Sam Hunt’s “Body Like A Back Road” Sets Streaming Record
MCA Nashville’s Multi-Platinum-selling country star Sam Hunt released new song “Body Like A Back Road” to overwhelming fanfare. The song shot to No. 1 on the digital sales and streaming chart and is already climbing country radio’s Top 15 in only four weeks. “Body Like A Back Road” has led the Billboard Hot Country chart for four weeks in a row and it continues to break its own record notching over 9.2 million streams per week across all platforms – the most of any other country song ever.
‘Astrosamantha’ by Ekynoxx
“RetroFuture”, The debut album release from EKYNOXX could be described as “a modern concept album”. It presents a vision of the future from a number of points of view: the first is a vision of the future as seen from the past, the second is a vision of the future as seen from the present and the third and final one is a vision of the future as seen from the future, because – paradoxically – the moment that we are currently experiencing is already in the past and the next moment is in the future. The instants in our lives are like interlocking links in a chain: the past, present and future are interconnected and ceaselessly slide through time.
This concept is conveyed in the track RetroFuture, with a quote by the 20th century English writer George Orwell: “Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past.”
BLEED AGAIN Release New Lyric Video ‘Decimate’
British band Bleed Again return with their new lyrics video for the track Decimate. Another slice of metal mayhem in a no holds barred barrage of all out riff-tastic attack. This is the second track available from their forthcoming album Momentum and once again, the boys do not fail to deliver. It’s hard, no compromising stuff from an album with it’s balls nailed firmly to the wall.
JAMIROQUAI ‘CLOUD 9’ HERE
After selling out their first live dates in over seven years within thirty seconds, global electronic soul funk superstars Jamiroquai announce a brand new European tour this autumn. The band will also play a very special homecoming show this summer to over 18,000 people at The O2 which will be be part of a series of unique shows to celebrate The O2’s 10th birthday.
It’s been an incredible few months for the band since the announcement that their first new record in over nine years ‘Automaton’ would be released this March 31st. Since then, the band have received massive support at UK radio and trended globally on each announcement.
Acclaimed Swedish duo Johnossi release ‘Hands’ video
Swedish duo Johnossi have unveiled the video for their latest single ‘Hands’, taken from their recently released new album Blood Jungle out now through Polydor.
‘Hands’ sees the pair, John Engelbert (vocals/guitar) and Oskar “Ossi” Bonde (drums), playing the parts of the victim and perpetrator in their soaring indie-rock anthem addressing police brutality. The twisted video witnesses firing squads, high-kicking secret policemen and balaclava-clad synchronised swimmers performing among Johnossi’s chiming guitars and singalong chorus.
Mike Williams – ‘Another Night’ feat. Matluck
20-year-old Dutch DJ/producer Mike Williams has announced the release of his latest single, ‘Another Night’ featuring American singer/songwriter Matluck.
Laced with Matluck’s emotive vocals, ‘Another Night’ flaunts a rich piano melody and percussive patterns, before propelling into an electrifying drop. The dancefloor ready track is set to build on the achievements surrounding Mike’s previous single, ‘Bambini’. ‘Another Night’ has been featured in previous episodes of his video series, ‘On Tour with Mike Williams’ and has received a strong reaction from fans – making it a highly-anticipated release.
Stealth releases video for new single ‘How Much Further’
Birmingham singer Stealth has unveiled the video for his new single ‘How Much Further’, the latest song to be taken from his Verse EP, out now through his own imprint Chubby Puppy.
Metro featured Stealth as their ‘Artist Of The Day’ and premiered the ‘How Much Further’ video. On Stealth they said, “He’s got a big voice and a big sound… his tones are dark, his lyrics moody.”
Boston Is 2017’s 6th Best Large City for College Basketball Fans
With March Madness just over a week away, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its NCAA Tournament Fun Facts infographic as well as its report on 2017’s Best & Worst Cities for College Basketball Fans to help get hoops lovers psyched for this magical time of year.
To find 2017’s top spots for NCAA hoops, WalletHub crunched the numbers on 291 U.S. cities using seven key metrics. They range from the number of teams per city and the winning percentage of each to stadium capacity and social-media engagement. You can find some highlights from both the report and the infographic below.
ACM NOMINEES LOCASH PERFORM ON NBC’S “TODAY” MARCH 16
Momentum continues for ‘New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year’ ACM Awards® nominees LOCASH with a NBC “TODAY” show appearance on March 16. The unstoppable duo, who were named Country Aircheck’s No. 1 New Artist for 2016, will perform their current hit “Ring On Every Finger.” LOCASH’s Chris Lucas and Preston Brust will appear in the 10 a.m. hour during NBC’s “TODAY” as they also celebrate their first major industry nomination as ACM Awards® nominees.
