The spirit of rock ‘n roll is exhumed, drenched in heavy blues riffs, and smeared with earthy grit by Brooklyn’s Graveyard Lovers, a band “unmatched for both quality and energy.” (CMJ.com) Comprised of Zach Reynolds (guitar,vocals), Tricia Purvis (Drums), and Orion Wainer (Bass), the three intertwine their deepest, darkest melodies and passionate…
Month: May 2013
JIMMY RAE QUESTIONS STOLEN IDENTITY ON ALL ACCOUNTS
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Watch your back because here comes Stolen Identity stealing the show! SI is a trio of two female singers and one male vocalist with crazy good harmonies and one Popilicious sound. This UK-based group mixes Pop and Dance to make up one fun ‘n’ bouncy groove. Promoting their debut single “Entice You”…
WIRE: DJ MUGGS & CHUCK D PREMIERE ON ROLLING STONE
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Legend DJ Muggs continues to keep it rap game – his volatile new video “Wikid” (featuring Chuck D) premiered yesterday on Rolling Stone. Of the video DJ Muggs says, “We harnessed the energy of Public Enemy and Cypress Hill with futuristic sounds and the aggression and vocal delivery with one of the greatest MCs…
JASON CRABB RELEASES CHILDREN’S BOOK
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Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, author, husband and father, Jason Crabb, has announced his first children’s book. One God, One You has officially released and is currently available at all Jason Crabb concerts, events and online at www.JaseCrabb.com. One God, One You follows the story of Evan, a young boy who loves to sing and…
WIRE: TARMAC ADAM “GIVING IT BACK” VIDEO
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Tarmac Adam features Crowded House bass player, Nick Seymour and is the creation of Melbourne, Australia-based songwriter Matt O’Donnell and multi-instrumentalist Steve Paix. The quartet released their U.S. debut The History Effect this Spring and a stripped back version of the band (sans Seymour) will be doing a U.S. Promo tour starting next week.…
WIRE: ATLAS GENIUS COVER DAFT PUNK
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Australian band of brothers Keith and Michael Jeffery of Atlas Genius return with a brand new cover, this time of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky.” They recorded the acoustic rendition of the song as part of a session at Giel FM3 in The Netherlands recently and the audio premiered on KickKickSnare this morning. “Get Lucky (Daft…
LOW MOON LOW POSTS “CALM NOW”
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The four-piece put out a couple of tracks last year in the forms of ‘Fever’ and ‘Slow Train’, the latter recorded with Paul Savage (Franz Ferdinand, Flaming Lips) in Glasgow, and are due to release their first official single ‘Calm Now’ on June 3rd. You can hear the track here: https://soundcloud.com/lowmoonlow/calm-now ‘Slow Train’ and ‘Fever’…
WIRE: STEREOGUM POSTS NEW DOE PAORO SINGLE
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White Iris Records, the early home of Best Coast, Fool’s Gold, Foreign Born, FIDLAR and more, has released the New Lows/See Me Now 7” single from Brooklyn’s Doe Paoro. The a-side track “New Lows” is premiering at Stereogum: http://bit.ly/18L9i7u; the 7” is available on vinyl (http://bit.ly/19kHQed) and digitally via iTunes (http://smarturl.it/ct5xse). Both tracks on the…
CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS COMING TO BOSTON
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Converse Rubber Tracks Live has expanded the series to Boston, starting next week with two shows at the Sinclair on May 22nd and May 24th. Tickets will be $10 and all proceeds will go to The One Fund, a non-profit started by the governor of Massachusetts and mayor of Boston to help the victims of…
INTRODUCING INTERLOCKEN MUSIC FESTIVAL
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Interlocken, a 4-day music festival, with an emphasis on world class music, locally sourced food and sustainability, is confirmed to take place September 5 – 8 at Oak Ridge Farm at the foot of the Blue Ridge in Central Virginia, a mere 35 miles south of Charlottesville, and approximately 100 miles from both Washington, DC,…
WIRE: BALLYHOO NEW SINGLE ON ALTPRESS
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The reggae/rock band Ballyhoo! premieres their new single “Run” today on AltPress.com. Listen to the new song, here: http://bit.ly/Run-AltPress. “Run” is the first single off the band’s much-anticipated 5th studio album, Pineapple Grenade – due out June 25th. Pre-Order for Pineapple Grenade begins today via iTunes (http://smarturl.it/PineappleGrenade) for digital copies and Ballyhoo!’s website www.ballyhoorocks.com for…
SAMMY ADAMS RELEASES NEW SINGLE “LA STORY’ FEAT. MIKE POSNER
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RCA Records singer, songwriter and producer Sammy Adams released his new single “LA Story” feat. Mike Posner. “LA Story” which was co-written by Adams along with Ryan Tedder, Noel Zancanella, Mike Posner and Oren Yoel will be available at all digital service provider on May 28th. Check out the viral video for “LA Story” here:…
TARTU POPI JA ROKI INSTITUUT NEW SINGLE
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It’s not very often that you hear about psychedelic pop music coming from Estonia, but that’s about to change. Tartu Popi ja Roki Instituut, (translated: Tartu Pop and Rock Institute) is from the university town of Tartu, Estonia. The eight-piece rock collective drew inspiration from their time spent growing up in the once Soviet governed…
KEZNAMDI HERALDS HIS ARRIVAL WITH NEW EP
