http://www.thedukespirit.com The Duke Spirit will be premiering brand new songs during select shows in New York and LA in the coming weeks. The rock band, fronted by the fierce and enigmatic front-woman Liela Moss, is crossing the Atlantic for select appearances. The Duke Spirit are scheduled to co-headline the KCRW Halloween Masquerade Costume Ball on … read more ➜
Bleach is a British guitar-rock quartet formed in July 1989 by brothers Neil Singleton and Nick Singleton, Steve Scott and Salli Carson. Their debut recording was an EP, Eclipse, followed by a second EP, Snag, and, in 1991, a singles compilation, Bleach. The LP Killing Time appeared in 1992. Bleach’s full debut album was a … read more ➜
Karkwa wins coveted polaris prize! Audiogram is very proud to announce that karkwa took home the coveted polaris prize, awarded to the year’s best canadian album, during a reception held last night in toronto. First francophone group to ever win this prestigious award, the band’s members louis-jean cormier, françois lafontaine, stéphane bergeron, julien sagot and … read more ➜
Aussie psych rockers Tame Impala will play The Independent on 12/13 in support of their excellent debut Innerspeaker. Recommended if you like: Cream, Amon Düüll II, MGMT, The Flaming Lips
You can download the mp3 for free here: http://50.drmartens.com/tracks/i-wanna-be-adored (i think it was removed)
This demo from new UK band The Vaccines floored us when we heard it. Eddie Cochran meets The Jesus And Mary Chain by way of Stiff Records? We love it! (audio removed) http://thevaccines.co.uk/
Interpol’s Sam Fogarino has been drumming professionally for nearly 20 years. Fogarino played with the South Florida act, The Holy Terrors, as part of a music scene that also produced Marilyn Manson, Jack Off Jill, Saigon Kick and The Mavericks. He was asked to join Marilyn Manson after the departure of Sara Lee Lucas in … read more ➜
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The Rifles are an indie rock band formed in Chingford, London, England in 2004. They are heavily influenced by The Clash, The Jam and 90s Britpop. Their debut album No Love Lost was released on 17 July 2006 which peaked at #26 in the UK charts. Their highest charting single is Repeated Offender which reached … read more ➜
“The mysterious troubadours that form Young Rebel Set preach full-blooded tales of tough love, hard luck and the triumph of romance against the odds. Every spit and sawdust jig is spun from the blood, sweat, tears, toil and glory of an extraordinary group and woven into a rousing patchwork of gritty urban folk.” Recommended if … read more ➜
http://secondmotionrecords.com/artists/adam-franklin/i-could-sleep-for-a-thousand-years-116.html For Swervedriver fans, Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody’s latest full length, ‘I Could Sleep For A Thousand Years’, is available for order now from Second Motion Records. Also Adam’s 6 song acoustic set and interview for Jack Rabid’s Rabid in the Kennel can be streamed and downloaded right from their player.: http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=10534
Ex Norwegian is an indie rock band (power pop / shoegaze) who formed in Miami Beach, FL in 2008. The band name is a Monty Python reference, and consists of Roger Houdaille (vocals and guitar), Carolina Souto (bass guitar and vocals), and Arturo Garcia (drums and vocals). Ex Norwegian launched at the CMJ Music Marathon … read more ➜
Dead Meadow met in the DC punk/indie scene, though their music draws from more faraway sources. The band formed in the fall of 1998 from the ashes of local bands The Impossible Five and Colour, when singer-guitarist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille, and drummer Mark Laughlin set out to fuse their love of early 70’s … read more ➜
Tame Impala are a three piece psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia. The band consists of Kevin Parker (song writing, guitar and vocals), Dominic Simper (bass guitar) and Jay Watson (drums and backing vocals). Their sound draws from a wide range of influences (most notably Cream and Germany’s Colour Haze) and they like to … read more ➜
“Los Angeles shoegaze outfit Film School have been together for nearly a decade, and with their fourth LP ‘Fission’ coming out on July 20, the band is more congealed than ever, serving up a melodic, fervent, hazy and deeply collaborative effort. Instead of mourning the separation from their label, the band gleaned new inspiration from … read more ➜
from Deerhunter: “Hi all, Been a while so thought I’d let you know that there are some high quality vids of Deerhunter performing some new songs live. See this article: http://pitchfork.com//forkcast/14149-new-songs-live-in-north-carolina/ Also, there’s various YouTube vids carrying a new song called ‘Helicopter’ which sounds very cool. Here’s a link to oe of those vids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVIQ9vtmxKA … read more ➜
Adam Franklin’s (from the great and influential shoegaze band Swervedriver) “Rabid In The Kennel” session with Jack Rabid from The Big Takeover, will air Wednesday, June 9 at 12 noon Eastern on BreakThruRadio.com. You can check out individual videos from this session as well. Two are up now: http://rabidinthekennel.com/blog/video-adam-franklin-take-me-to-my-leader http://rabidinthekennel.com/blog/video-adam-franklin-yesterday-has-gone-forever You can preview the album … read more ➜
Led by vocalist and songwriter Daniel Anderson, The Rags have built a passionately devoted following on home shores for their sophisticated blend of melodically inventive guitar-pop and razor-sharp lyrical expressiveness. Announcing their arrival on the scene with a succession of rapturously received EP releases, The Rags return from an extended spell in the recording studio … read more ➜
Junip, a collaboration of José González, Tobias Winterkorn and Elias Araya is giving away their new 4 track EP by signing up for their mailing list here. Junip will be touring the west coast this month: June 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Eagle Rock Arts Center (www.centerartseaglerock.org) June 18 – San Francisco, CA – … read more ➜
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