“Ring On Every Finger” is available on their Reviver Records album THE FIGHTERS. The duo is fresh off their No. 1 smash single, “I Know Somebody” and their first RIAA Gold-Certified chart-topping single “I Love This Life.”
Paul Wall & C Stone “Somebody Lied” Ft. Slim Thug, Lil Keke
Premiering exclusively on WorldStarHipHop, the Grammy-nominated Po Up Poet, Paul Wall, returns to the scene with a new video for his latest single, “Somebody Lied.” The song features C Stone alongside frequent collaborator and Boss Hogg Outlaw, Slim Thug, as well as original Screwed Up Click legend, Lil Keke.
TWO ISLANDS premiere stunning new track ‘Heaven’
Sometimes a track comes out of nowhere with no explanation needed, ‘Heaven’ is one of those, a gloriously shimmering slice of infectious pop where you can almost feel the beat of the setting summer sun through your headphones. Welcome to the world of TwoIslands…
“We’ve always felt as if we existed on our own island, like outsiders looking in. Taking musical cues from the classic songwriting synonymous with Liverpool but dressing our songs in a modern and unique way; aiming to follow in the lineage of Northern bands whose originality and creative ambition have helped to alter our perception of what is possible in pop music.
We want to reclaim the romance of falling in love with an artist solely through their songs, something that has been lost in the internet era. We’re not looking to hide, we just want to engage through our music. We are Two Islands.”
Billy Moon – ‘I W K’
“The concept for ‘I Wanna Know’ is based on the creative power to imagine and the freedom your mind can have when a game is revolved around fantasizing new rules every ten seconds. When there is no limit on a character’s imagination, the freedom can either take you on beautifully creative inspiration or mind-bending insanity.
I wrote this song a while ago while I was still in University. I recorded it with Aron D’Alesio (of Young Rival) in a small studio in Toronto a while ago. It’s great for the song to finally come to light. Funny enough, since that time my friends in Mr. Joy currently rent and operate the studio where we recorded (The Black Lodge).” – Billy Moon
Low Steppa releases ‘Cant Lie’
Celebrated Birmingham-based DJ and producer Low Steppa has revealed the details of his next track, ‘Can’t Lie’. The single will be released on 3rd March on respected Dutch label Armada Deep.
‘Can’t Lie’ showcases his bass music roots to full effect, with deep synths complementing melodic piano chords and looping female vocals.
CRYPT ROT To Release ‘Embryonic Devils’ Through Southern Lord On April 28th
Sinister new Southern Lord signing CRYPT ROT prepares for the release of their debut LP, Embryonic Devils, confirmed for release on April 28th.
Still in their embryonic stages, CRYPT ROT was conceived in Ashtabula, Ohio in 2016, however members of the group have been cutting their teeth in various other bands for some time. CRYPT ROT was formed by lead vocalist/guitarist Ryan Sposito (former frontman of Homewrecker), drummer/vocalist Matt Izzi (Homewrecker, Scorched), guitarist Joe Dedomenic, bassist Steve Cray (formerly of Homewrecker) and since replaced by Aaron Schwarz, with additional vocals from Allie Dioneff.
The Best of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 1984 – 2014
Lovely Creatures is the most comprehensive overview of the recorded work of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds to date. Spanning thirty years of music from their debut album From Her To Eternity through to Push The Sky Away their 15th studio album, the collection navigates one of the most exhilarating, idiosyncratic and inventive bodies of work created in contemporary music.
Included are long-standing live favourites “Stagger Lee” and “The Mercy Seat”, their hit single from 1995 “Where The Wild Roses Grow” through to recent fan favourites “Jubilee Street” and “We No Who U R”. There are songs that newcomers may only know from their appearance on film and television soundtracks, notably “O Children” (Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Pt. I) and the ubiquitous “Red Right Hand”, most recently familiar to fans of the series Peaky Blinders.
Noise Zoo’s huge new EP ‘Namibia
Noise Zoo return to Enhanced Progressive with an exceptional 2-track EP ‘Namibia / Flare’ which has already peaked the attention of scene heavyweights Above & Beyond…
Kicking off with the African-flavoured ‘Namibia’, Noise Zoo build on their growing status within Progressive Trance with another sublime, melodic number. Chock-full of smooth growling bass, lush chords and Noise Zoo’s trademark energy & atmosphere, ‘Namibia’ opens the duo’s outing on the label in 2017 with a gleaming start.
The Lumineers to Play a Benefit for Water Protectors at Standing Rock 3.26.17
The Lumineers announced today that they, along with tour mates Susto, will play a benefit concert for The Water Protectors At Standing Rock on March 26 at the Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City, IA.
