Last we heard from the Cold War Kids, they were formulating some crazy-ass scheme to play weekly residencies on both coasts. Well, apparently that's not enough for the fans, those demanding bastards. So the boys have gone and scheduled a cross country tour that runs until April. *Also: Holy shit, there's a club in Ottawa called ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX? Makes me want to go to Ottawa. **Also Also: Has anyone realized that Wikipedia is basically the beginnings of an actual Hitchhiker's...

Call me crazy, but when I was growing up I always thought the one irreplaceable member of a band was the lead singer. I don’t really think the statement needs much clarification but it can be said, they’re generally the iconic symbol of any band. You may go to a concert to watch a guitarist shred but if the singer can’t carry the show, what’s the point? When Michael Hutchence died, I remember being bummed because not only would I...

After a year and a half of relentless touring in support of The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw, critical instru-metal darlings Pelican are putting the finishing touches on their upcoming album, City of Echoes. Recorded in Steve Albini's famed Electrical Audio with Andrew Schneider (Daughters, Keelhaul, Cave In, Unsane), the album is now in the final mixing stages and is set to be released May 22nd on Hydra Head. The new record promises to be the most...

Toronto-based, Trinidad-born, artist k-os will launch a comprehensive, coast-to-coast U.S. tour in early 2007. Running from mid-February all the way into early April, the tour will find k-os supporting the U.S. release of ATLANTIS – Hymns for Disco on February 20, 2007 Read the Ground Control review of AtlantisListen in The Leak   with Gym Class Heroes, RX Bandits and P.O.S. 02/17/07 Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom02/18/07 Troy, NY Revolution Hall02/20/07 Indiana, PA Ohio Room – IU02/21/07 Washington, DC 9:30 Club02/22/07...

Hooray for needless punctuation! stellastarr* will be taking their asterisk on the road on the road for short jaunts up the east and west coast, playing intimate (read: buy your tickets now, because they'll sell out) settings as they preview new material from their upcoming album. Monsters Are Waiting will be supporting most dates.   2/05 – San Diego @ Casbah2/07 – Los Angeles @ Troubadour2/10 – San Francisco @ Bottom of The Hill2/13 – Washington, DC @ Rock N...

  Psych-rock trio Dead Meadow brought their winter tour to the Troubadour, on a rainy Saturday night in Los Angeles, with Spindrift and Tsk Tsk for an amazing performance that would keep the near capacity crowd transfixed until the very end. Having just finished a number of dates supporting Wolfmother, with Silversun Pickups, Jason Simon (vocals, guitar) and crew glided through the set in a most unassuming manner allowing the music to transport the audience into their realm with ease....

NY, NY—Along with his partner Rock, Sean Price (A.K.A. Ruck) dropped two impressive LP’s as the duo Heltah Skeltah; their 1996 debut Nocturnal (which included the indelible “Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka”) and their 1998 follow-up Magnum Force. Sean is also a core member of the legendary Boot Camp Clik collective and has been a key and stand out contributor to all three of their collaborative releases; 1997’s For The People, 2002’s The Chosen Few and 2006’s The Last Stand. Not to...

Here are just a few of our contributors' top 10 favorite albums of 2006. It was pretty tough making such a short list, but these are the best of the best and will all make nice additions to your record collections… Mark Ziemke1. Midlake – The Trials of Van Occupanther2. Silversun Pickups – Carnavas3. Mastodon – Blood Mountain4. Boot Camp Clik – The Last Stand5. Joanna Newsom – Ys6. Saviours – Crucifire7. M. Ward – Post-War8. Katamine – Lag9. Wolfmother...

“Every band I love, they have something in their hands and create something unique,” explains singer/guitarist Leif Koren of Norway’s Bonk. “Shitloads of bands just make a copy and don’t throw themselves inside it.” There’s really no way to properly explain what Bonk is in Koren’s eyes, as explaining art is often more difficult that it may seem. But just know that the band’s sophomore album Bonk Against Nothing (Ace Fu) has all the elements of a classic punk/rock album,...

!!! Set To Release Their Third Full-length, Myth Takes, March 6th On Warp Records: The Brooklyn-by-way-of-California rock collective known by the unmistakable three exclamation points !!! or the tri-syllabic ChkChkChk are set to release their third full-length, Myth Takes, March 6th on Warp Records. !!!’s ability to transcend traditional indie slings and bring down the house everywhere from Red Hot Chili Peppers stadium tours to underground loft parties is renowned. Myth Takes is the funkiest, catchiest and most unconventional album...