The Smashing Pumpkins reveal a string of new North American headline performances in 2024. In addition to a combination of arena and headliner festival dates in Europe and North American stadium performances with Green Day, as part of The Saviors Tour, the band added additional solo arena bookings that span July through September.
This new run of dates kicks off on July 31 in Muskoka, Ontario at Kee to Bala, rolls through markets such as Kansas City, Cedar Rapids, St. Louis, and concludes on September 27 in Las Vegas, NV at Fontainebleau. Plus, they will close out Osheaga Festival as one of the headlining acts in Montreal, QC on August 3. (continue)
This April Fool's Day, Nickelback is unveiling an announcement that's no joke: Hate to Love: Nickelback, will premiere on streaming platform Veeps on Friday, April 12, 2024 following a bumper weekend of theater showings across 30 countries. In addition, Nickelback will drop behind-the-scenes footage of the band on tour and in the studio, available to all viewers globally, starting today. Tickets to view Hate to Love: Nickelback are on sale now for $9.99 at veeps.com.
Hate to Love: Nickelback offers a feature-length, in-depth look at one of the world's most successful rock groups. This film tells the real story of Nickelback from their humble beginnings in Alberta, to the explosive global success of "How You Remind Me" in 2001 and the record-breaking hits that followed and continue to this day. But with that "Rockstar" fame came an early wave of the online negativity that many other artists have faced since. (continue)
Rise To Fall have released their brand new single "Fire Haze". The track was originally included as a bonus on the exclusive Japan edition of the group's latest album The Fifth Dimension (2023, Noble Demon) and is now available to listeners worldwide.
"'Fire Haze' has all the elements of Rise To Fall that will make you fall in love," the band comments. "It is a song with a very melodic instrumental intro, it has a memorable Rise To Fall chorus and passages that mix strength and feeling. (continue)
This year stands to set a new record for high temperatures with the sizzling heat Franky & The All Nighters plan to generate with their newly announced "Hot Vegas Nights" artist residencies in both Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Today (April 1), they've also released a new single and video, "Hot Vegas Nights."
Franky-a Vegas native who previously lived in L.A. before returning to his roots-will perform with his stellar band one show every month in both Vegas and in L.A. starting in June and wrapping in (October). (continue)
Multiple JUNO Award-winning multi-platinum musical phenomenon Walk off the Earth - the groundbreaking Canadian collective that transcends the boundaries of indie pop - shares their new single, "On The Road", available to stream on all digital platforms via Golden Carrot Records/The Orchard. The healing pop song reflects the raw emotions that come in a shared experience.
"On The Road" emerges as Walk off the Earth's latest sonic exploration, a track that unfolds a deeply personal narrative of self-assurance, elegantly capturing the essence of human strength and vulnerability. The voices of Gianni Luminati and Sarah Blackwood stand out from the rather simple yet touching chord progressions. Through a landscape sculpted by subtle acoustic textures and an evocative vocal delivery, the song crafts a dialogue with the soul, inviting listeners to find solace and strength in the shared spaces between notes and words. (continue)
Summer School is now in session! Introducing idobi Radio Summer School, the brand new touring festival that aims to put new music discovery at the forefront, providing emerging and developing bands a platform to be introduced to larger audiences across the country. The inaugural run features some of the most buzzed-about up-and-coming artists in the scene today: Stand Atlantic, Magnolia Park, The Home Team, Scene Queen, Honey Revenge, and Letdown. This group of artists - truly our next generation of headline acts - highlights the music, diversity of culture, inclusivity, and positivity of the community.
Founded by Eric Tobin (Hopeless Records), Michael Kaminsky (KMGMT), and Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour), the idea for idobi Radio Summer School came about as the three founders saw there was a development deficit for artists in their music community and scene. These acts are often left to support touring bills and festivals where there is no spotlight on their current success or a moment for them to truly shine. Alongside that, prices for tickets have soared astronomically, subsequently turning away potential new fans looking for a community and cultural home. (continue)
The Black Keys have announced a 2024 North American headline tour - International Players Tour - in support of their new album, Ohio Players, out April 5th. The 31-date run, produced by Live Nation, kicks off in Tulsa, OK on September 17 and travels across the country to cities including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, with two dates in the band's home -state of Ohio. The Head and The Heart will be joining the tour as direct support for select shows.
The tour announcement follows two stand-out performances by The Black Keys at SXSW earlier this month, where they also debuted their new documentary This is a Film About The Black Keys to rave reviews. Ahead of this leg of the tour, The Black Keys will head to Europe to debut their brand-new live show. (continue)
Skumlove have released a music video for their new single "EGO". Yvonne's World sent over these details: Once again, Skumlove has teamed up with Industrialism Films for the release of their official video for their latest song EGO. (Prior videos collaborated were for The Dark and reimagining of Judas Priest's Turbo Lover)
The genius eye of Vicente Cordero of Industrialism Films collaborating with singer Skum has created a story as old as time in this new video. Showing the arrogance and the ego it takes to be a cult leader."
A story about a devious cult leader taking advantage of his followers only to lead them to their demise. The video plays out with an Avant-Garde, noir feel not usually seen in current music videos. (continue)
Ipecac Recordings, the iconic independent record label founded by Greg Werckman and Mike Patton, celebrates its 25th anniversary today, with the San Francisco-born label established on April 1, 1999.
For a quarter century, Ipecac has been at the forefront of innovative music, earning a reputation for championing artists who defy conventions and push boundaries. From rock to hip-hop to classical, and everything in between, the label has become synonymous with creativity, authenticity, and artistic freedom. (continue)
Intelligent Music Project have shared a new track called "Shine for You," as the first taste of their forthcoming studio album "Miracles Beyond", which will be released on May 15th.
Glass Onyon sent over these details: Undoubtedly, Intelligent Music Project stands out as one of the most compelling rock projects in the music world over the last 12 years. During this time, the project has gifted their fans with 7 albums featuring the participation of world-famous, top-notch musicians, and they show no signs of slowing down. (continue)
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The 50th anniversary of Robin Trower's Bridge of Sighs album is being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands.
Redbeard shared this synopsis for the episode: Apparently Robin Trower's Bridge of Sighs album, released in April 1974, is held in high esteem by more than just me over these last five decades. If you really were paying attention prior to 1974, you might have noticed Robin Trower's muscular, bluesy guitar on English art rocker Procol Harum's Home and Broken Barricades albums, albeit tantalizingly brief, on the songs "Simple Sister" and the rollicking (although incongruous for Procol Harum's baroque keyboard sound) "Whiskey Train". "I think I got a little sick of keyboards," Robin chuckles by way of explaining why he left to form his own trio bearing his name. (read more)
Hamilton, ON indie folk act Dark Mean just released their new single "Working Hard", and to celebrate we asked Sandy Johnston to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
I remember coming up with the main guitar riff for this track alone in Billy's jam space while waiting for Mark to arrive and for Billy to finish putting his newborn baby (who is now 11 haha) to bed. For some reason I was inspired to crank up the volume and distortion, which is rare for me. I started messing around and all of a sudden the idea started to form. Then it was just a matter of getting it from my head to my guitar. It's one of those riffs you know from the start is fully formed and not going to change. I remember rockin out pretty hard all by myself and getting excited to show the guys. At that point I didn't think it would turn into a Dark Mean song because it was more rock n' roll than our usual vibe, but I was excited to jam it with the guys just for fun. (continue)
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