Month: December 2013

BUSTA RHYMES JUMPS ON BUNJI GARLIN REMIX

Bunji Garlin will release his upcoming studio album next year on VP Records. His anticipated release will be his first full-length release on VP Records since 2007’s Global. The Trinidadian artist and international soca royalty is known for his high-energy stage shows, lyrical confidence and eloquence. Garlin is both a composer and performer of soca…

ONE DAYS NOTICE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “COMING HOME”

Five piece “fun rock” band One Days Notice and BryanStars are excited to premiere the new music video for their song Coming Home. The song is off the band’s new full-length album When Dinosaurs Get Drunk, which was produced by Jim Wirt (Incubus, Something Corporate) at Crushtone Studios in Cleveland, OH along with additional production…

ICE COLD SOPHIST “DEATH BY DESIGN” MP3

This new cut produced by budding New Jersey producer Clams Casino features dynamic lyricism by upstart Detroit emcee Ice Cold Sophist. Cold Sophist takes advantage of this dark and melodic production to ponder the conflict between a culture that seems willing to die for designer labels and a much broader system that seems designed to…

ANDREENA COVERS FUTURE’S SINGLE “HONEST”

Andreena records, composes and produces, independently, collaborating with industry veterans such as DMX (Album: Undisputed “Cold World” & “No Love”); among others, she has worked with Drake (The Comeback Season, “Closer”), The Bizness (Chris Brown, “No Bullshit”), Brian Michael Cox (Mary J. Blige, “Be Without You”), James Fauntleroy (Jordin Sparks, “No Air”), Kevin McCall (Keri…

RAY ROC RELEASES SIX TRACK EP ENTITLED ‘DISCO LIFE’

Ray Roc is set to release his brand new six track EP, “Disco Life” on Gramm Records on January 6th, 2014. Ray Roc includes his signature slabs of driving electro beats laced with classic soulful, catchy vocals for “Disco Life”, followed by “Shine On” and “We Got Music.” All three tracks include additional club mixes.…

MLK FREEDOM CELBRATION FEATURING EYE’Z IN OAKLAND, CA

Join us Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 7 pm PST as we celebrate the birthday of the man who devoted his life to the freedom liberties of every race. Enjoy an evening of music Dj’d by DJ Igor Beatz and LIVE singing from Shavone Pretty Pickett-Browning, Fatimah Eye’z Verrell, and more! Imagine Affairs Art Lounge…

Bigg Redd, Do You Qualify

Do You Qualify is the latest album available by Lake Charles, Louisiana based Bigg Redd and his red hot Creole Soul sound. First a bit about Bigg Redd: Josef “Bigg Redd” Arline grew up in Hillister, Texas about 45 minutes North of Beaumont, TX and 45 minutes West of Louisiana. Like many vocalists and performers…

WIRE: MANDARIN DYNASTY “LAP STEEL BLUES” PREMIERES ON IMPOSE

Mandarin Dynasty is the musical brainchild of Mike Sherk, birthed sometime in 2004. Sherk, a native son of Southern California, wrote and recorded the album during breaks between extended tours, briefly setting up shop in Michigan, Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas. http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/mandarin-dynasty-lap-steel-blues-mp3  

WIRE: RAFAEL VIGILANTICS PREMIERES NEW VIDEO ON HUFFINGTON POST

Portland-based MC Rafael Vigilantics takes off on a space voyage while looking for love in his new video. After several acclaimed albums and shows with Digable Planets, Sage Francis, P.O.S, Busdriver and more, Rafael is premiering “Frantic Night” on Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/peter-tosh-remembered-a-c_b_4506373.html

PITBULL JOINS BIGGEST CELEBRATION OF THE YEAR

Pitbull, Mr. Worldwide, will appear in a live performance from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” joining the country’s biggest New Year’s Eve celebration on December 31st, beginning at 8:00 PM ET/PT on ABC.   Ryan Seacrest will lead the traditional countdown at midnight,…

WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY WELL$

“Black Swan” is also a track where Well$ wanted to make a deep empathic statement saying, “I think we, as a culture, judge too much without thinking about the shit people have to go through. I’m just trying to make people think about the other side of the story.” MTSYD: Revenge of The African Booty…

CHI CITY “H.Y.F.L.” VIDEO

Southside Chicago rapper Chi City presents the music video for his single “H.Y.F.L.”. With over nine underground tapes bearing his name — his last being 2011′s Who Is Chi City — Chi has collaborated with Cory Gunz, Mullyman and has toured with Philadelphia Freeway, Mickey Factz, Mikey Halsted and Daytona. He was crowned Coast To…

