Monday, June 17, 2013

Music News and New Music For June 17th, 2013

So of course, when running your own blog solo it can be tough to keep up with the s**tload of stuff that comes across our ears over a weekend!  Some good, some bad, some not even worth mentioning.  I guess that's how I use AFGM in general.  These articles that I go through everyday from various sites (Blabbermouth,. Bravewords, CBC, National Post, AV Club, Music News, MissInfo, Billboard, Rolling Stone, etc.) and sort of "filter" some of the nonsense news such as the latest fashion design, who's got beef with who and who ISN'T doing music...still.

These articles brought forth are for a few different reasons:

1. It is relevant music information that pertains to you as a reader, no matter the level of intent or the genre.

2. They are relevant to the music I would be currently listening to or a genre I have put some attention and focus on.

3. I am somewhat patriotic about my Canadian music, so that always comes as a first for me.  I enjoy music from all parts of the world respectively, but I still have to promote local if I can.  Canadian music rocks!

4. Because it's humourous and we can ALWAYS use a good laugh.  Rarely will it be at someone's expense...but then again I am just the guy talking about it.  They're the ones causing the comments.

So in closing, I trust you all will not read EVERY single article posted here.  But I hope you find something of use here and keep the conversation going by forwarding it onto someone else.  Click on each article heading for redirection to the full article.  Cheers!




NXNE 2013: Five things things we learned at Dan Deacon and White Lung:

"Noah Love rounds up his Friday night at NXNE 2013, including sets from Absolutely Free, Dan Deacon and White Lung." 


Joni Mitchell Honored in Toronto:

"Music, like my life, didn't want to stay in one key.  My songs don't adhere to one emotion.  They're more like Fiddler on the Roof – 'on the other hand . . . '"


APOCALYPTICA: Trailer For 'Wagner Reloaded' Event:




Photo Gallery: Billy Talent, White Lung, F–ked Up and more at NXNE on June 15:

(photo courtesy of Matthew Braga/National Post) 


Transplants Get Combative 'In a Warzone':




Ronnie Wood hints at Stones album:

"It takes so much time and effort to take this thing back on the road, (but} we've got the big wheels rolling now. We've just got to find the gaps to record." -Wood


NXNE: a primer to the best of the Canadian music festival:

"NXNE has the most daunting gig guide you've ever seen. It's fat. And phat! With umpteen upon umpteen bands in Toronto right now. Save yourself the torment and allow me to advise you."


SHINEDOWN: 'I'll Follow You' Video Released:




Darkest Hour signs new ink deal with Sumerian Records:

"DARKEST HOUR are some of the best dudes I have ever met in music. They're also one of the most underrated bands in metal and Sumerian is here to change that. Their influential debut album, The Mark Of The Judas, which never saw the real light of day due to their label at the time going under the day it came out, will finally get a proper release this fall, along with a new studio record. DC pride." -Ash Avildsen


REFUSED Frontman's INVSN: Debut Album To Receive U.S. Release:

"Five friends that dabble in post-punk/dystopic pop or some brand of alternative rock music. We did a couple of records in our native tounge under the name of INVASIONEN, but when we decided to take this globally, we felt that a change in language and a new name would be in place." -INVSN Bio




NXNE 2013: Five things we learned at Tangiers and F–ked Up:

"In previous years, Saturday night has been shades of catastrophic for good 12-1 a.m. shows. Not so this year, with must-see showcases at Garrison, Silver Dollar, Horseshoe and Wrongbar."


KATATONIA Announce Dethroned And Uncrowned Album Release Details:

"Dethroned and Uncrowned allows them to explore these elements of the record further as they have reworked the album, creating new moods and textures while still staying truthful to the core of the songs."


CNN's ANDERSON COOPER Gets His Own Heavy Metal 'Theme Song:




TURISAS to Release 'Turisas2013' In August:

“When it comes to the production it's just the opposite of the polished and massive ‘Stand Up And Fight’. It's raw and dry and in your face, but still maintaining that TURISAS-largeness. People attest us that we are a great live band and we wanted the album to be based more around that than orchestral massiveness. It's our most varied record to date and even if some of the songs sound very different, I think the common thread is that every single one has a lot of energy to it.” -Mathias “Warlord” Nygård


IRON MAIDEN Launches DOWNLOAD Set With Spitfire Flypast:

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