The noise rockers in Cymbals Eat Guitars have a new album entitled LOSE coming out very soon. And the band has been steadily releasing tracks from the effort, and it’s definitely a sleeper pick. As said, they have already posted the album opener “Jackson”, the melodic “Chambers”, and now they have posted the loud and […]
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OM Announce Fall Tour Dates
July 22nd, 2014 
Nina Corcoran Last we heard from experimental drone metal band OM, they were touring in support of their excellent fifth album, Advaitic Songs, in 2012. The Drag City release saw them growling their best behind a wave of black shirts and deadpan stares like they do best. Now the trio will be hitting the road again for a short US […]
Bear In Heaven Share “Autumn”
July 18th, 2014 Corey From The synth-rock band known as Bear In Heaven has shared another track from their forthcoming release of Time Is Over One Day Old. They’ve already shared “Time Between,” and now we have the opening track to the album, “Autumn.” The track features very loud and disjointed percussion, haunting vocals, and booming, in-your-face synthesizers which carry […]
Listen to Bishop Allen’s New Single “Why I Had To Go”
July 17th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Brooklyn indie pop group Bishop Allen will be returning to the scene this year when their first album in five years, Lights Out, drops August 19 via Dead Oceans. They reminded us why we love them with their uber catchy lead single “Start Again,” and now they’re keeping us wrapped around their finger with “Why I Had […]
THE HUDSON PROJECT: Atmosphere’s Slug On Success, His “Dante’s Inferno” and Hip-Hop’s Lifespan
July 16th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli “I don’t know how we got to where we got, but I’m not complaining. I’m happy that we are where we are and I’m not greedy about where we’re trying to go.” Atmosphere have been making music for over two decades. The guys run their own festival, maintain family lives, and still keep it real. […]
S. Carey (of Bon Iver) and Califone Announce Co-Headlining Tour
June 25th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Three cheers for combining great forces! Chicago’s roots-rock group Califone and Bon Iver folk collaborator S. Carey will be hitting the road together this fall in a co-headlining tour. They both will split up after departing the East Coast–then opening for musicians like The War on Drugs and American Football–but will rock these September dates like they’re the long […]
UTG TV: Twelve Foot Ninja Celebrate Their Revolver Golden Gods Award
April 30th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli “Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down,” reads a Snapple cap I’ve just exchanged with Stevic, lead guitarist of Twelve Foot Ninja. He’s mildly interested and certainly exhausted. In our brief walk together it became clear how intellectual and curious his mind really was. By this point, he was mainly concentrated on the […]
Stream a New Andrew Jackson Jihad Song, “Linda Ronstadt”
April 17th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Andrew Jackson Jihad are putting out a new album, Christmas Island, on May 6 via SideOneDummy. Today they’ve shared their third single off that, the more somber march “Linda Ronstadt,” for streaming. Give a listen to “Children of God” and “Kokopelli Face Tattoo” to get a better taste of what the new record will sound like. If […]
Hawthorne Heights Announce ‘The Silence In Black And White (Acoustic)’
April 4th, 2014 Troy Sennett Earlier this year, Hawthorne Heights revealed plans to spend 2014 celebrating the ten-year anniversary of their landmark debut album, The Silence In Black And White. The initial announcement only included European tour dates, but attentive fans might have noticed that the VIP ticket packages mentioned an acoustic rendition of Silence. Now we know exactly what […]
Being As An Ocean Premiere New Song, Announce European Tour
April 3rd, 2014 Troy Sennett Melodic hardcore act Being As An Ocean have premiered the first single from their upcoming album, How We Both Wondrously Perish, and you can stream it after the break. Featuring the same sweeping intensity that earned the group a devoted fanbase following the release of Dear G-d…, “Death’s Great Black Wing Scrapes The Air” marks […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Norma Jean – “Sword In Mouth, Fire Eyes”
February 20th, 2014 Troy Sennett Norma Jean‘s latest music video includes significantly less milk and vomit than their last one, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less strange. The new clip, which accompanies the song “Sword In Mouth, Fire Eyes,” follows a shark that cons its way into an office job, saves the boss’s life, and eventually becomes employee of […]
STREAM: Miniature Tigers – “Swimming Pool Blues”
February 18th, 2014 Nina Corcoran New York’s Miniature Tigers can cheer you up even on the coldest of days (see: today). They know how to tug synth and bubblegum vocals into pop without making you sick, not to mention rocking some pretty clever lyrics. Now the group is back with “Swimming Pool Blues,” the first track off their upcoming record, […]