Band Weblogs

“It’s colourful” says drummer Daniel Woodhead. “It jumps out at you, catches you off guard and takes you to other places.” Toronto’s Spiral Beach have been drawing much attention lately …

Innerpartysystem. Type that name into Google. Go on. We’ll wait. Not much there, right? A few shout-outs, like “Innerpartysystem deftly toe a thin line between anthemic pop-rock and melodramatic electro-pop” says Spin …

Joseph Arthur, NY-based song-crafter and visual artist extraordinaire will be releasing a series of four solo EPs in 2008, all leading up to the glorious month of August …

Waterboy & Jon Kilik present - a Grandview Pictures/LM Media GMbH Production, a film by Julian Schnabel: Lou Reed’s BERLIN …

Japan is bringing a wildly diverse mix of its latest musical exports to America - from Tokyo bluegrass and comic punk to death dub and several genres in between, as the country seeks a larger audience for Japanese performers …

Brighton-based band Passenger will perform live for the first time in the States this month at Austin’s SXSW festival with two sets: March 13th, 2008 - Smokin’ Music showcase, 10 pm; March 14th, 2008 - Stubbs (indoors), 11:40 pm …

The legendary Van Morrison will open the South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, TX, kicking off the event on March 12, 2008 at the La Zona Rosa.
The show will be part of a short US tour previewing his new album, ‘Keep It Simple’.
Van Morrison 2008 US tour dates:
Tuesday, March 11 - Austin Music Hall, […]

Widely tipped as one of the emerging talents of 2008, Manchester-based singer-songwriter Doug Walker will release his debut single “The Mystery” March 10th, 2008 on Warner Bros. Records …

It’s been awhile since we recorded a Band Weblogs Podcast Show! We’ll do another one soon - but the good news is that Hot Springs just released a video for their single “Headrush” which we played on our latest show, #27 …

Kaki King is set to release her latest album, ‘Dreaming Of Revenge’ via Velour Music Group on March 11, 2008. The multi talented musician and songstress is also going on tour in the US …

R.E.M. is set to release their new studio album ‘Accelerate’ on March 31st, 2008 in the UK (US April 1). ‘Accelerate’ will be the band’s first LP since 2004’s ‘Around the Sun’ …

L.A.’s Hello Stranger will hit the road for a string of dates with the Foo Fighters and Against Me, beginning this month. A band constantly pushing their limits, Hello Stranger’s sound combines elements of both rock and glam …

It’s been a big week for Sia! Following months of internet buzz that included strong support from sites ranging from Myspace to Perez Hilton to Rollingstone.com and EW.com, Sia’s new solo release, ’some people have REAL problems’ (Monkey Puzzle Records/Hear Music), has debuted at #26 on the Billboard charts, selling more than 20,000 copies and […]

‘The Wishes And The Glitch’ is the fifth release from Say Hi principle Eric Elbogen (yes, this is the former Say Hi To Your Mom). It doesn’t take too many spins to hear that something very different is happening on his latest effort …

“Even though half the tracks are instrumentals, I feel like I’m writing pop songs” - Kaki King returns with her fourth album, ‘Dreaming Of Revenge’, after her contributions to Foo Fighters and Tegan & Sara’s latest albums …