WIZ KHALIFA UNVEILS HIS FIRST-EVER INTERACTIVE VIDEO
Rostrum/Atlantic recording artist Wiz Khalifa has released the world premiere of his groundbreaking new video, “Stayin Out All Night.” The clip – which marks the latest single/video from Wiz’ chart-topping new album, “BLACC HOLLYWOOD” – debuted this morning exclusively via:
http://www.stayinoutallnight.com
STEVE RYAN ‘LIFE DESTINY’ AUDIO BOOK VIDEO
Steve Ryan just keeps on pumping it out. Never know what to expect from him. Check out his Spoken Word Video Clip from his Audio Book, Life Destiny. Hats off to Steve Ryan!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kma06GJdKJY
LONDON GRAMMAR POSTPONE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
“Due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts, it is with great regret that we have had to postpone our tour dates in November. We apologize to all of our fans for any inconvenience caused and look forward to seeing you in January and February 2015 for what we hope will be a very special tour.” – Dan, Dot and Hannah / London Grammar
http://www.londongrammar.com/home/us/
NAMM METAL JAM 2015
Von Badsville & Neil Turbin (ex-Anthrax, Onslaught, DeathRiders) Presents NAMM Metal Jam 2015, which will benefit charities: Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund and Dick Wagner’s Rockers for St. Jude. This is the 8th annual event, started back in 2008 as “Neil and Michael’s Metal Jam.” NAMM Metal Jam 2015 will be held at Starting Gate Saloon, 5052 Katella Ave. Los Alamitos, CA which is just 7 miles, right down the street, from Anaheim Convention Center. Sponsors and Very Special Guest Artists to be announced closer to the event, taking place on Wednesday, January 21, 2015.
NAMM Metal Jam 2015 will feature an outstanding roster of 40+ NAMM Metal All Stars performing classic by Monsters Of Metal. Michael Angelo Batio, DeathRiders, Ghost Of War are confirmed, and others tba.
https://www.facebook.com/nammmetaljam
STREAM DILLON FRANCIS’ DEBUT ALBUM
DJ/Producer/Artist Dillon Francis’ debut album, Money Sucks, Friends Rule, is now available for streaming on MTV.com a week before its official release. Listen to the album, due out on October 27 via Columbia / Mad Decent, HERE.
http://www.mtv.com/artists/dillon-francis/
NPR PREMIERES EXCLUSIVE TRACKS FROM DUNCAN SHEIK’S FORTHCOMING NEW ALBUM
Grammy and Tony award-winning musician Duncan Sheik, in partnership with NPR Music’s “On The Record,” exclusively premieres two tracks from him forthcoming album, Legerdemain. The two tracks, “Circling” and “Photograph,” are available now for free download at duncansheik.com. “The songs from the new album, Legerdemain, feel full-circle; intimate and contemplative,” says NPR, “Telling complicated little stories via spare lyrics and subtle studio wizardry, these songs beautifully balance Sheik’s pop know-how and his theatrical impulses.”
http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2014/10/16/356464328/hear-two-songs-from-duncan-sheiks-next-album
BRITAIN’S WOLF GANG CURRENT SINGLE “LAY YOUR LOVE DOWN”
Music video by Wolf Gang performing Lay Your Love Down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_QXxdvinBo
CHRISTIAN LOPEZ BAND WORLD PREMIERES VIDEO FOR “WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN”
Americana-rock group Christian Lopez Band is world premiering their video for “Will I See You Again” exclusively on CMT platforms. Starting on Tuesday, October 21st, fans can view the video on air on CMT Pure, as well as on CMT.com and via the CMT Artists mobile app. Having one foot planted in the folksy, fiery twang of modern-day Americana and the other inching toward the rootsy rock & roll of early Sun Records, the West Virginia-based band just released their debut EP, Pilot, on October 14th via Blaster Records. The EP was produced by Dave Cobb (the man behind critically-acclaimed Americana albums like Jason Isbell’s Southeastern and Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music).
http://www.cmt.com/artists/christian-lopez-band/
NEW ORLEANS SUSPECTS IN MA NOVEMBER 14
New Orleans Suspects formed in summer of 2011 and is comprised of some of the best, most highly respected players in New Orleans including: Reggie Scanlan on bass (The Radiators, Professor Longhair Band); “Mean” Willie Green on drums (Neville Bros.); Jeff Watkins on saxophone (James Brown Band, Joss Stone Band); Jake Eckert on guitar/vocals (Dirty Dozen Brass Band); and CR Gruver on keyboards and vocals (Polytoxic, Outformation).
