Indie music’s current buzz worthy poster girl of the moment seems to be Lana Del Rey. You may or may not be aware that all the way back in 2010, the young artist released her first record. It came out in her real name, Lizzy Grant. Most have pointed out that the soon to be released Born To Die is not her debut album. She has just announced that the first will be remade later this year.
“People act like it’s so shrouded in mystery, the ‘forgotten terrible album’,” she said, in an interview with BBC Newsbeat. “But if you look on YouTube, all 13 tracks are available with millions of views, so it’s not like no-one’s heard them. We were all proud of it. It’s pretty good. I’m re-releasing it, maybe in late summer,” she said. “I had signed to an independent label but they couldn’t fund the release of it,” Del Rey told BBC Newsbeat.
According to NME, the album cost $10,000 (£6363) to record and was produced by David Kahne (Regina Spektor). It was available on iTunes for two months before being taken down. Of course Born To die will be released this week, as the singer just performed on SNL recently, and prepares for her appearance at SXSW.
CMJ just announced that UK electronic artist SBTRKT (subtract) will be embarking on a new tour this Spring. In addition to some appearances at SWSX, the buzz worthy musician will have opening support from Machinedrum and Sepalcure. Not to mention, he was just chosen as the #1 spot on Rhapsody’s electronic albums of the year list.
03/14-18 – Austin, TX – SXSW (shows TBA)
03/21 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge *
03/22 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade *
03/24 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
03/25 – Miami, FL – Ultra Music Festival
03/27 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre *
03/28 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel *
03/30 – Washington, DC – 930 Club
03/31 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
04/02 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg (DJ set + guests) #
The 2012 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the world’s largest touring heavy music festival, is back for its fifth year. The main stage for this summer’s fest will feature Slipknot, Slayer (pictured below), and a major special guest which will be announced on March 5th. The fourth slot on the main stage will feature a rotation of The Devil Wears Prada, As I Lay Dying, and Asking Alexandria. In 2012 the tour has upgraded the production on the festival stage and this year the Jagermeister Stage will feature a special headline set by Anthrax supported by a rotation of The Devil Wears Prada, A I Lay Dying and Asking Alexandria, along with Whitechapel, High On Fire and the Jagermeister opener. Please note that bands may vary per market.
Mayhem will kick off the 26 date trek across the U.S. beginning on June 30th at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California and ticket sales kick off on April 6th with the GET OFF YOUR ASS pre-sale ticket promotion.
BOTDF, the duo from Orlando, are hard at work on their new record. Evolution, the band’s 5th album, was originally scheduled for Spring but has been pushed back to a summer release date. Blood On The Dance Floor may well be most well known for being on the Van’s Warped Tour last year in 2011. We were able to catch Dahvie on some down time at the studio, and asked him what they are currently listening to right now:
Review by special guest correspondent Angeleeta Sosnowski
You know a show will be good when you get a contact high in the parking lot. It will also have touches of irony that you’ll love, like the line for the men’s restroom being about 200 guys deep while the girls could walk and out in a matter of minutes. I must mention that I am a fan of Tool. However I have come in and out of their work over the years. I don’t have a poster on my wall or their complete song collection on my iPod. I do appreciate talented musicians with something to say, and Tool definitely falls into that category.
Tool is one of those bands that demands to been seen live at some point. Danny Carey on drums and Justin Chancellor on bass have developed the ability to make the incredibly challenging riffs in any Tool song seem effortless. And that teamwork was on brilliant display Saturday at the Verizon Theater in Grand Prarie. With no new music in sight, Saturday’s show was what many a fan desires: the best from past work without any new questionable material to have to wrap your head around. Maynard and the boys delivered early, with “Stinkfist” (complete with video) causing a massive roar and sing a long from the crowd early in the show. Sadly for me, this was as deep as Tool went into their catalog, so no “Sober” or “Prison Sex” live for the fans.
Many of high points of the show came from Tool’s most recent album, 2006’s 10,000 Days, with “The Pot” being my personal favorite. I’ve always enjoyed the sharp social commentary that Maynard’s lyrics hold which are perfect for so many situations. Plus nothing says awesome like the middle aged white guy from suburbia behind me screeching lyrics at the top of his lungs. The crowd was so into “Vicarious” off of the same record at one point you couldn’t hear anything but male fan voices belting out lyrics.
