The Echo Friendly is thrilled to be kicking off the new year with a residency at Coco 66 in Brooklyn. The band will be showcasing new tracks from their forthcoming debut LP. Head over to Noisey to listen to the first single “Panic” now and look out for more album details in 2014. http://noisey.vice.com/blog/listen-to-the-echo-friendlys-new-song-panic
Month: December 2013
WIRE: FOX & THE BIRD PREMIERE THEIR NEW “WRECK OF THE FALLIBLE” VIDEO
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A folk-pop band with gang vocals and layered harmonies, Fox and the Bird is a choral collective of rotating songwriters and singers. The band’s characteristically rich, up-beat orchestration is hitched to banjos, accordions, ukuleles & fiddles to form the foundation of a sound reminiscent of hard times and high hopes. Fox & The Bird’s latest…
WIRE: JARED & THE MILL VIDEO ON BAEBLE
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Hailing from Arizona, Jared & The Mill are pleased to announce the premiere of their latest video, “Western Expansion,” via Baeble Music late last week. The video, gorgeously done in black and white, brings to life the band’s energetic and heartfelt live show. With backstage footage intertwined between, it makes for a perfect first glimpse…
OZOMATLI CLAIM THEIR ‘PLACE IN THE SUN’
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The multi-genre, multi-talented Ozomatli comes full circle with the release of PLACE IN THE SUN, their new album available on March 11, 2014. The album marks their debut on Vanguard Records. Produced by the band and longtime friend, world renowned engineer Robert Carranza (Eels, Jack Johnson, The Mars Volta) and featuring collaborations…
WIRE: PUSSY RIOT ARE FREE
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“We all recognize that the whole amnesty program is a PR move by Putin, likely of course a bit of image clean up prior to the Olympics, said Hunter Heaney, Executive Director of The Voice Project, an organization that has worked behind the scenes for the women’s release and worked together with family members to…
DEREK LUH NEW VIDEO “SCREWS LOOSE”
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Los Angeles emcee Derek Luh took a quick break from MGK’s ‘The Raging With The Reindeer II Tour’ to liberate this visual for his second single, “Screws Loose” Ft. Jarren Benton, which is featured on his upcoming release, “L.A. Confidential”, dropping December 27th. The project features tour mate and Fly America compatriot, Mark Battles as…
SCOTT GAGNER “I’LL BE DRINKING THIS CHRISTMAS”
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San Francisco-based singer-songwriter Scott Gagner drops the first single off his new record in the form of a clever and beautifully shot new video “I’ll Be Drinking This Christmas.” Watch Scott get festive and a bit tipsy in the video for this soulful instant holiday classic. http://youtu.be/lufvowtFEAw “This is the only song you need for…
SCANNERS VIDEO FOR “CHARMED LIFE”
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London-native alternative geniuses Scanners have unveiled the new music video for their track “Charmed Life” from their album Love Is Symmetry, released earlier this year on Dim Mak Records. Scanners “Charmed Life”: http://youtu.be/Rb3RQTX9O5w The haunting and unforgettable “Charmed Life” is a versatile track that perfectly sets the mood for a serene sunset car…
VITA AND THE VICIOUS: POP WITH AN ATTITUDE
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V&V aren’t your typical pub-crawler indie fare. With their fiery redhead’s brand of equal parts wit and venom, audiences around London have quickly embraced this quirky yet ferocious band. Across the pond here in the U.S. we are just discovering Vita and the Vicious. So without further ado… Skope: Tell us a little about Vita…
SHYLA DAY TOURING SO CAL THRU FERUARY 2014
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18 year old singer/songwriter Shyla Day is on tour again, this time in the Southern California area! Promoting her new band, new music, and more upcoming releases! On this tour, Starting on October 22, 2013 – February 22, 2014, she will be having surprise full-band shows and acoustic shows at randomly picked dates on tour!…
Tony Banxx
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Storm Lake, Iowa may not sound like a rap epicenter, but there actually is a potent and growing hip hop scene. A rising figure in this scene is Chicago native Antonio Maurice Banks a.k.a. “Tony Banxx.” Mr. Banxx recently stepped up his internet presence, and he currently offers several fresh tracks for your listening enjoyment……
TONY BANXX BRINGS US ‘PARDON MY BACK’
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Storm Lake, Iowa may not sound like the hiphop mecca when most people think of the genre, but Tony Banxx is making a noise and putting Storm Lake on the hiphop map. Mr. Banxx serves up a new mixtape which came out just in time for Halloween weekend with “Pardon My Back”. The mix-tape…
XO, Lover’s Blood
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Diversity really does come in all shapes and sizes. Think about the bewilderment and repulse amongst pop-country fans when Garth Brooks undertook the Chris Gaines project… or when Beck stepped away from the frantic musings of Odelay and penned the sweet and melancholy Sea Change. So too is the story of electronica maiden, XO. Once…
Future Us, We Are Future Us
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If one were to gaze into Future Us’ crystal ball, one would see we are headed toward “Organic Electronic Sex-Pop” and this turns out to be a pretty apt descriptor. Combining the edgy vocals of Megan Heavlin Ochoa and the organic and electronic instrumentation wizardry of Daniel Durrett, Future Us is electronica-dominated dance tracks with…
