Reading Rock Sellout this morning I came across a new band called "Anything After". The band is heavily influenced by Jesus & Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine. If you like what you hear they are evening giving out free copies of their CD. All you have to do is send them a message on Myspace.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Band To Check Out: Anything After
Friday, November 30, 2007
Angels and Airwaves, Meg and Dia, The Color Fred & Ace Enders Tour Dates
This is going to be a great tour. I love that AVA is helping out alot of hot upcoming bands.
2/1 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
2/2 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's Bar-B-Q
2/3 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre
2/5 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
2/6 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Café
2/8 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
2/9 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
2/10 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
2/12 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
2/14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
2/15 - New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
2/16 - Sayerville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
2/17 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
2/21 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
2/22 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
2/23 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
2/24 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
2/26 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
2/28 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
2/29 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Club
3/3 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
3/4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue
3/6 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
3/7 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
3/8 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Some Live Radiohead Videos
Radiohead - Bodysnatchers (thumbs down version)
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place (thumbs down version)
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Fearless Records "Year End" Contest
Fearless Records "Year End" Contest
Enter by: Dec 26th
The Loot:
1 Winner will receive all of the following:
1 signed copy of Mayday Parade’s “A Lesson in Romantics”
1 copy of The Maine’s EP “The Way We Talk”
1 copy of Every Avenue’s EP “Ah!”
1 copy of So They Say’s “Life in Surveillance”
1 Fearless Sticker Pack
http://fearlessrecords.com
Enter Here
The Internet Saves New Found Glory
Check out this interview with New Found Glory where they talk about internet downloading and how the internet saved their band.
New Dashboard Confessional Video for "Thick as Thieves"
The Video was produced by a fan and part of a Dashboard Contest they ran.
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Third Eye Blind HDNET Show Dec 2nd
One of my favorite bands Third Eye Blind had their 10 year anniversary show at the Filmore in San Francisco in March. HDNET TV will Premiere their concert in HD Dec 2nd.
From HDNET
8:30 PM ET
5:30 PM PT Third Eye Blind - Ten Years Down - Premiere
90's rock icon Third Eye Blind return to the city where it all began. On the eve of their ten-year anniversary, the San Francisco based rock quartet is captured over two sold-out nights at the famed Fillmore. They perform some of rock's undeniable songs, "Semi-Charmed Life", "Graduate" and "Losing A Whole Year" from their multi-platinum music career. Driven by the vocals and personality of lead singer Stephan Jenkins, this career spanning event is one not to miss.
Here is a little preview
Foo Fighters 2008 Tour Dates
Foo Fighters Tour Dates
1/16 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
1/17 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
1/19 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena
1/20 - Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
1/22 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
1/23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center (on sale now)
1/25 - Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum (on sale now)
1/26 - Nashville, TN - Nashville Municipal Auditorium (on sale now)
1/28 - Fayetteville, AR - Barnhill Arena
1/29 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
2/18 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center (on sale now)
2/19 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
2/21 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum (on sale now)
2/24 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena (on sale now)
2/25 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
2/27 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
The Editors 2008 Tour Dates
EDITORS' US Tour Dates w/ Hot Hot Heat
Jan. 8th – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
Jan. 9th – Saint Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing
Jan. 10th – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
Jan. 11th – Atlanta, GA – Roxy
Jan. 12th – Nashville, TN – Wildhorse
Jan. 14th – Norfolk, VA – The Norva
Jan. 15th – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Jan. 17th – New York – Terminal 5
Jan. 18th – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Jan. 19th – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
Jan. 20th – Montreal, QC – Club Soda
Jan. 22nd – Toronto, ON – Koolhaus
Jan. 23rd – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Jan. 25th – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
Jan. 26th – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
Jan. 27th – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
Jan. 29th – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
Jan. 30th – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe
Feb. 1st – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Feb. 4th – Seattle, WA – Showbox At The Market
Feb. 5th – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
Feb. 6th – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
Feb. 8th – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
Feb. 9th – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Feb. 10th – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
Feb. 13th – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
Feb. 14th – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Black Mountain Tour Dates and Download
Jagjaguwar's own Black Mountain is going on tour:
02/02/08 Portland, OR - The Doug Fir w/ Howlin' Rain
02/04/08 San Francisco, CA - The Independent w/ Howlin' Rain
02/05/08 Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour w/ Howlin' Rain
02/07/08 San Diego, CA - Casbah w/ Howlin' Rain
02/10/08 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile w/ Howlin' Rain
Check out this free MP3
Black Mountain - Tyrants (download)
Buzznet brings you 3 new Rivers Cuomo songs
You can stream 'Blast Off', 'Longtime Sunshine' & 'Superfriend' Here
The Future of the Music Industry & Deep Elm Records statement on illegal file sharing
""Illegal downloading is killing indie rock. The signs are everywhere: bands are giving up, indie labels are shutting their doors, mom and pop record stores are closing, new artist development opportunities have dried up and touring is way down. Why would anyone steal music...especially from independent bands and labels that only survive on selling very few records in the first place? Illegal downloading is not right...and it's against the law."
