[Download] Gross Magic - "Sweetest Touch"

You need some gritty rock jams for the holiday weekend. Grab yourself "Sweetest Touch" from Brighton band Gross Magic. The band recently signed to Fat Possum for North America and is amping up for a physical release of their EP, Teen Jamz on October 11th. If you're not into #1 waiting or #2 compact discs, you can grab the EP on iTunes now.

In support of the physical release Gross Magic will be playing a few shows in Brooklyn, which you can check out below for more info.
 
10/13 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10/14 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10/15 Brooklyn, NY Cameo Gallery

Gross Magic - Sweetest Touch by snipelondon

[Download] Turf War - "Summertime Booze"

Way to send along a summer jam at the close of the summer, Turf War! What are we supposed to do with this? Wait until next summer?

The answer is no. As long as you're not freezing this song will help you chillax when you need it most. If you're in the south, it might even last you until November!

This is the second track we've heard from the Atlanta group, following up "Cheers To The Years" which we generously shared with you awhile back, both of which are from their upcoming album Years Of Living Dangerously, due out on October 18th via Old Flame. As you may recall, fellow Atlanta rocker Ian St. Pe from Black Lips produced their album, so we should be in for a real treat.

Turf War - "Summertime Booze" by Some Kind of Awesome

Since last we met, the band has added a few more shows prior to their albums release, so if you happen to be in the area you should definitely go check them out.

9/10 - Southern Comfort Lounge w/ Black Lips, Vivian Girls - Conley, GA
9/22 - Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY w/ Dead Confederate
9/23 - Lulu's - Brooklyn, NY
9/24 - Pianos - New York, NY

[Download] James Vince McMorrow - "Higher Love" (Steve Winwood cover)

Covers covers covers! I love covers! But only really great covers, don't you worry!

The man with the gorgeous voice that haunts you in your sleep, James Vincent McMorrow has covered a personal favorite of mine "Higher Love" by the legend that is Steve Winwood.

I absolutely love how a cover from an artist that isn't particularly of the same genre can transform a song into something you wouldn't have expected it to ever be able to pull off and this cover in particular does just that.

James Vincent McMorrow - "Higher Love" (Steve Winwood cover) by Some Kind of Awesome

James is heading out on tour starting on the 8th in Philly at Johnny Brenda's.  Have a peek at the tour dates after the jump for more info.

9/8 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
9/9 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
9/10 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
9/11 Montreal, QC @ Sala
9/13 Toronto, ON @ Elmo
9/15 Chicago, IL @ Hideout
9/16 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
9/17 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
9/20 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
9/21 Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
9/23 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
9/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater
9/25 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater

[News] Morrissey Announces US Tour

For the first time in a long time Morrissey has announced a a string of US tour dates set for November and December this year. I wonder if the venues will have to ban all meat from the venue like his recent tour at random venues around the UK. Peep the dates below via P4K/True To You.

11-10 Chicago, IL - Congress Theater
11-14 San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theater
11-15 Austin, TX - Bass Hall
11-17 Dallas, TX - McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
11-19 Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Center
11-20 Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum Theater
11-22 Escondido, CA - Center for the Arts
11-25 Las Vegas, NV - The Cosmopolitan
11-26 Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium
11-28 Pomona, CA - Fox Theater
12-01 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
12-05 Monterrey, Mexico - Arena
12-07-08 Mexico City, Mexico - Plaza Condesa 
12-10 Puebla, Mexico - Siglo XX1
12-12-13 Guadalajara, Mexico - Diana

[News] Kasabian Announce Winter UK Tour

This winter Kasabian have planned a UK arena tour that will grace the likes of Nottingham, Manchester and finish up at the London O2 Arena on Wednesday the 14th of December. It will be in support of their highly anticipated album Velociraptor! which is set for release on the 19th of December in the UK and a day later in the States. Tickets are set to go on sale tomorrow (Friday 2nd of Septemeber) at 9 AM.

Kasabian Winter Tour 2011

Monday 28th November 2011 – Brighton Centre
Wednesday 30th November 2011 – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
Friday 2nd December 2011 – Nottingham Capital FM Arena
Sunday 4th December 2011 – Liverpool Echo Arena
Tuesday 6th December 2011 – Birmingham NIA Arena 
Wednesday 7th December 2011 – Manchester MEN Arena
Thursday 8th December 2011 – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 
Saturday 10th December 2011 – Sheffield Motorpoint Arena 
Sunday 11th December 2011 – Glasgow SECC 
Wednesday 14th December 2011 – London O2 Arena

[News] The Vaccines Cancel Their Fall Tour

You can't fault The Vaccines for the amount of work they've put in over the past 12 months. They've toured relentlessly, supported Arcade Fire and played s song with Minor Threat, and generally torn through hundreds of dates. It looks like it's taken its toll on lead singer Justin Young though, (I think the picture above is fitting), as the band have cancelled a string of dates. Read the statement from the man himself below:

"Sorry to keep so many of you in the dark regarding our touring plans over the next few weeks, but we wanted to be sure of them before we spoke to you. Unfortunately, the Doctor has now confirmed that, this week, he will be operating on my throat for a third time this year. It was the wait for this decision, and no other reason, that meant we were able to complete commitments over this last week and why we will not be able to complete those in the coming weeks.