WIRE: SLICK TALK ON COMPLEX
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“I want someone to be able to close their eyes and go on a late night ride through the darker, maybe hidden corners of South Austin. A dice game on someone’s porch at Meadowbrooks projects. A twilight drug transaction at a bus stop on Riverside. A gunshot, somewhere over the railroad tracks. A kid hitting…
‘SINATRA, WITH LOVE’
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With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, set the perfect mood for this special night with the romantic styling of “The Chairman of the Board.” On January 28, 2014, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) will release Sinatra, With Love, a 16-track collection of Sinatra’s romantic classics from his Capitol and Reprise catalogs. This is Universal’s second release under…
NEW SINGLE BY POTENT P
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“Superstition is three minutes and thirty five seconds of aggressive hip hop.”, says Potent P about his latest single, which was recorded in his home New Jersey in collaboration with UK based producer DJ UK 33. Check out the single below as well as a free download link to Potent P’s latest album “Cadillac Joe”.…
WIRE: ARMON JAY “THE HARVEST” ON ARTIST DIRECT
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Neo-folk singer-songwriter, Armon Jay has premiered a new track “The Harvest” from his upcoming album “Everything’s Different, Nothing’s Changed,” on Artist Direct today. Stream the song here: http://bit.ly/IVBoEn. The album is set to releaseon January 21st, 2014. Album pre-orders are now available via iTunes here: http://bit.ly/180dbGw. A culmination of Armon’s two-year journey from darkness to…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY FATES WARNING
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This past weekend, U.S. Progressive Metal pioneers FATES WARNING wrapped up their first North American headlining tour in support of Darkness In A Different Light, their first new studio album effort in almost a decade and InsideOutMusic debut. Now, FATES WARNING and Guitar World have teamed up to bring you the brand new music video…
KATE NASH UNVEILS NEW VIDEO FOR “I HATE YOU THIS CHRISTMAS”
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Brit Award-winning Indie Queen, Kate Nash, is bringing some holiday cheer to your inbox with her latest video for ‘I Hate You This Christmas’. The new track is featured on her first Christmas EP entitled ‘Have Faith With Kate Nash This Christmas’, featuring all-girl three-piece punk band, The Tuts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNCG1TtrzFY
WIRE: ANGELA HUNTE UNLEASHES VIDEO FOR HER SONG “ONE SHOT”
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The artistic backdrop for “One Shot” reflected New York City’s history of graffiti artists. Hunte — who won a Grammy for co-producing and writing Jay Z ‘s “Empire State of Mind” feat. Alicia Keys — parallels the fame of the visual artists at 5 Pointz, whose names will be remembered at this turning point in…
TRAE THE TRUTH EXPANDS INTO WHATTHEFUNNY.COM
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WTF Studios, Inc. announced today the signing of Grand Hustle’s Houston representer, Trae Tha Truth, and his cartoonist partner, Jay Sugarman, to produce ten exclusive episodes of their original animated series, ‘Trae.’ The deal represents WTF’s first acquisition of an animated series. ‘Trae’ will follow the hilarious life misadventures of its namesake, Trae Tha Truth,…
COOPER SINGLE “FLOOD”
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Impassioned guitar slinging vocalist COOPER is the newest project from Kate Cooper and executively produced by Sara Quin (Tegan & Sara). COOPER’s debut single, “Heaviest of Weights” (coming January 2014 exclusively via TheFader.com) highlights COOPER’s indie rock sound and strong, yet angelic vocals. Catch up with COOPER now with a free download of her…
VERSATILE RECORDING ARTIST PAVING HIS WAY TO STARDOM
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The public has been exposed to shows like “The Voice” and “American Idol” that have given a platform to unknown talent. Yet there are those who do not have the opportunity to be on those shows and utilize alternate avenues to expose their talent. Such artists like Stay Key have done just that. The young,…
Tuval Cain, “Forging the Futureâ€
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This latest release by Israeli based project Tuval Cain is one artists that cannot and should not be underscored of conveniently pigeonholed. Tuval Cain, led by musical mastermind (David Lawrence Kuhn) All music, lyrics, and keyboards invites the listener to sift through a multitude of progressive rock sounds, all of which congeal in a tangible…
SAVVY & MANDY “COMIN BACK AS A COWBOY” VIDEO
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Savvy & Mandy’s video “Comin’ Back As A Cowboy” is live on Youtube. In just the past week Savvy & Mandy’s Comin Back As A Cowboy video has landed on the Chinese Video Charts garnering nearly 185,000 views and climbing – http://v.yinyuetai.com/video/830623. Savvy & Mandy (sisters 18 & 20) are a Country/Pop Duo from Southern…
MARY LAMBERT RELEASES EP FOR CAPITOL RECORDS
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Seattle-based singer-songwriter and newly minted two-time Grammy Award nominee Mary Lambert releases her EP for Capitol Records, entitled Welcome To The Age Of My Body, today. Purchase the EP now on iTunes – http://paltip.com/skopeing/!2pvp4 Amazon – http://paltip.com/skopeing/!2pvp2 Lambert recently wrapped a fall tour with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, including three sold-out shows at…
