Last summer Benny Benassi posted a snippet of a new collaboration alongside R&B megastar Chris Brown called “Paradise” to his SoundCloud, and in 30 hours the upload received more than half a million plays. Since both artists were in the midst of other release commitments, the preview was pulled from the streaming service and fans…
Sanrio, the global lifestyle brand best known for beloved pop icon Hello Kitty, and Universal Parks & Resorts have opened the Hello Kitty Shop Featuring Hello Kitty and Friends at Universal Orlando Resort. The Hello Kitty Shop at Universal Studios Florida marks Sanrio’s official retail debut and Hello Kitty’s first appearance at a theme park…
Oleg Frish was born and grew up in the USSR, but it couldn’t put a crimp into his love for American retro music. He would grab any chance to touch that culture, which was a forbidden fruit in the country ruled by the Soviet system back then. By his teens he had learned by heart…
JAMES HOLT “THE MIRROR” Manchester-based multi-instrumentalist James Holt, with his deep blend of alternative rock and folk, is set to release his second EP ‘Sanguine On the Rocks’ on Friday 29 April 2016. Make no mistake, this intense new material is not set to a template – it’s more a living circus of intoxicating blues,…
The Finnish symphonic/film score metal band RAVENIA just released a music video for the track “We All Died For Honor” online. Their debut album “Beyond The Walls Of Death” will be released on April 29th in Europe and North America through Inner Wound Recordings. The video was directed by Markus Nieminen. The sound of Ravenia…
Written and recorded over the past year in Berlin, Reykjavik and Ireland, Black Lights is Icelandic trio Samaris’ most fully realized and accessible record yet – sung for the first time entirely in English, and headed up by gorgeous lead-off single “Wanted 2 Say,” released on 8th April. Black Lights is a reflection on both…
Finlay Leslie makes up for what she lacks in height with a big voice and a markedly vast range of song writing inspiration, exceeding far beyond her years. Drawing experience from break-ups, trust, love, being elected Prom Queen alongside her girlfriend and revealing what she would say to her twelve-year-old self, this gifted self-taught storyteller…
As a property owner, you will at first want to make good returns from your rental units. You invested a lot of money in building your apartments or houses and it is time to get tenants to recoup your money as well as get profit. The last thing you want is to end up with…
Cheap beer and endless movie-nights helped Nightmen create their debut LP ”Fifteen Minutes of Pain”, a 28-minute primitive rock’n’roll-album filled with power-pop hooks and ingenious songwriting. The three vocalists sing with equal measures of punk snottiness and sugary sweetness. The diversity of having three singers makes “Fifteen Minutes of Pain” a dynamic garage-rock anthem. Nightmen…
The Italian duo of HELALYN FLOWERS strike back at full force with the uncompromising determination of redefining our sonic foundation! A quite ambitious challenge after the detonating success of their last studio album “White Me In // Black Me Out” released back in 2013 after which we were all wondering what could be achieved next……
Ableton Live is a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and a software music sequencer that is good at producing music. It is also very much useful when playing live music. Therefore, with the people’s desire to make music or listen to someone else’s music, every music producer out there should be familiar with Ableton Live. Fortunately,…
FUNKADELIC X KENDRICK LAMAR X ICE CUBE After months of prep and internet teases, the official video for Funkadelic’s “Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?” remix has arrived and it’s got the whole gang onboard. Featuring contributions from Kendrick Lamar (who spits the opening bars of his “Blue Faces” demo at the top of…
Irish singer/songwriter Brigid Mae Power has shared stages with Lee Ranaldo, Alasdair Roberts, Richard Dawson, and Ryley Walker. Born in London to a big Irish family, she moved to Ireland (Galway) when she was twelve years old. In addition to the guitar, she plays accordion, baritone ukulele, piano and harmonium; creating hauntingly dreamlike soundscapes. Her…
