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New app helps musicians create artwork for digital music platforms

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 →

Watch Joanna Newsom perform “Leaving The City” on Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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 →

Adventure Club announces “Made In Canada” Canadian tour

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 →

Brian Wilson, Animal Collective, Caribou to play Levitation 2016

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 →

Best Coast and Wavves announce “Summer Is Forever II” tour

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 →

Metric and Death Cab For Cutie announce co-headlining “Lights on the Horizon” Canadian Tour

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 →

Animal Collective announces 2016 world tour

By: Staff – Animal Collective has announced an extensive world tour in 2016, in support of their recently announced new album, Painting With, out February 19 on Domino. Starting in Philadelphia on album release day, the dates across North America and Europe will be the first live Animal Collective shows since 2013. Tickets to all shows go on sale this … Continue reading →

Scott Weiland, ex-Stone Temple Pilots frontman, dead at 48

By: Curtis Sindrey – Scott Weiland, the former lead singer for ’90s rock band Stone Temple Pilots, and rock supergroup Velvet Revolver, died in his sleep while on tour with his solo band Scott Weiland and The Wildabouts in Bloomington, Minnesota last night, according to an Instagram post on Weiland’s official account. “Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer for Stone … Continue reading →

Secret Solstice Festival Announces Party Inside A Glacier

By: Staff – From 17th to 19th June 2016, Reykjavík, Iceland will once again play host to one of the most captivating and picturesque dance events in the world – Secret Solstice Festival. Now in its third edition, the unique weekend is rapidly gaining a dedicated fan base due to its diverse lineups, communal atmosphere … Continue reading →

Christine and the Queens reveal new song “Jonathan” ft Perfume Genius

By: Staff – Christine and the Queens has revealed a new song called “Jonathan” featuring Perfume Genius, which is from her self-titled debut album, out October 16th via Neon Gold/Because Records/Atlantic Records. Perfume Genius says: “I’m proud to play a small part in a project of such vision and heart. I believe in Christine and the Queens.” Christine and the Queens says: “I … Continue reading →