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NEWSFLASH: Gaslight Anthem Reveal Cover Art & Tracklisting For Their New Album

March 24th, 2010 by Matt | No Comments

The Gaslight Anthem has unveiled the cover art and track listing of their forthcoming album AMERICAN SLANG (SideOneDummy Records).  AMERICAN SLANG is set for release in the UK on June 14th.   Produced by Ted Hutt (who produced the band’s acclaimed last release, THE ’59 SOUND), AMERICAN SLANG heralds a dramatic leap forward for The [...]


NEWSFLASH: Sabbath Release Dio Era Remasters

March 10th, 2010 by Matt | 2 Comments

Black Sabbath, one of the most prominent and influential faces of the 70’s Rock topography were, by the decade’s end, a band in disarray. Once the masters of their own reality; the Birmingham four-piece were now battle weary veterans, wearing the deep scars of a near ten year album-tour-album cycle. Black Sabbath’s latest album, Never [...]


We The Kings’ New Album Available To Stream + Tour Dates

March 5th, 2010 by Matt | No Comments

www.myspace.com/wethekings  |  www.wethekingsmusic.com  |  www.twitter.com/wethekings   STREAM THE ALBUM HERE   Florida’s We The Kings have secured themselves as one of the most original & exciting bands in the pop-rock circuit, with a heavily dedicated fan base, having toured the US with bands such as Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, Cobra Starship and, most [...]


NEWSFLASH: Gaslight Anthem Announce New Album/Tour Dates

February 8th, 2010 by Matt | No Comments

2009 was a monumental year for The Gaslight Anthem. The band toured the world in support of their acclaimed album THE ’59 SOUND and were featured performers at major festivals including Coachella, Rock Am Ring, Glastonbury, Pinkpop, Lollapalooza, Reading and Leeds, Hyde Park Calling, Fuji Rock, Hurricane, Gurten and Roskilde. THE ’59 SOUND was named [...]


NEWSFLASH: Noisia release single and album news!

February 5th, 2010 by Matt | No Comments

www.myspace.com/denoisia     www.twitter.com/noisia_nl Noisia have undoubtedly created a cult following in recent years thanks to: underground hits like ‘The Tide’, ‘Gutterpump’ and ‘Exodus’ – various high profile remixes for the likes of Moby and The Prodigy – a critically acclaimed mix compilation for Fabric – and a DJ-ing schedule that makes you feel tired just looking [...]


NEWSFLASH: The Who Announce New Greatest Hits Package!

February 2nd, 2010 by Matt | 1 Comment

www.thewho.com Monday 8th February 2010 – The Who will release THE WHO GREATEST HITS / GREATEST HITS LIVE to coincide with their performance during the halftime show of the 2010 SUPERBOWL XLIV.   The band will take to the stage on Sunday, 7th February to perform a twelve-minute medley of their hits during the halftime [...]


NEWSFLASH: Creed To release ‘Rain’ on 15th Feb!

January 16th, 2010 by Matt | No Comments

www.creed.com   |  www.myspace.com/creed   On February 15th, Virgin Records release ‘Rain’, the second single to be taken from Creed’s fourth studio album ‘Full Circle’.  This is the band’s first album of new material since the release of Weathered in November 2001 and truly represents the band at its best.  ‘Rain’ follows on from debut single [...]


NEWSFLASH: Audio Bullys Offer Up Free Download

November 27th, 2009 by Matt | 1 Comment

Fresh out of the studio having completed their 3rd album, Audio Bullys (aka Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale) have announced that they will be giving away a free track ahead of the release of their forthcoming album (due for release March 2010). The free download, ‘Kiss The Sky’, will be available for 2 weeks only [...]


Placebo Celebrate a Successful Year!

November 10th, 2009 by Matt | No Comments

Placebo capped a brilliant 2009 last night in Berlin by scooping the award for Best Alternative Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The band beat off stiff competition from Paramore, The Prodigy, Muse and The Killers to pick up the prize which is just reward for their constant touring and brilliant new album “Battle [...]


Ctrl Z Remix Freestylers, Check Out Free Remix From RacknRuin!

November 8th, 2009 by Matt | No Comments

The Freestylers need no introduction and neither does their all time classic ‘Ruffneck’. This Anthem has been re-recorded and hurtled into the future by notorious electronic punks Ctrl Z and has been one of the biggest tunes in the sets of the likes of Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kuts, Freq Nasty, Deekline and of course the [...]