ZAP MAMA is teaming up with CARE to honor mothers around the world. Beginning May 4th, Zap Mama will donate to CARE a percentage of the proceeds from the iTunes download of their song, “Hello To Mama,” the first single off their upcoming album ReCreation, due out on Heads Up International, a division of Concord…
Month: May 2009
PASTE OFFERS WILD LIGHT REMIX “LAWLESS RIVER”
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Click below to listen to the the Bodega Girls’ Remix of “Lawless River” from Wild Light. If you like it, keep it! If you’ve been reading our magazine, you know Paste staffers caught Wild Light Fever some time ago. Turns out, it’s spreading. The quartet hit the road with The Killers last month, and the…
‘PLAYING FOR CHANGE’ SELLS OVER 26K UNITS
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Hear Music’s two-disc CD/DVD Playing For Change – Songs Around the World, a stirring call for harmony, freedom from strife and global reconciliation, stunned the music industry today selling over twenty-six thousand copies. Traveling the world for a decade, Grammy winning producer/engineer Mark Johnson and the Playing For Change team brought together diverse…
CZAR ENTERTAINMENT’S PLEASURE P LANDS #1 SPOT ON URBAN CHARTS
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Czar Entertainment’s Pleasure P has landed the #1 position on this week’s urban charts with his latest single ‘Boyfriend #2’. The R&B artist who is signed to Atlantic, is busy working on his debut album ‘The Introduction of Marcus Cooper’ which will be released through Swagga Entertainment and Atlantic records in June. Pleasure P says…
WHITE RABBITS DEBUT NEW VIDEO ON PITCHFORK
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White Rabbits signed to TBD Records (US home to Radiohead/Other Lives/Hatcham Social) and erected a makeshift studio in their basement rehearsal space to demo new material. Band members popped in and out over the course of several months lending ideas and personality to a new batch of songs that defy instant categorization. “Percussion Gun”…
JOY JONES VIDEO EPK FOR NEW ALBUM
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Joy Jones to release ‘Godchild’ June 9th, 2009 on Future Soul Records. Joy Jones is the master of Afro-beat lullabies, future jazz/soul, protest songs and electronic hymns. Expect all this and more on Godchild with Daz-I-Kue of Bugz In The Attic co-producing much of the album, lending his brand of soulful broken beat. [youtube Jt_dSun9IGI…
SKOPE & BONNAROO OFFER AWESOME PRIZES
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Skope has teamed up with our friends over at Bonnaroo to offer readers some amazing prizes.
BAND OF SKULLS PERFORM ON SHOCKHOUND.COM
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Feel free to take a minute to check out an exclusive Shock Session video from Band of Skulls on Shockhound.com. Songs include “Patterns,” “I Know What I Am,” “Death By Diamonds And Pearls,” “Blood,” and “Impossible.” SKOPE IT HERE!
BILL CHAMPLIN’S FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN MORE THAN 10 YEARS SET FOR AUGUST 4
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East Coast independent label DreamMakers Music will release Bill Champlin’s No Place Left to Fall on August 4th. A founding member of the now legendary San Francisco band Sons of Champlin, and a masterful songwriter with two GRAMMY ® awards and six critically-acclaimed solo albums to his credit, Champlin has been called the best-known unknown…
VEGA RELEASES PREMIERE EP MAY 19 / VIDEO
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Known as the former front man of Ghosthustler, Austin based Alan Palomo returns as the brains behind his new project VEGA, whose synth-pop rhythms, lilting harmonies, dreamy vocals and upbeat, disco-style have quickly attracted a growing fan-base of loyal followers — catapulting the name and the music amongst some of the biggest names right now.…
DEADBEAT DARLING OFFER MP3 & VIDEO TO “WITHOUT A TRACE”
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The Musebox is proud to announce that their very own Deadbeat Darling’s long anticipated album, “Weight of Wandering”, will be released on June 5th.
DUBSPOT OFFERS COMPILATION TO AID AFRICA
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New York City’s one-of-a-kind electronic music production and DJ training institute, has undertaken its first nationwide philanthropic project with a series of charitable mix CDs. The first, Funk Aid for Africa, will benefit Los Angeles-based humanitarian organization, NextAid. An inspired collage of funk, soul, and Latin tunes created by DJ OBaH, Funk Aid…
STEVIE WONDER VIDEO FOR “ALL ABOUT THE LOVE AGAIN”
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To celebrate President Obama’s first 100 days in office Hidden Beach has released a Presidential inauguration music and video collection titled, Change is Now: Renewing America’s Promise, that is out now.
GREEN DAY STREAM WHOLE ALBUM ON RHAPSODY.COM
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Green Day will release 21st Century Breakdown, the long awaited follow-up to American Idiot, on Friday May 15th. The album, produced by Butch Vig (Nirvana, AFI, Smashing Pumpkins), features the single “Know Your Enemy.” While fans can buy the album in-stores on the 15th, those eager to hear the new record can do so now…
SACRED OATH SIGNING WITH WORLDSOUND
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Connecticut metal masters Sacred Oath and their parent label Angel Thorne Music have come to an agreement with the WorldSound label to press and distribute not only their brand new self-titled album Sacred Oath, but the entire back catalog of Sacred Oath albums including Darkness Visible, Till Death Do Us Part, and their cult-classic debut…
DIAMOND MUSIC GROUP PARTNERS WITH KEVIN NOTTINGHAM TO LAUNCH HiPNOTT RECORDS
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Kevin Nottingham, owner of the SOHH.com award winning KevinNottingham.com hip hop website, has announced the formation of a new digital record label, HiPNOTT Records, which will distribute music exclusively through the Diamond Music Group (parent company to Coalmine Records who also brought you The Foundation by Shuko & DJ Dutchmaster). This announcement marks the first…
ZEE AVI NEW VIDEO FOR “BITTER HEART”
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We now have the Music Video for Zee Avi’s first single off of her self-titled debut album that is out May 19th! The song is titled “Bitter Heart”. Watch more AOL Music videos on AOL Video
JACK’S MANNEQUIN NEW SINGLE “SWIM”
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Jack’s Mannequin are back with a new single from their highly-acclaimed album, The Glass Passenger. “Swim” features lead singer Andrew McMahon’s trademark expressive piano playing in a song about fighting for the goodness in life at all costs. With music as his emotional release, McMahon was able to inject the songs on the…
MADINA LAKE ALBUM STREAM ON AOL & VIDEO
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Chicago based alt-rockers Madina Lake have finally released their sophomore album, Attics To Eden, via Roadrunner Records.
TREVOR HALL TO RELEASE DEBUT ON JULY 28 / EPK
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Trevor Hall is a breath of fresh air in today’s music scene. His self-titled Vanguard debut, produced by Marshall Altman (Matt Nathanson, Kate Voegele, Marc Broussard), embodies a soulfulness, depth and passion far beyond his 22 years. Trevor combines a unique musical mix of reggae and acoustic rock that serves as a landscape for his…
DETAILS ON NEW SPINAL TAP ALBUM
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Details are out about the new Spinal Tap album. The set, called Back from the Dead, is the group’s first in nearly two decades. Singer “David St. Hubbins,” also known as actor Michael McKean, spoke about the effort saying, “The album title says it all. We are back from the dead. …
SHAKIRA AND WYCLEF COLLABORATE AGAIN
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Shakira and Wyclef Jean have collaborated on a new song called “The Border.” According to Rap-up.com, the tune was produced by Timbaland. Shakira and Wyclef previously teamed up for the huge 2006 hit “Hips Don’t Lie.”
PARAMORE GET HEAVY
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NME reports that Paramore are happy that they chose Rob Cavallo to produce their upcoming album. Singer Hayley Williams says that Cavallo, who produced for the likes of Green Day and My Chemical Romance, has taken advantage of their heavier side for the project, which boasts tentative song titles like “Ignorance,” “Playing,” “Brick By Boring…
COLDPLAY DENY PLAGIARIZING CAT STEVENS
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Coldplay drummer Will Champion told HamptonRoads.com that the band did not rip off Cat Stevens with their song “Viva La Vida,” despite complaints from the famed songwriter. Champion said they have done nothing wrong and stated it’s frustrating to be accused of stealing when you know you didn’t. A defensive Champion added, “There are only…
T.I. KICKS ALFAMEGA OFF OF GRAND HUSTLE
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T.I. has dropped Alfamega from the Grand Hustle Records family. Alfamega was scandalized earlier this week when TheSmokingGun.com published a report and purported legal documents saying that he was an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration during a trial on a heroin trafficker. The allegations obviously didn’t sit well with T.I., who himself…
CHICO HAMILTON VIDEO EPK
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Check out this intimate glimpse into the creative inspiration behind the album, Twelve Tones of Love by the legendary Chico Hamilton. Twelve Tones of Love was released on Joyous Shout! Records, April 14th. [myspace 56654589 nolink]
THE TENDER BOX RETURN WITH A COLLECTION OF NEW SONGS TITLED ‘EP1’
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Tremendous, incandescent British rock is probably the last thing to expect out of South Los Angeles, so it’s a revelation to hear the chiming guitars and swooning vocals of THE TENDER BOX’s collection of new songs. The band–Joey Medina (vocals, guitar), Ric Moon (guitar), Steve Mungarro (bass, vocals) and Chuck Gil (drums)–are set…
CHILDREN OF BODOM’s ALEXI LAIHO BREAKS SHOULDER
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Alexi Laiho, guitarist and front man for the award-winning Finnish metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM has sustained a serious injury while on the road as part of the “No Fear Energy Tour” alongside Lamb of God. Laiho, who was recently named as the world’s “Best Metal Guitarist” in the 15th annual Guitar World reader’s…
THE COOL KIDS RELEASE FREE NEW MIXTAPE
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Because summer’s almost here and wouldn’t be complete without the mixtape to rival all mixtapes, Chicago’s favorite duo of MCs, The Cool Kids, are releasing an album’s worth of new tracks on Gone Fishing (Cake Recordings) for free today! SKOPE IT HERE!
PATRICK WOLF SIGNS TO NYLON RECORDS
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Patrick Wolf, the UK-based multi-instrumentalist known for his masterfully orchestrated and emotive songs will release his fourth studio album The Bachelor this summer on NYLON Records. Patrick is the second signing to NYLON Records, the latest music extension for the influential magazine and brand that already publishes an annual Music Issue as well as…
ARCTIC MONKEYS RELEASE LIVE CD/DVD / TRAILER
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Mercury Prize winners and the Grammy-nominated Arctic Monkeys are set to release ‘Arctic Monkeys at The Apollo’ on DVD/CD on May 5th, 2009 via Warp Films Productions.
MEMBERS OF MAROON 5, PHANTOM PLANET AND GOMEZ TEAM UP
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The 14 musicians who make up OPERATION ALOHA had an amazing opportunity. With a month of free time in between tours, recording and the general chaos of their schedules, each musician flew to the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii, to live in a strange compound of tree houses with friends whom they respect and share…
AOL SPINNER PREMIERES OWL CITY “HOT AIR BALLOON”
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Hailing from the quiet town of Owatonna, MN, Owl City is already something of a phenomenon, with over 200,000 tracks and 20,000+ albums sold digitally. Most recently, the tracks “Hello Seattle” and “Rainbow Veins,” held spots in the top 10 on iTunes Top Electronic Tracks Chart alongside M.I.A., Daft Punk, and The Postal Service.…
JEFFREE STAR TO RELEASE FULL LENGTH DEBUT
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JEFFREE STAR is set to unleash his debut album, BEAUTY KILLER, late this summer. The first single, “Prisoner,” debuted on MySpace on Friday and received almost 500,000 plays over the weekend. “Prisoner” now available on iTunes here. JEFFREE STAR is confirmed for the first half of this summer’s Vans Warped Tour and will follow that…
FRANZ FERDINAND TO OPEN FOR GREEN DAY
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According to GreenDay.com, Franz Ferdinand will be the second supporting act on the trio’s upcoming tour. The Scottish band will open for Green Day from August 8th through the 26th. For tour dates visit GreenDay.com now.
NEW JAMES MORRISON EP
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Singer-songwriter James Morrison has just released a brand new EP on iTunes. It’s titled Live From Air Studios London and features three songs including his latest single, “Broken Strings” with Nelly Furtado. Head to JamesMorrisonMusic.com for more information or simply go to iTunes and download your copy right now.
CHOOSE HOOBASTANK’S NEW SINGLE
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Hoobastank are close to releasing the next single off of their latest album For(n)ever, but first, they want your input. The three options are “The Letter,” “Tears of Yesterday” and “All About You.” To vote, just send a text with the title of the song you want to 66937. Head to Hoobastank.com…
MAT KEARNY AND KEANE TO HIT THE ROAD
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Mat Kearny and Keane will be hitting the road starting this weekend in Los Angeles. The first show takes place tomorrow at the Hollywood Palladium. Be sure to frequent MatKearny.com as the singer-songwriter will be posting blogs and pictures from the trek.
M.I.A. NEEDS OPRAH’S HELP
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M.I.A. is looking to Oprah to help her fight a cause. The “Paper Planes” singer wrote on her MySpace page about meeting the talk show host at an event honoring Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. M.I.A., who was born in London but is of Sri Lankan descent, is asking Oprah to help draw attention…
JAY-Z READIES NEW SNEAKER
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It looks like Kanye West’s Air Yeezys just might have some friendly competition this season. Hip hop mogul Jay-Z is looking to drop a new sneaker just in time for the summer. Hova is currently promoting his new shoe collection called R+ from Rocawear. The kicks are due to hit stores June 1st. SKOPE IT…