Tool were experts at building the energy throughout the show with it reaching its apex at during the encore. I have always been a huge fan of the song “Aenema“, so to see it live was a great moment for me. With the ‘what if’ that are floating around out there in pop culture about the year 2012, a song about change in its most visceral form is a perfect way to end the show. It was another moment where the crowd was almost as loud as the music supporting it as we chanted ‘learn to swim, learn to swim’ over and over. It’s been quite some time since I’ve been to such a powerful show where the entire crowd stood the entire time. Where you were dazzled by the musicianship on stage as well as the light show that accompanied it. As my friend said as we left, “that was fucking awesome.”
Back in the day, when this place was crawling with forums and chats about random acts of music, we used to poll ourselves to see which release by an artist not only set them atop of the industry but stapled them in as musical gods.
Our focus this week is the one and only Pearl Jam. What is the best Pearl Jam record of all time? Let us know your favorite by voting and leaving comments! Make sure to check out the new rockumentary Twenty, from Cameron Crowe, which was released in 2011.
One of the best artists that I discovered last year was St. Vincent. The Dallas based musician will once again be touring in support of one of the best records of 2011, Cruel. And to make it even more attractive and entincing is that the incredible tUnE-yArDs will be along as the opening slot. Tour dates listed below:
02-21 Istanbul, Turkey – Salon IKSV
02-22 Rome, Italy – Lanificio 159
02-23 Bologna, Italy – Locomotiv
02-24 Milan, Italy – Tunnel
02-26 Paris, France – Alhambra
02-27 London, England – Shepherd’s Bush Empire
02-28 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique-Rotonde
02-29 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
03-02 Porto, Portugal – Vodafone Mexe Festival
03-08 Perth, Australia – Rosemount Hotel
03-10 Brisbane, Australia – The Hi-Fi
03-12 Sydney, Australia – Factory Theater
03-14 Melbourne, Australia – The Hi-Fi
03-18 Auckland, New Zealand – The Kings Arms Tavern
03-19 Wellington, New Zealand – San Francisco Bath House
04-14 Indio, CA – Coachella Read more…
Another day, another tour announcement! There was no doubt that Florence + The Machine would eventually be supporting their latest effort, Ceremonials. You can find all of the details below. The opening support act will be Devonté Hynes, known as Blood Orange. The artist has been on MTV, has written music for Florence, and will also be at this year’s SXSW.
Picture and video credit: Carina Contreras
* Saturday, April 14 Santa Barbara, Calif., Santa Barbara Bowl
* Sunday, April 15 Indio, Calif. Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
* Tuesday, April 17 Reno, Nev. Grand Sierra Resort
* Wednesday, April 18 Davis, Calif. Mondavi Center UC Davis
* Friday, April 20 Phoenix Comerica Theatre
* Saturday, April 21 Las Vegas The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
* Sunday, April 22 Indio, Calif. Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
* Friday, April 27 Minneapolis State Theater
* Saturday, April 28 Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom
* Sunday, April 29 St. Louis Peabody Opera House
* Tuesday, May 1 Dallas Palladium Ballroom
* Wednesday, May 2 Houston Verizon Wireless Theatre
* Thursday, May 3 New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course
* Tuesday, May 8 New York Radio City Music Hall
* Friday, May 11 Uncasville, Conn. Mohegan Sun Arena
* Saturday, May 12 Atlantic City, N.J. Borgata Event Center
Odd Future Wolfgang R&B friends The Internet have just debuted a brand new music video for their song “Fastlane“. It hasn’t even been out 24 hours yet and has already quickly gained nearly 12,000 views. Directed by Matt Alonzo, Concept by Matt Martin & Syd, Video Produced by Michael Busalacchi, Kelvin Craver & Tara Razavi (Modern Artists//Happy Place). The song itself sounds upbeat, cheery, and delightful. Of course you are in for nearly the exact opposite when watching the short film. Filled with dark imagery and violent displays of visceral intensity, it’s a haunting and superb story. The ending will remind reviewers of their 1st video, “Cocaine.”
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