
TULIP Announces European Tour with TarjaJanuary 29, 2020Female-fronted Symphonic groove metal band, TULIP, have announced a European tour with Finnish heavy metal singer-songwriter TARJA. The tour begins on April 9th in Haarlem, Netherlands. In recent months, through relentless efforts and determination, Tulip's debut music videos have gained momentum throughout the world, with 10's of thousands of views, resulting in the signing to a worldwide booking agency, and their successful debut tour supporting Swedish melodic-metal outfit Evergrey this past summer. Stay tuned for news on their full-length release, High Strangeness, coming Spring 2020.
Female-fronted Symphonic groove metal band, TULIP, have announced a European tour with Finnish heavy metal singer-songwriter TARJA. The tour begins on April 9th in Haarlem, Netherlands. In recent months, through relentless efforts and determination, Tulip's debut music videos have gained momentum throughout the world, with 10's of thousands of views, resulting in the signing to a worldwide booking agency, and their successful debut tour supporting Swedish melodic-metal outfit Evergrey this past summer. Stay tuned for news on their full-length release, High Strangeness, coming Spring 2020.

Dune Rats Release 'Stupid Is As Stupid Does (feat. K.Flay)' Video & Announce North American TourJanuary 29, 2020Brisbane trio Dune Rats have shared the video for lead single “Stupid Is As Stupid Does feat. K.Flay” which has the Dunies (Danny Beus, Brett Jansch and BC Michaels) and K.Flay romping around Los Angeles for a day together. The boys sat down with Kerrang! to chat about the record as they exclusively premiere the video today – watch now. In addition to the new track, the Dunies have plotted their return to North America this May with a new set of tour dates supporting their highly anticipated third LP Hurry Up And Wait – out this Friday, 1/31, via Rise Records. Kicking off with a Canadian headlining run on May 5th, the Dunies will join up with Millencolin & A Wilhelm Scream for an East Coast run and The Flatliners for a West Coast run. The North American dates follow the band's biggest Australian tour to date this March which has largely sold-out. For full dates, see below and for tickets check out www.dunerats.tv.
DAWN Releases New Double Single 'Die Without You' / 'Buttah'January 29, 2020Boundary-pushing R&B singer DAWN (aka Dawn Richard) released her critically acclaimed new album new breed last year, and teased a forthcoming 2020 project by dropping the double-single “Ay Papi”/”Slim Thicc.” Today she releases the next double-single in the series, “Die Without You”/”Buttah” while we wait for news on details of a new full-length.
Sturgill Simpson Shares Music Video For 'A Good Look'January 29, 2020Today, GRAMMY® Award winner Sturgill Simpson shares the music video for “A Good Look,” a standout track from his critically acclaimed fourth full-length album - available HERE via Elektra Records - and Netflix Original anime film of the same name, “SOUND & FURY.”
Tycho Announces New Instrumental Companion AlbumJanuary 29, 2020The GRAMMY® Award–nominated Tycho have announced the release of their much anticipated new album. The San Francisco–based collective's sixth full–length release, SIMULCAST sees Tycho mastermind Scott Hansen reimagining last year's GRAMMY® Award–nominated WEATHER with an expansive all–new instrumental companion recording. SIMULCAST arrives Friday, February 28 on Mom + Pop Music/Ninja Tune; pre–orders are available now.
Metallica Scholars Initiative Enters Second YearJanuary 29, 2020Following a stellar inaugural year with results including job placement rates exceeding 90%, the Metallica Scholars Initiative has confirmed a second year of its support of community colleges and their career and technical education programs—featuring the expansion of the program from 10 to 15 schools, as well as the addition of matching grants from new partners.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for BLUMHOUSE'S FANTASY ISLANDJanuary 29, 2020Sony Pictures has released the trailer for Blumhouse's Fantasy Island. In Blumhouse's Fantasy Island, the enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island's mystery in order to escape with their lives.
My Chemical Romance Announces First U.S. Tour In Nine YearsJanuary 29, 2020After performing a sold-out show at the landmark Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles on December 20, 2019, My Chemical Romance has announced a full U.S. tour beginning on September 9th in Detroit, MI and finishing on October 11th in Las Vegas, NV. The uncompromising rock group previously announced multiple overseas performances for March, including shows in Milton Keynes, England - two of which sold out (65,000 tickets) in under an hour. Their U.S.-based fans, dubbed Killjoys, have been left anxiously waiting - wait no more….
