SANTANA, WYCLEF, AVICII & ALEXANDRE PIRES SELECTED FOR THE OFFICIAL ANTHEM OF THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP
FIFA and Sony Music Entertainment announce today that the Official Anthem of the 2014 FIFA World CupTM in Brazil is entitled “Dar um Jeito (We Will Find A Way),” and features a global superstar line-up including music legend Carlos Santana, Wyclef, Avicii and Alexandre Pires. The Anthem will be released late April and was produced by 2-time Grammy-nominated Ash Pournouri (PRMD Music), Carl Falk, Rami Yacoub and Wyclef Jean and recorded at PRMD Studios in Stockholm. “Dar um Jeito (We Will Find A Way)” will be performed at the 2014 FIFA World CupTM Closing Ceremony on July 13 at the legendary Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. More information to be announced soon about the official 2014 FIFA World CupTM Album.
Earlier this year, FIFA and Sony Music Entertainment announced that “We Are One (Ole Ola),” by global superstar Pitbull, featuring global superstar Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian artist Claudia Leitte, was selected as the Official Song of the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cupâ„¢ in Brazil. The song will be performed by Pitbull, together with Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte, at the FIFA World Cupâ„¢ Opening Ceremony on June 12 at the Arena de Sao Paulo.
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY SIOUX CITY KID
SIOUX CITY KID has returned with stellar new single, “Heartbreak Shakedown,” which has just premiered on The Bay Bridged. The track was recorded at Jack White’s Third Man Record Booth, and is out just in time for their April residency at Amnesia in San Francisco. Griffith’s growling vocals are laced with vibrant pianos, harmonious melodies, and intricate guitar riffs. With heavy doses of American and Delta Blues, Griffin unleashes his trademark growl alongside his intense lyrics throughout the song.
http://thebaybridged.com/2014/03/27/premiere-sioux-city-kid-heartbreak-shakedown
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY HUGH BOB & THE HUSTLE
“It’s the kind of place where the silence is deafening and the stars are so bright you can feel nothing but humbled,” says Masterson. Now, his band Hugh Bob and The Hustle and their masterful self-titled debut album are bringing to life this slice of classic Americana with ruggedly poetic lyrics and sweetly winsome roots rock.
Now available to watch and share courtesy of CMT Edge, the band’s new video for “Blame Me” showcases a rowdy performance of the track with the band surrounded by fans. Read about the making of the video and watch it HERE.
http://www.cmtedge.com/2014/03/27/hugh-bob-the-hustle-go-honky-tonkin-in-blame-me/
WIRE: MATTHEW AND THE ATLAS’ “TO THE NORTH” PREMIERES AT PASTE
“To the North,” the latest track off Other Rivers, the new album from critically acclaimed U.K. artist Matthew and the Atlas, is streaming now at Paste: http://bit.ly/1gJC7au. The remaining songs on the record will be unveiled each week leading up to release. Other Rivers, due April 15 on Communion Records, is the first full-length record from Matthew and the Atlas who The Independent describes as “absolutely spellbinding.”
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2014/03/video-premiere-matthew-and-the-atlas—to-the-nort.html
NEW SINGLE BY PLANET ASIA
Planet Asia lets loose his new song, “The Barbarian” produced by DirtyDiggs, in preparation for his next project, EGYPTIAN MERCHANDISE, coming soon for free.99. “The Barbarian” will not be seen on the Egyptian Merchandise, so make sure to cop this rare tune.
https://soundcloud.com/dirtydiggs/planet-asia-the-barbarian
WIRE: TORI AMOS’ NEW SINGLE “TROUBLE’S LAMENT”
Tori Amos has revealed “Trouble’s Lament,” the first single from her forthcoming new studio album, Unrepentant Geraldines. Set for release in the U.S. on May 13th on Mercury Classics/Universal Music Classics, Unrepentant Geraldines is pop/rock in both content and feel, and one step further in the evolution of one of the most successful and influential artists of her generation.
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/tori-amos-returns-heres-her-new-track-troubles-lament
ACM AWARDS ANNOUNCE: THE BAND PERRY TO OPEN THE SHOW WITH EXPLOSIVE PERFORMANCE
The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions announced the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will open with an explosive performance by The Band Perry, and feature a slate of special performances by artists including Luke Bryan, Hunter Hayes, Miranda Lambert, George Strait, and Florida Georgia Line on the LIVE broadcast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
Visit www.ACMcountry.com, www.ACMAwards.com, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter at @ACMawards for more immediate updates.