Tickets go on sale Saturday March 11 at 12:00 P.M. CST
Last year, an indigenous-led movement grew out of the call to defend the Standing Rock Nation’s clean drinking water and in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. Those who gathered shucked off the name of protestors and called themselves Water Protectors and referred to their actions as protections & prayers. On the frontlines of struggle in North Dakota, Water Protectors faced a highly militarized police force which eventually would use an array of military vehicles to clear the #NoDapl camps. The Water Protectors’ stand to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline resulted in over 700 arrests, with many of their legal cases yet to be resolved.
Mark Lanegan Band Shares New Track “Beehive”
Mark Lanegan’s new album Gargoyle is due for release 28th April on Heavenly Recordings. The 10-track LP features guest appearances from long-time collaborators Josh Homme, Greg Dulli and Duke Garwood. Today we have shared a second track from this much-anticipated LP in the form of new single “Beehive”. With its addictive hooks and irresistible swagger, “Beehive” brilliantly exemplifies the surprising new musical paths Lanegan has forged for himself in recent years.
Khodara Shares “Lunatics” Track Via Pure Volume
Pure Volume has premiered “Lunatics’, the third single off of Khodara’s newest EP ‘Billie’, out 3/17. ‘Billie’ will come out just months after her debut EP ‘Where’s Your Love?’ , which was released on 12/13. Check out the first single “Billie” here and her second single “Anxious” here.
Khodara’s second EP entitled Billie – EP is a slower collection of pop songs, reflecting on the artist’s journey to date. Produced and co-written once again by Billy Pavone, the 4-song EP has been compared to the XX and Phantogram while vocally recalling an early Madonna or a more refined Lana del Rey. The purity of Khodara’s heart shines through in the lyrics. Billie – EP’s overall message of overcoming fear is what young women around the world need to hear right now.
TOTO ANNOUNCE ITINERARY FOR “AN EVENING WITH” SUMMER TOUR OF THE U.S.
Multi-Grammy Award winning band TOTO has announced the first set of dates for their Summer U.S. tour, which will begin on June 2nd in Lake Charles, LA. The shows are billed as “An Evening With Toto” and their performances will feature repertoire for their latest studio album XIV, classic hits, and both band and fan favorites from their vast catalog in performances that will stage two hours of music. Last summer, Toto embarked their first U.S. headline run in over a decade.
The core Toto members, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro, Joseph Williams will be joined by Lenny Castro (percussion), Shannon Forest (drums), Shem von Schroeck (bass), Warren Ham (saxophone, vocals). Guitarist Steve Lukather shares, “We had such a great time last summer that we wanted to regroup and hit some cities we didn’t get to last time. Always a thrill to bring our full show around the country.”
Breedlove Guitars Announces Dustin Lynch Guitar Giveaway
Breedlove Guitars announces a unique contest in partnership with Platinum-selling country music star Dustin Lynch and 26 Breedlove dealers. Every Tuesday, between March 7 and the end of August, 2017, Lynch will be tweeting the name and location of a participating Breedlove dealer. The first person to arrive at the store and mention the contest will win a Breedlove Discovery Concert Sitka Spruce – Mahogany guitar featuring a pickguard autographed by Lynch. They will also be registered to win the contest’s grand prize.
One grand prize winner will receive a VIP Experience package for one of Dustin Lynch’s 2017 shows on Florida Georgia Line’s Dig Your Roots tour. The package includes: two tickets to a show of the winner’s choosing* and a backstage VIP experience, plus airfare for two and hotel for one night (if necessary).
Thea Gilmore announces new album ‘The Counterweight’
Thea Gilmore has announced the release of her new album The Counterweight, which will be released June 2nd through Cooking Vinyl. The first single to be taken from the album, the rallying anthem ‘Sounds Good To Me’, is out now.
New Song/Video from SAINTE (Tay from We Are The In Crowd)!
A little background on the project, it is the new solo effort from Tay, allowing her to step away from the traditional rock-oriented sound she helped craft with We Are The In Crowd and move more towards a brand of pop that she’s wanted to explore for the past few years. At 26, Tay is still young enough to exhibit a youthful exuberance, but her years of songwriting has created a poise and maturity that is evident in “With Or Without Me”, as well as, the project’s first track “Technicolor”. “Technicolor” was released last October and has amassed over 108,000 plays on Youtube and over 327,000 on Spotify.
MAKJ & Max Styler Release “Knock Me Down”Featuring Elayna Boynton
Brilliantly juxtaposing melodic soundscapes with metallic trap synths, MAKJ and Max Styler team up to unleash the future bass heater “Knock Me Down” featuring the powerful vocals of Elayna Boynton. You may recognize Elayna Boynton from “Freedom,” her collaboration with Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Anthony Hamilton that was featured on the official soundtrack of Django Unchained.
