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stream the Levitation fest day 1 mixtape (with Slowdive, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Flying Lotus, Uncle Acid, more)

Austin’s Levitation festival begins later this month, and as usual, Levitation DJ Al Lover made a mixtape for each day. The Saturday and Sunday mixtapes are coming later this week, but the Friday (April 29) mixtape premieres in this post. It’s got music from Slowdive, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Flying Lotus, Oneohtrix Point Never, Nicolas Jaar, Uncle Acid, Dungen, Shabazz Palaces and more.

Purson releasing 'Desire's Magic Theater' (stream a track), touring with The Sword

While tourmates Ghost and The Sword have a foot in the metal world (even if they aren’t that metal), Purson aren’t metal at all. Their new album Desire’s Magic Theater comes out April 29 via Spinefarm (pre-order), and the new single “The Window Cleaner” is the kind of ’60s-psych revival that wouldn’t have been out of place at Monterey Pop Festival. The closest this song gets to heavy is a fuzzed-out riff that sounds like it could go into “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.”

The Sword announce tour with Purson (dates)

Austin riff-dudes The Sword have announced some tour dates for 2016 behind last year’s High Country LP. The tour features two legs, the first supported, and the second…

Levitation Festival announces full 2016 lineup

Austin’s Levitation Festival already announced a few of its 2016 performers, including Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds, plus Animal Collective, Flying Lotus, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Sleep, Lee Scratch Perry, Ty Segall, Black Mountain, and Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats…

2015 Beach Goth fest day 1 pics: Warpaint, Mac DeMarco, Ghost, Mummies, together PANGEA, Wanda Jackson & more

Over the past four years, Beach Goth has morphed from a handmade, hipster Halloween party to a megafest-on-the-rise. The last couple years have seen a serious overgrowth of frenzied fans pile into the Observatory’s inside/outside extravaganza not just to see The Growlers at their own festival, but for a host of marquee acts that could probably sell the place out on their own…

Ghost announce 2015 North American tour w/ Purson (dates)

Swedish costumed occult rockers Ghost (aka Ghost BC) recently announced that their new album, Meliora, would be out August 21 via Loma Vista, and today they announced a North American headlining tour to support…

KISS announce Vegas residency & Kruise; King Buzzo tells KISS nuts to KISS his ass (but like Mish Way, is a fan)

“As far as I can tell, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss are fucked-up alcoholic junkie guys. So I don’t think Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley should let those two fuck-ups ruin them…

Decibel Magazine's Top 40 Albums of 2013

Decibel Magazine is back with its annual top 40 albums of the year list. Two of the top three (including the #1 spot) are reunion albums from death metal veterans, though many younger bands place highly as well…