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SUBURBAN LAWNS – SPAZ reviews the expanded CD edition of their debut album!

SUBURBAN LAWNS SUBURBAN LAWNS (Expanded CD Edition) (Also available on colored vinyl!) Available NOW! The first thing one notices about Suburban Lawns’ music is how timeless it is.  Quirky and odd, yes, but the songs on this expanded reissue of their debut album still sound fresh and exciting. Originally released in 1981, this SoCal band had been called New Wave and Post-Punk, yet they transcended those genres and created an odd mix of quirky pop that was definitely [...]

By | December 9th, 2015|News|Comments Off on SUBURBAN LAWNS – SPAZ reviews the expanded CD edition of their debut album!

My Dear Addiction Announce 2016 Tour

My Dear Addiction announces 2016 Tour with Deceptic & Eyes Wide Open. https://youtu.be/HB39SVgBjB0 2016 Tour Dates 1/15 - Flensburg, Roxyconcerts (DE) 1/16 - Cottbus, Gladhouse (DE) 1/17 - Rudeboy, Club, Bielsho - Biala (PL) 1/18 Club Nova Chmelnice, Praque (CZ) 1/19 - Oberer Gasthof Gruna, Gruna (DE) 1/21 - Helvete, Oberhausen (DE) 1/22 - Musichall, Geiselwind (DE) 1/23 De Verlichtegeest, Roselar (BE) 1/24 - Backstage, Nijmwgen (NL)

By | December 8th, 2015|News|Comments Off on My Dear Addiction Announce 2016 Tour

Los Lobos Announce New Tour Dates

With the recent release of their new album "Gates of Gold" Los Lobos have announced new tour dates. Watch Los Lobos live performance from "Gates of Gold" https://youtu.be/c8ToiYd63xE Los Lobos Tour Dates 12/13/15 - City Winery / Chicago, IL 12/14/15 - City Winery / Chicago, IL 12/15/15 - City Winery / Chicago, IL 12/16/15 - City Winery / Chicago, IL 12/31/15 - Belly Up Tavern / Solana Beach, CA 1/2/16 - The Cave / [...]

By | December 8th, 2015|News|Comments Off on Los Lobos Announce New Tour Dates

THE MOTORS / The Virgin Years: SPAZ reviews the 4CD box set!

THE MOTORS   THE VIRGIN YEARS (4CD) “(INSERT NAME OF BAND HERE) remain one of the UK’s finest Pub, Pop and Rock bands of the late ‘70s and early 80s yet they are sorely overlooked by music fans today.” Any music connoisseur could easily fill in the blanks of that sentence with at least a dozen band names and they’d all be accurate. However, today we’ll be discussing The Motors, the British Rock ‘n’ Roll [...]

By | December 2nd, 2015|News|Comments Off on THE MOTORS / The Virgin Years: SPAZ reviews the 4CD box set!

Matt Flinner Trio New Album “Traveling Roots” and Tour

Matt Flinner Trio will debut their new album "Traveling Roots" on January 22, 2016. Led by one of the most respected mandolinists in today’s acoustic scene, Matt Flinner and his trio partners, Ross Martin (guitar) and Eric Thorin (bass), are sonically founded in bluegrass, jazz, classical and American acoustic music. Over the past decade, the Matt Flinner Trio has been on the cutting edge of the 21st century string band movement. All master composers and [...]

By | November 16th, 2015|News|Comments Off on Matt Flinner Trio New Album “Traveling Roots” and Tour

AMPED Distribution Releases 80’s Re:Covered

AMPED™ DISTRIBUTION RELEASES 80’S RE:COVERED, A SPECIAL TWO-CD SET THAT TAKES MUSIC FANS BACK TO THE FUTURE! AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 13, 2015! IRVINE, CA, October 22, 2015: AMPED™ Distribution, who specialize in independent distribution worldwide, has partnered with Argentina’s MUSIC BROKERS to bring you ‘80s RE:COVERED, a brilliant collection of new recordings that turns the day-glo decade on its head, on November 13, 2015!      Hear some of the biggest acts of the 80’s - ABC, [...]

By | November 6th, 2015|News|Comments Off on AMPED Distribution Releases 80’s Re:Covered

Andrew Ripp Announces Tour Dates with Album Release

Andrew Ripp has released his self titled fourth album this past Friday. Listen to "Animal" from Andrew Ripp's new album below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmtd1qatx_4 Andrew Ripp is currently on tour with David Cook. Upcoming tour dates are below. 10/22 - Dallas, Texas 11/2 - Annapolis, MD 11/3 Washington, DC 11/5 Londonberry, New Hampshire 11/6 Norfolk, Connecticut 11/7 New York, New York 11/8 Newton, New Jersey 11/10 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 11/11 Wilmington, DE 11/12 Raleigh, NC 11/16 New [...]

By | October 19th, 2015|News|Comments Off on Andrew Ripp Announces Tour Dates with Album Release

Does Kirt Debique Have Things Left Unsaid?

 From Brick Lane Records, Kirt Debique will be releasing his new album "Things Left Unsaid" on 10/23 There’s the family you’re born into and the family you choose. Kirt Debique crafted his debut album, Things Left Unsaid, as the intersection of the two. Conceived as a series of letters to parents and partners, siblings and strangers, its eight songs delve into themes of love, family, and loss. Although a divorce and some hard realizations incited the [...]

By | October 12th, 2015|News|Comments Off on Does Kirt Debique Have Things Left Unsaid?

Deadmau5 Is Going Indie!

deadmau5 in INDIELAND! KOBALT LABEL SERVICES PENS DEAL WITH THE INDUSTRY SUPERSTAR AND LABEL OWNER NEW YORK, NY – October 8, 2015 – Kobalt Label Services (KLS) announced today they have signed a label services agreement with the pioneering electronic artist, deadmau5. The agreement will cover the artist’s forthcoming album release, due in 2016 via his own label mau5trap with deadmau5 retaining full ownership and control of his rights. The agreement will encompass the full range of services [...]

By | October 8th, 2015|News|Comments Off on Deadmau5 Is Going Indie!

Exclusive: Interview with Martha Davis of The Motels

IT’S LIKE I TOLD YOU…:   An EXCLUSIVE interview with The Motels’ MARTHA DAVIS Los Angeles in the late ‘70s was an exciting place. There were live venues all over town offering up a smorgasbord of music each and every night. Many great bands emerged from the ‘City of Angels’ during this fruitful period. A majority of them never rose above local phenomenon, while a lucky few went on to make their mark across the [...]

By | October 7th, 2015|News|Comments Off on Exclusive: Interview with Martha Davis of The Motels