Still looking for that ideal Japanese music festival to hit up this summer? Fuji Rock has you covered.
The 12th edition of the Niigata Prefecture, Japan music festival, set to take place between July 25 and 27, was originally inspired by Glastonbury and often features a lineup heavy in international, non-Japanese performers.  Among the notable acts […]

Carl Barât, perhaps best known for his work with The Libertines, and the rest of Dirty Pretty Things are gearing up for the release of their new album, the followup to 2006’s Waterloo to Anywhere. Entitled Romance At Short Notice, the British band’s second studio album will hit record shelves in the U.K. on June […]

I’m salivating as I write this. Why? The idea of seeing two of today’s greatest rock acts in one location is enough to pull in that Pavlovian magic. In celebration of Harvey Davidson’s 105th Anniversary, the big boss hogs are throwin’ one hell of a rock n’ roll show, complete with Bruce Springsteen & the […]

Filligar formed in Chicago in 2000 when the bulk of their members were only 13 years old. Now, Johnny, Teddy, and Pete Mathias (yes they are brothers) along with Casey Gibson have recorded over 60 songs and have played at U.S. Cellular Field and The Taste of Chicago. The […]

Taking a break from the continuing copyright infringement battle (there is even a facebook group about it!), Crystal Castles have added a series of dates for an upcoming summer tour. In addition to several U.S. shows, which will includes a spot as one of the support bands for Nine Inch Nails upcoming tour, the Toronto […]

I’m going for the trifecta for long post titles today, as this one takes the cake.  Last night on Last Call With Carson Daly, after a candid interview with the oh so hot Christina Ricci regarding the release of Speed Racer, Springfield, Missouri’s newest indie sensation Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin made their television […]

Los Angeles garage rockers, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, announced on their myspace page that they will perform two free shows in Dallas and Houston. The Dallas show takes place on the 18th and Houston is on the 20th. Both shows are 21+ and there’s a two ticket limit.
Tickets for the shows are available […]

Slayer is awesome and there’s no doubt about that. What’s even more awesome is that the pioneering California thrash metal quartet announced today that a third round of The Unholy Alliance tour, dubbed “The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III” will take effect immediately.
So far, only one date has been confirmed, which is November 10th in […]

With the release date for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends just a mere month away and tickets for many of their upcoming U.S. shows set to go on sale tomorrow morning, Coldplay have graced fans with the release of a new music video.
Recorded in Sciliy, Italy, the video for “Violet Hill,” […]

Lars Ulrich has been dropping quite a few hints of late pertaining to his band’s upcoming, currently untitled ninth studio album, which is due for release sometime in September. The Metallica frontman has even gone as far as to discuss release possibilities and posts clips of new songs online.
So it was really no surprise when […]

Weezer must really be getting impatient.
After moving up the release date for the upcoming Red Album by three weeks, citing “the growing demand,” the band has now unveiled the album’s second single. “The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)” is now available for digital purchase beginning today via iTunes.
In semi-related news, […]

In a week that’s seen the rounding out of Bonnaroo activities like this year’s Food Drive and Carpool Contest, the festival announced the addition of what will likely be a tent, though it could be a stage, too. However it’ll be set up, the Bonnaroo website describes it as…
An authentic, […]

As if the demented genius of Oasis, Noel Gallagher, can’t seem to fit more quarrels into his black book, he manages to pull it off once more by opening a brand new can of salad creme with English pop star Robbie Williams (cue Rolling Stones’ “Street Fighting Man”). According to NME, the feud erupted […]

Earlier this week, reports surfaced that Win Butler and Arcade Fire would be penning the score for Richard Kelly’s upcoming film, The Box. However, Butler has since responded in a posting on his blog, and while the band may write an “instrumental piece or two,” they will not be writing a soundtrack for the film.

All […]

The recently announced and now much anticipated upcoming Dropkick Murphys and Mighty Mighty Bosstones tour will make its way through a few more towns. The tour will also include a three show stint at various Boston Red Sox minor league baseball parks in the Northeast with “Season Pass” tickets passes (admission to the three shows) […]

The latest summer music festival promoter, you ask? None other than American Eagle.
The clothing retailer will host the first annual New American Music Union between August 8 and 9 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Along with the currently announced lineup, the festival will feature Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis as “official curator” along with a […]

Everyone’s favorite UK act, Hot Chip, have quite the year carved out for themselves. Riding high on a wave of critical enthusiasm after their third album, Made in the Dark, was released this year, the band is ready to take it out on the road. That’s actually an underwhelming statement, once you see the dates […]

The Futureheads are indeed back and are currently gearing up for the release of their third studio album, This is Not the World, set for a U.S. release on June 3 via Null Records.
In support of the upcoming record, the four-piece outfit recently unveiled a video for the album’s new single, “Radio Heart,” which they […]