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Will Hoge Makes Vinyl of <em>The Wreckage</em> Available At Live Shows

Will Hoge Makes Vinyl of The Wreckage Available At Live Shows

Will Hoge has been letting you preview a new track from his upcoming LP, The Wreckage, every week since July 21st via MySpace. This week held Hoge’s “Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” a track fused with country elements that don’t make you want to turn the volume down.
After seeing how far he’s come [...]

Brandi Carlile's <em>Give Up the Ghost</em> Set for October Release

Brandi Carlile’s Give Up the Ghost Set for October Release

Following the official announcement of her official upcoming tour dates, Brandi Carlile’s newest album, Give Up the Ghost has been granted its official release date. Available October 6th, Give Up the Ghost is being described as Brandi’s most intimate album yet and offered her an opportunity to work with one of her primary musical influences, [...]

Weezer Team Up with Butch Walker for New Album

Weezer Team Up with Butch Walker for New Album

I’m sure you’ve heard that Butch Walker and Weezer are sort of an item lately. That doesn’t mean they’re holding hands and sharing ice cream cones, it means that they’re working together.
Raditude is the title of Weezer’s upcoming album which is set to release on October 27th. The new album is being produced by Butch [...]

Monolith Festival Nearing

Monolith Festival Nearing

As September is nearing, we’re becoming more and more anxious about the Monolith Festival. The impressive lineup can’t really get better since all the slots are full, but if you’re wondering what you’ll be doing between your favorite acts and your favorite beer, the Monolith crew have managed to round up over a dozen local [...]

Kenny Vasoli Heads Down Under

Kenny Vasoli Heads Down Under

Album Reviews: As Tall As Lions, The Cave Singers, MUTEMATH

Album Reviews: As Tall As Lions, The Cave Singers, MUTEMATH

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 08.18.09
by Joshua Krage
It’s a busy week in the indie rock world, so we’ll get right to it:
As Tall As Lions, You Can’t Take It With You – solid alt.rock band who has been nimbly treading the lines between arena rock, indie emo, and progressive experimentalism since its first release. This [...]

Dave Smallen Releases

Dave Smallen Releases “With The Sky All Blue”

Free Music: Music Go Music, Kite Party and Or, The Whale

Free Music: Music Go Music, Kite Party and Or, The Whale

Music Go Music: An interesting Los Angeles pop group with visible ABBA influences.
Preview: “Warm In The Shadows”
First Impression: If Disco Church handed out ecstasy at evening service instead of communion wafers.
Listen To: The local 80′s techno club is closed for renovation.
»Save It: “Warm In The Shadows”

Kite Party: A young indie-rock band from Pennsylvania.
Preview: “Indiana Pete”
First [...]

Album Reviews: Patrick Wolf, Mindy Smith

Album Reviews: Patrick Wolf, Mindy Smith

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 08.11.09
by Joshua Krage
The minor label stuff is getting steamrolled this week, so I really had to dig for it — but while digging, I kinda got hooked by some of the majors doing the steamrolling. I’m sorry, but a catchy song is a catchy song, even if it is done [...]

fun. Offer Full Stream of <em>Aim & Ignite</em>

fun. Offer Full Stream of Aim & Ignite

We have expressed shameless giddiness in anticipation of the release of fun.’s debut album, Aim & Ignite, and even pressed Andrew Dost for a few details about it all back in June. With only two weeks until the album’s official release, fun. have taken to their MySpace page to stream all ten tracks from Aim [...]