CHIODOS STREAMS APRIL 1 RELEASE ‘DEVIL’
Chiodos and drk/lght records / Razor & Tie have posted a complete album stream of the band’s April 1 release DEVIL. Each song on the album has a companion video, now live presented in the album sequence on www.chiodos.net.
To preview the music and imagery, simply click here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-BRKEN40A6FMtuQL9ZlL4n_XqIJhYFNF
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY XU XU FANG
Xu Xu Fang are a dark-and-brooding, slow-and-rolling musical experience like something you’d hear at a Laserium show or listen to on big headphones in the back of a conversion van. A quintet comprised of drummer/songwriter/producer Bobby Tamkin (previously in The Warlocks), guitarist Devin Johnson, keyboardist Lisa Fendelander, bassist Kyle Hines, lead vocalist Sinosa Micik and recently added Derek Muro on synthesizers, Xu Xu Fang has previously shared the stage with Warpaint, A Place To Bury Strangers, Duke Spirit and more.
LIARS VIDEO “MESS”
LIARS (Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and Julian Gross) kicked off the release of their seventh studio album, Mess THIS WEEK with a new video for you to check out HERE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N090IONunpo
SLEEPYHEAD POST NEW SINGLE “LIBERATION THEOLOGY”
Sleepyhead was formed in a basement room at NYU’s Brittany Dorm in the fall of 1989 by drummer/vocalist Rachael McNally, bassist Mike Galinsky and guitarist/vocalist Chris O’Rourke.
They releases their first 7″ single, the Kramer produced “Play,” in 1991 on Picture Book Artifact. Four full-length albums followed, on three different independent record labels. Punk Rock City USA was released by Slumberland Records in 1993, followed by Starduster (Homestead 1994), Communist Love Songs (Homestead 1996), and The Brighter Shore (Sealed Fate 1999).
https://soundcloud.com/carrottoprecords/liberation-theology
WIRE: GHETTO GHOULS HEAR “SIMPLE C”
Austin’s Ghetto Ghouls have played in bands together since they were fourteen years old. Inside the cinder blocks of legendary venue and bar Beerland, Ghetto Ghouls have grown into one of the best punk bands in town. In an over saturated landscape of 70’s worshipping garage bands, a stripped down Texas punk band like this is most definitely needed. Look out for Ghetto Ghouls on tour this April to May.
http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/ghetto-ghouls-simple-c
WIRE: NEW ALBUM & SINGLE FROM GLEN DAVID ANDREW
Louisiana Red Hot Records will release Redemption April 29th. It features Andrews’s core band and a few chosen friends who’ve played a part in his spiritual recovery. Ivan Neville lays down gritty grooves on a humming Hammond organ and a badass clavinet, the history of modern funk percolating in his fingertips. Jamison Ross, winner of the prestigious 2012 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz competition, brings his own brand of bonhomie, singing, arranging and playing various instruments. Guitar god Anders Osborne contributes two searing solos. The album also features a surprise — a sample of the radiant voice of the Queen Mother of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson — on a rousing version of her joyous hymn, “Didn’t It Rain.”
Andrews just returned to New Orleans from an East Coast tour – he arrived to find Dee Dee Bridgewater ensconced in Esplanade Studios cutting his song “Knock Wit Me” for her new big band CD, produced by Irvin Mayfield and featuring Dr. John on the track with Andrews.
Song Premiere for “NY to to Nola” – New Orleans Times Picayune
http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2014/03/song_premiere_listen_to_glen_d.html
JANELLE MONÃE LIVE ON AMERICAN IDOL
JANELLE MONÃE brought RIO to American Idol last night, with a performance of “What Is Love,” her new song featured on the Rio 2 soundtrack. Check out her colorful & dynamic performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnLd93RUBwQ
Rio 2 In Theaters April 11th
WIRE: WOOL “STARS” PREMIERES ON IMPOSE
Haunted memories and crushed relationships play a significant role in the body of work from Raleigh, NC act WOOL. “It felt like this huge empty void I had been feeling was finally being filled, which is what led me to keep writing songs for the project, and eventually record,” shares lead singer and songwriter Troy Hancock. He began the project in 2012 after two years of creative inactivity and his initial songs were an ode to the many dazed, anxious feelings from past experiences.
http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/wool-stars
WIRE: NOISEY PRESENTS THE U.S. PREMIERE OF BLACK LIPS’ VIDEO FOR “NIGHTMARE FIELD”
Noisey today presents the U.S. premiere of Black Lips’ video for “Nightmare Field,” a bonus track from the band’s just-released LP Underneath the Rainbow. The track is only available physically on 500 rare flexidiscs worldwide, part of a promotion that the Lips ran with April 77.
