WIRE: UNCICYCLE SINGLE ON SPIN
Brooklyn’s Unicycle Loves You has announced the release of their fourth album The Dead Age, which will see a release on June 10th on Highwheel Records/Mecca Lecca, exactly six years to the day after the release of their debut album. The band has shared “Face Tattoo,” the first single from The Dead Age with SPIN, which is now available to download free via Soundcloud.
http://www.spin.com/articles/unicycle-loves-you-face-tattoo-single-stream
CONVALESCE LYRIC VIDEO FOR “RETRIBUTION”
Florida based Post Hardcore band Convalesce has released the official lyric for their track “Retribution” produced by Joey Sturgis (The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, We Came As Romans).
‘SANDY HACKETT’S RAT PACK SHOW’ TO THE BOSTON AREA APRIL 4
Following the its stellar performance last year at the Hanover Theatre in nearby Worcester, Peter Landsdowne of the Telegram & Gazette praised, “There are several Rat Pack shows out there but if you’re looking for authenticity instead of imitation, ‘Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show’ is the one to see!”
The live theatrical, musical production swings into the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Mass. April 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $28.50 and can be purchased at http://lowellauditorium.com.
NEW SINGLE BY SINGAPORE KANE
Singapore Kane is a boston based MC, mentored by Guru & Big Shug of GangStarr Foundation. This track is off Singapore’s new project Waves N Shades featuring artists such as REKS, NBS & Big Shug, and production from Marco Polo, Jon Glass & Blaze P.
https://soundcloud.com/clockworkmusic-2/singapore-kane-trafficking
WIRE: BLUFFING PREMIERE NEW SINGLE “SHELTERED”
The New York City duo of J Boxer and Olivia Drusin aka BLUFFING premiered a new single, “Sheltered” today via GroundSounds.com off their upcoming debut EP, Sugar Coated Pills Of Wisdom, available March 25 on PaperCup Music. The album was recorded at the Silent Barn studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn and engineered by Scott Andrews.
http://groundsounds.com/2014/03/17/song-premiere-bluffing-sheltered/
NEW TOUR & MUSIC FROM COUNTING CROWS
Counting Crows announced today they will kick off a major worldwide tour this summer with new music, starting in North America. The tour will feature songs from the band’s forthcoming album, their first new material in seven years, scheduled to be released in Fall 2014, along with the band’s extensive catalogue of hit songs. Known as one of the most dynamic live bands performing today, the tour will begin June 11 in Tampa, FL and travel through cities like New York, Atlanta, Nashville, Boston, Minneapolis, Phoenix, their hometown of Berkeley, and Las Vegas before wrapping in Los Angeles at the historic Greek Theatre on August 17. Pre-sale tickets go on sale Wednesday, March 19 and tickets for most shows will be available to the general public starting Friday, March 21.
DADA LIFE FEAT. SEBASTIAN BACH “BORN TO RAGE”
Iconic DJ/producer duo Dada Life have joined forces with revered former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach to recreate their 2013 smash “Born To Rage,” scheduled for release on April 8th.
Released in an incredible 39 different, country-specific versions and immediately charting in the top 5 at both the Beatport and Hype Machine charts worldwide, “Born To Rage” already carries significant pedigree. A track built around the duo’s trademark exuberance and packed full of euphoric crescendos and an infectious punk rock style hook, the addition of Bach’s remarkably distinctive vocal now gives “Born To Rage” a bold and exciting new dimension. Uniting the worlds of both electro house and rock, it’s broad-ranging appeal should make a significant impression on a more diverse, expansive audience and cement Dada Life’s reputation for consistently pushing boundaries with their music. The track also retains its anthemic and full-bodied club worthiness and is sure to make a significant impression on dance floors the world over.
WIRE: FREE DOWNLOAD FROM GET INVOLVED!
Get Involved!, is excited to announce the free download of their song “Let Your Guard Down” exclusively with Kerrang! Magazine. Fans can grab the song here: http://bit.ly/1cQTlSp
The song is taken from the band’s recent EP, “Silk Cuts” released March 3rd. Produced by the legendary Ross Robinson, the EP has received rave reviews from Alternative Press Magazine and PunkNews, just to name a few. “Silk Cuts” was also voted by fans as Revolver Magazine’s “Album Of The Week” for the week of March 10th!
TANNER PREMIERES “WHERE YOU GO” VIDEO
Solo-rock artist TANNER just recently premiered a video for his current single, “Where You Go” on ARTISTdirect. Fans can check out the clip here. The performance oozes with a sort of cool confidence and swagger reminiscent of Stone Temple Pilots and Oasis at their foot-stomping, chest-beating, best. “Where You Go” is featured on the forthcoming s/t album, the release date of which is still TBD.
The video showcases TANNER’s dynamic stage presence as well, as he undulates and moves throughout the performance. “I choose not to be confined to my guitar on stage,” says TANNER. “I want to be free to get lost in the music, and better tell a story.”
