MONTANA OF 300 “TRAP QUEEN” VIDEO
Chicago rapper Montana of 300 takes Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” and makes it his own banger, crushing the track with his witty rhymes. “We’ve heard quite a few rappers try their hand at Fetty Wap’s buzzing single, ‘Trap Queen,’ but few have recreated the hook as faithfully as Montana Of 300,” said HotNewHipHop of the remix, which features singer Jalyn Sanders.The “Trap Queen” remix has Montana of 300 flexing his ceaseless energy as he effortlessly raps about sticking with the real ones, getting hype with his crew, and his life as an MC, rapping “I got bars like a prison” and “[I] invested in myself just like vending machines I’m stacking chips.” The versatile rapper has been building a strong following with a series of remix videos (“Try Me,” “Coco”) and a recent mixtape release, Cursed With A Blessing.
‘CLUELESS’ SDTRK ON VINYL
“As if!!!!” Universal Music Enterprises marks the 20th anniversary of writer/director Amy Heckerling’s classic 1995 teen comedy Clueless with the release of the movie’s soundtrack on vinyl out at national retailers on April 7.
Loosely based on Jane Austen’s 1815 novel Emma, a 19th century tale of manners about matchmaking and romantic misunderstandings updated to ‘90s Beverly Hills High School, the film starred Silverstone, Stacey Dash as her best friend Dionne, the late Brittany Murphy as Tai Frasier, the ugly duckling transformed into a beautiful swan and Paul Rudd as Cher’s disapproving ex-stepbrother.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TFOKG60/ref=as_li_tl
ONYX XOXO CUSTOM EAR CUFFS
Be bold. Be authentic. Be empowered. Be creative. Be YOU. Onyx XOXO Custom Fashion Designs was founded on the idea that every girl shouldn’t just break out of the mold, she should make her OWN mold. Their new Home Sweet Home Collection features their stand out piece: Music-to-My-Ear Cuffs. Definitely not your run-of-the-mill accessory, each ear cuff is handcrafted with fine textiles of supple leather and mixed metals like brass and sterling silver. The leather tassels come in rich hues of teal, white, black and shades of brown while the metal cuff itself is textured by hand and adjustable for a custom fit. The soft leather is paired with a chain and spike creating a standout combination. Because the cuffs are meticulously designed by the founder and creator Danielle Carter herself, each piece is as unique and original as the girl who is wearing it. Each individual cuff retails for $150 via their website at www.inlovewithonyx.com.
http://www.inlovewithonyx.com/
SUFJAN STEVENS DEBUTS “SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER”
To celebrate the release the album, Stevens will tour North America beginning in April. The headline dates include stops at New York’s Beacon Theatre and Washington, D.C.’s DAR Constitution Hall. Stevens will also headline the U.K.’s End of the Road festival this September. Presale tickets for the U.S. dates and further information are available at http://carrieandlowell.com/tour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJJT00wqlOo
FRANK TURNER STREAM “THE WAY I TEND TO BE” (PIANO VERSION FEAT. MATT NASIR)
The next slab of music is Turner’s more recent covers and collaborations ranging from the sublime (Emily Barker’s “Fields of June,” contributing vocals) and the affecting (“Big Foot” by The Weakerthans, previously unheard) to the raucous (“Happy New Year” with Jon Snodgrass), and the unexpected (a Noel Coward cover). Throw in some true American classics such as “American Girl” by Tom Petty and “Pancho & Lefty” by Townes Van Zandt and you have an intriguing glimpse into Turner’s diverse musical leanings.
https://soundcloud.com/xtramilerecordings/17-the-way-i-tend-to-be/s-6tRFF
PIMPS OF JOYTIME NEW ALBUM TEASER
Brooklyn’s Pimps of Joytime announce their highly anticipated third studio album, Jukestone Paradise, forthcoming on April 7, 2015 on their Write Home Records imprint. The quintet showcases their kaleidoscope of influences by weaving ten new songs through their musical tapestry. Special guests on the album include New Orleans funk leader Ivan Neville and Rubblebucket’s Alex Toth.
