Archive for March, 2011
VEVO To Offer Free, Live Stream of Bonnaroo
VEVO have announced a partnership with music festival Bonnaroo, held annually at Great Stage Park in Manchester, Tennessee. The website, widely known for its music video streaming service, will be presenting a live and on-demand web cast of performances and interviews from Bonnaroo at no charge, courtesy of sponsors like Ford. Fans can watch their favorite artists perform live at Bonnaroo on the VEVO.com website, VEVO Mobile (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android), all VEVO connected devices (Google TV, Boxee), and VEVO’s syndication partners (YouTube, AOL, BET, CBS Interactive Music Group, etc).
It should be interesting to see how the live streams pan out. Will advertising be extremely prominent on VEVO’s website? My immediate guess is yes, as providing so much content at absolutely no cost to viewers will be quite costly for VEVO – especially when considering hosting and bandwidth costs. For advertisers and lesser-known musicians, this could be a great way to reach out to music fans – either to expose new artists or to advertise. We’ll find out soon enough.
Single: Explosions in the Sky – “Trembling Hands”
Track: Trembling Hands
Artist: Explosions in the Sky
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Label: Temporary Residence Limited
Four years after the Texas-based post-rock band Explosions in the Sky released All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone, they have finally released a new song. “Trembling Hands” is the first official single off of Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, the band’s sixth official studio album. If you’re already familiar with the band’s old music, you will know that this song is much different from their past work. First off, this song is no more than four minutes long, which is fitting for a single, but odd for an Explosions in the Sky song. Also, instead of having a long, monumental build-up, the song immediately starts out upbeat, with the drums kicking in from the beginning. Another thing to note is that this song has very faint, but distinguishable vocals. However, this song still has what Explosions in the Sky fans have been craving for for years: vibrant guitar riffs and ornate soundscapes. “Trembling Hands” is an energetic song which shows that the band has definitely changed their overall sound over the years. This song could be a good example of what the new album will sound like, but is it for the better? That’s for you to decide.
If you haven’t heard the song yet, you can download it here for free or below.
Rating: 8.5/10
Lupe Fiasco On Lopez Tonight
Lupe Fiasco made an appearance on Lopez Tonight, performing “The Show Goes On”, lead single from Lasers. Lupe’s third studio album is currently number one on iTunes and is set to debut at the top of the Billboard 200 chart.
Explosions in the Sky Pre-Order and Single
Explosions in the Sky‘s sixth studio album, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care is officially available for pre-order on their website. They have also released their first official single, “Trembling Hands”. Pre-order or download “Trembling Hands” at Explosion in the Sky’s website here.
New XV – “Words I Never Said (Freestyle)”
XV has taken to his Twitter account again, releasing a brand new freestyle. This time, XV goes in on Lupe Fiasco‘s “Words I Never Said” (without the Skylar Grey hook), the second single from Lasers, released via Atlantic Records today. I’ve heard numerous comparisons between XV and early Lupe, so it seems fitting for Vizzy to flip the single on the album’s release date. Download and stream below.
XV’s Warner Brothers debut The Kid With The Green Backpack is set to be released later this year.
Rooney Announce Headline Dates
LA indie rockers Rooney have announced dates for their “Not In My House” headlining tour. The band just completed a headline tour with Eisley this past February, but will continue to tour in support of 2010’s Eureka. If you haven’t listened,Eureka is Rooney’s third album, completely self-produced and an extremely fun listen, infusing West Coast breeziness with insightful lyrics.
Check out the tour dates below.
Tour Dates:
Apr 15 – Minneapolis, MN – University of Minnesota- Morris; Edson
Apr 16 – Iowa City, IA – Blue Moose Tap House
Apr 17 – Bowling Green, OH – Howard’s Club
Apr 19 – New York, NY – The Gramercy Theatre
Apr 20 – Baltimore, MD – Bourbon Street
Apr 21- Charlotte, NC – Amos Southend
Apr 22 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
Apr 23 – Little Rock, AR – Juanita’s
Apr 24 – Dallas, TX – Trees
Apr 25 – Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theater
Apr 26 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
Apr 27 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
Yuck Frontman Announces Oupa and New Track
Daniel Blumberg, the frontman of Yuck, is working on his debut solo LP titled Forget under the name of Oupa. The 7-track album is set to be released in June 2011. You can listen to “Forget”, the brand new title track of Forget, right here.
Oupa will be making his first live performance at SXSW this year at the Transparent x Gorilla Vs Bear showcase. After, he will be touring in the UK, New York, and Tennessee. Check out the dates below.
Oupa Tour Dates:
03/17 Austin, TX Transparent / Gorilla Vs. Bear SXSW Party
03/25 London, UK St. Pancras Old Church *
04/03 London, UK Blue Flowers (Curated by Oupa)
04/07 New York, NY Glasslands *
04/09 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom #
04/11 Nashville, TN The Basement *
* = w/ Porcelain Raft
# = w/ Sebadoh
We Are The Ocean Announce Album and Tour
We Are The Ocean will be releasing their second album Go Now And Live on April 25, 2011 via Hassle Records. You can listen to the band’s first single from Go Now And Live, titled “What It Feels Like”, right here.
During the end of April and early May, We Are The Ocean will be heading off on a headling UK tour. You can check out the dates below.
We Are The Ocean UK Tour:
April 27 – Cardiff, Millenium Music Hall
April 28 – London, Electric Ballroom
April 29 – Manchester, Academy 2
April 30 – Glasgow, Garage
May 1 – Newcastle, Academy 2
Anarbor To Release Free Mixtape
Anarbor will be releasing The Mixtape for free download on their website on March 8th. The band has described the release as “a free download… featuring unreleased songs, covers, remixes, & special guest vocalists.” One of the songs included will be the winning remix of “Let The Games Begin”.
When the time comes, the free release will be available here.
Watch The Strokes On SNL
The Strokes made an appearance on Saturday Night Live last night to perform two songs from their new album Angles. They performed new single “Under Cover of Darkness” (listen here) and “Life Is Simple In The Moonlight”.
Watch the performances below.
“Under Cover Of Darkness”:
“Life Is Simple in the Moonlight”:
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