METZ: “Dirty Shirt” / “Leave Me Out” 7-inch
METZ Dirty Shirt/Leave Me Out 7” Sub Pop Records [2012] METZ is easily one of my new favorite bands this year and this 7-inch release … Read more
Sea Wolf: Old World Romance [Album Review]
Sea Wolf Old World Romance Dangerbird Records [2012] Fire Note Says: Old World Romance delivers a solid effort that has been crafted for lovers of … Read more
The Gaslight Anthem: Hold You Up 10″ EP [Album Review]
The Gaslight Anthem Hold You Up 10” EP Mercury Records [2012] Fire Note Says: The Gaslight Anthem offer up 3 new acoustic tracks on RSD … Read more
Dave Grohl Directorial Debut Sound City Doc Will Premiere At Sundance
Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Nirvana announced today that his directorial debut, the feature documentary film, SOUND CITY about the infamous recording studio in … Read more
Kishi Bashi xmas “SnowFlexi” / Ltd 1000 – All Proceeds Donated
How about a Holiday vinyl? Just in time for the season is the first of an annual tradition at Joyful Noise Recordings called the “SnowFlexi”! … Read more
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: North American Tour Dates Confirmed
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have confirmed details of an upcoming North American tour in support of Push the Sky Away, the fifteenth studio … Read more
The Heartbreaks New EP Out Feb. 4th / Release Video For “Hand On Heart”
THE HEARTBREAKS ANNOUNCE EP ‘HAND ON HEART’ – OUT FEBRUARY 4TH See “Hand on Heart” Video Here Produced and mixed by Tristan Ivemy (Frank Turner, Holloways etc), The … Read more
Pirate Press “RECORD OF THE YEAR” Facebook Contest!
Pirate Press “RECORD OF THE YEAR” Facebook Contest! If you like creative looking vinyl then I suggest you head on over to Pirate Press Records … Read more
Jesu: Duchess 7-inch (Singles Going Home Alone)
Jesu Duchess/Veiled 7″ Matador Records [2012] This release from Jesu is part of the 2012 Singles Going Home Alone Singles Club that Matador records started … Read more
Electric Flower Group Premiere New Video “The Electrician”
LA-based psych-rockers Electric Flower Group are already mind-blowing on record, but for their new video “The Electrician,” they’ve synched the music with the gonzo 1977 … Read more
The Babies [Artist Highlight]
Artist: The Babies Hometown: Brooklyn, NYC Artists With Similar Fire: Pixies / Sonny & The Sunsets / Pavement The Babies – Get Lost by WOODSIST … Read more
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit: Live In Alabama [Album Review]
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit Live In Alabama Lightning Rod Records (2012) Fire Note Says: This hot live set from Jason Isbell and the … Read more
WHY? announces 2013 tour dates / Video for Paper Hearts
WHY? has at last unleashed their fifth long-player, a meticulous work of morbid fascination and offbeat romanticism dubbed Mumps, etc. Though there is a mysterious … Read more
SideOneDummy vinyl reissues of Superdrag & Smoking Popes delayed.
Due to manufacturing delays SideOneDummy Records announced that the vinyl re-issues of The Smoking Popes’ Born To Quit and Superdrag’s Regretfully Yours have been delayed … Read more
Rage Against The Machine: XX – 20th Anniversary Edition [Album Review]
Rage Against The Machine XX – 20th Anniversary Edition Epic/Legacy Recordings [2012] Fire Note Says: 20 Years later – raging against the machine still feels … Read more
All That Remains: A War You Cannot Win [Album Review]
All That Remains A War You Cannot Win Razor & Tie Records [2012] Fire Note Says: All That Remains seem to be fighting a war … Read more
Jon Mueller Death Blues Ltd LP available for pre-order.
In 2011, Jon Mueller started his Death Blues project, described by Mueller as, “a multidisciplinary project that addresses the inevitability of death as impetus to … Read more
Communist Daughter Cover Mountain Goats’ “No Children”; Tour with Jason Isbell
Communist Daughter share their take on The Mountain Goats’ “No Children” as they kick off a December tour with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. … Read more
High On Fire: The Art Of Self Defense (Vinyl Spotlight)
High On Fire The Art Of Self Defense Southern Lord Recordings [2012] Almost as heavy as the music, Matt Pike & Co. via Southern Lord … Read more
Metallica Take Ownership Of Masters; Band Launches New Label
METALLICA TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR MASTERS TODAY BAND LAUNCHES NEW RECORD LABEL – BLACKENED RECORDINGS SAN FRANCISCO, CA – November 30, 2012 – Metallica announced … Read more
Richard Thompson // New Tour, New Album + Single Stream
RICHARD THOMPSON ELECTRIC BRAND NEW ALBUM ARRIVES NORTH AMERICA FEBRUARY 5th 2013; REST OF WORLD FEBRUARY 11th, 2013 FULL UK TOUR IN FEBRUARY 2013 Declared … Read more
NYC singer/songwriter David Bronson New Video – ‘The Turns’ / Downloads
NYC singer / songwriter David Bronson has released a new video (see below) for ‘The Turns’ – the most important track from his upcoming 2 … Read more
The White Stripes: Gold Dollar (Vault #13) 7-Inch
The White Stripes Gold Dollar (Vault #13) Third Man Records [2012] This accompanying 7” as part as the Vault Series #13 is a recording from … Read more
The Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness [Deluxe Box Set] [Album Review]
The Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness [Deluxe Box Set] Virgin/EMI Music [2012] (5CD/1DVD Set) Fire Note Says: Even though 64 extra tracks … Read more
Dinosaur Jr.: Chocomel Daze (Live 1987) [Album Review]
Dinosaur Jr. Chocomel Daze (Live 1987) Merge Records [2012] Fire Note Says: Celebrate 25 years of You’re Living All Over Me with Chocomel Daze, a … Read more