Sky Saxon, the lead singer and bassist of the 60s rock band The Seeds, has died at the age of sixty-three. Saxon passed away today in an Austin, Texas hospital. He had been in the ICU with an undisclosed illness since Monday.
Here are last weeks top 'five' most played artists, according to the SPB Last.FM group.
1. Alexisonfire 1. Converge 3. The Mars Volta 4. Alkaline Trio 5. Against Me! 5. Brand New 5. Death Cab For Cutie 5. Paint It Black 5. The Beatles 5. The Hope Conspiracy 5. …
Dinosaur Jr. has announced their upcoming North American tour in support of the band's brand new full-length, Farm. To view the dates click "read more."
Slingshot Dakota have made a new demo session available online here. The three-song session contains two brand new songs and a cover of Fugazi's "Waiting Room."
Bridge Nine Records has announced plans to release a new Summer compilation that will feature eight new and never-before-heard tracks. In addition to its release in CD format, the compilation will also see a release on limited edition vinyl - only 1,000 copies will be pressed. The tracklisting is as …
The Deftones recently provided an update on the status of their forthcoming full-length effort, Eros. Here is the offiicial word from the band:
There has been a lot of speculation lately about what is going on with the record: Eros for one, and Chi’s parts, and this new …
A Storm of Light have made a new track titled "Midnight" available online here. The song is from the group's new full-length, Forgive Us Our Trespasses, which is due out this Fall via Neurot Recordings.
The first batch of dates for the upcoming Down tour of North American have been revealed. Support is to be provided by The Melvins on the bulk of the U.S. dates with Voivoid covering the Canadian shows. To view the dates click "read more."
Sunn 0))) has announced dates for a Westcoast run in August. The dates for the tour are as follows: 8/5 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's w/ Trap Them
w/ Eagle Twin
8/6 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's w/ Earth, Pelican 8/8 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent 8/9 - Brookdale, …
Jim James of My Morning Jacket is set to release a six-song EP of George Harrison covers - including two songs from The Beatles - under the name Yim Yames. The album will be titled Tribute To and see a release on August 4th via ATO Records. The tracklisting is …
Recently reunited post-hardcore rockers Far are looking to their fans for help on their comeback album for Vagrant Records. The band has posted a video with instructions to help contribute gang-vocals to one of the songs on the band's forthcoming full-length. To view the video head here.
Chuck Ragan is set to release his new full-length effort, titled Gold Country, on September 1st via Side One Dummy Records. In conjunction with its release, Ragan will kick off another round of his Revival Tour this Fall to promote the new album's release.
Silversun Pickups will be embarking on a North American tour when they return from touring abroad. The band will be joined by Manchester Orchestra and Cage The Elephant for the tour as they continue to support Swoon. To view the dates for the tour click "read more."
Suburban Home Records has announced the preliminary festivities for their 14th Anniversary Celebration. The events will take place over the weekend of September 10th through September 13th, 2009 in their hometown of Denver, CO and will feature performances from Suburban Home artists as well as extended friends.
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