Indie Music

Forever in Motion Sunrise Forest Park Recordings, 2012   Brendon Thomas is the man responsible for the act, Forever in Motion, and the album, Sunrise, an achingly pretty, high lonesome sort of recording that’ll make you want to head out for the open road to discover America and yourself, quicker’n you can say On the Road.… [Continue Reading]

CIVIL WAR (EX-SABATON) RELEASES DEBUT FULL-LENGTH “THE KILLER ANGELS” TODAY ON DESPOTZ RECORDS Full album stream up on MetalInsider.net     SWEDEN – Civil War, the new symphonic power metal band from ex-Sabaton members, Rikard Sundén, Oskar Montelius, Daniel Mullback and Daniel Myhr, along with frontman, Nils Patrik Johansson (Astral Doors), and bass player, Stefan “Pizza” Eriksson… [Continue Reading]

Summer Starts NOW The Official EDM summer anthem will have you screaming PleasePlease & “Viva La Piano” AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO DOWNLOAD / POST   PleasePlease is the New Zealand duo of Antony Jeffares & Ryan Mulligan.  The pair creates perfectly executed electronic dance music.  Their new single:“Viva La Piano” is the fuel injected, heart thumping,… [Continue Reading]

BRUCE SOORD (THE PINEAPPLE THIEF), JONAS RENKSE (KATATONIA) TEAM UP WITH CRAVEONLINE FOR “FROZEN NORTH” MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE New album “Wisdom of Crowds” out now on Kscope   ENGLAND – The Pineapple Thief frontman, Bruce Soord, and Jonas Renkse from Katatonia have partnered with CraveOnline to premiere the duo’s new music video for “Frozen North,”… [Continue Reading]

RIGHTEOUS VENDETTA LAUNCHES GROUPEES CHARITY CAMPAIGN TO HELP FEED THE HUNGRY U.S. tour with HURT in full swing, new record on the way      CODY, WYOMING – Wyoming rock/metal act on the rise, Righteous Vendetta, has teamed up with Groupees for a charity campaign to benefit LeSEA Global Feed the Hungry (www.feedthehungry.org). For one week… [Continue Reading]

The Wooly Bushmen Live at The Fun House June 15, Titusville, FL Orlando’s The Woolly Bushmen made the trek East from Orlando and took charge of The Fun House, (aka The Lazy Gator) and positively rocked it. The weekly Saturday night transformation of the Lazy Gator to an original music venue now known as the… [Continue Reading]

HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS: New Track ‘Taken By The Dark’ Unveiled TODAY with Revolver Magazine New Album ‘Zero’ Hits Stores on June 25, 2013 VANS WARPED TOUR Kicks Off THIS SATURDAY, June 15th in Seattle, WA   Today, HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS and Revolver Magazine are teaming up to exclusively unveil what some may say is the heaviest track on Zero, entitled ‘Taken By The Dark’. Check it… [Continue Reading]

Black Sabbath 13 Vertigo Records, 2013 This is a much ballyhooed and greatly anticipated release. Originally touted as a reunion of the four original members of Black Sabbath, the final product has ¾ of the line-up. Purists will cry foul, but drummer Bill Ward was at odds with the contract he was presented with, (I… [Continue Reading]

  Amplifier Echo Street   Kscope, 2013   Amplifier have crafted an arty and occasionally splashy record with their fourth release, Echo Street. This is an ambitious release. With psychedelic flair, spaced out atmospheric prog rock, and acoustic musings, the band challenge themselves and their listeners with each and every track. “The Wheel” is a… [Continue Reading]

New Philip Anselmo Track Available to Stream “Walk Through Exits Only,” the title track from Philip Anselmo’s upcoming solo album, due out July 16 on his own Housecore label, is making its premiere today at Loudwire.com Produced by Philip Anselmo and Michael Thompson, and recorded over the past couple of years at his New Orleans studio,… [Continue Reading]

