Archive for January 2nd, 2014

Silversun Pickups Stream New Song, Announce Retrospective Release

Bands that still have a lot of life in them should know better than to release retrospectives before they passed their prime, but I guess everybody needs a paycheck now and again. Silvesun Pickups have been consistantly releasing great music over the last few years, but in early 2014 they are switching things up and […]

NEEDTOBREATHE Tease April 15 Album Release, Launch Countdown Site

Following on the heels of their recent documentary release, NEEDTOBREATHE have announced that their new studio album will arrive in stores on April 15, 2014. As teased during the final frame of the band’s doc, Prove the Poets Wrong, NEEDTOBREATHE’s long-awaited follow up to The Reckoning will arrive just before summer. A countdown highlighting the […]

Kid Ink Releases “Murda” Featuring Pusha T

Kid Ink is gearing up to release his new LP later this month and earlier today one of the album’s most anticipated tracks found its way online. Featuring an appearance from My Name Is My Name rapper Pusha T, “Murda” is one the best tracks we have heard thus far in 2014. It’s the kind […]

I Can See Mountains Recording New EP

First The Gay Blades played us for fools, now I Can See Mountains are doing the same. Just days after playing their supposed final show, New York rockers I Can See Mountains have revealed to PropertyOfZack that they are currently working on a brand new release for 2014. Speaking to Zack in an email sent […]

Anthony Green Performs Live At AltarTV Studios

Anthony Green recently stopped by the AltarTV studios to perform a set of acoustic songs, and you can enjoy the performance for yourself by following the jump. Green released his third full-length, Young Legs, back in November, which was produced by Will Yip and peaked at number 67 on the Billboard 200 charts. Like his […]

Conor Oberst Auditioned For ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’

In a conversation with Inside Llewyn Davis star Oscar Isaac in Interview magazine, Bright Eyes mastermind Conor Oberst revealed that he auditioned for the role of the titular character. According to Oberst, he was one of many musicians considered for the role of the folk singer. “I know I told you this when we met, […]

Ke$ha Directs Her “Dirty Love” Video, Doesn’t Need Iggy Pop

Finally, we have a bit of good news from the Ke$ha camp. After some of her more interesting collaborative projects were unceremoniously torpedoed without explanation, it’s certainly nice to see the star having a bit of fun. Ke$ha has released a video for “Dirty Love” off her latest album Warrior, one that she has directed herself. […]

Tarynn's White Girl Dance Corner Featured

White Girl Dance Corner

Hey there! I hope you had an awesome New Year’s Eve and aren’t feeling it too much today! I’m Tarynn Law, and this is a weekly column I’ll be writing that spotlights some up and coming indie pop/alternative/hipster/hype/buzz bands/you-get-the-idea groups that you should be checking out before they become massive. I mean, we all want to […]

Neck Deep Post Clips Of New Songs On Instagram

UK pop punk hotshots Neck Deep are set to release their debut full-length, Wishful Thinking, on January 13, and they will be posting a teaser clip of a song from the album each day on their Instagram. The first clip, for “Losing Teeth,” a fist-pumping rocker that will appeal to fans of The Story So […]

REVIEW: Umbrella Bed – ‘REFILL’ EP

Artist: Umbrella Bed Album: REFILL EP Genre: Ska, 2-Tone It may be minimal but life remains in genres like ska and 2-tone that some would claim to be on their last legs. Clocking in close to 14 minutes shared between its 5 tracks, REFILL is the newest EP from Minneapolis’ Umbrella Bed, and while it […]

The Appreciation Post Release New Music Video

If you have a soft spot for raw, catchy pop punk with infectious keyboard lines in the vein of Motion City Soundtrack and Houston Calls, then The Appreciation Post might be your new favorite band. The Boston, Massachusetts quintet will release a new EP, Slip Away, on January 21, and you can watch a music […]

Joey Jordison: “I Did Not Quit Slipknot”

It would be a massive understatement to say that the metal world was shocked in December when Slipknot announced the departure of founding drummer Joey Jordison. The iconic, masked band revealed little about the reasons behind the split in their initial announcement, stating only that Jordison and the group would be parting ways for “personal […]