SCI FIDELITY RECORDS CELEBRATES 15 YEARS +
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In celebration of its 15th anniversary, SCI Fidelity Records has compiled a 30-track retrospective label compilation, available now for free stream via SoundCloud and for free download only at the SCI Fidelity online store. Formed by The String Cheese Incident in 1998, SCI Fidelity has delivered on its mission to support independent musicians everywhere…
WIRE: BROOKLYN’S SNOWMINE MAKE BIG SOUNDS INTIMATE ON NEW SINGLE
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Brooklyn quintet Snowmine don’t just want to create music that you hear. They want to make music that you feel, that is in every breath, every corner and settles deep within the heart. That feeling is front and center, filling out all corners of their forthcoming album Dialects out February 4, 2014 on the band’s…
ASHERU RELEASES “NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO”
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“This track is dedicated to Nelson Mandela, one of my childhood heroes, for being a living, breathing example of patience, strength, resilience, and the universal concept of Ubuntu –that “there is no me without you, and no you without me, because we are one.”–ASHERU https://soundcloud.com/asheru-music/no-matter-where-you-go-feat/s-wzaak
DEE-1: A BREATH OF FRESH AIR IN HIP HOP
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Seeking to chart a new path for the hardcore music genre, New Orleans based rapper Dee-1 sent a clear message last month by signing with RCA Inspiration. The label that is home to gospel music greats like Kirk Franklin and Donnie McClurkin, now boasts a legitimate rap act with street and industry credibility. …
WIRE: DEATHDAY STREAMS ENTIRE ‘NO FUTURE’ EP
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Deathday (formerly Deathday Party) is a Los Angeles based Experimental Post-punk band, formed in Santa Ana, California in 2008 by brothers Alex Guillén and Giovanni Guillén. Previous incarnations of the group can be traced back to Santa Ana’s Koo’s scene of the late 1990’s. While the title-track is an unreleased one, instead “Dropped Into Obscurity”…
KINS TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM
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On January 28, UK based Kins will release their self-titled debut album. Recorded in a damp basement flat in Brighton, where they currently reside, Kins showcases the band’s unconventional brand of angular indie rock while exploring themes of confusion, guilt and nihilism. Kins’ momentum is fast building with strong radio support in the U.S. and…
BETTY BLACK NEW VIDEO
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Betty Black (aka Sylvia Black) has just released the video for “Fatality of Love” (Deantoni Parks Fatal Mix). This is the second video from the recently released Fatality of Love (The Remix EP). Avant-garde drummer/artist and former KUDU band mate Deantoni Parks (who has also worked with Mars Volta, John Cale, Me’shell Ndgeocello, Kimbra and…
‘GRAND PIANO’ TRAILER STARRING ELIJAH WOOD & JOHN CUSACK
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Tom Selznick (Wood), the most talented pianist of his generation, who has stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic performance, he reappears in public for a long awaited concert in Chicago. In a packed theater, in front of an expectant audience, Tom finds a message written on the score:…
LAWRENCE ROTHMAN WATCH THE LATEST VIDEO FOR “FATAL ATTRACTION”
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Having garnered critical nods for his haunting R&B-inspired baritone and a series of conceptual videos from acclaimed director Floria Sigismondi (behind works for David Bowie, Justin Timberlake, The White Stripes and Sigur Ros), LA-based musician Lawrence Rothman is preparing for his first North American tour this February. Far beyond the bounds of a traditional concert…
JIMMY RAE GRABS A BITE OF KNOWLEDGE WITH DANISH SENSATION JAKOB WEISE
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As a former member of the hit duo The Loft, Jakob Weise has emerged as a solo artist, singer/songwriter & producer. Currently running No Records Copenhagen along with his partner and good friend Henrik Lund (Credits include Miles Davis, Van Morrison and even The Loft just to name a few), Jakob appears to be…
Luna Achiary, More Human Than God
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Intro: Luna Achiary is a Singer/Songwriter who hails from the Los Angeles area. She’s been making quite a name for herself regionally and nationally. She’s received critical acclaim for her amazing songwriting and impressive talent from many prominent music critics thus far in her musical career. As a versatile musician, she has experience and deep…
VACATIONS OF THE FAMOUS: LOCATIONS WE SPOTTED THE STARS
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If there’s anyone in the world that truly knows where and how to vacation, it’s the rich and famous. Due to their seemingly endless stream of money and high taste, they’re able to pick the most incredible destinations in the world to vacation year-round. A few of them have even been spotted a time or…
WIRE: MILK MUSIC SHARES NEW VIDEO & INTERVIEW VIA PITCHFORK
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In addition to releasing this video, the band have released a statement about ceasing from playing live shows. You can read their statement and watch the video below. “We, Milk Music, have decided to not plan anymore live performances for the foreseeable future. This is an artistic decision and should not reflect on our existence…