The Insanitizers Wild Surf Guitars Independent Release, 2013 Surf Rock, like so many genres, be it blues or punk, has sort of locked itself into some pretty tight confines to still meet the definitions of the style. And the Insanitizers do a fine job throughout this latest CD, Wild Surf Guitars, of delivering memorable and… [Continue Reading]

SLAYER WELCOMES PAUL BOSTAPH BACK TO THE FOLD LOS ANGELES, CA — Slayer’s Tom Araya and Kerry King are very pleased to announce that Paul Bostaph has rejoined the band on a full-time basis.  Bostaph will be behind the drum kit beginning June 4 when Slayer kicks off the first leg of its 2013 international… [Continue Reading]

I Eat Heart Attacks You Don’t Need Oxygen To Walk On This Fake Moon Independent Release, 2013 Norwegian two piece, guitar and drums hardcore/noisecore act I Eat Heart Attacks deliver this memorable 4 song EP, for free. And at this price you may want to get two of them. With the forceful, in your face… [Continue Reading]

MISSOURI BORN, LOS ANGELES-BASED LITTLE LONELY TO RELEASE EPONYMOUS DEBUT ON JUNE 25    Little Lonely’s Storytelling Evokes Dustbowl Salvation, Train Ride Time Machines and Roadside General Stores       LOS ANGELES, CA. , Missouri-born, Los Angeles-bred storyteller, Little Lonely (www.littlelonely.com), aka Julie Cain, announced today that her eponymous folk-Americana full-length debut will be available… [Continue Reading]

Various Artists Feel Like Jumping: The Best of Studio One Women Heartbeat; 2000 Taking its name from Marcia Griffiths’ richly layered classic, this compilation of recordings made in Clement “Coxsone” Dodd’s legendary Kingston-based Studio One covers popular female reggae artists from the ‘60s to the ‘80s. If Bob Marley’s birthplace is the Jerusalem of the… [Continue Reading]

Scarred But Smarter The Life and Times of Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ “You don’t fit in anywhere.” says Kevin Kinney about his band, Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ and its considerable legacy. What started off as a two month project bloomed into a three year journey for Atlanta’s Regular Guys radio show host Eric Von Haessler turned documentary… [Continue Reading]

SEBASTIAN INGROSSO │ TOMMY TRASH │ JOHN MARTIN  “RELOAD”   NEW SINGLE BEING RELEASED IN THE U.S. ON TUESDAY, MAY 14TH ON ASTRALWERKS RECORDS TRAILER RELEASED TODAY FOR THE “RELOAD” VIDEO, DIRECTED BY JODEB AKA JONATHAN DESBIANS   YouTube – http://po.st/ReloadtrailerYT   Embed Code: <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/d-ZRmjI1t9s” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>   FULL VIDEO PREMIERE COMING SOON!   The… [Continue Reading]

PHILIP ANSELMO TO UNLEASH SOLO PROJECT, “WALK THROUGH EXITS ONLY,” JULY 16   LOS ANGELES, CA – TUESDAY, April 16, 2013 — Philip Anselmo, legendary frontman of Pantera and Down, will release his career-first solo album, Walk Through Exits Only, on July 16 via his own Housecore Records (MRI/Megaforce).  Walk Through Exits Only will be available digitally,… [Continue Reading]

Ex-Cowboy Ex-Cowboy Diet Pop Records, 2013 Ex-Cowboy has dark, dreamy hauntingly pretty melodies throughout this self titled release. Michael Huerta is at the center of this melancholy collection of Americana where the beautiful vistas hide the bones of forgotten cruelties. One doesn’t have to dig too deep before they break through the soil. A good… [Continue Reading]

Roots! Riot! Rumble! Wolverine Records, 2013 Compilation discs can be notoriously hit or miss affairs. And thankfully Wolverine records has knocked this one out of the park. And the label didn’t simply use this opportunity to recycle material that was cluttering up previous releases. No less than a dozen track appear here for the first… [Continue Reading]

