[News] Bombay Bicycle Club Announce 2012 North American Tour

Starting on Frebruary 14th, U.K. indie rockers Bombay Bicycle Club will be hitting the road, performing at twenty-one venues across the United States and Canada. The North American tour begins in San Diego on February 14th, and will take the band up the West Coast into Canada before heading east, finishing with an all-ages show in Philadelphia on March 10th. You can check out all of Bombay Bicycle Club's 2012 tour dates after the jump.

Bombay Bicycle Club 2012 U.S./Canada Tour Dates:

• 2/14/12                        San Diego, CA @ The Casbah (21+)
• 2/15/12                        Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre (All Ages)
• 2/16/12                        San Francisco, CA @ The Rickshaw Shop (18+)
• 2/17/12                        Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (21+)
• 2/18/12                        Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Café (21+)
• 2/20/12                        Vancouver, BC @ Venue (19+)
• 2/21/12                        Kamloops, BC @ Blue Grotto (19+)
• 2/22/12                        Calgary, AB @ Republik (18+)
• 2/23/12                        Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room (18+)
• 2/25/12                        Winnipeg, MB @ West End Cultural Centre (All Ages)
• 2/26/12                        Minneapolis, MN @ 7^th Street Entry (18+)
• 2/27/12                        Chicago, IL @ Subterranean (17+)
• 2/29/12                        Columbus, OH @ The Basement (All Ages)
• 3/1/12                          Toronto, ON @ Mod Club (19+)
• 3/2/12                          Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Mile End (18+)
• 3/3/12                          Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (18+)
• 3/5/12                          New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (18+)
• 3/7/12                          Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (All Ages)
• 3/8/12                          Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s (All Ages)
• 3/9/12                          Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East Downstairs (18+)
• 3/10/12                        Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer (All Ages)

[News] Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce More Tour Dates

Just last week, Red Hot Chili Peppers announced their first wave of North American tour dates, and today, they announced even more. On February 20th, the band will trek from Sunrise, FL, across the Southwestern U.S., and all the way to a final show in Little Rock, AR on March 16th. The tickets for this leg of the tour go on sale on December 10th, and be sure to check back for more updates regarding the Red Hot Chili Peppers' tour plans. You can check out all of the band's 2012 tour dates after the jump.

Red Hot Chili Peppers 2012 Tour Dates:

• 01/25  Charlotte, NC         Time Warner Cable Arena
• 01/27  Raleigh, NC             RBC Center
• 01/28  Columbia, SC          ColonialLife Arena
• 01/30  Duluth, GA              Gwinnett Arena
• 01/31  Greensboro, NC     Greensboro Coliseum
• 02/03  Memphis, TN          FedEx Forum
• 01/20 Sunrise, FL                Bank Atlantic Center
• 01/21 Orlando, FL              Amway Arena
• 01/23 St. Petersburg, FL    St. Pete Times Forum
• 02/04 New Orleans, LA     New Orleans Arena
• 03/06 San Antonio, TX      AT&T Center
• 03/08 Houston, TX            Toyota Center
• 03/09 Dallas, TX                 American Airlines Arena (*on sale 12/9)
• 03/13 Tulsa, OK                  BOK Arena
• 03/15 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy
• 03/16 Little Rock, AR         Verizon Center 

[News] LCD Soundsystem Documentary Set to Debut at Sundance Film Festival

At next year's Sundance Film Festival, a documentary chronicling LCD Soundsystem's farewell show at Madison Square Garden will premiere. The documentary, titled SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS, was directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, and follows "LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy over a crucial 48-hour period, from the day of their final gig at Madison Square Garden to the morning after, the official end of one of the best live bands in the world."

As pointed out by Consequence of Sound, it's currently unclear whether the documentary is the concert film previously mentioned by James Murphy, who, on Facebook, stated: “oh–and quick thing on last show film… it’s taking a long time to edit. sorry. edit is happening in london, so it’s a lot of flying. takes a long time, and then it has to be graded (didn’t know any of this technical stuff before), distributed, etc. taking longer than i expected, so i’m sorry. it’s coming early next year.”

There's be no further information provided on the documentary, but stay tuned for future updates.

[News] The Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys Announce North American Tour

Further supporting the June release of Suck It and See, Arctic Monkeys will be embarking on a North American arena tour this March with the help of none other than The Black Keys, whose seventh studio album El Camino is set to release in only four days. The tour kicks off in Cincinnati on March 2nd, and will see both bands visiting some of the largest venues in North America, including the famed Madison Square Garden. You can check out all of the tour dates and locations after the jump.

Arctic Monkeys Tour Dates*:

3-02 Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena 
3-03 Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena 
3-04 Columbus, OH - Jerome Schottenstein Center 
3-06 Portland, ME - Cumberland Co. Civic Center 
3-07 Boston, MA - TD Garden 
3-09 Washington, DC - Verizon Center 
3-10 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center 
3-12 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 
3-13 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre 
3-14 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre 
3-16 Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse 
3-18 Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
3-19 Chicago, IL - United Center 
3-20 Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena 
3-23 Norfolk, VA - Constant Convocation Center

*w/The Black Keys

[News] Atlas Sound Announces East Coast Tour Dates

Atlas Sound, the solo project of Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox, will be heading to the East Coast of the U.S. in support of his third studio album Parallax. The tour is set to begin on December 14th in Durham, NC, followed by five more shows in Richmond, VA, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, New York, and Washington, D.C. You can check out all the specifics regarding the six-date tour after the jump. As well, if you've yet to hear Parallex, you can listen to the full album stream here.

Atlas Sound 2011 Tour Dates:
12/14 – Durham, NC @ Motorco
12/15 – Richmond, VA @ The National
12/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church Sanctuary
12/17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House
12/18 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
12/20 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat

[News] Kasabian Announces North American Tour

UK rockers Kasabian have hit the road and will heading for North America early next year in support of this year's release Velociraptor! as every good hard working band should post-release. The band has already been making the rounds in Europe this fall, which will include two nights at the O2 Arena in London on December 13th and 14th. The North American tour will kick off starting on March 12 at the South Side Music Hall in Dallas, TX and will be making their way cross the country well into late April.

Have a look at the tour dates after the jump.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
3/12/12 - South Side Music Hall, Dallas, TX
3/15/12 - Fitzgerald's, Houston, TX
3/17/12 - Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
3/18/12 - Beacham Theatre, Orlando, FL
3/20/12 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
3/21/12 - Theatre Of The Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
3/22/12 - Terminal 5, New York, NY
3/27/12 - House of Blues, Boston, MA
3/28/12 - Corona Theatre, Montreal, QC
3/29/12 - Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ONT
4/01/12 - Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac, MI
4/02/12 - Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
4/03/12 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
4/06/12 - Edmonton Event Center, Edmonton, AB
4/07/12 - MacEwan Hall Ballroom, Calgary, AB
4/09/12 - Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC
4/10/12 - The Showbox @ The Market, Seattle, WA
4/11/12 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
4/22/12 - The Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO

[News] 54th Annual Grammy Nomminations Announced

It's that time of year again where we all bicker and complain about how the Grammys are no longer relevant and that the music industry continues to be nothing but a big fat failure. That's right, kiddies: the 54th Annual Grammy nominations are in and the band bashing is already in full swing.

Leading the nominations this time around are Adele (shocker), Kanye West, Bruno Mars, Foo Fighters, Rihanna and Lady Gaga. The Electronica and Dance categories were relatively well represented with nods for Cut/Copy, David Guetta, Robyn, Duck Sauce, Deadmau5, Skrillex, and Swedish House Mafia.

Skrillex and Bon Iver were included in the noms for Best New Artist along with The Band Perry, J. Cole and Nicki Minaj, which seemed to rattle the internet quite a bit. It's a little random that Bon Iver is in this category considering they released their first album in 2008, but we will be happy for them all the same. Skrillex seems to come out of left field in this category, but I guess if Ryan Seacrest is excited for Skrillex then we really shouldn't be all that shocked. Kudos to him for getting electronica/dance music into more categories other than their own, though. Bon Iver also received a nomination for Record of the Year with "Helocene" alongside Mumford & Sons, Katy Perry, Adele, and Bruno Mars.

Butch Vig, Danger Mouse, The Lonely Island, The Black Keys, Foster The People, Radiohead, The Decemberists, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kings of Leon, Wilco and many more were among the nominees tonight. Make sure you have a onceover on this years list of nominees and get ready to fire your tweets off with us on February 12, 2012 during the awards ceremony.

[News] Spotify To Add Apps: Including Last.fm, Rolling Stone, Lyrics, Other Third-Party Apps

In their quest for music world domination, music streaming service Spotify just announced that they will be integrating apps into the popular player soon. The service will kick off the apps launch with content partners such as Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Last.fm, TuneWiki, and Songkick, with more on the way.

The apps will be customizable and will show up in the left bar of the player along with your playlists, local libraries, etc.This is a smart move for Spotify. Why waste time trying to integrate these kinds of features on your own when there are plenty of companies already killing it in these respective fields? Want suggestions from news sources you already know and trust? There's an app for that. Want to be able to read (or sing) along with the lyrics to a song? There's an app for that. Want to know when an artist is rolling through your town? Well, you guessed it. There's an app for that, too. These new features should be rolling out sometime this week and will be available to both free and premium accounts.

It will be interesting to see how services like Rdio, MOG, Pandora, etc. respond to this new feature. Either way it will be better for us music junkies in the long run to have these services fighting over us by upping their features and enlarging their music libraries.