PJ Harvey has revealed that she will be performing “The Letter” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno August 11th. In support of her brilliant new record, Uh Huh Her, Havey will hit the West Coast for a handful of intimate shows. Also check out PJ Harvey’s video for “The Letter” in Windows Media and Real Video.
Check out this online player for Helmet's new album "Size Matters." The disc hits stores on September 14th and is the band's first release in 6 years.
In what would have been the fantasy pairing of my early 20s, Ministry and My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult are going out on the road together this fall. With Al and Groovyman at the helm of the, um, EViL DoER tour, one can ooooooonly imagine the hijinx.
Two hot new mp3 links for you: First we have "Girls", which comes from The Prodigy's forthcoming LP Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (in stores 9/14). And second, the track "Mixtape" comes from Butch Walker's upcoming album Letters, which hits stores August 24th.
Snow Patrol is all over the place these days promoting their great new album, Final Straw. We have downloads of the video for latest single "Run" in Windows Media and Real Video, and we have a nice little jukebox for the album here. Check out a wealth of upcoming tour dates below.
After being nominated for Best New Artist at the L.A. Weekly Music Awards and getting a nomination for Best Pop/Rock band in 2004, Midnight Movies have signed a record deal with Emperor Norton Records and will see their self-titled debut album released August 31st. Check out a flashy new e-card for band's album here.
The lineup for the Voodoo Music Fest ’04 has been announced. The festival will take place the weekend of October 16-17th, and acts include the Pixies, Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Green Day, Snow Patrol, The Killers, Cypress Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, Velvet Revolver, De La Soul, Metric, and more. Tickets go on sale the first weekend of August, and you can get more info here.
Apparently MTV still shows music from time to time, and are attempting to regain that "Music" part of their name with the show "Download and Discover." Akon, The Secret Machines, and Ambulance LTD will be performing two songs in their Times Square Studio and then their performances made available for download at mtv.com. Check here for air dates.
We present to our faithful readers, Louque, a new musician who manages to combine elements of soul, Jamaican dancehall, trip-hop, and New Orleans funk, into a wholly unique sound. Loque's debut album, entitled "So Long", is in-stores now and you should check out this E-Card that contains a few tracks, pictures, and other goodies
In honor of their upcoming release, entitled Pretend You’re Alive, which was released on July 27th via Militia Group, Lovedrug have released these exclusive audio links for us all to enjoy:
The tentative track listing has been unveiled for the upcoming "MTV2 Headbanger's Ball, Vol. 2" compilation effort. The album will be released through Roadrunner/Island/Def Jam on September 28th, and the track listing is below:
The forthcoming Soundtrack for "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" has now been pushed back to an August 31st release date via Roadrunner/Island/Def Jam. The track listing for the effort is as follows:
LA’s trash rockers, the Vacation have finished their debut album The Band From World War Zero," and it will be out in the UK on September 27th and in the US in spring 2005. The band recorded the album with producer Tony Hoffer (Beck, Supergrass, The Thrills) and created this nifty E-card.
MoveOnPAC (an organization dedicated to provided financial contributions to condidates who embraces moderate to progressive principles of government) has made available the Future Soundtrack for America. The 22 track disc features new tracks and rarities from the likes of OK Go, David Byrne, Jimmy Eat World, Death Cab For Cutie, Ben Kweller, Sleater-Kinney, REM, Flaming Lips, and Elliott Smith (among others). The disc comes free with a $25 contribution to support the cause. Get it here.
Le Tigre will be releasing their next album This Island on October 19th via Universal Records. The indie they used to call home has called it quits, so the band will be rereleasing their catalog via Le Tigre Records (distributed by Touch & Go) on August 24th.
REM’s new single is called "Leaving New York," and said track will be released on September 27, with the as-yet untitled album following on October 4. Other songs on the upcoming album include "Wanderlust", "Make It All Ok" and "I'm Gonna DJ." Die-hard fans will be happy to know that Mikey Stipe & Co. have confirmed a world tour in support of the record, likely to kick off in the US in the late autumn.
Head Automatica have posted the track "Please Please Please" online for download, here . The track comes from Decadence, due to hit stores on August 17th.
My Chemical Romance has posted a live version of "Helena" on their Pure Volume site. The track was recorded at the Sacramento stop of the Vans Warped Tour and My Chemical Romance's album Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge is in stores now.
On August 31, the Libertine’s self-titled sophomore album will be released through Rough Trade Records. The first single off the album is “Can’t Stand Me Now,” and we have links for the video in Windows Media and Real Video.
Queens Of The Stone Age were joined in the studio last week by ZZ Top guitarist Billy F. Gibbons, who contributed some lead guitar work for the band's next album. Drummer Joey Castillo, multi-instrumentalist Troy Van Leeuwen and Desert Sessions collaborator Alain Johannes have been recruited to record the new album with Josh Homme.
