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    The latest music news from independent artists around the world.

    The Weeknd Announces ‘The Madness Fall Tour’

    The Weeknd is not slated for University Union's Sept. 13. We have just reconfirmed this. We realize this has created some hype and apologize for the mistake. Grammy Award®-nominated, multi-platinum selling artist The Weeknd today announced...

    BØRNS To Release Debut Album Dopamine October 16

    BØRNS will release his much anticipated debut album Dopamine October 16th on Interscope Records. Dopamine is available for pre-order now on iTunes: iTunes.com/borns, where fans can receive an instant download of three songs –...

    First Listen: KillSET – My Whole Life / Cold Victim

    To quote myself in 1991 after hearing my favorite metal band's new song: "That sh*t f*cking kranked!" And thats the feeling I get with KillSET's two new singles "My Whole Life" and "Cold Victim"....

    The Test Drive: Pure Phase Ensemble 4 feat. Mark Gardener – Live at SpaceFest!

    A lot has happened since the Shoegaze heyday in the 1990s, but more and more, this year is proving to be one of the Shoegaze revival, with bands like Ride, Slowdive, Swervedriver, Medicine reforming...

    The Test Drive: Trip Wire – Get In And Get Out

    For fans of those indie bands of yesteryear like The Replacements, R.E.M. and Hüsker Dü (like me) then Trip Wire is most definitely for you! From the opening of "Fall Through" to the ending of...

    First Listen: Autopsy Boys – Song For Debbera

    Huge fans of eighties B-movie horrors, the kind that are so bad they’re good, Autopsy Boys formed after seeing Troma Movies' ‘Surf Nazi’s Must Die’. Researching the equipment used on the original sound track,...

    Jammerzine Exclusive: Meet Neil C. Young

    I have a new guitar hero and his name is Neil C. Young. His playing is the perfect mix of composition, finesse, and originality. I starting playing guitar when I was ten years old...

    Veronika Releases Most Anticipated Video For Single “Camera”

    Veronika has released her latest visuals to the most anticipated record "CAMERA". The concept behind this masterpiece is its focus on current problems females face nationwide and globally everyday. Veronika's music career began in 2012...

    The Test Drive: The Bros. Landreth – Let It Lie

    "Let It Lie" is the new album from Canadian alt-rockers The Bros. Landreth. The band itself is a tight outfit poised to take the country scene by storm but just underneath that lies the...

    Rammstein Unleashes New ‘Rammstein In Amerika’ Documentary

    Rammstein made a triumphant return to the U.S. stage for the first time in 10 years, to headline one sold-out concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden. The venue's more than 18,000 seats...

    First Listen: Aleks Grey – Unstoppable

    With an incessant groove straight out of a Grammy nomination, Aleks Grey kicks off his new single "Unstoppable" with the hook and said groove that lives up every bit to the tracks title. Indie...

    First Listen: The Winachi Tribe – Plant The Seed

    The Winachi Tribe have lifted a second single from their 'Time for Love' EP. 'Plant the Seed' will be released on September 25th on A1M records. The track sees the band collaborating with Julie...

    Check Out Coco’s New “Target Practice”

    Sheffield native Coco has teamed up with Toddla T on a record representing both their love of Grime and Sheffield roots. After making an appearance Toddla T’s BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra show, the...

    The Test Drive: Hot Glew – May I Come In?

    Hot Glew is the brainchild of Nashville native Brett Keller. Nashville has long been the music Mecca east of the Mississippi and this is yet more proof of this. What we have here is...

    First Look: SinFiction – Ugly Baby

    An Oxford based band who specialize in lush indie rock with great production value but a gritty feel, SinFiction are ready to rock this summer with double single releases ‘Painted Memories’ and ‘Ugly Baby’. With...

    Jammerzine Exclusive: All Ups For Downers

    Last week we did a Test Drive feature on Downers' new EP "Noose". You can see by that article that Downers are clearly a force to be reckoned with. This is a band with...

    First Listen: Tony Steele and The Massacre – Starting From Scratch

    Tony Steele is an epitome of a troubadour with the rock sensibility to not only write a catchy hook but to give it a meaning and a purpose. "Starting From Scratch" is proof positive that...

    First Look: Neil C. Young – Bolo

    Being a guitarist myself I have a personal monument to the Jazz/Fusion genre even though my background is the likes of Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai. But I have seen in countless interviews...

    The Test Drive: My Cruel Goro – My Cruel Goro

    Likely not many have pondered on what the result would be musically if you were to add one dash of Italy and one dash of Icelend, for instance. Sounds more like the recipe for...

    The Test Drive: The Spitfires – Response

    The Spitfires bring me back to the days of The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Steve Jones' later project The Professionals as well as later pioneers Bad Religion and Rancid. What sets The Spitfires apart...

    Bryan Adams Returns With New Studio Album

    Multi-platinum recording artist Bryan Adams is set to release his thirteenth studio album, Get Up (UMe), on October 16th. Produced by famed ELO frontman Jeff Lynne and co-written with his long-time collaborator Jim Vallance,...

    The Test Drive: Rock Back For Nepal Volume 3

    A couple weeks ago I reviewed the Rock Back for Nepal Volume 2 and, after hearing Volume 3, now think Volume 3 is the strongest of the three. But not by much as all...

    The Test Drive: Painted Fish – Painted Fish

    With a distinct swagger all their own combined with the attitude of The B-52s, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, and Alannah Myles, Florida based band Painted Fish have painted themselves as the feel good pop-rock...

    Kenyan DJ and Producer Nuri “Transforms”

    Hailing from Kenya, talented DJ and producer Nuri has been putting out a series of top-notch free releases for his fans to enjoy. Having put his signature on quality freebies in the past few...

    Manafest Returns To Indie Roots, Releases Reborn Oct. 2

    Manafest pushes musical envelopes, creating an uplifting, seamless blur between the spectrums of rap, hip-hop, rock and pop while selling 300,000-plus albums, playing more than 1,000 events logged over four continents and garnering four...