Month: October 2011

The Loose Hinges, Self-Titled

The Loose Hinges is a perfect name here because the music is far from being restricted on all levels.   This group is giving you unlimited choices on their self-titled debut album.   The Loose Hinges gives you a wide variety of musical styles to choose from where you won’t know what to expect from…

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM AIDEN & VICTORY RECORDS

Get your Halloween started off right with the ultimate scare – today brings the premiere of AIDEN’s spooked out new music video for “Broken Bones.” Watch the music video for “Broken Bones” here. [youtube LduJbU09q4w nolink] www.facebook.com/weareaiden

LAMB OF GOD TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM RESOLUTION JANUARY 24TH 2012

LAMB OF GOD have set January 24th, 2012 as the release date for Resolution, the follow up to their Grammy nominated album Wrath.   Resolution, produced by Josh Wilbur, will feature 14 songs and will come in a deluxe softpak with artwork by longtime art director Ken Adams.   The album was recorded in various…

GOT FUNK? FITZ’ AND THE TANTRUMS DO

Their first performance was at Hollywoods Hotel Cafe and from their they have toured with Maroon 5, shared the stage with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and performed on KCRW’s “Morning Become Eclectic”.   Labeled a ‘Soul Man’ in a local recent review, Fitz and his Tantrums are much more than a soul flavored…

FORGOTTEN BY FRIDAY RELEASE VIDEO FROM NEW ALBUM ‘BELIEVE’

Forgotten by Friday is a high energy, original Americana/Rock band with strong Country Roots. Their influences include: Keith Urban, Lynryd Skynryd, Bon Jovi, and The Zack Brown Band. They have made a reputation as one of the best original bands in New England by playing the top tier venues from Vermont to Nashville. They bring…

JASON CRABB HITS BILLBOARD CHARTS

GRAMMY Award-winning Jason Crabb released an all-new LIVE CD and DVD in stores and online everywhere on October 18th. The Song Lives On (Gaither Music Group) CD landed the #1 position on the southern Gospel sales chart according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD came in at #10 on the contemporary Christian music chart and at…

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM

ATO Records is excited to announce the release of the new studio album by Rodrigo y Gabriela. Entitled Area 52, the record was produced by the legendary Peter Asher and will come out on January 24, 2012. Area 52 contains nine of Rod and Gab’s favorite songs from their own catalogue re-arranged and re-configured for…

SKOPE / JANE’S ADDICTION SIGNED GUITAR GIVEAWAY

After eight years since their last studio album, Alternative Rock pioneers, Jane’s Addiction return with their new album, The Great Escape Artist, in stores now! In celebration of the release, Jane’s Addiction has teamed up with Skope Magazine to give away a Paul Reed Smith SE Custom 24 guitar signed by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro,…

Moving Castles, Twin Daggers

So Moving Castles and ‘Twin Daggers’—just what is this all about—hmm…???   Definitely sounds mysterious at first sight but it’s no mystery at all that this Austin, Texas band is well on its way!   In the realm of Pop/Rock, Moving Castles is proud to announce the release of their debut EP ‘Twin Daggers’. The…

VIC FREEZE OFFERS NEW VIDEO “THE SEASON”

More dopeness from the homie Vic Freeze. This time Cali-sized with producer/emcee Rey Resurreccion. “The Season” is the lastest single off “Reluctant Star”. Catch these two real soon as they have a collaborative effort in the works, along with Paulie Rhyme. [youtube 13f5uv2Ibe4 nolink] http://www.vicfreeze1.com

CARTER TANTON OFFERS MP3 FEAT MARISSA NADLER

Carter has been supporting his forthcoming album Freeclouds with a coast to coast full band tour with The War On Drugs and an in-studio appearance on KEXP this week. He’ll continue to work his way through the Midwest this month, ending the tour in NYC before heading overseas for a European tour.

