Band Weblogs

Lauren Harris, daughter of Iron Maiden founder member Steve Harris, will be releasing her new single, “Your Turn”, worldwide at one second past midnight as the first OFFICIAL release of 2009 …

To celebrate the newly remastered ‘The Sound Of The Smiths’ release, Rhino are giving fans of The Smiths the chance to bid on a Fender® ‘62 Jaguar® in Candy Apple Red, signed by the legendary guitarist Johnny Marr. All proceeds will go to the Pictor School for children with special needs, as selected by Johnny himself …

Andy Hull knows the fears that accumulate with miles, having spent the last two years on the road as the front-man for Manchester Orchestra. It is with those fears that he has channeled the second installment of Right Away, Great Captain!, his solo side-project in which Hull continues to tell the ongoing saga of a 17th century sailor who catches his wife in an act of betrayal with his very own brother …

Judah Tribe reggae band today announced the release of the controversial single “Judgment”. The release was marked by a special concert Saturday night (November 15, 2008) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). The concert attracted a capacity crowd and left hundreds outside in the cold, according to sources …

Upfront/Konvict/SRC/Universal Motown multi-platinum selling artist, producer and entrepreneur, Akon, announced today that his third album - ‘Freedom’ - will be available on slotMusic™, a new form of DRM-free MP3 music on a microSD card beginning Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 - the same date his album will be released digitally and on CD …

‘Connie Talbot’s Christmas Album’ is set for release 24th November, 2008 on Rainbow Recordings. After melting the hearts of the nation on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ last year, what’s left for a 8 year old kid from the West Midlands to do? Answer: Go on to sell over a quarter of a million copies around the world of her single, “3 Little Birds” and her first album, ‘Over The Rainbow’ …

Very few music fans who were around during the mid-eighties were indifferent to The Smiths - you might love them or hate them, like Marmite really, but you were unlikely not to have much of an opinion …

As he releases his first studio album in seven years, Femi Kuti has confirmed a US tour that will see the Afrobeat legend play venues from coast to coast in January 2009. Femi’s album, ‘Day By Day’, is released November 18, 2008, and will be the first release from the new Downtown Records imprint Mercer Street Records …

The Fray return February 2, 2009 with their hotly anticipated follow-up to the platinum-selling, top five debut ‘How to Save a Life’. The band preview their new self-titled album with a special sold-out show at the Borderline December 4th, 2008, with further UK dates to follow in the New Year …

Lisa Hannigan, the acclaimed Irish singer whom The New York Times calls “exquisitely ethereal,” is poised for the release of her much anticipated solo debut, ‘Sea Sew’. Set for release January 20, 2009 on ATO Records, the album has already garnered airtime on tastemaking radio station KCRW and earned early praise from The Los Angeles Times, which calls it “charmingly idiosyncratic” …

London thoroughbred brother and sister duo Joe Gideon & The Shark are a sight and sound to behold. Joe Gideon pounds bass and guitar whilst narrating his autobiographical tales of misadventure, and little sister Viva (The Shark) drives the whole thing along with glorious drums and piano and 8-track (often, incomprehensibly, all at the same time) …

Lil Goonie provides the music background for Girls Gone Wild tour. The song titled “Girlz Gone Wild” also appears on Lil Goonie’s album. Battery / Bystorm / Jive artist Lil Goonie has teamed up with America’s favorite guilty pleasure, Girls Gone Wild, as part of the new “Hollywood Gone Wild” campaign …

The five royal Princes of Hives Nation have teamed up with the Queen of Queens from Queens, Cyndi Lauper, to record the best holiday song this side of White Christmas (ok… maybe Silver and Gold as well). The Hives and Cyndi Lauper “In A Christmas Duel” will be released via The Orchard on December 1st, 2008 in the UK and one day later on December 2nd in the US …

‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ is the 22nd album from Marianne Faithfull and was recorded in December 2007 in NYC at the famous Sear Sound recording studio. It’s the third album of Marianne’s to be produced by Hal Willner (the others being ‘Strange Weather’ and ‘Blazing Away’) …