Charli XCX has been staying in internet headlines with a steady stream of unconventional covers. First she made our ’90s hearts ache with a rousing rendition of “I Want Candy” and a chilly, sensual cover of “I Want It That Way.” Now she’s taken the next logical step: tackling a one-minute rager from an obscure […]
Archive for January 16th, 2014
Charli XCX Returns With Another, Feistier Cover In “Allergic To Love”
January 16th, 2014 
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Watch: Broken Bells Perform New Song “The Changing Lights”
January 16th, 2014 Kendra Beltran Broken Bells stopped by La Blogotheque’s “Take Away Show” to perform nothing something old, something new, nothing borrowed, but both will make fans feel less blue. Before we get to the new stuff, Brian Burton and James Mercer gave longtime fans a stripped-down version of “October” off their 2010 self-titled debut. They then went on […]
ALBUM STREAM: Woods Of Desolation – ‘As The Stars’
January 16th, 2014 Brian Leak In the past couple of years or more, bands like Deafheaven, Alcest, Oathbreaker, and Wolves in the Throne Room have brought to life an emerging genre that combines the best elements of post-rock, black metal, and even shoegaze into one soaring, energy-filled, and often hauntingly beautiful beast. Australia’s Woods Of Desolation is another band that […]
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ASTR Stream ‘Varsity’ EP In Its Entirety Ahead of Release
January 16th, 2014 Brian Leak Early in 2013, we brought you the video for “Operate” from New York duo ASTR. The song originally got our attention when we found it on Soundcloud and we expected big things from the two as their slick production and vocals made for one helluva pop package. Here we are roughly 8 months later with […]
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Warped Tour Reroutes Some Dates Due To Scheduling Conflicts
January 16th, 2014 Kriston McConnell This year’s Warped Tour was expected to kick off in Salt Lake City June 13 and wrap things up in Texas in mid August. Unfortunately for some fans in those areas and Denver though, the dates have been flip flopped. According to a video released by Kevin Lyman, which you can watch below, scheduling conflicts […]
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WATCH: The End of America Cover “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
January 16th, 2014 Anthony Galasso New York’s The End of America recently covered The Band’s “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” on AltarTV. “We had a show April of last year in New York that we were meeting up to rehearse for a couple hours before the show. We heard that one of our musical heroes had died that […]
Harlot (Asking Alexandria Side Project) Announce First-Ever Live Performance
January 16th, 2014 James Shotwell Danny Worsnop’s other band have announced their first-ever live performance. Having spent the better part of 2013 working on their debut album, Harlot will usher in 2014 this afternoon with the news they will be making their live debut at Rock On The Range. The festival, which takes place every year in Columbus, Oh, welcomes dozens […]
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Maker Announce New Tour, Plan For New Album This Summer
January 16th, 2014 Drew Caruso If there is one band out there right now that deserves your attention, it has to be Maker. The western Massachusetts pop-punk act has released some of the hardest hitting, emotional, and worthy music in the scene, and I hope that with their next album people start to see that. From a split with The […]
Seahaven Announce Release Date For ‘Reverie Lagoon’
January 16th, 2014 John Bazley Time to look over my list of most-anticipated 2014 albums. After months of speculation and anticipation from fans, Seahaven have announced that their new record, Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only, will be released on March 25 on Run For Cover Records. The record was produced by Seahaven frontman Kyle Soto and engineered by Ben […]
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Anberlin To Disband: Band Plans Final Album And Tour For 2014
January 16th, 2014 James Shotwell 2014 will be the year we say goodbye to Anberlin. In an announcement released through the band’s various networks this afternoon, the members of Anberlin announced that 2014 will be the last year they record and tour together. A message written to fans reads: “In 2014 we’re going to release our final record and tour […]
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor Finally Address Why They Didn’t Want The Polaris Award
January 16th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Last September, dark, political, post-rock group Godspeed You! Black Emperor won Canada’s prestigious Polaris Music Prize for 2012’s surprise album Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! To some people’s surprise, they weren’t in attendance to accept the award and then went on to issue a statement thanking the music-press for the prize but speaking out against corporate domination and the […]