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The Cure have announced 26 shows in 22 North American cities in 2016, with one yet to be announced in Seattle, Washington. The tour takes them from New Orleans to the West Coast, north to Canada, before making its way to an end in Florida. Nearby stops include Austin on May 13, Houston on May 14, Dallas on May 15, El Paso on May 17, and Kansas City on June 8. This tour is the band’s first major North American tour since 2008. The band, which became a staple of the early 1980’s…continue reading →

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are an Australian seven piece indie rock group who formed in 2010. Since their emergence five years ago, the band has released seven albums through their very own record label, Flightless. King Gizzard’s 8th album, Paper Mache Dream Balloon, releases on November 13th and is already receiving high praise from those lucky music fans around the world who were sent advanced copies. There label, Flightless, is truly independent, featuring only themselves and a handful of other Australia based artists who play alternative rock in the form of garage,…continue reading →

Hey everyone, here's your top 10 artists for October 23rd. 1. New Order2. !!!3. Wavves4. Wand5. Jr. Jr.6. Born Ruffians7. Metric8. The Jungle Giants9. Dead Weather10. Shannon and the Clamscontinue reading →

Divers, the fifth studio album from the multi-talented Joanna Newsom is here. Not only is she a singer but a harpist, keyboardist, songwriter, and actress. This album was highly anticipated after the artist took five years off to complete it. It’s hot on the airwaves filled with experiences of life, love, and finding yourself on eleven tracks. All the way from Nevada City, California this artists is a rare bread. As a child Newsom was not allowed to watch television or listen to the radio. Her parents tried to avoid their child from…continue reading →

Oklahoma’s free music institution, Norman Music Festival, has announced their first round of headliners for 2016. The initial lineup includes the indie rockers Cloud Nothings, garage punk band Nobunny, synthpop band Small Black, hip hop artist Open Mike Eagle, and the OKC rock scene mainstays Traindodge. Norman Music Festival 9 will take place April 21, 22, and 23 across clubs and outdoor stages in downtown Norman, Oklahoma. The free music festival is in its ninth year, and has exploded in popularity in recent events. A new feature of the festival this year is…continue reading →

Hey everyone, here's your top 10 artists for October 23rd. 1. New Order2. Dead Weather3. WAND4. Metric5. Death by Unga Bunga6. Youth Lagoon7. Shannon and the Clams8. Jr Jr9. Wavves10. Kurt VileShout out: Follow the Buzzardscontinue reading →

As If, the sixth studio album from the funky, indie rock, dance group, !!!, pronounced ‘Chk Chk Chk’, is one of the more highly anticipated albums of the year by college radio stations around North America. When it finally arrived in mid October, the album did not disappoint and was by far the most popular of all releases that week. !!! is a Sacramento, California based group that formed in the mid 1990’s. The founding members were all previously part of groups that had very different sounds. With this project, they wanted to combine…continue reading →

Hey everyone, here's your top 10 artists for October 23rd. 1. The Dead Weather2. WAND3. Born Ruffians4. Libertines5. Jr. Jr.6. telekinesis7. Death by Unga Bunga8. John Grant9. Metric10. The World is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Diecontinue reading →

Hard rock group, Fuzz, makes a loud and explosive return to RSU’s airwaves with the release of their latest album, II, due out on October, 23rd.  The threesome is a side project formed in 2011 by the infamous California garage and psychedelic rocker, Ty Segall. He is best known for his talents as a guitar player and vocalist on his many solo albums and with his other group, The Ty Segall Band. With Fuzz, Segall plays the drums and is also the lead singer. His work on the drums is what sets this…continue reading →

Its Geoff and Tip here, again. We are back from New York City safely with lots of stories to tell and new bands to listen to. The last five days have been an exciting experience for both of us. Geoff made his first trip to NYC and the CMJ Music Marathon. This was Tip’s second trip to the conference, but first attendance in nearly 7 years. Some of the highlights of the week include seeing two performances the London band, Shopping. They played the first and last shows we saw this weekend, and…continue reading →