KISS & DEF LEPPARD SET TO TOUR THIS SUMMER
This summer two of the world’s greatest rock bands, KISS and DEF LEPPARD, are set to deliver a massive tour dedicated to fans who wanna rock and roll all night! These two legendary rock bands spanning two continents announced today that they will launch the tour as KISS celebrates their 40th year in music. The summer’s biggest hit-fuelled rock tour, promoted exclusively by Live Nation, will storm through 40-plus cities throughout North America kicking-off on Monday, June 23 in West Valley City, UT at the USANA Amphitheatre. Tickets go on sale starting on Friday, March 21 through the Live Nation mobile app and at www.livenation.com.
www.kissonline.com and www.defleppard.com
WIRE: KALLE MATTSON PREMIERES “A LOVE SONG TO THE CITY” VIA USA TODAY
Ottawa singer-songwriter Kalle Mattson shares the heart-rending new video for “A Love Song To The City” today via USA TODAY from his new album Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold. At it’s core, the video depicts the loneliness and isolation Kalle experienced growing up in the small-town of Sault Ste. Marie, but surely reverberates far beyond the initial inspiration. Speaking to USA TODAY, Kalle expressed his desire to have his experience resonate beyond the borders of his hometown… “I hope it’s oblique enough that it can apply to anyone’s hometown or anyone’s experience… (because) place has such a specific thing in all of our memories.”
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY J STALIN
Today, Southern Hospitality premieres the new video for J Stalin’s new single, “Stay Strapped,” from his forthcoming album, SID (Shining in Darkness). As the owner of Livewire Records and President of Town Thizzness ENT, a subdivision of the late Mac Dre’s Thizz ENT, J Stalin is on the road to becoming a Bay Area legend. SID (Shining in Darkness) will mark his 14th album in 8 years, a considerable feat for such a young artist. The album is due on April 22 via Livewire Records.
Check out the Southern Hospitality premiere here: http://www.southernhospitality.co.uk/blog/?p=25290
BRANDY CLARK TO MAKE HER DEBUT ON “ELLEN” THIS THURSDAY MARCH 20
Earlier this year, Ellen DeGeneres danced to Brandy Clark’s song “Stripes” during the Beats Music Super Bowl commercial. This week, the two entertainers will meet when Clark makes her debut appearance on the nationally-syndicated “Ellen DeGeneres Show” this Thursday, Mar. 20. During the appearance, Clark will perform “Stripes,” which can be found on her first album, 12 Stories.
“It was incredible that my song was used in the Beats Music commercial starring Ellen earlier this year, and now I am going to perform ‘Stripes’ on her show,” said Clark. “I am so excited, and I look forward to meeting her.”
http://www.brandyclarkmusic.com
WIRE: SOHN PREMIERES “ARTIFICE” 4AD SESSION ON VOGUE.COM
As the release of his debut album draws nearer, SOHN has taken time out to film a 4AD Session with filmmaker and photographer Andreas Waldschuetz in his adopted Austria. Recorded in the outskirts of Vienna, SOHN – flanked by his live band Albin Janoska (synths) and Stefan Fallmann (bass) – performed four songs from his forthcoming albumTremors. The first of those videos to be posted online today is current single ‘Artifice’, and can be viewed online today via Vogue.com
http://www.vogue.com/culture/article/sohn-artifice-music-video-producer-singer/#1
THE HORRORS POST NEW SONG “SO NOW YOU KNOW”
Last month British act The Horrors announced their return with details of their fourth studio album Luminous (out May 6 on XL Recordings), promising a ‘weirder, wilder and more colourful’ sound. Teaser track “I See You,” a seven and a half minute synth anthem, “collects almost everything this band does well into one beautiful sprawling epic” notes Stereogum. Today the band will reveal “So Now You Know,” bringing fans one step further into the technicolour world of Luminous that awaits. A hazy backdrop of bubbling synths expand spectacularly into an otherworldly widescreen affair, with the commanding vocals of Faris Badwan leading the way.
STREAM “SO NOW YOU KNOW”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38vBSlpwKJY
AGAINST ME! RELEASE OFFICIAL NSFW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “BLACK ME OUT”
Against Me! has released the official music video for their song “Black Me Out.” Directed by Joshua Mikel and featuring graphic black & white animation, along with shadow puppetry and live footage of the band, the video for “Black Me Out” tells the story of Transgender Dysphoria Blues’ rousing closer and frontwoman Laura Jane Grace’s aggressive dismissal of the pessimistic. Check out the music video HERE.
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY HANK3
HANK3 dropped his two new albums in October 2013; double country disc Brothers of the 4×4 and single punk disc A Fiendish Threat (by his new project “3”) via HANK3 Records.
