Rise Records has added 7 Seconds to their roster. The legendary west coast punks will be hitting the studio this summer to begin recording new music for an upcoming 7-inch and full-length, both for the label.

Ghost have recorded a cover of Depeche Mode’s “Waiting for the Night” as a bonus track, to appear on the Japanese edition of their new album Infestissumam. The track has surfaced. Here it is:

Scout Niblett has announced tour dates in support of, It’s Up To Emma, which will be out on Drag City.   

WATCH SCOUT NIBLETT’S “GUN” VIDEO:

http://youtu.be/U_EYmtHbiZ0

Here are the dates:

Fri. May 31 – Mannheim, Germany @ Maifeld Derby Festival

Sat. June 1 – Hamburg, Germany @ Kampnagel

Mon. June 3 – Berlin, Germany @ Volksbuhne

Tue. June 4 – Duisburg, Germany @ Steinbruch

Wed. June 5 – Schorndorf, Germany @ Manufaktur

Thu. June 6 – Brussels, Belgium @ Le Botanique

Sat. June 8 – Paris, France @ Point Ephemere

Sun. June 9 – Cologne, Germany @ Museum Ludwig

Tue. June 11 – Munich, Germany @ Strom

Wed. June 12 – Vienna, Austria @ Chelsea

Thu. June 13 – Graz, Austria @ Postgarage

Fri. June 14 – Innsbruck, Austria @ Die Backerei

Sat. June 15 – Luzern, Switzerland @ B Sides Festival

Mon. June 17 – Lille, France @ La Peniche

Tue. June 18 – London, United Kingdom @ Corsica Studios

Wed. June 19 – Cardiff, United Kingdom @ Buffalo Bar

Thu. June 20 – Leeds, United Kingdom @ Brudenell Social Club

Fri. June 21 – Glasgow, United Kingdom @ Broadcast

Sat. June 22 – Brighton, United Kingdom @ Sticky Mile’s

Mon. June 24 – Jena, Germany @ Café Wagner

Wed. June 26 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Lilla Hotellbaren

Thu. June 27 – Oslo, Norway @ Gut Feelings Festival

Thu. Aug. 22 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza *

Fri. Aug. 23 – Vancouver, BC @ Cobalt *

Sat. Aug. 24 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *

Thu. Aug. 29 – San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord *

Fri. Aug. 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Mezz *

Sat. Aug. 31 – San Diego, CA @ Tin Can Alehouse *

Tue. Sept. 3 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk

Wed. Sept. 4 – Houston, TX @ Mango’s

Thu. Sept. 5 – New Orleans, LA @ Siberia

Fri. Sept. 6 – Atlanta, GA @ 529

Tue. Sept. 10 – Washington, DC @ Black Whiskey ^

Wed. Sept. 11 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery ^

Thu. Sept. 12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie ^

Fri. Sept. 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus ^

Sat. Sept. 14 – Boston, MA @ Cambridge Elks Lodge ^

Mon. Sept. 16 – Montreal, QC @ Casa del Popolo ^

Tue. Sept. 17 – Toronto, ON @ The Silver Dollar ^

Wed. Sept. 18 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s 20 Lanes ^

Thu. Sept. 19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Warhol Museum (an Evening With)

Fri. Sept. 20 – Lexington, KY @ Boomslang Festival ^

Sat. Sept. 21 – Chicago, IL @ Hideout ^

Sun. Sept. 22 – Minneapolis, MN @ Ice House ^

Fri. Nov. 22-Sat. Nov. 24 – Camber Sands, United Kingdom @ ATP Festival (End of An Era Pt. 1)

 * w/ P.G. Six (Pat Gubler solo)

^ w/ Dope Body

Free Time formed in the summer of 2012 around Melbourne luminary songwriter Dion Nania (Panel of Judges). After moving to New York in 2011, Nania kicked around for a while, played some lead guitar with fellow Melbourne transplants, Scott and Charlene’s Wedding, then helped out the Twerps, playing bass on a national tour.

Shortly thereafter, he began writing new songs with the intent of putting a new band together, eventually enlisting the support of Adrienne Humblet on bass, Jonah Maurer on guitar, and Michael Mimoun on drums. Filling out Nania’s jangly, sometimes heartbreaking pop, the band quickly recorded most of their first LP the day before Dion flew home to mix it. He returned with fragments for new songs and the band finished the record in December 2012.

