Month: April 2013

NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP RAISES $10.25 MILLION IN EQUITY GROWTH FINANCING

Nettwerk Music Group Inc., a privately held independent music company focused on building successful artists by offering a unified set of management, marketing and publishing services, today announced that it has raised $10.25 million in equity growth financing. The equity financing includes investments from HBC Investments, as well as participation from existing shareholders Beedie Capital…

Amie Penwell, Under City Lights

The first time I heard Amie Penwell was four years ago when I had the opportunity to review her record ‘King in a Temple’ for Skope Entertainment (http://www.skopemag.com/2009/02/20/amie-penwell-king-in-a-temple).   I knew then that this talented artist had major potential and that she had a promising future ahead of her.   Five years have passed since…

BART CLAESSEN POSTS “SHOWTIME”

“Showtime” is one of Bart Claessen’s, formerly known as Barthezz ( “On The Move” (2001)), latest tracks and his first to come out on the Radikal Records imprint. Progressive, big room house mixed with modern electro is the formula for this track. Aggressive and bold, “Showtime” is sure to be a dance floor smasher on…

EMELI SANDE’ BEATS THE BEATLES

Capitol Record’s own Emeli Sandé is breaking records! Emeli’s February 2012 debut album Our Version of Events was on the chart for a staggering 63 weeks, breaking The Beatles’ Please Please Me album record of 62-consecutive-weeks in the Top 10 set 50 years ago (1963-1964). Our Version of Events’   sales are fast approaching 2…

TOM ODELL IS IN THE USA

Tom Odell, winner of the BRITs Critics’ Choice Award, will launch a North American tour. The nine-city run includes sold-out shows at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom (May 2) and the legendary Troubadour (May 7) in West Hollywood, CA. See below for itinerary. Songs From Another Love, his debut EP, will be out tomorrow and…

BEN HARPER RECORDS SONG WITH THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS

Singer-guitarist Ben Harper is helping to raise money for the family of Australian pro skateboarder Lewis Marnell, whose untimely death in January at the age of 30 left his family in dire financial straights. A lifelong skateboarding enthusiast and friend to skaters around the world, Harper has reunited with the Innocent Criminals for the first…

SKATE AND SURF FESTIVAL TO BE HELD ON MAY 18-19 RELOCATES

Due to popular demand, Skate And Surf Festival has relocated to Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. Exceeding the festival organizers’ expectations, the decision was made to move from its original location at the Plaza Green at iPlay America in Freehold, New Jersey. The festival will remain as scheduled for May 18-19 and…

VAMPIRE WEEKEND TO HEADLINE BARCLAYS CENTER SEPTEMBER 20

VAMPIRE WEEKEND has confirmed a September 20 headline show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn NY. Tickets to the band’s first ever engagement at Barclays will be on sale beginning Saturday, May 4, the same day its September 28 return to the Hollywood Bowl goes on sale. Vampire Weekend has also confirmed its return to…

WIRE: ALICE RUSSELL MTV HIVE YOURS TRULY VIDEO PREMIERE

The ?uestlove, David Byrne, Massive Attack, Giles Peterson favorite arrives on US soil May 1st and will make her US TV debut that evening on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Alice will be performing in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Washington and New York.   You can also catch Alice on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, at…

BANK OF THE WEST OPENING BAND CONTEST

Bank of the West will again host its Facebook Opening Band Contest, looking for an up-and-coming band to open an outdoor concert featuring Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo plus Loverboy, and perform before thousands of people at the annual Bank of the West Celebrates America concert and fireworks show. Set for Friday, June 28, 2013,…

TRAEDONYA! NEW VIDEO “FAMILY AFFAIR”

Prohibition Entertainment’s NYC based vocalist TRAEDONYA! (aka The Bride of New Funk Hipopera) releases her first video “Family Affair” off of her forthcoming digital debut EP ‘High Fructose Corn Syrup’.   The instrumentalists on the record are her ensemble Sample This! of which she is the lead vocalist and songwriter. VIDEO: TRAEDONYA! ft. Sample This!…

EMPIRE OF THE SUN PREMIERES VIDEO FOR “ALIVE”

Today Empire of the Sun premieres its brand new video, “Alive,” on VEVO. The “Alive” clip and the trailer for the band’s upcoming album, Ice On The Dune, were both produced by Kelvin Optical, Inc., a division within Bad Robot.The Australian band’s colorful music videos have already chalked up more than 50 million views. Fans…

NSFW: MARGARET “THANK YOU VERY MUCH” VIDEO 1 MILLION + VIEWS

European pop songstress Margaret is making waves with her debut single “Thank You Very Much.”   The 23 year old Polish native worked with award winning director Chris Mars Piliero (The Black Keys) to create the controversial video which was originally banned by YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T2r5XZQqIs The video features 30 fully nude extras, both male and…