Drawing from their love of The Velvet Underground and Jimi Hendrix, Consolers have settled on a softer indie sound sitting in between contemporaries such as Whitney, Mac De Marco and Simian Ghost. Harry characterises the band’s attention to detail as the track carries itself with weightless assurance. Vocalist/guitarist Florian Hofer, drummer Albrecht Bibas and Bassist…
Catfight with Denise Lopez and Jennifer Love – two multi talented soul sisters from Stockholm Sweden. Catfight provides high technical skills and great artistic and interacting performances. Denise Lopez sings live to the music which creates a fantastic impact on the audience. Their hyper-energetic show combined with their evolved sense of music makes Catfight the…
Peter Unger expresses his deep optimism in the world in the soothing tones of “I Am A Walking Man”. With crystal clarity Peter Unger leads the way throughout “I Am A Walking Man”. The slow yet gradual build is particularly satisfying. Every instrument adds to the passionate belief that serves as the song’s backbone. Meticulous…
The ‘Plastic Flower’ EP featuring “White T-Shirt”, “As A Bell,” “Gone” and “Hawk Fly Tiger Run” reintroduced Ofelia K.’s voice to the world – compelling songs worn down to perfection that balance wistful maturity with a certain earnest and eternally young expression. Not quite pop, not quite anything else, the young singer-songwriter showcased her beautiful…
US thrash metal band GREEN DEATH streaming new song “Gates of Hell” featuring former Morbid Angel vocalist David Vincent, the track is taken from their second album “Manufacturing Evil” available through EMP Label Group (eOne/SPV) in USA/April and Europe/May. “This Des Moines outfit plays a classy brand of classic thrash a la Testament, Heathen and…
Billy Ray Deiz reigns on the west coast of the United States and has been involved with music majority of his life. He has quite the resume and has worked with some real heavy hitters in the music industry. His latest release, Look Out My Window (Freedom’s Song) is a perfect example as to why…
Recording an album takes a lot more than just talented musicians. There is an invisible army of professionals working behind the scenes polishing and perfecting every track. They may not be as famous as the stars they record with, but their work is indispensable. Here are four of the essential professionals who make every record…
Rainy Milo drops a new track, “Honeymoon,” today. Produced by J-Wiz, it features a sample of Mariah Carey’s “Honey” throughout. Milo says, “One thing I love most about ‘Honeymoon’ is that it’s one of the first relationship records I’ve done that didn’t come from a vulnerable, hurt place but instead has more of a ‘whatever…
WOLVERINE ALBUM & RECORD DEAL Laser’s Edge division, Sensory Records, is proud to announce the label’s signing of Swedish progressive metal kingpins, WOLVERINE, for the Summer release of the band’s mighty fifth studio full-length release, Machina Viva. A natural progression from Communication Lost, released in 2011 via Candlelight Records, Machina Viva invites the listener into…
3logit’s sound effortlessly combines elements of arena rock and rave techno into a compelling whole. Akin to the work of Daft Punk and Justice, 3logit infuse humanity into electronic dance music. Their music is fast-paced, chaotic, and melodically sound. By operating such a wide variety of color into their songs they are able to create…
Born Denieze Anderson outside Mandeville, Jamaica, Jane Macgizmo discovered her passion for music at the age of seven, when she began piano lessons at Sybil’s Music Studio. Piano led to flute, trumpet and percussion in her school’s orchestra. Her natural interest honed her musical and vocal skills, in addition to writing and production generating the…
Revered for a bold electro beat that is at once accessible and fresh, the gifted young songstress launched her first single Love Kills to rave reviews. Exceeding expectations, the rhythmic offering, partially recorded at prestigious Studio Glenwood in Los Angeles – home to treasured artists like Britneys Spears, Will.I.Am and David Guetta – was an…
The video was conceived and produced by the Italian creative duo Era Ora Ivana Gloria during a recent sojourn to Brooklyn. The Milan-based creatives set out to cinematically recreate an outlandish party they’d attended in one of NYC’s many houses of thrillingly ill repute. Culling a cast of non-actors from their community, like Wolkoff’s longtime…
London punk band BROCKER has released a music video for their new single “Gimme Gimme Rock N’ Roll”. The gritty track stays true to punk ethos and hits a sweet spot for anyone who fell in love with the Tony Hawk Pro Skater soundtrack. “This song is about how the music industry is destroying real…
