Today, two-time Grammy-nominated superstar, Avicii and Denim & Supply Ralph Lauren will release the first co-produced official music video for “Wake Me Up,” the first single from Avicii’s September 17th album, TRUE (PRMD/Island Records).The video was directed by celebrated American photographer Mark Seliger, and merges the hallmarks of Avicii’s driving beats and uplifting melodies with…
Month: July 2013
BAD CELLO SINGLE FOR “SAFE SIDE”
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Also a member of NY- based rock collective, Bad Sound, Pirratelli released the Takes LP, last year and re-issued the single, “Not That I’ve Changed” this past Spring. Bad Cello’s transition from short acoustic driven folk to more robust synthesized pop, takes shape on the Finna EP, a five song collection of summer-ready, electro tinged…
RICK ROSS WILL PERFORM LIVE WITH THE ‘1500 OR NOTHIN’ BAND
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Grammy nominated artist & Maybach Music Group founder Rick Ross has announced that he will perform a first ever concert event on August 14th from Club Nokia at L.A. LIVE. Gearing up for the much anticipated release of his sixth studio album “Mastermind”, Ross has teamed up with the famed “1500 or Nothin” Band and…
MYSTIC UNDERGROUND SINGLE “WAR OF THE ROSES”
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Brooklyn-based electro-pop duo Mystic Underground releases their second focus track “War of the Roses” from their upcoming EP Gender Rules, which is due out on August 20, 2013. Their second single released this year, “War of the Roses” is one of four upbeat dance tracks on the EP, co-written by Vlad Valette and Ben…
ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ ‘CONFIDENCIAS’ PRODUCED BY PHIL RAMONE
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Latin Grammy winner and multi-platinum selling artist Alejandro Fernandez will release his new album CONFIDENCIAS on August 27th, on Universal Music Latino. Recorded in Los Angeles last summer, the album will be available in two formats, standard and deluxe, with 11 tracks and 15 tracks plus a DVD, respectively. Featuring duets with Christina Aguilera, Vicente…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY LOVELIFE ON NYLON
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Brooklyn via London synth-pop group Lovelife are teaming up with R&B pop quintet The Neighbourhood once again for a fall US tour. Coming off a successful coast-to-coast tour in late spring with Capital Cities, Gold Fields, and The Neighbourhood, the band have debuted the first single, ‘Midnight Swimming’ (via NYLON) off their third EP, Stateless,…
BARDOT TO RELEASE DEBUT EP IN AUGUST
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New York City-based indie rock band BARDOT (featuring Ariel Aparicio) is set to release its debut, seven-song EP, BARDOT, on August 27, 2013. The EP will be available for free download on the band’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/BARDOTtheband). Says band leader Aparicio of the release plans: “I decided to put this record out…
NEW VIDEO OUT BY E. GRIZZLY
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PKG artist E. Grizzly has released his new music video for “Water Wheel ²”, the forthcoming single from his latest mix “Generation A”. To view the clip from the Indie Hip Hop Award winner, click the link below. The original song comes from an RJD2 instrumental called Water Wheel. E. Grizzly is known…
ISRAEL’S 27TH ANNUAL RED SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL
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The 27th annual Red Sea Jazz Festival will feature performances by international and Israeli musicians in the seaside city of Eilat, August 18-21, 2013. “We are excited for first-time and return travelers to arrive in Eilat to experience the perennially popular Red Sea Jazz Festival,” said Haim Gutin, Israel Commissioner for Tourism, North and South…
WIRE: NEW CLOUD CONTROL “SCAR” ON SPIN
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Cloud Control will be hitting the US early next month – their first visit stateside – to promote their gorgeous new record, Dream Cave, out September 17th on Votiv. The band will be playing two shows in New York before heading to the West coast for a run of dates, with all shows listed below.…
‘SPRINGSTEEN & I’ IS A BIG HIT
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Springsteen fans across the world came out in force this week to see the critically acclaimed ‘SPRINGSTEEN & I’ feature film. Due to phenomenal demand and outstanding reactions from fans, Arts Alliance Media have announced the film will return to cinemas for encore screenings across Europe and the USA, with Latin America and Australasia still…
MEG HUTCHINSON VIDEO “ONLY JUST BEGUN”
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Award-winning songwriter, poet and mental health advocate Meg Hutchinson will be releasing a new studio album, Beyond That, on September 24, 2013 on Grammy-winning indie label Red House Records. The album reunites Hutchinson with veteran Boston producer Crit Harmon (Martin Sexton, Mary Gauthier) for what is her most experimental and intricate production to date. “Crit…
THE SELECTER HEAD ON TOUR IN SEPTEMBER
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The Selecter is thrilled to announce the second leg of their US “Non-Stop Pressure Tour.” The two-week trek will bring the legendary band to the East Coast and Midwest for the first time in nearly a decade and follows several summer festivals, a performance at this year’s Coachella and a handful of West Coast…
