[News] RockNess Festival Announced. Biffy Clyro, Deadmau5, Mumford & Sons to Headline

Scotland's RockNess festival has announced their initial line-up and it's an interesting mix. They've managed to get Scotland's very own Biffy Clyro to headline along with Deadmau5 and folk heroes Mumford & Sons. As well as the headliners a few others have been announced. Azealia Banks, Ed Sheeran, Justice, Metronomy and TEED also make up some of the bill. See above for everyone announced so far. 

The festival will take place in Loch Ness in the highlands on the weekend of June 8th -June 10th. Tickets are on sale now.

[News] School of Seven Bells Announce European Dates

School of Seven Bells have just announced a handful of European tour dates for the beginning of March. They'll start out on the 8th of March at The Garage in London finishing up on the 14th in Berlin. Peep all the dats below.

The Brooklyn duo are also readying the release of their third album Ghostory for the 27th of Feb so keep your eyes peeled for a few new tracks before then. We've already had a couple, all of which can be checked out over here. 

School of Seven Bells European Tour 2012

08/03 - The Garage - London 

10/03 - Botanique - Witloof - Belgium, Brussels 

11/03 - Bitterzoet - Amsterdam, Netherlands

12/03 - Point Ephemere - Paris, France

14/03 - Festsaal Kreuzberg - Berlin, Germany

[News] Diamond Rugs Announce Debut Self-Titled Album

Drunk punk rockers Diamond Rugs have announced that their debut self-titled album is set for release on April 24th via Partisan Records, and, along with the announcement, have let loose the first single from the upcoming album titled "Gimme A Beer." With members from six different bands—Deer Tick, Black Lips, Los Lobos, Dead Confederate, and Six Finger Satellite—the supergroup have a fantastic combination of sounds and styles to work with, and "Gimme A Beer" displays this perfectly. You can give the fun, energetic track a listen below, and take a look at the album's 14-track tracklisting after the jump.

Diamond Rugs - "Gimme A Beer" by Some Kind of Awesome

Diamond Rugs Tracklist:
01. Hightail
02. Gimme A Beer
03. Big God
04. Call Girl Blues
05. Out On My Own
06. Country Mile
07. Totally Lonely
08. I Took Note
09. Blue Mountains
10. Motherland
11. Tell Me Why
12. 100 Sheets
13. Hungover And Horny
14. Christmas In A Chinese Restaurant

[News] Said the Whale Details Third LP, 'Little Mountain'

Vancouver indie rock outfit and Juno Award winners Said the Whale have announced that their third studio album Little Mountain will be released on March 6th via Hidden Pony. To coincide with the announcement, the band has made two tracks available for your listening pleasure, both of which, titled "Heavy Ceiling" and "Big Sky, MT," are available to stream below. As well, starting on February 7th, the group will be releasing promotional videos for each of the 15 songs on the album, with one video being released each day.

Along with the album announcement, Said the Whale is set to tour throughout North America, starting with a show in their hometown of Vancouver on February 25th. After the jump, you can check out the band's full tour itinerary as well as the tracklisting for Little Mountain.

Said the Whale - "Big Sky, MT":

Said the Whale - "Heavy Ceiling":

Little Mountain Tracklist:
01. We Are 1980
02. Big Sky, MT
03. Loveless
04. The Reason
05. O Alexandra
06. Big Wave Goodbye
07. Jesse, AR
08. Lover/Friend
09. Guilty/Hypocrites
10. 2010
11. Heavy Ceiling
12. Hurricane Ada
13. Safe Harbour
14. Lucky
15. Seasons
16. Lesson in Crime (iTunes bonus track)