SALIVA POSTS EPK FOR NEW ALBUM

Multi-platinum rockers Saliva areset to release their first album for new label home Rum Bum Records; IN IT TO WIN IT is due out on this summer in North America.   The first single from the forthcoming album, the aggressively anthemic title track “In It To Win It” is now available on iTunes. IN IT…

ISRAEL’S PLUGFEST MUSIC FESTIVAL TO FEATURE

Travelers and music lovers from Israel and around the world will arrive in Kfar Hanokdim near the Dead Sea for the first-ever PlugFest music festival, May 9-11. The PlugFest music festival will feature performances by a diverse array of international artists, including Azealia Banks (US), Lee Scratch Perry (Jamaica), Tinariwen (Mali), John Talabot (Spain) and…

DEATH ENGINE SIGNS RECORD DEAL + “AMEN” POSTS

Lorient, France’s DEATH ENGINE deliver violent and obscure noise in the vein of Playing Enemy, Swans or Amenra. Recorded in a live setting and mixed by producer/engineer Amaury Sauvé at La Senelle (Birds In Row, As We Draw, Direwolves…) then mastered by Sylvain Biguet, their debut EP “Amen” features four tracks of thunderous riffs, cutthroat…

WIRE: SMOKEY ROBOTIC VIDEO ON COMPLEX

The video for “Unlike Anyone,” premiered today by Complex, and was directed by Clara Aranovich, who has written, directed, and produced independent features as well as dramatic shorts in the past. This explains its treatment, which is perceptibly cinematic, with muted colors, purposeful shots, and visual metaphors. “It’s open to interpretation,” says Father Dude, “but…

HERMAJESTY POSTS “LISBON STREET”

The New York based band just released the single “Lisbon Street”, that took close to a year to complete and went through 23 sketches before the final version of the song was ready to be mixed! I thought you might be interested in featuring it! You can download the song here. https://soundcloud.com/hermajestypr/lisbon-street Tapping into the…

WIRE: NEW COURTNEY JAYE SINGLE AT AMERICAN SONGWRITER

Nashville chanteuse Courtney Jaye lost her battle with pop music while preparing her upcoming album “Love and Forgiveness” and it’s great news for music fans everywhere. “I’m done apologizing for writing big songs — I don’t want to be afraid of that,” says Nashville based singer/songwriter Courtney Jaye. “I’ve always wanted to find a way…

ABSOLOOT’S NEW ALBUM ‘BANKSTERS’ IS RIGHT ON THE MONEY

Normally when a rapper comes out that has something real to say, he gets squeezed out by all the mainstream noise. Now you do a little dance and a hook, BAM! YouTube sensation [Soulja Boi]. But Absoloot’s new album “Banksters” isn’t just a heady piece of social commentary; it has some tight hooks and production…

WIRE: CRYSTAL FIGHTERS VIDEO ON NOISEY

“You & I” draws the viewer in to a world where bohemian babes wade through tall grasses under a rainbow sky. Crystal Fighters’ signature romantic guitar plucking is the foundation of the cheery tune, serving as the perfect backdrop to this whimsical wonderland. Throughout the video, we follow the journey of a talking tree and…

YOUNG SLEE NEW SINGLE FEAT TEAIRRA MARI

Young Slee hails from the 8th Ward area in New Orleans and collaborated with former Def Jam songstress and actress (Lottery Ticket with Ice Cube & Bow Wow, Love & Hip-Hop & most recently in Mac & Devin Go To High School starring Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifia) Teairra Mari for his new single “My…

WIRE: TIDEWATER NEW SONG ON GUITAR WORLD

Tidewater, who has recently announced the release of his new full-length album, The Wedding, has just premiered a new track, “Desire” with GuitarWorld.   The Wedding will be released via Easy Killer Records on April 30th, 2013.   Check out “Desire” on Guitar World, here: http://bit.ly/ZMRjGB.

