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October 16th, 2012 News No Comments »

Deftones Announce Pre-Order for Koi No Yokan

Deftones Koi No YokanGrammy-winning alternative rock band Deftones have launched an exclusive pre-order bundle for Koi No Yokan that is now available via www.Deftones.com. The limited-edition bundle includes the full album on CD, a digital copy of the album, an instant download of “Tempest,” a Koi No Yokan album cover t-shirt and a 24″ x 24″ lithograph. One hundred randomly selected fans will receive their lithograph signed by the band.

Fans can also pre-order Koi No Yokan via iTunes. Fans who purchase the pre-order will receive first single “Tempest” instantly.

Deftones recently premiered the lyric video for “Tempest.” Watch it here:

Koi No Yokan, the band’s seventh studio album, will be released November 13th. To support the release, Deftones kicked off a US headline tour October 9th in Ventura, CA. Full dates are below.

Deftones Tour Dates
10/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
10/19 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
10/20 – Kansas City, MO – Harrah’s
10/21 – Columbia, MO – Blue Note
10/23 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
10/24 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/26 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
10/28 – Philadelphia, PA – The Electric Factory
10/29 – Boston, MA – HOB Boston
10/30 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
11/14 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom
11/15 – San Antonio, TX – Sunken Gardens
11/17 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
11/18 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
11/19 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
11/21 – Los Angeles, CA – Palladium

October 16th, 2012 News, Tour Dates No Comments »

On An On Drop “Give In” on January 29, Announce Tour Dates

On An OnOn An On will release their debut album, Give In, on January 29, 2013 via Roll Call Records. The culmination of a long and precarious, but ultimately rewarding journey, Give In was recorded with producer Dave Newfeld, known for his work on Broken Social Scene’s seminal album, You Forgot It In People, as well as records from Super Furry Animals and Los Campesinos. To announce the news, On An On have released the music video for their lead single “Ghosts.” Upcoming tour dates are listed below.

The Chicago and Minneapolis based trio that make up On An On (Nate Eiesland, Alissa Ricci, and Ryne Estwing) had played music with one another in various capacities for the better part of a decade. Most recently, they had shared the stage and studio as three fifths of the indie-pop outfit Scattered Trees. With the band’s studio time only a few weeks away and the other members now spread out across the country pursuing other endeavors, the three of them would face a crossroads. They could cancel plans and re-group, or scrap their current material and push ahead into the unknown, writing and recording in a completely new capacity as On An On. They took the plunge and went ahead with recording, starting entirely from scratch.

According to Eiesland, the sessions were something of an exorcism: “We really wanted to get away from the sterility of our previous approach to recording.” They embraced musical risks that in the past it might have shied away from. In the studio, the band members explored a natural chemistry and honed their sound; synthesizers, scattershot electro beats and ambient ear candy gave guitars, bass and drums a ghostly sheen.

After smashing everything they knew to pieces, they pulled themselves together around Give In, On An On’s ten-track debut album – a dream-washed textural journey armed with a biting perspective on life, love, and the commonality of loss.

On An On Tour Dates
12/01 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
12/03 – East Lansing, MI – The Loft
12/14 – Chicago, IL – Schuba’s
12/15 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry

October 16th, 2012 News, Tour Dates No Comments »

New West End Motel Album and Tour Dates

Mastodon guitarist, Brent Hinds, has just announced a three-week tour with his side project, West End Motel in support of their sophomore release Only Time Can Tell (out October 30th on Warner Bros). Kicking off November 28 in Washington, D.C., the tour will make stops in New York, Boston, Chicago, and more, wrapping up December 15th in Hinds’ hometown of Atlanta.

Only Time Can Tell is the highly-anticipated follow-up to Hinds’ acclaimed 2011 debut, Don’t Shiver, You’re A Winner. The 8-song set is now available to preoder on iTunes. You can check out the single,”Burn It Down,” right here.

West End Motel began in 1993 under a bridge in Atlanta, where Hinds first met longtime friend Tom Cheshire. Describing themselves as a “conglomerate of losers, poets and hobo-sexuals,” the pair write acoustic-guitar driven songs enriched with horns and keys, with the end result sounding like Nick Cave fronting Gogol Bordello. The project pre-dates Mastodon and offers an important glimpse into Hinds’ musical influences.

