“Shelter” & “The Call” will be featured on “The Call”, Joy’s new album, coming January 15th on iTunes. Enriquez’ rise to fame began in 1995 when at 15 she was selected to appear on the popular show Star Search. She won female vocalist 11 times in a row on the television series. Suddenly, after years…
When John Tracy decided to leave behind a comfortable life in the corporate world to pursue his art it was pivotal moment for both him and his family. This is the kind of dream many artists imagine for themselves but for a variety of factors never pursue. Often times the support is lacking from family…
PACHA NYC TO CLOSE PACHA NEW YORK – the nightclub that announced its imminent closure last month after a decade of dominance – is down to its last four nights on earth. The club is making the most of them, with double-bills that maximize every remaining dance floor hour. The lineup captures the club’s rich,…
Enter Shikari today unveil a brand new single following a surprise reveal on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show last night. Almost twelve months from the release of their fourth UK Top 10 album, The Mindsweep – which went onto win Independent Album Of The Year at the 2015 AIM Awards and scoring highly in…
US power metal band Reverence, featuring Todd Michael Hall (Riot, Jack Starr’s Burning Starr), Bryan Holland(Tokyo Blade, Arrest), Steve “Doc Killdrums” Wacholz (Savatage, Crimson Glory), Pete Rossi (Overland, Sanxtion), and Michael Massie (Overloaded, Inner Recipe), premieres a new video for the song “‘Race To Obscene” from the new album “Gods Of War“. ‘Race To Obscene’…
A short, dramatic tune from Pop/R&B/Soul-singer Mel Monaco with her new song “Single Again;” in a powerful & edgy tune…the theatrical nature of the performance and music will grip you firmly. There’s something nearly Amy Winehouse-ish about the song…and overall it’s a cleverly written song that plays with both the light & the dark and…
Hailing from Montana, up and coming pop Charlee Remitz drops her debut album Bright White Trims. A shifty mixture of club friendly, beat-driven tunes and darker, ethereal indie electro pop, the record packs plenty of vibes into eight fresh, infectious tracks without overstaying its welcome. The production emphasizes the multi-layered keyboards, dub step thumps, and…
Effortlessly combing elements of funk and jazz into a satisfying whole, Jim Wellman’s “Dawn to Dusk” is a pure pleasure. The songs are luxurious with infectious bass lines, sly guitar work, and gleaming keyboards. Slinking by ever so slowly every single part of the album shines. Vocals rise above the immaculate arrangements adding a sense…
Brazil’s Reckoning Hour represent a new chapter for melodic death metal. The brash five-piece invoke the best of the old school and the new to breathe fresh life into a once European-dominated scene. After the success of their first offering, Rise of the Fallen, Reckoning Hour join forces with Famined Records to unleash their next…
EMMY THE GREAT “ALGORITHM” Preceding the release of her highly anticipated third album Second Love, out March 11th via Bella Union, Emmy The Great has unveiled new track ‘Algorithm.’ Its a love-struck bio-mechanic ballad that ebbs and flows with both the sweet purity of Emma-Lee Moss’ vocals and the intriguing resonance of the metaphor she…
Karel is a multifaceted song smith of catchy tunes that transcends the boundaries of ordinary pop songs. He’s the Finnish answer to Justin Timberlake and has recently released a steamy pop video for his single ‘Closer To My Body’. Karel’s upcoming single ‘Closer To My Body’ is a melodic portrayal of a sound that has…
Premiered by Monki on her BBC Radio 1 show Mak & Pasteman’s remix of Echodust Runaway is a certified house banger while Tulpa’s chilled-out rework is a soothing antidote to main room madness. Standing behind this release is The Enigma Corporation. Releasing this video and a single blog post as the only information about their…
Okay now this is an exciting moment as we step into our first Skoped Out for 2016. So far so good in the new year so lets get right into it. Good news as AirPlay Direct is pleased to announce that we recently set a new landmark company record with registered radio member base now…
