Alt-Metal Band BLACKMORE Reveals New Guitar Play-Through Video for “God Sells”
Today marks the release of thrash-influenced alt-metal group BLACKMORE’s new album NEO. The primarily Armenian-American band, featuring Greek lead vocalist K’noup of global rock artists Viza, have the album available for purchase now via their website here. There, you can also purchase official BLACKMORE merchandise. You can also stream the album today via Spotify.
In celebration of NEO’s release, the band is pleased to reveal a brand new guitar play-through and gear review via Gear Gods. Take a look/listen here:
After Trump Coronation, Rockers Decadent Nation Release Politically Charged Music Video
Missouri based rock collective Decadent Nation released a music video for their politically charged, new single My Kind today. “They’ve released the xenophobes” lead vocalist Colin LaVaute sings as stark footage of America under the threat of Trump, is projected onto the band while they rip through the tune. The song itself amounts to be a stylistic crossbreed of Queens of the Stone Age and The Hives.
BILLBOARD PREMIERES DYAN’S NEW DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM
DYAN is Alexis Marsh, Samuel Jones and Dan Dorff Jr. Their debut album, Looking For Knives, was written by Marsh and produced by Marsh and Jones (who make up the film scoring duo Alexis & Sam) between 2012 and 2015 while living and working in Los Angeles and Cincinnati. Dorff, who toured in Jim James’s solo band and appeared on Ray Lamontagne’s Ouroboros album (of which Marsh also contributed vocals for one track), joined as drummer and pianist during the album’s final recording stages at La La Land Studio in Louisville, KY. Alexis & Sam are currently writing music for TNT’s upcoming TV series Animal Kingdom starring Ellen Barkin and Scott Speedman.
If you cannot attend The STARS BEHIND THE STARS benefit concert at Billy Bob’s Texas don’t worry, you still can be part of this extraordinary event as Digital RodeoTV and WhereverTV Broadcasting Corp. (OTC: TVTV) have partnered with event producers to bring this star-studded show to a worldwide stage by LIVE broadcasting and simulcasting it over the internet and on smartphones, TabletPCs, streaming media players, computers and connected TVs.
For those wanting to donate to STARS BEHIND THE STARS can do so by CLICKING HERE or by calling 1-888-691-6995. STARS BEHIND THE STARS will donate 100% of all proceeds to Dallas Police Association’s Assist the Officer Foundation, which provides immediate financial assistance to an officer’s family in the event of the death of an active officer.
MACHINE GUN KELLY’S NEW SONG “YOUNG MAN” FEATURING CHIEF KEEF
2016 has been a great year for EST 19XX/Bad Boy/Interscope recording artist Machine Gun Kelly. He’s proven that rappers are not one dimensional. Not only has he broken into the television world with a hot new role on Showtime’s Roadies but he will also appear in three movies this month. Although his acting career is on the rise MGK is still just as focused on his music. His new track “Young Man” featuring Chicago’s Chief Keef reminds fans just how talented the young rapper is.
GO FREEK RELEASES NEW SINGLE — “CALL OUT”
Go Freek release their new single, “Call Out,” today via all digital retailers. Listen HERE. The track is the Australian dance duo’s first single to be released by Insomniac Records / Interscope Records. Insomniac founder Pasquale Rotella premiered the track on his Sirius XM Night Owl radio show in June.
5 Seconds Of Summer Reveal “Girls Talk Boys” Video
Strap on your proton pack for 5 Seconds Of Summer’s latest video for “Girls Talk Boys” now on Vevo.
Troye will kick off the second North American leg of his worldwide “Suburbia Tour” on October 16 at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The fall run will include two-night stands at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles (October 18 & 19) and Terminal 5 in New York City (11/14 & 15).
Madeline Juno performs acoustic version of “You Know What”
German singer-songwriter Madeline Juno released the official music video for “You Know What” last month, and is back to wow us with an exclusive acoustic performance of the single for VEVO.