“I grew up listening to Chet Atkins play guitar, and I grew up listening to Brian Setzer play guitar,” explains Hinds. “Jimmy Bryant, Speedy West, all these country-chicken-pickin’-flying-’round-the-guitar-neck guitar players. I got really inspired by it. I’m from way down in the country. It was pretty common to have the interests I had when I was that age. MTV had some hair metal on there, but I was more interested in this rockabilly vibe. Stray Cats were really big at the time, in the ’80s. It was epic.”

West End MotelWest End Motel Tour Dates
11/28 – Vienna, VA @ Jammin’ Java
11/29 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
11/30 – West Chester, PA @ The Note
12/01 – Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House
12/02 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
12/04 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
12/05 – Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop
12/06 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
12/07 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
12/08 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door
12/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
12/11 – Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
12/13 – Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
12/14 – Birmingham, AL @ The Nick
12/15 – Atlanta, GA @ 529

October 15th, 2012 News No Comments »

Jose Pasillas of Incubus Announces “Abstract + Rhythm Landscapes” Fine Art Release on November 1, 2012

Jose PasillasJose Pasillas’ first day as a drummer was his first day in Incubus, the band he formed with high school buddies. Twenty years later, Incubus is a multi-platinum, Billboard Award-winning critical and commercial favorite, and Pasillas is one of music’s most respected drummers. Now, the Calabasas High graduate whose only form of training was “two years of air drums” continues to divine a unique path through art with the announcement of ‘Abstract + Rhythm Landscapes’, his first full collection of fine art, where drumsticks are paintbrushes and canvas becomes a vessel of sound through the innovations of SceneFour, the Los Angeles creativity house trailblazing the borders of sound and vision.

A passionate visual artist who’s work has been used in various ways by Incubus, Pasillas has spent the last several months working on ‘Abstract + Rhythm’. “Though I’ve been doing artwork all my life, this is my first full collection for public view,” exclaims Jose. The collection is comprised of 100 large pieces, each depicting a sonic landscape where rhythm is translated onto canvas through the use of a sophisticated process that converts drumstrokes into color and light. Each piece in the collection is numbered and signed by Pasillas, with several modified by hand. “I’ve always been a big fan of Banksy, Shepard Fairey and the whole stencil revolution, and I’ve slowly started incorporating those kinds of ideas and elements into my canvases. I also like repetition, and stenciling is perfect for repetition.”

“Abstract + Rhythm” is the most recent project from Scenefour, the art collective specializing in the conceptual and design of collaborative artwork with musical icons. The RZA of Wu-Tang Clan, Bootsy Collins of Parliament/James Brown fame, and Chuck D of Public Enemy are just a handful of Scenefour’s collaborators, whose work can be seen in their 2011 book Come Together. “Abstract + Rhythm” joins the “Art Of Drums” series alongside collections from Def Leppard drummer, Rick Allen; Guns N Roses drummer, Matt Sorum; and Jane’s Addiction stickman, Stephen Perkins.

September 14th, 2012 News No Comments »

Peelander-Z announces Fall Tour in Support of Space Vacation

Peelander-Z
Brooklyn by way of Japan-based band Peelander-Z has announce five weeks of fall tour dates in support of its latest album, Space Vacation out now on Austin’s Chicken Ranch Records label.

This year has been a great year for Peelander-Z so far. Comprised of color-coded band members Peelander-Yellow, Peelander-Red, Peelander-Green (and at various times Peelander-Pink and Peelander-Black), Peelander-Z came off of a stint as the band all of the other bands had to see on last Summer’s Vans Warped Tour and they haven’t slowed down since.

For a sneak preview of what you can expect on tour, here is “Get Glasses” for your listening pleasure.

