WORLD PREMIERE VIDEO - THE RIFLES

Watch THE RIFLES ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO from "THE GREAT ESCAPE" single EP out NOW! Let me know what you think of this foursome, heavily influenced by The Clash, The Jam and 90s Britpop!

ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME?!

HOLY CRAP...I can't believe I missed this!! No Doubt, Shirley Manson and The Sounds performing "Stand and Deliver" at their show in Los Angeles.

SONGS FROM ME, CLIPS FOR YOU

Songs From Me, Clips For You - James Morrison

James Morrison has another webisode on Imeem.com that gives you a behind the scenes look as he travels while promoting his album, Songs For You, Truths For Me!

THE GOLDEN TICKET

Taking a page from Willy Wonka, Jack White's latest band, The Dead Weather, placed six photo booth picture strips (in lieu of "golden tickets") in US copies of their recently released debut, Horehound.

While two have already been found, there are still four picture strips waiting to be claimed! Those lucky enough to find a photo booth picture strip, will win a trip to Nashville, TN for a guided tour of Third Man Records. Included is round trip airfare, two night hotel accomodation and ground transportation for you and a friend.

Last day to redeem picture strips is August 15th, so don't miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity. Grab yourself a copy of Horehound, pack those bags and hope for the best. Good luck and maybe we'll see you at Third Man!

Congratulations to the first two winners!
Arthur Koziol from Chicago,IL
Andrew Fox from Maryland

WORLD PREMIERE VIDEO - BAND OF SKULLS

Band of Skulls - I Know What I Am


Check out the brand new video from Band of Skulls for their single, "I Know What I Am."

IN CASE YOU MISSED EM...

The Fray performed "Never Say Never" on the Tonight Show with Conan O Brien on 7/27/09.

WIN A COPY OF ANJULIE'S DEBUT ALBUM!

Musicbleep is giving 2 copies of Anjulie's debut album out August 6th. Send an emai to http://musicbleep@gmail.com.

I will choose 2 winners at random. If you like "Boom" you are going to love this album!

KCRW WELCOMES REGINA SPEKTOR

Soviet-born and American-bred singer Regina Spektor began as a classical performer before turning her attention to writing whimsical songs. She performed tunes from her critically-acclaimed release Far when she joined Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW.

She was also in Los Angeles, playing in front of a SOLD OUT show at the El Rey.

BOOM BOOM POW

With her disarmingly frank lyrics, melodic gifts, and exotic good looks, singer and songwriter Anjulie is a commanding new presence on the music scene. She was recently selected for MtvU’s Freshman 5 with the music video for “Boom”—a college and public radio favorite that hit #1 on the Billboard dance charts—and with her signing to the Hear Music imprint, her album will be available at all Starbucks nation-wide on street date.

Hailing from Toronto, Anjulie is an intriguing, authentic new voice on the pop landscape with the melodic gifts, vocal prowess and sophistication that announce her as a true original. Obsessed with music as a child, Anjulie has been singing and writing songs since she was a teen, and the years she spent honing her craft are readily apparent on her forthcoming self-titled debut album. Co-written with her producer and collaborator Jon Levine (of Canadian R&B hit makers the Philosopher Kings), Anjulie sets intensely personal stories about her life, loves, obsessions, and heartbreaks to a glittering genre-blending mix of pop, hip-hop, rock, and world rhythms she heard as a child growing up.

Anjulie on myspace: www.myspace.com/anjulie
Anjulie’s homepage: http://www.anjuliemusic.com/
Preorder link: http://bit.ly/AnjulieAmazonPreOrder

This is such a great song! I see big things for this lady.

A SHORT FAZED HOVEL 2009 TOUR

The Decemberists have announced Fall dates for their “A Short Fazed Hovel” 2009 tour. The tour, which features a full performance of their acclaimed new album The Hazards of Love, has been earning rave reviews as it crosses the United States from coast to coast, including sold-out performances at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the Edgefield Winery in their hometown of Portland, Oregon, and stand-out performances at major summer festivals including Sasquatch and Bonnaroo. The band will also be performing this year at the Newport Folk Festival, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival and Treasure Island Music Festival. A limited number of pre-sale tickets for the Fall tour, which launches September 20 in Burlington, Vermont, go on sale today to the public on a first-come, first-served basis at http://www.decemberists.tickets.musictoday.com/.

Full venue and ticketing information is available at The Decemberists’ newly redesigned website. See full list of upcoming tour dates below. NPR Music will be live webcasting and broadcasting The Decemberists’ performance at the Newport Folk Festival on August 1, which will not be The Hazards of Love, but instead a special set for the festival. The band’s performance and interview on World Cafe aired on July 24, and is now featured on the NPR Music website. Check out what the critics have been saying about The Decemberists’ live performance of The Hazards of Love featuring special guests Becky Stark (Lavender Diamond) and Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond):

The Decemberists’ confirmed 2009 tour dates are as follows:

Aug. 1 Newport, RI Newport Folk Festival
Aug. 2 Montreal, QUE Osheaga Music & Arts Festival
Aug. 3 Toronto, ONT Kool Haus (w/ Heartless Bastards)
Aug. 5 Madison, WI Orpheum Theater (w/ Heartless Bastards)
Aug. 6 Chicago, IL Metro (w/ Heartless Bastards)
Aug. 7 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
Aug. 8 Indianapolis, IN Murat Egyptian Room (w/ Heartless Bastards)
Aug. 10 Louisville, KY W.L. Lyons Brown Theater (w/ Blind Pilot)
Aug. 11 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Theater (w/ Heartless Bastards)
Aug. 13 Buffalo, NY UB Center for the Arts (w/ Heartless Bastards)
Aug. 14 Pittsburgh, PA Byham Theater (w/ Heartless Bastards)
Aug. 15 Schwenksville, PA Philadelphia Folk Festival
Aug. 16 Holyoke, MA Mountain Park (w/ Heartless Bastards)
Sept. 20 Burlington, VT Flynn Theater (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 21 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theater (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 23 Norfolk, VA The Norva (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 24 Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville Pavilion (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 25 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 27 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 29 St. Augustine,FL St. Augustine Amphitheater (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 30 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Oct. 2 Houston, TX House of Blues (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Oct. 3 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival
Oct. 4 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Oct. 6 Lexington, KY University of Kentucky, Lexington (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Oct. 7 Columbia, MO Ninth St. Fall Fest (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Oct. 18 San Francisco, CA Treasure Island Music Festival
Nov. 18 London, UK Forum
Nov. 19 London, UK Coronet