For those of you with irrational record phobias or who prefer your music strictly digi, Noisey is proud to bring you the video for the first time domestically. Kindly note: this is not recommended for those afraid of pomade, coordinated dances, motorcycles, or other cool shit.
Watch the video on Noisey: http://noisey.vice.com/blog/black-lips-nightmare-field-video
CLEVELAND’S A. GULLY NEW VIDEO + MIXTAPE
“Came Up” tells Gully’s story perfectly; growing up as the only white kid in a predominantly black neighborhood, having a doper for a father, often being the only one who believed in his musical ability and striving for it anyway and now, celebrating each day of reaping the rewards of that belief in himself. Don’t think for one moment though that “Came Up” is five minutes of ‘woe is me.’ On the contrary, Gully, like most kids growing up in difficult circumstances, was blessed with some tight-knit friendships along the way and the ability to emerge triumphant at the end of it all has enabled him to genuinely revel in each chapter of his journey.
“Reality Music Vol. 2” on Livemixtapes: http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/26998/a-gully-reality-music-2.html
“Came Up” on YouTube: http://youtu.be/_DGYUQw0l0o
WIRE: JESUS ON THE MAINLINE PREMIERES NEW SINGLE “WAR” ON CRAVE
Soulful rockers Jesus on the Mainline just premiered their new single “War” on Crave! Click HERE to listen. This fifteen-piece jam band blends blues, jazz and funk for a larger-than-life, soul-stomping sound reminiscent of rock greats like The Black Crowes and Joe Cocker. The NYC-based musical collective is famous for their improvisational live shows. Front man Andrew Neesly has played at famous venues like Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Apollo Theatre and The Jazz Standard.
http://www.craveonline.com/music/articles/666449-exclusive-premiere-jesus-on-the-mainline-go-war
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM VIDEO “ENOUGH”
“The School System is a conglomerate of highly specialized emcees who hold the torch to carry on the original canons of Hip Hop. The “Mystery School” album showcase the emcees who contributed to the School System’s debut release, L.B. Select, #Rapgod, Izrell & Shark Sinatra.
L.B. Select has been rhyming on the bay area underground scene for some time now. He is one of Oakland’s best kept secret. His unique rhyme style and slick delivery places L.B. in a league of his own.
Video Link; The School System “Enough”; http://youtu.be/QU-diwwBKfE
Pre-order/preview link; https://casual1.bandcamp.com/album/mystery-school-3
THE 1975 REMIX “SETTLE DOWN”
In anticipation of their headlining US tour that kicks off at Coachella, The 1975 just released a new remix today for the track “Settle Down” off their debut self-titled album. The track was reworked by Irish producer EMBRZ who delivers a chill groove with driving synth notes and bass lines. Check it out here: https://soundcloud.com/the1975/settle-down-embrz
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY MARCHING BAND
“Die In My Arms” is off of Marching Band’s newest album, So Much Imagine, out now. So Much Imagine marks a return to the band’s DIY roots while maintaining their trademark sound of intricate melodies and complex arrangements with an effortless, undeniable pop feeling. The 21-track, self-produced project from Linköping’s Jacob Lind and Erik Sunbring has a lighter and rawer approach than their previous releases, showcasing their maturity since their wildly popular 2008 debut Spark Large produced by Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, Yo La Tengo).
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “DIE IN MY ARMS”:
http://diffuser.fm/marching-band-die-in-my-arms-video
WIRE: JIHAE POSTS “ILLUSION OF YOU”
South Korean born, New York by way of Nigeria, Sweden, and UK, the multi-talented Jihae has been pouring her soul into on her upcoming release, Illusion of You (Fall, 2014). Building on the experimental textures that have been the bedrock of her prior three records, Illusion of You is a groundbreaking offering with poignant and melodic hooks and fast-moving numbers that propel the album forward.