New Orleans Suspects is touring behind the release of their new CD, Ouroboros. The band will perform at the Belleville Congregational Church as part of the Belleville Roots Music Concert Series on Friday, November 14th at 8:00 P.M. Tickets are $30.00 in advance and $35.00 day of show. The church is at 300 High St, Newburyport, MA.
http://bellevillechurch.org/roots.php
BROKEN WATER VIDEO ON NPR
Olympia noise-rock band Broken Water has shared a video for brand new track “Love And Poverty,” which will be on their next LP, to be released in 2015 (details TBA.) With cameos from a handful of punk artists including the drummer of Hysterics, the lead singers of Vex and Gag, and Priests’ Katie Alice Greer — you can watch the video where it premiered with NPR
http://www.npr.org/event/music/356948843/broken-water-love-and-poverty?autoplay=true
SIN “SAY SOMETHING”
After 2013’s “7 Deadly [EP]”, SIN teams up with Numonics once again for the brand new single “Say Something”.
MEDICINE NEW ALBUM STREAM
Next week, Medicine will release their second album Home Everywhere since reuniting last year. In anticipation of its release, they are streaming it in its entirety via NPR’s First Listen this week.
http://www.npr.org/2014/10/19/356126325/first-listen-medicine-home-everywhere
NEW SINGLE BY THE CRINN
Minnesota’s extreme metal experimentalists, THE CRINN, have returned with a face melting new track entitled Silent Betrayer!! Little has been heard from the band since the release of their debut full length album, Dreaming Saturn, via Nuclear Blast Records back in 2010. Aside from a few one off live performances and few and far between social media updates, THE CRINN have been excessively quiet over the last few years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvPpsmIBg_U
JOEYG. RELEASES “HII ( ALL THE TIME)”
JOEYG. of THE HUMANAUTS just released a new track, “Hii (All The Time)” via his SoundCloud. Take a listen/download here.
Coming off his hugely successful single, “Zooted”, JOEYG. opens yet another door to his untold story. “Hii (All The Time)” is a cautionary tale of sorrow, loss, and vindication featuring raw, honest lyrical sentiment. Stay tuned for the video to drop very soon!
https://soundcloud.com/theejoeyg/hii-all-the-time-prod-by-247
STARGROVES VIDEO “HATS IN THE AIR”
Like many of Stargroves’ songs, “Hats in the Air” explores several different moods over the course of its seven minutes. From brooding string sections to cheerful pop hooks to a quiet, acoustic ending, the song remains engaging while covering a lot of ground. Though its chorus features ostensibly optimistic lines like “Say hello to the sun for me” and “It’s a beautiful day to throw your hats in the air / And say the words that fall out of nowhere,” the track deals with some more serious subject material, hinting at topics like aging, cynicism, and unfulfilled dreams.
OIL BOOM ALBUM STREAM
With their latest color-coded debut release, Red Metal, Oil Boom builds on their predilection for experimentation and genre bending playfulness. From the hook-heavy indie pulse of “The Sneak Tip” and “Röckenröül” to psych-blues barnburners like “Scumsucker” and “Slow Going Down”, there are no shortage of left turns and unexpected thrills on the group’s first full-length offering. “I feel like with this record, we really made an effort to throw some folks for a loop — most of all ourselves,” explains drummer Connors. “We’ve never really been interested in being known as any one type of band.”
http://www.popmatters.com/post/187178-oil-boom-red-metal-album-stream-premiere/
ØLIVVER SINGLE “FREAK”
“‘Freak’ is downright irresistible with its shimmering synths and melodies that will get stuck in your head for days, and paired with his wind-swept, gorgeous vocals gives you a track that sounds like it’s best fit to soundtrack a John Hughes film.” – THE 405
COCOONMOVEMENTS POST “DARK”
New York City music imprint cocoonmovements presents “Dark,” the first leak off the “Caterpillar Steps” compilation album (slated to drop in 2015). The single features the Cocoon’s caterpillars Syntax, Liggy (L.I.F.E. Long) and Elohemstar on the vocals, along with French producer Fatra Beats on the boards.
