Piano-rock band Jack's Mannequin have announced a new tour in support of upcoming sophomore album, The Glass Passenger, which hits stores on September 30. The band will be performing the entire album live on tour this fall and they have a new music video coming out for single "The Resolution", which will be directed by author Stephenie Meyer (Twilight). Check out the full press release below.

"September 3, 2008 — Burbank, CA — The music video for “The Resolution,” the first single from the new album by Jack’s Mannequin, will be directed by longtime fan Stephenie Meyer, the author behind...

After M.I.A. enthusiastically claimed her "last show ever" would be at this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival, fans have been anxiously waiting for confirmation of whether it was a publicity ploy, if she would continue making music, if it was just for an extended rest, or if it was absolutely permanent for her. In an interview with AceShowbiz.com, she's standing by her word and decided to not make music anymore as well. With her single "Paper Planes" exploding in popularity and rave reviews of her first two albums, one could only hope she gets...

San Franciscan Matt Nathanson felt as if he was playing in his own back yard. Golden Gate Park, the home of San Francisco’s Outside Lands, isn’t anything special for Matt. Still, be sandwiched between Ben Harper and Tom Petty was. With the rising success of his most recent album Some Mad Hope, Matt is gaining the success he finally deserves. Having put out records for the past fifteen years, he’s a living testament to the notion, “Good things come to those who wait.” Discussing covers, crowds, and rolling along with life, Matt was a true pleasure to share our...

It's Always Better When We're Together

If the previous two days of Outside Lands were home runs, Sunday was certainly a grandslam. The overcast clouds of the previous two days cleared, and the music just kept getting better.

Sunday started off with blues-rocker Jackie Greene on the Lands End stage. Drawing a crowd as eclectic as his music Jackie and his backing band immediately got the crowd excited for the best day of music. I’d always known that the local San Franciscan and friend of Dead’s Phil Lesh was a powerful songwriter, but his guitar prowess impressed me most. Jackie did not...

"Theres Something Good Waitin Down This Road"

Saturday started off on the right note: a morning cup from my favorite coffee house, It’s A Grind. But, assuming you don’t care all too much about my long awaited cup, I’ll fill you in on the music.

Arriving on time at the Sutro stage for Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet, I was surprised by the amount of people that had arrived for the first set of the day. Opening with “A Fuller Wine,” the quartet picked, plucked, and strummed their way through a set mixed with both resurrected American folk songs like “Banjo Pickin’ Girl”...

The Devil’s In the Details

With the growing popularity of music festivals, it only seemed right for San Francisco, one of the largest cities in the United States, to get a major fest of their own. Presenting Outside Lands. Announced last year, the buzz about the festival spread instantly. And when headliners Radiohead, Tom Petty, and Jack Johnson were announced (along with the great supporting bands), the anticipation for the upcoming August weekend exploded among music lovers and San Franciscans.

Allowed to be the first night concerts in Golden Gate Park, the gorgeous, green, and gigantic...

The Decemberists sent an update about what they band has been up to and their plans of releasing a series of "singles" they didn't believe properly fit their forthcoming fifth album. Check out what they had to say below...

"Points of Order:
• Always the Bridesmaid: A Singles Series debuts in October!
• Pre-order available through the Decemberists Shop.
• The Band is Currently in the Studio
• Insound throws a design party, Decemberists are implicated

Summer is upon us; our oscillating fans are circulating warm, jasmine-perfumed air through our bedrooms and ossuaries. ...

It's rare for an artist to hate their own work, but Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy isn't your typical artist, either. After a recent performance in Albany, NY, Tweedy shared with Albany radio station that he "kinda hate[s]" all of the previous Wilco albums.

Tweedy adds, "none of them are a statement that I would be comfortable making right now at this point in my life. They all served their purpose, and in that respect I'm proud of all of them.

"But as something that feels artistically in keeping with who I am today, I think that they are inevitably going to fall short of that as time...

As if they didn't blow away enough people at Lollapalooza, Trent Reznor and the rest of the Nine Inch Nails crew have decided to extend their world tour through the end of December.

After a journey to South America for the first few weeks of October, the band will return to North America where they'll spend their time through most of December.

Tour Dates
08/20 Saint Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
08/22 Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
08/23 Auburn Hills, MI...

As if they didn't even stop touring, indie-rockers Death Cab For Cutie are again hitting the international tour circuit. Announcing their fall dates, the band has delivered on their promise and is hitting many major cities that haven't received a show since their May release of Narrow Stairs.

But even though Death Cab's success has them looking like giants, they've decided to take a step out of the headlining position through part of their tour. Partnering with folk-rock legend Neil Young for 11 dates, fans will have to arrive early as they'll be the opening act.

From there, any European fans who...

British rockers Bloc Party announced today that their third-studio album will be titled Intimacy. Pre-order for the album is now available. Although the physical CD isn't released until October 27th, anyone who pre-orders the album will receive a link to download the full album this Thursday, August 21st.

You can pre-order Intimacy through Blog Party's online webstore.

Intimacy tracklisting:
1. Ares
2. Mercury
3. Halo
4. Biko
5. Trojan Horse
6. Signs
7. One Month Off
8....