The new album features a co-write between Jihae, Leonard Cohen, and Dave Stewart (also the executive producer) on an epic orgasm-themed song called “It Just Feels.” LA band Nightmare and the Cat are also guest artists featured on the album.
http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/03/song-premiere-jihae-illusion
CHRIS THOMPSON NEW ALBUM PREVUEW VIDEO
Esoteric Antenna is pleased to announce the release of the new album by CHRIS THOMPSON. Known for his work as the vocalist and guitarist on many hits with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, including “Blinded By The Light”, “For You” and “The Mighty Quinn”, as well as featured on the classic Jeff Wayne concept album ‘War of the Worlds’, Chris is also a noted songwriter (penning among other songs the smash hit “You’re the Voice” for John Farnham). His new studio album, ‘Toys & Dishes’, is his first in over ten years and draws on all the musical elements that make Chris’s songs and voice so instantly recognizable.
Chris Thompson ‘Toys & Dishes’ album preview video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SblkQO2L2kU
VIVA LA BURNS VIDEO “HEY SEXY LADY”
The premiere music video from Brooklyn reggae fusion artist VIVA La Burns off his debut album ‘Sins Of A Gallis’. VIVA teams up with international music producer SaiRandom to create a unique melody with the blend of dancehall and balie funk.
WIRE: CHRISTOPHER ELLIS UNVEILS HIS NEW VIDEO “LEFT UNSAID”
Christopher Ellis, the youngest son of the late legendary Jamaican vocalist and rocksteady pioneer Alton Ellis, reveals his brand new video “Left Unsaid,” directed by Mykal “Kush Asher” Cushnie and filmed in Jamaica. The “gorgeously sung” tune, according to The FADER, is off the London-based singer’s debut EP Better Than Love on the Marley-owned label Ghetto Youths International.
Check out his UK video premiere on Flavour Mag:
http://www.flavourmag.co.uk/video-christopher-ellis-left-unsaid
LIL BIBBY PRESENTS THE VIDEO FOR HIT SINGLE “WATER”
In the current rap landscape, few make it their mission to be a raconteur of sorts for their surroundings. While localized music scenes cater to the same area code, Lil Bibby aims to make his message universal. “I want to paint the real picture of Chicago,” he expresses. “A lot of people go off what they see on TV or hear in rap, and I don’t think some rappers really tell that story fluently. I want to be the one to tell it like it is.” He pauses. “I guess I’ve got a lot of work to do.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHOJjWGSssQ
AVICII UPDATE ON HEALTH ISSUES
“I’m really sorry but as some of you have already heard, I will not be playing Ultra Festival this weekend.
My fans know that I have had issues in the past with my stomach and pancreatitis…I woke up on Wednesday morning with serious pain but I flew to Miami anyway, hoping that it would go away. The pain was still there when I landed so I went straight to hospital. I was treated and left later that night.
Unfortunately, the pain came back yesterday afternoon and I returned to the hospital where they admitted me to stay overnight.
My doctors have decided to operate and remove my gall bladder tomorrow morning.
It’s a routine procedure and all going well, I expect to be fully recovered and back on my feet in time for my US True Tour.
Thanks for your concern everyone, it means a lot to me!”
– From Avicii
https://www.facebook.com/avicii
THE FLAMING LIPS RELEASE FLAMING SIDE OF THE MOON
THE FLAMING LIPS continue to explore the rich world of PINK FLOYD with their new digital release, FLAMING SIDE OF THE MOON.
Designed as an immersive companion piece to the original 1973 album, DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, listeners are encouraged to listen to the new LIPS album while listening to DARK SIDE at the same time. FLAMING SIDE OF THE MOON was also carefully crafted to sync up perfectly with the 1939 film, THE WIZARD OF OZ. For ideal listening conditions, fans are encouraged to seek out the original Alan Parsons’ engineered quadraphonic LP mix of DARK SIDE, but it will work with the album on any format. Available now through all participating digital outlets.
BMI TO HONOR STEVIE NICKS MAY 13
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the global leader in music rights management, will bestow the BMI Icon Award to Stevie Nicks at its 62nd Annual BMI Pop Awards, slated for Tuesday, May 13, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The invitation-only ceremony will also recognize the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s most-performed pop songs in the United States. The BMI Pop Song, Songwriter and Publisher of the Year will be named during the ceremony. The evening will also include an all-star musical tribute to Nicks.
BMI Icons are selected because of their unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers. As a BMI Icon, Stevie Nicks will join elite ranks that include Paul Simon, Carole King, David Foster, John Fogerty, Kris Kristofferson, the Jacksons, Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Bee Gees, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Brian Wilson, Carlos Santana, Dolly Parton, and others.
http://www.bmi.com