HIPHOPDX DEBUTS THATANIUM’S NEW SONG “LAS VEGAS (REMIX)”
Today, HipHopDX.com premieres “Las Vegas (remix),” a free song download from powerhouse Thai-American hip-hop group Thaitanium that also features Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle and Korean-American artist Jay Park. “Las Vegas (remix)” is part of a 6-song mini-mixtape titled Air Asia available for download now at Thaitanium.net.
LAPD NEW VIDEO
Under the moniker Los Angeles Police Department, Ryan Pollie makes the kind of homespun bedroom pop that excels in its quiet intimacy, while retaining its emotional weight under sparse instrumentation and soft delivery. On his 11-track self-titled debut album, Pollie wrote and recorded each song in a day, allowing for small imperfections and spurts of urgency found throughout the record. It’s a creative process Pollie has now become accustomed to: “This project really changed an important misconception for me. It was that music that I was making, which wasn’t recorded in a studio with a band, was illegitimate or not real for some reason.”
NICHOLAS STEVENSON VIDEO “HERE I LAND”
Today Nicholas Stevenson has announced the release of his debut EP ‘Here I Land’ [out 11/3 on The Shipping Forecast]. This EP is the first release in some years for this half-American-North-Londoner. The title track serves as a sort of theme song, the opening credits to this season of his personal universe, and an appropriate introduction to his full length album, Archipelago, appearing early next year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as7luL34eSw
VENSON VIDEO “HERE I LAND”
Today Nicholas Stevenson has announced the release of his debut EP ‘Here I Land’ [out 11/3 on The Shipping Forecast]. This EP is the first release in some years for this half-American-North-Londoner. The title track serves as a sort of theme song, the opening credits to this season of his personal universe, and an appropriate introduction to his full length album, Archipelago, appearing early next year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as7luL34eSw
OWSLA ANNOUNCES NEWEST SIGNEE CARMADA + “MAYBE”
Omni-present LA-based label OWSLA has picked up their newest signees Carmada fresh out of Sydney. Members Yahtzel and LDRU have been playing individual sets over the past year with a chokehold on Australia’s dance music scene, but after a back to back set at Splendour in the Grass to a crowd of 10,000 they made the bromance official and joined together as Carmada. The two look like they were born out of the surfer psych-rock era of the 60’s and are continuing to ride the wave of future bass forward, keep an eye out for their forthcoming EP coming soon.
KWAMIE LIV NEW SINGLE
Check out this new, stunning track from Kwamie Liv “Just A Gigolo/Sky’s the Limit.” BABY DUKA mixed Kwamie, Louis Armstrong and Biggie Smalls and the result is chilling. Stay tuned for a new EP from Kwamie coming this winter and share if you like.
NEW VIDEO BY THE BOTS
This morning Wired premiered the music video for “All I Really Want”, the first single off The Bots’s debut full length album, Pink Palms. The clip imagines the song’s lyrics as a Buzzfeed listicle.
“The internettiest video that ever internetted” – Wired
http://www.wired.com/2014/10/bots-music-video/
THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS “TREE HOUSE”
This November The Martinez Brothers will launch their record label, Cuttin’ Headz, with their own three track original EP Tree Town. House and techno-focused, Cuttin’ Headz will feature releases in digital and vinyl formats, and showcase local, underground music from Chris and Steve’s hometown, New York City.
Tree Town will drop as a limited edition vinyl, with each individual vinyl accompanied by a hand-screenprinted cover featuring original artwork from The Martinez Brothers.
https://soundcloud.com/cuttinheadzmusic/ch002-the-martinez-brothers-tree-house-preview
GWEN STEFANI “BABY DON’T LIE” VIDEO PREMIERES ON VEVO
And here it is!
