The Shins announce North American tour dates for Summer 2012

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Your indie-rock dreams are coming to fruition with the Shins releasing a brand new album, Port Of Morrow, on March 20th. So how 'bout we make it a wet dream and throw in some tour dates and new music, eh?
Down below you can check out the dates for the band's forthcoming Summer outing which starts on April 13th in Las Vegas, NV. They'll be hitting up spots including the Coachella festival, the Sasquatch! festival and even traveling to Hawaii.
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Listen: Tenacious D – “Rize Of The Fenix”

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Just like the Phoenix...um, I mean Fenix, Tenacious D will rise again! Or so says Jack Black in a new track from the D appropriately called "Rize Of The Fenix" (via CoS).
It's a short track that doesn't even breach 50 seconds and all acoustic as Black sings about the band's woes after their 2006 film, The Pick Of Destiny, was panned by the critics. But the band's resilience… Read More

Watch: The Darkness – “Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us”

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Your favorite guilty pleasure is back. The Darkness have just released a brand new animated music video for their brand new single, "Nothin's Gonna Stop Us," courtesy of Rolling Stone. This is from their forthcoming album which will be their first since 2005's One Way Ticket To Hell...And Back. It's expected to come out this year. Check it out up… Read More

Jack White releasing debut solo album, Blunderbuss, in April

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Finally! We've all been waiting for this news to be made official and now it finally is. Our Lord and Savior, Jack White, will be releasing his debut solo album, Blunderbuss, on April 23/24.
You can stream the first single, "Love Interrupted," down below. The single is available to purchase digitally on January 31st and on a 7" vinyl on February 7th. The vinyl will feature the non-album b-side, "Machine Gun Silhouette." and is available to pre-order… Read More

New ††† (Crosses) EP now available

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

The brand new EP from ††† aka Crosses, called EP ††, is now available to download at the band's official website. This is the second EP from the side-project of Deftones frontman Chino Moreno and Far guitarist Shaun Lopez.
It's a five-track effort that can be downloaded in two ways. For $3.99, you get the regular digital download which comes with just the five tracks. For $5.99, however, is the deluxe download… Read More

New Bruce Springsteen album, Wrecking Ball, coming in March

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

There it is, Springsteen fans. The Boss is coming back in a big way this year with a brand new album called Wrecking Ball and the lead single, "We Take Care Of Our Own," will be available on Thursday, January 19th (via CoS). Check out the track down below.
Wrecking Ball alludes to a song that Springsteen… Read More

Alabama Shakes releasing debut album on April 10th

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Pay attention, everyone, because this is a band that's going to claim 2012 as "their year". The Alabama Shakes, a band I first heard about from Zach who runs the website We Listen For You, will release their debut album, Boys & Girls, on April 10th.
It's definitely a southern style sound that mixes blues with country and, of course, a little rock and roll. What makes them stand out is frontwoman Brittany Howard who cuts… Read More

Listen: Sleigh Bells – “Comeback Kid”

Monday, January 16th, 2012

The new album from Sleigh Bells, Reign Of Terror, is out on February 21st and now, down below, is your chance to check out the first single from the album called "Comeback Kid" (via Pitchfork). This dance-rock duo continue to churn out the distorted jams for you to nod your head and dance to. Give it a listen.