CAMPO Releases “BAlLAR QUIETO”
Bailar Quieto is the first single of Tambor del Cosmos, Campo’s new album that will be available on April by Sony Music. This song mixes reggaeton and cumbia with sertanejo and country, all popular styles but imbued with a current and fresh sound. The video was directed by Charly Gutierrez and premiered in social media.
Bailar Quieto [to dance while standing still] was one of the first songs written for the album. Juan Campodónico sent the base to Martín Rivero, who was living in Shanghai at the time, to work on the song. There is a twelve-hour time difference between Uruguay and China; so, when it’s daytime in America, it’s already nighttime in Asia. While Martin would listen to that very danceable music, he would fall asleep and end up singing in his sleep about something having to do with dancing, but without being able to move.
Noise Zoo’s huge new EP ‘Namibia’
Noise Zoo return to Enhanced Progressive with an exceptional 2-track EP ‘Namibia / Flare’ which has already peaked the attention of scene heavyweights Above & Beyond…
Kicking off with the African-flavoured ‘Namibia’, Noise Zoo build on their growing status within Progressive Trance with another sublime, melodic number. Chock-full of smooth growling bass, lush chords and Noise Zoo’s trademark energy & atmosphere, ‘Namibia’ opens the duo’s outing on the label in 2017 with a gleaming start.
Dawes: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on March 9th
Dawes will appear on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on March 9th, ahead of their sold-out New York City Beacon Theatre show on March 10th. The band will perform their latest single, “Roll With The Punches,” off their critically acclaimed album, We’re All Gonna Die. The episode will air on March 9th at 11:35 PM ET on CBS.
Dawes has also expanded the “An Evening With Dawes” North American tour, adding headlining dates in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Baltimore, & Athens, and festival dates at Montreal’s Osheaga Music Festival, Cleveland’s Laurelive Festival, Somerset’s Master Musician’s Festival & Memphis’s Beale Street Music Festival. Additionally, the group will open for Elvis Costello on June 17th in Canandaigua, NY. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. Read more about the tour in an interview with singer-songwriter, Taylor Goldsmith, at Billboard.
Alternative Rock Duo NOVEL NATURE Release High Energy Single Yellowjacket
It’s no surprise that Los Angeles-based music blog The A&R Radar proclaimed that “the future is bright” for Novel Nature. And, that you should “keep them on your radar… it’s only the beginning.
Today, Novel Nature keeps the flame burning with the release of their latest anthemic track titled “Yellowjacket.” Listen here.
Of the track, the duo proclaims: “This song was born as we were wrapping up the tracking of another song for the EP. Once we latched on to this simple riff up high on the neck, we could feel what kind of song it needed to be: a high energy, four on the floor, ‘just give me what I want’ kind of song. That original demo guitar riff is actually still in the recording. Never changed it, never re-recorded it.”
Shonen Knife Prepare for 2017 USA Ramen Adventure Tour!
After 36 years, Osaka’s pop punk queens SHONEN KNIFE are yet again hitting the US highways, this time combining their love for high-energy punk with their adoration for a masterly crafted bowl of Ramen. The 2017 USA Ramen Adventure Tour comes on the heels of their newest album ADVENTURE (2016) but is also riding the wave of the aforementioned noodle dish’s increasing popularity in the states. As the western world is finding out, Ramen is much more than the instant noodles and salty dust packets currently fueling college students. A properly made bowl takes time and thoughtfulness to craft (Check out frontwoman Naoko Yamano’s personal favorite Ramen recipe below!).
MICHAEL BRUN DROPS VIP VERSION OF ‘SUMMER DREAMS’
Haitian DJ and producer Michael Brun has been on a tear recently, proudly showcasing his roots and using his relentless energy to give back to his community, all while releasing some of the most uplifting dance music on the block.
So, it’s no wonder that house music super-label Cr2 has drafted him in to curate and mix a slice of their Miami 2017 compilation album. As all dance music fans know, Miami Music Week is one of the most important events in the industry calendar. And for Cr2, their annual Miami compilation has become the most important album of the year, with 2016’s effort bringing in over 10,000,000 streams on Spotify alone.
Slaptop Releases Highly-Anticipated Debut Album
For San Francisco based producer, Slaptop, electronic music has also presented an opportunity for fusing a myriad of musical influences into one seamless experience. Via Hype Machine chart topping originals and esteemed official remixes for top-billing acts including Zhu, Fetty Wap, Bob Moses, Jaymes Young, and more, Slaptop has quickly established himself as a producer with no genre, or sonic territory, off limits.
