Ãœber talented singer/songwriter Rachel Griffin has composed over 150 songs in her brief career. In that same breadth, the songstress has garnered over 1.5M YouTube views and more than 8,000 subscribers. Lucky audiences in New York City will have a chance to see the musical genius live at the Singers Save Music showcase at…
Month: April 2013
WIRE: OS MUTANTES SINGLE ON NOISEY
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Brazilian psychedelic rockers Os Mutantes have been around since 1966 and are cemented as cultural behemoths. After line-up changes, break ups, and periods of silence, Os Mutantes are back with their ninth album titled Fool Metal Jack, written almost entirely in English. “Ganjaman” seems to be emblematic of the album, which is to say that…
HARRY CONNICK, JR. DIGS DEEP
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Harry Connick, Jr. has built a reputation for musical and emotional honesty. Never one to rest on his ever-growing list of laurels, Connick exposes his feelings as never before on Every Man Should Know. The new CD to be released on Columbia Records on June 11, contains twelve original songs for which Connick…
FEEDBACKLOOP.ME LAUNCHES
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Fan, meet artist; Artist, meet FeedbackLoop. FeedbackLoop is a platform that uses subscription revenue to fund music and other creative projects, delivering those projects back to subscribers at the end of every month. Based in Philadelphia, PA, FeedbackLoop launched in January 2013 on a mission to create a happier, healthier entertainment industry by helping users…
PROWINDS INC LIQUIDATES BUSINESS ONLINE
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After 18 years in the musical instrument business, ProWinds, Inc., of Bloomington and Indianapolis, Ind., has closed its doors. United Country — Coffey Realty & Auction is conducting an internet-only absolute auction to help liquidate the former company’s remaining inventory now through May 3. Because this auction is being conducted without reserve prices, all items…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE FROM MARCO POLO & LIL FAME
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Taken from Marco Polo’s forthcoming free-LP Newport Authority 2 as Marco states “I’ve recorded so much quality material over the last few years and I really want to share it all. It couldn’t all possibly fit on Port Authority 2; hence Newport Authority 2 came to be” Marco states. “Fame & I first connected on…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY WHISPERTOWN ON PASTE
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On Friday, Paste premiered the video for Whispertown’s “State Of Mind” from the band’s EP Parallel out now on Acony Records. Whispertown’s Morgan Nagler said, “I wrote the tune “State Of Mind” about the general state of affairs this day and age, and our collective yearning for change. A fundamental shift of intention and conscience.…
SINGER-PIANIST OKSANA GRIGORIEVA RELEASING EP ON JUNE 4TH
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Described as a “rare and unique talent,” singer, concert pianist and composer Oksana Grigorieva is taking her artistic talent in a new direction. On June 4th she will be releasing nationwide an EP titled Love to Dance that will include several new original tracks as well as a remix. In advance of the…
JOSH XANTUS DOES HIS VERSION OF DRAKE SONG
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The R&B heartthrob flips the script and addresses his doubters with a remixed version of Drake’s street record “5AM In Toronto”. Much like the YMCMB prince Josh taps into his Hip-Hop side for a lyrical dose of pure venom. Take a three minute drive to Strong Island with Josh below! “5AM In Long Island”: https://soundcloud.com/joshxantus/5am-in-long-island
CHASE KROESCHE VIDEO FOR “1-2-3”
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Among young artists on the music scene today, CHASE KROESCHE (pronounced Kro-sha) is especially unique. Currently living in Los Angeles, CA, 19-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist CHASE has just unleashed the pop gem “1-2-3,” his first major single release. As an early teen, he was a nationally ranked tennis player and fenced, but, by…
EXCLUSIVE: DANNY SERAPHINE PRESENTS CALIFORNIA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
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At the dawn of the hard-rocking 1970s, a band named Chicago blew out of the Windy City to dominate the pop charts for the next several decades and earn their place in rock ‘n’ roll history. Back then a “horn band” was a brand new idea, and the group’s wide-ranging brand of “jazz rock” carved…
PREGNANT POST NEW SINGLE “STRANGERS”
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Pregnant returns with Pottery Mill, a masterful fifteen track full-length that revels in genre-bending and sonic risk-taking. The voice of Daniel Trudeau defines the Pregnant sound. Vocals that reminds of a spaced-out Neil Young, stuttering glitch-hop beats, and psychedelic instrumentation built around looped guitars and keyed instruments are present throughout the album. Life in Northern…
Black Angel Down
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Black Angel Down, fronted by Nokio the N-Tity, is something of a local supergroup, comprised of musicians from Baltimore’s underground hard rock scene. While there’s surely an underground edge, the term “gritty” wouldn’t really do justice to this band of multidimensional talent. The track, “Pretty Face,” features a cocksure, hard-bitten guitar crunch. Occasional natural harmonics…
ORGANIZE YOUR MUSIC WITH CLIPIX