Peelander-Z Tour Dates
09/21 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
10/10 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East *
10/11 Providence, RI @ Firehouse 13 *
10/12 New York, NY @ The Studio @ Webster Hall *
10/13 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar *
10/15 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
10/16 Detroit, MI @ PJ’s Lager House *
10/17 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme *
10/19 Chicago, IL @ Reggies Music Joint *
10/20 Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club *
10/23 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse *
10/25 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of The Hill *
10/26 Stockton, CA @ Plea For Peace Center *
10/27 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Bar *
10/28 Phoenix, AZ @ The Trunk Space *
10/31 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *
11/01 Shreveport, LA @ Fatty Arbuckles *
11/02 Austin, TX @ Red 7 FunFunFun Festival, 1230AM
11/03 Austin, TX @ Yellow Stage FunFunFun Festival, 755PM
11/04 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live *
11/06 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks *
11/09 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn *
11/10 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge *
11/13 Tallahassee, FL @ Rehab *
11/14 Orlando, FL @ The Social *
11/15 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum *
11/17 Gainesville, FL @ High Dive *
* with Electric Eel Shock

September 13th, 2012 News, Tour Dates No Comments »

James Iha Premieres New Album on Team Coco

James Iha
James Iha is premiering his new solo album, Look To Sky – an exciting collection of sophisticated pop melodies, lyrical sharpness and guitar driven rock – on Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco a week before its September 18th release.

Fans can listen to the record beginning today here.

Look To Sky sees Iha returning as a solo artist after nearly a decade and a half, newly inspired, a little wiser and proud to share what he’s learned and created. “I feel like everything should lead up to something and this is a culmination of my journey”

Perhaps best known as a co-founding member and longtime guitarist for Smashing Pumpkins, Iha has gathered musical depth and craftsmanship inspired by his many bands (A Perfect Circle, Tinted Windows) as well as his production work (Cat Power, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs), to create this new album that offers listeners a wide range of sounds that touch upon each aspect of James’ impressive career.

Songs such as “Speed Of Love” “Gemini” and “To Who Knows Where,” three of the ten impressive tracks that tie together Iha’s diverse and stylistic career, showcase his talents as a musician, songwriter, lyricist, arranger, and producer.

Look To Sky was produced by Iha and Nathan Larson of Shudder To Think and features special guests Karen O and Nick Zinner of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara, Nina Persson of the Cardigans, Fountain Of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger and Tom Verlaine, frontman of New York rock band Television.

“I like the idea of that feeling you have when you’re young and you’re lying in the grass and looking up at the sky, and you get that feeling of how big the world is” says Iha. “It’s a very cinematic moment that captured the overall feel of the album to me. Also, the title sounded like a phrase you’d hear in a ’50s B-movie, like a directive: ‘The aliens are coming. Look to the sky.’ I mean it from the point of view of, ‘Look all around you. Here’s this incredible world we’re in and there are all these beautiful things happening.’”

After a successful performance at this year’s Fuji Rock Festival, Iha will return to Japan this September for a run of tour dates followed by a string of East Coast US shows.

James Iha Tour Dates
9/22 – Kyoto, Japan @ Umekoji Park
9/24 – Osaka, Japan @ Club Quattro
9/26 – Tokyo, Japan @ Club Quattro
10/4 – Boston, MA @ The Church Of Boston
10/5 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
10/6 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
10/7 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
10/8 – Washington, DC @ U Street

September 13th, 2012 News, Tour Dates No Comments »

I Am King Sign with Velocity/Rise Records

I Am King
Pennsylvania post-hardcore 6-piece I Am King has signed with Velocity/Rise Records. Formed out of the Lehigh Valley in early 2010, I Am King humbly offers a message of truth and hope with their music, while reminding their listeners the harsh reality of choosing to face both the truth and yourself. The band’s self-titled and self-released EP dropped last month and was recorded with Taylor Larson (Periphery, Sky Eats Airplane, I the Breather). The band will enter the studio later this year to record their label debut with an anticipated release in spring 2013.

“The first time I heard I Am King, I instantly knew there was something special about them. I’ll never forget that first show i saw them at (Starland Ballroom). I knew it wasn’t just studio magic, but that it was real. What they had was authentic and genuine. I see nothing but amazing things in their future,” says Velocity Records founder Dave Shapiro.

Co-vocalist Sam Sky says, “From the beginning, we had our eye on Velocity and now we have Dave Shapiro behind us along with Rise. It’s a dream come true for us. We’re really blessed and stoked to have this opportunity and to have such an awesome team behind us. Thank you to everyone who has supported us up until this point. We promise not to let you down”

I Am King will be on the road this fall playing select shows with Assassins, Chiodos, The Word Alive, Pierce The Veil, We Came as Romans and more.

