Month: September 2012

Supa, Who’s That

Supa is coming to you from Texas and is celebrating his debut CD, “Who’s That”. He is grooving onto the Hip Hop scene with smooth, addicting rhythms. He brings to the table a wide variety of musical influences to create his own unique sound. Hip Hop may not appeal to everyone but Supa has a…

WIRE: ROLLING STONE PREMIERES NEW VIDEO FROM GRANDADDY FRONTMAN JASON LYTLE

Rolling Stone is exclusively premiering the video for “Your Final Setting Sun,” the first clip from the highly anticipated upcoming album by Grandaddy frontman JASON LYTLE. The new record is called Dept. of Disappearance and will be released on October 16   via Anti- Records. LYTLE describes “Your Final Setting Sun” as ‘kind of a…

MATT TOKA TO JOIN “THE THUG IN ME IS YOU” TOUR

Warner Bros. Records punk/pop artist MATT TOKA has just announced that he will join Falling In Reverse, I See Stars and Let Live on select dates of “The Thug In Me Is You” tour this fall. Toka will play the first four dates of the tour, which begins in Portland, OR on Oct 11th. He…

THE BOHANNONS OFFERS FREE MP3

The Bohannons inhabit a musical universe that, while certainly drawing influence from all over, is firmly rooted in their Tennessee home. With their full-length debut album Unaka Rising, they are clearly taking their homegrown, handcrafted rock to a new level, and we think they’ve set the bar pretty damn high with this one. The album’s…

VALENTE “HOME” FIRST SINGLE FROM EP AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

California based singer/songwriter Valente’s EP Alexandria, out today is a collection of 5 songs using his trademark cinematic, soothing sounds and serves as an appetizer to an upcoming full album to come later this year. The EP available for streaming in MSN’s listening booth was recorded for a large part at Aaron Embry’s studio (Edward…

BOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR AADESH SHRIVASTAVA RELEASES FIRST U.S. SINGLE

Bollywood Super Star Aadesh Shrivastava comes to America to support the release of his first US solo single, She Wants Some Fun. Shrivastava, who’s going by simply Aadesh these days, is no stranger to success having had chart topping singles and scoring more than a 100 films in his native land India. Aadesh now takes…

WIRE: ENGEL’S NEW VIDEO “FRONTLINE”

Metal lovers worldwide can click here to witness the exclusive worldwide premiere of Engel’s new video “Frontline”.   The song is featured on the forthcoming album, BLOOD OF SAINTS, due out on September 25th in North America via FrostByte Media.   The video for “Frontline” was directed by Kristofer “Kriggs” Karlson, who previously collaborated with…

DISPATCH TO STREAM SOLD OUT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL CONCERT

Dispatch today announced that fans will be able to stream their forthcoming Sold Out concert at New York City’s historic Radio City Music Hall on Friday, October 5th. Available via The Bowery Presents Live channel on YouTube, the concert stream will be broadcast worldwide, live in HD. Fans around the world can tune in at…

JONQUIL RELEASES FREE EP ‘MEXICO’

Oxford, UK-based quartet Jonquil has released Rush Midnight (of Twin Shadow), 100% Silk’s Fort Romeau, and Jonquil’s own Hugo Manuel (aka Chad Valley) remixes of “Mexico,” available as a free download here. The original single is taken from the band’s Point Of Go album, out now via Dovecote Records (The Futureheads, Hooray For Earth) and…

“HE’S A BAD BARACK OBAMA” VIDEO

The group Brother & Sisters is originally from Miami, FL. They have been performing and singing since the ages 2-5, and they love being in front of crowds. At ages 12-17, they took a great interest in rapping, which is how their group got started — for this would become a new chapter in their…

UK PUNKS TRC VIDEO TO “HEARTLESS”

UK’s “cocky” hardcore-punks TRC will release their EP, The Story So Far, on October 23 via No Sleep Records.   The band has released a music video for their ruckus new track “Heartless” today.   Fans are invited to pre-order the new EP now at nosleepstore.com/artist/trc.   [youtube VHJ1yXdVmjo] Rapidly gaining ground in their home…

YAEL MEYER RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO

Chilean born – Los Angeles based recording artist, YAEL MEYER will release a NEW MUSIC VIDEO for the song “Used To Be” this coming Thursday September 6th, followed up by a much awaited performance at “It’s A School Night” presented by KCRW DJ Chris Douridas, in Hollywood on September 10th.

