Nelly Furtado will launch her “Come As You Are” theatre tour of the United States on April 30th in Chicago, IL to support her gold-certified second album, Folklore. Furtado then kicks off a European concert tour on June 10 with an appearance at the Super Bock Super Rock festival in Lisbon, Spain and concludes July 1st in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Armed with a handheld camera and still shots of the world around him Damien Rice produced a new video for the single "Cannonball," a track from his 2003 album release of O. Check out the video in Windows Media and Quicktime.
Taking Back Sunday have announce that a July 2004 release is planned for the band's sophomore album, produced by Lou Giordano (Husker Du, Sunny Day Real Estate). The band will soon be starting a month of dates supporting Blink-182 and Cypress Hill throughout May before heading to the UK to play the Donnington Download Festival. After that, it's back to the US for the Warped Tour.
Streams for the new Von Bondies video have arrived. The second single off of their major label debut Pawn Shoppe Heart is “Tell Me What You See” and you can see the video in Windows Media and Quicktime.
Late News Breaking, the major label debut from "soulful and ragged guitar rockers" Squad Five-0, will be released on June 29th. The album, produced by Matt Wallace (Replacements/Faith No More) is another milestone for a group that's made waves in various scenes since its inception.
Interpol is set to release their yet to be titled follow up to Turn On the Bright Lights. Peter Katis will once again be producing. Vonfirmed tracks are "Narc" and "Length of Love" which you probably heard them play on tour in the last year.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has left Virgin Records, in what looks like a decision from the band's side. The reasons for the split are unclear, but I like drama so I am gonna try to figure it out. Meanwhile, check out the more for a letter bassist/vocalist Robert Turner sent me (and thousands of others on the mailing list) to get more details. Despite this major change, the tour with The Rapture will continue.
FYI, Screeching Weasel have updated their website and have included some infor on a summer tour dates, which is listed in the more...
The Ex-models are touring in support of their 2003 release Zoo Psychology, and inviting the equally intriguing Beans and Tortoise along. You know what to do for the dates.
Fearless Records will be releasing Anthology, a greatest hits-esque collection including b-sides, rarities, and video footage from At The Drive-In. In addition, the whole back catalog will soon be reissued.
If you are in the DC area on May 22, head over to the HFStival (sponsored by 99.1 WHFS), where you can check out P.O.D, Lostprophets, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Papa Roach, The Offspring, and $8 Bud Lites. Rumors are adrift that Jay-Z, Cypress Hill, New Found Glory, and Taking Back Sunday will appear, but the only way to be sure is to keep checking the station's web site.
The first single ("Ch-Check It Out") from the forthcoming Beastie Boys record To The Five Boroughs will be sent to radio and will be available on iTunes starting April 28th. The Beastie Boys will be playing Japan's Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo August 7th and 8th and full world tour plans to be announced shortly.
It has been confirmed that Thursday will be playing the main stage at this year's Coachella Festival on May 2nd. The band goes on at 4:55pm.
Franz Ferdinand are trecking back to the US for a string of dates this June and we want to mak sure you know about them. The band’s self-titled debut record will also be re-released via Epic next week.
Astralwerks' (Chemical Brothers, Air, Beta Band, etc) latest signing West Indian Girl will release their self-titled debut album on 8/24 (tentative). Here is a download of the first single from the album, "Hollywood" in Windows Media.
The latest music related movie making a buzz right now is the Michael Stipe produced movie SAVED! starring Mandy Moore and Macaulay Culkin. Just in case you care, the movie hits theatres on May 28th and you can watch a trailer in Windows Media, Quicktime, and Real Video.
Head Automatica has lined up a few west coast tour dates in May supporting The Lost Prophets. For more information look to the official website or click the ever popular more.
Just a reminder that Sparta is doing some warm up club shows and a couple of festivals to get ready for their June album drop. Be there or be square, dates below:
It's time for the annual Skate and Surf Festival in Asbury Park, NJ and this year it runs from Friday, April 16th to Sunday, April 18th at the Convention Center. Bands playing include Brand New, Andrew WK, Piebald, Taking Back Sunday, Story of the Year, The Bouncing Souls, Hazen Street, Coheed and Cambria, Bear Vs Shark, Armor For Sleep, and a ton more. For a complete lineup and to purchase tickets to Skate and Surf, visit www.skateandsurffest.com.
Fearless Records will be releasing an At The Drive-In Anthology (enhanced CD) as well as re-issues of "Relationship of Command" and "Acrobatic Tenement". The anthology will contain greatest hits, exclusive unreleased tracks, rare b-sides, covers, videos, and exclusive live footage. More details as we get them.
