The Strokes announce tracklisting for new album, Angles

The Strokes have announced their tracklisting for their upcoming album, Angles, being released on March 22nd, 2011 in the United States. More info can be found at http://new.thestrokes.com/moreinfo.html

Tracklisting

1. Machu Picchu
2. Under Cover of Darkness
3. Two Kinds of Happiness
4. You're So Right
5. Taken For A Fool
6. Games
7. Call Me Back
8. Gratisfaction
9. Metabolism
10. Life Is Simple In The Moonlight

Coachella 2011 lineup announced

The Coachella lineup got announced late Tuesday, January 18th, 2011. Headliners for the 3 day festival are as follows: Friday, April 15th, 2011 with Kings of Leon. Saturday, April 16th, 2011 with the Arcade Fire. And the festival closes on Sunday, April 17th, 2011 with Kanye West.

Full lineup and poster after the jump.

Upcoming Tour: Katy Perry's California Dreams 2011 Tour

Pop superstar Katy Perry has just announced her 2011 North American Tour dubbed the "California Dreams" Tour via her Twitter. Openers will be Robyn and Marina & the Diamonds. Tour dates after the jump.

Free Shows: Jimmy Kimmel Live

Just one day after their Amoeba Music performance, you can catch them again the next day. Cold War Kids will be performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on January 26th, 2011.

Cage the Elephant will also be playing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on January 27th, 2011.

Free tickets for Jimmy Kimmel Live can be gotten at the 1iota website.

Daft Punk are not The Third Twin

As much as I'd love for them to in fact be this alter ego of Daft Punk, it seems that The Third Twin has no association with Daft Punk according to Daft Punk's management. The press statement comes after the announcement that The Third Twin would be playing at the Arsenal of Sound Festival in Spain come August 2011. Daft Punk went on to say that the festival is being "promoted under false pretenses". More info at NME.com

Crystal Castles release music video for Not In Love ft. Robert Smith

Crystal Castles have posted the official music video for their track, Not In Love, which features guests vocals from Robert Smith of The Cure.

Drake is working with The xx and Florence + the Machine

Taken from NME.com

Drake has been working on new material with Florence And The Machine's Florence Welch and The xx's Jamie Smith.

Smith told NME that he and the rapper were working on material for Drake's second album, while Drake looks set for a guest rap on Welch's next effort.

Rest of the article after the jump.

Shiny Toy Guns announcement

Seems Shiny Toy Guns have a big announcement on February 10th, 2011. More details after the jump.

Panic! at the Disco bring the exclamation back!

With the release of Pretty Odd back in 2008, Panic! at the Disco dropped the exclamation point in their name. It seems that now the exclamation point is back and their website has been updated with a new logo. Panic! at the Disco's 3rd album is expected to drop in March 2011. Hit the jump to see the new logo.

Dashboard Confessional post new song

Dashboard Confessional have posted a new song up for download on their website. It is available for download on the widget below.

Free Concert: Cold War Kids at Amoeba Music Hollywood

Cold War Kids play at Amoeba Music Hollywood on January 25th, 2011 for free. More info from Amoeba.com after the jump.

Upcoming Concert: Bright Eyes at the Fox Theater, Pomona, CA

Bright Eyes posted tour dates a while back and none of them were in the Southern California area. It was a real bummer at the time, but it seems that things have fallen through and they will be playing on April 13th, 2011 at the Fox Theater in Pomona, CA. I am happy to say this is their only Southern CA show and it's a good venue to pick. It's not because I've been there before, but because it's one of the few venues an artist can play in the LA area before the days of Coachella and not infringe on the contract that Coachella imposes. The Fox Theater is owned by Goldenvoice, therefore there is still a good chance that Bright Eyes will also be at this year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.

Tickets go on-sale for the Pomona date tomorrow on January 15th, 2011 at 10am. You can purchase your tickets on Ticketmaster.com for US $29.50 - US $39.50.

More new tour dates after the jump.

Innerpartysystem announce new 6 track EP

Taken from Innerpartysystem's MySpace blog

INNERPARTYSYSTEM....

Never Be Content EP....

Digital Release February 22, 2011; Physical Release March 29, 2011 on Red Bull Records....

More after the jump. Including tracklisting.

College

It's been a long week as I've had school start for me this week. A lot of homework has been assigned and completed in such short amount of time. And now back to your regular scheduled music posts.

Hard 13 announce Simian Mobile Disco as headliners

They're back at it again, the promoters behind the Hard events have gotten Simian Mobile Disco to headline Hard 13's event which hits Club Nokia in Los Angeles on March 12th, 2011. Full poster/lineup after the jump.

Foo Fighters finish up new album

According to the band's Twitter, the Foo Fighters are done recording their new album.

Lady GaGa unveils dates for new record/single

Lady GaGa has announced, via her Twitter, that her new album Born This Way will be released on May 23rd, 2011 and the single of the same name will be released on February 13th, 2011.

Panic! at the Disco almost done with 3rd album

According to Kerrang, Panic! At The Disco is currently putting the finishing touches on their follow-up to 2008's Pretty. Odd.

Sex Pistols to reunite and write new material?

According to NME.com, John Lydon of The Sex Pistols is looking into reuniting the band and writing a new album.

Upcoming Concert: New Found Glory at Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA

Well this got announced a on Thursday via Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory's Twitter. New Found Glory are to play an all request show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA on February 17th, 2011. Tickets went on sale Friday, January 7th, 2011 and sold out within minutes.

I've seen these guys so many times but this show is so small and it's all request from the fans. It is bound to be such a blast.

The Sounds announce new album

This one makes me especially happy since I had wished to see these guys back when I was in high school. Seems The Sounds are hard at work on a new album. And as we all know nowadays album sales aren't doing too well, so most of the profit is made by TOURING! Hoping to attend a Sounds show sometime soon.

Travis Barker Solo Album

Travis Barker. (blink-182/+44/Transplants) will be dropping his new album, Give The Drummer Some, on February 22nd, 2011.

Source: complex.com

Muse want their shows to be out of this world!

Looks like Muse is interested in taking their show to new heights by being the first rock group to perform in space. More at NME.com

No Doubt have started recording

Looks like the wait is over, No Doubt are in the studio recording a new album.

Green Day announce new live album!

According to NME.com, Green Day are releasing a new live album CD/DVD titled Awesome As Fuck on March 15th.

Holidays Are Over!

Been a long break and this blogger is back. Happy Holidays everyone! Hope you guys had a blast. Sure the normal blog might not go down during festive times, but those blogs probably have tons of contributors. I am just myself so let's recap on what's been going on and a few new things.