Nania’s songs tell stories of following love across the world, of being unsure about the future and of his place in it. Like the trans-Pacific ping pong of the last two years of his life, his songs veer between sweet sadness and wild exuberance. Free Time’s eponymous debut is due for release digitally on May 28 and on vinyl June 11. They will be embarking on their first North American this June.

05/24 Melbourne, Aus – The Tote ^

06/09 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s

06/10 Pittsburgh, PA – Garfield Artworks
06/11 Detroit, MI – Garden Bowl *
06/12 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
06/13 Cincinnati, OH – The Comet
06/14 Nashville, TN – The Basement
06/15 Oxford, MS – Lamar Lounge
06/16 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
06/17 Charleston, SC – The Royal American
06/18 Columbia, SC – Conundrum
06/20 Raleigh, NC – King’s Barcade +
06/21 Richmond, VA – Strange Matter
06/22 Washington, DC – Red Onion (Day show)
06/22 Baltimore, MD – Golden West
06/23 Brooklyn, NY – Shea Stadium

^ = w/ Miss Destiny, Bitch Prefect

* = w/ Ketamines
+ = w/ Owen

Alternative-rock quartet Satellite partnered with ARTISTdirect this week to exclusively premiere the performance video for “Turning On My Own” from their debut LP, Calling Birds which came out in March through Descendant Records. The band blends boldly vulnerable lyrics with anthemic but finely textured pop and folk. Frontman Steven McMorran has a creative history of collaborating with everyone from Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo to Joe Cocker and Every Avenue.

Most recently, Steven McMorran collaborated with Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo on his English-Japanese self-titled LP called, Scott & Rivers. Steven co-wrote the first track, “Break Free.” 

Satellite are currently on tour.  Check them out at one of the following dates:

May 26          TT the Bear’s Place     Cambridge, MA
May 28          Rumba Cafe                 Columbus, OH
May 29          Musica                          Akron, OH
May 30          Mickey Finn’s               Toledo, OH
May 31          Pike Room                   Pontiac, MI (Detroit)
June 4           Hotel Cafe                    Los Angeles, CA
June 5           Cafe Du Nord               San Francisco, CA
June 7           Barboza                       Seattle, WA
June 8           Media Club                   Vancouver

June 9              Doug Fir Lounge                 Portland, OR

June 11            Rockwood Music Hall        New York, NY

N.A.S.A.’s The Spirit of Apollo film is out on DVD and available for purchase HERE. The documentary film chronicles Sam Spiegel and DJ Zegon’s worldwide travels and collaborations that led to 2009′s groundbreaking LP on the same name. In addition to DVD, the film is available across various cable and broadband platforms, including iTunes, PlayStation, Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, Xbox, Roxio, Blinkbox, and more. To purchase the film on iTunes, click HERE.

N.A.S.A. The Spirit of Apollo was shot between 2004 – 2011 in locations spanning the globe (Brazil, Jamaica, Sweden, the U.S. and more) and features music and appearances by David Byrne, Kanye West, Karen O, Tom Waits, Method Man, M.I.A., Ol’ Dirty Bastard, John Frusciante, Santigold, RZA, George Clinton, Nick Zinner, Ghostface Killah, Lykke Li, Gift of Gab, Kool Keith, Chuck D, DJ AM, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Spank Rock, The Cool Kids, Amanda Blank, and many more.

The film also features myriad accompanying visual images by various high profile visual artists who lent their work to the project, including: Shepard Fairey, Marcel Dzama, Sage Vaughn, The Date Farmers and Logan, Barry McGee, Jimena Odea, Splunny, Didiu Rio Branco, Flourescent Hill, Three Legged Legs, Aaron Acord, and more.

N.A.S.A. The Spirit of Apollo has previously screened at various film festivals, including One Dot Zero in London, Animac and CCCB in Spain, Flux at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, the Creators Project in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Noise Pop in San Francisco, SOHO House in Los Angeles and New York, and more.

Blake Mills just signed to Verve Records and is currently in the studio putting the final touches on his second full-length album.