2 NEW SINGLES BY SLIPPERTAILS

Slippertails are an irreverent rock duo from New Jersey that formed while rooming together in Bloomington, Indiana. Upon returning to New Jersey, frontman Nick Casertano began recording demos alone in his basement that would eventually become their album, There’s A Disturbing Trend. Nick put up his self-proclaimed “junky demos” online merely to book some shows…

WILL SID SMITH: AN OLD SOUL WITH A NEW SOUND

Introducing the UK’s Will SID Smith, not to be confused with his American superstar counterpart, Will Smith. This young songwriter has the industry and music fans taking notice, with dramatic flair and indie compositions. Skope: First off, tell us a little about yourself. What got you into songwriting? Will: I guess it’s what gets a…

Slowmatch, Illusions EP

Combining years of musical experience, this world traveler, composer, songwriter, producer known as Slowmatch has been around for many years but was born in Brussels, Belgium. It is inspired by the post punk scene, and what was called the Cold Wave, and bands that broke new ground like Joy Division, Bauhaus, Killing Joke. It also…

FlyByWire, Lost and Found

Sydney Australia rockers “Fly by Wire” seem to making all the right moves. Working hard, releasing music, hitting the pavement. Make no mistake about it: FlyByWire appear to be surging and becoming a household name down   in Australia. For a 4 piece band like FlybyWire it’s not about them as much it’s about launching…

SEVAG “GONE TOO FAR” REMIX

How fitting it is that the rising DJ/producer Sevag has remixed the vocals of the promising Polina in a stunning combination of tantalizing vocals and big room elements. The pride of NYC/NJ and resident DJ of the wildly popular venue, Mister East, has been pumping out quality tunes in the past few months, testing the…

BORO-HALL POSTS “BAD MOTHER”

Hip Hop Music Artist, Boro Hall decided to release a new song titled, “Bad Mother” as a gift to the fans & potential fans for the Christmas holiday. This particular song features Hip Hop Music Artist, Leon Marin & will be on Boro Hall’s upcoming project titled, “The Ambiance Part 2” releasing officially on DatPiff.com…

WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY THE ADVERSARY

After a breakthrough year with media support from Huffington Post, Alternative Press, ReGen Magazine, FourCulture, among others, NYC-based organic electro band THE ADVERSARY are gearing up for another exciting year with the release of their new single “YOSHIMI”, a cover of the Flaming Lips classic.   The song premiered on popular music site, Cover Me…

TROUBLE ANDREW NEW VIDEO “WASTING MY TIME”

The time is 1985, the place is No Work City. Art world heavy weights Trouble Andy and Samol’ Toonz battle it out to be crowned king of the ring. This Legendary fight plays out in the video for Trouble Andrew’s “Wasting My Time” taken from his forthcoming Gucci Ghost EP due out in early 2014.…

THE STEREO HOGZZ NEW VIDEO “HARD”

Talented US based foursome The Stereo Hogzz have today unleashed their first official Music video for their brilliant debut single ‘Hard’. Taken from their debut album, which is set to drop in early 2014, Trae Badd, KG, Jon and Just’n show their smooth and sultry side on this sexy R&B ballad which is now available…

Nkosazana, “Pocketz”

It’s not every day I encounter a lady with a Master’s degree, who can also probably beat my ass. Her name is Nkosazana Uwimana: a rap musician who goes by the stage name Nkosazana. With some 20 years of musical experience, she describes her genre as “new school rap with an old school feel.” A…

Jackie Highway, Solid Sate Sun

This is Jackie Highway’s (Angie Shyr) latest release entitled ‘Solid State Sun” in 2013.   core members include only Shyr. Shyr is a classically trained Pianist and a one man band type of writer, or in this case a one woman band. Solid State Highway is one release that certainly doesn’t disappoint. This is one…

Phil Celia, Circus Town

Circus Town album for sale by Phil Celia was released Oct 08, 2013 on the CD Baby label. Recorded, Mixed, Mastered and Produced by Perry Celia featuring: Phil Celia – lead vocals. A highly anticipated third release from a singer songwriter originally from the New York area now based in LA. On Circus Town expect…

MIKE WILL MADE IT NEW MIXTAPE

#MikeWiLLBeenTriLL comes on the heels of recent profiles with Forbes and the Wall Street Journal, and having been named Artist Of The Year by SPIN, the culmination of a two year run that has seen the 24-year-old multi-platinum super producer produce over a dozen Billboard-charting singles, including his own single “23,” executive produce Miley Cyrus’…

