Alternative CDs

Multi-platinum Irish/Scottish five-piece Snow Patrol release their sixth studio album Fallen Empires on 14th November 2011. Recorded in Los Angeles with long-time producer Garret ‘Jacknife’ Lee, Fallen Empires features the hit ‘Called Out In The Dark’ and stunning new single ‘This Isn’t Everything Y...

Multi-platinum Irish/Scottish five-piece Snow Patrol release their sixth studio album Fallen Empires on 14th November 2011. Recorded in Los Angeles with long-time producer Garret ‘Jacknife’ Lee, Fallen Empires features the hit ‘Called Out In The Dark’ and stunning new single ‘This Isn’t Everything Y...

Nu Metal stalwarts Limp Bizkit are back with all guns blazing, and a brand new album Gold Cobra. The original Limp Bizkit line-up of Fred Durst, Wes Borland, Sam Rivers, John Otto, and DJ Lethal are back from an eight year hiatus to bring their world back to ours. Fred Durst and Wes Borland said ...

Death Cab for Cutie has announce the release of their hugely anticipated new album - “CODES AND KEYS”   The album marks the first all-new DCFC release since 2009, which saw the release of the single, “Meet Me On The Equinox” (featured on THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON -...

The Strokes announce the release date for their highly anticipated fourth album, Angles, on March 21st via RCA records in the US. A new single titled “Under Cover of Darkness,” will be heard on radio starting in February. The complete track-listing for the album can be found below. More ...

This Is War (CD/DVD) [Deluxe Edition] contains to be confirmed. Thirty Seconds to Mars’ new album is a collection of the thoughts and ideas that the band have experienced after spending several years on the road. The songs reflect a willingness to take chances and create a pivotal, game-cha...

Grinderman 2 is the second album by Grinderman, a side project of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, due to be released in September 2010. Grinderman are Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos. They have forged a distinctly different way of working together. Grinderman have cast off mu...

Grinderman 2 is the second album by Grinderman, a side project of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, due to be released in September 2010. Grinderman are Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos. They have forged a distinctly different way of working together. Grinderman have cast off mu...

Fans came out in numbers to witness the Australian sensation for their first ever NZ show in out in June and these fans will be happy to know that Birds Of Tokyo today also announce the release of their first 3D music video for the bands new single ’The Saddest Thing I Know’. Using t...

At just 21 years of age Atlanta based rap phenomenon B.o.B aka Bobby Ray delivers the ‘feel good sing-along album of the year’ (Billboard). One of hip-hop’s most inventive and exciting young artists, B.o.B has shared stages with Asher Roth, Kid Cudi and is currently supporting L...

"Dommin is the sound of the broken-hearted," explains Kristofer Dommin, frontman for the Los Angeles quartet that puts a very fresh spin on a very familiar pain. Dommin are inviting everyone to join them in the dark introspection that goes hand in hand with heartbreak. On their Roadrunn...

Rocket to Russia is the third album by American punk group the Ramones, their last with original drummer Tommy Ramone. Released on November 4, 1977, the album incorporates surf rock and other influences. It includes some of the Ramones' best-known songs, including "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker"...

The 2008 world tour had a ton of special moments, and this CD represents some of the finest. From sharing the stage at Bonnaroo with Eddie Vedder, to leading a massive singalong at Bercy in Paris, to wowing a festival crowd at Outside Lands, to stepping onto the stage alone to close the show at Red ...

Kentucky-born and Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Dawn Landes releases her third album, ‘Sweet Heart Rodeo’. Landes acclaimed second album ‘Fireproof’ released in 2008 garnered critical acclaim from everywhere, Q declared it to be “Understated and beautiful” (Q *...

Soulsavers had begun as more of an electronic affair, with Machin partnering studio engineer Ian Glover for the 2003 debut ‘Tough Guys Don’t Dance’. Josh Haden of slow-core moodists Spain (the band, not the country), added three vocals, but the following ‘It’s Not How F...

Brand New Eyes (Typeset as brand new eyes) is the third studio album from alternative rock band Paramore. It was recorded in the Hidden Hills of California from January to March and was produced by Rob Cavallo The title "Brand New Eyes" was based on a track that was later cut from the albu...

The Resistance is the fifth studio album by English alternative rock band Muse. The album is produced by the band and mixed by Mark Stent. Following seven years of near solid touring, Muse escalated from being the biggest band in Teignmouth in 1997 to one of the biggest bands in Europe by 2004. W...

The Resistance is the fifth studio album by English alternative rock band Muse. The album is produced by the band and mixed by Mark Stent. Following seven years of near solid touring, Muse escalated from being the biggest band in Teignmouth in 1997 to one of the biggest bands in Europe by 2004. W...

Arctic Monkeys unwrap their third album, Humbug. Features 10 brand new songs, and was produced by Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures), in the Mojave Desert and Los Angeles, and James Ford in Brooklyn.

Pixies: Black Francis (vocals, guitar); Kim Deal (vocals, bass); Joey Santiago (guitar); David Lovering (drums). Additional personnel includes: Eric Drew Feldman (keyboards, synthesizer). Producers: Gary Smith, Steve Albini, Gil Norton, Pixies. Recorded between 1987 & 1991. One of th...