Today, HANK3 is releasing the first music video from the albums, this time from A Fiendish Threat. The video is for the track ‘Different From the Rest’ and features some psychedelic studio footage of HANK3 doing what he does best — blasting out some raucous anthems. Click here to watch the video, exclusively via CraveOnline.com.
http://www.craveonline.com/music/articles/661421-video-premiere-hank3-different-from-the-rest
GLUE TRIP EXPLAIN & POST “LUCID DREAM”
“Lucid Dream” is a song inspired by a dream that I had. In the dream, I was flying and looking for a place to land and feel safe, but after several tries I understood that I was too worried about it and just needed to keep flying and enjoy that feeling. Musically, Washed Out, Panda Bear and Tame Impala inspired “Lucid Dream”. – Lucas
Glue Trip Releases “Lucid Dream”
https://soundcloud.com/gluetrip/lucid_dream
ZEDD RELEASES THE VIDEO FOR “FIND YOU”
Directed by Jodeb (who also directed the video for Zedd’s “Clarity” Ft. Foxes) the video was shot in Malibu Hills and Sequoia National Forest. The song is also featured on the “Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” out now. Zedd has partnered with Bud Light Platinum on their new creative initiative, “Turn Up Your Night, a direction rooted in electronic dance music which features “Find You” throughout the campaign. Check it out below!
NEW BAND BONSAI POST “BONSAI TREES”
A Brooklyn-based band is growing — Over the course of a decade Simone Stevens’ craft has been shaped, pruned and closely cultivated into what has become the expansive dream-pop project, Bonsai.
Refined by the artistic community in which it continues to grow within, Bonsai allows Stevens to not only connect with her audience, but absorb the inspiration necessary to communicate a new vocabulary to listeners.
https://soundcloud.com/bonsai-10/bonsai-trees
DAVE GUETTA & SHOWTEK FEAT VASSY POST “BAD”
Following up the unparalleled successes of recent club tracks ‘Shot Me Down’ and his rework of Avicii’s ‘Addicted To You’, tracks that both charted #1 at Beatport in their first respective weeks, David Guetta has teamed up with enigmatic producer duo Showtek on storming new single ‘Bad’.
Being released today, March 17th, ‘Bad’ follows the lead of ‘Shot Me Down’ perfectly; purpose built for the clubs and awash with the trademark energy their fans love, both Guetta and Showtek showcase their surefire dance floor credentials to the fullest. Building with textbook rhythms and lush synths, it erupts into life amidst a flurry of infectious vocal samples, as a charging lead bassline carries the track firmly into the clubs. Defined by a series of shattering crescendos, ‘Bad’ bears all the hallmarks of a classic in the making and confirms their status as two of the world’s hottest dance music acts.
Exclusively on Beatport: http://btprt.dj/1eL8W16
ONYX IS BACK WITH “WHUT WHUT” VIDEO
Early-’90s hardcore rap crew Onyx are coming back together this year to release brand new album Wakedafucup. Produced entirely by German crew Snowgoons, the forthcoming set seems to feature a throwback East Coast sound to match the record’s reminiscent name – Onyx’s 1993 debut LP was dubbed Bacdafucup, for those who missed the boom-bap history lesson.
WIRE: MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD + NELS CLINE PREVIEW “JADE” IN WSJ
Medeski Martin & Wood + Nels Cline have announced the release of The Woodstock Sessions (Vol. 2) on April 22. The four musicians came together to record on August 27, 2013 at Applehead Studios in Woodstock, NY in front of an intimate gathering of 75 lucky ticket holders. The session was part of a newly launched series that brings established and emerging recording artists together with their fans in the recording studio. The experience is a performance/session hybrid that supports the artist to fan bond by sharing the process of record making. The end results are inimitable recordings that capture inspired, one-off performances.
JOSÉ JAMES ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM
José James has announced a June 10 release date for his new album, While You Were Sleeping, his fifth studio album and his second album for Blue Note Records. While You Were Sleeping is the follow-up to his widely acclaimed R&B and jazz steeped No Beginning No End, and signals a new creative direction for the versatile singer-songwriter. The album was recorded in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by José and Brian Bender.
That creative shift is heard in the rock edge of tracks like “EveryLittleThing” and “Anywhere U Go” and is evidenced in a change in José’s band which adds guitarist Brad Allen Williams to the stellar line-up of keyboardist Kris Bowers, bassist Solomon Dorsey and drummer Richard Spaven. The influence of Jimi Hendrix can be heard throughout the album as much as R&B forefathers like Al Green. Special guests on While You Were Sleeping include vocalist Becca Stevens who duets with James on her song “Dragon,” as well as trumpeter Takuya Kuroda who is featured on the cover of Green’s classic “Simply Beautiful” that closes the album.
SAMMY HAGAR AND THE WABOS & SUBLIME WITH ROME
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway today announced that Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Sammy Hagar and the reggae rock trio Sublime With Rome will headline the Coors Light Carb Day concert on Friday, May 23. The concert is set to deliver an exciting mix of rock, reggae, alternative rock and hip hop.
The thrilling double bill concert featuring The Red Rocker Sammy Hagar and The Wabos and Sublime With Rome is free with a Coors Light Carb Day admission of $30. The concert will take place on the new Turn 4 Coors Light Stage in the IMS infield. Coors Light Carb Day tickets are available at www.ims.com/carbday.
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY CHIODOS ON USATODAY.COM
Six songs from Chiodos’ April 1 release DEVIL are now available for instant gratification to all fans who pre-order the new album here: http://georiot.co/DEVIL. The final track available for download pre-street date, “Under Your Halo,” premieres on USAToday.com and can be streamed here:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/03/17/chiodos-under-your-halo-premiere/6540281