He recently sat down with NOISEY’s Matt Sweeney, host of the series Guitar Moves, for an intimate musical conversation and a bit of a guitar tutorial as well. It ended up as entertaining and informative as it is nerdy. Watch the episode here: http://noisey.vice.com/guitar-moves/blake-mills

Kurt Vile is still out on tour in support of his breathtaking, Wakin on a Pretty Daze LP. You can check out all of Vile’s upcoming tour dates down below.

5/24 Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound
?5/25 London, UK - Field Day
?5/26 Brussels, BE – AB
?5/27 Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
?5/28 Hamburg, DE – Knust
?5/29 Copenhagen, DK – Amager Bio
?5/30 Aarhus, DK – Voxhall
?5/31 Oslo, NO – Rockefeller
?6/1 Bergen, NO – Garage
?6/3 Helsinki, FI – Tavastia Klubi
?6/5 Dresden, DE – Beatpol
?6/6 Berlin, DE – Bi Nuu
?6/7 Cologne, DE – Gebaude 9
?6/8 Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie
?6/13-15 Hultsfred, SE - Hultsfred Festival
?6/17 Prague, CZ – Lucerna Music Bar
?6/18 Vienna, AT – WUK
?6/19 Ljubljana, SL – Ljubljana Castle
?6/20 Zagreb, CR – Tvornica Kultiure
?6/21 Maeth, IE – Body & Soul Festival
?6/22-23 Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret Festival
?6/29 New York, NY - 4 Knots Festival
?7/5 Laval, QC – Centre De La Nature
7/7 Toronto, ON - Toronto Urban Roots Festival
?7/9 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
?7/10 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
?7/11 Chicago, IL – Metro
?7/12 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
?7/13 Louisville, KY - Forecastle Music Festival
?7/14 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
?7/15 Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree
?7/17 Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle
?7/18 Carrboro, NC – Cats Cradle
?7/19 Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theatre
?7/20 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
?7/27 Edmonton, AB – Interstellar Rodeo
?7/28 Calgary, AB – Calgary Folk Music Festival
?8/2-4  Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon Music Festival
8/5 Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
8/6 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
8/9-11 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
?8/13 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
8/15 Denver, CO – Bluebird Cafe
8/16 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theatre
8/17 St. Louis, MO – Firebird
8/19 Dallas, TX – Trees
8/20 Austin, TX – Mohawk
8/23 Albuquerque, NM – Sister
8/24 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
9/5-7 Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Music Festival

Deathwish Inc. has announced plans to release the debut album from Harm Wülf, the solo vehicle for Blacklisted frontman George Hirsch. Here’s the word on the project:

“Harm Wülf is the bedroom musical entity of G. Hirsch, known for his moving lyrical and vocal contributions in Philadelphia’s Blacklisted. Harm Wülf’s debut album is a collection of songs which touch upon the dark and rustic themes of solitude and aging disappointment. Inspired by a wide range of artists: from the tranquil resonance of Low, rhythmic acoustic strumming of Strength Through Joy and the ascending power of Angels Of Light, to the insular, grotesque Americana of Cormac McCarthy and Flannery O’connor. Most times sparse and austere, others apocalyptically orchestrated, Harm Wülf has the sound of something long since missing.”

The lineups are in for this year’s free with RSVP ‘Scion Rock Fest‘. The 2013 edition of the festival will be held in Memphis, TN across multiple venues on June 1. Here’s how it all shapes up:

New Daisy (all ages):

Testament
Melvins
Municipal Waste
Corrosion Of Conformity
Vektor
A Life Once Lost

Handy Park (all ages):

Whitechapel
Six Feet Under
Noisem
Impaled
Arsis
Gigan
Complete Failure

Club 152:

The Obsessed
Pallbearer
Gates Of Slumber
Subrosa
Ice Dragon
Inter Arma

Hard Rock (all ages):

The Casualties
Negative Approach
Touche Amore
Vision Of Disorder
Code Orange Kids
Rotting Out
Call Of The Void

Coyote Ugly:

Royal Thunder
The Shrine
Indian Handcrafts
Hot Lunch
Dirty Streets
ASG

Exact set times for each venue and band can be found here.