Pavement: Stephen Malkmus, Mark Ibold, Spiral Stairs, Bob Nastanovich, Steve West. The 2008 edition echoes Matador's previous fan-spoiling Pavement reissues, adding 32 bonus tracks, 18 of which have never been released. Peel sessions, live versions, and alternate takes of CORNERS songs make up a ...

TV On The Radio: Kyp Malone (vocals, guitars); Tunde Adebimpe (vocals); Jaleel Bunton (guitars, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, synthesizer, bass guitar, drums, programming); David Andrew Sitek (guitars, synthesizer, programming, sampler); Gerard A. Smith (Fender Rhodes piano, organ, synthesizer, bass g...

Don't panic... but things really are shaping up to be pretty odd for this Las Vegas based foursome. Panic At The Disco's highly anticipated sophomore album debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart back in March and things have shown no sign of slowing down for the band. 'Nine In The Afternoon' a...

The band told a packed audience about the release at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, when they headlined the "Rock the Vote Ballot Bash." FOLIE A DEUX was produced by Neal Avron at The Pass Studios in Los Angeles. The first single will be the track "I Don't Care." For...

The Script is the self-titled debut album from the Irish band, The Script.

Anticipation has been high since ‘Pork and Beans’ hit airwaves with the single going to #1 at US Modern Rock radio and also becoming #1 Most Played at Triple J in Australia. Here in New Zealand the impossibly catchy track is brand new to radio and already making waves since being added t...

For those who missed the opportunity to see My Chemical Romance live at one of the more than 250+ shows touring in support of their highly acclaimed MULTI-MILLION-selling 2006 album The Black Parade, or for those who want to relive soaring concert moments, let the celebration begin. The package c...

Joy Division were formed in the wake of the punk explosion in England, by 1980 they were the hottest band in England. In May 1980, on the eve of their first US tour, lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide. The Bafta Nominated Film ‘Control’ by director Anthon Corbjin details the lif...

Over the weekend of Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June 2007, MUSE took to the stage at the new Wembley Stadium for two unprecedented sold out shows that are increasingly recognized as amongst the definitive live moments of the year. Muse were the first band to take the stage at the stadium since ...

THE GOO GOO DOLLS RELEASE THEIR FIRST-EVER GREATEST HITS CD! The Goo Goo Dolls, one of the great American rock & roll bands of our generation have become one of the most globally respected and loved songwriting forces in popular music history. In recent months, the Buffalo natives set the all-...

Repackaged for their upcoming tour, Fall out Boys latest album ‘Infinity on high’ has already sold over 20000 copies in New Zealand, and spawned 3 hit singles. The new Platinum Edition will include 7 new audio tracks plus a bonus DVD featuring the videos for the 3 singles off the album a...

Almost three years after the Arcade Fire's 2004 full-length debut, FUNERAL, stunned indie-rock fans with its majestic scope and romantic ferocity, the Montreal-based ensemble returned with NEON BIBLE. Although the album lacks the from-out-of-nowhere punch of the former record, it serves as a fitting...

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Anthony Kiedis (vocals); John Frusciante (guitar); Flea (bass); Chad Smith (drums). Recorded at Cello Studios and Chateau Merchant, Los Angeles, California. Building on the return of gifted guitarist John Frusciante on 1999's CALIFORNICATION, BY THE WAY finds the Red Hot...

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Anthony Kiedis (vocals); John Frusciante (guitar); Flea (bass); Chad Smith (drums). Additional personnel: Patrick Warren (Chamberlin organ); Greg Kurstin (keyboards). Engineers include: Jim Scott, John Sorenson, Greg Fidelman. "Scar Tissue" won the 2000 Gram...

Jane's Addiction: Perry Farrell (vocals); David Navarro (acoustic & electric guitars); Eric A. (acoustic guitar, bass); Stephen Perkins (drums, percussion).Additional personnel: Angelo Moore, Flea, Christopher Dowd (horns).Engineers: Dave Jerden, Ronnie S. Champagne, Andy Harper.Recorded at Eldorado...

Hootie & The Blowfish: Darius Rucker (vocals, guitar, dobro, percussion); Mark Bryan (guitar, mandolin, piano, percussion, background vocals); Dean Felber (piano, Clavinet, bass, background vocals); Jim "Soni" Sonefeld (piano, drums, percussion, loops, background vocals). Additional...

Rock opera and punk are usually two mutually exclusive musical styles. Then again, Green Day has never followed any rock rulebook, so it's not entirely surprising that the trio crafted a punk-rock opera that takes the Bush administration and its policies to task. It doesn't get any more pointed than...

Green Day: Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar); Michael Pritchard (bass, background vocals); Tre Cool (drums). DOOKIE won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance. Green Day was also nominated for Best New Artist, "Basket Case" was nominated for Best Rock Performan...

U2: The Edge (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Bono (vocals, guitar); Adam Clayton (bass); Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums, percussion). Additional personnel: B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Una O'Kane, Nicola Cleary, Aengus O'Connor, Nicholas Milne (strings); The Memphis Horns (horns); Joey Miskulin (organ); Be...

Personnel: Jack Jackson (vocals, guitar); Merlo Podlewski (bass); Adam Topol (drums, percussion). Recorded at Mango Tree, Hawaii. Something of a slacker renaissance man, prototypical mellow surfer-dude Jack Johnson is not only a BILLBOARD-charting recording artist, but also a world-champion at...