Enter Shikari are today sharing 'Bloodshot', the third single to be taken from their highly-anticipated forthcoming album A Kiss For The Whole World, which will be released on 21st April via SO Recordings / Ambush Reality.
'Bloodshot' follows recent singles '(pls) set me on fire' and 'It Hurts', both of which were instantly embraced with open arms by fans old and new, and received their first live outings during the band's sensational run of sold-out February residency shows in the UK. For Enter Shikari, rejuvenation, resilience and resurrection have been on the agenda as they introduce new music to the world. However, in the arrival of 'Bloodshot' the band have more questions to pose themselves, and us. (continue)
In support of the start of the second leg of their successful European tour, symphonic metal titans Epica and Apocalyptica have teamed up for a unique collaboration on the atmospheric ballad 'Rivers' that they recorded live during the first leg of the 'Epic Apocalypse Tour' at Amsterdam's AFAS Live in front of more than 5,000 fans.
"To play with these legendary musicians on our biggest indoor show in the Netherlands was a dream come true ", comments Coen Janssen and Mark Jansen adds: "To perform with APOCALYPTICA added an extra layer of pure magic to the song. Not only are these guys great musicians but also on a personal level, we match very well with these lovely people. Therefore, it was particularly special to perform 'Rivers' with them and we are very proud to present you the result of this collaboration in the form of our live performance." (continue)
Ed Sheeran has announced that he will be releasing a brand new single called "Eyes Closed" on March 24th. The track comes from his forthcoming album, "-", which arrives on May 5th.
An album that revisits Ed's singer/songwriter roots, and one that was written against a backdrop of personal grief and hope, "-" presents one of the biggest stars on the planet at his most vulnerable and honest. (continue)
This Friday will see the re-release of Blackmore's Night's milestone debut album Shadow Of The Moon. To fully celebrate the occasion, two copies of the Limited Black LP Edition contain a "Golden Ticket," with which two lucky fans will win an original Fender Ritchie Blackmore Olympic White Stratocaster guitar, signed by Blackmore's Night. More details are here.
Shadow Of The Moon was not only Blackmore's deliberate radical cut from his previous life as a celebrated rockstar in Deep Purple and Rainbow; it was a ground-breaking statement of his artistic ideals: mainly acoustic music, influenced by the songs of the Middle Ages and The Renaissance, with a touch of genius that made them sound contemporary. (continue)
The Hold Steady will share their latest song, "Understudies," tomorrow, Friday, March 10, at all DSPs and streaming services. The release of "Understudies" will mark the third track heralding The Hold Steady's ninth studio album, The Price of Progress, arriving on their own Positive Jams label via Thirty Tigers in three weeks, Friday, March 31.
A variety of formats will be available, including digital download, CD, standard black vinyl, translucent green vinyl (theholdsteady.net), metallic gold (Independent Retail exclusive), metallic silver (Vinyl Me, Please exclusive), and white (Rough Trade exclusive). (continue)
Husband-and-wife duo The War And Treaty will be celebrating the release of their new album, "Lover's Game," tomorrow, March 10th, by performing the title track on The TODAY Show.
The 10-song collection produced by Dave Cobb proves why the "Nashville couple is as good as it gets" (Music Row) as they offer "stunning vocals and thought-provoking lyrics" (Nashville Lifestyles) that share a unique perspective on shifting cultural and musical tides while pulling back the layers of a maturing relationship (continue)
Strung Out vocalist Jason Cruz has partnered with Punk Rock & Paintbrushes for a pair of multi-disciplinary album release shows in Los Angeles and Austin this April in support of the new album Wolves from his outlaw folk project Jason Cruz and Howl. In addition to performing tracks from the new album, Cruz will also be exhibiting some of his artwork, including a new original painting for each song off the new album.
The scheduled shows include April 1 at South Bay Customs in Los Angeles, CA with support from Bent Duo & Dog Party, and April 21 at Kick Butt Coffee in Austin, TX with support from Stacey Dee and Lin Le of Bad Cop Bad Cop, Josh Langford Music (featuring members of Starving Wolves and Krum Bums), Austin natives Paul Val and Josh Langford and a DJ Set from Greg Hetson from Circle Jerks. The April 21 date in Austin is the night before the kickoff of punk fest Punk in Drublic the weekend of April 22-23. (continue)
Hot Mulligan have released a visualizer for their new single "Shhh! Golf Is On", which comes from their forthcoming new album 'Why Would I Watch' out May 12 via Wax Bodega.
Produced by longtime collaborator Brett Romnes, 'Why Would I Watch' is Hot Mulligan at their loudest, their poppiest, and, ultimately, their most poignant: twinkly Midwestern emo guitars and mathy, synthy-heavy rhythms, Tades Sanville's sandpaper vocals and indelible melodies. This lightning-in-a-bottle kinetic energy is encompassed on the aforementioned first single and in true Hot Mulligan fashion, a closer listen to the lyrics reveal an intense honesty that could get written off if you don't pay attention. (continue)
Fastest Land Animal (FLA) are taking their show on the road joining the legendary Tesla on their "Time To Rock Tour 2023."
