Via Frank-Turner.com: Frank Turner Prepares for New Album English folk-punk rocker Frank Turner unveiled plans for his next album via his blog yesterday. Turner says he is currently in Burbank, California working on his upcoming album with legendary alt-rock producer Rich Costey (The Shins, My Chemical Romance, Foo Fighters, and[…]
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Via Twitter.com: The Decemberists to Appear on The Simpsons Indie-folk ensemble The Decemberists are to appear on an upcoming episode of television’s long-running cartoon show The Simpsons. The band’s lead singer and songwriter, Colin Meloy, posted a tweet about the cameo yesterday: Oh wow. This is happening. twitter.com/colinmeloy/sta… — colin meloy[…]
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New Zealand’s indie-rock/comedy duo Flight of the Conchords have posted a very funny video for charity featuring their new single “Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That).” The song is available for purchase on iTunes, and proceeds will go towards the Red Nose Day: Comedy for Cure Kids fundraiser. Cure Kids is[…]
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Via The Daily What: Dee Snider to Paul Ryan: “Don’t Use My Song” Twisted Sister’s front man Dee Snider does not want Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan using “We’re Not Gonna Take It” as an election campaign song. According to Dee Snider’s blog: I emphatically denounce Paul Ryan’s use of[…]
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The Joy Formidable Post New Song “Wolf’s Law” Welsh alt-rock three piece The Joy Formidable have posted a new song and video called “Wolf’s Law.” The piano-based track begins softly and tenderly, but slowly builds up to an epic crescendo with a string ensemble, drums, and bass. The black and[…]
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Anberlin.com: Anberlin Posts New Song, “Someone, Anyone” Florida’s Alternative-rock band Anberlin posted a new song, “Someone, Anyone,” on their website. The song is off their upcoming album Vital due out October 16. The band promises their new material will have more energy than their previous album, Dark is the Way, Light[…]
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People.com reports Canadian love birds Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger are engaged to wed. The teen pop-punk queen and Nickelback front man sparked a romance while working together on Lavigne’s upcoming album. They started their relationship in February, and have dated for only 6 months. The music blogosphere is a[…]
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Happy 60th Birthday Joe Strummer ! Today would have been the late Joe Strummer’s 60th Birthday. The legendary front man of punk band the Clash was born on August 21, 1952. Strummer passed away in December 2002 due to a congenital heart defect. However, his legacy continue to lives on[…]
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Via Indabamusic.com: Bon Iver Remix Contest Earlier this month, Grammy award winning indie outfit Bon Iver announced a remix contest for the 2011 album Bon Iver, Bon Iver. Contestants can enter a remix of any of the album’s songs. The band will then select their 10 favorite remixes to represent a[…]
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Via Purevolume.com: Go Radio Releases New Song “Go To Hell” Tallahassee’s pop-rock act Go Radio released a new song off their upcoming album Close the Distance. Click here to listen to the hooky “Go To Hell,” a piano driven ballad with a not-quite-so sentimental message. Go Radio formed in 2007 after[…]
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