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When it comes to music, there are a plethora of components involved in discovering and sharing via the Internet. There are players like Spotify, Skope, Pandora, Hype Machine, and EQuala. There are music news sites including Pitchfork and MTV. Then, there are remix sites like GMAD.com and FratMusic.com. Clipix is a tool that lets you…
LARCENIS VIDEO FOR “FAITHFUL”
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Boston’s own LARCENIST, have just unleashed into the world their latest video for “Faithful,” via Baeble Music late last week. The video will surely stop you in your tracks, as it does with the playful human-like animals throughout. Not only is the piece for “Faithful,” gorgeous but it has the tendency to be haunting as…
WALTER TROUT’S ‘LUTHER’S BLUES’ OUT JUNE 11TH
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Walter Trout has released 22 solo albums over a career that has spanned the globe, and delivered notoriety as one of the great purveyors of the Blues. At the age of 62, in tribute to friend and legend, the late, great Luther Allison, he has recorded a album of covers for the very first…
WIRE: NEW WARBEAST VIDEO ON NOISECREEP
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The beast is unleashed! Today, WARBEAST releases their brand new, horror-flick inspired music video for the track ‘Blood Moon’. The song is cut from their new album Destroy, released last week via Housecore Records. You can watch the video now exclusively at Noisecreep.com. The video tells the terrifying story of Gnmange’, a tormented Werewolf, and…
WIRE: GOO GOO DOLLS’ “REBEL BEAT” VIDEO PREMIERES ON VH1.COM TODAY
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Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Goo Goo Dolls premiered the video for their new song “Rebel Beat” today on VH1.com. The P.R. Brown-directed video will premiere on the VH1 Top 20 Countdown April 13th. Click here to watch: http://www.vh1.com/video/goo-goo-dolls/895003/rebel-beat.jhtml#id=1589364 “Rebel Beat” is the first single off Goo Goo Dolls’ new album Magnetic, set for release June 11, 2013.…
WIRE: JAMES YOUNGER “MONDAY MORNING” VIDEO PREMIERES
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James Younger is the free thinker of pop music, because he doesn’t consider “pop” to be a dirty word. The Vancouver via Manchester native from Sun Wizard and The Zolas is releasing his debut album of pop/rock anthems, Feelin’ American on June 25 via Light Organ Records. http://www.papermag.com/2013/04/premiere_james_youngers_monday.php
LANGE NEW SINGLE RELEASED
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No stranger to dominating the trance charts, seasoned British producer Lange has been at the top of his game recently with his ‘Fallen Angel’ remix and ‘Hold That Sucker Down.’ Now he’s back with his next dose of instrumental club trance and his second track of 2013, the pleasantly named ‘Our Brief Time In The…
KYARY PAMYU PAMYU PERFORMING IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES
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With her sold out World Tour in full swing, Japanese pop-sensation, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is preparing for two upcoming performances in the U.S.; April 12 at Club Nokia Live in Los Angeles and April 14 at Best Buy Theater in New York City. Her new single “Fashion Monster,” already a massive hit in Japan, will…
TEEN DAZE REMIXES WAKE OWL
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Here is a great new Wake Owl remix we just posted on Soundcloud as a free download. This one is for “Wild Country” and comes from fellow Canadian native Teen Daze who gives the folk track a really chill and spacey electronic rework. Wake Owl – Wild Country (Teen Daze Remix) Remix: http://soundcloud.com/vagrantrecords/wake-owl-wild-country-teen-daze-remix Original:…
FOREVERLIN NEW ALBUM APRIl 30
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Wyoming’s Christian indie outfit Foreverlin is set to release their Red Cord Records/Bridgeway Entertainment debut, entitled Long Lost, on April 30th. Having just formed in 2012, Foreverlin hails from the Cheyenne area and boasts such influences as Copeland, Snow Patrol, As Cities Burn, My Epic, Denison Witmer, Sigur Ros, and Explosions In The Sky.With these…
CASEY TURNER OFFERS “NEVER WANT TO GO HOME” MP3
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Armed with his Ukulele and refreshingly unpretentious outlook, Casey Turner interjects an uplifting sense of calm and relaxation into this chaotic world. Built on a steady beach vibe, his debut LP No Stress Express invites it’s audience to put their feet in the warm sand of the pop music landscape and take a moment to…
TV GIRL DEBUTS INTERACTIVE VIDEO FOR “GIRLS LIKE ME”
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TV Girl is pleased to release the interactive video for “Girls Like Me,” a social music video that allows you and your Facebook friends to make cameos. Experience it here: www.tvgirlslikeme.com Directing duo fourclops filmed the video through Skype sessions with TV Girl fans who are seen singing, performing a choreographed “finger tutting” dance routine,…
STOLI SEES WHY FOR HELLBRANCH RUN IT’S ‘US AGAINST THE WORLD’
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Hello world, and a good morning to all! Many of you do not know but I have an undergraduate music industry degree from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Getting that education was crucial for me to learn about the business away from the music. Well, the Henley Business School will officially launch it’s new MBA…
WIRE: GRANDCHILDREN RELEASE VIDEO FOR “SUNRISE”
