JULIAN COPE – ST JULIAN DELUXE EDITION 4th Feb 2013 – UMC Saint Julian was the first album recorded by Julian Cope for Island Records, following his two albums on the Mercury label. Encouraged by his new manager, Cope changed his image: cutting his hair, wearing rocker’s leathers and embracing a ”Rock God” perspective (as…

LOS ANGELES, CA: Before her untimely death at the age of 54 on the day after Christmas 2010, Teena Marie, known as the Ivory Queen of Soul or simply Lady Tee as one of the only white artists ever signed to Motown Records, wrote, produced, arranged and sang on 13 albums that have sold 2.5…

SALIF KEITA: Talé (Universal/Proper) Release date: Monday 11th February 2013 Live dates: Friday 1st February – Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow Wednesday 13th February: Royal Festival Hall, London Africa’s finest, most soulful singer, Salif Keita, releases a new album, Talé, on Monday 11th February. Produced by Philippe Cohen Solal of Gotan Project and featuring guest appearances from…

JETTBLACK ADD TWO HEADLINE SHOWS TO THEIR APRIL 2013 UK CO-HEADLINE TOUR WITH CRASH DIET NEW MINI-ALBUM, ‘BLACK GOLD’, BEING READIED IN SUPPORT… UK rockers, Jettblack, have added two UK headline shows either side of their co-headline April tour with Swedish sleaze rockers, Crash Diet; the first of the headline dates will take place on…

Massachusetts metal outfit Shadows Fall return to the UK for a series of dates in April 2013. The ‘Epidemic Tour 2013’ will see the five Special Guesting with the founding fathers of Latin Metal, Ill Nino – an exciting double-header that brings SF back to the UK following an appearance at Download 2012. ”Shadows Fall…

VEGA ANNOUNCE SECOND STUDIO ALBUM, ‘WHAT THE HELL!’, TO BE RELEASED VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS/NINETONE ON MARCH 11TH 2013 + UK TOUR DATES WITH FM… UK ROCKERS Vega have confirmed a March 11th release for their second studio album, ‘What The Hell!’; this will be the band’s first release for Spinefarm Records/Ninetone, and is the follow-up…

UK rockers The Treatment will guest with ex-Gn’R & Velvet Revolver axe-man Slash on four shows in February & March; the dates – including one headline show in Northern Ireland – are as follows:- February 28 Nottingham Arena, Nottingham (w/ Slash) March 01 Empress Ballroom, Blackpool (w/ Slash) 02 The Diamond Club, Ballymena (headline show)…

TURBOGEIST ANNOUNCE ‘ANCIENT SECRETS’ EP FOR MARCH 11TH RELEASE VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS + ARTWORK REVEAL ++ STREAM OF SINGLE, ‘MERMAIDS REVENGE’ http://soundcloud.com/spinefarmrecords/mermaids-revenge/s-h6cUs LONDON-BASED rockers, Turbogeist, will release their brand new 5-track EP, ‘Ancient Secrets’, on March 11th 2013 via Spinefarm Records. Says guitarist / vocalist, Jimmy… “Ancient Secrets pertains to our obsession with all things…

VON HERTZEN BROTHERS ANNOUNCE BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM, ‘NINE LIVES’, FOR MARCH 18TH RELEASE VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS + UK FESTIVAL & HEADLINE SHOWS… FINLAND’s NUMBER ONE rock act, Von Hertzen Brothers, will release their fifth studio album, ‘Nine Lives’, on March 18th 2013 via Spinefarm Records. Jari Salo aka James Spectrum (Pepe Deluxe) joined VHB…

January 15th – Danish metal band Volbeat has revealed the band is in the studio recording a new album for release in Spring, 2013. Titled Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, the sessions are being produced by Rob Caggiano, alongside Jacob Hansen, who has a long history with Volbeat having produced and mixed the band’s prior…