GWEN STEFANI’S NEW ALBUM DEBUTS AT #1 This Is What the Truth Feels Like — the new album from three-time GRAMMY Award-winning superstar Gwen Stefani — has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart, bowing with 84,000 album equivalent units. The album’s first single, the synth-pop ballad “Used To Love You,” has…
Warner Music are celebrating Phil Collins’ solo career all through 2016 with the ‘Take A Look At Me Now’ retrospective campaign. During the year, the label are releasing deluxe, expanded, and remastered editions of all Collins’ storied solo albums. Each release includes a remastered version of the original album on audiophile vinyl, and expanded 2-CD…
So Does You Mother is based in Rome. It was formed in 2009. They’d been working really hard before they launched their first full album called Neighbours (20th of June 2015). As they themselves put it, with the new album they “want to reveal themselves and their music; letting you enter, voluntarily or involuntarily, into…
The US symphonic metal band MIDNIGHT ETERNAL just released a lyric video for the track “First Time Thrill” from their upcoming self-titled debut album. The album will be released in Europe and North America on April 29th through Inner Wound Recordings and in Japan on April 27th through Avalon/Marquee. What characterizes the sound of Midnight…
Italian art rock outfit The Metamorfosi’s second album, Chrysalis, is their first English language release and represents a watershed moment in the band’s brief existence. Beyond the obvious implications of recording the album in English, The Metamorfosi’s latest work has impressive, Aristotelian unity. Chrysalis’ storytelling mode isn’t linear, however, but rather thematic and emotional. The…
“A Moment to Return” is a thoughtful, reflective representation of the joy and struggle of growing old. Set in the swells and pulls of the ocean, an old man evolves into his younger self as he takes a moment to return to the youthfulness and vitality of who he once was. The song’s dreamlike and…
RICHARD LYNCH NEW SINGLE PREVIEW Compiling a long list of hits and chart toppers in the traditional country world, Richard Lynch is an award-winning American country music artist, reminiscent of the classics that started it all. The same passion and raw truth that fueled the likes of Conway Twitty, Keith Whitley, Waylon Jennings, George Jones,…
“People spend their life avoiding feelings,” Australian folk artist Marcus Blacke remarks nonchalantly, addressing the darkness and shadowy strife attached to the textural songs on his Self-Titled debut full-length. “I’m not writing songs so people can dance. I want them to know it is okay to feel something. We’re built to be melancholy sometimes. Those…
Rich The Kid announces his new mixtape Trap Talk to be released on April 19th and drops brand new visuals to the anthemic “That Bag” which was featured on his previously released Flexin On Purpose mixtape. Directed by Gabriel Hart, the new video draws influence from the 90’s and 80’s aesthetic with fluorescent lit scenes…
Colossal in sound Micheal Castaldo’s “Everything Happens for a Reason” searches for meaning in the most trying times. Masterfully remixed by Tony Moran and Warren Riggs the song’s optimism is match by the driving rhythm, the crisp percussion, and the lumbering bass. The melody leads the way further emphasizing the song’s positive, inspirational message. Short…
Armed with a powerful voice, 17-year-old singer/songwriter Em Rossi displays a soul-based sound and story-telling ability extraordinary in one so young. “I’ve always lived my life internally, walking my own path and music has been my outlet to express who I am.” Raised in a Bay Area home filled with love, laughter, art, music and…
There’s always going to be a market and an audience for big-anthem, riff-fueled, Rock-music – and as it turns out, looks like we’ve found one of its latest suppliers through the tunes of L.A. Knights and their new Psychoanalyze EP. While that audience for Hard-Rock and Metal isn’t usually found in me necessarily all that…
With summer lying in wait, Lisa Prank is coming out of hibernation and embracing the sun. Robin Edwards’ Seattle-based solo project has gained a dedicated following thanks to her expert marriage of a bubbly sound and all-too-relatable lyrics. Following 2014’s exceptional Crush on the World, Lisa Prank returns with a breezy but focused collection of…
