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Paul Roessler Releases 'The Turning Of The Bright World'

A piano-driven introspective journey tinged with melancholia and electronic elements,  The Turning Of The Bright World serves as an accessible entry point for new fans while also showcasing the prolific artist's range and willingness to take risks expertly. It is now available on all DSPS. Listen to the new single now!
Punk Musician and Songwriter Paul Roessler to Unveil New Album

So many records I’ve made have an asterisk next to them,' explains LA songwriter, punk musician, and producer PAUL ROESSLER about being often seen with 'guest appearance from' or 'produced by' next to his name. Stepping out from behind the production boards and into the spotlight, the sought after producer is releasing the most inspired album of his career The Turning Of The Bright World on July 12, 2022 via Kitten Robot Records. In addition, Roessler has released 'Maker,' the lead single and the first preview of The Turning of The Bright World. 'Maker' can be streamed on DSPs now. 
Max Creeps Release New Video and Announce Documentary

“The medieval world can be a brutal and bloody place and in it there are a thousand horrible ways to die,” are the words renowned British historian and author Dan Jones (“Secrets of Great British Castles,” “Britain’s Bloody Crown”) shares during the introduction to Max Creeps’ “Hung Drawn And Quartered (1424)” video (https://youtu.be/EgC_11Z-Xz8). The song, and accompanying clip, serve as the final preview of the legendary duo’s debut album Nein (May 13, Velocity Records), finding the iconic pair of P.C. Bullshit and Max Blastic re-enacting a duel to the most gruesome of deaths.
Find Out Who Won at the 2022 GRAMMY Awards - All the Winners!

The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards featured a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, a win for Barlow and Bear's 'Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,' Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett for their 'Love For Sale' Cole Porter duets album, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. Check out the full list of winners now!
Foo Fighters Second & Final Melbourne Show Added Due to Overwhelming Demand

Following incredible demand during pre-sale, a second and final Foo Fighters concert at AAMI Park has been added for Tuesday 6 December 2022. Special guests for the December 6 show will be The Chats and Teenage Joans. Foo Fighters are Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee.
Foo Fighters Announce Australia and New Zealand Tour

Fresh off their historic 3-hour rock & roll marathon for 30,000 adoring fans last Friday – the first stadium concert in Australia in two long years – Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce global rock giants Foo Fighters will return to Australia and New Zealand in November/December 2022. 
VIDEO: Foo Fighters Release First Trailer for 666 Horror Film

In STUDIO 666, the legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album.  Once in the house, Dave Grohl finds himself grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band.
Foo Fighters to Star in New Horror Comedy Film STUDIO 666

Open Road Films has acquired worldwide rights to horror comedy Studio 666, starring Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett & Rami Jaffee. The all-star cast also includes Whitney Cummings, Leslie Grossman, Will Forte, Jenna Ortega and Jeff Garlin.
Coda Collection Acquires Global Streaming Rights For Dave Grohl's WHAT DRIVES US

WHAT DRIVES US is an homage to the moment in every musician’s life when their commitment is tested and their desire to play music for others becomes an almost irrational act of blind faith.
Dave Grohl to Publish New Book With Dey Street Books

It will also be published in UK & Commonwealth (Simon & Schuster), Finland (Bazar), Germany (Ullstein), Holland (A.W. Bruna), and Italy (Rizzoli).
Apple Music and Foo Fighters Launching 'Medicine At Midnight Radio'

Apple Music and Foo Fighters are launching a new radio series — ‘Medicine At Midnight Radio’ — to celebrate the release of their 10th studio album. The special six-part series kicks off today on Apple Music Hits. 
Listen to The Foo Fighters' New Track 'No Son of Mine'

Foo Fighters are ringing in 2021—literally—with the ear-ringing new “No Son of Mine.” 
Foo Fighters Release 'Times Like These, a 25-Year Visual Journey

See Foo Fighters as they’ve never been seen before, as all six members subject themselves to Times Like Those, a 25-year visual journey through the band’s most memorable moments onstage and off.
Third Man Records Announces Two That Dog. Vinyl Reissues

Third Man Records has announced vinyl reissues of that dog.'s seminal LPs Totally Crushed Out and Retreat From The Sun, to be released on July 24, 2020.
Foo Fighters' 4th of July D.C. Jam On Sale Today

After two years and 70,000+ served, Foo Fighters are bringing the JAM back from CAL to D.C.: This July 4, consider yourself Foo-rmally invited to an all-day all-night celebration of the 25th birthday of that first album that started it all—all at FedExField in Dave Grohl's formative stomping ground.
Foo Fighters Announce Lineup For D.C. Jam

After two years and 70,000+ served, Foo Fighters are bringing the JAM back from CAL to D.C.: This July 4, consider yourself Foo-rmally invited to an all-day all-night celebration of the 25th birthday of that first album that started it all—all at FedExField in Dave Grohl's formative stomping ground.
Foo Fighters: 25th Anniversary Van Tour To Revisit Stops Along 1995 Tour

Congratulations: You're old! You've been going to see Foo Fighters shows for 25 years now! What better way to celebrate than joining the band in commemorating its silver anniversary in some of the same cities where the first FF shows took place in 1995? Beginning April 12 at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix AZ, the Foo Fighters' 2020 Van Tour will do just that, hitting a number of the same spots that Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Pat Smear trailblazed in a Dodge van all those years ago—in arenas this time, because aside from many of those clubs on that 1995 trek having since ceased to exist, squeezing a 2020 FF show into the few that are still around would just be too insane…
The Art Of Elysium Holds 13th Annual Black Tie Artistic Experience, HEAVEN on January 4

The Art of Elysium held their 13th Annual celebration, HEAVEN, on Saturday, January 4, 2020. WE ARE HEAR, the artist empowerment label/publishing/management/production entity founded by multiplatinum producers Linda Perry and Kerry Brown, worked with artist Kii Arens to create their vision of 'HEAVEN.'
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders Announce New Album

On November 8, Taylor Hawkins will descend from the levitating drum throne on which he's spent two years on tour supporting Foo Fighters' international #1 album Concrete and Gold. The forthcoming third Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders album, Get The Money, will be released by Shanabelle/RCA Records on that date, and can be pre-ordered now with all pre-orders receiving the instant grat track 'Crossed The Line” (featuring guest turns from Hawkins' bandmate Dave Grohl and Yes vocalist Jon Davison).
KRISTEENYOUNG Releases Self-Produced Ninth Album THE SUBSET

Avant-rock singer-songwriter/producer KRISTEENYOUNG has always done things her own way, including self-designing all of her stage costumes, and now she invites listeners to come along on her most experimental and emotional journey yet with the release of her ninth album The SubSet outTODAY (September 4, 2019). Her two touchstones for the making The SubSet are opera and beatnik, but as Kristeen explains, 'kinda sideways and distorted.' 'The album features her energetic blends of hard-hitting instrumentals, operatic vocals, and raw, incendiary lyrics which gives her music a theatrical flair and helps elevate its urgency.

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