“I WILL BE THERE (JMC PHANTOGRAM REMIX)” FROM ODESSA
After receiving early attention from the likes of New York Times Style Magazine, Nylon, Paste, and KCRW, Odessa has released the official remix of “I Will Be There” by Josh Carter from Phantogram. Josh transforms the track from dreamy to bass dropping. Her buzzed about single “I Will Be There” has been seen on popular syncs with Subaru, FOX’s new comedy-drama Red Band Society, and this year’s premiere of Grey’s Anatomy.
BLACK CLOUDS PREMIERE NEW SONG “AND THEN I DOVE” VIA NPR MUSIC
Collect Records, the independent label founded by Geoff Rickly (Thursday/No Devotion/United Nations), and Washington DC’s Black Clouds have released another song from the band’s forthcoming full-length album titled Dreamcation. Premiering over at NPR Music, “And Then I Dove” is another showcase of the band’s mammoth soundscapes and can be streamed HERE.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2014/10/21/357618500/vikings-choice-black-clouds-and-then-i-dove
CHRIS BROWN, JODECI, JEREMIH AND MORE CONFIRMED TO TAKE THE STAGE DURING SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014
CENTRIC today announced a lineup of hit-making performers and presenters for SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014. Leading the charge for his first SOUL TRAIN AWARDS performance is the multi-talented GRAMMY Award winner, Chris Brown, who leads the show with seven nominations. In addition, the reunion we’ve all been waiting for is going down as the platinum selling group Jodeci is scheduled to sing a medley of hits before ending with a sneak peek of their new single, “Nobody Wins.” Chart-topping international fan favorites Aloe Blacc and Nico & Vinz will keep the audience entertained with upbeat performances of their catchy sing-a-long hits. Jeremih, Lisa Stansfield, Kem and Liv Warfield round out the list of rhythm and soul singers set to captivate viewers during this year’s show. Presenters Trey Songz, Boris Kodjoe, Laila Ali and Wolf Blitzer will join host Wendy Williams on stage at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on November 7, 2014. The show airs on CENTRIC and BET Networks on November 30, 2014 at 8PM ET/PT.
http://www.bet.com/shows/soul-train-awards.html
GHOST LOFT PREMIERES NEW SINGLE “BE EASY”
Ghost Loft, the visionary, electronic artist who has made quite the name for himself, is gearing up for the release of his much-anticipated debut EP.
Ghost Loft is the moniker for Los Angeles-based musician, Danny Choi, who has an undeniable talent for making mesmerizing soundscapes that resonate with both loyal fans and industry veterans. “Be Easy” the first single from his upcoming EP will be available on iTunes, YouTube and SoundCloud on October 21.
http://www.thefader.com/2014/10/21/ghost-loft-be-easy
TOM FLYNN “SHE’S NICE”
Tom Flynn joins the Poker Flat posse for the first time with “She’s Nice”: sultry, quirky and bound to be a dancefloor favorite, with twisted, distorted vocals that makes it perfect for the latest of nights and most intriguing of sets.
https://soundcloud.com/tomflynnmusic/tom-flynn-shes-nice-poker-flat-1
HOOK N SLING RELEASES FREE DOWNLOAD OF “TOKYO BY NIGHT”
After the release of his remix of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Ultraviolence,’ which has garnered over a million combined streams on Soundcloud and YouTube, and earned a trippy video from visual artist Ego, the Australian DJ/producer has released a free download of his single ‘Tokyo By Night’ on his Soundcloud.
https://soundcloud.com/hooknsling/tokyo-by-night
SOFT SWELLS PREMIERES VIDEO FOR “FLOODLIGHTS”
Today, Soft Swells shares the video for their first single, “Floodlights” via Flavorwire. Directed by George Sloan, who got the idea for the video from his feelings of needing to run every time he listened to the song. “Maybe it’s because the music and lyrics start on the first beat of the song. Maybe it’s because of the locomotive percussion, driving the music forward like a freight train. Or maybe it’s because the song is about a new, bursting love. I’m really not sure. I just know that it makes me want to run,” George tells Flavorwire.
