> bon voyage - “monster” from ‘lies’

From Bon Voyage:
NEW SONG UP NOW!
We have put up a new song called “Monster” on our page, stop by for a listen. The new album “LIES” is going to be in stores and online June 24th. We will keep you updated as we get closer to release.
BV

Website: www.myspace.com/bonvoyagemusic

> seventy sevens - “mt” from ’sticks and stones’

One of the greatest bands you probably never heard of is the 77’s. They were and are a rare combination of legendary live performances and thought provoking lyrics. One of their best albums was Sticks and Stones

The album was not a proper studio release but was in the words of the liner notes
unreleased demos, dead [...]

> u2 - boy, october & war remastered

If you are a U2 fan you may have become a fan of the band with one of these releases for me it was War. I can still remember hearing the song Sunday Bloody Sunday following the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing. (For anyone who cares I was driving in my Chevette listening to a show [...]

> p.o.d. - on jay leno

P.O.D. will perform a song from their latest album ” When Angels and Serpents Dance” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5/7/2008

> run kid run - “love at the core” preview

If you need a new dose of pop/punk  preview Run Kid Run’s Love At The Core at newreleasetuesday.com

> coldplay - “viva la vida” cover art

Here is the cover art for Coldplay’s Viva La Vida. It uses the painting  Liberty Leading The People

Story at gigwise.com 

> dizmas - dizmas album review

Dizmas have an album of catchy, radio ready pop/rock songs (with a little bit of an edge) and lyrics that convey their struggles in life , hope in God and need of a Saviour.
To be honest with you I was expecting something else musically from this band. From previous reviews I was expecting a little [...]

> we shot the moon - fear and love album stream

We Shot The Moon’s upcoming album “Fear and Love”. It is due out April 29, 2008. You can stream the entire album at www.absolutepunk.net/weshotthemoon

> new music from relient k, switchfoot, lovedrug & lifesavers underground

There is a whole bunch of new music being worked on…..
Relient K working on Ep & B-sides album

We’re doing well. Amongst other things.
One of which is recording. We are not recording the next full length Relient K record, however we have tracked thirteen new original songs that will be going on an EP. We’re calling [...]

> monarch - lowly

Piano, subtle electronics, soaring vocals, epic arrangements, thoughtful lyrics…..interested? Then Check out Monarch’s latest Lowly. It is one of my favorites from the first part of 2008 largely because I missed the October 2007 release. The album continues down the path started on their first album “The Granduer That Was Rome”
This unheralded band (made up [...]

> fielding - new demos

Does anyone remember Plankeye? After the band broke up in 2002, Eric Balmer formed the band Fielding, that released an album on the Militia Group in 2005. Fielding now has 2 new demos (”You Look Like a Robot” and “Helen“ in their player at www.myspace.com/fielding Hopefully these will lead to an album soon.

> josh wilson - “3 minute song”

Josh Wilson releases his album “Trying to Fit the Ocean in a Cup” on April 29, 2008. Here is a clever little song from that album, that muses over the limitations of a “3 Minute Song” (And you guessed it it clocks in at exactly 3 minutes!)

Website: www.myspace.com/joshwilson
Buy: Amazon.com

> thrice - the alchemy index vol 3 & 4: air and earth…releasing and album stream

One of the best releases of the first quarter of 2008 was the digital only Come all you Weary by Thrice. Now parts 3 & 4 of the Alchemy Index* is releasing April 15, 2008
*(Parts 1 & 2 being one of the best of 2007)

You can stream the entire project at www.myspace.com/thrice
Order it at [...]

> U2 - new album for 2008 update

U2 are still hard at work on their new album hopefully to be released yet in 2008
From U2.com
09.04.2008
Back to the Day Job
The Edge, Larry, Adam and Bono are back in the Dublin studio, after their respective Easter breaks, continuing to work on new material with Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno.
We hear that the recording sessions [...]

> justin mcroberts - deconstruction

Justin McRoberts is one of those singer / songwriters who writes smart intelligent lyrics and then wraps them up in a satisfying musical package.
Justin is not a new artist, getting his start 9 years ago on 5 Minute Walk Records (Dime Store Prophets, Dryve, Five Iron Frenzy… Hopefully Deconstruction will help break him through [...]