
A journalist’s dream, a chance to coin the name of a new genre. The new wave of new wave, grindie, slapcore, krautstep, new rave, whatever. The Clubhouse Riddim is the result of a mutual love of two of 1965's stable.
On paper an indie band from Peckham and a bashment producer from Sheffield wouldn't appear the happiest bedfellows but the track shows that The Metros listened to the sound of the South London streets that they grew up on and that Toddla was doing the same in the steel city.
The Metros have been touring the length of the UK in support of their first two singles, leaving a trail of happy punters in their wake. Toddla has been Djing all over the shop, has produced 3 tracks on the new album by Roots Manuva and remixed Hot Chip and Jack Penate to name just two.
Featuring long time Toddla MC, Trigganom, the tune comes on with all the bouncy, bashy vibes you'd expect from a Toddla T production and is complimented by a strong dose of The Metros corblimey funk.
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Light in the Attic Records is proud to announce that the new Black Angels "Directions to See a Ghost" is out today!!
"The Black Angels bring the aura of mid-1966 -- the drilling guitars of early Velvet Underground shows, the raga inflections of late-show Fillmore jams, the acid-prayer-stomp of Austin Avatars, the 13th Floor Elevators, everywhere they go, including the levitations on their second album, 'Directions to See a Ghost.'"
-David Fricke "Rolling Stone"
If you'd like to review the record, e me for a copy.
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19-year-old burgeoning star Justin Nozuka heads out on his first national US tour this month, kicking off May 20 in Minneapolis, MN at the Varsity Theatre. The Toronto native, of whom People magazine said “John Mayer should start looking over his shoulder: This 19-year-old impresses with the acoustic soul on his debut,” will perform songs from that impressive debut, ‘Holly,’ out now on Glassnote Records :scared:.
Already confirmed as a VH1 “You Oughta Know - Artist on the Rise,” a Barnes & Noble “Discover” selection and Clear Channel’s Artist of the Month, with the video for lead single “After Tonight” in rotation on VH1 and mtvU, the tour will allow US audiences to get a taste of Nozuka’s emotionally charged live performances.
Below is a full list of confirmed US tour dates with Eric Hutchinson and Marie Digby, with a second leg of dates to be announced soon. If you would like to attend any of the following shows, or if you would like to set up an interview with Justin while he |
CARNEY'S DEBUT EP 'NOTHING WITHOUT YOU' IN STORES NOW!
EMBARK ON NATIONAL TOUR AND PERFORM AT BONNAROO 2008
The indie DASLabel has recently announced the release of 'Nothing Without You', the debut EP from Carney. The release coincides with the beginning of a 30+ date tour culminating with Carney’s performance at this year’s Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival in Manchester, TN.
The Los Angeles four-piece is fronted by Reeve Carney, lead vocals & guitar, and Zane Carney on lead guitar, along with John David Lipscomb on bass and Jon Epcar on drums.
The story of the band starts in earnest in 1997, when Reeve's mother, after becoming unable to afford guitar lessons, started bringing Reeve to an old Los Angeles blues club where he started playing weekly with artists over twice his age. The experience brought a maturity and worldview not often found in such a young songwriter. Reeve soon began playing with his brother Zane and friends from school. As the band grew older and Carney's sou |
Listen to the the new version of "TEN DEAD DOGS" off Wild Sweet Orange's forthcoming full-length, WE HAVE CAUSE TO BE UNEASY out July 15 on Canvasback Music.
CATCH WSO ON TOUR NOW:
May 13 - Metro - Chicago, IL
May 14 - St. Andrew’s Hall - Detroit, MI
May 16- Mod Club - Toronto, ON
May 17 - Saints Showbar - Montreal, QB
May 19 Paradise Rock Club - Boston MA
May 20 - Maxwell’s - Hoboken, NJ
May 21 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY |
Also download songs from debut SET & DRIFT
Philadelphia's BRASS have officially released their new three-song EP, A SMALL BREATH, for free digital download. For more information, go here. For instant gratification, voila!
The band will also be pressing a very limited run of 100 CDs, which will be available at shows and on their website in a couple of weeks.
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A Small Breath was recorded by students at Drexel University in January and February as part of an engineering course. Bravo, higher education! These three songs sound amazing, continuing the tradition of beautifully-clashing aesthetics established on Brass'Set & Drift. Both releases masterfully establish a common ground between soaring melodies, heart-stopping crescendos and math-y, post-punk rhythms. A must-listen for fans of The Dismemberment Plan, Sunny Day Real Estate, Jawbox or Circa Survive. recent eight-song debut,
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Mates of State have announced more dates in support of re-arrange us, the duo’s fifth full-length, due May 20th via Barsuk Records. Adding to the previously-announced May gigs, and a collection of summer festival appearances, Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel will take their show on the road throughout the Midwest, and up and down both coasts in June and July. In honor of the upcoming dates, the band recently posted a few vids from the vaults over on their Babble, Band on the Diaper Run blog. And on the heels of an exclusive Entertainment Weekly premiere, the Mates are offering up a second song from re-arrange us.
Download and Share “My Only Offer” From Mates of State’s re-arrange us
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05-16 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
05-22 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
05-24 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
05-25 Sasquatch Festival - Washington Gorge Amphitheater
05-28 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater |
FIRST SINGLE PORK AND BEANS #1 AT MODERN ROCK RADIO
The streets can't wait any longer: Buoyed by a single which reached #1 at Modern Rock radio a mere eleven days after its release to the format, and a tidal wave of buzz, Weezer's new, self-titled album on DGC/Interscope Records has had its release date moved up three weeks to June 3.
The latest single "Pork and Beans" produced by Jacknife Lee (U2, R.E.M.) has been embraced by Modern Rock radio making it the quickest journey to #1 that any Weezer single has found in its illustrious history. The single has earned rave reviews in the UK's NME and Rolling Stone.
The new album which is the third eponymous in the band's catalogue and is being referred as "The Red Album," was produced by the band, Rick Rubin, and the aforementioned Lee. |
MUSIC'S NEWEST "IT GIRL" KATY PERRY TO APPEAR ON
THE VANS WARPED TOUR ALL SUMMER LONG!
SASSY SONGSTRESS' DEBUT ALBUM -- ONE OF THE BOYS -- DUE JUNE 17TH FROM CAPITOL RECORDS. FIRST SINGLE "I KISSED A GIRL" BREAKING AT RADIO WITH EARLY ADD FROM Z100!
May 12, 2008 -- Hollywood, CA -- Katy Perry, dubbed "internet darling" by the Associated Press after her breakout performances at SXSW in March, will perform on this summer's Vans Warped Tour Hurley Stage for its entire coast-to-coast run, from June 20th to August 17th, 2008. The 23-year-old songstress will join the traveling rock circus three days after her debut album, One of the Boys, is released by Capitol Records on June 17th.
Katy was one of five performers chosen by Warped Tour to play the official pre-party press conference in Los Angeles in April. "Warped is going to be grueling and hot, but I'm ready to survive it -- even without showers," Katy says. "Gwen Stefani did the tour back in 2000 with No Doubt and she look |
SafetySuit’s debut album, Life Left to Go, is available now! Produced by Greg Archilla (Matchbox 20, Collective Soul, Buckcherry), this album is packed with radio hits like the current single “Someone Like You.” The Nashville quartet could not be more excited about their debut release, so be sure to purchase Life Left to Go on iTunes here.
Direct iTunes URL: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=279806687&s=143441 |
Electro-rockers, Pendulum have just released their U.S. debut album, In Silico. The UK band fuses hard-rock guitars with trance rhythms and techno beats. One critic described their high-energy sound as, “…if Jean Michel Jarre teamed up with Prodigy and jammed with Tool guitarist Adam Jones.” Check out the band’s UFO filled video for their single, “Granite” below.
YouTube - Pendulum 'Granite' - Official Video
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Knoxville, TN hard-rockers, 10 Years just released their new album, Division in stores and on all online outlets this week. The Rick Parashar (Alice In Chains, Unwritten Law) produced effort features the first single “Beautiful” which can be seen below. The band will be part of the Projekt Revolution tour which also includes Linkin Park, Chris Cornell and Atreyu among others. The package tour kicks off in July.