I Am King Tour Dates
9/14 – Intersection Grand Rapids, MI (w/ Chiodos, The Word Alive)
9/15 – Egyptian Room Indianapolis, IN (w/ Chiodos, The Word Alive)
9/29 – Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, NJ (w/ We Came As Romans)
10/19 – The Loft Poughkeepsie, NY (w/ Visions)
11/03 – Corona Theatre Montreal, Canada (w/ Pierce The Veil, Sleeping with Sirens, Tonight Alive)
11/04 – The Guvernment Toronto, Canada (w/ Pierce The Veil, Sleeping with Sirens, Tonight Alive)
11/16 – Planet Trog Entertainment Whitehall, PA (w/ From Atlantis)
11/17 – Berkeley Heights VFW Berkeley Heights, NJ

September 12th, 2012 News No Comments »

Quicksand’s ’93 Major Label Debut, “Slip” to be Re-issued by ShopRadioCast on Limited Edition Gatefold Vinyl

Quicksand SlipOn September 11, 2012, ShopRadioCast released the first official vinyl reissue of Quicksand’s major label debut, Slip, since its original pressing in 1993. The album from the 90′s NYC post-hardcore band fronted by Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, Rival Schools) was re-mastered for vinyl at Sterling Sound and the gatefold jacket contains new photos not on the original pressing.

While the first pressing of Slip has sold out, the second pressing will ship on October 2nd on 180 gram red vinyl.

Vinyl Colors: First Pressing
180 Gram Red/ Black Swirl (LTD 500) – Shop Radio Cast Exclusive
180 Gram Green/ Yellow Swirl (LTD 500) – Shop Radio Cast Exclusive
180 Gram Black (LTD 500) – Dine Alone Records Exclusive

Slip Track Listing
Fazer
Head to Wall
Dine Alone
Slip
Freezing Process
Lie and Wait
Unfulfilled
Can Opener
Omission
Baphomet
Too Official
Transparent
How Soon Is Now? (The Smiths cover)

To pre-order the second pressing, visit Shopcast Radio.

September 12th, 2012 News, Tour Dates No Comments »

The Acacia Strain Announce Fall Record Release and Tour

Notorious for being one of the heaviest bands around, western Massachusetts’, The Acacia Strain, has just announced a run of fall tour dates around the release of the band’s upcoming LP, Death Is The Only Mortal, out October 9th on Rise Records. Supporting the band on all dates is Cruel Hand, I Declare War, Fit For An Autopsy and No Bragging Rights.

The Acacia Strain Death is the Only MortalThe Acacia Strain Tour Dates
10/4 – Albany, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
10/5 – Allentown, PA – Planet Trog
10/6 – Worcester, MA – Palladium Upstairs
10/7 – Long Island, NY – 89 North
10/8 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
10/9 – Baltimore, MD – Recher Theatre
10/11 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
10/12 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Altar Bar
10/13 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s
10/14 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick

Check out a lyric video for the new track, “Victims of the Cave,” here:

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September 12th, 2012 News No Comments »

Scum of the Earth Remix Contest Hosted By Acidplanet.com Set To Launch September 13th

Scum of the EarthScum of the Earth is teaming up with ACIDPlanet.com to host a remix contest, giving fans the chance to create their own new version of one of the tracks from their newly released, The Devil Made Me Do It album (Goomba Music, Inc., with distribution through eOne in North America). Beginning Thursday, September 13th, the contest featuring the song “Zombie Apocalypse” will be launched by Sony through their Sony Creative Software division.

The Grand Prize winner will receive:

  • ACID Pro 7 (a $599 value)
  • Five Standard Collection Loop libraries (a $299 value)
  • Assorted Scum of the Earth swag from band mastermind/singer/guitarist, Riggs

A video for the album’s first single, “The Devil Made Me Do It III,” was recently released and can be seen here:

It was shot in Ft. Lauderdale, FL at The Native Village, which is where part of Jackass 3D was filmed. Directed by Tim King (SOiL bassist and Director of A&R at Goomba Music, Inc.), viewers get exactly what they expect (and more) from Scum of the Earth, including live snakes, Riggs in an alligator pit, zombie voodoo girls, fire breathers, lots of blood, and wild animals.

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