2013

Audio: Iron & Wine – Lovers’ Revolution

Jeffrey Greenblatt February 4, 2013 No Comments

Iron and Wine is back with the first single off their new studio album. Take a listen to Lovers’ Revolution

Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires Of The City: Band Shares Tour Dates and Plenty of New Album Info

Scott Bernstein February 4, 2013 No Comments

Vampire Weekend came up with a cool way to reveal the title of their new album

Televised Tune: Zooey on Ferguson / Jim James on Fallon

Luke Sacks February 4, 2013 No Comments

Jim James on Fallon, Zooey Deschanel on Ferguson and more music on TV this week

The Thermals Sign To Saddle Creek, Releasing Desperate Ground

February 4, 2013 No Comments

The Thermals are pleased to announce they have signed to Saddle Creek, a label the band has known and admired for many years. The Thermals and Saddle Creek have a

Belle & Sebastian, Bjork, R. Kelly Headling Pitchfork Music Festival

February 4, 2013 No Comments

The 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival is incredibly excited to announce R. Kelly, Bjork, and Belle & Sebastian will be headlining this year’s festival. The full lineup, which will include dozens

Dave Grohl’s Sound City Players Announce NYC Show

February 4, 2013 No Comments

Fresh off the January 18 Park City, Utah debut that moved MTV to ask "Did Dave Grohl Put On The Greatest Sundance Show Ever?" and last week’s L.A. show celebrating

Rik Emmett of Triumph (INTERVIEW)

Leslie Michele Derrough February 4, 2013 No Comments

For over a decade, the Canadian trio Triumph was the darling of its home country, eventually crossing over to break into the American music charts with “Lay It On The Line,” “Never Surrender” and “Somebody’s Out There.” But by 1988, vocalist/guitar player Rik Emmett was feeling the need to leave the band and do something fresh. Venturing out on his own, his first album, Absolutely, was a nice success, spawning the emotional ballad “When A Heart Breaks.”

Matt Pond: The Lives Inside the Lines in Your Hands

Bryan Rodgers February 4, 2013 No Comments

Here are a few things you need to know about Matt Pond and his latest release, The Lives Inside the Lines in Your Hands. For starters, he is now just Matt Pond and not Matt Pond PA. Second, his new album is essentially a pop record by way of the singer-songwriter tactic of wearing his heart on his sleeve about relationships. Finally, it is a pleasant release, but there isn’t a ton of variety here.

Bad Religion: True North

Bryan Rodgers February 4, 2013 No Comments

Bad Religion brought their crisp, concise, relentlessly melodic punk sound into the studio for the 16th and possibly final time on True North, and it's no major knock on the veteran band that the album doesn’t sound drastically different from their first album.