Steve Schiltz, the mainman of indie rock band Hurricane Bells, produced, recorded and mixed a new album named "Tides and Tales" with the help of some guests, as Justin Furstenfeld from Blue October. The record will be coming out on Steve's label, Invisible Brigades, in the fall.

To help with the release of the record, Steve has just launched a PledgeMusic campaign: fans pledges will directly help the band master and manufacture the new album and, more importantly, it will help Hurricane Bells tour and promote the record. In return, those who join the campaign will have the chance to get exclusive stuff: vinyls, shirts, signed discs, house concerts, album prints/posters and so on.

So, if you want to help Steve & friends, visit their PledgeMusic page and make your pledge!

Sahara Hotnights are a swedish rock band composed of 4 girls (Maria Andersson - lead vocals, guitar; Jennie Asplund - guitar, backing vocals; Johanna Asplund - bass, backing vocals; Josephine Forsman - drums) that started their band in the beginning of the nineties, when they were just children, and debuted with an EP in 1997.

Their music, originally described as a mix between Blondie, The Ramones and Nirvana has, with time, veered to a more poppy sound, as their just released self-titled sixth full-length album can attest.

The new record is also my first approach with the band, and all I can say is that these girls are damn hot! I'll go hunting for their previous albums asap.

Listen to "Let You Down", the first single from "Sahara Hotnights", on youtube, and get some other tastes of the four swedes' rock at their website. Nice finding!

The Tender Box are a rock band inspired by the post punk and synth pop groups of the 1980s.

All of the band members are of mexican american descent and grew up in the South East of Los Angeles, where they met and formed a band in high school.

Last April they released their first album "Reverence", produced by Jack Douglas (New York Dolls, Aerosmith, Michael Monroe) for Swing House Quality Recordings.

Here on the left you can watch the video for the first single off "Reverence", called "Crashing Down". Very good song and nice video!

St. Louis' hardrockers Cavo have just released a new song titled "Hold Your Ground": hear it at this location now!

The band is currently recording their sophomore full-length album with famed producer Howard Benson (3 Doors Down, Daughtry, Creed, My Chemical Romance).

The new record is expected to be released later in the year. Stay tuned for updates.

Buffalo's legendary melodic rockers Goo Goo Dolls will release a new single on June, 14th.

Called "All That You Are", the song is taken from the soundtrack of the highly-anticipated film "Transformers: Dark Of The Moon" (the sequel to "Transformers" and "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen", in theatres from July, 1st).

"All That You Are" is at radios right now, and you can listen to it at the band official website.

My point: frankly, it's the same old song and dance... I used to be a great fan of the GGDs, but now I have enough of all these trite, predictable midtempos that sound pretty much all the same.

However, click on the link above and judge by yourselves.

This is Foo Fighters' new video for "Walk", the second single from the recently released "Wasting Light".

Directed by Sam Jones, the video is imbued with the sense of humor Dave Grohl and mates are famous for.

You can also catch "Walk" in a great performance Live on Letterman.

Released last April, "Wasting Light" received positive reviews from most music critics and reached the top ten in almost every chart in the world, including the number one spots in the US Billboard 200, the UK Albums Chart and the German Albums Chart.

Enjoy!

Just received from Coldplay:

"Dear friends, We're about to play a bunch of summer festivals so it's as good a time as any to put out a new song. 

"Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" will be available digitally on Friday 3rd June at 12pm (BST), except in the UK where it'll come out on the stroke of midnight between Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June.

We'll also stream it on Coldplay.com on Friday and give it a run out at Rock Im Park.

If you'd like to win a signed copy of the promo CD of "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall", then email your name and address to competitions@coldplay.com before Tuesday 14th June."

Too see the complete list of the upcoming live dates, head to Coldplay's website.

The Gallery are an interesting indie folk rock band from Wilbraham, Massachusetts. They released their new EP "Come Alive" last February, produced by Warren Huart (The Fray, Augustana, Better Than Ezra, Vedera, James Blunt).

From their official bio:

"The Gallery's hook-laden rock songs combine a mix of mainstream appeal and professionalism with indie cred and likeability. Their brand of guitar-driven, southern-infused pop rock blurs the lines between authenticity and commerciality, producing songs that are refined and disarmingly catchy.

A subtly biting guitar sound, simple, road-worn lyricism and consistently sharp musicianship transform their tracks into instantly memorable pop gems you don’t want out of your head."

You can stream the whole EP at Liisten, where you can also download the track "Ballroom Of Broken Hearts" for free.