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The fast rising contemporary reggae artiste Keznamdi has been blazing a trail across the musical landscape with thought provoking lyrics woven together to form infectious melodies and has now heralded his arrival to the reggae scene by releasing his first EP, appropriately dubbed, Bridging the Gap. Watch Keznamdi: http://www.youtube.com/user/keznamdi/videos Listen to Keznamdi: https://soundcloud.com/keznamdi Keznamdi, who…
9 YEAR OLD SINGS ABOUT BOSTON TERROR THRU “MARATHON”
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One month ago, bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon and shook us all to the core. It is very difficult for adults to make sense of that tragedy, much less children. A 9-year-old Little Kids Rock student named Ashley wrote a song called “Marathon,” offering a perspective with wisdom that is far beyond her young…
INDIE-PUNK BAND ELWAY TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM IN JUNE
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Fort Collins’ indie-punk band Elway has announced today plans to release their sophomore album, Leavetaking, digitally on June 25 and on physical CD on July 2nd via Red Scare. The band has revealed the artwork, track list and title today. Counting bands like The Menzingers, Dead To Me, The Lawrence Arms, etc. as…
MOTHER HIPS NEW ALBUM JULY 9
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With the release of their eighth studio album, Behind Beyond, via their own imprint label on July 9, 2013; Northern California’s the Mother Hips will celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band. This album follows their 2009 studio release, Pacific Dust, and a four-disc retrospective compilation, Days of Sun and Grass, both of which…
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND’S BAMA WORKS FUND AWARDS $100,000 GRANT TO WEST, TEXAS
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The Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band has awarded a $100,000 grant to the West, Texas Disaster Relief Efforts Fund. Established by three local foundations – Cooper, Rapoport, and Waco – the West, Texas Disaster Relief Efforts Fund has been endorsed by the West City Council as the preferred recipient of all charitable donations…
WIRE: TRAMPLED BY TURTLES’ NEW VIDEO PREMIERES ON CONAN O’BRIEN’S TEAMCOCO.COM
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The latest video from critically acclaimed band Trampled by Turtles debuted at the Bethany Lutheran College Speechless Film Festival to an overwhelming response. Conceived and created by students in the Bethany Lutheran College Media Arts department, the emotional video features stop-motion animation, elaborate cityscapes and 28 hand-made wooden puppets. The video can be…
NEW VIDEO BY HOLY GHOST
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Brooklyn-based synthpop duo Holy Ghost! are excited to unveil their new music video for their new song “Dumb Disco Ideas.” The video, directed by Ben Fries, features a plethora of colorful, synchronized lights and a backdrop of the New York City skyline from dusk until dawn. Watch the video at the link below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuAoGdWBaaY “Dumb…
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA APPOINTS ANDRIS NELSONS
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Andris Nelsons has been appointed the 15th Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since its founding in 1881. The announcement was made today by Chairman of the BSO Board of Trustees Ted Kelly, BSO Board of Trustees Vice Chairs Stephen B. Kay and Robert O’Block, and BSO Managing Director Mark Volpe, following a meeting…
“BEAUTFUL WORLD” SPEAKS ON MODERN SLAVERY
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Its out, exclusive on Beatport!! Livelectric & Fidde Stigsson “Beautiful World”, what a smashing vocal house tune. “Beautiful world” is a melodic house release with unique vocals talking about modern slavery and actual problems in the world. It was written by the Swedish singer Simon Ericsson and produced with Fidde Stigsson. After the releases…
WIRE: CHILDREN OF BODOM SINGLE ON PITCHFORK
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Finnish heavy metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM (aka COB) have set Halo of Blood as the title of their eighth studio album, set for a June 11 North American release via Nuclear Blast Records. In support of Halo of Blood, CHILDREN OF BODOM will tour alongside Rob Zombie, Mastodon and more this summer as one…
MAINE’S COKE WEED FIRST SINGLE “SUNSEEKERS”
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The Mt. Desert Island recording sessions that form the core of Coke Weed’s upcoming 3rd LP, Back To Soft, see the psych rock quintet definitively moving past the vestiges of their stripped down sound that marked their earlier recordings, and toward a leaner electrified sound. It was a case of form following content as…
SKILLET RELEASE TITLE TRACK OFF NEW ALBUM
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Skillet have just released the title track off their forthcoming album, Rise, which is available June 25th. The song “Rise” is part of the band’s first ever concept album, as singer John Cooper explains, “The narrative idea happened after we had 10 or 11 of the songs chosen. As we recorded them, we started to…
DALE EARNHARDT JR JR CLAYMATION VIDEO
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“Dark Water” is off the band’s brand new EP, Patterns, which came out a couple weeks ago. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. are booked to perform their hit in the making “If You Didn’t See Me (Then You Weren’t On The Dancefloor)” on CONAN June 11th. “Dark Water” Official Video on YouTube http://youtu.be/z9W8Fuzk0Uc The guys have…
LADY ANTEBELLUM VIDEO ON VEVO “GOODBYE TOWN”
