Indie Music

Paul McCartney Ram Apple; 1971 Contempt for Ram, Paul McCartney’s second solo album after the Beatles split, was so virulent that even Ringo, easily the most gracious of his ex-bandmates, called it “sad” and an indication that Paul was “going strange.” Looking back, it’s easy to see why it inspired such disdain. Acrimony following the… [Continue Reading]

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Jeff Hanneman Memorial Celebration will take place on Thursday,May 23 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles from 3:30 – 7:30PM.  Hanneman passed away on May 2 at the age of 49. The Memorial Celebration will be free and open to the public on a first-come, first-in basis (subject to venue capacity).  All ages are welcome, and paid parking will… [Continue Reading]

LOUDER THAN HELL THE DEFINITIVE ORAL HISTORY OF METAL By Jon Wiederhorn & Katherine Turman IN STORES TODAY!   Buy Your Copy NOW at Amazon.com – RATED #1 in Heavy Metal Books, #2 in History & Criticism Books! Based on Hundreds of Original Interviews with the Metal Elite — Including Lemmy/Motorhead, Members Of Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Korn,… [Continue Reading]

ROBERT RANDOLPH &THE FAMILY BAND SIGN WITH BLUE NOTE  RECORDS ROCK/SOUL/FUNK SUPERSTAR RETURNS WITH A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER   April 2nd, 2013 – New York, NY - Robert Randolph, the virtuoso pedal steel guitarist whose distinctive mix of rock, funk and rhythm & blues has built a fervent, international audience has signed with Blue Note… [Continue Reading]

KATATONIA – ‘LAST FAIR DAY GONE NIGHT’ 3LP VINYL SET TO BE RELEASED JUNE 17 “North American Heritage Tour 2013″ continues next month     SWEDEN – Katatonia will return with a special triple-LP vinyl release featuring an epic set of classics from the band’s catalogue. ‘Last Fair Day Gone Night’ features the Swedish dark rock/metal… [Continue Reading]

The Who Live at Hull Geffen, 2013 The Who’s Live At Leeds is arguably one of the finest live documents of a powerhouse rock band at their peak. And in 1970, The Who was. They did not have the financial success of contemporaries, The Beatles or the Rolling Stones. Sure they had some singles that… [Continue Reading]

MAT ZO PENS DEAL WITH ASTRALWERKS RECORDS   NEW REMIX EP FOR “EASY” BY MAT ZO & PORTER ROBINSON TO BE RELEASED ON MAY 7th, 2013  Official Video: http://youtu.be/at3FPJaAwoY   (New York, NY – April 18, 2013) – Astralwerks, the ground-breaking New York-based record label devoted to developing genre-defying new artists, is pleased to announce its latest… [Continue Reading]

AVANTASIA “THE MYSTERY OF TIME” OUT NOW IN NORTH AMERICA New masterpiece from Tobias Sammet available on Nuclear Blast     GERMANY - The Mystery of Time, the latest release from German composer and vocalist Tobias Sammet’s, Avantasia, is out now in North America on Nuclear Blast Records. Featuring a 60-piece-symphonic-orchestra, the German Filmorchestra Babelsberg (Rammstein,… [Continue Reading]

  FRIGHTWIG Are Out of Hibernation – Releasing New EP ‘Hit Return’ Soon – In the Studio this Summer to Record 5th Full-Length Album With the world teetering towards further chaos, it is the perfect time for the original muse of riot grrl to return in all their loud, proud, pioneering-punk rock glory. FRIGHTWIG! The band that… [Continue Reading]

KIM DEAL TO RELEASE THE SECOND DISC IN HER “SOLO SERIES” LOS ANGELES, CA – Kim Deal will release her second “Solo Series” 7-inch disc, “Hot Shot” b/w “Likkle More,” beginning at 12:01AM ET on Monday, April 29.  Only 1000 copies of this limited-edition, white-label disc will be manufactured, and will be available exclusively at KimDealMusic.com.… [Continue Reading]

ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE GRASS ROOTS AND DUNDER MIFFLIN STAFFER CREED BRATTON OF NBC’S THE OFFICE REVEALS DETAILS FOR NEW ALBUM   TELL ME ABOUT IT “AN AUDIO BIOGRAPHY ABOUT LSD, UNEMPLOYMENT & THIRD ACTS”         TO BE RELEASED IN THREE ACTS ACT 1 – APRIL 16 / ACT 2 – MAY 7 /… [Continue Reading]

Heavy Metal Murder for Hire As I Lay Dieing Vocalist Arrested Tim Lambesis, lead vocalist for the Grammy-nominated heavy metal band As I Lay Dying was arrested Tuesday in In Southern California as authorities said he tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife. In a statement, the San Diego County Sheriff’s… [Continue Reading]

SERENA RYDER FINDS HARMONY IN 2013; ALBUM FEATURING “STOMPA” TO BE RELEASED JULY 16 ON CAPITOL RECORDS   Infectious Debut Single “Stompa” Featured In Cadillac Commercial As Song Hits #1 On The AAA Charts  LOS ANGELES, CA —Serena Ryder is bringing her music to the U.S. with the release of her new album, Harmony, on July 16, 2013 via Capitol… [Continue Reading]

  “ ‘To Dust’ works Russell’s exquisite taste for beats and atmosphere into some of her strongest songs … Adele, watch your back” -Rolling Stone   A L I C E   R U S S E L L  TOUR KICKS OFF THIS WEEK    MTV HIVE YOURSTRULY VIDEO PREMIERE  ALBUM ‘TO DUST’ OUT TOMORROW “Adele, watch your back” a… [Continue Reading]

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD RELEASE  I LOVE YOU. ALBUM AVAILABLE TODAY VIA COLUMBIA RECORDS   THE LOVE COLLECTION US HEADLINE TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED On their debut album I Love You., The Neighbourhood reach into the stratosphere and craft 11 moody, atmospheric rock tracks. – Rolling Stone ‘I Love You.’ achieves what few debuts can, by making one… [Continue Reading]

Tan Mom Burns Your Ears with New Single New Jersey’s Patricia Krentcil, the infamous “Tan Mom,” has traded the tanning bed for the recording studio, at least for the time being, with equally disasterous results. The Rap/dance track “It’s Tan Mom,” is now avaialable on Itunes, and you’re welcome to this mess. This is the… [Continue Reading]

Vinny Stigma of Agnostic Front Reads Brevard Party Scene!     

