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FAKE PROBLEMS are set to release their new single ‘Diamond Rings’ on September 7th following UK dates including Reading and Leeds festivals and prior to their support slot with Frank Turner in October.
Vocalist Chris Farren explains the track and its evolution as a part of current full leng | In
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Stop by this Friday at Webster Hall for some dance floor shakin' beats that will get you groovin' well into Saturday morning. West Coast kings of the party - LA Riots will be stopping by, joined by NYC's favorite electro-DJ duo Designer Drugs. DJ Berrie - a staple DJ among the Hollywood elite, wi | In
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Sometimes you have to put yourself first, no matter how difficult that notion seems; no matter how much time and effort you’ve already put into this one person—the person who’s reduced your very being to its absolute core. Just ask Peter Silberman, the string-pulling founder of The Antlers, a so | In
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An inherent contradiction, the tension between two forces that are unexpectedly tied together, is often the source of the power of great art. This is especially true in music; indeed, many of the most thrilling bands and records of our generation have shown the excitement and beauty that can oft | In
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With just over a fortnight to go, Festibelly headliners are getting ready for their performances. 2009 sees Festibelly welcome back 'folktronica' wizard James Yuill as headliner, alongside Rough Trade signings Micachu & The Shapes, grime pop upstarts Man Like M | In
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With a dancefloor jamming groove, a wall of guitars and an acerbic lyric that simply demands ACTION, ‘Resistance Now’ is Senser at their sparkling best. Equal measures of energy and melody, it is a brawny call to arms to ‘the generation that got lied to’! Taken from their eagerly anticipated alb | Announce North American Tour / ATP Festival Sept 12th Monticello, NY & ATP Festival 10 Year Anniversary Betlins, UK / "Embrace" Out NOW In
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Whether droning madly, spiralling into cascades of infinitely echoing vocals or kicking back with their blissed-out take on classic Americana rock, Sleepy Sun are a band that demand your attention. Formed in Santa Cruz and now based in San Francisco, this intense sextet are set to release the | In
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Ernest Jenning Record Co. is proud to announce the release of The Black Hollies third full-length album, Softly Towards The Light, due on October 6th. In conjunction with the album release the band is excited to be hitting the road this fall, starting in September with Benjy Ferree, and with mo | In
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Capitol Records has signed rising soul singer and songwriter Eli “Paperboy” Reed. Reed, who Rolling Stone named a “Breaking Artist,” praising his “howling grooves and dirty down home R&B,” will be heading into the studio this month with acclaimed producer Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Eminem, Fio | In
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The latest single taken from the much lauded ‘Teufelswerk’ long player sees Hell “hooking-up” once more with hip-hop superstar P. Diddy for the freestyle jack-track “The DJ”. The pair worked together before on “Let’s Get Ill” and “Check This,” creating two classic dance floor hits. But for ‘The D | In
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Platinum-certified Reprise Records artists The Used have announced a nationwide headlining fall tour. The month-long run, which kicks off October 9th in Las Vegas, NV and runs through November 14th in Portland, Oregon, will support their new album, Artwork, out August 31, 2009. The Almost and Last chatter by jack s | 1 Comments | In
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Darlings are more than just a garage band with no garage. They dig. The band is made up of four friends (Peter Rynsky, Matt Solomon, Maura Lynch and Joe Tirabassi) whose gutters crossed in college. Their debut LP, Yeah I Know, is a spit-polished document of the post-grad mindspiral: dressi | In
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It's been a long time since the release of 2004's "Stay Poor Stay Happy," the last full-length album from Cub Country and a lot has changed for front man Jeremy Chatelain. The past four years have taken Chatelain and his music from the tree-filled skyline of Chapel Hill, NC to the ocean expanses | In
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Priscilla Renea has come a long way—from her Vero Beach, Florida bedroom, where she’d upload singing clips to YouTube, to the storied roster at Capitol Records. Fresh off a stirring performance at this past weekend’s Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Renea is readying her debut album, Jukebo | In
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Junk Culture is a new project by Deepak Mantena, a recent signing to Illegal Art, home of Girl Talk, Steinski, Bran Flakes and more. Junk Culture's debut EP, “West Coast,” features sound tapestries created from mixing fractured vocals with pop hooks and samples, all run through a handheld recorde | In
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Montreal's Yellow Bird Project is partnering with like-minded non-profit organization Housing Works for a special event of music and charity. On Wednesday, September 2nd from 7-9 pm, Yellow Bird Project will present a performance by Elvis Perkins as well as a DJ set by members of Ra Ra Riot to ta | In
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New music talent Deastro (aka Randolph Chabot) is offering the brand new ‘Orange Swimmer Red Summer’ EP to fans via his blog only. The EP come ahead of his new single Toxic Crusaders’ (out September 7th) and features 9 brand new tracks. Fans can download the EP via Deastro’s blog her | In
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Quannum duo ApSci's second full-length, Best Crisis Ever, is available today, August 11, on iTunes and other DSPs (it'll be released physically later this fall).
Recorded in both New York City and Australia – and spots in between; “‘Til the Windows Rattle Off,” for example, was recorded a | In
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In celebration of their upcoming August 20th to August 23rd New York and Philadelphia 20 Year Anniversary performances, The Bouncing Souls have announced news that their "20 Year Anniversary TV Special" will be premiering at all four shows, kicking off each night's extravaganzas.
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You Me at Six release new single Kiss And Tell on September 7th. The single will be available on CD, 7” and digital download.
The band are now set to release a special deluxe edition of Take Off Your Colours on September 14th. It comprises two discs; the first disc with the original thirteen alb | In
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Words got out is the first in a series of singles from Tin Soldiers newly recorded album, which is to be released in January 2009. The album has been crafted by the band in conjunction with Producer Greg Brimson, who having worked with bands like Feeder and Muse, have brought the polish that is | In
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Remi Nicole’s second album ‘Cupid Shoot Me’ is a brilliant vision of 50s doo wop and 60s girl group, re-imagined by North London's sharpest young singer songwriter. Evoking the sounds of the Shirelles, the Supremes and Carol King’s teenage songwriting tenure at the Brill Building, this is both |
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