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Seven-time Grammy winning country-pop trio Lady Antebellum have premiered their new music video for “Goodbye Town,” streaming now at Vevo. The track comes from their newly released album Golden, out now on Capitol Records. The album reached #1 on the Billboard all-genre Top 200 chart, making Golden the group’s third straight #1 release. “Goodbye Town”…
CSS VIDEO “HANGOVER”
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While nothing can compare to the fondness one has to their hometown, the temptation to live in sunny and glamorous Los Angeles is hard to resist. Some of LA’s newest residents include the ladies of CSS; natives of Brazil, they have temporarily set up residence to record their new album Planta and to prepare for…
SLY & ROBBIE ALBUM OUT JULY 2
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French saxophone player Guillaume Briard, aka Stepper, has worked with a veritable who’s who in the Jamaican music industry. His main business today is however being an official member of acclaimed Jamaican riddim duo Sly & Robbie’s band the Taxi Gang.The riddim twins have now opened their music vaults (jam-packed with immortal riddims and backing…
WIRE: THE BULLITTS ON ROLLING STONE
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Collaborations are the lifeblood of modern hip-hop. No one knows that better than Rap icon Jay-Z. Jigga Man does not choose his co-conspirators lightly. No surprise that when the time came to create the genre bending “The Great Gatsby” soundtrack Jay-Z selected The Bullitts (aka producer/musical renaissance man Jeymes Samuel) to be his…
TWENTY ONE PILOTS TOUR WITH FALL OUT BOY
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Fueled By Ramen duo, twenty one pilots, have announced plans to join Fall Out Boy on their upcoming “Save Rock & Roll” fall arena tour. The epic trek — which features main support from Panic! At The Disco — kicks of September 5th at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT and eventually wraps up on September…
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH TO RELEASE SINGLE FEAT ROB HALFORD
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Five Finger Death Punch has announced the band will release the lead single from their forthcoming 2 new studio albums this Tuesday, May 14 via all digital retailers. The track, “Lift Me Up” (featuring Rob Halford of Judas Priest), which debuted with a performance of the band joined by iconic guest artist Halford live at…
VARIEN POSTS “METALWORKS”
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Producer/Composer Varien has released his latest single, “Metalworks,” inspired by apocalyptic visions of futuristic industrial robot factories. The single along with a Trap remix from fellow Floridian uAnimals is out now and already shaking things up, debuting at #5 Release on Beatport Breaks Charts! https://soundcloud.com/fixt/varien-metalworks
Glen Naylor, “A Five O Clock Shadow”
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Coming from the southern part of Australia, Glen Naylor has released “A Five O Clock Shadow,” a song about the universally tragic theme of war casualties. Naylor knows about this subject far better than most: her own husband is a disabled combat veteran. Additionally, her father and grandfather fought in World Wars I and II…
Barbara Kiss, From Me To You
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Barbara Kiss’ debut album on Roadhouse Records showcases a little something for everyone, especially in the pop and rock genres. Barbara is an upcoming artist from Hungary, which was surprising to me considering just how American the title track “Catch Me” sounds, like something Taylor Swift or Pink might record. “And You Are” jolted me…
JESSE SAUNDERS RELEASES “CHAMELEON”
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Featured on the 3rd installment of Jesse Saunders’ OLD SKOOL NEW SKOOL compilation series is the DUB version of his new single CHAMELEON. The Originator is back again, this time to take you on a musical journey with his new single CHAMELEON! Herbie Hancock was the inspiration for this Jazz meets Funky booty shaking…
LITTLE LONELY DEBUT OUT JUNE 25
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Missouri-born, Los Angeles-bred storyteller, Little Lonely (www.littlelonely.com), aka Julie Cain, announced today that her eponymous folk-Americana full-length debut will be available on June 25, 2013 on CD and via digital download. A record release show and tour dates will be announced shortly. Produced by multi-instrumentalist, Sean Hoffman (American Music Club, Loch&Key, Linda Perhacs)…
DEAF HAVANA JOINS RAZOR & TIE + “BOSTON SQUARE”
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Razor & Tie announces the addition of the English alt-rock band Deaf Havana to its North American label roster. The band recently completed work on their forthcoming new studio album, Old Souls, which will be released on September 17th on Razor & Tie in North America and on September 16th on BMG Chrysalis in…
OVERVIEW VIDEO OF NEW MYSPACE SITE
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There is and always has been one thing Myspace does very well, and that is music. Music and creativity are the lifeblood of Myspace and has certainly been the driving force behind the new design. This May they take their rightful position center stage in that lane, espousing artist with the tools of empowerment with…
HEAVEN & EARTH RELEASE FONDA SHOW RECAP CLIP
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Heaven & Earth have just released a video recap from their packed record release party at the Fonda in Hollywood. The clip features footage of the band’s electric performance that night, as well as a quick peek into the night’s festivities. The clip can be seen here. Fonda show recap: http://youtu.be/25wxyScc9Gc Loudwire.com described the performance…
