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
Weinland: Los Processaur [Album Review]
Weinland Los Processaur Woodphone Records [2012] Fire Note Says: Weinland returns with a bigger sound driven by the same solid emotion. Album Review: Immediately from … Read more
Three Man Cannon + Lee Corey Oswald 2013 Split LP Ltd 500
THREE MAN CANNON + LEE COREY OSWALD Announce Split LP • 12″ Vinyl / Digital out February 05, 2013 on Black With Sap + Stereophonodon Records • PropertyOfZack Exclusive Premier: stream two new songs from … Read more
Pacific Air “Float” 7’’ Vinyl In Stores via Barsuk Records 12-4-12 / Tour Update
“Float” 7’’ Vinyl In Stores via Barsuk Records December 4, 2012 RAC, TheFatRat and Robert DeLong Remixes of “Float” Out Now Pacific Air Announce 2013 … Read more
New Psychic Ills Album out February 19, 2013 on Sacred Bones Records
PSYCHIC ILLS Announce New Album One Track Mind Out February 19, 2013 On Sacred Bones Records Stream “Might Take A While”: http://youtu.be/ElZA8nTcXK0 Psychic Ills are proud … Read more
Superhuman Happiness (members of Antibalas) Announce New Album
Download “See Me On My Way” HERE (Please Post & Share!) Movement becomes contagious listening to Superhuman Happiness’ first full-length album, Hands, which will be released March 5, 2013, … Read more
METZ to release “Dirty Shirt” digital single; Update tour dates
On December 4, Sub Pop will release the digital single for “Dirty Shirt” + “Leave Me Out” by Toronto’s METZ. These songs were previously only available as a limited-edition 7″ single, and … Read more
Kim Deal surprise solo show in prep for upcoming UK Shellac performance
In preparation for her solo performance at the UK’s Shellac curated Nightmare Before Christmas festival, Kim Deal surprised her hometown of Dayton, Ohio with a … Read more
Naomi Punk: The Feeling [Album Review]
Naomi Punk The Feeling Captured Tracks Records [2012] Fire Note Says: Naomi Punk is at the forefront of shoegrunge on their debut lp! Album Review: … Read more