Scene reports. Regional styles. It all seems charmingly antiquated these days, given how social networking cross-pollination has transcended space and time. But with a hyper-literate, tightly wound, and irreverent brand of post-collegiate rock, Bent Shapes may just be the most quintessentially Boston band of the last few years. Since forming the group under the name…
If Tiggs Da Author’s latest offering ‘Run’ sounds familiar, that may be because he debuted it on Later With Jools late last year, it’s also included on FIFA 16 and it was also the soundbed for ITV’s 2015 Rugby World Cup trailer. The track, featuring Lady Leshurr, is available now and will impact on 26th…
RACHEL PLATTEN’S “WILDFIRE” DEBUTS TOP 5 ON BILLBOARD 200 Wildfire, the major label debut album from multi-platinum selling recording artist Rachel Platten, has entered the Billboard 200 at #5 this week. The impressive entry marks the breakthrough pop artist’s highest career debut, not to mention the week’s highest-charting album to debut. Wildfire, which features current…
As like vibration attracts like vibration, it’s no surprise that after years of collaboration vibraphonist Mike Dillon, pianist Brian Haas, bassist James Singleton and drummer Johnny Vidacovich should finally become one with the formation of the Nolatet and the subsequent release of their debut album, Dogs, due February 26 on RPF. These four men have…
“Pain of the Past” shows Sarantos tapping into the gauzy sound of early 90s shoegaze. With a sense of nostalgia serving as the unifying theme of the song. Sarantos looks back towards the past, the sorts of things that can cause pain and last with a person through the rest of their lives. Such things…
These guys got the ol’ hamster running hard on its wheel trying to power my brain-up to describe my thoughts on this one! Stormy Mondays…a folk-rock band from…well…from Spain…I’m 99% sure about that even though I don’t quite have all the facts and some of the ones I do have are en España. But from…
Independent Music Promotions announced today that Nic Nassuet’s new record, the goth folk masterpiece Eleutherios has been selected as one of the top albums of the year by Global Music Awards. Pop Dose says of the record, “this album is one you’ll keep around for a long, long time” while Examiner simply claims that Nassuets…
Siren’s Sky is a collaborative effort consisting of guitarist Herbert Kaptein, and vocalists Esther Bredius, Lydia Salnikova, Jessica Rasche. The band is based in Rotterdam, Germany and their latest album, titled “Forever” was released November of last year. One of the most dynamic and under the radar multi-talents on today’s indie music scene, this exciting…
There are a wide variety of jobs for those who love their music and decide to pursue a degree in the field. It’s often thought that there are minimal opportunities after getting a music degree, especially if you don’t become famous musicians. However, these are just a handful of exciting jobs you can get with…
Alan Walker is an electrifying 18-year-old Norwegian producer who began his musical journey in 2014 when he released his melodic electro house track ”Fade”, which quickly gained great popularity among gamers. Growing up in the digital era, Alan found an early interest in computers, which later turned into a fascination for programming and graphic design.…
“The Critic” a brand new song from the Brazilian Girls’ forthcoming album is premiering today at KCRW as “Best New Music.” The band is in the studio now completing the new album, expected later this year. More details to come. In addition, Brazilian Girls have confirmed select tour dates throughout January and February, including a…
EARTHSIDE NOMINATED FOR MULTIPLE NAIRMA AWARDS New Haven-based progressive ensemble, Earthside, has been nominated by the North American Independent Rock Music Association for several 2016 NAIRMA Awards. The award show, set to take place at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana, Calif. on January 22, recognizes creative and technical excellence within the genres of rock,…
“Fool,” the second track from Juno and Polaris Prize-nominated artist Basia Bulat’s forthcoming Good Advice, premieres today, stream it here below. In addition to her previously announced North American headline tour, Bulat will play the 26th annual Tibet House benefit at Carnegie Hall on February 22. The dates come in the midst of a run…
Following the official video release of ‘Into The Night’, NERO have unveiled a seven-track remix package to compliment the single, taken from new album ‘Between II Worlds’. Featuring new mixes from Friend Within, Leon Reverse, Amtrac, Dawn Wall & MANT, as well as an exclusive NERO ‘88 remix, ‘Into The Night’ is transformed, with each…
