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Saturday, March 08, 2008

Gatsbys American Dream post new songs

Gatsbys American Dream has posted tons of new tracks on their myspace. Spread the word!

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Bamboozle podcast w/ Four Year Strong

A new Four Year Strong interview is now up on Bamboozle podcast myspace. Beards rule

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Vaux post EP track

Vaux has added another track "The Great Divide" on myspace, which will be included on their upcoming EP (which will hopefully see the light of day). Vaux broke up last year, with guitarist Chris Sorenson and bassist Greg Daniels recording some new stuff and guitarist Adam Tymn working on his new band called Ride The Boogie.

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Muse live DVD on April 1st

Muse is releasing a live CD/DVD on 1st April titled "H.A.A.R.P.". For more information on "H.A.A.R.P.", visit musewiki.org.

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The Black Keys stream new single

Audio streams for "Psychotic Girl", taken from The Black Keys' upcoming album "Attack & Release" have been made available at the links below. The Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, The Gorillaz)-produced album hits stores April 1st.

QT Hi
Windows Media Hi
QT Lo
Windows Media Lo

Meanwhile here's a fun game for all - KILL THE NERDS B4 THEY KILL U!

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Nada Surf in-studio performance on The Interface

Nada Surf made their triumphant return to the Interface - this time with video - to perform five songs (See These Bones, I Like What You Say, Here Goes Something, Ice on the Wing, Whose Authority) from their infectious new album "Lucky". Armed with only acoustic guitars and a cajón, the Surf peeled away the complex studio layers of the studio versions and took a bare-bones unplugged approach.

Nada Surf's frontman Matthew Caws spoke to Spinner about the post major-label freedoms that the band now enjoys. "After we got dropped we bought a van and starting doing it ourselves," he said. "It was so simple. We made the record, we sold the record, we said 'Hi' to the people, we played the show." Caws also waxed poetic about working with Chris Walla and the unity within the Barsuk family. Watch this awesome band's performance here.

Video podcast download
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Stream new Punk Goes Crunk tracks

All Time Low's cover of "Umbrella" and Forever The Sickest Kids' cover of "Men In Black" are now streaming over at altpress.com. Speak of, FTSK has titled their upcoming debut "Underdog Alma Mater".

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Alesana headlines Where Myth Fades to Legend World Tour

Alesana will play with The Chariot, Sky Eats Airplane, Love Hate Hero, Bless The Fall and Our Last Night on the Where Myth Fades to Legend World Tour.

The Where Myth Fades to Legend World Tour will make its way across the United Sates, Canada, Mexico this Spring. Alesana will take along friends The Chariot (Solid State Records ), Sky Eats Airplane (Equal Vision Records), Love Hate Hero (Ferret Records) and Our Last Night (Epitaph). This tour will kick off March 23 in Utah and end in Mexico in May.

For more information on the tour, visit www.myspace.com/alesana.

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The Sword launch new album e-card

The Sword have unveiled an e-card previewing their new album "Gods Of The Earth" out April 1st on Kemado Records. The e-card features the first single, "Fire Lances Of The Ancient Hyperzephyrians" as well as a sneak peak of the video for the track. "Gods Of The Earth" is The Sword's sophomore album - their critically acclaimed debut, "Age Of Winters", was released in 2006.

In addition to the full length, the group is also releasing a 10" picture disc on March 18th containing "Fire Lances Of The Ancient Hyperzephyrians" as well as the b-side, "Codex Corvidae". Stream/download "Fire Lances Of The Ancient Hyperzephyrians" here.

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2008 Plug Independent Music Award winners

Arcade Fire's "Neon Bible" won Album of the Year at 2008 Plug Independent Music Award on thursday, while Radiohead clinched the Artist of the Year title. Check out Metromix.com's coverage of the award show here.

Here are some of the other winners:

New Artist Of The Year
Justice

Female Artist Of The Year
Annie Clark (St. Vincent)

Male Artist Of The Year
Andrew Bird

Indie Rock Album Of The Year
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (Domino)

Americana Album Of The Year
Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog (Sub Pop)

Metal Album Of The Year
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works (Relapse)

Hip-Hop Album Of The Year
Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass (Definitive Jux)

Punk Album Of The Year
Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta! (Side One Dummy)

Electronic/Dance Album Of The Year
Justice - † (Ed Banger/Vice)

DJ Album Of The Year
Hot Chip - DJ-Kicks (!K7)

Song Of The Year
The National - "Fake Empire" - Boxer (Beggars Banquet)

Live Act Of The Year
Arcade Fire

Music Video Of The Year
Battles - "Atlas" (Warp)

Music Website Of The Year
Pitchfork Media

Music Blog Of The Year
Stereogum

Magazine Of The Year
Paste

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Disturbed post new track / Kuwait live show

Disturbed is giving fans an early taste from their new album "Indestructible" which hits stores June 3. Click here to hear their new track "Perfect Insanity". Also, This Monday the 10th at 11am PST / 2pm EST Disturbed will be playing a live show from Kuwait that is being streamed free via myspace. Click here for more info.

