Thursday, July 25, 2013

Music News and New Music For July 25th, 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,. CBC, National Post, AV Club, Exclaim, Music News, 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!



Lac-Mégantic survivors invited to Paul McCartney Quebec show:

“We want to give them a break — a few hours of happiness that will allow them to not think about this tragedy that they’ve been immersed in for nearly two weeks.” -Daniel Gélinas (chief executive of E3)


TLC Sign to Epic for Greatest-Hits Record Featuring Lady Gaga and Ne-Yo:

"There is a whole 'nother generation who doesn't know who we are. We know when music sounds trendy. We don't want to go into the studio and create something that sounds like five other artists they have." -Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas


Surviving Members of Nirvana Join Paul McCartney Onstage in Seattle:




Rare Radiohead Demo from 1986 Goes Up for Auction:

The cassette includes nine tracks and dates back to 1986, when the band were still known as On a Friday. The songs included here are "Fragile Friend," "Girl (In the Purple Dress)," "Everybody Knows," "Mountains (On the Move)," "Lemming Trail" and "Lock the Door," plus remixes of "Fragile Friend," "Lemming Trail" and "Lock the Door."


Alzheimer Society's iPod Project offers music to soothe troubled souls:

“How do you get at what is there? How can you get at the life, the engagement, the consciousness? What will cut through this utter state of boredom and withdrawal from reality of life? Music has a way to do that because it is so distributed.” -Lee Bartel


Watch Alex Rudinger (The Faceless) perform a drum playthrough of Evan Brewer's "Microscopic Scale":




Sloan Reveal Plans for Solo-sided Double Album:

"I don't know if it sounds obnoxious but if there's any band out there that could do something like that, maybe ours could.  Our band has been around a long time and we could just keep making regular records, but it feels like you need a story with each record you put out, just to get some attention. Now feels like the right time to do it.

Maybe everyone will think, 'That was stupid.' And then we'll come back with a regular record where everyone's like, 'Yay, it's great!'" -Ferguson


Online music store:

“Looking at album cover art and perusing booklets that come with CDs is fun. But after more than 10 years of collecting CDs, they become clutter.  With digital music, I can put my library in a hard drive and take it with me everywhere.” -Barbie Almalbis


Coub Raises $1M For Its Gif-Like Looping Music Videos Service:

“We discovered this media format and now we are observing its evolution.  It already has traditions, own memes, genres and sub-formats. We made a tool that you can use in different ways. It could be an artistic tool, a way of self-expression and getting attraction. On the other hand, coubs also have a professional usage, for example, as an illustration in media, or as an animated photo on an online store.” -Anton Gladkoborodov


Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher Hopes To Release Solo Album And Revisit Early Butterslax Project:




Samsung Ditches Media And Music Hubs, Replaces Them With The Samsung Hub :

"The Samsung Hub made its first appearance on the Galaxy S 4, so this app – which is now available in the Play Store – brings older Sammy devices up-to-date in terms of content stores. The Store listing makes note of the Galaxy SIII and Note II in particular, though it may also be available to other devices."


SERJ TANKIAN: 'Act II - Oceanic Subterfuge' Video:




Canadian jazz musician Peter Appleyard dead at 85:

"Appleyard was also notable for his own work. He released 22 albums, the most recent of which – Sophisticated Ladies – came out last June and featured collaborations with a number of younger Canadian jazz chanteuses, including Jill Barber, Emilie-Claire Barlow and Elizabeth Shepherd."


AFI Unveil 'Burials,' Announce North American Tour:



"It's always a joy to me to reach away from that. But the themes and sentiments on this record are within that darker realm and that darker tone because I've always been honest in everything that I write. It's beyond me. I'm crippled. There's nothing I can do but be genuine in my writing, and that's what came out this time — without any sort of pointed effort." -Havok

AFI's North American tour is as follows:

09/12 Minneapolis, MN -Varsity Theater
09/13 Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
09/15 Chicago, IL - Riot Fest at Humboldt Park
09/16 Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
09/18 St Louis, MO - The Pageant
09/19 Lawrence, KS - Granada
09/21 Byers, CO - Riot Fest at May Farms
10/07 Boston, MA - Royale
10/08 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10/10 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10/11 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
10/12 Sayreville, NJ -Starland Ballroom
10/14 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Zoo
10/15 Cincinnati, OH -Bogart's
10/17 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
10/18 Austin, TX - Mohawk Outdoor Stage
10/20 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theater
10/22 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
10/23 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
10/25 Pomona, CA - Fox Theater
10/26 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
10/28 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
10/29 Reno, NV - Knitting Factory
10/31 Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
11/01 Seattle, WA - The Showbox at the Market
11/02 Vancouver, BC The Commodore Ballroom


NEWSTED - Audio Samples Of All Songs From Debut Album Streaming:




Monster Magnet Reveal 'Last Patrol,' Map Out North American Tour:


New Jersey's long time band Monster Magnet have announced they'll drop their next album, "Last Patrol", on October 15th, 2013 via Napalm Records.

Tour dates are as follows:

11/14 Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
11/15 Detroit, MI - St. Andrews
11/16 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
11/17 Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights
11/19 Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
11/20 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
11/22 Seattle, WA - Neumos
11/23 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater
11/24 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
11/26 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
11/27 Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
11/29 Tempe, AZ - Club Red
11/30 Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
12/2 Austin, TX - Red 7
12/3 Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds
12/4 Dallas, TX - Trees
12/6 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
12/7 Charlotte, NC - Amos Southend
12/8 Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Sound Stage
12/10 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
12/12 Boston, MA - Sinclair
12/13 West Chester, PA - The Note
12/14 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom


MERCENARY: Entire New Album Available For Streaming:




MOTÖRHEAD: 'Aftershock' Track Listing Revealed:


1. Death Machine
2. Heartbreaker
3. Coming Back To You
4. Going To Mexico
5. Courage
6. Queen Of The Damned
7. Lost Woman Blues
8. Crying Shame
9. Paralyzed
10. Dust And Glass
11. Coup De Grace
12. Silence When You Speak To Me
13. Knife

"Aftershock" is tentatively due in the fall.


PROTEST THE HERO Partners With RAZOR & TIE For Upcoming Album:

"We hope you are able to get your hands on at least one of these versions of our new album, regardless of where you are in the world. It's scary, but wonderful to say...this album absolutely would not have been possible without the generosity and support of those who contributed to the making of our new album. We will forever be in your debt!” -PTH


METALLICA: Full 'Through The Never' Theatrical Trailer:

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