Altsounds — *This Will Destroy You predictably crushed SXSW with their monumental, instrumental, cinematic rock, as shown in the video (http://girlieaction.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1d59aca4aeedaab429816159e&id=3d3cdfe0cc&e=45457d5adb) of them playing t... more info

DrivenFarOff — Terrible Things are streaming the final track from their upcoming self-title album due out August 31st. Check out the new song titled “The Arsonist’s Wife”  over on BLURT. Terrible Things features Fred Mascherino (Taking Back Sunday), Josh Epp... more info

Swedesplease — It’s been awhile since I heard a saxophone led band take a stab at punk mixed with new wave and experimental rock. I think the band Blurt was the one and only band to achieve any notoriety with such a combination. The Stockholm based band Kriget ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Grant Hart Blurt: Do you ever feel like your contributions to Husker Du are overlooked? Grant Hart: This isn't thrown out as a condemnation of Bob, but I think that my fans know my material better than a lot of... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ben said...Songs about mothers at Moistworks:Jack Bruce, "Never Tell Your Mother She's Out Of Tune"Blurt, "My Mother Was A Friend of the Enemy of the People"Swamp Dogg, "You Say You Trust Your Mother"Randy Newman, "Mama Told Me Not To Come"John Lenno... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketParis Hilton, the rapper. Watch with extreme caution. [Socialite Life]Pete Doherty had a traumatic childhood experience when a skewer-wielding kebab shop owner chased him down the street. [NME]R.I.P Hendrix Electric Vodka.... more info

JamBase — PROGRESSIVE JAM LORDS GRACE US WITHPOWERHOUSE WORKOUT OF NEW ALBUM'S TITLE TRACK Umphrey's McGee Umphrey's McGee launched their current tour with multi-night run in Colorado, where they debuted much of the new material from their latest release, ... more info

JamBase — William Elliott Whitmore Headlines Tour in Support of ANIMALS IN THE DARK William Elliott Whitmore On the heels of a nearly sold-out North American tour with City and Colour, William Elliott Whitmore is taking to the stage again on a headlining ... more info

JamBase — BACKYARD TIRE FIRE To Begin Work On New Album with LOS LOBOS' STEVE BERLIN Set To Produce February Tour Dates with JJ Grey & MOFRO and Headline Shows in March and April Announced Backyard Tire Fire Backyard Tire Fire return to the studio next mon... more info

KEXP Seattle — One thing I like about writing these posts is that sometimes — as you may have noticed — it introduces me to bands I’d never heard of before. This week is an example of this, bringing us Ted Milton’s Blurt, who are on the cusp of their 30th ... more info