Today marks the next evolution of the career of Slaptop, thanks to the release of his debut artist album, With You. The full-length project consists of 11 original productions featuring both vocals from Slaptop himself as well as a number of collaborators including Geneva White, Will Fraker, Olivia Florentino, Tate Kobang, Maxine Marcus, and Adam Levine protégé Rozzi Crane.
Foreigner Releases Limited $19.77 Tickets in Honor of 40th Anniversary Tour
The year was 1977. Jimmy Carter was President. Star Wars was #1 at the box office. And Foreigner’s self-titled debut album was sweeping the charts with unprecedented fanfare. Cheap Trick released their first two records this year too, Cheap Trick and In Color, and 1977 went on to be one of the most important years in rock and roll history.
Foreigner, Cheap Trick and special guest Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience will launch a mammoth summer tour kicking off in Syracuse, NY on July 11th presented by Live Nation. In honor of these 40th anniversary milestones, for a limited time starting March 6th, $19.77 priced tickets will be available at livenation.com. For some, it will “Feel Like the First Time” you bought a concert ticket at this special price!
CHINO XL AND RAMA DUKE REINVENT RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS’ GLOBAL SMASH
It is hardly commonplace for hip-hop and rock to become bonded bedfellows. And it takes a crafty vision to mesh the disparate musical species in a way that begets fire and ice in a single song.
“Under the Bridge,” the 1992 global hit from Red Hot Chili Peppers, is a moody, potent exposè about alienation, despondency and the search for one’s truth. Lead singer Anthony Kiedis penned the platinum-selling song as he found redemption on the other side of addiction. Who can forget the indelible chorus: “I don’t ever want to feel, like I did that day/Take me to the place I love, take me all the way.”
elbow Announce North American Tour For The Fall
elbow announced today they will be making a much welcomed return to North American shores with a two-week live tour starting on the east coast on Wednesday, November 1st in Boston and winding up west in Los Angeles on Thursday, November 15th. For a full list of dates, see below. Tickets go on-sale Friday, March 10th.
Last month, the Manchester band released their seventh studio album “Little Fictions” to widespread critical acclaim. Praised for their “rich, sweeping rock songs about melancholy and love” by Pitchfork and considered by The Associated Press as “the best (album) they’ve made in years,” elbow will be bringing their legendary live performance, this incredible album and previous fan favorites to life in 11-cities across North America this fall.
alt-J Share first single “3WW”
alt-J have announced their third album RELAXER, due for release on June 9, 2017 via Canvasback Music.. The first song “3WW” is available for stream or download now or as an instant grat with album pre-order. The record is the follow up to their Grammy nominated album This Is All Yours, and finds the band working with producer Charlie Andrew for the third time.
Noisey premieres sir Was’ debut LP stream ahead of Friday release via City Slang
“Gothenburg producer Joel Wästberg talks about his process and how a stamp of approval from Stones Throw label boss Peanut Butter Wolf helped push his new album…. Blending cLOUDDEAD’s loose-grip rap prose with dusty samples and earworm melodies, Digging a Tunnel is eclectic yet cohesive, the sound of an artist grappling with inspiration in live time.”- Noisey
The Coathangers announce a new EP
When The Coathangers first stormed on the scene over a decade ago, their power resided in their ability to craft a crooked hook out of a grimy guitar line, a delightfully crass chorus, or an enticingly ham-fisted drum-and-bass groove. With each successive album, the Atlanta garage punk ensemble has increasingly tempered their brash charm with sharp-witted pop. Not that the band ever fully excised the primal howl of The Gories or the sparse strut of ESG, but with the trio’s latest EP, Parasite, The Coathangers explore the space between their initial unbridled expressionism and their recent nuanced song craft. “I’d like to think the EP takes you on a journey through the band’s existence,” says guitarist/vocalist Julia Kugel of the sequencing of the five songs on their latest offering.
Interview Premieres Hortlax Cobra’s Video for “As far as my eyes could see”
Over time, memories that once felt vibrant and readily recollected begin to fade away, turning into the static of our subconscious. Through flickering television screens, John Eriksson of the band Peter Bjorn and John and Swedish artist collective/record label Ingrid, explores this very feeling in the music video for “As Far As My Eyes Could See,” a track authored by his electronic alter-ego Hortlax Cobra.
Nicole Atkins unites with Single Lock Records
Nicole Atkins has announced her signing with the Florence, AL-based Single Lock Records. The acclaimed singer-songwriter is currently preparing her much-anticipated label debut, GOODNIGHT RHONDA LEE, recorded with Fort Worth, TX’s Nile City Sound, a.k.a. producers Austin Jenkins, Josh Block, and Chris Vivion (Leon Bridges-), with additional mixing by Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes). Atkins’ fourth studio recording and first full-length release in nearly three years, GOODNIGHT RHONDA LEE will arrive later this year.
