Month: August 2013

KATY STEELE ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE “FIRE ME UP”

Having completed her first solo sold out tour in Australia, Katy Steele set her sights on the US.   Besides a few warm up dates, her upcoming performance at Joes Pub marks the first as a solo artist with her new band, performing songs from her brand-new forthcoming EP and album. The first single, “Fire…

ZACHARY LUCKY NEW ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 17

Zachary Lucky has announced the release of his new album The Ballad of Losing You on Tuesday, September 17 via Missed Connection Records. This fall, he embarks on a three month tour in support of the album. The Ballad of Losing You is available for pre-sale here: http://zacharylucky.bandcamp.com   Zachary Lucky is a musical anomaly.…

WIRE: THE GIPSY KINGS 25TH ANNIVERSARY

THE GIPSY KINGS sign to Knitting Factory Records for new album SAVOR FLAMENCO – released in the US on September 10th 2013.   This album will be their first new recording in 7 years and marks the band’s 25th anniversary.   The French group, indeed France’s most successful group of all time, are well known…

K.T. TUNSTALL, Invisible Empire/Crescent Moon

To most of the top forty going public, Scottish born Kate “K.T.” Tunstall experienced success at a largely forgettable rate here in the states back in 2006. Fans of her most popular chart topping singles “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” and “Suddenly I See” weren’t allowed to wet their “Eye to the Telescope” whistles,…

WIRE: ALEX GAUDINO NEW VIDEO ON CRAVE

CraveOnline exclusively premieres the official music video for Alex Gaudino’s single, “Beautiful” featuring R&B singer, Mario. The video trivializes being young and beautiful as a tall blonde girl walks down the city streets literally throwing her scraps to those who glamorize her. Featuring poppy synths and romantic vocals confessing his love for someone this beautiful,…

WIRE: FILTER HOSTS NEW VIDEO BY CAPSULA

“We have been fans of Argentina’s Capsula for quite some time and even had them play Culture Collide way back in 2010. This year, they’ve come out with a new video for their new single “Blind” off their upcoming album, Solar Secrets, due out August 27 via Krian Music Group and we’re here to premiere…

LABRINTH ANNOUNCES U.S. RELEASE OF “BENEATH YOUR BEAUTIFUL” EP

Multi-platinum selling London-born singer, songwriter and producer Labrinth announced he will release “Beneath Your Beautiful,” an EP which will include six tracks “Beneath Your Beautiful” feat. Emeli Sandé, “Express Yourself,” “Let The Sun Shine,” “Treatment,” “Earthquake,” and “Vultures” on August 27. Labrinth, who has his own label imprint ‘OddChild’ with Simon Cowell’s Syco Music and…

WIRE: PASTE STREAMS THE DELTA MIRROR ALBUM

While David Bolt and Karrie K do appear on a couple tracks each, this record was, for the most part, a solo effort.   He did, however, have help from a handful of inspirational friends. Better Unsung is co produced by beat magician and Anticon Records co founder, Alias, with cameos from Blue Sky Black…

BEN HARPER ANNOUNCES WEST COAST ACOUSTIC TOUR

Ben Harper will kick off a fall acoustic tour in his hometown of Claremont, CA on November 6. The GRAMMY winner will be performing songs spanning his 20-year career, from his 1994 debut, Welcome to the Cruel World, to his latest #1 album, Get Up!The West Coast run – which will include a show at…

FLASHING GUITAR PICK IS NOW REALITY

Firefly Pick reached its $30,000 crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter! To thank their backers and fans, the team behind the LED flashing guitar pick has decided to go with a more expensive battery which will double the pick’s battery life and decrease the size down to a standard #351 guitar pick. Because the Firefly Pick reached…

CAGE THE ELEPHANT STUDIO VIDEO TEASER

Cage The Elephant today announced that their new single “Come A Little Closer” will be available at iTunes and all digital providers on August 13th. The song will be premiered on August 8th. “Come A Little Closer” is featured on their highly anticipated third studio album, which is due out the fall via RCA Records.…

JESSICA CAMPBELL FEATURED IN CRATE & BARREL MUSIC PROMOTION

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jessica Campbell is taking part in the current installment of Crate & Barrel’s “Get The Download” offer. Campbell’s song “Be You” is available via free download from Crate & Barrel; the offer is presented on in-store cards (while supplies last), as well as online at the Crate & Barrel website and in Crate…

CRAZYTOWN RETURNS

After a 10 year hiatus, platinum recording artists CRAZYTOWN (Bret “Epic” Mazur and Seth “Shifty” Binzer) have revealed via a video teaser on their Facebook page that they are returning with new music. The video, which can be seen at http://www.facebook.com/officialcrazytown, gives fans a 30-second preview of the band’s upcoming single.