Shot in a beautiful forest just outside Berlin, the delicacy of Maddy’s voice accompanied only by an acoustic guitar shows her limitless talent for creating music which can be delivered in a variety of forms and settings.
Jittery 60’s style garage rock couples with spacey synth experimentation and danceable new wave beats on Cotillion Knives, the new album from the Brooklyn band, The Qualia. The album is due out August 12. The first single, “Out For Blood” is available as an approved downloadable mp3. Bright and energetic, the track’s unhinged, upbeat melody and surprise jazz inflections feel perfectly danceable, underpinning a story of teenage frustration and excitement.
LOS DISIDENTES DEL SUCIO MOTEL debut new song off “Human Collapse”
After their 2013 horror-movie inspired “Arcane” gave the creeps to the masses, French heavy rock five-piece LOS DISIDENTES DEL SUCIO MOTEL are back with their third album “Human Collapse”, a humanist post-apocalyptic manifesto coming out this September on Ripple Music.
Hear Night Talk’s new remix for UK band Maiians on AYM
Oxford-based instrumental electronic band, Maiians recruited Basel, Switzerland-based producer/DJ Night Talk to remix one of the tracks off their 2016 self-titled debut EP – the result is Night Talk’s brooding rendition of Maiians’ “Huracan” that’ll certainly get you traveling on the dancefloor. Night Talk’s take transforms Maiians’ post-rock melter with rich synth sounds and hazy, exotic moods for a captivating and emotive journey.
BURN RESIDENCY LAUNCHES THE FIRST OF A THREE PART FILM SERIES CELEBRATING RESIDENT DJ CULTURE
The dream to become an Ibiza Resident DJ and the importance of this culture is profiled in a new film series commissioned by BURN Residency.
BURN Residency 2016 brings together 26 aspiring DJs from around the world to learn, share and perform together in Ibiza. The experience of a lifetime takes place over three weeks featuring challenges, workshops and master classes led by high-profile mentors. Three stand-out DJs will be chosen for a summer-long residency in Ibiza. One will receive a €100k grant and ongoing support from BURN to help progress their career.
Jeezy welcomes Boston George to CTE
Earlier this week, platinum hip hop mogul and founder of record label CTE World, Jeezy, hosted a private dinner in Atlanta to welcome Boston George to his label, and announce the appointment of artist Boo Rossini as President of CTE World.
At the dinner, guests got to preview Boo Rossini and Boston George’s newest collaboration record, “F*ck The Summer Up,” featuring Jeezy and Young Thug. The record, copied below, drops worldwide next week. Additional details about the dinner also follow in the release below.
Introducing the title track from Tak-Un-Da, meaning: “We have conquered, we are victorious.”
Tak-Un-Da was born in Zimbabwe but left the nation shortly, making his way into South Africa then moving to Australia. Primarily residing in the ACT when not on tour.
For his first major single “Sex So Good”, Tak-Un-Da linked up Atlanta based beat producer Flawless, who was discovered through a friend online, and from that chance discovery there the track was born, with further additions, recording and mixing being conducted locally from local artist Louis Montgomery, a member of Slow Turismo.
Wyatt Blair shares music video “Dancing on A Dream”
Last Friday on The FADER, Wyatt Blair shared the third track and video “Dancing on a Dream” from his new album Point of No Return out August 5 on Burger Records and Lolipop Records. Check out Wyatt Blair on his West Coast tour dates, see below.
Record label founder. Recording wizard. Power pop maestro. Wyatt Blair is a man of many disciplines. Blair began Lolipop Records out of his parents’ Laguna Beach garage in 2010 with a simple goal of recording his friends and sharing their music with the world. When Wyatt moved the label to Los Angeles in 2012, he inadvertently started a rock ‘n’ roll revolution – spawning an army of sweet-toothed teens with an insatiable appetite for the sugary garage pop sounds of Lolipop bands – most of them discovered by Blair himself.