Eric Bellinger Drops Tropical-Flavored “Make You Mine”
Armed with silky vocals and swaggering streetwise lyricism, Eric Bellinger dexterously blends Hip-Hop and R&B into a skilled, velvelty assault. Today, Karen Civil premieres “Make You Mine,” Eric’s dive into a more tropical sound. Lifted by lush production, “Make You Mine” is a steamy club banger featuring Eric Bellinger soulfully crooning along to saccharine harmonies and a pulsating dancehall stomp. Following the Wale-assisted “Treat Yourself,” “Make You Mine” is the second single from Eric B. For President: Term 2, which releases on March 10th.
Premiere: Eric Bellinger Treats His Future Queen In ‘Make You Mine’
Lauren Hoffman & The Secret Storm’s new video
Virginia-based dark rock act, Lauren Hoffman & The Secret Storm, are on the heels of their debut album Family Ghost — an 11-track collection that fuses a unique, multi-dimensional brand of atmospheric textures. Today, the band reveals a new video for album track “Broken.” An emotionally raw and heart-bending narrative, the video illustrates a story about flawed relationships and the imperfect people who enter into them.
Anne Hall “Withstand the Rain”
Ethereal and timeless, Anne Hall’s vocals waltz through tasty lyrics, her lower range anchoring the listener to the earth, the soft higher trills floating above. Her new album ‘Wonderful’ — mastered at iconic Capitol Records with Grammy winner John Baffa — is a jazzy, alluring constellation of authentic, original songs. Each one uniquely expresses a poetic and often romantic soul-story that chronicles a universal process of bad to good, frustration to solution, dark to light journey that is life itself.
KORN ANNOUNCE EPIC “THE SERENITY OF SUMMER” HEADLINE TOUR
Roadrunner recording legends KORN have announced plans for a truly diverse and epic summer tour, set to get underway June 16th at the USANA Amphitheatre in Salt Lake City, UT and then continue through early August. Presented by Live Nation, “The Serenity of Summer” tour will feature special guests and fellow Roadrunner recording group Stone Sour on all dates. The powerfully eclectic tour is rounded out by support from Japan’s female fronted Baby Metal, southern rapper Yelawolf and Islander (6/16 – 6/25), followed by a second leg (7/19 – 8/2) which will see KORN joined by Skillet, Yelawolf and DED, creating a versatile bill reminiscent of KORN’s famed “Family Values” tours in the past.
Rolling Stone Country Premieres Marc Scibilia Video
Nashville artist Marc Scibilia has revealed a new video for his latest single, “Summer Clothes,” premiering exclusively today with Rolling Stone Country. “The single is a gentle ode to reconnecting with a loved one, with a chorus that swells and soars over reverb-drenched vocals and electronic drums,” writes Brittney McKenna of Rolling Stone Country.
“I was 18 when I moved from Buffalo to Nashville,” Scibilia tells Rolling Stone Country. “My dad would call me once a week and end every conversation with, ‘One more time, what’s your address?’ and he would never send me any mail. The song is a little bit about my hometown, my family, but mostly just someone looking for an excuse to call someone they miss – thanks for always calling, Dad. I missed you too.”
Fink Releases Next Song “Hour Golden”
Fink’s Sunday Night Blues Club, Vol. 1 is the first purely blues musical output from Fin Greenall. Produced and mixed by Fink and Flood (U2, PJ Harvey, Warpaint), this side project was recorded in Greenall’s Berlin studio prior to embarking on the eagerly anticipated new Fink studio album due for release later this year. Last night, he released the next song from the album series titled “Hour Golden.”
Amber Arcades Share Lyric Video For “It Changes”
Following the release of her standout debut album Fading Lines last summer and subsequent US tour this past September and October supporting Nada Surf, Dutch musician Amber Arcades is pleased to announce the forthcoming Cannonball EP, that will see release on June 2nd through Heavenly Recordings. Like Fading Lines, the EP was recorded at Strange Weather Studio in New York with producer Ben Greenberg (The Men). Alongside this announcement the band has debuted the lyric video for single “It Changes”, created by Ben Clarkson. Watch it HERE.
Of the track’s motivation front woman Annelotte de Graaf explains: “Everything changes, all the time. You think that when starting something new you can kinda tell which way it will go, but you never do. I always try to aim for constancy and stability but things always get messier than I foresaw. And hey, maybe that’s actually what makes it worthwhile.”
Ecuadorean Singer and Musician ELJURI Announces Mexico Tour Dates
Eljuri’s music breaks conventions with clear firm social messages. On her album ‘La Lucha’ she weaves rock, pop, world, reggae and Latin rhythms with her powerful voice and stellar guitar work into eleven compelling songs.