Elise Wiener is a multi-talented young lady. Starting her artistic journey with visual arts and making a living creating greeting cards. She had a way with words and shared her passions through her poetry as well, and now expanding her creativity yet again in this passionate tale, Country Song. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/elise-wiener/country-song The tune is a…
There has always existed a place for spirituality in popular music, but context is important. Few listen to music with the expectation of being browbeaten by dogma or assured of eternal damnation if they don’t conform, and fewer still will stick around to listen once the righteous fusillade begins. Martin X. Petz understands this and,…
Vanbot’s second album Perfect Storm came out May 2015 and attracted a lot of press from The Times, The Line of Best Fit, Stereogum and Interview Magazine among others. Perfect Storm is described as shadowy and dangerous and sees Vanbot embark on a darker and more evocative spectrum than previous outings. The album is produced…
#Netflix(Not Really)Everywhere is a major complaint for cord cutters in over 130 countries, but OverPlay™ SmartDNS has the solution. While only a handful of locations do not currently have Netflix™ access, original hit series such as Orange is the New Black and House of Cards are not available without an OverPlay account. Netflix users in…
So, your boss is retiring, and it’s up to you to plan the party. You want it to be a special occasion, but also lighthearted and full of memories of their years of service to the company. The company will probably pick up the tab for the food, drink and event location, but it’s up…
MAJOR LAZER AND DJ SNAKE’S “LEAN ON” VIDEO HITS 1 BILLION VIEWS “India is special and its beauty absolutely humbled me. When we toured there as Major Lazer, it was mind blowing to see our fan-base and we wanted to incorporate the attitude and positive vibes into our video and just do something that embodies…
Rock Solid Talent Entertainment, LTD, in association with Star 1 Group, is happy to announce the worldwide release of Canadian teen rock singer/songwriter Sophia Radisch’s second album, Beautiful Sin. The new album was produced by former Megadeth member, Glen Drover, who is also Guest Guitarist on the album. Beautiful Sin, co-produced by Sophia Radisch, also…
You have heard Parallels Vol. I, and now we get to introduce you to the second album installment of this project (you know, sort of a twins separated at birth story kind of thing). Sparse and stripped-down, close and clear–here is the second round of alternate and reinvented versions of songs you know from our…
“To me, it’s really about the whole body of work, and the idea of an album as a complete listening experience that tells a story,” Miss Velvet concludes. “Creating this character, Miss Velvet, has allowed me to rediscover parts of myself that I had forgotten about or shut away. She keeps evolving and keeps getting…
James Brant create emotive chamber pop on the meticulous “Strange By Design”. With attention to detail James Brant captures it all from the warm sound of the piano to the taut guitar work, he covers it all. Tying these elements together is is penchant for earnest vocals and articulate lyricism. Like small stories, these songs…
Beginning January 14, Guster will hit the road with support from David Wax Museum, Rhett Miller (of Old 97’s) and Vetiver for select dates. This month, the band will record two live TV performances – NPR’s Mountain Stage With Larry Groce, a two-hour program recorded in front of a live audience in Charleston, WV and…
ESH & ARC NEW SINGLE Esh & Arc have announced their new album, ‘Death Doesn’t Want You’ available January 22 on AR Classic Records. To celebrate this announcement, Esh & Arc have also released their second single, “Keep Diggin’” featuring Boston Hip Hop veterans, Slaine and Reks. INVERLOCH NEW SINGLE Melbourne, Australia’s INVERLOCH, featuring half…
Less than two weeks out from the release of their ‘Midnite Mass’ EP (January 15th via DIM MAK), Keys N Krates debut their new single “Nothing But Space (ft. Aqui)” via Beats 1 with Zane Lowe introducing the track earlier this morning as his ‘World First Record’. A full North American tour commences on the…
