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Side-Line launches merchandise with YOUR user name on it - join the Side-Line Militia !

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:01:23 PDT

Yes that's right. The Side-Line online community will become extended offline as of today Side-Line Magazine officially launches its very own...

LSD / PCP to release 4 disc limited box set in fall 2009

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:00:58 PDT

More than 5 years in the making, "Split" holds four discs, hand-made from aircraft grade aluminum, each having its own special characteristics. Also included is an embossed card stock that wraps the...

'Okzidendalisches Grammophon' live album for Die Weisse Rose

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:00:55 PDT

Out via Extremocidente is the Die Weisse Rose vinyl release "Okzidendalisches Grammophon". Recorded during Die Weisse Rose's 2008 Winter Solstice performance in Sintra, Portugal the album is the...

French Industrial Rock formation Dexy Corp signs to Black Rain

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:00:12 PDT

Black Rain has signed the French industrial rock formation Dexy Corp. The label describes the band's sound as being close to Ministry, Nine Inch Nails or Jabberwock. After a first release in 2003,...

NoiTekk strikes back with fresh young electro blood !

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:01:23 PDT

One of Germany's finest dark electro labels NoiTekk announces 2 new signings: Cedigest and Psyborg Corp. Both CeDigest (UK) and Psyborg Corp. (Columbia) are currently working on their debut albums...

Wave Records releases 'Wave Sampler 2009'

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:00:52 PDT

Out now on Wave Records is the label compilation "Wave Sampler 2009". This is the very first compilation featuring only Wave Records artists. You get 11 remixes and unreleased versions packaged in a...

Track Listing confirmed for 'Warp20 (Box Set)'

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:00:44 PDT

On 13th June we announced details of the forthcoming the "Warp20 (Box Set)". The Warp label also finally announced the first track listings for some of its contents, namely...

Death In June re-releases 'Braun Buch Zwei'

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:00:01 PDT

Considered to be one of the most influential albums ever, the deleted original 1987 version of "Braun Buch Zwei" marked a definitive shift in style for Death In June and the true beginning of a new...

Promo-only remixes of Erasure see light of day on 'Erasure.Club' MCD

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:01:39 PDT

Erasure will release a six-track EP of classic remixes entitled "Erasure.Club" on August 10th. The mixes were released on 3 promo-only 12" Erasure singles in 1990 (intended for DJs in clubs) and have...

6 new releases for electronic / avantgarde label Bureau B

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:00:13 PDT

Bureau B is a Hamburg/Germany based label specialised in releasing old and new exciting electronic / avantgarde music. Planned by Bureau B for August are plenty of re-releases and new albums by bands...

Rajna plan vinyl release, if you want to that is

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:00:05 PDT

Rajna, the heavenly music duo from France consisting of Jeanne and Fabrice Lefebvre, plan to release their new album on vinyl only, that is if they get enough interest from people. If you want to...

Dolores O'Riordan (Ex-Cranberries) launches 'The Journey' single - watch her video !

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:01:48 PDT

The brand new single "The Journey" by Dolores O'Riordan (Ex-Cranberries) will be available digitally from August 10th onwards. It has become a very contagious sing allong track that will plase all...

Danse Macabre announces signing 3 new bands

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:00:23 PDT

The German Danse Macabre label has added 3 new bands to its roster: Oberer Totpunkt, Raven and O.S.C. (aka Olaf Seider Coincidence). Here's what the label is planning for each act. Oberer Totpunkt...

X Marks The Pedwalk re-releases 'Abattoir'

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:00:09 PDT

German electro act X Marks The Pedwalk, the project by Sevren Ni-Arb (aka André Schmechta), returns with a first release on Infacted Recordings, namely a re-release of the Zoth Ommog classic...

A-ha to headline iTunes Live festival on 24 July

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:01:51 PDT

The third annual month-long iTunes Live Festival will take place at the Roundhouse in London (UK), and will include daily free performances by dozens of artists. A-ha will take the stage on Friday 24...

Rozencrantz releases new videoclip and DVD

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:00:54 PDT

A new videoclip is the latest addition to Rozencrantz's MySpace profile. It's the clip for the new single "Chase the Dragon" that was released earlier in June. "Chase the Dragon" is the band's fourth...

Suicide Commando goes vinyl

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:00:47 PDT

On July 31st Suicide Commando returns with brand new material in the form of a limited red coloured vinyl featuring 2 new songs called "Until we die" and "Severed head". According to the band they...

KooLTURE launch electropop debut 'Uncovered' on Eternal Sunday

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:00:39 PDT

Eternal Sunday announces the release of the debut album "Uncovered" by electropop act KooLTURE. KooLTURE is the project of producer, singer and songwriter José Tramontini. The debut album...

Trent Reznor honored by the U.S. Government for successful fundraising for Eric De La Cruz

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:01:46 PDT

Neuroactive goes for the 'Antidote' approach

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:04 PDT

Out within 2 weeks from now on A Different Drum is Neuroactive's "Antidote". The album marks the comeback from one of the finest electro acts to come out from Scandinavia (Finland specifically)....

Reprint for The Normal's 'T.V.O.D./Warm Leatherette' single

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:03 PDT

Out on July 20th 2009 on a very limited run is the legendary 7" "T.V.O.D."/"Warm Leatherette" by The Normal. It was the very first release on Daniel Miller's Mute Records label, and an early example...

ShareThis via Side-Line

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:01:39 PDT

In case you thought we opened a special section for love affairs, you are slightly misinformed. Instead Side-Line Music Magazine has embraced the 'ShareThis'...

Side-Line presents free Moonlight Festival

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:00:33 PDT

From Friday July 31st to Sunday August 2nd 2009, the old Italian city of Fano (at the Adriatic sea, near Rimini) hosts the gothic wave Moonlight Festival. This three days festival will be completely...

Rotersand returns with 'War On Error' MCD on Trisol

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:02:44 PDT

Out by the end of August on the German label Trisol is the newest Rotersand MCD "War On Error". "War on Error" is a teaser for the band's forthcoming album "Random is Resistance". "War on Error"...

Pirate Bay to be sold for $7.7 Million to Swedish software firm Global Gaming Factory X

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:01:39 PDT

Swedish software firm Global Gaming Factory X has announced that it has agreed to buy file-sharing service The Pirate Bay for 60 million Swedish crowns (approx. $7.7 million). The news was revealed...

Perfidious Words returns with 'Feel Like Me' CD+DVD

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:00:20 PDT

Perfidious Words present what is only their third studio album in ten years, "Feel Like Me". Expect electro pop that should please those who are fond of the early works of Yazoo or Erasure. In...

Növö release 'Architecture & Severity' album

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:01:28 PDT

Out now on Black Montanas Records USA is Növö's "Architecture & Severity" album. The project of Laurent Boudic returns after a long absence of almost 6 years with a new album which will...

Black Lung goes US-Army friendly with 'Full Spectrum Dominance'

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:00:00 PDT

In March 2008 electronic/alternative musician David Thrussell aka Black Lung was commissioned by Darpa (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - a funding body of the U.S Government and the...

Pigface return with '6'

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:01:32 PDT

Detroit-based label Full Effect Records announces the signing of Martin Atkins' legendary industrial band Pigface. Past Pigface members have included Trent Reznor (NIN), Ogre (Skinny Puppy), Taime...

Sexshop for Schyzzo.Com

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:00:20 PDT

A 'sexshop' mentioned on Side-Line? Not really, out now on Advoxya Records is Schyzzo.Com's "Sexshop" CD. This 12-track release comes after the band's 2006 debut album "Interfears Network". The...