Since starting at Princeton University 10 years ago, Miracles of Modern Science haven almost perfected working arena-sized songs to symphonic-style composition. The Brooklyn-based band have worked this into their own material such as their debut album, Dog Years in 2011 and their upcoming LP, Mean Dreams, which is due out on August 14th. The band have excelled in their cover songs such as hits like Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”, Charli XCX’s “Break the Rules”, and Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks”.
The latest cover is “Everlong” by the Foo Fighters. Due to the anthem status and its part in David Letterman’s emotional send-off this week, it was an ambitious cover for the band. Even with that much ambition, they perform it exceptionally especially with instruments such as the violin, mandolin, and cello. Watch the performance below.
The crossover supergroup Teenage Time Killers has announced information on their debut album, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 which will be released on July 31st via Rise Records.
The supergroup was originally started by Reed Mullin from Corrosion of Conformity as well as The Birds of Satan’s Mick Murphy, and producer John “Lou” Lousteau. Teenage Time Killers have featured a multitude of rock icons from across the spectrum: Pat Smear and Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters, Alkaline Trio’s Nick Oliveri, Matt Skiba, Blink-182, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Stone Sour, The Dead Kennedys’ Jello Biafra, Randy Blythe from Lamb of God, Tommy Victor from Prong and Danzig, Fear’s Lee Ving, Mike “IX” Williams of Eyehategod, Corrosion of Conformity’s Mike Dean and Woody Weatherman, and Karl Agell as well as many others.
The LP features 20 tracks, including a few covers including the song by Rudimentary Peni that gave the group its name. The instrumentals were recorded at Grohl’s Northridge, California’s 606 Studios.
Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Tracklist: 01. Exploder
Vocals: Reed Mullin
Featuring Pat Hoed (Bass), London May (Drums)
02. Crowned by the Light of the Sun
Vocals: Neil Fallon
Featuring Jim Rota (Guitar), Dave Grohl (Bass)
03. Hung Out to Dry
Vocals: Randy Blythe
Featuring Mike Schaefer (Guitar), Dave Grohl (Bass)
04. Power Outage
Vocals: Clifford Dinsmore
Featuring Dave Grohl (Bass)
05. Ode to Hannity
Vocals: Jello Biafra
Featuring Mike Dean (Bass)
06. Barrio
Vocals: Matt Skiba
Featuring Brian Baker (Guitar)
07. The Dead Hand
Vocals: Reed Mullin
Featuring Woody Weatherman (Guitar), Dave Grohl (Bass)
08. Egobomb
Vocals: Corey Taylor
Featuring Dave Grohl (Bass)
09. Plank Walk
Vocals: Pete Stahl
Featuring Greg Anderson (Guitar), Dave Grohl (Bass)
10. Time to Die
Vocals: Mike IX Williams
Featuring Greg Anderson (Guitar)
11. Days of Degradation
Vocals: Tommy Victor
Featuring Dave Grohl (Bass)
12. Clawhoof
Vocals: Tairrie B. Murphy
Featuring Dave Grohl (Bass)
13. Big Money
Vocals: Lee Ving
Featuring Pat Smear (Guitar & Bass), London May (Drums)
14. Devil in this House
Vocals: Karl Agell
Featuring Dave Grohl (Bass)
15. Say Goodnight to the Acolyte
Vocals: Phil Rind
Featuring Jason Browning (Guitar), Dave Grohl (Bass)
16. Ignorant People
Vocals: Tony Foresta
Featuring Greg Anderson (Guitar), Nick Oliveri (Bass)
17. Son of an Immigrant
Vocals: Johnny Weber
Featuring Brian Baker (Guitar)
18. Your Empty Soul
Vocals: Aaron Beam
19. Bleeding to Death
Vocals: Vic Bondi
Featuring Dave Grohl (Bass)
20. Teenage Time Killer
Vocals: Trenton Rogers
Featuring Greg Anderson (Guitar), Pat Hoed (Bass)
UK rock band, Royal Blood will soon tour in North America in support of their recent debut. The leg of the tour will start in April with a stop at Coachella and will stop in the end of August. Besides their tour and festival stops, they will play arena shows to support the Foo Fighters.