July 2008
16 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
18 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
19 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
20 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
22 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
23 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
25 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek |
The Akron, Ohio-based rock duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, otherwise known as The Black Keys, want to bring their own unique style to a joint gaming session of Grand Theft Auto IV(TM) with Xbox LIVE® members on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Xbox LIVE Gold members can get the chance to play with the group that released such seminal albums as Thickfreakness, Rubber Factory, and Magic Potion, send a friend request to the band's Gamertag (GWF BlackKeys) and be online half an hour before (6:30 P.M. ET) the Game with Fame session starts at 7:00 P.M. ET on Wednesday, May 14.
The Black Keys' latest album, Attack & Release, comes out on Nonesuch Records. "We'd never let it all go before like we did for this one, where anything was game," explains Auerbach. Working with Brian Burton, of Gnarls Barkley, The Gorillaz, and Danger Mouse fame, was a blast. "He came in as our collaborator," says Auerbach, "Brian has a real ear for melody and arrangement, and that was a big part of this recor |
Midlands promoters and tireless cultural ambassadors Capsule are very pleased to confirm the musical line-up for 2008's SUPERSONIC FESTIVAL at the Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham taking place from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th July.
Now in it's sixth year, the Festival (named Best Festival of 2007 by Plan B Magazine) continues to attract the most eclectic line-up of any festival in the UK.
Latest additions to the already stellar guests include the first ever European collaboration between Japanese noise stalwart MERZBOW and fellow countryman and psychedelic demigod KEIJI HAINO - billed togther as KIKURI, take-no-prisoners party rinsers DJ /RUPTURE feat. JAHDAN BLAKKAMORE (who'll headline the friday night), Brooklyn No Wave revivalists PARTS & LABOR, revered post rock ensemble RED SPAROWES and homegrown heroes CUTTING PINK WITH KNIVES, ROLO TOMASSI and THE HEADS. |
Having just announced plans to head over to our fair isle in June to support fellow LA'ians Say Anything, LA rockers THE OUTLINE are excited to announce they'll be staying in the UK for longer to support The Rocket Summer throughout July!!
Their debut album 'You Smash It, We'll Build Around It' is due to have it's UK release on June 16th and will be followed by single 'Death To Our Enemies' which is out on June 26, with it's spectacular Star Trek circa 1970 inspired accompanying video. Check it out at YouTube - The Outline "Death to our Enemies" Music Video !!
Produced by Chris Fudurich (Finch, Nada Surf) 'You Smash It, We'll Build Around It' has earned them a firm place on the Fearless Records roster (At The Drive In, Plain White T's) in the US and has helped get them tours with the likes of My Chemical Romance, Saosin, Jack's Mannequin, Panic At The Disco, Ben Lee and the 5,6,7,8s.
Check them out for yourself at one of the following:
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Friends of Altsounds and just plain good guys Winch House are in the running to be the support act for Feeder on a date of the UK tour.
Show the boys some Altsounds love and give them a quick vote. Its easy.
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For anyone that doesn't already know, we have an opportunity to support feeder at one of their dates in Cardiff! The way it works |
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"Hello there everybody. Greetings from the land of Cartel. We were hoping that the next news post we brought you would be full of good news but, unfortunately, it is not. We are forced to cancel our trip to the UK next month. It sucks. All our UK peeps will probably be mad but, we're in the middle of re-scheduling so that we can hopefully get back over there later this year. We had a great time with Plain White T's and Boys Like Girls. Can't wait to give it another shot at headlining the UK. Who knows....maybe we'll have some new material to jam this time.
As for our stateside fans, we had a great time on our college/mini-tour. We hope you all got to come and hang with us before we hit the studio for some new tracks. We're looking forward to getting back out there and rockin' face again soon. Until then, stay tuned for some exciting things coming up. (I know we've said this for a while but trust me it's coming.)"
Take care everyone...
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