Music News & Album Release Dates

Album Release Dates 

New Release from Amazon

List of this curent and future releases

All Music New Release homepage

All Music Guide's home page for new releases. Find information for new, upcoming, and reissues releases.

New Music Tip Sheet

Current Week - Albums out this week from New Music Tip Sheet. Also includes music video DVD releases dates.

cmj.com | new music first

New U.S. Album Releases from CMJ. Focus on college radio leaning artists; various genres.

Billboard Magazine

Album scheduled for release in the U.S.

All Music Current Week Releases

Current Week -
Comprehensive list of album releases from all genres.

Alternative Press

Release Dates from Alt Press; focus on punk, rock, and indie.

Links to other lenses - in depth coverage 

Rap / Hip Hop News & Album Release Dates

Hip Hop News and Reviews

Electronica Music News & Album Release Dates

Electronica News and Reviews

Ska by Andy Jeter

This lens is dedicated to everything ska. For those who happened accross this lens out of curiosity and have no clue what ska is.

Reggae by John Gladstone

links to reggae info

Bollywood by Adrienne Bruce

Bollywood Music and Movie info

Further Reading - Online Magazines 

Online Magazines

Pitchfork

Pitchfork is a website dedicated to music and the discussion thereof. And we rule.

Nude as the News

Rock Writing for the Musically Obsessed

PopMatters

PopMatters... cultural matters / popular voices.

Neumu

A playground of cutting-edge content and design, this site features art and photography exhibits, music and film reviews, interviews, comics

Splendid walks into the sunset

Splendid: Daily music reviews, articles, interviews and more.

Perfect Sound Forever: online music magazine

Online music magazine, featuring interviews, articles, tributes, links, upcoming shows, book excerpts, essays by noted writers and musicians and more. Always looking for good material.

Aversion.com - Music News

Rock, Punk, & Indie

Music Magazines - more further reading 

Print Magazines

NME

The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a music magazine in the UK which has been published weekly since March 1952.

Mojo - The Music Magazine

Mojo is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. Often criticised for its over zealous coverage of classic rock acts it has nevertheless covered more newer and left-field acts.

Spin Magazine Online: Music for Life

US based New Music Magazine. Spin is a music magazine that reports on "all the music that rocks". It is the main competitor to industry stalwart Rolling Stone.

Alternative Press Magazine

Alternative Press is an American music magazine focusing on goth and punk together with emo music and rock bands.

Blender

Blender is an American magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more." It is also known for sometimes steamy photoshoots of female celebrities. It compiles many lists of albums, artists, and songs, including both "best of" lists and "worst of" lists.

Paste Magazine

US based - Paste's focus is music, covering a variety of genres with an emphasis on adult album alternative, Americana and indie rock.

urban alternative culture

URB is a monthly American magazine devoted to electronic music, hip-hop and urban lifestyle and culture. Based in Los Angeles, California, the magazine was founded in 1990

XLR8R

Since 1993, XLR8R magazine has covered electronic music, culture, style and technology - blending edgy design, the best in photography and a good dose of serious music journalism. Distributed worldwide, there's something for every club-goer, DJ and electronic musician in each issue.