New York City’s EYE RA HAZE: Ethereal New Track ‘New Beginning’ + Official Video Album Trailer – Both Streaming with Revolver Magazine TODAY  New EP Eye Of The Storm Releasing on June 11, 2013 – Produced by Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Killswitch Engage, Soulfly, Hatebreed)     Modern progressive music is somewhat of a boys club. With the exception of… [Continue Reading]

Steve Mason Monkey Minds in the Devil’s Time Domino; 2013 As principal songwriter and vocalist for the Beta Band, Steve Mason set the now-defunct Scottish quartet on a peculiar course that eventually led them to critical and popular approval. Their Three EPs plied dangerous hip-hop waters and avoided crunchy folk shoals to announce something totally… [Continue Reading]

VIDEO FOR CAPITAL CITIES’ TOP 10 MODERN ROCK HIT “SAFE AND SOUND” PREMIERES TODAY ON VEVO   DEBUT ALBUM IN A TIDAL WAVE OF MYSTERY SET FOR JUNE 11 RELEASE BY CAPITOL RECORDS/LAZY HOOKS  “DANCING WITH STRANGERS” HEADLINE TOUR UNDERWAY   New York, NY — Capital Cities premiered the official video for its Top 10 Modern Rock radio hit… [Continue Reading]

The Deli Magazine Presents BEST NYC EMERGING ARTISTS FEST 2013   Hitting Brooklyn for the fifth year running, The Deli’s B.E.A.F. can only be described as the most underground and cross-genre showcase of NYC’s new talent. BEST OF NYC EMERGING ARTISTS 2013 in the Spring issue of The Deli The Deli Magazine is the only publication and web… [Continue Reading]

A Drink For All My Friends My Education Reviewer: Chris Hattingh “A Drink For All My Friends” is the latest offering from My Education. The album is an eclectic mix of all-instrumental music that leaves you wanting more. Production quality is excellent, with some cinematic soundscapes and plenty of delicious reverbs and echoes (thankfully not… [Continue Reading]

SAID THE WHALE  I LOVE YOU EP MOVES TO JUNE 4 EP TITLE-TRACK MARKS THE HIGHEST CHARTING RADIO SINGLE IN THE BAND’S CAREER IN CANADA &THE U.S. SUMMER TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED Due to an increased demand, SAID THE WHALE is moving forward the release date of their new EP by two weeks to June 4, 2013. Currently sitting at #11 on… [Continue Reading]

The Breeders LSXX 4AD, 2013 Twenty years after its release, Last Splash, has received the expanded anniversary treatment which is has become so fashionable as of late. And yes, Last Splash still sounds great, being one of the better for the wear chestnuts from the golden age of alternative music. Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit… [Continue Reading]

David Bowie The Next Day ISO/Columbia; 2013 Ziggy Stardust and Diamond Dogs aren’t so much classic albums in the listenable sense as they are cultural touchstones and products of distinct periods in David Bowie’s remarkable career. More than any other musician of his generation, his albums cry out for context to be fully appreciated, and… [Continue Reading]

3 PILL MORNING, TRAPT TO KICK OFF SECOND LEG OF “REBORN” TOUR TOMORROW NIGHT 3 Pill Morning promotional tour video posted on YouTube   MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Midwest hard rock act, 3 Pill Morning, will kick off the second leg of Trapt’s headlining “Reborn” tour tomorrow night in Waterloo, Iowa. The two bands have played… [Continue Reading]

  Canada’s Own MAGNUS RISING to Release ‘Whatever It Takes’ on May 31, 2013 via L8R Records Inc  ‘Whatever It Takes’ Album Release Party – May 31st at The Richshaw in Vancouver  New Music Video for New Single ‘The Drill’ Coming this Month!       MAGNUS RISING have spent the past decade touring coast-to-coast, pushing their… [Continue Reading]