CUTTING EDGE MP3’S ON SKOPE FOR $.50

Mix Shows and Radio Stations in the U.S. and around the world are beginning to jump on the Cutting Edge party wagon and their new song, “Your Love Is My Oxygen” . In the U.S., some of the DJs jumping into the party include Chris ‘The Greek’ Panaghi, Stephen Papa, DJ Themi, DJ Peter K.,…

DUCKY RELEASES VIDEO “WIND-UP BIRD”

Ducky is the labor of love of San Francisco born songstress Morgan Neiman. At thirteen, she seized a year-long school project as an excuse to buy Logic and a cheap microphone. By sixteen she was spinning clubs around San Francisco, and a year later she dropped out of high school to attend NYU’s Clive Davis…

CHEVELLE READY TO LAUNCH NEW ALBUM

Chicago alternative hard rock trio CHEVELLE will return December 6 with HATS OFF TO THE BULL (Epic Records), their sixth full-length album. The album’s first single “Face to the Floor,” with its hypnotic, grinding riff, is one of the most explosive songs of the band’s career and is blanketing the airwaves nationwide. “Face to the…

Kick Ass Trainers, Demo

London energetic’s Kick Ass Trainers do, instead of so many bands out there, justice to their name. Probably you might heard that statement above so many times and later be dissapointed. Well, you can be 100% sure this would not be the case with this guys. With an catchy and so contagious sound that once…

LUCY ROSE RELEASES “MIDDLE OF THE BED” EP & VIDEO

Once in a while a singer comes along who reminds us that the foundations of great, long-lasting music are simpler than we’d like to admit. Lucy Rose is just such a person: deeply musical, scarily direct in her writing, free of hipster-ism and scene allegiance in her outlook and in possession of a uniquely poignant…

THE KOOKS KICK OFF THE U.S. LEG OF THEIR WORLD TOUR

The Kooks return to the U.S. for the North American leg of their world tour starting on November 15th at the Trocadero in Philadelphia   and making stops across the nation. On the road in support of their September 13th Astralwerks Records release Junk of the Heart, the Kooks have already sold out eight shows…

RIMAR VIDEO FOR “HIGHER GROUND”

On Monday 7th November Bella Union will release ‘Higher Ground’ the new EP from Rimar — a very talented young man based in Brooklyn by way of Columbus who crafts song that are ultra slick in production, delving into a host of musical influences from J Dilla-esque beats to 70’s funk all forged with a…

HUGH CORNWELL RETURNS TO THE EAST COAST FOR SELECT DATES

Former Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell hit the road last Friday for a series of East Coast dates. The 90 minute set will feature classic solo material, including the acclaimed free to download ‘Hooverdam’ and a collection of Stranglers epic hits. The three piece band features Hugh Cornwell on guitar/vocals, Steve Fishman on bass/vocals and Clem…

Candace Bellamy, A thousand Shades of Blues

Candace Bellamy is an Austin based R&B singer that has been running in the same circles and collaborating with some of Austin’s elite. She has proved with her debut CD, “A Thousand Shades of Blue”, that those elitist were in good company.   Candace has a voice that is an instrument all on its own.…

The Golden Path, The Golden Path

The Golden Path is an indie rock quartet based in the San Francisco Bay area.   The band consists of Ed Garcia (drums), Barbara Golden (keyboards, vocals) and Adam Windham (bass guitar, vocals) joining the founding member Richard H Phillips (guitars, vocals) who decided to replace his bedroom and sampled instruments with a studio and…

Richard Anthony, Connected Part One

Richard Anthony is a solo singer/songwriter from Illionois who’s been writing songs for over 10 years. He lists his influences as ranging from Stevie Wonder to Pet Shop Boys to James Taylor to Michael Jackson and, while you can hear some of these influences, I’m not sure that he has been successful in emulating them.…

Frosting, Fresh Frosting

Frosting are based in Illinois, USA I think and are a collaboration of musicians who have a vast experience of playing rock music.   The mastermind of Frosting is the lead vocalist/guitarist of the band, Spiv who had written various songs that just weren’t suitable for any of the bands that he’d been involved in,…

