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New Releases – January 2012

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:20 +0000

New music from APTBS, Nurse With Wound, Zomes and more! A Place To Bury Strangers – Onwards To The Wall (Dead Oceans) Black Bananas - Rad Times Xpress IV (Drag City) – New band of Jennifer Herrema (Royal Trux) FM Einheit / Hans Joachim Irmler / Ute Marie Paul / Katie Young - Spielwiese 3 [...] Related posts:

Swans In The News – Feb. 2012 – Live Album + More Details On “The Seer”

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:31:56 +0000

The almighty Swans got more stuff on the way, following their 2011 tour! More recently, Michael Gira announced the release of We Rose From Your Bed With The Sun In Our Heads – double live album which includes both older material and tracks from an upcoming LP The Seer (the recording of which will be [...] Related posts:

A Look Back At 2011 – Earth’s Tour Diary + Overview of “Angels I”

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:46:19 +0000

While Earth is currently preparing to release the second installment in Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light series, its time to look back at its predecessor. Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light I is the sixth full-length from Earth – a follow-up to 2008 The Bees Made Honey In Lion’s Skull. The album came out [...] Related posts:

New And Upcoming – A Place To Bury Strangers, Windy & Carl, Earth, Kayo Dot

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:41:22 +0000

A Place To Bury Strangers – Onwards To The Wall Upcoming 5-track EP from APTBS which is scheduled for February 5th release via Dead Oceans. You can stream the entire album via TheNJUnderground. You can also check out mp3 for “So Far Away” below. Tracklist: I Lost You | So Far Away | Onwards [...] Related posts:

100 I Heart Noise Posts From 2011 – Pt. 2

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:15:38 +0000

1. Sonic Guide To…US – Earth 2. Pain Teens Special – Interview With Bliss Blood 3. Sonic Guide To…Australia – Clann Zu + My Disco 4. Download – Free Samplers From Utech Records, Room40 and Hydra Head 5. Download/Stream – Hella – Untitled + Interview With Zach Hill 6. New Releases – 31Knots – Trump Harm (Polyvinyl) 7. Stream – Pink City [...] Related posts:

IHRTN Mixtape – Russian Circles

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:01:25 +0000

Historical Note Russian Circles is a three piece instrumental rock/metal band from Chicago. RC play instrumental, sprawling music which runs the gamut of heavy discordant metal, to soft delicate passages. They are also known for their energetic live shows, mostly headlining now but in their earlier days they toured with the likes of Boris, Isis, [...] Related posts:

Russian Circles – 2012 European / UK Tour Dates

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:54:03 +0000

Russian Circles are hitting the road this spring for an extensive tour across Europe and UK. Dates Apr 05 – Prague, CZ @ Matrix Apr 06 – Vienna, AT @ Arena Apr 07 – Munich, DE @ Feierwerk Apr 08 – Dresden, DE @ Beatpol Apr 09 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg Apr 10 [...] Related posts:

IHRTN Mixtape – Husker Du + Sugar Covers

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:52:39 +0000

Historical Note Hüsker Dü (/ˈhʊskərˈduː/) was an American rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1979. The band’s continual members were guitarist Bob Mould, bassist Greg Norton, and drummer Grant Hart. Case Closed? – An International Tribute To Husker Du Cover versions of the very best by the finest punk group to ever have emerged out of Minneapolis by some of the best ’80s & [...] Related posts:

IHRTN Mixtape – Husker Du – Live And Loud

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:07:41 +0000

Live at Tucson’s Backstage (January, 18, 1983) Live cassette recording made at Tucson’s Backstage January 18, 1983. The band had just played in Tucson the previous December 28 and were on their way back from LA having spent time recording Metal Circus for SST. I’m sure that Randy McReynolds was behind the mix (though this [...] Related posts:

Upcoming – Bob Mould’s Solo Dates + Details on “The Argument”

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:58:16 +0000

Bob Mould is going to hit the road in the early 2012 with selected dates featuring performances from Blowoff and others featuring “See A Little Light: An Evening of Reading and Music” – a combination of readings from his autobiography and solo acoustic performances. The tour will feature stops in Washington, Denver, Philadelphia, New York [...] Related posts:

’11 In Overview – Husker Du – Books, Song Covers and more!