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Ernest Jenning Recording Co. is thrilled to release the video for Grandchildren’s “Sunrise,” off their upcoming album Golden Age, out May 7th. The clip, which premiered via Consequence of Sound and is available for posting HERE, was directed by Michael James Murray from Out of Town Films. Consequence of Sound describes the video as “a…
KREWELLA ADDED TO LIGHT ROSTER
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LIGHT, the first-ever nightclub turned on by Cirque du Soleil, is excited to announce the addition of Krewella to its already impressive line-up of world-renowned electronic artists including resident DJ Nicky Romero, Skrillex, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Alesso, Baauer, and A-Trak. The EDM trio whose debut single, “Alive” is currently heating up Billboard’s Hot 100 chart…
WIRE: NEW ADVENTURE VIDEO ON FADER
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In today’s digital age, when so many try to find definition with online tools and seek identity in downloadable content, it’s nice to know that Adventure has it figured out with Weird Work. “This record is about recognizing myself again,” Boeldt says. “This record is about realizing who I am as a musician, and what…
Crimson Chrysalis, Crimson Passion Cry
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Crimson Chrysalis is a South African female rock artist currently living in Pretoria. I have been in the music industry for quite sometime, but used to perform under the name “René”. I made a total directional change, and went from the Afrikaans acoustic-rock genre to neo-classical rock. I grew up in Bloemfontein, and completed the…
POPA CHUBBY, UNIVERSAL BREAKDOWN BLUES
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This is the new release by the bluesman that has been playing the club circuit and cutting records since 1994. He grew up listening to 70’s rock, and his Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, SRV, and J. Page influences can be heard in his interpretation of the blues. PC has raised the blues bar, and…
THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES “SUNLIGHT” VIDEO
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Pioneers of the London acid jazz scene, The Brand New Heavies are a British music institution whose unique mix of jazz, funk and soul has lit up the UK music scene for well over two decades. And now they are back with their first full studio album in over six years, ‘Forward’, featuring original vocal…
SMSH BROS VIDEO FOR “HOOT & BOOBIE”
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“Technology has evolved over the past century. It’s a tool that an artist utilize to take his work to another level. Hitman and Stkee have done just that. With the use of the internet, the lyrical creatives telecommunicated to create the SMSH BROS EP. While Stkee now resides in Honolulu, HI and Hitman back in…
RACHELLE SPECTOR VIDEO FOR PHIL “PS I LOVE YOU”
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Phil Spector’s wife Rachelle recently debuted the single, “PS I Love You,” and is putting the finishing touches on an EP based on love letters between the couple sent while Phil has been incarcerated. If “PS I Love You” – co-written and produced by Chris Seefried (Fitz and The Tantrums) – sounds reminiscent of Phil’s…
KID ROCK TIX GOING FOR $20 THIS SUMMER IN USA
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Kid Rock is breaking all the rules with the announcement of his U.S. Summer tour by offering tickets in all sections (reserved seats and lawn) at an affordable $20 price point, using paperless tickets where possible, and lowering prices on everything from parking to beer to merchandise for every show in every city. Kid Rock…
WIRE: NEW CRYSTAL FIGHTERS ON ROLLING STONE
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The video for “Separator” takes the viewer on three journeys of exploration of both space and self, until the subjects find what they had been looking for —- all while morphing into the music. This profoundly trippy video is proof then when you truly feel music, not only does it become part of you, but…
MARSHALL CRENSHAW’S SECOND SUBSCRIPTION-SERIES EP
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Last fall, Marshall Crenshaw announced his launch of a subscription whereby his fans could receive a series of three 10-inch vinyl EPs, each of which would include a new A-side backed with a cover song and a remake of a song from his earlier career. The EP I Don’t See You Laughing Now kicked off…
MS MR NEW VIDEO “HURRICANE”
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New York City based act MS MR have filmed an official video for “Hurricane,” the first single off of their upcoming debut release Secondhand Rapture out May 14th on Columbia Records. Filmed in Southern California by writer / director Luke Gilford, the video is a bewitching glimpse into otherworldly experiences of suburban youth. The…
WIRE: VANDAVEER PREMIERES NEW “PRETTY POLLY” VIDEO
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“Pretty Polly” is from the DC-by-way-of-Kentucky alt-folk collective’s forthcoming studio album of age-old murder ballads Oh, Willie, Please… (out April 30th through Quack!Media). Along with Vandaveer’s Mark Charles Heidinger & Rose Guerin, this stylish video, directed by Jared Varava, also features the talents of The Jesus Lizard’s charismatic frontman David Yow and actress Tricia Vessey,…
HORSE THIEF “I AM THE BEAR” VIDEO
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Last Monday Oklahoma-based quintet Horse Thief released their debut EP – ‘Grow Deep, Grow Wild’ – on Bella Union… a wonderful cacophony of psychedelic folk rock that brings to mind elements of Bella Union bands of yore (see Lift To Experience & Explosions In The Sky). Intrigued? Then check out their new video for single…