NYHC OUTFIT ON THE OFFENSE RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM “FRONTLINE” TODAY VIA DEAD CITY RECORDS       NEW YORK, NY – NYHC outfit, On The Offense, has released its debut album, Frontline, today via Dead City Records. Fans can download the record through iTunes at:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/clone/id611337951?i=611338965 and most other major digital retailers. A limited number of hard copy… [Continue Reading]

“GEOMETRIC CHEMISTRY” WITH GENTLEMEN HALL OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO FOR “SAIL INTO THE SUN” PREMIERES VIA MTV BUZZWORTHY “such a feel-good, bubbly exhalation of warmth and happiness”   WINNER OF THE RECORDING ACADEMY’S NEW PROGRAM CONNECTING ASPIRING MUSICIANS WITH GRAMMY WINNING RECORDING ARTISTS Center Stage  REAL FULL FEATURE IN LOS ANGELES TIMES             HIT TRACK “SAIL… [Continue Reading]

Zap Dragon and the Attack Pain Waves Independent Release, 2013 This Orlando band plays indie rock with some folk pop touches and they refuse to take themselves too seriously. There’s a self awareness to the writing and performing which helps make Zap Dragon and the Attack instantly likable. On slower numbers, there’s an endearing Neal… [Continue Reading]

CHARLI XCX & MARINA & THE DIAMONDS PREMIERE “JUST DESSERTS”   YouTube: http://youtu.be/Oj15HDVoW70 Free Download: http://bit.ly/16mSTGJ Good pals Marina & The Diamonds and Charli XCX premiere a much anticipated collaboration ‘Just Desserts’  in support of their upcoming North American tour kicking off May 6th in San Francisco, CA.  This synth pop track is empowering and relatable as we have all felt how sweet revenge tastes.… [Continue Reading]

 Free Download of the First New BLACK FLAG Song  SST Records is proud to announce a free download of the first new BLACK FLAG song in many years. On the upcoming 22 song LP to be released this summer, “Down in the Dirt” features Ron Reyes on vocals, Greg Ginn on guitar/theramin, My War bassist Dale Nixon on bass,… [Continue Reading]

WESFEST 8 BENEFIT Concert Raises $27,000 For Wes Wehmiller Scholarship Fund At Berklee College Of Music * 8th annual event breaks all previous years’ fundraising results * Epiphone “Thunderhorse” Explorer Guitar and Gallien-Krueger MB500 given away to two lucky fans       Group shot of Galaktikon playing live (L to R: Mike Keneally (gtr), Jude Gold (gtr),… [Continue Reading]

HEAR: Crystal Fighters “You & I (Sunless ’97 Black Magic Remix)” https://soundcloud.com/crystalfighters/you-and-i-sunless97mix London synth-pop trio Sunless ’97 swirls and twirls Crystal Fighters’ euphoric single “You & I” into a new space and mind with this new remix. The original track, a “feel-good, made-for-TV blowout” according to FADER, relates to love and relationships. “Time can fly by at warp… [Continue Reading]

Emerging LA Rock Act The Vim Dicta To Play NYC in May Psycho groovy rockers The Vim Dicta are bringing their electrifying live show to the east coast in May. They play Pianos in NYC on Monday, May 13 and will be announcing more shows in the region. Tickets are $7 and the band takes the… [Continue Reading]

THE GRAY HAVENS ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES    TGH SPRING TOUR DATES UPCOMING DATES ***Stars mean we still need shows, so please email us if you or anyone you know might be willing to set something up with us! (if possible, please include phone number in your email)   May 3- Naperville, IL - The Union May 6- Madison, WI - Pres… [Continue Reading]

LOUNA’s ‘Behind A Mask’ Streaming in Full NOW via Revolver Magazine – New Album In Stores TODAY via Red Decade Records and MEG/RED       Order Behind a Mask NOW at Amazon.com   Today, Russian female-fronted rockers LOUNA are pleased to unleash their new album, Behind a Mask! The album is being released via Red Decade Records and MEG/RED. In… [Continue Reading]

  DANKO JONES Is Invading Your TV! Rock N’ Roll’s Most Notorious Frontman Scheduled to Make Guest Appearance on THAT METAL SHOW on June 15, 2013  Performing on this Year’s ROCKSTAR ENERGY UPROAR FESTIVAL   New Music Video for ‘I Believed in God’ Available Now on YouTube  New Podcast Episode Featuring Rob Caggiano (Volbeat) Available… [Continue Reading]

Jeff Hanneman, a founding member of the, Grammy winning  heavy metal band Slayer, died Thursday of liver failure in Southern California, the band said in a statement. He was 49. “Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11 a.m. this morning near his Southern California home. Hanneman… [Continue Reading]

Philos Moore Time is Heavy on Everything Independent Release, 2013 Opening with “Not Too Level,” Philos Moore acknowledges his own shortcomings, with this mid tempo downbeat rocker about  being unsteady from the word go. Philos Moore voice is that of a man who’s trying to push the feelings of loss and being slighted by life,… [Continue Reading]