WATCH CULTS ALBUM TEASER NOW
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On October 15, Columbia Records will release Static, the highly anticipated follow-up to Cults’ critically adorned 2010 self-titled, debut release. Written and recorded over the course of 2012 in the band’s home base of New York City, Static is produced by Cults with support from Shane Stoneback (Sleigh Bells, Vampire Weekend) and Ben Allen…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY SKI LODGE
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Twenty-plus years of stories, twenty-plus years of perfecting music’s craft, Ski Lodge’s Big Heart is exactly what a debut record should be: the culmination of a creative force’s life on this planet. Andrew Marr, the multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter behind Ski Lodge, has created a deeply personal record that overflows with lush melodies and insatiably…
JESSTA JAMES EXTENDS U.S. TOUR
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Jessta James has added a series of fall dates to his current U.S. run. The Montana native is touring in support of his debut album, Time To Get Right (http://bit.ly/10Tycjm). See below for itinerary. NASCAR has tapped the video for single “Back in the Day” for the Brickyard 400, which will be held this weekend…
BONNIE WHITMORE SHARES HER RECENT SINGLE “HEARTBREAKER” AS A FREE MP3
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Bonnie Whitmore’s last album had a body count and a title, Embers to Ashes, that implied a fiery finality. There are broken bones and hard lessons learned on Whitmore’s new album, but its title – There I Go Again – suggests less ominous themes. “I feel like I’ve grown up a lot,” she says. “I…
JOEL RL PHELPS POSTS SINGLE “THANK YOU & GOODNIGHT”
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Joel RL Phelps & The Downer Trio have announced the release of their long awaited new LP, Gala, on Tuesday, September 17 via Triple Crown Audio Recordings of Canada. The album features Phelps (the former guitarist/vocalist in Silkworm) delivering twelve songs that weave between humbled introspection and fractured, distorted guitars. Gala is the first…
LIZZIE AND THE YES MEN VIDEO “UNSTOPPABLE”
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June 2013 saw Lizzie and the Yes Men re-release their first two singles on 100m Records, which gained them front-page exposure on iTunes in the UK and France, and a US advertising placement with a high street shoe brand. Now the British surf-pop sensations Lizzie and the Yes Men return with this new single, produced…
Callous MC, Supplemental Income
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Hailing from Humboldt County, California, Callous MC is putting his skills to the test on the new record ‘Supplemental Income’. Under Dirty Rat Records and also as part of the Dirty Rats group, Callous has decided to cut his second solo album. As a member of the Dirty Rats crew, Callous along with…
Nadia The Bright Forever, Hidden in Plain Sight
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About the Artist: The Bright Forever is the creative project of singer/songwriter Megan Hook and a collective of musicians helping to bring the songs to life. Megan was born in rural Pennsylvania. she fell in love with music before anything else. Megan now lives in Los Angeles, the city of angels, and is knee deep…
WIRE: LOS LONELY BOYS “BLAME IN ON LOVE”
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Grammy-winning “Texican rock & roll” trio Los Lonely Boys, comprised of brothers Henry, JoJo and Ringo Garza, recently re-entered the studio to begin work on a brand new album. The first fruits of their labors can be found in their new single, “Blame It On Love.” Available digitally on Tuesday 7/30, the song recently premiered…
WIRE: RAINBOW CHAN ALBUM STREAM ON INTERVIEW MAG
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Rainbow Chan is a Sydney solo artist and producer with a love for story-telling. Whether she is stitching together childhood dreams, rummaging through flea markets or sampling odd sounds, Rainbow is constantly collecting bits and pieces for her music. SKOPE IT HERE!
FIDLAR NEW SINGLE POSTED
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In other news, FIDLAR hits the road with Chicago skuzzballs The Orwells this fall. A tour-only, split 7″ will commemorate the run. “Awkward” will comprise one side, while The Orwells’ new “Always N Forever” will comprise the other. https://soundcloud.com/fidlar/awkward
NEW SINGLE BY GYPTIAN “VIXEN”
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This week, Jamaican reggae singer Gyptian also drops his brand new single “Vixen” off his highly anticipated album Sex, Love and Reggae. The sizzling anthem features singer-songwriter Angela Hunte, who penned the Grammy-winning song “Empire State of Mind” for Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys and contributed to Snoop Lion’s latest album Reincarnated. “VIxen” is produced by…
WIRE: A GUIDE TO STREAMING MUSIC
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There are lots of online music options for the digital audiophile, and finding the best music streaming service can be overwhelming. To make your decision easier, follow our handy flowchart, with the various pros and cons for each of the major ways you can stream music on the internet. SKOPE IT HERE!
