Archive for February 17th, 2014

Upon This Dawning Premiere New Single, “Obey”

The summer following the release of their debut album, Upon This Dawning quietly replaced their frontman with Dani Nelli. Aside from some touring, the band has stayed relatively quiet in that time. They made sure to break that streak by premiering their first single with the new vocalist. This is also the lead single off […]

Antique Records Welcomes Blind Mice; Band To Release Debut EP March 25

Boutique Boston label Antique Records has announced the addition of rock outfit Blind Mice to their growing roster. Featuring AJ Mills (Half Hearted Hero), Blind Mice are the latest band to gain national attention from the New Bedford, MA area. Their sound walks the line between what is currently hip in the new wave of […]

The Faceless Part Ways With Guitarist, Confirm New Material Is On The Way

Earlier today, The Faceless announced that they would be parting ways with their guitarist Wes Hauch, who has been with the band for just over two years, and contributed to their most recent LP, Autotheism, which dropped back in 2012 via Sumerian Records. Going off a statement issued by the group, it would seem that […]

Watch The Trailer For Angelina Jolie’s ‘Unbroken’

Angelina Jolie stepped behind the camera to bring the story of a true American hero to the big screen in Unbroken. The movie showcases the life of Louis Zamperini, a delinquent who turns to running track. After setting records at the 1936 Olympics, he did what most men did at that time and enlisted. If […]

Day At The Fair Tease New Single, Album Later This Year

The internet might be doing backflips over the Midtown and Saosin reunion news today, but there is another Drive-Thru Records-family alumnus that you should be just as excited about. Day At The Fair may only have released one album, 2005’s The Rocking Chair Years, but it still stands today as a prime example of just […]

WATCH: Death Grips’ “No Love” Video

Noisy hip-hop act Death Grips have released a video for the track “No Love” off of NO LOVE DEEP WEB, one of two records released in 2012. The video was directed by the band and features distorted imagery of MC Ride and Flatlander performing the song live. It features subtitles of the band’s “biblical” lyrics, […]

NEEDTOBREATHE Announce ‘Rivers In The Wasteland’ Tour

NEEDTOBREATHE have revealed plans to embark on a late spring tour in support of their new album. Dubbed the ‘Rivers In The Wasteland’ tour, the latest outing from NEEDTOBREATHE finds the rock outfit traveling the country over the course of six weeks. The run kicks off May 1 in Springfield, MO and wraps up June […]

Skate And Surf Festival Announces Lineup Including Midtown Reunion, Saosin With Anthony Green

After a chaotic return in 2013 that was marred by bad weather, delays, and poor planning, Skate and Surf Festival has pulled out all of the stops to make the 2014 edition, which takes place May 17 and 18 in Middletown, New Jersey, a memorable one for all the right reasons. The first steps in […]

Music Video: Sisyphus (Sufjan Stevens, Serengeti, Son Lux) – “Alcohol”

The trio formerly known as s / s / s announced their art exhibit-accompanying, self-titled album late last year with the single “Calm It Down.” That album should now be available… if you live near the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN. Otherwise, you’ll be waiting like the rest of us for the Asthmatic Kitty/Joyful […]

Watch Footage From The Walkmen’s Final Show

We got word of The Walkmen‘s indefinite hiatus at the end of last year and immediately felt like we had taken the past 11 years of their music for granted. But now it looks like that hiatus is very much indefinite because they performed in New Orleans this weekend for the Rock On Foundation’s first […]

Watch Mac DeMarco Roam Portugal While Playing “Let My Baby Stay”

It always surprises me that singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco is from Canada. He’s got the supremely chill ‘tude of a Cali dude, the closet of a farmer in Iowa, and the endless supply of blunts of a native Colorado kid. His music, however, has the relaxed tone and old soul of someone all of us can relate […]

Stream All of Beck’s ‘Morning Phase’ Now

Good morning! The sun is shining, the air is fresh, and Beck is singing to you softly through your speakers. That’s right. After six years, Beck is finally releasing new, recorded music on February 25, but NPR has the album up for streaming in full today. Morning Phase is Beck’s newest music since 2008’s Modern Guilt and his […]