Royal Blood 2015 Tour Dates:
02/06-08 – Australia @ Laneway Festival
02/17 – London, UK @ Koko
02/21 – Newcastle, UK @ 6 Music Festival
02/22 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
02/23 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
02/27 – Plymouth, UK @ Pavillions
02/28 – Bridlington, UK @ Spa
03/02 – Portsmouth, UK @ Guildhall
03/03 – Newport, UK @ Centre
03/05 – Norwich, UK @ UEA
03/06 – Blackpool, UK @ Empress Ballroom
03/08 – Belfast, UK @ Ulster Hall
03/09 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia
03/10 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia
03/11 – Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Hall
03/13 – London, UK @ O2 Brixton Academy
03/14 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
03/16 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
03/17 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
03/18 – Brussels, BE @ AB
03/20 – Malmo, SE @ Kulturbolaget
03/21 – Oslo, NO @ Rockafeller
03/22 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
03/23 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Medis
03/25 – Bremen, DE @ Aladin
03/26 – Stuttgart, DE @ Rockfabrik
03/28 – Lyon, FR @ Transbourdeur
03/29 – Milan, IT @ Alcatraz
03/31 – Barcelona, ES @ Apolo
04/01 – Lisbon, PT @ Coliseum
04/10-12 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
04/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
04/15 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
04/17-19 – Indio, CA @Coachella Music Festival
04/19 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
05/23 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
05/25 – Portland, OR @ Wonderland Ballroom
05/27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Murray Theater
05/28 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
05/30 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
05/31 – Madison, WI @ Wooly’s
06/01 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II
06/03 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
06/04 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
06/05-07 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
06/10 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
06/11 – Charlotte, NC @ Amo’s Southend
06/11-14 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
07/07 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center *
07/08 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre *
07/09 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre *
07/13 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center *
07/15 – New York, NY @ Citi Field *
07/16 – New York, NY @ Citi Field *
07/19 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park *
08/12 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place *
08/13 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabnk Saddledome *
08/16 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater *
08/17 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater *
08/18 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater *
08/21 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center *
08/22 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center *
08/24 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Center *
08/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagra Pavilion *
Nate Mendel, bassist for Sunny Day Real Estate and the Foo Fighters, will be releasing a solo album as Lieutenant later this year and recently, he announced that he will tour in the spring in support. The tour dates are listed below.
Also on the album is Jeremy Enigk from Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters bandmates Chris Shifflett and members of Helmet, Modest Mouse and The Head and the Heart. For his live band, there are members from Fleet Foxes, The Bronx and Snow Patrol.
Lieutenant — 2015 Tour Dates
Mar 21 SXSW (Dine Alone Showcase) Austin, TX
Mar 21 The Parish @ House of Blues New Orleans, LA
Mar 23 Exit/In Nashville, TN
Mar 24 The Basement Columbus, OH
Mar 26 Black Cat/Back Stage Washington, DC
Mar 27 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA
Mar 28 Mercury Lounge New York, NY
Mar 30 St. Vitus Brooklyn, NY
Apr 01 Mod Club Toronto, Canada
Apr 02 Pike Room Pontiac, MI
Apr 03 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL
Apr 05 Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
Apr 08 The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
10. Post Tropical – James Vincent McMorrow: The dramatic change between Post Tropical and Early In The Morning was something that was shocking and yet extraordinary at the same time. McMorrow’s shift from folk to a more soulful sound seems to suit his voice that can hit beautiful falsettos.
9. Be Impressive – The Griswolds: Australian pop-rock rarely sounded as good. With catchy guitar riffs, such as in their hit song, “Beware the Dog,” and infectious lyrics, this is a stellar debut album from the Griswolds.
8. Sonic Highways – Foo Fighters: The concept of this album is one-of-a-kind and the way the Foo Fighters recorded it was original to say the least. Collaborating with different bands in each of the cities where they recorded, it is undoubtedly the most creative album of the year. Even with all of these collaborations, there is still the climatic sound of the band laced into it.
7. Supermodel – Foster the People: Foster the People returned this year with what feels like one of the best pop albums of the year. The dark lyrics are matched cool and bubbly instrumentals making the themes in this album virtually inconspicuous.
6. Everything Will Be Alright in the End – Weezer: The comeback from Weezer seems like a breath of fresh air from their previous two records, Raditude and Hurley. The hooks on this album return and gives the fans just want they want. It is reminiscent of their old days and yet guides us into their future.
5. They Want My Soul – Spoon: This follow-up to their 2010 Transference feels as though it’s a new era for Spoon and this is their first album with new guitar and piano player, Alex Fischel. This is a great comeback for the band after taking a few years off. There are hints of new influences throughout the album and yet, there is still the grit that has given Spoon their signature sound.