In a bid to allow my throat to recover and rehabilitate completely, we will be cancelling all shows, including our trips to North America in September and Japan and Europe in October. We will resume with our touring commitments in Paris on October 26th before supporting our friends the Arctic Monkeys here in the UK. This allows me to have eight weeks of the best vocal therapy available, allowing the best possible chance of complete recovery.

As I have said before, we understand any anger or upset, but we hope you all understand that we are completely devastated by this problem that has continued to plague us personally and professionally during the best year of our lives. Cancelling shows in exchange for repeated hospital visits plain fucking sucks. I know it may seem unfair that we continue to visit certain places whilst failing to visit your city or country, but touring is all we have ever wanted to do, so to suggest that we may not want to play a show, or that certain shows take priority over others, is not true. We are simply following the Doctor's orders. You have our word on that. We need to be able to perform to the best of our abilities without doing permanent damage to my throat. I can assure you that if you grant us your understanding and your patience, we will be in your hometown to play for you in the very near future.

The following dates have now been rescheduled from October to the new dates below, tickets from the original shows will remain valid for these:

Sun 11 Dec Hamburg Knust
Mon 12 Dec Koln Luxor
Wed 14 Dec Amsterdam Paradiso
Thu 15 Dec Copenhagen Vega
Fri 16 Dec Stockholm Debaser Medis
Sun 18 Dec Berlin Postbahnhof
Mon 19 Dec Brussels AB Main Hall

For those of you in Italy, Ireland and North America, please bear with us whilst we endeavour to reschedule the affected dates. Japanese dates will now happen in February and we will also be announcing dates in South and Central America very soon too.

Once again, please accept our sincerest apologies and know that we are extremely sorry to let you all down. I hope we will see as many of you as possible in the Autumn. Justin x"

Rest up fella.

[Watch] Dada Life - "Happy Violence" (Video)

If this song weren't so catchy I would be incredibly upset at how many bananas and bottles of bubbly were abused in the making of this video for "Happy Violence" from Swedish duo Dada Life. I mean I still am a little. If that champagne is what brand I think it is, they should be spraying more of that in their mouths and less of it on their fans.

If you're in to "Happy Violence" you can pick it up over on Beatport.

The duo has plans to play shows scattered from September through November, so make sure you head over to their website to see if they're playing near you.

[News] Sleeper Agent Reveals Headlining Tour Dates

Bowling Green, KY rockers Sleeper Agent have announced a fall headlining tour that kicks off on September 3rd in Atlanta, GA in Centennial Park. The band will also be appearing at DeLuna Fest in Pensacola, FL on October 14th, just before hitting the road with Circa Survive for a bit.

If you haven't picked up their debut album Celabrasion yet, you best head over to iTunes now and do so. If you prefer to hold music in your hand before making it float in the cloud, the band is also releasing the album on CD courtesy of Mom + Pop on September 27th. You can pre-order a deluxe package of the album that includes a t-shirt, digital copy of the album and a CD the day the album comes out over on their website.

Dates after the jump!

Sleeper Agent Headlining Dates
9/3 - Atlanta, GA - Centennial Park (Radio Show)
9/10 - Las Vegas, NV - Sunset Amphitheater (Radio Show)
09/16 - Indianapolis, IN - Birdy's
09/17 - St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House
09/19 - Columbia, MO - Mojo's
09/20 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
09/21 - Denver, CO - Moe's
09/24 - Bakersfield, CA - Jerry's Pizza
09/25 - San Diego, CA - Che Café
09/27 - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater
09/29 - Portland, OR - Portland State University
09/30 - Eugene, OR - University of Oregon
10/02 - Seattle, WA - Vera Project
10/04 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's
10/05 - San Francisco, CA - Brick and Mortar
10/08 - Salt Lake City, UT - Gallivan Center
10/10 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
10/14 - Pensacola, FL - Deluna Festival
 
Support Dates with Circa Survive
10/16 - Louisville, KY - Expo Five
10/18 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!
10/20 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground @ Showcase Lounge
10/21 - Northhampton, MA - Pearl Street
10/23 - Sayerville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
10/25 - Farmingdale, NY - The Crazy Donkey
10/26 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
1/19 - Miami to Cozumel - The Weezer Cruise