Listen to the exclusive premiere of “Riding High” from the Detroit, Michigan-based punk rock collective Koffin Kats after the jump and look for their sixth studio album “Our Way And The Highway,” slated to drop January 24th via Sailor’s Grave Records.
Real punk rock transcends color. Real punk rock is not about doing it right. Cerebral Ballzy, Ninjasonik, Death and Jersey Klan celebrates Afropunk to help give the genre a resurgence in music. Watch them perform and talk about the art of punk rock after the Jump.
Off the heels of their first vinyl release, 7″1, Los Angeles-based indie pop quartet Saint Motel are pleased to announce their upcoming national headline tour. Kicking off in San Diego on February 8th, the band will embark on their spring tour culminating at SXSW. A full list of dates is after the jump.
To celebrate the trip, the band has made the stems from both songs on 7″1 available to all at http://www.saintmotel.com/remixes/ for your remixing pleasure, and dropped their latest offering, an energy filled remix of their most recent single “At Least I Have Nothing” from crime capitalists Junk.
From the beginning, Jane’s Addiction has thrown the most unique parties in rock, mixing a fierce musicality with theatrical flair onstage. 2012 sees the band–who’ve always outrageously combined electricity, sex and danger–return in support of their acclaimed album The Great Escape Artist (Capitol Records), which features the now-buzzing-at-radio track “Underground.” Starting February 22, this special run of North American shows—called “Theatre of the Escapists”–will bring the band to intimate venues, most of which are classic theatres. The alternative rock pioneers–frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins, along with Chris Chaney on bass—are poised to deliver an immersive theatrical experience as only they can. Tickets go on sale January 14, with a pre-sale set for 10:00 EST this Wednesday, January 11. There will be a special package on JanesAddiction.com where fans can pair up their presale ticket with a high-quality lithograph. The lithograph will be signed by the band and sold only at the JanesAddiction.com presale.
If you’ve been making the rounds through the New York City club scene—or regularly attend VIP velvet rope parties on either coast—you know who Jesse Marco is. The 22-year-old DJ has been hard at work in the studio putting the finishing touches on his new single, “Daddy Cool.”
Uh Huh Her will perform this coming Monday night, January 9, on ABC-TV’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” marking the electro-pop group’s first-ever national late-night TV performance. Tune in on Monday at 12:05 am ET/CT/PT to watch Uh Huh Her–Leisha Hailey (keyboards, bass) and Camila Grey (keyboards, guitar)–perform the electrifying new single “Marstorm” from their sophomore release Nocturnes (Plaid). The show will also be available for viewing online the following day at: http://abc.go.com/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live.
Ida Maria closed down 2011 with a special KCRW showcase at The Roxy Theatre. The Songstress also pause for a moment to answer 5 burning questions.
The pop punk princess has already conquered much of Europe with her delightfully catchy and remarkably well crafted ear candy and is now catching some well deserved buzz here in the U.S. Get to know the spunky songstress that’s the talk of the tastemakers after the jump.
Lay back on your (fake!) polar bear fur and listen to a Fireside Chat with (the real!) Jane Birkin. 60s icon and muse to the genial Serge Gainsbourg, Jane witnessed swinging London, the beau monde of Paris and has remained a tasteful and opinionated recording artist to this day.
Boozoo Bajou are widely respected around the globe for their unique blend of modern electronica with blues, jazz, soul, latin and dub elements. Catch a selection of their choices on a Train Wreck Mix for Red Bull Music Academy Radio.
Florian Seyberth and Peter Heider, aka Boozoo Bajou, earned international attention with their breakthrough single, “Night Over Manaus,” in 1998, their 2001 debut album, Satta, and its 2005 sequel, Dust My Broom.
If your car is in the front yard, and you’re sleeping with your clothes on, then you know what I’m talking about when I say its time to get LIT.
Although they may be known for being their own worst enemies, the guys from Lit have teamed up with the notorious Producer/Singer/Songwriter Butch Walker to complete their latest opus, as yet untitled. I dropped in on the boys at Walker’s studio in Santa Monica to have a listen and catch up.