MATEO TO RELEASE NEW EP
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Singer-songwriter, Mateo kicked off the summer with his major label debut single “How Good Is Your Love,” a fiery mid tempo track with an equally exciting video directed by David Telles. His newest project, We’ve Met Before, is set to be released digitally on August 13th. On We’ve Met Before, the Cincinnati crooner journeys…
OPEN AIR STEREO VIDEO “STUCK ON YOU”
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OPEN AIR STEREO, Chase Johnson (lead vocals), Nick Gross (drums), Scott Pounds (guitars), Evan Smith (bass)–has just released the video for “Stuck On You,” the first single from their debut album, PRIMATES, which was released May 21 on Goomba Music. Anthony Leondari is at the director’s helm (who also directed Imagine Dragons “It’s Time”).…
GROSS RELATIONS POST NEW SINGLE “CUT THE FINAL SCENE”
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Gross Relations is a Brooklyn-based fivesome who play lo-fi pop songs that are highly catchy and short on saccharine. With plenty of fuzz and lackadaisically-delivered lyrics reeled in by insistent, irresistible riffs, Gross Relations have a certain swagger that’s earning them frequent gigs and adulation. You’ll find moody rockers with as many upbeat notes as…
WIRE: NEW ECHOSMITH VIDEO ON ALTPRESS
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Los Angeles-based alt-pop quartet Echosmith has announced the release of their debut album Talking Dreams, out October 1 via Warner Bros Records. The band is currently crisscrossing the country on the Vans Warped Tour. Originally slotted for only the first half, Echosmith’s overwhelmingly positive crowd response caused them to be added to the entire run.…
WIRE: LA LUZ NEW VIDEO ON SPIN
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Seattle quartet La Luz immediately brings to mind the girl groups of the ‘50s and ‘60s. The immaculate four-part harmonies, the luscious layers of reverb, the occasional choreographed dance move, even the band’s penchant for oldies-style artwork–it all conjures images of beehived ladies singing sweetly on grainy black-and-white television. http://www.spin.com/articles/la-luz-brainwash-video
NEW VIDEO BY FIONA APPLE ON VIMEO
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The official video for Fiona Apple’s “Hot Knife” can be seen now at https://vimeo.com/70949607. It was directed by filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master, There Will Be Blood, Boogie Nights) and features Maude Maggart, who also appears on vocals. “Hot Knife” is from Apple’s GRAMMY ®-nominated album, entitled: THE IDLER WHEEL IS WISER THAN THE…
NEW EP BY JIMMY EAT WORLD ON I-TUNES
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Jimmy Eat World have released an iTunes Sessions EP, featuring eight tracks performed by the band. The session was recorded at Capital Studios in LA earlier this year is available today on the iTunes Store (www.iTunes.com/JimmyEatWorld). The session highlights Jimmy Eat World’s songwriting and performance prowess. These recordings are restyled acoustic arrangements of songs found…
AUSTIN MAHONE ANNOUNCES 2013 HEADLINING TOUR
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Austin Mahone may only be 17 years old, but this teen pop sensation is already taking the music scene by storm and today he is excited to announce his first headlining tour, presented by MTV’s Artist to Watch and kicking off October 17th in Miami. Tickets go on sale, Friday August 2nd at 10am…
WIRE: NEW PIXIES VIDEO AT ROLLING STONE
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“We didn’t set out to have two music videos for ‘Bagboy,’ but once we saw both of these, we knew we didn’t want to use just one. And look, who says you can’t have two videos for a song that shows two completely different perspectives? Not us.” — Black Francis See…
SAN DIEGO MUSIC THING ANNOUNCES NUMEROUS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BANDS
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If you are looking for bands that are buzzing like a beehive, it’s time to head out to beautiful San Diego, California this September 13 and 14. The San Diego Music Thing (SDMT – http://sandiegomusicthing.com) is proud to announce several critically acclaimed bands to its lineup this year. The musicians hail from all around…
WIRE: DEVON SPROULE & MIKE O’NEILL PREMIERE FIRST SINGLE “YOU CAN’T HELP IT”
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Devon Sproule returns with a new body of collaborative work with Mike O’ Neill of Canadian indie band, Inbreds. The album, Colours, will be released October 8 on Tin Angel Records and the duo has premiered the first single, “You Can’t Help It”, today via American Songwriter. SKOPE IT HERE!
NEW SINGLE + DRUMMER FOR BRAND NEW MACHINE
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Dallas based hard rock outfit Brand New Machine’s new album, “The Devil Made Me Do It”, hit stores this week via Epochal Artist Records/Capitol Music Group. To celebrate the album’s release the group are currently streaming the song “Dust The Sky” online at http://altsds.co/0uz5. The group have also announced the addition of drummer Seven Antonopoulos,…
OH NO FIASCO NEW VIDEO “DOWN”
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Knoxville, TN-based indie pop band Oh No Fiasco have released their video for “Down.” The song is off their upcoming EP No One’s Gotta Know, which will be released on September 10th via Five Seven Music. Oh No Fiasco spent the early part of 2013 on the Tour Odyssey with The Dirty Heads, Shiny Toy…
FRED DURST SPEAKS ON EMINEM + NEW VIDEO
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Following in the footsteps of our nation’s greatest icons like President Obama and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, Fred Durst, ringleader of Grammy-nominated band Limp Bizkit, took to the interwebs last night for his Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA), where he dropped his new video with Lil’ Wayne for their single “Ready to…