Deep Elm's owner John Szuch, along with label representatives from Revelation, Lookout, 31G and Ninja Tune, were recently interviewed by the Norwegian music press regarding illegal file sharing."
You can read the entire statement and interviews Here
Personally I think Labels need to grow up and prepare themselves for the future. Illegal downloading is just not going away. The major labels have spent millions on the RIAA and they have still been unable to stop illegal downloading.
Indie labels need to find ways to make illegal downloading work for them. The future for Labels will be in Merchandising & Concerts and the future for Bands will be in both Merchandising & Concerts.
Here is an example:
Drive-Thru Records signed Hellogoodbye in 2004 and released their EP free. The EP had millions of downloads from both the Drive-Thru Records site, countless music sites, blogs and illegal downloading sites. The band became huge in the emo pop punk scene and went on to appear in the MTV Austin Real World, won the MTV2 "Dew Circuit Breakout", recently headlined the Myspace Tour.
The label & the band made a ton of money off all kinds of Hellogoodbye apparel and the band went on to release a successful album that reached the top 20 on the Billboard and a single that dominated the latter half of 2006 and the early part of 2007. The artist has made more money off apparel and concerts then they probably have lost due to illegal downloading.
A more recent example would be Radiohead. The band made more money off there recent self release then they would have through a label and now they will go on to tour & play all the big festivals which will pay them top dollar to perform.
A label needs to learn to view the free downloads as not lost business but free marketing. Your going to have consumers who pay for the album and go see the band live and your going to have free marketers which will be those that downloaded the album illegally, shared it with their friends and in the end become consumers by going to see the band live and maybe buy a shirt.
In the future your going to see more deals like the Livenation/Madonna deal. This quote from LiveNation CEO Michael Rapino pretty much sums up the future of the music industry
"(talking about the Madonna deal) will be "cross collateralized" across dozens of products -- ticket sales, DVDs, books, t-shirts, clothing lines, streaming videos, private concerts. "Anything you can think of we can do," said Cohl, who runs tours for the Rolling Stones, among other acts.
"Make no mistake," said Rapino. "We are not getting into the record business. We are not building a system to sell 6-inch discs....We're a marketing and distribution company.""
Monday, November 26, 2007
Behind The Scenes: Offspring In The Studio Working On New Album
You can see another video here
New Music Video- The Hives “Fall is Just Something Grown Ups Invented”
The Hives have just released a new video for “Fall is Just Something Grown Ups Invented” featuring a personal performance for Cartoon Network. The Hives’ single is now playing as the fall theme song on Cartoon Network. The Hives’ new album, The Black & White Album, is now available in stores. The Hives are currently on tour in Europe until 2008.
Rocky Votolato's European Tour Dates
02.11.08 Germany - Berlin, Bassy
02.12.08 Germany - Köln, Metropolis Cinema (seated)
02.13.08 Germany - MĂĽnster, Gleis 22
02.14.08 Germany - Bremen, Römer
02.15.08 Germany - Erlangen, E-Werk
02.16.08 Germany - MĂĽnchen, Orangehouse @ Feierwerk
02.17.08 Austria - Wien, B72
02.18.08 Switzerland - ZĂĽrich, Hafenkneipe
02.19.08 Germany - Karlsruhe, Cafe Nun
02.20.08 France - Paris, Mains d'Oeuvres
02.21.08 Belgium - Antwerpen, Trix
02.22.08 Germany - Giessen, MuK
02.23.08 Germany - Braunschweig, Nexus
02.24.08 Netherlands - Rotterdam, Rotown
Watch Jay-Z in Concert Online
You can watch the Nov 11th Jay-Z concert on MSN Video (Link To Videos)
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Alkaline Trio YouTube Channel
Alkaline Trio have finally created a YouTube Channel and uploaded all their videos. I wish more bands would do this. You can check it out here
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