RDGLDGRN Announce National TourJanuary 29, 2020After announcing their upcoming release and New York show with Nitty Scott & Oxymorrons last week, RDGLDGRN are officially launching a national tour today. Highlights of the tour include festivals SXSW and Firefly, as well as headlining U Street Music Hall's 10th anniversary showcase. Throughout the tour they'll be accompanied by Little Stranger, with Oxymorrons, Besphrenz, Stoop Kid, and Never Ending Fall performing on select dates. For a full list of dates and openers see below.
Cigar Releases New Single 'We Used To'January 29, 2020West Coast punks Cigar are premiering a new single 'We Used To' off their upcoming full-length, via their recent Bridge City Session, which was recorded in Portland, OR last November.
Lila Blue Releases Single 'Half of It'January 29, 2020This Friday, NYC-based singer-songwriter Lila Blue releases 'Half of It,' the first single from her forthcoming album Leave Me Be. Currently a Creative Writing and Literature student at Sarah Lawrence, Lila Blue juggles her studies alongside being an accomplished recording artist, theatrical composer, and multi-instrumentalist.
Katchafire Announces U.S. Winter TourJanuary 29, 2020KATCHAFIRE, the award winning roots reggae band from New Zealand is coming back to the U.S. showcasing their unique sound with four shows in California. The eight piece band will kick off their tour at the One Love Cali Reggae Fest (Feb. 9th) in Long Beach, CA then to San Diego at the Music Box (Feb. 10th), and Pomona at the Glass House (Feb. 11th), and finally to San Francisco at the Great American Music Hall (Feb. 12th).
Disney+ Announces New Nonfiction Projects, Including THE QUEST, THE MAZE, & MoreJanuary 29, 2020Disney+ is developing the next generation of the critically-acclaimed series “The Quest,” now featuring teen participants and adding more epic world building interactive elements. The streaming service has also greenlit the ultimate brainteaser competition series “The Maze,” National Geographic's “Meet the Chimps” and an untitled docuseries that follows Pixar's SparkShorts program as they discover talented new storytellers, it was announced today during a Disney+ panel at the Realscreen Summit in New Orleans.
Trafalgar Releasing Announces RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWJanuary 29, 2020Trafalgar Releasing today announced tickets on-sale for the cinema release of the Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, celebrating 25 years of the Grammy award-winning Irish dance extravaganza. This is the first time the internationally acclaimed family favorite has been shown on the big screen. It will be released in more than 300 cinemas across the US on March 15, 2020. Tickets are on sale now at Riverdance25Cinema.com
Austra Shares First New Song Since 2017January 29, 2020Austra released her tremendous critically acclaimed and eerily prescient Future Politics in 2017, and today she returns with her first new music since. On the blistering new single “Risk It,” Austra pitches her voice up over a chorus of brass instruments to capture the desperation in feeling scared to leave a relationship. “I feel ashamed / It feels insane to seek you endlessly / Late night Remedy / But girl, I just can't let you go,” she sings.
girl in red Announces US Spring TourJanuary 29, 20202019 was a breakout year for Marie Ulven aka the mastermind behind girl in red, setting the stage for a truly phenomenal year. The New York Times hailed her song “bad idea” as one of the best songs of the year, while NME chose her as their #1 artist to watch out for, writing “the 20-year-old Norwegian whose lo-fi indie-pop bangers are already changing lives.” Also racking up year end accolades from Rolling Stone and Billboard, who describe her as “One of the most incisive singer-songwriters in rock”, girl in red is ready to take 2020 by storm.
SCHITT'S CREEK, KNIVES OUT, & More Win at the 22nd Costume Designers Guild AwardsJanuary 29, 2020Winners have been announced for the 22nd CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards) which took place earlier this evening at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Executive produced by JumpLine, the annual CDGA celebrated excellence in film, television, and short form Costume Design as voted on by the Guild's membership. The CDG includes more than 1,100 Costume Designers and Illustrators working in motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, and new media programs throughout the world.