Owl City is streaming a preview of their new video for “Deer In The Headlights” which can be seen below. The song comes from the bands new album, [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-real-world/id441864817?uo=4″ title=”Owl CIty – All Things Bright And Beautiful” text=”All Things Bright And Beautiful”], in stores now. [Read more…]
Archives for June 2011
Motion City Soundtrack To Play 4 Albums On 2 Nights In 7 Cities
Motion City Soundtrack will be gearing up for the the 2012 release of their fifth full-length studio album with career spanning shows that have the band playing their entire four album catalogue, 2003’s I Am The Movie, 2005’s Commit This To Memory, 2007’s Even If it Kills Me, and 2010’s My Dinosaur Life, from start to finish, over the course of two nights in seven cities across the U.S. this August and September as part of the LG Ones to Watch tour. The band originally staged a similar performance of the then three albums in three nights in Chicago in 2009 and wanted to expand on the idea. This series of shows kicks off in Los Angeles, tickets are available on Friday, June 24th at livenation.com and locally at all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone, and tickemaster.com and all stops are…
August 19th & 20th House of Blues Los Angeles, CA
August 24th & 25th The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
Sept. 9th & 10th Irving Plaza New York, NY
Sept. 13th & 14th Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Sept. 16th & 18th Theatre of the Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
Sept. 20th & 21st Cambridge Room at House Of Blues Cleveland, OH
Sept. 23rd & 24th St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
With the “4 Albums. 2 Nights. 7 Cities.” Tour, Motion City Soundtrack is taking a look back before they take a look forward with their fifth as-yet-untitled full-length studio album, which they recently recorded. Co-produced in their hometown of Minneapolis MN with producer Ed Ackerson at his Flowers Studio, the band took an organic approach to writing and recording the fifth record ““ from trading emails of song ideas, to locking themselves up in a rehearsal space woodshedding, to ultimately letting the ideas take shape and develop in the studio, song by song. The band is aiming for a Spring 2012 release with more details to come later.
David Bazan’s Strange Negotiations and Live in Akron
Meet David Bazan, an indie rock musician from Seattle. He was the force behind the now defunct Pedro the Lion. The front man of Headphones. Currently he performs under his namesake.
Under Pedro the Lion, Bazan marketed his remarkable sense of assonance. His songs were based on theology. He spent the better part of a decade battling his religion and inner personal issues. His loss of faith and questioning of his world turned into a drinking problem. In an attempt to rid the demons and see angels, he went solo.
Three records in under David Bazan and each one is better than the previous one. Bazan recently finished up a slew of Living Room Shows. Which were exactly as they sound. He played in strangers living rooms across the country. The shows capped out at fifty people and he played with his guitar and nothing else. In between songs he opened the floor up to the audience for q&a’s. He answered honestly and played requests.
More recently, Bazan has released his newest solo album, Strange Negotiations. It’s a powerful record about humanity and battling self-delusion. It weighs heavy on what it means to be human and more than that, what does it mean to be apart of the human culture? It deals with love for life and the disgust for the world our lives exist in. Bazan battles the age old question of how to fight the battle while still being a part of the battle. He succeeds with his biting tongue, his keen sense of lyrical structure, and catchy choruses. It might be his best record yet.
On Sunday, Bazan and his backing band made their way to Akron’s Musica. It was one of the few times I’ve witnessed him live with other people playing and it was incredible. His energy was high as usual. His set list was impeccable. Surprisingly, he stayed true to his q&a technique. The questions were more broad and a lot funnier than they usually are. But again, he answered honestly.
Bazan is an extraordinary and rare musician. He’s humble, he’s funny, and he’s got a voice that sends chills throughout my body. His music evokes deep thought and dancing. Is there anything better than a poignant, gut-wrenching musician? Nope. This is as good as it gets.
So, stop reading and start listening.
All Time Low Debut At #6 On Billboard Top 200
All Time Low entered the Billboard Top 200 at #6 with the release of their major label debut Dirty Work. Their new single “I Feel Like Dancin,'” co-written with Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo is rapidly gaining momentum at Top 40 radio. [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/just-the-way-im-not/id436308181?uo=4″ title=”All Time Low – Dirty Work” text=”Dirty Work”] was released June 7th on DGC/Interscope and held the #1 spot on the iTunes album chart for three consecutive days.
Stream New Song From The Dangerous Summer
The Dangerous Summer‘s new album, War Paint, is due out July 19th and you can stream a new song titled “Work in Progress” here.
Set Your Goals Stream “Certain” Video
Yellowcard Announces Fall Headline Tour
Yellowcard is set to kick off a fall headlining tour and plan on bringing some sweet bands along for the ride. Check out the confirmed dates below and pick up your tickets by heading here. [Read more…]
The Dangerous Summer Set Release Date For New Album
The Dangerous Summer are set to release their new album, War Paint, on July 19th via Hopeless Records. Checkout the tracklisting and album art for the album below. Special pre-order packages are available on the bands webstore. [Read more…]
Twin Atlantic Stream “Time For You To Stand Up” Video
Twin Atlantic have a new video for the song “Time For You To Stand Up,” which can be viewed below. The song comes off their debut full length, [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crash-land/id430181868?uo=4″ title=”Twin Atlantic – Free” text=”Free”] in stores now.
Curious how the video was made? Watch the “making of” the video below as well to find out! [Read more…]
Go Radio Stream “Any Other Heart” Video
Go Radio are streaming their new video for “Any Other Heart” which can be seen below. The song comes from the bands latest album, [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/forever-my-father-feat-erin/id434786807?uo=4″ title=”Go Radio – Lucky Street” text=”Lucky Street”], in stores now.