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:56:57 +0000

While chances of Husker Du reuniting are close to zero, IHRTN still likes to keeps tabs on all the activities of ex-Huskers – Bob, Greg and Grant. First up is a wonderful collection of live tracks/outtakes from the band – courtesy of Captains Dead blog. Up In The Air includes material from majority of band’s releases [...] Related posts:

Best/Worst Albums of 2011 – Other People’s Thoughts

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:53:56 +0000

While I Heart Noise Poll on Best/Worst Albums Of 2011 is still going, here’s what other blogs had to say on the matter… Best Clicky Clicky Music – Top 10 Of 2010: MP Edition / Jay Edition BOAWS Top 20 Records Of 2011 Oh, 2011 – Where Have You Gone? (Letters From A Tapehead) The [...] Related posts:

IHRTN Poll – Your Favorite / Least Favorite Albums Of 2011?

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:07:44 +0000

Feel free to sound off in the comments below! To refresh your memory, you can use Brainwashed List of Albums Released in 2011. Related posts:Best/Worst Albums of 2011 – Other People’s Thoughts Related posts:

New Releases – December 2011

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:59:47 +0000

Alva Noto – Univrs (Raster Noton) Atlas Sound – Parallax (4AD) Byetone – Symeta (Raster Noton) Brian Eno / Rick Holland – Panic Of Looking (Warp) High Places – Original Colors (Thrill Jockey) Indignant Senility – Consecration Of The Whipstain (Type) Richard Knox / Frederic D. Oberland – The Rustle Of The Stars (Gizeh) Kammerflimmer [...] Related posts:

100 I Heart Noise Posts From 2011 – Pt. 1

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:09:23 +0000

Sonic Guide To…US – Earth Pain Teens Special – Interview With Bliss Blood Sonic Guide To…Australia – Clann Zu + My Disco Download – Free Samplers From Utech Records, Room40 and Hydra Head Download/Stream – Hella – Untitled + Interview With Zach Hill New Releases – 31Knots – Trump Harm (Polyvinyl) Stream – Pink City [...] Related posts:

Download – Xela – Exorcism + Dunwich Dreams

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:02:38 +0000

And one more bit of Type-related news… Xela was a solo project of Type co-founder John Twells which he started in 1999. This year marked the end of the project. Learn With Xela is a blog run Twells and it currently offers Exorcism – final Xela album – for download (grab it here). As Twells [...] Related posts:

2011 In Overview + News – Type Records

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:52:53 +0000

Historical Note – Type is a record label which was started by John Twells (a.k.a. John Xela) and Stefan Lewandowski in 2002 in UK. Since 2009, Twells is running the label “from a small office-cum-studio in Massachusetts.” To find out more, visit label’s official site. Some of the releases that came out on Type this year… [...] Related posts:

Collective Review – Feersum Ennjin – S/T (Disassociated Press)

Ira F. Cummings — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:26:10 +0000

Today, our experts weigh in on debut album from Paul D’Amour’s (Lusk, Replicants, Tool) project Feersum Ennjin. Lob23 As a bass player myself, I am more fond of the early TOOL releases than the later ones. So, when asked to review the new release from original Tool founding bass player and song writer Paul D’Amour’s [...] Related posts:

Theory Of Everything – Final Version!

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:07:30 +0000

“Theory Of Everything” is finally here! Grab it via IHRTN’s Bandcamp Page or check out track-by-track breakdown below (and see the videos by some of the artists from the compilation). 1. Phone Home – Meds (bio) 2. Telethon – OwNixGolly (bio) 3. Ted Bundy’s Volkswagon – Whorehopper (bio) 4. Old World Vulture – Benny (bio) 5. Hopewell – 10,000 Black Masses (pt. 1) (bio) 6. Glorie [...] Related posts:

Theory Of Everything – Bios – Steel Pole Bath Tub

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:13:33 +0000

Note - “Theory Of Everything” is an upcoming digital compilation from IHRTN. You can preview it here Their contribution: Carbon Hardcore/noise trio out of Bozeman, MT that was formed in 1987. Bay Area threesome (two of whom originally hail from Bozeman, Montana) Steel Pole Bath Tub put a happy face (well, sorta) on industrial-strength grind rock, leavening [...] Related posts: