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(The) Tony Castles Debut No Service EP This September
Paul Sicilian, Gabriel Wurzel and Willie Miesmer are Brooklyn’s (The) Tony Castles. Although new to the scene, these three are already working like true veterans and have rounded up help from Jake Aron for production and recording. Their debut EP, No Service, is set to release on September 21st and will be mixed by Nicolas [...]
MGMT Release Video For “Congratulations”
MGMT have finally brought us a video for their title track album Congratulations. The band always find new and absurd angles to visually stimulate us, but decided to keep everything calm this time around. Still absurd, though. Follow MGMT and some weird creature (in need of a few calcium pills) through the desert in their [...]
fun. Introduce Video for “Walking the Dog”
In their newest video, fun. explore their fun (ha!) and colorful side via the track “Walking the Dog,” from their debut album Aim & Ignite. The music video features animals, a Brady Bunch reference and extreme close-ups of the band members’ faces.
May or may not cause an epileptic reaction:
Initially debuted as a “fans-only premiere” on [...]
Erich Skelton Announces New Band, Kingslyn
Though Marry A Thief are no more, their former lead singer isn’t about to let the band’s breakup slow him down. Erich Skelton’s newest project is Kingslyn, a four-piece band based out of Columbia, South Carolina and comprised of Skelton, Philip Strickland, Scooter Fowler and Matt Bundrick.
As of now, there’s not a lot to go [...]
Smile Smile Debut Video for “Truth On Tape”
For their new video, Ryan Hamilton and Jencey Hirunrusme stripped down– literally and figuratively– to offer the premise of the video for their release of “Truth On Tape,” from the album of the same name.
Directed by Jason Whitbeck, the video for “Truth On Tape” was premiered today over at Dallas Observer and features the Dallas-based [...]
Weezer Plan Tour of Pinkerton and Blue Album
Weezer fans, rejoice!
In the event that you missed the hype last week, MTV broke the news that Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo and his bandmates have been toying with the idea of a tour that will feature the band playing two back-to-back nights in each city, one night featuring =w= playing their hit-laden Blue album while [...]
Album Reviews: Ray LaMontagne, Brian Wilson
»Album Reviews For Release Date: 08.17.10
by Joshua Krage
This week marks the anniversary of my arrival on this spinning (mostly-)blue ball, so it’s good that one of my favorite artists chose to drop his new, self-produced work of down-home vocal gold so close to my special day. Thanks Ray! There’s other stuff, too– check it out:
Trace [...]
Ra Ra Riot Debut Video For “Boy”
New York’s Ra Ra Riot are getting ready for the release of their upcoming album The Orchard. The album is set to release on August 24th and in support of it, the band are going on an extensive tour starting in Brooklyn on the day of its release.
The first single off the album is [...]
Free Exclusive Remix of The Antlers’ “Atrophy”
In addition to touring all summer, The Antlers have been giving fans access to guest-list spots to particular shows. If you follow them on Twitter, then there’s a good chance you’ve caught wind of their giveaways. With the end of their U.S. tour approaching, the band’s generosity hasn’t seemed to slow down.
The Antlers have [...]
Cymbals Eat Guitars Announce US Tour
Cymbals Eat Guitars just wrapped up a few shows at this year’s Lollapalooza and they’re not really concerned with taking a breather. The band will be jumping back into the game at the end of September and they’re taking The Thermals along for the ride.
If you’re interested in catching any of the action, take [...]