The Walkmen Release New LP Today

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Fat Possum Records is excited to release the Walkmen’s latest album Heaven today, May 29. To celebrate the release, the Walkmen will play a rare, intimate hometown show at the Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, June 6th at 9pm EST. The band has partnered with Spotify to provide a worldwide live stream of the concert, filmed by La

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Knife Party To Release Rage Valley EP May 28 2012

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Since releasing their debut EP 100% No Modern Talking in 2011, the past 4 months have been a whirlwind of success forKnife Party- the four tracks have received over 500,000 downloads worldwide and Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen have been tirelessly DJ-ing all around the world, curating their own Earstorm stage at Australia’s massive Future

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Catching Up With Belle Histoire

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Although Belle Histoire recently celebrated its year anniversary as a band, it has a lot to be proud of in the last 12 months. The Cincinnati-based quintet already has two EPs under its belt, with a full-length due this summer on InVogue Records (yes, the band has already been signed). In addition, the indie-pop outfit

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Preview: NXNE Festival

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The opposite in direction of that one festival that happened a couple months ago in Austin, TX – NXNE Festival takes place in Toronto June 11-17th, and seems like a similar deal: 650 bands in one week, but most likely even more unofficial shows, parties, after parties, random street parties, and general debauchery centered around

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Atlas Genius Sign To WBR

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“Like an invitation you weren’t expecting to get, Atlas Genius knocks on your door and creeps into your peripheries in stealth mode,” said Neon Gold shortly after the then-unsigned new band put “Trojans“ on SoundCloud last year, offering it for sale via TuneCore on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. “Fair warning: ‘Trojans’ will invade your head, all dressed

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Artist of the Week: fun.

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Sometimes gigantic new bands emerge when you least expect it. That could happen due to timing or even to the stars aligning. Either way you look at it, when a new band explodes and comes from nowhere, you have no choice but to take a look at what they’ve done and see why it works.

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