Archive for April 11th, 2014

Cursed Sails Premiere New Single, “Dead Daze”

Cursed Sails emerged into the music scene only a couple of months ago, but they’ve exploded in popularity already. The members have experience with bands like Woe, Is Me, Issues and Of Machines so it’s not much of a surprise that they got swiped up so quickly by Rise Records. Fans have high expectations of […]

‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Will Connect With ‘Avengers 3’

Marvel has created an exceptional cinematic universe. Tying in big budget film after big budget film, it should be safe to assume that the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy will serve up plot lines for films to come, though one may be taken aback to learn that Guardians is aiding the plot all the way […]

Ex Friends Premiere New Song, Reissue Debut LP

Philadelphia’s Ex Friends are releasing their newest EP Animal Needs on May 13 on 7″ vinyl and digital formats via Coolidge Records. Featuring Joel Tannenbaum from Plow United and Beach Slang drummer JP Felxner, Animal Needs is the followup to Ex Friends’ debut LP Rules For Making Up Words, which is being reissued on 12″ […]

The Flaming Lips’ Drummer Kliph Scurlock Leaves Band

As reported by Pitchfork, The Flaming Lips may have just parted with their long-term drummer Kliph Scurlock. Scurlock joined the band back in 2002 but, according to The Future Heart, he was recently not involved in the band’s Buku Music Project performance on March 22. Cue the online rumors saying that he’s left the group […]

The War on Drugs Announce UK Tour Dates

Philly indie rock band The War on Drugs are riding on the success of Lost In The Dream and plan on hitting up the UK this November for a short tour. The War on Drugs will already play London and Manchester next month, but they’ve added additional dates in those cities as well as Bristol, Glasgow, and […]

Slaves Confirm Guest Vocals By Kyle Lucas, Tyler Carter & Vic Fuentes On Debut Album

Considering Jonny Craig is the frontman of the newly formed group Slaves, it comes as no surprise for us to find out he recruited his long time buddy Kyle Lucas as a guest vocalist for their debut album. It seems that Lucas won’t be the only guest vocalist on the album, as the band confirmed […]

Warped Tour Changes Venue For Las Vegas Date

This year’s Warped Tour has already experienced its fair share of venue changes over the last few months, and now they’ve announced another small change. For the Las Vegas date, which is June 19, the festival will be moving to UNLV Intramural Fields. It was originally scheduled to be at the Luxor. Tickets that were […]

The Dillinger Escape Plan Release New Single “Happiness Is A Smile”

The Dillinger Escape Plan are currently in the middle of a headlining tour with support coming from Trash Talk, Tera Melos and others. At these shows, they’ve been performing a new song called “Happiness Is A Smile” and selling a 7″ vinyl of the single, which is limited to 500 copies and never to be […]

LIVE VIDEO: Arcade Fire Cover Blondie’s “Heart Of Glass”

On their current Reflektor tour, Arcade Fire have taken to covering a wide variety of artists including Prince and Boyz II Men. At the band’s show in Texas earlier this week, they covered Blondie’s “Heart of Glass.” Head after the jump to check out the video. The cover starts about five minutes into the video […]

Sledding With Tigers Stream Debut Album

The wait is over! After months of promotion and a handful of track premieres, Sledding With Tigers have partnered with PropertyOfZack to stream their debut album, A Necessary Bummer, in full ahead of its April 15 release date. Featuring 10 songs on topics ranging from love and life, to the need to escape it all […]

UTG PREMIERE: Closure In Moscow – “Neoprene Byzantine”

Closure In Moscow side effects may include psychedelic hallucinations, rhythmic tremors, and musical euphoria, especially at the Pink Lemonade dose. The Australians’ first record since 2009’s frenetically fantastic First Temple brings all kinds of strange, throwing jammier grooves into their old post-hardcore pace — it’s an eclectic cocktail of awesome that tastes funky, but goes […]

WATCH: Nirvana Perform “Smells Like Teen Spirit” With Joan Jett At Secret Show

It doesn’t get much cooler than this. Following the legendary grunge band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yesterday, the surviving members of Nirvana (drummer Dave Grohl, bassist Krist Novoselic, and guitarist Pat Smear) reunited at St. Vitus in Brooklyn, New York for an intimate, invite-only set of Nirvana songs. Those stepping […]