14 hours ago

Altsounds Just in time for tour dates with The Maine, Boys Like Girls, and Never Shout Never, the EP Lost One is now available from Great Big Planes on all digital outlets including iTunes. CD copies will be available directly from the band at tour dates listed below.To get a taste of the album, a full stream is available on the ban (Read More)

19 hours ago

Altsounds When I sit here thinking of Nirvana I remember them as an ex girlfriend. Someone I loved implicitly and that changed me forever that for whatever reason became lost to me. Do I still love them? Sure. Do I remember times past? Sure. Would what we had work now? Not really. Let me digress.In the hey day of Nirvana I wa (Read More)

1 day ago

Altsounds Brakes are a band known for their loud, ramshackle live shows (their superb live album 'Live is Dodelijk' pays testament to this) but here they show that they are just as adept at the kind of melodic pop-rock Pixies used to be able to churn out in their sleep. 'Why Tell The Truth' is a brisk, hook laden ditty with a striki (Read More)

1 day ago

Altsounds If Mika camped it down JUST a little bit he'd probably arrive at a sound not dissimilar to London born Singer-Songwriter Julian Perretta. What we have here is a polished pomp-pop glitter-ball that ticks as many boxes as humanly possible in the space of 4 minutes. Beginning with a kazoo hook (you heard that right ) which sou (Read More)

1 day ago

Altsounds How’s My Pop is a four-piece outfit from Lancaster, UK who have just released their debut, “On the Hop” on Barnbox Records. Andrew Raven (vocals/guitar), Tom Diffenthal (keyboards), Matt Canty (bass), and Chris McNeil (drums) spin a variety of grooves but create a sound that lands somewhere between Sondre Lerche and The Arc (Read More)

1 day ago

Altsounds Here's a single from young London folk-pop fellow Alan Pownall. It's called 'Clara' and skiffles along like sunshine falling on a prancing kitten.Alan has an expressive voice giving 'Clara' and B side 'The Others' a cozy depth that pulls you along with the trick free tunage. It's classic song writing, especially on 'Clara (Read More)

1 day ago

Altsounds London three - piece IS TROPICAL are set to release their debut single on the fledgling Hitclub Records labelon the 18th of January 2010. 'When O' When', produced and Mixed by Al O'Connell (Klaxons/Big Pink) at Beethoven Street London, comes backed with 'Seasick Mutiny' and is released on limited edition seven inch vinyl (Read More)

1 day ago

Altsounds Polish tech death metal masters DECAPITATED are finally back with a vengeance! After the band had to suffer tragic losses during the past two years, the last remaining founding member Vogg managed to put together a whole new line-up that will represent DECAPITATED that will make 2010 as powerful and brutal as they were ev (Read More)

2 days ago

Submitted by Altsounds from blog: There has been a few comments about lousy PRs doing the rounds over the past week or two. Thought y'all might appreciate the following from the *Star Suckers* (http://www.starsuckersmovie.com) website; "Journalists know (or should know) that paid sources are prone to gild the lilly with their... (Read More)

2 days ago

Submitted by Altsounds from blog: *[Altsounds.com] What does Christmas mean to you? * [Jeremy] To me, Christmas means some time off to spend more time with family. For me, it's also a time to reflect on the role that Jesus Christ plays in my life. *Are you buying your band mates presents this year?* Probably not. I don't really... (Read More)

1 day ago

Altsounds Firstly that this is a US only competition!The deadline to submit your song for a chance to play at the Levi's®/FADER Fort is coming up! 2nd Annual Converse "Get Out of the Garage" Music Contest Submit your song or vote for your favorite song to help the world discover the next great artists. Win a chance for Grand Prize, (Read More)

1 day ago

Altsounds Courtesy of our friends at Total Assault in celebration of Saosin's US tour and Saosin’s recent release, In Search of Solid Ground, the band and Altsounds.com want to hook up one lucky winner with a major prize pack, including a Fender Squire Bass, Ibanez Electric Guitar, Gibson Les Paul Electric Guitar, (Read More)

1 day ago

Altsounds Today begins a charity auction for Chi Cheng, bassist for Deftones. Chi has been in a semi-concious state since being in a horrific accident in November 2008, and his family has accumulated an overwhelming amount of medical bills that insurance does not entirely cover. It is Deftones' mission to raise significant funds (Read More)

1 day ago

Altsounds Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment are proud to announce the dates for the ninth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Confirmed to take place June 10 - 13, 2010, the four-day festival will once again be held at the same beautiful, 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles southeast of Nashville. Ticket p (Read More)

1 day ago

Altsounds UK artist/composer Charlie Alex March is pleased to announce the release of his debut album, Home/Hidden, with Lo Recordings. Home/Hidden, set for release in the US on February 16, is a wonderfully melodic and satisfying affair, gloriously English in a non-sniffy manner, like tea and crumpets or a stroll on an autumn day. (Read More)

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