Got a 7" from  The Living Kills on my doorstep yesterday.  A  four-piece band from Brooklyn playing spaced out 60's/70's psych rock that reminds me of some Yo La Tengo playing Velvet Underground. Good stuff.   more info

  Rocksellout's favorite political rapper Sole has just released his first mix tape titled Nuclear Winter which includes some unlikely pairings. This release is going to be the first of what Sole says is the first of many coming out in the near fu... more info

Somebody out there has been good. Real good. Our friends over at Relapse have given us an amazing prize pack to give to our readers. RELAPSE CD Prize Pack: Baroness - Blue RecordRevocation - Existence Is Futile Dysrythmia - Psychic Maps Minsk - With... more info

Railcars reminds me of what it would sound like in a sleepy carnival. Opening with a fuzzy carousel trip that hints of bands like Parenthetical Girls or Xiu Xiu who's Jamie Stewart produced the EP "Cities vs Submarines". "Cathedral With No Eyes" app... more info

So I've got a few contest going right now.   Contest 1 giving you not one but three records from Stumarumper Records. Two of which are limited edition. Contest 2 with the Katatonia prize pack with a shirt,poster and copy of their new cd Night Is The... more info

  Lars Ulrich's favorite band The Sword will be heading out for a short 6 date tour to test out some new material for their follow up to 2008's Gods of the Earth. These dates are sure to be loud, heavy, and include lots of hair.  Jan. 23 - Corpus C... more info

Thought our readers may enjoy this. Continuing with what I hope to be a great give away week/month I got this email... "The Christmas season is pretty damn cold in Chicago, so 4AD recording artist Anni Rossi stays inside with the nog and cuts some f... more info

  All right my Swedish metal fans I even have gifts for you. Although I can't hook you up with your own Black metal uniform I can however give you a Shirt, Cd and Poster all from Katatonia. Just leave your name and email in the address below. For b... more info

  In my honest opinion Jordon Zadorozy is one of the best songwriters out there. If it were up to me there would be a million FM radios out there playing his music from coast to coast. I was introduced to his music through his bands release "August... more info

You may already be familiar with Codeine Velvet Club, or at least half of them. John Lawlor, lead singer with Scottish rockers The Fratelli's has used the time between albums to work on a little side project. And while the lead singer may have the n... more info