LONESTAR WELCOMES BACK ORIGINAL LEAD SINGER RICHIE McDONALD

It’s official. Multi-platinum country music group LONESTAR has reunited with original lead singer Richie McDonald and will tour and record a new album in 2012 to mark their 20th anniversary.   The first concert dates for the band’s four original members–keyboardist Dean Sams, drummer Keech Rainwater, lead guitarist Michael Britt and McDonald–will take place overseas…

JESSIE AND THE TOY BOYS WANT TO GET NAUGHTY

Jessie and The Toy Boys bring out the whips for their latest video “Let’s Get Naughty.” The provocative video, shot at Hollywood’s scandalous club Voyeur, features Jessie getting naughty with her toy boys on the dance floor.   Jessie “shimmies through the beat with a confidence that’s only belonged to the likes of Madonna and…

A Lot Like Birds, Conversation Piece

  California’s A Lot Like Birds Conversation Piece is absolutely amazing, catchy and aggresive. Recalling bands such as Dance Gavin Dance, Saosin and sometimes Circa Survive, every song is brutally awesomeanic. Every track is filled with fast guitars, drums and pretty much everything eventually becoming slower to accelerate once again, all this filled with brutals…

Turbotronics, Love Slave

Turbotronics’ debut CD, Love Slave is novelty music with an edge. This band is not afraid to tell you like it is and throw a few stories in there to drive their point home. They have an, “in your face” attitude backed by great production and musicianship. The guitars scream, the drums pound as the…

Alia Lorae, The Mad and The Beautiful

Alia Lorae is not only a singer but a visual artistic seductress. Her latest release, “The Mad and The Beautiful” is theatrical as much as it is musical. She has a double CD package that includes a fun spooky video of her song, “Modern Monsters”. As the calendar inches closer to Halloween Alia is bringing…

ONCE UP A DAY…THERE WAS UNITED FUNK ORDER

Once upon a day, the powers that be decided to remove the musical creation we had come to know as FUNK from the record store bins and formats of radio stations worldwide. The primary intent was to completely obliterate the concept of FUNK from our collective consciousness in order to facilitate the control of our…

SCOTT MCCREERY SINGS ABOUT GIRL TROUBLE

After premiering this weekend on CMT, Scotty McCreery’s new music video for “The Trouble With Girls” is now available online.   The track is the second single from his album Clear As Day, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200.   Eighteen-year-old Scotty made history as the first country musician and the…

CLOSE YOUR EYES DEBUT VIDEO “VALLEYS”

Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts is only a few short days away from its worldwide debut.   The hit single, “Valleys”, from CLOSE YOUR EYES’ upcoming album launched on iTunes and Amazon this week. Today brings the premiere of the group’s new music video for the track. [youtube GkpYTU7bg38 nolink] www.victoryrecords.com/closeyoureyes

BROWN SHOE NEW VIDEO “LATE NIGHTS”

You already heard the song, now feast your eyes on the mesmerizing new video for “Late Nights,” the first video in relation to Brown Shoe’s recently released fourth LP The Gift Horse. With directorial credit going to the Baggaley brothers’ cousin Brent Lasala, “Late Nights” takes an introspective dive into the band’s subconscious, digging out…

AWOLNATION’S HIT SINGLE “SAIL” GOES GOLD

The AWOLNATION single “Sail” from their debut album Megalithic Symphony (Red Bull Records) has been certified Gold, officially selling over 500,000 digital downloads of the smash hit song. The band will be the musical guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this Friday, October 28, to perform the soaring track. [youtube reaTISxlUKk nolink] Recently,…

Ill Mondo, De Novo

Johnny Igaz and Jeff Smothers is Ill Mondo, a duo out of Oakland, CA. They have an edgy eclectic sound with screaming guitars and contagious rhythms. These two guys have the act of collaboration down to an art; crediting over 25 musicians for their work on their latest release, “De Novo”. There are strong influences…