SENIT POSTS “FOLLOW ME” + INTRO VIDEO

Whether it’s Ferrari or Gucci, the country’s got an impeccable track record when it comes to setting trends and creating paragons. You can add Senit to that list. Born and raised in Bologna to an Eritrean family, the sultry singer is primed to heat up pop music worldwide with her 2013 single “One Stop Shop”.…

The Diemakers, Detroit Recordings

Rife with Punk and Rock leanings, The Diemakers have released their new EP, Detroit Recordings with acclaimed engineer, Jim Diamond (White Stripes, The Sights). As of late the band has been in a state of flux with the addition of Sharon Harris, wife of founding member, Dominic Harris. Her presence brings a Punk vibe to…

Richard Tyler Epperson, Falling Between The Stars

The multi-faceted approach is the best way to describe the new LP from Utah Indie Richard Tyler Epperson. Veins of radio-friendly Pop are there. Strange Electronica a la Radiohead is there. Melodic leanings are there. Five different record stores would all have this in different genres; and they’d all be right. It’s just that diverse.…

BUILT TO BE BROKEN VIDEO “PARK AVENUE”

Orlando rock band Built To Be Broken which features Benji Kuriakose from Season 3 of NBC’s ‘The Voice’, has released an official music video for their song “Park Avenue”. You may recall Benji’s memorable Blind Audition from ‘The Voice’, where he sang a powerful rendition of Bob Dylan’s ‘Knockin On Heaven’s Door’, which turned 2…

JAI CARTIER FEAT LODI “NO REGRETS”

Jai Cartier an Independent artist striving in the music industry to be the next greatest rappers in history. With management and TNE who has is back. He quickly jumps into the water with both feet, and a short road ahead of him. Jai Cartier – TNE the next big thing coming to a store in…

ONKYO USA PARTNERS WITH ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC ON “THE CONNECTION” TOUR

Hard rock fans are salivating for Eleven Seven Music’s “The Connection” tour. This tour joins platinum-selling veterans Papa Roach with Escape the Fate and Otherwise. Having kicked off earlier this month in Orlando, FL, this tour will conclude in Pryor, OK, on May 24th. Onkyo, the world’s foremost manufacturer of hi-fi and home theater component…

X AMBASSADORS TO RELEASE ‘LOVE SONGS DRUG SONGS’ EP

Brooklyn indie rockers X Ambassadors (formerly Ambassadors) have signed with Grammy-winning producer Alex Da Kid’s KIDinaKORNER label and will release their official debut EP Love Songs Drug Songs on May 7th. The six song EP was recorded at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles and features production by Alex Da Kid and Dan Stringer. Tracks on…

OCTiV POSTS “FATALITY”

Bass-music live performance DJ/Artist OCTiV has released “Fatality,” a FREE download as his debut single with Detroit-based record label FiXT. The track showcases OCTiV’s signature mix of heavy bass music with live guitar-based production. https://soundcloud.com/fixt/octiv-fatality/ OCT!V brings the rock & roll arena show to the party by playing live guitar and midi guitar while performing…

THE SWORD PREMIERE NEW “CLOAK OF FEATHERS” VIDEO

In conjunction with their forthcoming tour supporting Clutch (starting this Wednesday May 1st in Richmond, VA), The Sword today release their new video, “Cloak Of Feathers.” The video, directed by Rich Ragsdale, is the second clip from The Sword’s fourth album, Apocryphon (Razor & Tie).   To view “Cloak Of Feathers”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyJR5sGEdaM www.swordofdoom.com

CRYSTAL CASTLES VIDEO “AFFECTION”

The video for the single is an abstract tour documentary filmed after shows in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Apr 4 2013) and Bogotá, Colombia (Apr 7 2013). Alice was filmed by Ethan, Crystal Castles filmed by Chris Chartrand (the bands live drummer), and Ashley McMinn was filmed by Marc Pannozzo (long time Crystal Castles video collaborator).…

David J Caron, Thru Ever Ending Black

Ireland’s David J Caron, who has already garnered half-a-million combined YouTube views, has released a double-album consisting of 28 tracks. One minute into the track, “It Gathers,” the pace changes greatly, as this ass-whoopin’ guitar riff takes the forefront. The speaker is striving to divine some meaning in the skies: “Look up thru the night…

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WIRE: T. MILLS ON MUZIKSMYLIFE

Get up close and personal with T. Mills during our extensive, 23-minute interview, which took place on his tour bus following a stellar performance at Pontiac, Michigan’s Crofoot Ballroom. “You’re connecting so much shit in my life right now,” acknowledges the ‘Thrillionaire’ rapper, as he reenacts a defining moment that occurred in the backseat of…

WIN LINKIN PARK TIX

Omaze.com has partnered with Linkin Park and MusiCares to offer you and your readers a chance to win 2 front row VIP balcony tickets to the MusiCares Benefit Concert on May 30 in LA.   The concert is honoring Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington and skateboarder, surfer and musician Tony Alva.   Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda…

WIRE: NEW JAVELIN SONG ON NOISEY “THE MARIMBA SONG”

NY/LA genre-hopping duo Javelin has premiered the previously unreleased ‘The Marimba Song’ with Noisey to celebrate the next leg of their spring tour, which takes them to NY’s Brooklyn Bowl with Jamaican Queens this Saturday, before they head out west for an LA performance at the Natural History Museum, and more. What was formerly a…