4. Sun Structures – Temples: The debut from Temples is the perfect album for anyone nostalgic for the 1960’s and 1970’s. With mellow vocals and keyboards, there is no doubt that Temples understand their abilities. The rhythms from drummer, Samuel Toms, on this album are beyond what most bands as young as they are capable of doing.
3. Singles – Future Islands: 2014 was quite the breakout year for Future Islands and it’s obvious with this album why so. The emotions in the lyrics and voice of Samuel Herring are strong and the backing instruments are just as climatic. The synthesizer on this album is one of the many elements that make this album so phenomenal. Singles is of those albums that will be on anyone’s playlist.
2. Young & Sick – Young & Sick: Artist and musician, Nick Hofwegen goes under the pseudonym of Young and Sick for both his art and music. His self-titled debut is a synth-driven R&B album with infectious bass lines. Whether or not you like R&B, Hofwegen seems to incorporate so much into the songs on this album, there is at least one element that everyone will like.
1. Strange Desire – Bleachers: Bleachers’ debut album Strange Desire can seemingly transport its listeners to a John Hughes movie. With climatic songs such as “I Wanna Get Better” and “Rollercoaster” that brings his melancholic lyrics together with intricate melodies and create something refreshing in the world of alternative rock. Frontman, Jack Antonoff creates new and exciting concepts on this album whether it is eccentric collaborations with Yoko Ono or incorporating Grace Dunham’s, Lena Dunham’s younger sister, talking about graduating college into his music.
Foo Fighters are releasing their new album, Sonic Highways, on November 10th. The album can be streamed in full on iTunes Radio in anticipation for the release.
Sonic Highways is the follow-up to Wasting Light, and the band recorded each song on the album in studios in different cities across the country, which was documented by the HBO series with the same name. Each song is lyrically inspired by each location and has collaborations with a local musician. These collaborations include Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen (Chicago), Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard (Seattle), Joan Jett (New York City), Gary Clark Jr. (Austin), The Eagles’ Joe Walsh (Los Angeles), and New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band (New Orleans).
Sonic Highways Tracklist:
01. Something From Nothing (feat. Rick Nielsen)
02. The Feast and The Famine (feat. RDGLDGRN)
03. Congregation (feat. Zac Brown Band)
04. What Did I Do?/God As My Witness (feat. Gary Clark Jr.)
05. Outside (feat. Joe Walsh)
06. In The Clear (feat. New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band)
07. Subterranean (feat. Ben Gibbard)
08. I Am A River (feat. Joan Jett)
Foo Fighters released their first single from their new album, Sonic Highways. The single, “Something From Nothing,” which was recorded in Chicago, is ferocious and hypnotic, but it’s not as Foo Fighters song without Dave Grohl’s signature growl.
The premiere is one day before the band’s TV series documenting the making of the album starts on HBO.
Sonic Highways will be officially released on November 10th via Rockwell Recordings. Recording the album across the country at various recording studios, the band documented the process on the HBO show. The album also has multiple of guest, including Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie), Joe Walsh (The Eagles), Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Listen to the song below.
Tonight, Foo Fighters will perform in Richmond, Virginia for the first time in 16 years to play a crowdfunded concert at The National. Following Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who honored David Bowie with his day, Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones has declared September 17th as “Foo Fighters Day”.
In the proclamation, Jones recognized “this fan-orchestrated event that brought Foo Fighters back to Virginia’s capital city.” Four Foo Fighters fans, in March, began to sell tickets to the hypothetical gig at $50. By the time the crowdfund ended, 1,400 tickets were sold and the band booked flights to Richmond.
Sunday night, Foo Fighters closed England’s first Invictus Games with a 14-song set spanning the their career. That included their upcoming LP Sonic Highways. Foo Fighters did not play any songs off of it in full, they did perform a bit of a new song, “Outside,” which was put in the middle of “The Pretender.”
Challenged to do the ALS ice water challenge by Zach Brown, Dave Grohl accepted it, dressed, of course, in his finest prom dress. As one of the many celebrities who have accepted the viral challenge, the popularity of this has grown over the last month in order to raise awareness for ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Grohl took the challenge and made it into the infamous prom scene from “Carrie” with The bucket of ice water the bucket of blood. Also seen in the video is the Foo Fighters’ drummer, Taylor Hawkins, guitarist, Pat Smear, and bassist Nate Mendel.
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