Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Music News and New Music For January 22nd, 2014

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 rather 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!



Spotify to tailor music to your heart beat:

"Maybe with motion sensors in phones, we can start guessing things whether users are running, biking or driving? Maybe the phone has a temperature sensor, or a heart rate sensor, we could guess whether the user is tense..." -Donovan Sung (Spotify’s product manager for discovery and recommendations)


Kim Dotcom previews his new music service, Baboom, with his own album:

"Oddly enough, I don’t see Baboom much as a direct competitor for Spotify — rather, an expanded version of SoundCloud or a cleaner execution of MySpace. If it unfolds perfectly, Baboom stands to become a smart platform for free singles and mixtapes, which emerging artists have turned to recently for increased exposure, rather than paid albums commonly found on streaming music services."


How an epilepsy drug led to the holy grail of musical skill:

"The researchers administered controlled doses of Valproate, a prescription drug, to two groups of people, mainly students at UBC. These were given online training tasks in which they were taught to associate certain pitches with randomly chosen proper names like Francine and Leo, instead of traditional note names like B-flat and F-sharp — an approach Levitin had himself used in a 1992 study, as “non-musicians tend to be somewhat intimidated by musical notation.” But where Levitin had found that adults couldn’t memorize more than two pitches (“Fred” and “Ethel” in his study), Hensch and his co-authors found that one of their treatment groups, having been administered Valproate, performed substantially better."


Intervals Debut New Song “The Escape”:




Jack White and Neil Young Teaming Up for Covers Album?

"What I’ve now confirmed is that Young and White have recorded an entire album together, according to a source associated with the project. The album will be released on Third Man Records, and probably Warner Bros, as well."


Bruce Springsteen Launching Official Bootleg Series via USB Wristbands:


"Coming soon: fans will be able to purchase USB wristbands online and on tour & pick 1 live to show to download starting w/1.26 in Cape Town... Shows will be available to download within approx. 48 hrs. after the concert ends. Online orders begin next week. Stay tuned for more info!" -Bruce Springsteen (Twitter)


JANE'S ADDICTION On Hiatus As PERRY FARRELL Works On Musical:

"...is a pretty massive undertaking, so JANE'S ADDICTION is going to take a hiatus. It’ll be a couple of years before you see JANE'S again." -Farrell


MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Final Tour' To Feature Support From ALICE COOPER?


Poster was accidentally leaked on various Twitter accounts and since has been deleted.  Official press conference to take place on January 28th, 2014 in Los Angeles where dates and prices will be announced.


CENTURY MEDIA Co-Owner OLIVER WITHÖFT Dead At 49:

"As you all know, [Oliver] was a very special person who touched many people's lives in a positive and special way.  This is a huge loss for all who knew him and it will take some time for us to grieve the passing of such a great person. We will all miss him dearly." -Judith Withöft


In This Moment Debut "Whore" from "Blood At The Orpheum" DVD:



"Blood At The Orpheum" was released as a special edition issue of "Blood" on January 21st, 2014 via Century Media Records.


The Used Announce "Imaginary Enemy" Album:



"Imaginary Enemy" will be released on April  1st, 2014 via Hopeless Records.  Pre-orders are available now.


Sevendust Wraps Up Recording For New Acoustic Album:

"We are officially done with the new acoustic record everyone. It was an amazing experience and we want to thank the pledgers that helped us do it. We have some older songs redone and a nice batch of brand new tunes. Next is the mix and mastering. Go check out updates and other details on http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/sevendust 

We love y'all." -Sevendust


THE HAUNTED's New Song 'Eye Of The Storm' Available For Streaming:



"We're all VERY excited about having THE HAUNTED back in working shape again and we can't wait to get back out on the road to play for our very patient and faithful fans again. A new album is also already in the works and if you are familiar with the individual band members of this new lineup, you can be assured that the new material will grab you by the throat from the get-go!" -Ola Englund


The Exploited Working on New Album for Nuclear Blast, Prepping Reissues:

"One of the main reasons we signed to [Nuclear Blast] is the fact that [Markus Staiger], the owner, is a big Exploited fan and I know he will give us 100 percent backing to make the next album as great as the last ones." -Wattie Buchan


MORE THAN A THOUSAND Signs With EONE/GOOD FIGHT MUSIC:

"This is a band that is just incredibly passionate about their music and it jumps out of every second of this record.



"This is my favorite kind of find in music, a record you put on and are just taken aback by. It reminds me of how excited I was the first time I heard EVERY TIME I DIE or KILLSWITCH ENGAGE." -Carl Severson (Good Fight Music)


PANTERA: 'Far Beyond Driven: 20th Anniversary Edition' To Arrive In March:

"The chemistry within PANTERA... In the early days, they were very guarded about what I said here and there. And then, finally, by 'Vulgar Display Of Power', it was, like, 'Just let me handle the lyrics.' And then by 'Far Beyond Driven', I was saying anything I fucking wanted to fucking really fucking sing about, man." -Phil Anselmo

Disc One - Original Album Remastered

1. Strength Beyond Strength
2. Becoming
3. 5 Minutes Alone
4. I'm Broken
5. Good Friends And A Bottle Of Pills
6. Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks
7. Slaughtered
8. 25 Years
9. Shedding Skin
10. Use My Third Arm
11. Throes Of Rejection
12. Planet Caravan

Disc Two – "Far Beyond Bootleg - Live From Donington '94"

1. Use My Third Arm
2. Walk
3. Strength Beyond Strength
4. Domination/Hollow
5. Slaughtered
6. Fucking Hostile
7. This Love
8. Mouth For War
9. Cowboys From Hell

"Far Beyond Driven: 20th Anniversary Edition" will be available on March 25th, 2014.


THE BLOODLINE - Remixed Version Of 'The Blackout' Song Available For Streaming:



"We wanted to share something new for you all via our new YouTube page. So enjoy this new remixed version of our crushing debut, 'The Blackout'! We hope this new mix will make you love the song even more!" -The Bloodline


SCAR SYMMETRY Announce Concept Album Trilogy 'THE SINGULARITY':

"The first of the three albums is called 'The Singularity (phase I: Neohumanity)'


In the coming decades we will see the rise of artificial intelligence and transhumanism. Humanity will build artilects (artificial intellects) with mental capacities far above the human level of thought. By the year 2030, one of the world's biggest industries will be "artificial brains," used to control artilects that will be genuinely intelligent and useful. Millions of people will be prepared to spend more money on an artilect than on a car.

So in about a decade there will be a thriving artificial brain industry, and nearly everyone will have an artilect which will be upgraded every two or three years. Each new artilect generation will be smarter and more useful than the previous generation, so that as the gap between the human intelligence level and the artificial intelligence level gets smaller every year, the species dominance debate will increase. There will be those who embrace the new technology and those who oppose it. There will also be those who add artilectual components to their own bodies, aiming to become artilect gods themselves.

The rise of the artilects and cyborgs will be disruptive to human culture, creating alienation and hatred. Children infused with artilectual nanotechnology and components will become dead to their parents as they see their offspring turn into cyborgs because they are no longer human, but an artilect in human disguise. Those who oppose the cyborgs and artilects will have to strike early in the oncoming conflict or they will be overthrown by the superior artificial species.

Add to this the advances in cryonics and cloning where minds can be downloaded and uploaded into eternal physical life and we see a very different reality emerge on earth.

The singularity is here, technocalypse and cybergeddon emerges!" -Scar Symmetry


The Kindred Premiere “Everbound” Music Video:\



"Everbound" comes off The Kindred's upcoming album "Life in Lucidity", which will be released in stores February 25th, 2014 via Sumerian Records.

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