ENTRAXX RECORDS LAUNCHES

The world class producer and DJ Ron van den Beuken starts together with Evolution Entertainmen the label “Entraxx Records”. It will be a cool label for young and talented producers that fresh sounds, credible and innovative sounds in the House and Trance music. Entraxx Records will release global in cooperation with big independent and major…

WIRE: SEAN ROWE PREMIERES VIDEO AT AOL SPINNER

AOL Spinner is premiering a new video by the extraordinary singer and songwriter Sean Rowe . The clip is for his song “Downwind” from the new album The Salesman and the Shark available in stores today. The track is an engaging burst of re imagined pop featuring Rowe’s powerful baritone layered over a reverb drenched…

COME GET SOME GOOD OL’ COUNTRY WITH THE BILLY K BAND

Back at it after a very relaxing Labor Day weekend. Lots of cold beer, BBQ, and music! One artist that I was playing this weekend was just perfect. I must admit that I have fallen for the sounds of the Billy K Band. Billy has created a country/acoustic sound that sounds great & speaks to…

RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, SEPTEMBER 2012

Rebecca Loebe, Circus Heart (self-released) Much like Linda Ronstadt, this Austin-by-way-of-Georgia girl can belt country-tinged pseudo-balladry and switch over quickly to torchy, half-there crooning.   Loebe’s on her third LP at this point, having made no small amount of hay out of a successful showing on American TV’s The Voice, impressing Christina Aguilara and Adam…

GLOWMOBILE RECORDING COMPANY SET FOR FIRST FULL LENGTH RECORD RELEASE

Glowmobile Recording Company (Orlando, Florida) is set to release their first full length record on the label with the vinyl release of Yip-Yip’s seventh album “Bone Up” on October 9th, 2012. The vinyl release is set for 200 copies. The vinyl release comes after the Digital, CD and Cassette Tape release of Bone Up in…

CHIPPY NONSTOP TO TOUR WITH KREAYSHAWN

Chippy Nonstop, the Oakland-based electro-trap firecracker, has been added to Kreayshawn’s national Group Hug Tour. Along with openers Rye Rye and Honey Cocaine, Chippy will embark on the 28-date tour across the country, beginning November 1st in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and ending December 16th in San Diego, California. After a co-headlining performance at Atlanta Indie…

JÄGERMEISTER PRESENTS HALESTORM TOUR

Atlantic recording group Halestorm has announced plans to headline this year’s much anticipated Jägermeister Presents Halestorm Tour.   The hard rock festival trek gets underway November 8th at Mobile, Alabama’s Soul Kitchen and then continues through mid-December (see attached itinerary).   Tickets for the 2012 Jägermeister Presents Halestorm —which also features special guests In This…

WIRE: TRAEDONYA! FEATURED ON TOP MIXTAPE THRU DATPIFF

Prohibition Entertainment is excited to announce that TRAEDONYA! is featured on one of the highest rated, most listened to and most favorited mixtape on www.datpiff.com as we speak. The week of Aug 18-25TH the mixtape was in the top 10 in the 3 categories mentioned.   TRAEDONYA! is featured on the cover with 2 Chainz…

WIRE: CONVERGE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND VIDEO

Heavy music’s most established and innovative band, Converge will release their highly anticipated new studio album, All We Love We Leave Behind on October 9th, along with a deluxe package that includes a   48 page full-color hardcover, clothbound book with original art created by front-man Jacob Bannon via Epitaph (vinyl on Deathwish).   Accompanying…

WIRE: ARMY NAVY PREMIERE MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE

Los Angeles-based indie-pop band Army Navy are excited to announce the release of the music video for their new single, “World’s End.” Directed by Mark Schoenecker and starring Martin Starr (Freaks and Geeks, Party Down) and Camille Cregan (The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks), the video for “World’s End” takes place in the television studio…

ADAM HILL SET TO RELEASE NEW FULL LENGTH ALBUM

Adam Hill (Nashville, Tennessee) is set to release his highly anticipated new full length record ‘Banjo Moon’ on October 9th, 2012. After releasing the wildly popular Discounts Spirits EP in 2011, Adam Hill is back with Banjo Moon, a collection of 12 new songs that are gritty rock n roll and showcase his Dylan style…

CHRIS RICHARDSON RELEASES FIRST SINGLE “JOY & PAIN”

After signing with Cash Money Records, CHRIS RICHARDSON, is poised for a stardom with the release of his debut solo single, “Joy & Pain” [Featuring Tyga].   This year, RICHARDSON helped drive Tyga’s hit single “Far Away” to sales exceeding 300,000, and he stands primed to repeat that success with his new single which was…

ABSOLOOT: BREAKING THE MOLD

Coming from a generation that watched Rap rise to unparalleled heights as a genre, it saddens me to see what it has become. The bulk of contemporary Hip Hop is an amalgam of clubby tunes with near zero depth, even less originality and Auto-Tune. Lots and lots of Auto-Tune. Gone is the socially charged lyrical…

“SLANT”-ASTIC FOUR

It’s an early Saturday afternoon and the day after yet another show. With more music in them than ever, Slant’s dance card seems to fill up easily these days with shows booked in multiple venues from the Viper Room and the Whisky in Los Angeles to several venues across New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. The…

J.J. CROWNE: THE MUSICAL CHAMELEON

Just as certain chameleons have the ability to change colors at the drop of a hat, so too can J.J. Crowne aka “The Eclectic One.”   J.J.’s array of colors comes in the form of musical notes, and this artist has a deep and interesting history.   Originally from Jersey and later moving to South…