Said the Whale 2012 Tour Dates:
02/25 – Vancouver, BC @ Rio Theatre
03/02 – Seattle, WA @ Q Café
03/05 – Sacramento, CA @ Luigi’s Fun Garden
03/06 – San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah
03/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Silverlake Lounge
03/10 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush
03/11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
03/13-18 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
03/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ M Room
03/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Rock Shop
03/27 – Saint John, NB @ Peppers Pub
03/28 – Halifax, NS @ Reflections Cabaret
03/30 – Cornerbrook, NL @ Grenfell College
03/31 – St. John’s, NL @ TBA
04/05 – Charlottetown, PEI @ UPEI
04/07 – Fredericton, NB @ Charlotte St Arts Centre
04/08 – Quebec City, QC @ Le Cercle
04/10 – Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange
04/11 – Ottawa, ON @ Ritual
04/12 – Hamilton, ON @ This Ain’t Hollywood
04/13 – Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall
04/14 – London, ON @ London Music Hall (Lounge)
04/16 – Windsor, ON @ Capitol Theatre
04/17 – Detroit, MI @ The Lager House
04/18 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door
04/20 – Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
04/21 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
04/23 – Regina, SK @ Artful Dodger
04/24 – Saskatoon, SK @ Broadway Theatre
04/25 – Edmonton, AB -@Myer Horowitz Theatre
04/26 – Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall (X92.9 Presents)
04/28 – Kelowna, BC @ Habitat
04/29 – Kelowna, BC @ Habitat
05/03 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
05/04 – Victoria, BC @ Alix Goolden Hall
07/14 - Toronto, ON @ Edgefest

[News] Portugal. The Man Announces Spring Tour

Last July, Portugal. The Man released their fantastic sixth studio album In the Mountain In the Cloud, and this Spring the psychedelic rock outfit will further support the release with a Jägermeister sponsored tour. With support from The Lonely Forest, the band will kick off their Spring tour in Boise, Idaho on April 3rd, and from there will see them visiting 25 other cities, the final of which will be San Francisco on May 6th. Pre-sale tickets for the tour are currently on sale at the band's website, with general public tickets going on sale on January 27th.

You can take a look at the band's full tour itinerary after the jump.

Portugal. The Man 2012 Tour Dates:
04/03 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
04/04 – Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
04/05 – Las Vegas, NV @ Club Veil
04/06 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
04/09 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
04/10 – Gainesville, FL @ Florida Theatre
04/11 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz
04/12 – Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theater
04/14 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
04/15 – Lexington, KY @ Buster’s Billiards
04/16 - Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Theatre
04/17 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
04/19 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
04/20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/21 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
04/22 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
04/24 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
04/25 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
04/26 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
04/29 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
04/30 – Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
05/02 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
05/03 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre
05/04 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theatre
05/05 – San Diego, CA @ 4th & B
05/06 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent

[News] Florence & The Machine Announce U.S. Spring Tour

With planned performances at this year's Coachella Music Festival and New Orleans Jazz Festival, Florence & The Machine have added a string of U.S. dates around the two festivals. Furthering the support of their sophomore LP Ceremonials, Florence Welch and co. will kick off the U.S. tour in Santa Barbara on April 14th, with the final show taking place in New York City on May 8th.

For a full view of Florence & The Machine's U.S. and worldwide, which includes the UK, Australia and Europe, tour schedule, take a look after the jump. Ceremonials is available now via Island Records.

Florence and the Machine 2012 Tour Dates:
01/24 – Sao Paolo, BR @ Summer Soul Festival
01/25 – Rio de Janiero, BR @ Summer Soul Festival
01/28 - Florianópolis, BR @ Summer Soul Festival
02/01 – Tokyo, JP @ Butz
03/02 – Dublin, IE @ The O2
03/04 – Bournemouth, UK @ BIC
03/05 – Cardiff, UK @ Motorpoint Arena
03/06 – Nottingham, UK @ Capital FM Arena
03/08 – London, UK @ Alexandra Palace
03/09 – London, UK @ Alexandra Palace
03/10 – London, UK @ Alexandra Palace
03/12 – Glasgow, UK @ SECC
03/13 – Birmingham, UK @ LG Arena
03/15 – Manchester, UK @ MEN Arnea
03/16 – Newcastle, UK @ Metro Radio Arena
03/23 – Munich, DE @ Tonhalle
03/24 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
03/25 – Hamburg, DE @ Grosse Freiheit
03/27 – Paris, FR @ Casino de Paris
03/28 – Paris, FR @ Casino de Paris
03/30 – Cologne, DE  @ E-Werk
03/31 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
04/01 – Amsterdam, NL @ PAradiso
04/14 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
04/15 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/17 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort
04/18 – Davis, CA @ Mondavi Center
04/20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
04/21 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Cosmopolitan
04/22 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Hennepin Theatre
04/28 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
04/29 – St. Louis, MO @ Peabody Opera House
05/01 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
05/02 – Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre
05/03 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz Fest
05/08 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
05/11 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
05/12 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Events Center
05/17 – Perth, AU @ Burswood Dome
05/20 – Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena
05/22 – Adelaide, AU @ Entertainment Centre
05/24 – Sydney, AU @ Entertainment Centre
05/26 – Brisbane, AU @ Riverstage
05/28 – Auckland, NZ @ Vector Arena
06/22 – Scheeßel, DE @ Hurricane Festival
06/23 – Neuhausen ob Eck @ Southside Festival
06/24 – London, UK @ Hackney Weekend
06/30 – Arras, FR @ Main Square Festival
07/01 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/12 – Benicassim, ES @ Benicassim Festival
07/14 – Lisbon, PT @ Optimus Alive! Festival
08/09 – Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West Festival 