DPG PRESENTS SCOE
Today, DPG rapper Scoe is proud to announce that his new album Tha Influence will be released November 11th via West Coast independent label Kalifornia Dreamin. Scoe teamed up with R&B crooners Kobe and K-Young to create the first single “She Don’t Love You.” Take a listen to the radio-ready jam below.
https://soundcloud.com/scoe-tha-influence/04-she-dont-love-you
CELESTIAL SHORE SHARE “ANIMAL RATIO” TRACK
Hot off the heels of a national tour with fellow Brooklyn art-pop connoisseurs Ava Luna, Celestial Shore are thrilled to announce another headlining tour in support of their forthcoming LP Enter Ghost. They’re also taking this opportunity to share their new track “Animal Ratio” over at Brooklyn Vegan.
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2014/10/celestial_shore_2.html#more
HERO FOR TODAY NEW VIDEO
Hero For Today is a high-energy Pop/Rock band from Orange County, California that epitomizes the Southern California lifestyle. They’ve written and recorded some incredibly catchy songs with inspirational lyrics that kids today really relate to – but what really sets this band apart from all others are the melodic, powerful, complex guitar harmonies and solos.
AUGUST YORK RELEASES NEW SINGLE “ALRIGHT ALREADY”
Check out folk pop duo August York for their latest single “Alright Already” off their new album, Swimming Upstream, out now! The band reached the #1 download on NoiseTrade, placed Top 40 in singer/songwriter on iTunes and have been featured on Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, MTV Canada and more! On Tap Magazine says, “Indie folk-pop duo, August York, seems to be just what music needs; stripped-down-to-the-bare-essentials instrumentals and candid, emotionally-driven voices.”
https://soundcloud.com/august-york/02-alright-already
WATCH PITBULL’S VIDEO FOR “CELEBRATE (FROM THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR)”
The video for “Celebrate (from Penguins of Madagascar)” was directed by David Rousseau and the song will be featured in the “Penguins of Madagascar,” an upcoming computer-animated adventure comedy film directed and produced by Dreamworks Animation, and distributed by 20th Century Fox this holiday season, in theaters November 26th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqLs0CBNoSA
JERRY LEE LEWIS’ “ROCK & ROLL TIME” EXCLUSIVE ALBUM PREVIEW
Jerry Lee Lewis’ new album Rock & Roll Time will be released on October 27th but today you can hear the full album exclusively via the Wall Street Journal accompanied by an excerpt of Lewis’ Q&A with writer Marc Myers.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/jerry-lee-lewis-the-enduring-rebel-of-rocknroll-1413908005
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE COVERS FLEETWOOD MAC “DREAMS”
Following the success of his critically-acclaimed-fifth-studio-album, Single Mothers, Justin Townes Earle is pleased to announce the release of the companion album, Absent Fathers. Comprised of 10 tracks, Absent Fathers was recorded alongside Single Mothers as a double album, but as Justin began to sequence it, he felt each half needed to make its own statement and they took on their own identities. Absent Fathers will be released January 13, 2015.
https://soundcloud.com/justintownesearle/dreams-fleetwood-mac-cover-live-on-fbi-radio
SHEPPARD ON THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW
Most recently, “Geronimo” was featured in a lip-dub proposal for NBC’s new show Marry Me, which immediately went viral amassing nearly 4 Million views in a week! “Geronimo” now has over 20 MILLION streams on Spotify! What’s more, BILLBOARD Magazine recently declared them one of “Tomorrow’s Hits.”