The album is a culmination of recording and touring for the past two years tallying over 100 shows per year including slots at major festivals like Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, and High Sierra. Lead guitarist and singer Brian J enthusiastically states, “Jukestone Paradise is the most focused and evolved piece of work we’ve done to date, both musically and sonically.” The album was recorded at Vibromonk Studios and Brian J’s studio in Brooklyn between their heavy touring schedules.
http://diffuser.fm/exclusive-premiere-pimps-of-joytime-jukestone-paradise-album-teaser/
MOONBABIES “PINK HEART MOTHER”
Moonbabies release the next single, “Pink Heart Mother” off their upcoming album, Wizards on the Beach (due out April 28). Like a disco ball flooding the dance floor in washes of technicolor synth pop, the track from the Swedish husband wife duo, Ola Frick and Carina Johansson Frick, is a symbol for feminist rebellion and the liberation that comes from acting on it.
“Pink Heart Mother” is available for download on SoundCloud.
TOMMY SPITZ “LOOK AT ME NOW”
After releasing a locally anticipated EP in September with “God’s Got My Back”, Tommy SPITZ has just released the first video single off the project. “Look At Me Now” features UK Grime scene veteran Manga Saint Hillare and Toronto’s Jimmi Freshh on the hook and was a stand out track on the EP. The song was produced by Arion Knight and the video features all three artists together filmed live in Toronto.
DYSONICS RELEASE RAPPR
Headphone audio pioneer Dysonics today released RAPPR, an immersive 3D audio environment for headphones.
RAPPR captures the experience of listening to premium speakers in the sweet spot of a room, and delivers that experience to your existing headphones. The result is the cleanest, richest, and most realistic headphone audio possible.
Available for Mac OS X, RAPPR works with all headphones to seamlessly produce exceptional audio for everything you listen to: Spotify, Netflix, iTunes, Hulu, etc.
“Headphones are now the most widely used form listening to media, and yet the core headphone listening experience has changed very little over the years. RAPPR represents a big shift by taking traditional 2-channel headphone audio and really opening it up, making for a much more lifelike and full listening experience,” said Dysonics CTO Robert Dalton.
JOSH GROBAN RELEASE NEW ALBUM TRAILER
Multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban announced today on ABC’s Good Morning America that he will release a new album, entitled Stages, on April 28, 2015, via Reprise Records. The album is a collection of some of the greatest musical theater songs of all time, which Groban describes as “gorgeously arranged songs that have stood the test of time,” and which he was drawn to because of their combination of “incredible melody with an incredible story.” The album is available for pre-order at all participating retailers and JoshGroban.com. An exclusive edition of the album will be available at Target containing 2 extra tracks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMlfkuWM4jY
G-B.A.L.L. “R.H.T.C.”
Chicago emcee and Serious Sound Entertainment artist G-B.A.L.L. presents “R.H.T.C.”, produced by Flawless Tracks. The grandson of a jazz drummer, G-B.A.L.L. has collaborated with Da Kid Daytona, Faceless, Super Fresh Bros, Mr. Bugz, E-City, Billy Bandz and has opened for Red Cafe, Mickey Factz, Y.P. and Mikkey Halsted.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ELLE KING
Love Stuff is also the highest first week chart position for a new artist on the Billboard 200 this week.
TRAKSTREAM: THE SEARCH ENGINE FOR MUSIC CREATORS
The search engine for Artists, Producers & Songwriters “It’s like Google for Music Creators.”
DETROIT ROCKERS WILSON SIGN TO RAZOR & TIE
Razor & Tie announces the addition of the Detroit rockers Wilson to its worldwide label roster. The band recently completed work on their new album with producer Johnny Andrews (Halestorm, All That Remains, Three Days Grace) in Atlanta, GA. The album will be released later this year and the band will kick off a tour on February 27th in the UK/Europe with Halestorm and Nothing More.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6487397/billboard-exclusive-video-wilson-razor-tie
SANDRA KOLSTAD + BLACKBOOK MAGAZINE PREMIERES SWEEPING BALLAD “ROOTS”
Sandra Kolstad makes electronic pop music that’s as extravagant as it is extraterrestrial. Kolstad’s new album, Zero Gravity State of Mind, is out next week, and the album closer “Roots”—a soaring piano ballad blending classical composition with electronic flourishes—is premiering this week with Blackbook Magazine.
http://www.bbook.com/premiere-roots-sandra-kolstad/
LARRY CADGE “ATTITUDE”
Larry Cadge is back this month with another cracking release by the name of ‘Attitude’. Lined up for a release in February on Smiley Fingers, this is the latest in a long line of releases that have cemented Larry’s status as a reliable source of quality cuts.
BAD VEINS NEW VIDEO “RAINBOW CONNECTION”
Bad Veins is Benjamin Davis vocals, guitar; Jake Bonta, drums; and live member, “Irene,” a 1973 Pioneer reel-to-reel recorder that handles filling out the duo’s lush studio soundscapes onstage. The Cincinnati, Ohio-based two-piece is best described as an opulent hodgepodge of sounds and aesthetics, including warm analog ambience, busted electronic textures, symphonic and choral bits, and stately arrangements and compositional conventions that recall indie Charlie And The Chocolate Factory as much as they recall the blissed-out orchestral indie-pop stylings of producer Dave Fridmann’s iconic work with Mercury Rev and the Flaming Lips.
http://www.avclub.com/article/watch-bad-veins-transform-muppets-and-cover-rainbo-215786
ENABLERS NEW ALBUM TRAILER
San Francisco’s ENABLERS will release their fifth full-length album, The Rightful Pivot, this April with their longtime collaborators Exile On Mainstream handling the CD release in conjunction with Lancashire and Somerset handling the LP and Atypeek Music releasing the album digitally. Formed in 2002, ENABLERS’ subsequent four LPs and two EPs have all achieved a certifiable non-compliance with standard approaches to “spoken word” music, and their latest proves to be a further development in the band’s powerful sense for difference and absolute indifference to classification. The Rightful Pivot will come as a treat to explorers of unique expression.
DAMON CAMPBELL INTERVIEWS YELAWOLF
Currently putting the finishing touches on his second album ‘Love Story,’ due April 21, the Shady Records MC opened up about a full-circle experience of his own: handing one of Marshall’s demo tapes to the man himself an entire decade after finding it on the floor of a record executive’s office. While Em was of course eventually picked up by Dr. Dre, Yelawolf and I discussed his principal Dr. Kersey coming across his first rap, a former part-time gig selling Pepto-Bismol long before he was ever “Mixin’ Up the Medicine” with Juelz Santana, and a whole lot more. “There’s nothing else to know about me – at all,” he joked afterwards.
TRIUMPH OF THE WILD NEW SINGLE “CALIFORNIA TO THE CROSSROADS”
Fueled by a five month trip with stops in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Tennessee, Triumph of the Wild found inspiration by immersing themselves in American musical history and culture, connecting with local talent, and honing their performances at every opportunity. Their return to San Diego was marked by festivals, shows, television appearances and two San Diego Music Award nominations culminating with a win for Best Local Recording. Closing the year, Triumph of the Wild finished writing a new record entitled We Come With The Dust which the duo was able to fully fund with a successful Kickstarter campaign by the support of their fans.
http://www.cmtedge.com/2015/02/27/triumph-of-the-wild-trek-from-california-to-the-crossroads/
AZEALIA BANKS ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Azealia Banks will be bringing her debut album “Broke With Expensive Taste” to life and will be hitting the road this spring with select tour dates across North America and Europe. Dates include headlining shows at New York City’s Irving Plaza, Club Nokia in Los Angeles, Concord Music Hall in Chicago and Boston’s Paradise Club. Azealia Banks will also be performing live at this year’s Coachella Festival on Friday, April 10th and 17th.
THE BOTS AND THE WALKING DEAD’S NORMAN REEDUS PREMIERE NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “BLINDED”
LA band of brothers, The Bots, premiered their new music video for “Blinded” yesterday on The FADER. The video for the song was directed by The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus. To celebrate the video’s release, the band will offer “Blinded” as a free download for the next week on iTunes.
http://www.thefader.com/2015/03/10/watch-the-norman-reedus-directed-video-for-the-bots-blinded
SAINT MOTEL SCORING STATESIDE SUCCESS WITH THEIR INTERNATIONAL HIT SINGLE “MY TYPE”
Elektra Records artist Saint Motel is quickly proving one of the year’s most exciting new bands with the growing stateside success of their international hit single “My Type.” The infectious single is the title track from the Los Angeles-based quartet’s label debut “MY TYPE” EP, which is available now at all DSPs.
http://spotifyemerge.com/artists/saint-motel/
IRIS DIVINE NEW SINGLE
Northern Virginia’s progressive hard rock/metal trio, IRIS DIVINE, has released another new single from their impending debut full-length release, Karma Sown, which will hit the streets worldwide via Sensory Records on March 31st. The opening track from Karma Sown, “The Everlasting Sea” thunders with almost six-and-a-half minutes of sonic enormity, displaying the outfit’s heavier metal influences as well as the more serene and beautiful elements of IRIS DIVINE’s vibrant sound. This new anthem is now available for streaming through an exclusive premiere at PureGrainAudio, who also just published a gear feature with bassist Brian Dobbs.
http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/iris-divine-the-everlasting-sea-exclusive-song-stream-premiere
OH WHITE MARE “ALL RIGHT”
After spending their formative days writing songs and honing their skills in an old attic owned by Aussie music legend Snowy Fleet, Perth-based garage rockers Oh White Mare are set to unleash the brand new single ‘All Right’.
This release follows on from their late 2013 self-titled debut EP, with the four-piece again working with Andy Lawson at Perth’s famed Debaser Studios, and mastering by Grammy winner William Bowden at King Willy Sound.
https://soundcloud.com/the-a-3/oh-white-mare-all-right
TOVE STYRKE TO MAKE HER US NETWORK TELEVISION DEBUT
Newly-signed Swedish recording artist, Tove Styrke, will make her US network television debut with a performance of “Borderline” on NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers on March 18th.
COLD WAR KIDS “HOT COALS”
They video layers clips of the band’s recent performance at The Regent Theater in LA and behind the scenes footage in a technicolor video that, as Nylon puts it “is like watching the group rock out to the energetic, beat-driven, pop-infused song live — if you just so happen to be on a few hallucinogenic drugs.”
http://www.nylon.com/articles/video-premiere-cold-war-kids-hot-coals
WHITECHAPEL “LET ME BURN”
Top 10 Billboard charting metal collective, WHITECHAPEL, will return to the road again tomorrow for the Brotherhood Of The Blade Tour. The journey will take the Tennessee natives from Memphis through the Midwest and includes an appearance at Self Help Fest in San Bernardino, California March 7th alongside The Devil Wears Prada, Pierce The Veil, Stick to Your Guns, The Ghost Inside, and more. For tickets and information, visit selfhelpfest.com.
http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3333704/nsfw-whitechapel-let-burn-video-premiere-exclusive/
TORY LANEZ “HENNY IN HAND”
Tory Lanez brings forth his cinematic new video for the standout track “Henny in Hand” from his 2014 mixtape, ‘Lost Cause.’ The video features a dramatic storyline that starts in the club with Tory on sidelines witnessing the plot unfold between a man picking up an attractive stripper and gives way to a major twist at the end. Wait for it.
ANE BRUN’S NEW VIDEO AND SINGLE “DIRECTIONS”
“Directions,” like the album from which it is taken, was co-produced with Tobias Fröberg at the Atlantis Studio in Stockholm. It was recorded with the musicians whom Brun spent much of 2013 touring the world, including bassist Dan Berglund (EST), pianist Martin Hederos (Soundtrack of Our Lifes), drummer Andreas Werliin (Wildbirds & Peacedrums) and guitarist Johan Lindström. For this single, Brun was joined by timpanist John Eriksson of Peter, Bjorn & John. “Sometimes I change perspective to make it feel right. It’s very intuitive and I think this song represents the kind of changes I’ve made in how I approach life,” says Brun of the new single. “It’s about feeling strong, about feeling powerful. You can see that anything’s possible.”
http://www.npr.org/event/music/391859889/ane-brun-directions
NEW ALBUM BY JIMMY MCINTOSH
As a follow up to 2006’s ‘Orleans to London’, guitarist Jimmy McIntosh once again finds himself in illustrious company on his new album ‘Jimmy McIntosh and…’ This collection of funk, rock, jazz and blues originals showcases McIntosh’s considerable six-string prowess and features the Michigan native exchanging incendiary licks with his personal guitar heroes John Scofield , Mike Stern and the Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood. The solid backbeats are supported by Toss Panos (drummer of choice for guitarists Robben Ford and Mike Landau), bassists Dan Lutz, John Humphrey and Keith Hubacher and New Orleans keyboardist Ivan Neville (of The Neville Brothers, Keith Richards’ X-Pensive Winos and Dumpstaphunk). This stellar outing was definitely a labor of love for McIntosh.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jimmy-mcintosh-and…/id921784705
EQO NEW SINGLE
Atlanta-based progressive alternative rock band EQO (pronounced echo) have released “AIO,” a brand new track from their debut LP, Ananta. The song captures a mixture of genres — from its punk rock delivery to jam band spirit to indie rock backbone, “AIO” contains elements for all fans of alternative rock music.
http://newnoisemagazine.com/exclusive-premiere-eqo-aio/
ARTILLERY TOUR DATES
Denmark thrash metal veterans, ARTILLERY, will return to the US this Spring. Set to initiate on April 9th in San Jose, the United Legions Tour will weave its way through seventeen cities before wrapping up on April 27th in Salt Lake City. ARTILLERY will be joined by Striker, VX36, Potential Threat and Dahlmers Realm.
ARTILLERY w/ Striker, VX36, Potential Threat, Dahlmers Realm:
4/09/2015 Rock Bar Theatre – San Jose, CA
4/10/2015 Five Star Bar – Los Angeles, CA
4/11/2015 The Drunken Lass – Prescott, AZ
4/12/2015 Blue Max – Midland, TX
4/13/2015 The Three Links – Deep Ellum, TX
4/14/2015 The Dirty Dog – Bar Austin, TX
4/15/2015 Walter’s – Houston, TX
4/16/2015 Siberia- New Orleans, LA
4/17/2015 West End Live – Orlando, FL
4/19/2015 The Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
4/21/2015 The Pour House Music Hall – Raleigh, NC
4/22/2015 The Syndicate Venue – Birmingham, AL
4/23/2015 Good Time Charlie’s – Tupelo, MS
4/24/2015 The Metal Grille RK NYDM Spring Bash 2015 – Cudahy, WI
4/25/2015 Vaudeville Mews Des – Moines, IA
4/26/2015 Bushwacker’s Saloon – Denver, CO
4/27/2015 The Metro Bar – Salt Lake City, UT
MUSE RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM
Muse will release their new album Drones on June 9th on Warner Bros. Records. Co-produced by Muse and Robert John “Mutt” Lange, the album contains 12 tracks.
Matt Bellamy said today, “To me, ‘Drones’ are metaphorical psychopaths which enable psychopathic behavior with no recourse. The world is run by Drones utilizing Drones to turn us all into Drones. Drones explores the journey of a human, from their abandonment and loss of hope, to their indoctrination by the system to be a human drone, to their eventual defection from their oppressors.”
DESERT HEART RECORDS GOES 100% FREE
In the Desert Hearts Crews own words: “Starting right now, every track and mix that comes out on Desert Hearts Records will be available for FREE DOWNLOAD through our Soundcloud page.”
BOROKO RELEASES NEW VIDEO “LONELY TOWER”
As a follow up to Boroko’s 2013 debut album Almost Human, Western Child offers eight tracks of Fontaine’s powerful vocals over guitar-driven instrumentation that Gadly Online describes as “a modernization of American classic rock music.” Ground Sounds exclusively premiered “Lonely Tower”, saying that “if the track is any indication of what’s to come on Western Child, we’re in for a fantastic album.” Check out Boroko’s new “Lonely Tower” video!
BINGO PLAYERS RETURNS TO PERFORM FOR SLE’S POOL PARTY SEASON AT MĀYĀ DAY + NIGHTCLUB
Māyā Day + Nightclub, Steve LeVine Entertainment & Public Relations (SLE) and Disco Donnie Presents announce Bingo Players will bring his world renowned turntable technique back to Māyā Day + Nightclub to perform as a part of SLE’s pool party season on Sunday, March 29. Doors open at 12 p.m. Tickets on-sale now at Mayaclubaz.com or Sletickets.com.
Dutch electro and house producer Maarten Hoogstraten, otherwise known as Bingo Players, best known for the hit song, “Cry Just a Little,” which was a Top 40 hit in the Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, and other parts of Europe and Australia, in addition to an international club hit. Bingo Players have also made it on DJ Mag’s Top 100 list since 2012.