[Watch] Ed Sheeran - "Drunk" (Official Video)

Peep the official visuals for Ed Sheeran's new single "Drunk" which features him mourning the loss his love by going out and getting rather drunk with his pet cat. Yup, ever wonder what the little blighters are thinking when they look at you with those cute little eyes? This video should help you learn a little of what your cat may be thinking. For the size of that cat it sure can knock back the shots.

Jump over here to grab a copy of the track. As well as the video, Ed's keeping his tour going and has added some dates for later in the year. Peep them after the jump.

Ed Sheeran Oct/Nov Tour 2012:

Sat, 15th Oct  London, HMV Hammersmith Apollo
Sat, 20th Oct  Newport, Newport Centre
Sun, 21st Oct  Bournemouth, BIC, Windsor Hall
Mon, 22nd Oct  Plymouth, Pavillion
Sun, 28th Oct  Birmingham, Ballroom
Wed, 31st Oct  Nottingham, Nottingham Arena
Thu, 1st Nov  Manchester, Apollo
Mon, 5th Nov  Doncaster, Doncaster Dome
Wed, 7th Nov  Hull, Hull Arena
Thu, 8th Nov  Blackpool, Empress Ballroom
Sat, 10th Nov  Newcastle, City Hall
Mon, 12th Nov  Edinburgh, Usher Hall
Wed, 14th Nov  Glasgow, Barrowlands

[News] Red Hot Chili Peppers Add More Tour Dates

Just over a week ago, the Red Hot Chili Peppers made an announcement that they would have to postpone their massive 2012 touring schedule due to frontman Anthony Kiedis sustaining several foot injuries. Having pushed back many of their tour dates to as late as September and October, there was a noticeable absence of tour dates in between April 12th and June 23rd, and, yesterday, the band announced yet another tour leg that would fill this gap. Starting on April 27th in Toronto, the leg will see the band visiting two other cities in Canada as well as 10 different states throughout the U.S., with the final show taking place on June 7th in Louisville, KY. Take a look at the band's full 2012 touring schedule, in support of their recently released LP I'm With You, after the jump.

Red Hot Chili Peppers 2011-2012 Tour Dates:
03/29 – St. Petersburg, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
03/31 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Arena
04/02 – Sunrise, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center
04/04 – Raleigh, NC @ RBC Center
04/06 – Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena
04/07 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena
04/09 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
04/10 – Atlanta, GA @ Gwinnett Center
04/12 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
04/27 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Center
04/30 – Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
05/02 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
05/04 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
05/07 – Boston, MA @ TD Bank North Garden
05/10 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
05/11 – Philadelphia,, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
05/25 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Arena
05/26 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
05/28 – Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
05/30 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center
06/01 – Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
06/02 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
06/04 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
06/06 – Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena
06/07 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum Center
06/23 – Stevenage Herts, UK @ Knebworth Park
06/24 – Sunderland, UK @ Stadium of Light
06/26 – Dublin, IE @ Croke Park
06/28 – Nijemegen, NL @ Goffert Park
06/30 – Paris, FR @ Stade de France
07/01 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/03 – Berne, CH @ Stade de Suisse
07/20 – St. Petersburg, RU @ Petrovsky Stadium
07/25 – Kiev, UA @ Olympisky Stadium
07/27 – Warsaw, PL @ Bernowo Airport
08/01 – Tampere, FI @ Ratina Stadium
08/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
08/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
08/14 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
08/15 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
08/29 – Zagreb, HR @ Hoppodrome
09/01 – Sofia, BG @ Georgia Asparuhov Stadium
09/10 – Tel Aviv, IR @ Hayakron Park
09/23 – San Diego, CA @ Vally View Casino Center
09/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
09/27 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
09/29 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
10/02 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Arena
10/04 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
10/20 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
10/24 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Arena
10/22 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Arena
10/25 – Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena