Month: November 2012

DJ MUGGS FEAT CHUCK D “WIKID” AUDIO

DJ Muggs, the hip-hop producer (platinum albums with Cypress Hill, House of Pain’s smash “Jump Around”–plus a dozen stellar albums of collaborations in the Vs. series, as Soul Assassins and otherwise), the globetrotting hip-hop club DJ (spinning 100+ dates annually) and the experimental recording artist (2003 genre-defying album Dust). Take a breath and get ready…

WIRE: BERKLEE OFFERS “MUSIC CAREERS IN DOLLARS AND CENTS”

Ever wonder about career paths and salaries for musicians and music students?   Berklee College of Music aims to provide some answers about the earning potential of a wide range of music related fields with its new study Music Careers in Dollars and Cents, a resource for the industry and the Berklee community that includes…

WIRE: JAMIE WOOLFORD NEW SINGLE ON ALTPRESS

“At the risk of sounding horribly pretentious, the title A Framed Life In Charming Light is kind of a metaphor for how we promote a better version of ourselves to each other. This alternate version hides how we actually feel about ourselves deep down inside,” cheekily explains JAMIE WOOLFORD, frontman of such influential bands as…

VON GREY WILL JOIN COMPANY OF THIEVES ON U.S. TOUR

Indie-alt-folk band von Grey will kick off a tour with Company of Thieves on January 23, 2013 at The Bishop in Bloomington, IN. The run will include shows at World Café in Philadelphia (1/29), New York City’s Highline Ballroom (1/31) and Jammin Java in Vienna, VA (2/4). The band, which recently wrapped up a West…

WIRE: MTV & JERSEY SHORE FEATURE THE HANDCUFFS SINGLE

MTV’s Jersey Shore, in its final season, will feature The Handcuffs’ sexy, groovilicious track “Ooh Baby Baby” in tonight’s episode. The song will be given special placement in the episode, so tune in tonight at 10/9c to see what wild scene this spicy, rocking tune will ignite. The song can be downloaded after the episode…

AMANDA PALMER NYC NEW YEARS SHOW

Wrapping up a year of excitement and year round international touring for what is arguably her most pop-influenced album yet, Amanda Palmer & GTO will play a very special New Year’s show at Terminal 5. Openers Jherek Bischoff, Simple Pleasure + a super secret guest will perform before Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra…

BETH HART RETURNS WITH ‘BANG BANG BOOM BOOM’

Beth Hart, armed with one of the most unique and heart-wrenching voices of the 21st century, and a backstory packed with incredible opportunities and lamentable loss, will return with a new album, Bang Bang Boom Boom, on April 9, 2013 (Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group).

RUDIMENTAL FEAT ANGEL HAZE ON NEW SINGLE

East London’s Rudimental joined forces with rapper, Angel Haze, on their latest track, “Hell Could Freeze” — a third installment for the band to premiere on Zane Lowe’s ‘Hottest Record’ on BBC Radio1 — also a new taste of the drum-and-base quartet’s forthcoming self-titled debut LP slated for release next year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA7Tmi_dxmc http://rudimental.co.uk

CAPITOL RECORDS TO RELEASE POP SINGER/SONGWRITER BRITT NICOLE’S ALBUM

Capitol Records is gearing up for the release of the stunning new album from Britt Nicole, a Nashville-based artist who marks the label’s latest pop singer/songwriter signing. Due out February 26th, the newly repackaged Gold which was released on Sparrow Records in March 2012 and debuted at number 41 on the Top 100 Billboard Chart…

LOW CULTURE OFFERS “SCREENS” MP3

Low Culture plays catchy garage punk that while not far removed from some of the member’s previous projects, Shang-A-Lang/Marked Men, has a lot less emphasis on riffs and blown out recordings, and more emphasis on melody and crisp (while not necessarily “over-produced”) recordings. “Screens” is their debut LP, which comes out on 1/9/2013…and it was…

WIRE: NEW SINGLE FROM JACCO GARDNER

Pitchfork premieres the first track from 24-year old Dutch multi-instrumentalist Jacco Gardner’s upcoming LP, Cabinet of Curiosities, out via Trouble in Mind on February 12. “The Ballad of Little Jane” is a pastoral baroque pop jaunt, and the sad story it tells is just as sweet as the track’s lilting introduction. Like Nilsson and Davies…

WIRE: PAPER MAGAZINE PREMIERES THE NEW VIDEO FROM SLAM DUNK

Slam Dunk partnered up with the folks at Paper Magazine to premiere their new video for “Dying Breed,” a song Sound of Confusion says is “pretty irressistible and sticks in the memory.”   The video was directed by Jordan Minkoff, shot by Morgan Tams and features the band doing what they do best, having fun.…

CHEATAHS NEW VIDEO “THE SWAN”

UK-based rock band Cheatahs are excited to announce the release of their Extended Plays, out February 5th on Wichita Recordings. The release will include 8 tracks compiled from the band’s two EPs released in the UK earlier this year, Coared and SANS. Praising the SANS EP, Noisey noted they are “crammed full of scuzzy guitars,…

DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORS POST “TENNESSEE”

Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors announce new studio album Good Light, set for release February 26, 2013 on Magnolia Music. Recorded live at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Good Light arrives shortly following Drew’s 30th birthday and the birth of his first child, daughter Emmylou, with wife and band-mate Ellie Holcomb. http://soundcloud.com/drewholcomb/tennessee   “This album perfectly…

NEW VIDEO BY CHARLI XCX FEAT BROOKE CANDY

“Cloud Aura ft. Brooke Candy” (produced by J £ZUS MILLION) off Charli XCX’s Super Ultra Mixtape displays her innovative relationship with electro-pop.   The video is a gritty, black and white pop culture collage starring two of the most badass chicks in music, Charli XCX and Brooke Candy, each taking over the scene with a…

MICHAEL JULIAN: UNFINISHED THINGS

Too often, the pace of life tends to mandate a bulk of our time. Careers, family and the responsibilities that come with them tend to jump in line ahead of our desires. Need outweighs want. So, it goes without saying that most of us have something in our lives that we’ve always wanted to do;…

WIRE: MINI INTRODUCES NORMAL CRASHERS EVENT SERIES WITH RCRD LBL

Imagine wandering into a normal, everyday location, and happening upon a next-level performance from a live band.   That is MINI taking “NOT NORMAL” to a whole new level. MINI, RCRD LBL and a cast of emerging artists will be spicing up routines, splashing a bit of individuality onto the greyness of day-to-day life. That…

SEVENDUST ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NEW ALBUM

March 26, 2013 is going to be a very good day for SEVENDUST fans. That day brings the highly anticipated release of the band’s brand new album, their ninth studio effort, BLACK OUT THE SUN, on their 7Bros. Records label (through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group). The first single, “Decay,” will be released to…

MOUNT MORIAH NEW ALBUM FEBRUARY 2013

Mount Moriah will release Miracle Temple, their breakthrough second LP and first new album for Merge Records, on February 26, 2013. Fiercely contemporary yet rich with classic influences, Mount Moriah’s Miracle Temple sports bigger arrangements, louder guitars, bolder vocals, and more soulful rhythms than their acclaimed self-titled debut. Through their artful personal storytelling, the band…

WIRE: ANNA KATE ON SEATTLE’S KING 5 TV

Singer/songwriter/harpist, Anna Cate, appeared on Seattle’s KING 5 TV (NBC) during their annual “Evening Magazine” Holiday Special. Airing the day after Thanksgiving, this wonderful event features Seattle’s most promising new musical acts as they welcome in the upcoming Christmas season. Anna Cate performed her new track, C-O-Z-Y, at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center, a nonprofit…

Toxic Lab Rats, Pandemic Alert

Toxic Lab Rats is a Swedish punk band formed in 2008. They remind me a little of Green Day but with rougher more punk vocals. That lands them closer to true punk than the emo of groups like Green Day. The song “Mama Tried” is an old Merle Haggard song. They did a fantastic job…

Shauna Burns, A Winter Gathering

  Intro: About the Artist: Burns hails from Las Vega Nevada. This is her latest release entitled A Winter Gathering. Burns describes her latest musical venture, the Celtic flavored A Winter Gathering, as a new journey for her–a collection of newfangled holiday carols and original songs performed by her with her husband, drummer James Clark…

WILLIE MASON VIDEO “I GOT GOLD”

Singer-songwriter Willy Mason is excited to announce the release of his brand new Don’t Stop Now EP on January 14. It gives a taste of what’s to come from Mason’s third studio album also due for release later next year. The EP will be released digitally and as a limited-run of five hundred 10” vinyl…

CMT EDGE OFFERS FREE SAMPLER AT AMAZON

Discover bold new roots artists with the CMT Edge 2012 Sampler available as a free digital download now on Amazon.com. CMT Edge has curated 16 tracks across Americana, roots, bluegrass and classic country genres from new and noteworthy artists including Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Trampled by Turtles, Elizabeth Cook, Turnpike Troubadours, Lord Huron,…

MARTIN HARLEY SET TO OPEN FOR ZZ WARD AND DELTA RAE

Martin Harley, internationally acclaimed slide guitar prodigy, is set to open for blues-hop singer ZZ Ward and rock band Delta Rae on their co-headlining ‘Fire And Shine’ tour next year. The tour is set to kick off in Denver, CO on January 29th and will make stops in major cities across the country through March.…

ANAMI VICE LIVE IN VANCOUVER DECEMBER 5

604 Records’ alterna-rapper Anami Vice, will shake things up at Vancouver’s Fortune Sound Club on December 5 in celebration of his debut EP, Are You Serious. Backed by his band The New Future, Anami Vice will perform alongside Cover Me Canada’s The Simpson Bros, party rap chicks Hot For Astronomy and pumpin’ Vancouver DJ Cherchez…

WIRE: BIDDING WAR FOR TRINIDAD JAMES

Up and coming ATL rapper Trinidad James has been making so much noise with his single “All Gold Everything,” that he’s got everyone from Diddy to Rick Ross trying to sign him. In this exclusive interview with Hoodrich Radio and Hot 107.9’s DJ Scream, Trinidad breaks down his unique style and explains why he’s in…

LOW TRAILER FOR ‘THE INVISIBLE WAY’

Sub Pop Records is excited to announce that Duluth, MN, trio Low are releasing their 10th record, The Invisible Way, on March 19, 2013 (the 18th in the UK). The record was produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, engineered by Tom Schick and recorded in Wilco’s studio in Chicago, IL, during the fall of 2012.  …

PROMISE NEW VIDEO FEAT SLAKAH

Toronto born emcee Promise releases a new video for his track “Somebody Else” off his latest album Awakening: http://bit.ly/QmgbFh. Produced by LordQuest, the track features the soulful vocals of Slakah on the hook and addresses ironic pressures of life that make us want to be somebody else in order to be accepted as our self.…

THE VIRGINS’ ‘STRIKE GENTLY OUT’ MARCH 12

Cult Records is set to release Strike Gently, the long-awaited second full length from critically acclaimed New York-based band the Virgins, on March 12. The album was recorded in NYC at the East Village Recording Center underneath the site of the storied former rock club Brownies and produced by Johnny T Yerington and Gus Oberg…

CELTIC THUNDER ANNOUNCE UNPLUGGED NYC BENEFIT CONCERT

Named by Billboard Magazine as The Top World Music Artists of the Year, Verve Recording artists, Celtic Thunder, have wowed millions with their chart topping albums and live performances. In the midst of their highly successful and largely sold out US tour, the band has chosen to pause to give back to those directly affected…

GUSTER TO RELEASE ‘GUSTER: LIVE ACOUSTIC’ ON JANUARY 8

Kicking off 2013, Nettwerk Management artist Guster will self-release Guster: Live Acoustic, a collection of live recordings from their 2012 acoustic tour (out January 8, 2013). http://youtu.be/_Lty24NBmDU It’s been eight years since Guster released a proper live album – 2004’s Guster On Ice — and two years since their last studio album, Easy Wonderful.  …

BROWN PAPER TICKETS HELP SPIKE CASSIDY CANCER TREATMENT

Brown Paper Tickets, the Not-Just-For-Profit ticketing company, has made an upfront donation, and joined forces with punk/thrash band Dirty Rotten Imbeciles (D.R.I.) to accept fee-free donations that the ticketing company will match up to $2,500 for lead singer Spike Cassidy’s Cancer Relief Fund. The donation landing page, good through the end of 2012, can be…

TRUST POSTED “DRESSED FOR SPACE”

Trust returns with more tales of heartbreak, desire, and nostalgia that pull you into Robert Alfons’ otherworldly atmosphere. We’re pleased the announce the release of Trust’s new EP, featuring the single, “Dressed for Space,” a new original track, “Divine,” and two new remixes. Trust are playing headline shows and on the road with The Faint…

Norman Lamont, Anywhere But Here

Norman Lamont comes to the airwaves from Edinburgh, Scotland. He has been playing the songwriter scene since 1990 earning his fan base one song at a time. His latest release, “Anywhere But Here”, does not disappoint with an eclectic mix of thought provoking tunes that spin in your head like a vivid dream. This CD…

SKYLAR GREY NEW SINGLE FEAT EMINEM AUDIO

Check out Skylar Grey’s brand new track, “C’mon Let Me Ride” featuring Eminem!   Stream the song with this interactive cover, which includes the just-released lyric video: http://www.skylargreymusic.com/news/default.aspx?nid=39785 http://youtu.be/Eyemy_G8NQg   On December 11th, the video for “C’mon Let Me Ride” will premiere and the track will become available for digital download at iTunes. The song,…