saturday wake up call

The Gaslight Anthem performed their new single, "45" on Late Show with David Letterman Wednesday night.



"45" is taken from the band's upcoming record, Handwritte, out on July 24!

friday wake up call

Here's "Last June" — the latest song/video by Gallows, which features footage from G20 in Toronto.



"Last June" is taken from the band's upcoming S/T record, out on September 10th through Bridge Nine.

thursday wake up call

Started listening to Defeater's Empty Days & Sleepless Nights over the weekend, really enjoying it so far, especially the track "Empty Glass":

wednesday wake up call

LOVE this super violent animated video by Pierre Mousquet and Jérôme Cauwe for Municipal Waste's "You're Cut Off":



"You're Cut Off" is from The Fatal Feast, out now through Nuclear Blast.

tuesday wake up call

"I Am The Least Of Your Problems" by Future of the Left, taken from the band's wicked new album, The Plot Against Common Sense, out now via Xtra Mile Recordings!

monday wake up call

Interactive pop-up video for "Glitters Like Gold" by The Cribs. (Click the pop-ups for special surprises!)



"Glitters Like Gold" is taken from In the Belly of the Brazen Bull, one of my favourite records of the year so far!

sunday wake up call

Check out More Than Conquerors' set on Gifted Live at The Belfast Empire Music Hall on June 7, 2012:

"Swords and Bones"



"The Great Deceiver"



"Bring Me to the Bloodbank"

saturday wake up call

New Every Time I Die video for the track "I Suck (Blood)", taken from the incredible album Ex Lives, out now via Epitaph.

friday wake up call

Yet another excellent video from Gem Club, this time for the song "I Heard the Party", directed by Joshua Stocker.



"I Heard the Party" is off of Breakers, out now on Hardly Art.

thursday wake up call

Terrific animated video by Liam Stevens and Chris Tozer (MakeMake Studio) for "Goodbye" by My Robot Friend.

wednesday wake up call

Pure Love (Frank Carter and Jim Carroll) will head out on their first headline run in the UK this July! Check out their latest single/video entitled "Handsome Devil's Club":

tuesday wake up call

Here's the second video—"The Shakedown"—from Yellow Ostrich's sophomore release Strange Land, out now through Barsuk Records.

ceremony june 16, 2012 @ wrongbar

Best. Show. Ever.













See more photos of Ceremony @ Wrongbar here.

monday wake up call

New Sharks video for "Patient Spider", off of the band's debut, No Gods, out now on Rise Records.

of montreal june 16, 2012 @ yonge dundas square

The of Montreal set at Yonge Dundas Square last night was one of the most bizarre + entertaining sets I have ever witnessed!











See more of Montreal photos @ Yonge Dundas Square here.

ceremony june 16, 2012 @ yonge dundas square

Pretty sure this is the only time I will see Ceremony perform under a fucking disco ball!











See more photos of Ceremony @ Yonge Dundas Square here.
Stay tuned for photos from Wrongbar!

sunday wake up call

New Basement song entitled "Whole"!

saturday wake up call / nxne day 4 picks

This is the day I've been waiting for ever since NXNE announced its lineup back in April and this is the only band that matters at this year's festival!

CEREMONY

3 @ Yonge Dundas Square
11 @ Wrongbar

Really hope they play "Kersed"...



...and "You're All the Same"



I've been dying to see this band live forever!

Live @ The Met in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on June 12, 2012



Video by hate5six, check out other wicked live sets here.

friday wake up call / nxne day 3 picks

Pick of the day: The Death Set @ Wrongbar, 1am




Basically, the entire lineup at Wrongbar tonight looks great:

Bass Drum Of Death, 10pm




METZ, 11pm




The Men, 12am

thursday wake up call / nxne day 2 picks

Pick of the day: Mean Jeans @ The Shop at Parts & Labor, 1am

"Anybody Out There", off their new record On Mars, out now on Dirtnap Records.




Also check out:

Mac DeMarco @ The Garrison, 10pm




Obey The Brave @ Lee's Palace, 11am




And don't forget:

FREE show at Yonge-Dundas Square tonight featuring No Use For A Name (7pm), Good Riddance (8pm) and Bad Religion (9pm).

wednesday wake up call / nxne day 1 picks

The music portion / first real day of North by Northeast Festivals and Conference (NXNE) begins today! Below are some of my picks for tonight; for the full band list and schedule, head over to the NXNE schedule page.

Pick of the day: Teenanger @ The Garrison, 12am

"Bank Account"



"Cops But Not"




Also check out:

Young Doctors in Love @ El Mocambo (Upstairs), 8pm




HiFi Phantom @ The Painted Lady, 1am

tuesday wake up call

Hell yes! — full set of Converge playing at Le Poisson Rouge in Manhattan, New York on May 26, 2012!

"that's why we fucking play!"

Congrats to the Los Angeles Kings for winning the Stanley Cup!

monday wake up call

Check out the video for "Saturday Night Live", super fun and catchy song by Crazy & The Brains.



"Saturday Night Live" is from Don't Need No Snacks EP, out now via Baldy Longhair Records.

sunday wake up call

"As The Sun Beat Down", the first track off of The Taxpayers' new album God, Forgive These Bastards, out on June 26 from Asian Man Records.






...and here's a video introduction to the new album:

saturday wake up call

The new CocoRosie video (directed by Emma Freeman) for "We Are On Fire" has some incredible slow motion scenes!





"We Are On Fire" is the title track from CocoRosie's new 7-inch single, out now through Touch and Go.

friday wake up call

Drop everything and watch the new Gaslight Anthem video for "45"!!!!!!!!



"45" 7-inch single is out now; the track will also appear on Handwritten, out on July 24th.

thursday wake up call

A couple of new videos from Rise Records:

First is a lyric video for a brand new Make Do And Mend track, "Disassemble".



"Disassemble" is from the band's forthcoming album, Everything You Ever Loved out on June 19.


Second is "Dead End Dreams" by Man Overboard, off of the band's S/T sophomore full-length.

wednesday wake up call

Here's a video for "Scrabble" by Elro featuring JME & Manga, taken from Elro's new mixtape Porcelain Corpse... which you can download for free here!

tuesday wake up call

Discovered Jake Bugg through Drowned In Sound yesterday, this kid has a great style and amazing voice, can't wait to hear more!

If you are a fan of The Tallest Man On Earth or Bob Dylan, you must check out Jake Bugg!

monday wake up call

OFF! performing "Feelings Are Meant To Be Hurt" live at Whisky A Go Go in LA on May 8!



"Feelings Are Meant To Be Hurt" is from OFF!'s S/T debut, out now via Vice Records.

sunday wake up call

Here's the first track/video, "Cold Cold Rain", off The Giving Tree Band's upcoming record Vacilador, out in the fall.

saturday wake up call

M83 has released a band new video/second single from Hurry Up We're Dreaming. "Reunion", directed by Fleur & Manu, is a sequel to "Midnight City", which once again features a group of kids with awesome superpowers!

friday wake up call

Awesome bokeh silhouette monsters video (directed by Bradonio) for the song "Solidified" by Gramatik featuring Jay Fresh.



"Solidified" is off of #DigitalFreedom EP, you can download it for free over at Pretty Lights Music.


Watch the making of short below: