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Month: January 2012
WATCH NEW VIDEO FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS’ “BROTHERSâ€
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The War On Drugs are excited to share the brand new video for “Brothers,” one of the many highlights off their stellar Slave Ambient. Following the more kaleidoscopic videos for “Baby Missiles” and “Come to the City,” the “Brothers” video, which premiered this morning via New York Magazine’s Vulture, definitely takes a different approach with…
JOSH TATUM SET TO RELEASE HIS DEBUT ALBUM
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Josh Tatum’s debut full album “Everything” (Hideaway Entertainment) is set for a March 27 release, and its first single is already gaining massive inroads at HOT AC radio. Born and raised in Texas, Josh is planning to constantly tour to support the album and garner new fans as well as entertain the ones he already…
THE CULT TO RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM
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One of the finest British rock acts to have enjoyed worldwide success over the last few decades, The Cult has wrapped up recording Choice of Weapon, the group’s first studio album in five years. The album is set for a May 22, 2012 U.S. release on the band’s new label Cooking Vinyl, and its 10…
WATCH “LEAVING ME” FROM WITH LIONS
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Christian Celaya (Benzos) and Woody Ranere (Lake Trout) make up the group known as WITH LIONS and November 1st, 2011 marked the kick-off of an ambitious four-EPs-a-year cycle with the release of, Touch the Sound. Epic and cinematic, With Lions’ EPs are broken into mini scores. Dark, saturated harmony, their music can only be…
CAPITOL RECORDS ANNOUNCES NEW SIGNING
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EMI’s Capitol Records is pleased to announce their latest signing, Stellar Revival whose debut album Love, Lust, and Bad Company will be released on May 8th, 2012. The Florida natives’ first single ‘The Crazy Ones’ will impact radio March 20th. Plans for a 2012 tour have also been announced as they hit the ground…
MATT TOKA NEW VIDEO “COURTNEY”
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When producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance) agreed to produce Matt’s first album, he cried like a fucking baby.Here is a Kurt Cobain tribute to what Matt considers the greatest love story of all time, called “Courtney”. [youtube swVjv89VRHE nolink]
ANDY TIMMONS BAND PLAYS SGT. PEPPERS
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Andy was very enthusiastic in describing this release, and after listening to it, I understand why. This is not merely a cover album of Beatles tunes; this is his personal interpretation of some of his (and countless others) favorite classics. He explained that he knew the songs note for note in his head…
STOLI IS HERE TO EXPOSE SEATTLE BAND LION’S AMBITION
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People are always asking me why a certain band is not big yet, but they are so talented. Well I am here to say that we can no longer sit around and hope for stardom we shoudl all support & get involved. With technology, social media, Internet, we finally have the tools to spread the…
CODE ORANGE KIDS JOIN DEATHWISH INC. ROSTER
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Fresh out of high school and with an average age of 18 years old, Pennsylvania’s Code Orange Kids remind us off our own embryonic days in the aggressive music scene. They do things their way, creatively cutting their own path through it all. Unconcerned with the direction of other artists, their brand of gritty hardcore/punk…
LEGACY OF DISORDER TEAM UP WITH GWAR FOR U.S. TOUR
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Legacy of Disorder has just unleashed a simply kick-ass sophomore release, ‘Last Man Standing,’ and will soon be taking it to the streets, as they unite with veteran gore metallists Gwar for a full U.S. tour. “Legacy Of Disorder are chomping at the bit to get this U.S. tour with headliners Gwar underway,” says LoD…
BRAZILIAN SUPERSTAR MARISA MONTE RETURNS WITH MARCH 27 RELEASE
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On March 27, Blue Note Records will release O Que Você Quer Saber De Verdade (“What You Really Want To Know”), the long-awaited new album from Brazilian superstar Marisa Monte. O Que Você Quer Saber De Verdade is the celebrated singer/songwriter’s first new album in six years since the release of her twin albums Universo…
BLEEDING KNEES CLUB ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM ON IAMSOUND RECORDS
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IAMSOUND Records is excited to announce the debut studio album from Australia’s Bleeding Knees Club, Nothing To Do, slated for April 17th release. The garage-punk duo will hit the road accordingly, with preview dates in New York and Los Angeles, plus the band’s debut at SXSW! Proclaimed as one of NME’s “50 Best New…
EUROVISION STAR TO MAKE HER US DEBUT
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Fresh off her remarkable performance of the song “Angel” at Eurovision last May, Mika Newton embarked on an exciting journey of expanding her music horizons. And the power of her new tone is already here. The singer/songwriter will release her debut album through Randy Jackson’s label Friendship Collective in association with JK Music Group. …
OCTOBER DAWN OFFERS MP3 OFF SELF TITLED EP
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October Dawn have released their self titled EP. The EP is fore sale now on their Reverbnation page. To help announce this exciting release the guys are offering the “Good Bye To Love” MP3. The EP includes 5 tracks such as “Intruding Silence” & “Wind Of Change” and it ROCKS HARD!
NEW JERSEY NATIVE EXPOSING HER TALENTS ONE SONG AT A TIME
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The state of New Jersey has been home to many talented recording artists like Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Frank Sinatra, Richie Sambora and many others. Their music has touched many worldwide and has influenced up and coming artist. One such up and coming artist had the pleasure of meeting one of her inspirations. Lisa Coppola…
PODCAST: TOURING WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER
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San Francisco-based singer-songwriters Jeff Campbell and Megan Slankard have a unique way of going on tour. First of all, they are musicians with separate sets and separate albums (though they are known to accompany each other on stage), but they are also a couple. What’s it like to tour with a significant other?
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, FEBRUARY 2012
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Sugar & The Hi-Lows, Sugar & The Hi-Lows (self-released) Throwback-chill-rock from a boy-girl duo of TV-soundtrack hacks, but it’s not as bad as I just made it sound. World domination isn’t the plan here, more like a few more montage slots in TV shows for annoying 30somethings; it’s stuff for soccer moms whose empty…
Rivethead, Doomsday For Optimism
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Get ready for a petal-to-the-metal, head-on assault that is Rivethead and their mission is ‘Doomsday For Optimism’. From the moment you push play all the way through to the end, Rivethead and their latest effort never let up on the gas. Aggressive, in-your-face music that will energize your senses and ring loud in…
PETER BRODERICK NEW VIDEO “IT STARTS HERE”
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Here are the visuals accompaniments for the new Peter Broderick song ‘It Starts Hear’ taken from the album http://www.itstarthear.com which will be released on Bella Union on Monday 20th February.
NOTTZ AND NEFEW PRESENT VIDEO FOR THE FAN
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Starting 2012 off on the right foot, Hip-Hop duo, Nefew, present to the masses their video for The Fan. This hard-hitting single, which was produced and features Norfolk Beach production mastermind, Nottz featured on their DJ Green Lantern hosted Man VS Many Project. Intent on doing this highly charged track justice, the concept behind…
MARTHA’S TROUBLE TO RECORD ALBUM OF LULLABIES
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Americana folk/pop duo Martha’s Trouble has announced its plan to record an album of lullabies for children. The still-untitled project will be funded via a Kickstarter campaign, which kicked off last week and will run through Friday, February 17, 2012. (Bitly link to Kickstarter campaign: http://kck.st/y5HDNG.) Current plans for the album…
F.G., No Fly Zone
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The indie hip hop world is moving fast, and it’s an exciting time to be a fan of the genre. With upstarts like ASAP Rocky becoming household names after mixtape success, there’s the sense that just about anything can happen. It’s because of this that indie releases are being given more respect than ever before,…
DEAD FINGERS DEBUT ALBUM NEXT MONTH
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Kate Taylor and Taylor Hollingsworth have joined hand in hand and formed a band. Ladies and Gentlemen, Dead Fingers might just be what you’ve been waiting for! In a time when guy-girl duos are becoming quite popular, this one is not just some gimmick, however perfect the timing and package may be. You…
NEW VIDEO BY PEP LOVE
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We’re originators over here; they’re followers!” exclaims Tajai at the beginning of the video for Pep Love’s “Can’t Nobody Do It Like Us,” the latest single from his forthcoming album Rigmarole, which will be released March 6th.
CHICAGO RAPPER ROCKIE FRESH RELEASES NEW MIXTAPE
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Chicago native Rockie Fresh is starting off 2012 right with the release of his brand new mixtape ‘Driving 88’. This new project takes listeners on an audible journey as Rockie proves his diversity as a lyricist exposing a more luminous and confident sound with this current release. “I’m in a different space than I was…
BALKAN BEAT BOX ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
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The socially conscious, multicultural trio BALKAN BEAT BOX has announced they’ll return with a new full-length album entitled GIVE, to be released Tuesday, March 6 on Nat Geo Music. It marks the critically acclaimed group’s first release in nearly two years. BALKAN BEAT BOX has also revealed new tour dates in the U.S. and U.K.…
L’ARC-EN-CIEL MAKE NEW YORK CITY DEBUT
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L’Arc-en-Ciel, one of Japan’s most celebrated rock bands, will make their long overdue U.S. return on March 25th with a performance at New York’s legendary Madison Square Garden. Originally scheduled for March 23rd at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, the show has been moved to the world famous arena due to the overwhelming demand…
LEEMA MOUNTAIN OFFER MP3 “YOU”
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Today, Harmony Township, NJ’s one-and-only one man band Leema Mountain is releasing the second in a series of free tracks that will be coming out in the next few months. The new track, entitled “You,” is yet another example of Leema’s ability to craft perfect kitchen pop jingles .
Smalltime, Smalltime (EP)
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Over the years we’ve seen rock slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, popish & highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” & I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs and Rock n’ Roll” into…
GARBAGE LAUNCH STUNVOLUME RECORD LABEL
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Garbage today announced the launch of their record label, STUNVOLUME. The band will self-release its highly anticipated upcoming studio album later this spring. STUNVOLUME will be distributed by Fontana in the United States. Around the world, Garbage will release their album on STUNVOLUME via licensing deals with Cooperative Music in Asia,…
JANUS RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM ‘NOX AERIS’
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JANUS – singer David Scotney, guitarist Mike Tyranski, bassist Alan Quitman and drummer Johnny Salazar – experienced great success with their 2009 debut album, Red Right Return, but the band’s new album, NOX AERIS, reveals how far they’ve come. That musical revelation is the self-produced NOX AERIS, which is drops March 27 on REALID Records…
KENNY OLSON TO RELEASE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM
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Multi-platinum guitarist Kenny Olson has announced the upcoming release of his long-awaited, debut solo album “Kenny Olson Cartel” on February 7th through Foxy Music/Firebird. While Olson may be best known as Kid Rock’s 11-year axeman and founding member of his Twisted Brown Trucker Band, music fans around the globe are soon going to know him…
NORAH JONES SET TO RELEASE NEW DANGER MOUSE PRODUCED ALBUM
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Norah Jones is set to release a new album this spring entitled Little Broken Hearts (Blue Note/EMI), a collaboration with the producer and musician Danger Mouse. The two first worked together when Danger Mouse called upon Jones to contribute vocals to his acclaimed 2011 album ROME, and their connection proved deep enough that they decided…
THE CRANBERRIES RETURN
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The Cranberries will return with Roses, their first studio album in over a decade via Cooking Vinyl for the world on February 27th, and on February 28th via Cooking Vinyl/Downtown Records in the U.S., and Gold Lake Records in Canada. The Cranberries: Dolores O’Riordan, Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan, and Fergal Lawler, began their career in…
STALLEY FEAT DJ KHALED ON NEW SINGLE
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As a warm-up for his new release Savage Journey to the American Dream, Stalley offers a series of songs called “Songs by Me, Stalley.” The first is “City of 30,000 Wolves,” a tribute to Stalley’s hometown of Massillon, Ohio over DJ Toomp production with DJ Khaled on the intro. Savage Journey to the…
Y LA BAMBA OFFER MP3 “SQUAWK”
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Y La Bamba’s forthcoming album is produced by Grammy-winning producer and Los Lobos member, Steve Berlin, and it is out Feb 28 on Tender Loving Empire (Typhoon, Loch Lomond, Jared Mees, Radiation City).
MALEA McGUINNESS, SWEET
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Singer-songwriter Malea McGuinness has an impressive list of accolades under her belt. She’s toured extensively, garnered a ton of positive reviews, and opened for acts like The Counting Crows. Her latest release entitled “Sweet” displays her impressive vocal chops overtop music that could be called country pop, though it’s safe enough to fit in the…
TRYEZZ RELEASES “SOLAR WINDS” INTO THE MUSICAL ATMOSPHERE
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Is it really 51 degrees out there in late January? Wow, and I thought that global warming was a bad thing, just kidding! Anyway lets get to my guest today who is heating up the music scene with hsi hit single “Solar Winds.” Tryezz is an overall creative type that dips into music, design, tee…
XIU XIU VIDEO FOR “HI”
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Avant-garde pop provocateurs XIU XIU have just unveiled the video to new single “Hi.” Directed by David Horvitz and Jamie Stewart, the video features footage shot on a crazed road trip through upstate New York and photos taken throughout 2010 – 2011 Xiu Xiu world tours, including sneaking out during the wee hours to burn…