http://www.ellentv.com/videos/0_spw33jm6
WATCH KODACROME’S VIDEO FOR “BUGGY BUMPER”
“Since the song is about how absurd something can seem from an outsider’s perspective, I was attracted to this idea of the liquids being played sideways or upside-down,” says Elissa from Kodacrome. “It gave them this kind of familiar yet unworldly look. From a lyrical perspective ‘Buggy Bumper’ asks listeners how far they will go and what they will endure to stick to their guns, and I think all of the almost uncomfortable and sticky moments in this video test this idea of a personal threshold,” – Elissa LeCoque
http://www.earmilk.com/2014/10/21/waters-run-deep-in-kodacromes-new-video-for-buggy-bumper-premiere/
ANNE MCCUE SIXTH SOLO OUTING HITS THE SWEET SPOT
Blue Sky Thinkin’ is the album Anne McCue has been waiting her whole life to make, even though she didn’t realize it. She initially planned to make a bluesy, swampy album as the follow-up to 2010’s guitar-focused CD Broken Promise Land. However, after she wrote the jaunty, jazzy tune “Blue Sky Thinkin’,” it reawakened her love for swing era music. So, as she explains it, instead of doing another album with Neil Young or the early Rolling Stones as musical guideposts, McCue did one where Hoagy Carmichael, Billy Holliday, and George Gershwin served as her hallmarks.
McCue’s affection for this pre-rock music is evident in the disc’s gorgeously crafted songs; they sound so authentically vintage that you’ll be checking the credits to see what Tin Pan Alley tunesmith wrote them. “Things You Left Out in the Rain,” with its woozy horns punctuating McCue’s chanteuse-like purr, and “It Wasn’t Even Fun While It Lasted,” a lighthearted romp about heartbreak, suggest long lost gems that might have appeared in a ’30s musical. “Save a Life” evokes Peggy Lee’s smoky aura, while McCue professes that the acoustic blues “Cowgirl Blues” offers a nod to another of her favorite singers, Memphis Minnie.
http://www.annemccue.com/Home.html
CITY OF GLASS “TITAN”
City of Glass are award winning cycle fashion photographer/blogger David Phu and accomplished film composer Michael Champion. The electro indie/pop rock duo developed in Berlin. “Titan” is the third single from their forthcoming Monogyny EP out November 17th. Here’s a short description of the track from the band.
https://soundcloud.com/cityofglass/titan/
TAYLOR SWIFT + MEGHAN TRAINOR = “ALL ABOUT THAT SHAKE”
Mikey Wax has built a promising career for himself as a truly engaging artist who writes catchy original music. These unique songs have been featured on major TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance, Pretty Little Liars, the NBC Olympics, Dance Moms and many more. One of his original holiday songs will also be featured in the upcoming ABC Family Switched At Birth holiday special.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf937pI6ONg
FUJAKO “PREACHER’S ECHO”
The international duo of Fujako returns to Angstrom Records with Soul Buzz, a short but intense six-track salvo of earth shaking, gritty electronic music featuring DC’s Black Saturn. It is released on 10″ and digital on August 26th.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VIvE5JxHls
MANA ISLAND “STARE”
Mana Island is a project which is constantly evolving, seeking inspiration amongst completely differing musical styles and the exotic islands, to try and create its own personal sound.
The band is already gaining a fanatical young following due to a successful series of live shows and the dubious term “Indie R&B” has already been stamped on the band by various fashion magazines and national trendy blogs, which only goes part of the way to describing their bright modern, stylish , tropical pop.
https://soundcloud.com/mana-island/stare-radio-edit
THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES TO RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM
London-based Acid Jazz innovators and expert purveyors of funky grooves and incredibly soulful harmonies, The Brand New Heavies are releasing their new studio album Sweet Freaks on November 24, 2014 [MSRP $13.98].
The eleven tracks featured on the quartet’s tenth studio album Sweet Freaks is full of the band’s signature irresistible grooves, well thought-out melodies and as much lively energy and enthusiasm as on any of their highly successful early outings. The band’s electrifying new vocalist, Jersey born Dawn Joseph originally debuted on 2013’s Forward (sharing vocal duties with the band’s then lead singer N’Dea Davenport). Now as lead vocalist, Joseph has come into her own in a big way, as evidenced on tracks like “In the Name of Love”, “Self Portrait” or “Get On,” which showcase her self-assured, powerful and also immensely versatile voice.