MOTEL RADIO PREMIERE NEW SONG “PALMILLA”
New Orleans, LA’s Motel Radio today debuted their new song “Palmilla” via Impose Magazine and the song’s “laid back, beachy vibe…[that] captivates your attention from start to finish” can also be streamed via Soundcloud.
ENJOY “THE TRIP” THROUGH DAVE PEARCE’S HYPNOTIC NEW SINGLE
Following his Beatport Top 10 Trance “Togetherness,” the UK’s Dave Pearce returns with a blistering release called “The Trip,” out now on Beatport via Delirium Recordings.
“The Trip” takes you on a hypnotic journey into a dark, percussive trance groove and is destined for the world’s coolest dancefloors this summer. Tested at various festivals and clubs over the UK and Europe, the crowd reaction has been nothing short of euphoric with early support from Paul Oakenfold, Protoculture, Manuel Le Saux and more.
Shallow Side Release Official Video for “Rebel”
Alabama hard rockers Shallow Side have released the Official Video for “Rebel,” the first single off of their upcoming debut album, ONE. Shot in the bands hometown of Cullman, AL, “Rebel” was directed by Jim Foster at Red 13 Media.
Tritonal x Cuebrick “Iceland (Viking Clap)”
Crafting their own brand of galvanizing festival euphoria for main stages everywhere, Tritonal and Cuebrick collaborate on “Iceland (Viking Clap),” out now via Enhanced Music. The track slowly builds with a crowd chant, sub-heavy tribal hits, before dropping into a flurry of synths and upbeat bass stabs. Seeing the potential within an unfamiliar setting, the collaboration took inspiration from Iceland’s thunderous fans at the recent Euro 2016 Soccer Tournament. “Iceland” has received support from Armin Van Buuren and W&W who played it this past weekend at Tomorrowland.
THE TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS RELEASE NEW SINGLE “COME AS YOU ARE”
When someone in Texas or Oklahoma refers to “red dirt,” there’s a good chance they’re talking about music, not soil. And when it comes to hotbeds of talent, this rich region is sprouting some of the best — including rising country-roots-rock band the Turnpike Troubadours. In the third segment of The Next Waltz, Bruce Robison’s innovative multi-platform music series, the Oklahoma sextet assess their growing popularity and introduce a fine new song, “Come As You Are.”
ADELE ADDS TWO SHOWS IN LOS ANGELES
Adele will play an additional two shows at Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center on Saturday August 20 and Sunday August 21. These two new shows, added due to overwhelming demand, are preceded by six already sold-out nights at STAPLES Center earlier in August. Tickets will be available for purchase starting Friday July 29 at 10am local time.
William Brittelle’s “Dream Has No Sacrifice”
Composer and New Amsterdam Records co-founder/co-artistic director William Brittelle will release his new digital-only single “Dream Has No Sacrifice” featuring Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak, Flock of Dimes) July 29 on New Amsterdam Records.
Woodsist Fest moved to Point Reyes, CA due to fires in Big Sur
Due to the recent wild Soberanes Fire in Big Sur we are moving this year’s WOODSIST FEST to Point Reyes, CA.
The State Parks in Big Sur are closing as of today. Sadly, it will simply be unsafe for us to host the fest in Big Sur this year. Much thought went into this decision but ultimately it is the right thing to do as we send our collective prayers to the community of Big Sur at this very difficult time. Over 20 homes and counting have been lost so far…
The new Fest site at Love Field in Point Reyes will be wonderful and ALL attendees are now able to camp on site as part of their ticket purchase. Yes, that is right…on- site camping is now included with your ticket so that option is open to everyone who has a ticket.
Xylouris White “Black Peak”
When Xylouris White recorded their second album, this most intuitive and inquisitive of duos did what comes naturally to them: expanded their horizons. For George Xylouris, the Cretan lute player who partners here with the Dirty Three’s preternaturally fluent Australian drummer Jim White, one aim was to extend a core metaphor of their ruggedly visionary debut album, 2014’s Goats. “Like goats walking in the mountain” is Xylouris’s poetic analogy for their approach: “They may not know the place, but they can walk easily and take risks and feel comfortable. Really, the goats inspired us.”
