By: Staff – G-Eazy gets the animated treatment in his new video for “Sad Boy”. The video, with illustrations provided by Joonbug and animation handled by Applebutter Animated, comes fresh off his celebrated sophomore album When It’s Dark Out which debuted and is spending its second week at #1 on Billboard’s R&B / Hip Hop Chart and … Continue reading
By: Staff – Puscifer will return to the road on March 17th as the band launches the Money $hot – Round 2 tour, kicking off at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, Calif. Additional dates will be announced in early January. Maynard James Keenan said of the live performance, “This show is so much more than … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Beloved Canadian journalist, radio host, and interviewer Nardwuar the Human Serviette suffered a stroke at the Mint Records Christmas party at the Astoria Pub in Vancouver on Saturday night (December 5th). He was rushed to Vancouver General Hospital where he has been recovering. Today, according to Nardwuar’s Twitter page, he has been discharged … Continue reading
By: Staff – Ra Ra Riot have revealed their new video for “Water,” from their recently announced new album, Need Your Light, out February 19th, 2016 via Barsuk Records. Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij, who conceived of the video, co-directed “Water” with Josh Goleman (Alabama Shakes, Skrillex, Gary Clark Jr). “It was shot anamorphic in one day in Joshua Tree and L.A.,” says lead … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – A new iPhone and iPad app called TAD enables musicians to create quick, high quality artwork to accompany their online releases. The app, which launched earlier this month, allows musicians to start from scratch or choose from a selection of classic album cover design templates. Inspiration came from, of all things, a new wave … Continue reading
By: Staff – Last night, Joanna Newsom made her Divers’ late night debut on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Newsroom performed the album single “Leaving The City,” played almost five years to the day from her Late Show performance for Have One On Me! Watch the performance below. Newsom is currently embarked on her first North American tour in over … Continue reading
By: Staff – Canadian EDM duo Adventure Club have announced their “Made In Canada” tour dates. Kicking off Friday, January 8th in Waterloo, ON, the tour features stops in Ottawa, ON before weaving its way west to conclude in Vancouver, BC on Friday, February 12th. Tickets for select markets go on sale on Friday, December 11th. “Its been a dream of ours to do a cross Canada … Continue reading
By: Staff – Levitation (aka Austin Psych Fest) has announced their 2016 line-up, which includes the legendary Brian Wilson performing his 1966 masterpiece, Pet Sounds, celebrating the 50th anniversary of this massively influential album with special guest Al Jardine. Other artists include: Animal Collective, Caribou, Flying Lotus, Slowdive, Nicolas Jarr, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Black … Continue reading
By: Staff – Best Coast and Wavves have announced a co-headline tour this winter called Summer Is Forever II. Touring on the heels of their new records – Best Coast’s California Nights (May, 2015 via Harvest Records) and Wavves’ V (October, 2015 via Warner Bros.) – the two bands have always been closely linked over the years and toured together in 2011 on the first Summer Is … Continue reading
By: Staff – Canadian indie rock band Metric, and Grammy-nominated alt rock band Death Cab for Cutie have teamed up for a 2016 cross-Canada co-headlining tour. The bands will embark on the “Lights on the Horizon” tour on March 19 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, hitting 10 cities before wrapping up at the Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver … Continue reading