Her stance on women’s rights is clear and has been consistent throughout her solo career. On January 21, 2017, she was one of the leader organizers of the ‘Women’s March on New York’. This ideology is reflected on ‘La Lucha’, as Eljuri connects with the traditions of the social struggles for civil rights and against guns, violence and social injustices in the United States and beyond.
UK’s From Inside Premiere Cover of Linkin Park’s Heavy Track
The band says, “Linkin Park is without the doubt the band that defines our childhood. When we first heard their new song, “Heavy,” we really wanted to relate to it, but without those killer distorted guitars, Mr. Hahn’s scratching, or Mike Shinoda’s rapping, it just wasn’t the Linkin Park that has inspired us so much in our lives. We felt compelled to write a tribute to the band that has released those lives changing album- Hybrid Theory and Meteora, So we all agreed to take it upon ourselves to head straight into the studio and put our own spin on how we feel “Heavy” could have sounded if they had approached it in the same vein as their earlier album. We simply wanted to put the heavy side back into the LInkin Park Sound.”
Audio Push “Control Us”
Audio Push are a west coast hip-hop duo comprised of members Price and Oktane. Signed to Hit-Boy’s Hits Since 87 imprint on Interscope Records, the duo alongside Hit- Boy are instrumental for driving Inland Empire hip-hop onto a global stage.
New Boathouse EP (Closed Sessions)
Check out the new EP from Chicago-based Closed Sessions producer and Kweku Collins DJ, Boathouse. With past collaborations that include Allan Kingdom, Olawumi, Lucki Ecks among others, this 3 song Feel The Love EP exclusively features Chicago-based singer-songwriter Man Cub who brings a new age croon to Boathouse’s futuristicly progressive beats.
CHICAGO ELECTRONIC ARTIST/PRODUCER ZAVALA SHARES ECLECTIC MIX WITH THUMP
Zavala (Alexander Zavala ) is a Chicago based electronic music producer born and raised on the outskirts of Chicago. For the past 15 years Zavala has been creating and defining a unique sound of his own with influences heavily based in golden era hip hop & house. A sound of which is dense in melody & textural soundscapes and is often described as a moody combination of the dark with the blissful, all built on a foundation of analog synthesizers, drum machines & samplers. Today he shares his exclusive “REM Series 1” mix for THUMP, featuring an intense collection of footwork, electronic, pysch drum & bass deep cuts.
Mimi Raver (Similar to Weyes Blood/Alex G) Premieres Single via Fuzzy Logic
Mimi Raver is a multi-instrumentalist from New Jersey, she began her performing career at 16 in coffee shops and collaborating with friends in various bands. She studied studio music and jazz at the University of Miami where she earned a Bachelors of Music. In 2014 she relocated to Los Angeles where she has been working as a studio musician and songwriter. Along with music she is known for her work in photography and painting and has had paintings featured at the Lowe Art Museum in Miami, FL.
NAV + The Weeknd Team For “Some Way” Video
After bursting onto the scene in 2015, NAV has made a colossal amount of noise. Preferring to let his music do the talking, NAV has ranked in over 100 million plays on his SoundCloud page, all while releasing self-produced songs straight to his ever-growing fan base.
HIDEOUS DIVINITY: New Track From Italian Death Metal Unit
Adveniens is the impending new studio offering from Italian death metal unit HIDEOUS DIVINITY, which features within its ranks current and former members of Hour Of Penance and Aborted. Slated for release on April 28th, the follow-up to the band’s critically-lauded Cobra Verde long player was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Stefano Morabito’s 16th Cellar Studio (Hour Of Penance, Fleshgod Apocalypse etc.) during the Autumn of 2016, includes a rendition of Sinister’s “Embodiment Of Chaos,” and finds HIDEOUS DIVINITY offering up their darkest manifestations to date.
In advance of its release, today Revolver is pleased to host newest single, “Ages Die” for public consumption. Issues guitarist Enrico Schettino. “This is our all-in choice as first single from Adveniens, our new manifesto, our latest epiphany, the limbo between what has been our previous life and the future that awaits HIDEOUS DIVINITY — and bear with us, there’s much more to see… and hear. This is the soundtrack to smoking ruins we witness before being carried away, just like the Angelus Novus, just like the Adveniens himself. Experience with us the future of the past.”
Flower Girl shares new video for “High Fives” via Brooklyn Vegan
Today on Brooklyn Vegan, Flower Girl shares the music video for their track “High Fives”. “High Fives” is off of their recently released album ‘Tuck In Your Tie-Dye’ out on BUFU Records and Designer Medium Records.