PROBLEM OF PAIN STREAM ALBUM AT PUNKTASTIC
PROBLEM OF PAIN’s forthcoming album, Burn What My Hands Wrought, is streaming in its entirety at Punktastic today! Burn What My Hands Wrought will be available worldwide on July 29th via Blood & Ink Records.
GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum international icon, and newly anointed recipient of a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Pitbull unveils a brand new single entitled “Greenlight feat. Flo Rida & LunchMoney Lewis.”
GRAMMY-nominated producer ZHU has unveiled new track “Hometown Girl” today exclusively on Spotify – listen HERE. “Hometown Girl” is the fifth song to be released from his highly-anticipated debut album GENERATIONWHY, which is set to release this Friday, July 29th on Columbia Records.
Cairobi shares psychedelic video for “Lupo”
Cairobi have shared a psychedelic video for their new single “Lupo” made completely with magic markers – check out the video over at Clash Mag.
They have a headline show tonight at London’s Birthdays.
Cairobi are a headily eclectic globe-crossing fourpiece of Giorgio Poti (vocals, guitars), Alessandro Marrosu (bass), Salvador Garza (keys) and Aurelien Bernard (drums). Their psych-pop, world music bordering sound reflects their various backgrounds from Italy and Mexico via France, and has received support from the likes of 6Music and Huw Stephens at Radio1.
SIA’S “CHEAP THRILLS” TOPS THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 CHART AT #1
International icon, 5X GRAMMY Award nominee, and multi-platinum selling artist/songwriter/hitmaker Sia has landed her first No. 1 on the Billboard HOT 100 Chart with her current single, “Cheap Thrills.” This chart position also marks Sia’s first ever Top 5 as a solo artist on the Billboard HOT 100 Chart. In addition, “Cheap Thrills”charts today at #1 for a career first on both Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 Chart and Media Base’s Top 40 Radio Chart. The single is also #1 on Shazam’s Global Pop Chart, #1 on Shazam’s USA Top 200 Chart, #2 on the Digital Songs Chart, and #3 on the Spotify Global Chart.
BANGLADEAFY: First Single From Narcopaloma EP Issued Through “Termites”
New York City-based technical metal duo, BANGLADEAFY, has just issued the first single from their impending Narcopaloma EP, with a premiere of the churning “Termites,” delivered exclusively through Metal Injection.
Narcopaloma crams seven new tunes into a white-knuckled fifteen-minute ride through Weirdo City, delivering BANGLADEAFY’s manic, tech-mangled, bass and drum-driven attack with even more brain-warping arrangements than before. Progressive fusion meets cyber annihilation in brutalizing grooves that take the listener by the throat and drag one through a psychotic 8-bit video game holocaust.
DNTEL CREATES DREAM-LIKE REMIX OF THE ALBUM LEAF’S “NEVER FAR”
Electronic / ambient / rock pioneers The Album Leaf recently announced their forthcoming Relapse debut Between Waves, set for an August 26th release date. The album’s eight tracks were winnowed down from thirty, and it shows: each song is memorable and unique, all speaking in The Album Leaf’s singular voice while expressing themselves through a wide variety of different sounds and emotions. Jimmy LaValle and company’s thorough, unified approach is evident on nearly every aspect of Between Waves: the album displays multifaceted, meticulous sound design, a keen ear for balancing disparate influences, and the strongest senses of dynamics, rhythm, and composition The Album Leaf has displayed to date.
Blending Southern Rock and West Coast hip-hop sensibilities, Easy Does It touch down with the new music video for “GET,” a carefree summer jam to crank loudly. Directed by James Defina, the video is a balls to the wall outdoor party complete with dirtbikes, smoke grenades, skateboarders, diversity, hot girls, and generally too much fun to put into words.