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Emmy the Great hits US/SXSW

UK's Emmy the Great is heading across the Atlantic and playing shows on both US coasts at the following dates.

Tuesday 03/11/08 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Thursday 03/13/08 Austin, TX @ Urban Outfitters
Friday 03/14/08 Austin, TX @ Latitude 30
Saturday 03/15/08 Austin, TX @ French Legation Museum (Press Here Party)
Monday 03/17/08 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theater

The 24-year-old Emmy Lee Moss ties in her childhood memories of the English countryside, pastoral landscapes, 19th Century romances, and frank worldview on her debut self-released EP "My Bad", recorded at home with various collaborators and friends, including Noah & the Whale and Dev of Lightspeed Champion. Since the release, fans have come to love her lulling voice, acerbic wit, and ability not to gloss things over. She is currently recording her debut full-length album.

Emmy the Great will also make an appearance at SXSW in Austin. Check it out on myspace.

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Rev Theory's "Light It Up" announced as official theme song of Wrestlemania XXIV

WWE has chosen Rev Theory's rock anthem "Light It Up" as the official theme song of Wrestlemania XXIV. The rock band's debut comes out on Interscope Records this June. Stream it on myspace.

Here's something exciting:

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Joan Jett performance kicks off busy spring at Hall of Fame

Fans of Joan Jett, read on: the legendary rocker herself will pay musical tribute to the Dave Clark Five at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Monday, March 10. The program airs at 8:30PM on VH1 live from the Waldorf-Astoria in NYC. The Dave Clark Five suffered a tragic loss when singer Mike Smith passed away last week.

Joan Jett will also be performing on three True Colors tour dates this summer in Houston, Dallas and Phoenix. The tour was launched in 2007 by Cyndi Lauper and is partnered with the Human Rights Organization and Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. The 2008 tour will feature Lauper, The B-52s, Regina Spektor and more.

San Antonio rock trio Girl in a Coma, LA power punks The Dollyrots and The Cute Lepers will perform in Austin next week at the 2008 SXSW Music Festival. These bands were hand-picked by Joan Jett and signed to her Blackheart Records label, which will also release a Joan Jett greatest hits CD/DVD package in August.

Catch her artists at SXSW!

The Dollyrots:
March 13 - Coup DeVille BMI Showcase - 11PM

Girl in a Coma:
March 12 - Continental Club - midnight
March 14 - Jovita's - 1AM

The Cute Lepers:
March 15 - Red Seven - 8PM

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Jeremy Fisher to support The Proclaimers on month-long US tour

Jeremy Fisher will be direct support for The Proclaimers, who have announced a month-long tour across the U.S. this spring. Starting in Buffalo, NY, the two artists will travel westward, their last tour date in San Juan, CA on May 18.

Jeremy Fisher has been on the road in the United States since August 2007, following headline dates and a support tour with Jenny Owen Youngs. He began 2008 playing alongside Will Hoge and Jason Isbell & The 400, and is currently headlining a tour with Jim Bianco and Brooke Waggoner. He also spent two months in Australia as direct support for Xavier Rudd. The troubadour’s music has often been compared to that of Bob Dylan and Paul Simon. His style has no doubt impressed fans and critics alike, proven in his two Juno Awards nominations (Best New Artist, Best Alternative Album). As he supports his latest Wind-up Records release "Goodbye Blue Monday" (Fall 2007), Jeremy is eager to get on bigger stages here on the US afforded by his opportunity with The Proclaimers.

The itinerary is as follows:
4/20 The Tralf Buffalo, NY
4/22 The Middle East Cambridge, MA
4/24 B.B. Kings New York, NY
4/25 World Café Live Philadelphia, PA
4/27 Birchmere Alexandria, VA
4/29 Cambridge Room – HOB Cleveland, OH
4/30 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI
5/1 Double Door Chicago, IL
5/3 Fine Line Music Café Minneapolis, MN
5/4 – 5/11 Canada
5/12 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA
5/13 Aladdin Theatre Portland, OR
5/15 Slim's San Francisco, CA
5/16 El Ray Theater Los Angeles, CA
5/17 The Canyon Club Las Vegas, NV
5/18 Coach House San Juan, CA

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Misery Signals studio update

Misery Signals have posted another studio video documenting the work on their next album.