No strangers to the stage, Fastest Land Animal will be playing tracks off their latest album, East Coast, West Coast, In Between, the way it was meant to be heard - live, fast, and loud. (continue)
Caitlyn Smith took to social media to announce her 2023 The Great Pretender Solo Tour, an unplugged, unaccompanied, unique arrangement in celebration of her new album High & Low (Release Date: April 14, 2023).
Kicking off April 3 in Austin, Texas, and in partnership with DTour, the trek includes 15 independent venues across the country celebrating the stories behind the songs. (continue)
The 40th anniversary of ZZ Top's hit "Eliminator" album is being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands.
Redbeard had this to say, "Prior to the March 1983 release of ZZ Top's Eliminator, it's not like the Texas trio had been struggling or anything. Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard had already been releasing albums and touring for over a decade, and Gibbons had been elevated among the rock world's most prestigious guitar players as a wholly original and immediately identifiable Tone Monster. But Eliminator, with its four Top Twenty hits, modern ear candy updated production, and campy, quirky videos blanketing the new 24-hour video channel MTV forty years ago, was a flat-out international phenomenon. (read more)
The Dollyrots kick off their 2023 US tour with a new original song, "Hey Girl" with a B-side of the Divinyls "I Touch Myself". A limited edition 7-inch single will be available exclusively at shows starting this week and at www.dollyrots.com. The songs will be out on all major streaming platforms on March 17.
"Hey Girl" was recorded at Stevie Van Zandt's Renegade Studios in New York City, co-produced by John Fields (Pink, Har Mar Superstar, Soul Asylum, Miley Cyrus,) the band, and Stevie Van Zandt, and engineered by Geoff Sanoff (Fountains of Wayne, a Perfect Circle, Darlene Love). The song is the first worldwide release from the band's upcoming full-length LP due out this fall. (continue)
The Cure have announced that they will be launching a North American tour this summer that will feature support from The Twilight Sad.
They had this to say, "Following on from our 2022 European concerts, we are excited to announce the songs of a lost world tour will be heading to North America in May, June and July, with The Twilight Sad opening at all shows (continue)
The White Stripes are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their RIAA Platinum-certified 2003 fourth studio album, Elephant, with two special releases.
Elephant (Deluxe) is out digitally on Friday, March 31 via Third Man Records and sees the remastered HD audio of the original studio album joined with the band's July 2, 2003 27-song set at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom from their Elephant Tour. (continue)
Denver, CO based, metal band Mind Incision has revealed the official music video for their newest single, "Aneurysm Of A Narcissist."
Written By Jason Neil and directed by Luke Ostermiller, "Aneurysm Of A Narcissist." was produced by Loste Films with audio engineered, produced, mixed and mastered by Dave Otero. (continue)
New York City's Tanith, Russ Tippins (guitars, vocals), Cindy Maynard (bass, vocals), and Keith Robinson (drums), have announced their new album Voyage, out April 21 via Metal Blade.
The album was recorded and mastered on 24-track analog tape and has never been digitized from recording to pressing. Also, fans will recognize Tippins from NWOBHM legend Satan. (continue)
(hennemusic) The Rolling Stones embrace technology during the dawn of the computer age on the latest edition of the mini-series Chronicles.
The fifth of six episodes delivers footage of the band recording the "Beggars Banquet" classic, "Sympathy For The Devil", at Olympic Studios in June 1968, as featured in Jean-Luc Godard's film of the same name. (continue)
Steven Page has announced the 100th episode of his Live From Home series that will be taking place on Saturday, March 18th. In the Spring of 2020 it became painfully apparent to Steven Page that because of the worldwide pandemic, planned tour dates weren't going to take place. He decided to connect with his fans through a livestream performance from the basement of his home in Manlius, NY, and now almost three years later, he's planning the 100th edition of his Live From Home concert series seen around the world via Zoom.
"In the beginning, when I realized I was unable to tour, I thought I would do just one show. Looking back on that first show [on April 25, 2020], I realized there was a demand for it when a thousand people tuned in - the max capacity of Zoom. It pushed me creatively and it was fun, so we've continued." (continue)
Following their triumphant February UK tour, Robert Jon & The Wreck return to the UK for a 10-date tour in September 2023. The September UK tour precedes tomorrow's release of the Wreck's 4-track digital EP "One Of A Kind." Released by Journeyman Records, the EP will feature the band's new title track single "One Of A Kind" produced by eight-time Grammy Award winner Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Blackberry Smoke, Rival Sons).
"We had the absolute honour of working with Dave Cobb on this one at the legendary RCA Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee," says Robert Jon & The Wreck's guitarist, Henry James Schneekluth. "This song started off with a riff from Henry and a riff from Robert and Dave just kinda took it and flew with it. We got to nerd out on a bunch of old guitars, amps, and fuzz boxes for this one and really get some fun sounds dialled in as well." (continue)
The Lad Classic recently released their new single "Feelin' High" and to celebrate we asked Paul Stevens to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
I started writing this song on Jan 28th, 2020 (I started dating my writing in 2018 in my notebook so I could pull it out for something like this and look super meticulous) and ended up being a couple years from that point to recording at the end of 2021. The initial draft was easy to write, especially the original chorus being more of a repetitive phrase. I brought the song back to the guys and we built the music around it, which came quite easy as well. From that point it was a little like dragging someone to a party at times. You knew it would be good and they would enjoy it, but it wasn't quite finding its legs. (continue)
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