MAJOR LAZER’S “COLD WATER” FEATURING JUSTIN BIEBER AND MØ REACHES #1 IN 68 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE
“Cold Water,” the new single from global superstars Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ, reached #1 in 68 countries following its release Friday. The track has been streamed 30 million times in the first 72 hours since release, is #2 on the Spotify Global Chart and makes its debut at #28 on Pop Radio. “Cold Water,” written and produced with the help of Benny Blanco and Ed Sheeran, is out now via Mad Decent/Def Jam.
SWAMP WITCH: Suffocating Doom Unit Streams “Slither Into The Circle”
West Coast death doom collective SWAMP WITCH are preparing to unleash the decaying sounds of their The Slithering Bog full-length on vinyl via Tribunal Of The Axe. Captured during July 2014 at Earhammer Studios in Oakland, California by Greg Wilkinson (Brainoil, Annihilation Time, Noothgrush, et al) and mastered at Trakworx in San Francisco by Justin Weiss (Ludicra, Slough Feg, Cormorant, et al), the offering was initially released on cassette last year via Transylvanian Tapes.
Swamp Witch Premiere “Slither into the Circle” from The Slithering Bog LP
KAYE (AKA CHARLENE KAYE OF SAN FERMIN) PREMIERES NEW SONG “UUU”
KAYE today premiered her new song “UUU” (pronounced ‘You’) via Stereogum, which said of the track, “KAYE’s varying sensibilities combine wonderfully on this song, combining grungy bass, the ’80s dance pop of Paula Abdul, and intricate percussion as her voice playfully floats above. She sings beautifully…” (embed code for “UUU” is below). “UUU” is the second song released off KAYE’s forthcoming debut EP ‘Honey,’ which will be released on August 19th, 2016.
RACHAEL SAGE RELEASES ACOUSTIC/FOLK VERSION OF LATEST ALBUM “CHOREOGRAPHIC”
Independent Music Award winning singer-songwriter Rachael Sage is excited to announce the release of CHOREOGRAPHIC (ACOUSTIC), the acoustic and folk-oriented reimagining of her latest album CHOREOGRAPHIC. Available on iTunes now, the acoustic album features ten new versions of songs from the main release, and Rachael’s charming cover of “So Far Away”, the Carole King classic.
Corbu stream new track, ‘Better Better Off’
Ahead of the release of their soaring debut album Crayon Soul, New York’s Corbu are streaming the new single ‘Better Better Off’. A swirling anthem, ‘Better Better Off’ perfectly balances trippy desert rock with glacial stargazing. Corbu’s Crayon Soul is released August 5th via 3Beat (EU) & Big Picnic (US).
The band recently gave an insight into their vivid and fully realised world with the animated video to the track ‘Battles’. The video hints at the narrative that began to unfold as frontman Jonathan Graves was writing the record. Each track tells a different part of the story, taking the listener on a true journey through Corbu’s vibrant imagination. Despite taking inspiration from science fiction and psychedelia, the album also pulls from the band’s real life experiences to create a body of work that is both otherworldly and deeply personal.
Dads Dominate the Video for Crobot’s ‘Not For Sale’
“Crobot deliver some seriously funky hard rock, but they’re having a good time doing it. Just look at the video for their single “Not for Sale” (below), which debuted on Speakeasy.
The video, directed by veteran helmer Dan Packer, was inspired by the band joking around in the studio, when they were recording their upcoming album, “Welcome to Fat City” (out Sept. 23 from Wind-up Records).
CHELAN SHARES NEW SINGLE “WON’T BREAK” TODAY
Joshua Tree’s synthpop coterie Chelan are sharing a second track “Won’t Break” this afternoon, the second track from their upcoming full-length Vultures set for release August 26. “Won’t Break” is a more luminous view inside of Vultures compared the the darker “Beams” (SoundCloud) shared last month. As the band inched closer to the release of Vultures excitement abounds for Chelan and this new collecition of songs!