ACTRESS & SINGER LEA MICHELE ANNOUNCES LIMITED NORTH AMERICA DATES
Following immediate sellouts of her Los Angeles and New York City shows this year LEA MICHELE announced today that she will reprise her successful Intimate Evening With shows in North America with music from her upcoming album ‘Places’.
The shows will start with a limited run on May 1, 2017 where Lea will travel through North America in cities including Boston, Philadelphia, Connecticut, Seattle, San Francisco and Canada.
Lea Michele fans can gain access to pre-sale tix Tuesday, March 7th at 10am local time by visiting leamichele.com. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Wednesday, March 8th at 10 am local time through 10 pm local time. An artist presale will also begin at 10 am local time on March 9th. Tickets for the general public will go on sale Friday, March 10 at 10 am local time. Every pair of tickets purchased online for Lea Michele’s tour includes a copy of her forthcoming album Places.
Leandro Fresco (Kompakt) + Rafael Anton Irisarri (Ghostly) announce collaborative album
Two of ambient music’s most revered producers come together for the first time in a harmonious meeting of technique and style. Leandro Fresco (Kompakt) and Rafael Anton Irisarri (Ghostly International, Room 40) present their ambient opus, La Equidistancia on A Strangely Isolated Place. The collaborative ambient electronic album is set for an April 10th release, with the stunning album opener “Cuando El Misterio Es Demasiado Impresionante, Es Imposible Desobedecer” streaming via Bandcamp and Soundcloud. The album will be available on white & black “snow” marbled vinyl with matte-laminated sleeve + poster insert, as well as digital download.
Free Pizza shares “Slipping” music video via Impose
Building upon their love for rock and roll, Free Pizza has cultivated what is considered an off kilter, post-punk, pop country drive that gets you far past the band name and way into something deep and meaningful. Today on Impose, Free Pizza shares the new music video for “Slipping” off their latest album Berlin, DE.
Skating over smooth beats indebted to ’80s electro-R&B, East Oakland’s Ezale serves honest street tales with a healthy helping of funk. With his metronomic flow floating above bright synths and sublimely cheesy electric guitar, Ezale reflects on the precariousness of life in the hood in “All It Take,” illustrating the difficulty of staying on the straight and narrow while surrounded by drugs and money. “That’s all it took,” rhymes Ezale on the hook, “when the money got him lost and the dope got him hooked.” In the new video for the 2016 track, Ezale posts up in a bando with a spiffy suit on, conducting his business until a drug deal goes horribly wrong. Presented out of chronological order, the clip vacillates from depictions of Ezale’s past to his present, represented by subtle shifts in the video’s coloration. Produced by Hawk Beatz and premiered today by The FADER, “All It Take” is the latest video from Ezale’s critically acclaimed The Tonite Show with Ezale, a full-length collaboration between Ezale and DJ Fresh.
MOONLIGHT PROPHECY Releasing Debut EP ‘Eternal Oblivion’ in April
Philadelphia’s MOONLIGHT PROPHECY is a Progressive, Thrash and Neoclassical Metal project from multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Lawrence Wallace (SHADOWS IN THE CRYPT, LAWRENCE’S CREATION). Debut EP Eternal Oblivion will be self-released on April 15. Stream single “Spellbound” and pre-order the EP at:
MELANIE MARTINEZ DEBUT ALBUM CRY BABY OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED PLATINUM!
CRY BABY features the PLATINUM certified single “Dollhouse” and two certified GOLD singles, “Pity Party” and “Carousel,” and has spent an incredible 80 WEEKS on the Billboard 200 chart and has garnered over 575 million streams.
CRY BABY debuted at #1 on Alternative Albums, #5 on Top Albums, and #6 on Billboard 200!
Melanie’s YouTube channel has nearly 4.5 million subscribers and boasts 800 million views on her videos which are all self-written and self-directed. In addition, all wardrobe for Melanie is self-styled and makeup is done by Melanie herself.
The Bunny The Bear Releases Powerful Track About Substance Abuse
Dealing with demons while in the public spotlight isn’t an easy thing. It’s something The Bunny The Bear’s frontman, Matthew Tybor, has been doing for years while struggling with substance abuse. It was that struggle that inspired the new song, “I Am Free”, which the band is proud to premiere the video for.
The powerful lyrics of the song (This is the last time that I’ll walk ashamed of my choices, this emptiness, feeding my future to flames. This is the day I will finally be free of these demons, addictions that keep me in chains. I am free) are extremely personal to Tybor as he is currently in recovery and is no longer using. He explains, “[substance abuse] can seem like a seeming endless struggle to overcome such demons. Booze, pills, whatever really. A huge bulk of society struggles with some, or all of the above, myself included. Sometimes you have no choice but to find that sliver of hope within all the despair.”
