Coachella had been slowly dropping some hints of who would be playing the mega festival for the 2012 double-weekend bill on April 13-15 and 20-22 in Indio, California. First we got Azealia Banks followed by The Weeknd with a dose of Pulp to drum up more excitement. Today, all has been revealed. Each Friday night's headliner will be The Black Keys with Swedish House Mafia, Refused, Arctic Monkeys, Mazzy Star, Afrojack, Explosions in the Sky, M83, Amon Tobin, Cat Power, and more supporting. Saturday will feature Radiohead with Bon Iver, The Shins, David Guetta, Miike Snow, Jeff Mangum, Andrew Bird, Feist, Godspeed You! Black Emperor,...

No good deed appears to go unpunished. Following the recent announcement of a new album and a new tour, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has announced that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma. In an announcement on their Facebook page, the band says that despite Iommi's diagnosis, he appears to be in the very early and treatable stage of the disease.

Iommi's been the sole member of the band to be present during every incarnation of the band. He's best known for being one of the progenitors of all forms of heavy metal due to an...

I loved Cursive's last album, and I am fully prepared to love the upcoming I Am Gemini on February 21st. Never ones to shy away from the road, Tim Kasher and the boys will bring their magnetic, unpredictable, and occasionally dangerous show to the US in a huge two-month tour. The guys will be bringing our old pals in Cymbals Eat Guitars along for the ride as well as Ume, Mount Moriah, Virgin Islands, and Conduits. You can check the first impeccably catchy song from I Am Gemini over at Rolling...

Long-running alt-country rockers Lucero have made us wait long enough for a proper followup to the magnificent 1372 Overton Park. Women and Work will becoming out this spring, and we'll get a chance to catch the new songs live. Coming along for a good portion of the shows will be Larry and His Flask and none other than TMC Favorite William Elliott Whitmore, still touring in support of Field Songs. Brave the cold, grab a whiskey (or two), and check out these phenomenal artists at one of these shows:

Tour Dates:

Thu-Feb-23, Hot Springs, AR @ Maxines w/ Adam Faucett & the Tall...

We at The Milk Carton have wrapped up our fourth year of sharing our favorite new bands, news and media buzz articles, special features, festival reports, album and concert reviews, new release dates, setlists, interviews, and more with you. Thank you so much for sticking with us or joining and listening with us along the way. We are back for another exciting year though and we get it jumpstarted with our lists of Top 25 Albums & Songs of 2011. Unlike the tight race for top album in 2010 with The National's High Violet and LCD Soundsystem's This Is Happening, Bon Iver's sophomore album Bon Iver, Bon...

We've loved the past few stellar releases from Every Time I Die, and there's a new one coming soon. Ex-Lives will be coming out on March 6th, but until then, check out the first (creatively titled) songs "Underwater Bimbos From Space":

"Every Time I Die - "Underwater Bimbos From Space"" via

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Live Review: Skeletonwitch / Chimaira / Unearth
Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City, IA - 12.16.11

It just takes one.

For those of us that are rampant concert goers, we all have the specific brand of idiot that’s ruined shows over and over again. For example, there’s Guy Who Crowdsurfs Seven or Eight Times Before Getting Punched in the Nuts. There’s also Quit Running Into My...

of Montreal put on one of the most surprising and bizarre shows I saw this year during their headlining set at 80/35, and now we've got the chance to see if they can do it again. The band recently announced they'll be releasing their new album Paralytic Stalks on February 7th with a tour to follow. Coming along is a who's-who in the indie world with bands like Deerhoof, Cults, as well as more. Check out the new track "Wintered Debts" below, and catch the band at one of the following dates:

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M83 has progressively blown up into an all-out electrorock experience starting with his great 2005 album Before The Dawn Heals Us to the expansion into a full band with the live show on this Hurry Up, We're Dreaming tour. With that, the band is in higher demand, the venues have gotten bigger, and the tours are getting longer. The group really impressed us on one of the early dates in support of the new album at Moogfest, so it will be exciting to see how tight their show has become over time. Check out all of their current tour stops below, which include plenty of dates in North America, Europe, and Australia. If you...

Spiritualized have announced details of their forthcoming full-length Sweet Heart Sweet Light, which will hit stores on March 20th via Fat Possum. Recording of the 10-track follow-up to 2008's solid Songs In A&E took place over two years in Wales, Los Angeles, and Iceland. Take a look at the tracklisting and tour dates through Europe below.

Sweet Heart Sweet Light tracklisting:
1. Hey Jane
2. Little Girl
3. Get What You
4. Too Late
5. Heading for the Top
6. Freedom
7. I Am What I Am
8. Mary
9. Life Is a Problem
10. So Long You...

Sleigh Bells ripped up 2010 with their debut album Treats and obscenely loud live show. They return in early 2012 with their 11-track sophomore record Reign of Terror due out on Valentine's Day via Mom + Pop Music. On top of that, the duo will make a certain-to-be explosive tour run in their stomping grounds of Florida with Diplo sharing the headlining position and Liturgy opening. Check out a preview video, the tracklisting, and tour dates below.

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