New Noise Magazine is streaming the new R.A. album Collateral Damage in its entirety now – listen here. R.A. is a straightforward, no-frills hardcore band from Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts. They formed in the summer of 2011 and released a demo on Arrest Records, followed by The Awakening EP and a split 12″ with Death Threat, both on local hardcore label Triple B Records. These releases were all well-received, each one even more than its predecessor, which led R.A. to tour extensively around hardcore circles in the US and Canada and to attract the attention of Bridge Nine Records. Now, the band is excited to call…
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June 30th will see the welcome return of one of the most notorious and thrilling punk bands to ever come out of the UK, Gallows. The band’s new 7inch, Chains, will be released June 30th by Bridge Nine in the U.S.A. (and the band’s own Venn Records elsewhere) and b-side track “Wristslitter” has premiered today on Noisey.com.Additionally, the title track off of Gallows’ new 7inch was recently showcased as Zane Lowe’s ‘Hottest Record In The World’ on BBC Radio One, and the band has confirmed a myriad of live performances throughout July in the UK. Gallows are coiled and sprung and ready to detonate once…
IONIA have announced the release of their debut EP entitled “Captain Humility” for June 24th. To coincide with the release, they have paired up with Highlight Magazine and Limerence Magazine to reveal two different exclusive pre-release track streams. In addition, Ionia reveals a third track download by taking part it Lucy Out Loud’s FREE summer compilation titled “SPF14”. The compilation also includes the artists, Fritz Montana, Hit The Ground Running, The Venetia Fair, The Collection and more! Stream “Captain Humility” exclusively via Highlight Magazine: HEREStream “Delusions of Grandeur” exclusively via Limerence Magazine: HEREDownload “They Look Like Big Strong Hands, Don’t They”? exclusively via Lucy Out Loud: HEREThe five-piece dynamic band delves deep into your psyche with powerful lyrics and…
Love Crushed Velvet has teamed up with AltSounds to exclusively premiere their new video, “Spotlight” today! The track was originally released on Love Crushed Velvet’s compelling EP Delusions in September, mixed by Mark Needham (Blondie, Fleetwood Mac, The Killers).Channeling influences from Joy Division, U2 and The Rolling Stones, Love Crushed Velvet blends alternative, glam and classic rock into a contemporary sound that retains a strong sense of melody and edge. Watch “Spotlight” on AltSounds, here: http://bit.ly/1ubPmT4 or below! The highly anticipated release of Delusions cemented Love Crushed Velvet’s place in the world of dark, melodic rock. Driven by lead singer/songwriter A.L.X., Love Crushed Velvet shows off exceptional emotional and stylistic range in lyric and musicality. Reminiscent of the glory…
With her new album Life As A Dog coming out next week, we decided to have a chat with solo indie/hip-hop artist K.Flay (Kristine Flaherty) about her goals as an artist, her decision to start self-releasing her own music and her experience on the Vans Warped Tour so far. Be sure to grab Life As A Dog on Tuesday (you can also stream it now on Pandora Radio) and check out K.Flay on Warped Tour all summer long! First off, thanks for taking the time to talk to us! Hell yea. Thanks for having me. When you first started writing and releasing music, were…
Anamanaguchi worked with an unknown singer for their new song (and the singer’s debut), “Pop It,” which was written and produced over a single weekend at their new dream.hax studio space in New York City. “Pop It” is bubbly with restraint, making use of fun hooks, tiny electronic sounds, pleasing pops, and vocaloid elements.Accompanying “Pop It” is a remix from an unknown producer, Gerald, who Anamanaguchi met in a chat room. Anamanaguchi will be playing a show in LA tomorrow at El Rey Theatre and also a show in San Francisco on Sunday at DNA Lounge. Harajuku singer Una (managed by the same team as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Asobi System) will be…
Crown The Empire have announced a July 22 release date for their long awaited sophomore effort, The Resistance: Rise of the Runaways.The debut song, “Initiation” is now streaming on the Rise Records Youtube channel, or you can view it below.Pre-orders for The Resistance: Rise of the Runaways are now available viaMerchNow.The band has also launched a new website at www.thisistheresistance.com.Crown The Empire is currently one of the featured Main Stage acts on the Vans Warped Tour (see dates below) and will be touring the UK/Europe with Asking Alexandria, The Ghost Inside and SECRETS this fall.Tracklisting:01. A Call to Arms (Act i)02. Initiation03. Millennia04. Machines05. The Wolves of Paris (Act…
“I never doubted that I’d get back into it at some point – I just needed a break,” explainsTEN FOOT POLE frontman and founding member Dennis Jagard. “Once you’ve experienced a crowd singing along to the songs you wrote, it’s hard to imagine just walking away from the chance to do it again.” Influential SoCal punk rock staple Ten Foot Pole will be releasing their first album in ten years on Cyber Tracks in 2015. But first, they’re getting back into the swing of things by doing what they do best – perform. Their US and Canadian mini headline tour kicks off at Reggie’s in Chicago,…
Magnolia Pictures announced today that the critically acclaimed WE ARE THE BEST! will debut on iTunes and On Demand tomorrow,Friday, June 20th as it continues its expansion to select theaters across the country.From director director Lukas Moodysson (Together, Lilya 4-Ever), WE ARE THE BEST! is one of the best reviewed films of the year, and has been opening in cities across the country to near universal acclaim.WE ARE THE BEST! is the exuberant and joyful story of three young misfits growing up in early ’80s Stockholm. Pixieish, mohawk-sporting Klara and her best friend Bobo are 13-year-old rebels looking for a cause. Despite having no instruments-or discernible musical…
Stream “A West County Girl” at PASTE and read a statement from EDJ below.”In January of 2014 I decided to sit down and write an album’s worth of songs all over the course of a few weeks, which is something I had never done before.Some were done at home during an unseasonably cold Portland winter, some in Boonville, California (a town in the wine-and-weed producing part of Mendocino County where they also have their own language,’Boontling’), and some in Joshua Tree, a place where people have always sought inspiration.It had always taken a long time for me to write songs…