Baltimore pop group Page France recently closed a deal with Seattle-based Suicide Squeeze Records. The label will re-release the band’s poorly distributed album “Hello, Dear Wind” and put out the group’s next album that is yet to be recorded.
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In what can only be described as the most creative marketing stunt ever conceived, hip-hop pop duo Gnarls Barkley have removed their hit single “Crazy” from the charts in the UK after it spent nine consecutive weeks at the number one spot.
“They have had a fantastic run. But we don’t want people to get sick […]

I have a problem with foreign language albums. For the most part I love listening to them, but I have trouble coming up with criticisms or praise for them. The problem, I believe, lies in the fact that I have no goddamn clue what the vocalist is saying. It usually boils down […]

Mike Patton has been unpredictable throughout his professional life. Announced in 2000, his “pop project,” known as Peeping Tom presented another unexpected detour after projects such as Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Fantomas, Lovage and the bizarre solo release Adult Themes for Voice. Similarly, few probably expected the project to take six full years to reach shelves. […]

Well at least for a little while. Nick Diamonds announced Saturday that J’Aime Tambeur, his former Unicorns bandmate, would be departing the Island. Diamonds issued this statement from their website:

The long time collaboration that is Nick Diamonds and J’aime Tambeur has come to it’s end. Main songwriter Nick Diamonds will continue on with the […]

My dad has played bass for 30 years and he somehow just found out about Les Claypool. He called me one day to tell me he wanted to go to a Primus concert and I laughed at him. I told him to download some of the music before he made a decision like […]

Here’s some Friday night entertainment for all of you guys. Danny Gaffney, a DJ in Delaware, is claiming that the new Red Hot Chili Peppers single “Dani California” plagiarizes Tom Petty’s classic “Mary Jane’s Last Dance.” According to him: “The chord progression, the melody, the tempo, the key, the lyrical theme… they’re identical.”
To prove his […]

This show will be supported by Giant Drag and The Joggers. Pretty Girls Make Graves aren’t bad, but I’m a big fan of The Joggers, as I’ve mentioned a few times. With a Cape and a Cane was one of my favorite albums of last year. Doors open at 9PM — $10 cover.
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The San Diego Street Scene lineup was announced today. SoCal mainstays TOOL and hiphop darling Kanye West will headline this year’s installment of the annual festival. Other performers include AFI, Social Distortion, Snoop Dogg, Modest Mouse, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Queens of the Stone Age, Wu-Tang Clan, My Chemical Romance, Sean Paul, Bloc Party, Bad Religion, […]

Mountain Goats brain John Darnielle announced today that he will be playing a benefit show on Friday, May 26 in Durham, NC. It is a benefit for local record stores and will take place at 305 South. So if you’re in the area, go out and support a good cause.