SNOOP LION DEBUTS NEW VIDEO ‘SMOKE THE WEED’ FEAT COLLIE BUDDZ

Entertainment icon and multi-platinum artist Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion) released a new music video today for the song “Smoke The Weed,” featured on his GRAMMY ® nominated album Reincarnated.   Snoop Lion was nominated for “Best Reggae Album” for his reggae and dancehall-influenced album Reincarnated, which was released last April and hit #1 on…

NEW SINGLE FROM A TORONTO EMCEE BESIDES DRAKE

Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Minty Burns has spent the last several years honing his craft and developing an enthusiastic global fan-base. Minty is definitely making his mark as an up-and-coming artist to watch. Proving his dedication to his craft, Minty established his own recording studio, Belvia Sound, which has quickly become one of the more…

MIKA HARY: ISRAELI SINGER/SONGWRITER RELEASES NEW STUDIO VIDEO

Mika Hary, Israeli singer and songwriter, releases her new music video, a recorded studio version of her track “My Letter to You”, off of her upcoming debut album. Filmed at the Peter Karl studio in Brooklyn, “My Letter to You” was shot in one take during the recording of Hary’s new album with a group…

WIRE: NEW VIDEO & MIXTAPE FROM LIGHTSHOW

Check out Southeast DC native Lightshow’s new mixtape Life Sentence 2 featuring production from KE On the Track, Izze the Producer, Jay Cornell, Beat Zombie and more.   Complex.com listed Lightshow as one of the 25 new artist to look out for 2013 after the release of his Get Well Soon mixtape and collaborations with…

HARN SOLO “LOUIS ARMSTRONG” VIDEO

Harn SOLO performing the song “Louis Armstrong” in the Garden District and French Quarter of New Orleans. The Focus Cinema TV directed film is the third single from Harn SOLO’s album, “Perfect Picture” released this fall. Paying tribute to his current city on “Louis Armstrong”, it’s obvious the Crescent Kingz produced song mirrors the unique…

2 FOUR POSTS NEW MIXTAPE ‘THE FAST LANE’

Nashville native 2Four is a creative, versatile, lyrical hip hop artist who creates thoughtful rap songs. An up-and-coming artist who is similiar to Lupe Fiasco, Ludacris, B.o.B and Drake, but with his own style and personality. His mixtape Fast Lane is a mix of various beats from multiple genres and styles with creative, thought-provoking, headbobbing,…

Third International, IDES

The politically & socially-conscious unit Third International is back with their first ever live production titled ‘IDES’.   Fronted by songsmith Andrew Pearson, the new release features four songs along with an “Intro” (“Criminal Cool”) & outro theme (“Letter to a Muse”).   ‘IDES’ was filmed and recorded on March 15th, 2013 at Pearson’s newly…

WIRE: HAPPY FANGS “ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS HALLOWEEN”

If you want to get technical, today–the 23rd of December–is actually Festivus. So in the spirit of Frank Costanza and hating everything, Noisey is happy to premiere Happy Fangs’ “All I Want for Christmas Is Halloween,” which is, yeah, pretty much exactly what it sounds like: Fuck Christmas. Halloween rules. Anyway, watch the video and…

EMILY DANGER VIDEO “EASY REMIX”

Breaking out of their former folk rock shell, the NYC-based indie band Emily Danger dives deeper into their dark cabaret sound by remixing their catchy folk ballad “Easy” into a magnificent new rendition featuring the distinct operatic vocals of Emily Nicholas over shivering strings and minimalist percussion. The accompanying music video is a true work…

Rog & Glenn, Martians

It’s easy to know how to categorize a band like Roger and Glenn. This North Carolina musical two-some consisting of Roger Brandon, Glenn Hubbard who just released their latest release entitled “Martins” 2013. “Martians” is one of the more upbeat, funny, quirky and brightly flavored rock releases I’ve heard this year. It’s not so dark…

KYLE RAPPS NEW VIDEO FEAT MURS

Big dreams require big talents, and New Jersey born, but Harlem perfected emcee Kyle Rapps has spent much of 2013 proving that he’s not lacking in either category. With an impressive year that included the Mishka sponsored mixtape SUB that included features from Action Bronson and Mr. MFN eXquire, Rapps is finishing the year strong…

ADVENTURES & RUN FOREVER TO RELEASE SPLIT EP ON JANUARY 28TH

Pittsburgh native bands ADVENTURES and RUN FOREVER have announced plans to release a split EP via No Sleep Records on January 28th.   In anticipation of the upcoming release, the band’s have partnered with AltPress.com to premiere two new songs from the forthcoming record.     Stream ADVENTURES’ “Call Me At Night” and RUN FOREVER’s…