Category: News

  • Emmy The Great once again lives up to her name! “Algorithm” finds Emmy’s voice at the forefront, as she gently sings things like “pumping through my brain, it’s an algorithm,”  her voice pretty as a peach.  “Talk to me like you’re walking me home / Tell me something nobody knows,” goes one of the verses.…

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  • M83 has announced an initial series of North American tour dates including special performances at Coachella festival in Indio, CA and The Governor’s Ball in NYC along with festivals throughout Europe. More to be announced soon. Tickets will be available for pre-sale on Wednesday January 13th at 10am local time via ilovem83.com. North American Tour…

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  •   I think I actually like this line up more than Coachella!  Incredible line-up.  So many of my favorites, such as, well, it would be easier to list the artists that are not among my favorites.  But in most of those cases I actually haven’t heard them yet so it would be unfair to do…

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  • I’m a big fan of Editors, so much so that I cringed at the idea of someone remixing them. They’re just not that sort of band. Or so I thought until I listened to Henri PFR’s reworking of “Ocean of Night” today. For the most part, he retains the structure of the song, he just…

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  • Well, I am drooling over this line-up.  I mean, c’mon, LCD Soundsystem and Guns N’ Roses reunited?!  Granted, so far all we know is that GN’R will have Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagen, but even if the other two members are from the later day version of GN’R, it would still be a blast…

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  • SCOTT WEILAND October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015

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  • Like last year, Record Store Day is happening a second time this year.  Fine independent record stores everywhere will be holding Record Store Day Black Friday and there are lots of Record Store Day exclusives to make you drool (and open your wallet).  Artists releasing Record Store Day exclusives include Beck, David Bowie, Johnny Cash,…

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  • This Sunday, November 1st, The Darkness will finally bring their ritzy brand of British hard rock to Boston, Massachusetts. And it’s about time; they’ve already destroyed Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle and other major cities across the U.S. But, according to their website, we have the honor of being the last date on their North American…

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  • Kylie Minogue has finally made a Christmas album! This is something Kylie fans have wanted for, well, only around 25 years. It’s a miracle that this isn’t her second or even third Christmas album by now. But, hey, we’re just grateful that we’re finally getting one! We’ll be counting down the days until it’s released…

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  • You may recall that the Ghost song above, “From The Pinnacle To The Pit,” was a #songoftheday last week.  We also gave their new album, Meliora, a gleaming review.  Well, their unholy tour kicks off tonight at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD. The band will trek through North America through November 1, before embarking on…

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  • PRESS RELEASE: September 21st, 2015 – Burbank, CA – Jenny Lewis celebrates the ten-year anniversary of her solo debut, Rabbit Fur Coat, with the release of a deluxe limited edition remastered vinyl album, available for pre-order today at jennylewis.com. [EDITOR’S NOTE: At the time of this posting, 1:32PM EST, it’s not up yet, but we…

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  • My new record “After” is officially out next Friday, September 25th but is streaming on Noisey now! Thrilled to finally share it! In case you missed it, I released a new version of “Hypotheticals” on Flaunt earlier this week as well. I’ll be on tour later this fall in support of my new album. All…

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  •   hello darlings well, that happened. summer is over, school is back, and there’s that familiar feeling as the nights grow longer that we missed the chance to be who we might have been. sounds like time for a stars show, don’t you think? we’re around this fall, and we would love to see you.…

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  • BOSTON CALLING ANNOUNCES A FESTIVAL APP, AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD TODAY, WITH THE COMPLETE PERFORMANCE TIMES FOR SEPTEMBER 2015 BOSTON CALLING WILL ALSO HOST ITS FINAL BLOCK PARTY OF THE SEASON AT DEWEY SQUARE PARK THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 Before the press release I just wanted to reiterate how excited I am about this month’s…

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  • PRESS RELEASE: After a fun-filled and successful summer trek, Soul Asylum and The Meat Puppets once again gear up to  embark on a fall tour.  Of the summer shows Blurt Magazine thinks ”both groups managed to prove over the course of the night that they have not lost any of the energy or edge that…

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