THE KOWLOON RESTAURANT PRESENTS THE COWSILLS LIVE

The Kowloon Restaurant is set to host the The Cowsills live in concert on August 8 at 8:00pm at the Route 1 landmark eatery and entertainment complex in Saugus.   The Cowsills includes, siblings Bob, Susan & Paul Cowsill. Tickets are $30/reserved seating and $60/VIP tickets includes, up front seating and pre-show reception with group.…

AMOS LEE ANNOUNCES FALL 2013 HEADLINE TOUR

Amos Lee will tour the U.S. this fall in support of his fifth studio album, Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song, which will be released on October 8 by Blue Note Records. The headline run will kick off on November 5 at Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee, WI and include shows at the Chicago Theatre in…

CHRISTIAN ROCKERS STRYPER’S NEW STUDIO ALBUM

Frontiers Records is proud to announce the release of iconic Christian rockers Stryper’s new studio album, NO MORE HELL TO PAY; the offering has been confirmed for a November 5th release in North America and will be available in two formats – standard CD and deluxe digipak featuring exclusive video content.   Produced by frontman/guitarist…

JOAN JETT NEW ALBUM

Hot on the heels of being honored at this year’s Sunset Strip Music Festival and the City of West Hollywood’s official proclamation of August 1 as “Joan Jett Day,” the rock n roll icon is set to release her first CD of all original music in more than seven years.   Joan Jett and the…

WIRE: NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “MOST PEOPLE” NOW AVAILABLE ON CMT.COM

Los Angeles-based rock band Dawes have announced their upcoming fall headlining tour. Beginning on Thursday, September 19 in Kent, OH at Kent State University, the tour will culminate in a performance at Las Vegas, NV’s Life Is Beautiful Festival in late October. The tour will find the band making appearances at a number of North…

BRIAR RABBIT SINGLE “SO LONG”

Thought-pop musician Briar Rabbit draws inspiration from reflecting on past situations on his upcoming release, From Your Bones (out Sept. 10). His new single off the album, “So Long,” is a relationship-tinged folk-pop jam. On the track, Rabbit portrays the last steps in getting over a breakup set to a pulsating acoustic rhythm. Download “So…

JENNA TORRES NEW VIDEO “.22”

New York City native artist Jenna Torres fires off her new music video “.22”, which was shot down in Nashville, TN with her band.   “.22” is the first single from her new Born to Love album, which is expected to release in early 2014.   The 12-track CD features original songs that Torres wrote…

PSYCHOSTICK NEW VIDEO “SADFACE”

Comedy rockers Psychostick are at it again! Poking fans with another great music video titled ’Sadface’, a social media song from their fifth and latest release ‘Space Vampires VS Zombie Dinosaurs in 3-D’.   “This song declares war on terrible, bitchy, whiney, pointless, attention-seeking posts. If you need someone to listen to your problems, go…

LEAH JEE NEW VIDEO “COMING AFTER YOU”

Emerging singer-songwriter Leah Jee released the music video for her adrenaline-rushing new single “Coming After You” on July 31, 2013. “Coming After You” exposes powerful lyrics by Leah Jee, accompanied by dynamic electric guitar solos and arousing bass lines. This fast, upbeat tempo song and video will keep your heart pumping by the catchy hooks…

PROMOTING YOUR BAND USING THE INTERNET

Being in a band seems to be a rite of passage these days,whether it’s a case of just dreaming the dream whilst rocking out with a tennis racket or you’re a bedroom-bound musical genius. Being in a band is as desirable as it’s ever been so here’s our guide on how to use your Plusnet…

3PM, Change of Plans

Class is dismissed because it’s 3PM and apparently there has been a ‘Change of Plans’.   Three young musicians from Baltimore have decided to put together a full-length album titled ‘Change of Plans’ that will teach you a thing or two.   The most important factors that 3PM stresses are to always have fun no…

BLACK OAK ARKANSAS SIGN WITH ATLANTIC/ATCO RECORDS

Black Oak Arkansas, the southern hillbilly psycho-boogie band with over 40 years of history returns with a new release from Atlantic/Atco Records, Back Thar N’ Over Yonder, out October 15. The album is a goldmine of new and undiscovered Black Oak, containing five new songs from a 2013 reunion and 10 previously unreleased 1970’s tracks…

KEVIN DEVINE RELEASES 7th & 8th ALBUMS

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Kevin Devine (Bad Books, Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band), announces the release date for the highly anticipated dual release of Bulldozer and Bubblegum (previously known as LP7 and LP 8, respectively). The drastically different sounding albums, fan funded through a record-setting Kickstarter campaign, will be released Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. A fall…

TOKYO CALLING: FUYUMI ABE AND KUMI HIRATA

Pop music in Japan, just like pop music anywhere, has a lot of style variety. From dance-pop to power pop, disco-pop to bubblegum, indie pop, pop punk, and on. Music venues and festival stages showcase the whole gamut. One sub-genre of pop music quite popular in Japan is what some call “singer-songwriter,” but others just…

WIRE: SILVERSUN PICKUPS ON AV CLUB

Silversun Pickups are excited to release their new video for “Dots & Dashes (Enough Already)” from their latest full-length Neck of the Woods. The Suzie Vlcek directed clip premiered via AV Club, who noted that the video is “a little bit Sofia Coppola, and should make even the biggest codger want to dash out of…

WIRE: CROCODILES NEW VIDEO ON ROLLING STONE

For me, Crocodiles represent everything I love about life-affirming Rock’n’Roll:   they bring light out of darkness; they match reckless noise with the most beautiful melodies; they catch you off guard whilst sounding like the most perfect kind of right for the right here, right now. They remind me of all the things I’ve loved…

FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS CO-HEADLINE “THE BRIGHT FUTURES TOUR”

Fitz and The Tantrums is pairing with Capital Cities for “The Bright Futures Tour,” launching October 20 at The National in Richmond, VA. The Los Angeles-based bands – which have scored two of the summer’s most ubiquitous hits, “Out Of My League” and “Safe and Sound” – will perform at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom…

LIGHTNIN MALCOLM TO RELEASE ‘ROUGH OUT THERE’ SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lightnin Malcolm has announced a September 10th release date for Rough Out There via his independent label Shakedown Records.   As a member of the North Mississippi All-Stars, and an artist who is witnessing significant growth in a solo career, his reputation as a pure purveyor of the Blues distinguishes him…

DESERTERS WORKING WITH KYLE BLACK

Deserters will be hitting the studio this weekend with producer Kyle Black (Alpha & Omega, Shai Hulud) to begin recording a new EP titled ‘Try To Feel’. When speaking on the follow-up to 2012’s ‘The Slow Rhythms of a Dead-Beat’, guitarist Will O’Bryan stated that ‘Try To Feel’ represents where the band is at mentally,…

WIRE: RUNNING NEW SINGLE ON BROOKLYN VEGAN

The screech. The wail. The slanted-floor nausea. There’s not a word for the signature cyclical howling that Chicago’s RUNNING have harnessed and tortured into submission.     They play with their food before they eat…flay into a terse punk trance, a Kraut-beat psycho riff for ages, mesmerize or terrorize…but invariably they unleash The Sound upon…

BEYONCE LINKS UP WITH MR VEGAS

International megastar Beyonce has gone Dancehall with her latest single Standing on the Sun by collaborating with Dancehall Superstar Mr. Vegas. The new track, which is a Reggae SOS mix of the original song, has kept tongues wagging as it is a prime candidate for the first single off her yet to be released album.…

DJ DISTER VIDEO “STOP FRONTIN'”

Here’s the first video off Dj Dister’s (Germany) upcoming album “Roll Wit Dis”, set to be released August 19th. The song “Stop Frontin’” features the one and only A.G. of D.I.T.C. Dister was bitten by the hip-hop bug in the late Eighties, when he saw his first painted S-Bahn train roll past in previously inaccessible…

WIRE: IMAGINARY PEOPLE ANNOUNCE SELF-TITLE DEBUT EP

New York-based Imaginary People are pleased to announce their debut EP. The self-titled record, available September 3, 2013, explores veteran songwriter Dylan Von Wagner’s fresh blend of upbeat dance tempos with a splash of Americana. To celebrate the release, Imaginary People are making the first single, “Fresh On,” available for free download. You can check…

WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY TOR MILLER

Tor Miller is a 19 year old New York City native who spends his days attending NYU and his nights performing in legendary venues like The Bitter End, Rockwood Music Hall and The Slipper Room among others. Tor’s distinct voice has landed him gigs as far from home as London, where his i-Phone recorded tune…

NEW VIDEO BY SWIZZZ “ZOOM IN”

Though the video isn’t yet officially tied to a new project, SwizZz hints at more to come. “For the fans, they can expect to get a better sense of who I am as a person and what I stand for,” says SwizZz of the new music he’s been working on. “And for those that are…

WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY ATTILA ON REVOLVER

Attila has premiered their new video for “About That Life,” exclusively on REVOLVER HERE – http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=51276.   The clip was directed by Motion Family whose credits also include Trinidad James’ “All Gold Everything,” B.o.B. ft. Lil Wayne “Strange Clouds,” Yelawolf’s “Pop The Trunk,” and many more.   This marks the first-ever Rock video for the…