THE AMAZING (MEMBERS OF DUNGEN, GRANADA) SHARE NEW SONG “THE HEADLESS BOY”
Following the late 2014 unveiling of “Picture You,” the lead single off of The Amazing’s forthcoming album of the same name, the Swedish five-piece have now released a second song titled “The Headless Boy.” Debuting on NPR’s All Songs Considered podcast yesterday, NPR host Robin Hilton compared the ballad to a lost Nick Drake song, noting “the whole record has a dreamy, beautiful vibe.” The notoriously reclusive band does not have stateside touring plans, but will be available in New York for promo at the end of January.
LADIES OF METAL NEW SINGLE
Famined Records’ artist Prime Meridian has partnered with Ladies Of Metal to exclusively premiere the band’s new single after playing it on their radio station yesterday afternoon. The single, entitled “Jackal,” is the band’s second single since the release of their 2013 full length Dialogues. Vocalist Shae Portner had this to say on the single, “The song is about an individual who deliriously wakes with a tunnel visioned image of his worst nightmare. He finds himself being dragged across cold wet cement drenched in the blood of others’ chandelier limbs.
http://www.theladiesofmetal.com/news/prime-meridian-new-song-premiere
NEW SINGLE FROM THE POP GROUP
Post punk provocateurs The Pop Group have announced details of the release of “Mad Truth,”the first single from their forthcoming new album, Citizen Zombie, the band’s first long-player in 35 years. You can hear it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAL4nhHDKz0
SUMMER HEART NEW SINGLE ON NOISEY
While you might get the lo-fi chillwave vibe, (akin to bands like Washed Out, Teen Daze, and Toro y Moi) in singles like “Sleep” and “U Got All I’m Looking For,” the sound of Summer Heart (who has before supported bands like Yelle and Niki and the Dove) is familiar, yet all its own. It’ll take you back to that time you re-found a box of Polaroids under your bed from that one Fourth of July, where you ran around barefoot with sparklers and drove with the windows down.
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/premiere-summer-hearts-thinkin-of-u
WYNDHAM NEW YORKER HOTEL PARTNERS WITH ROCNATION
The Wyndham New Yorker Hotel has partnered with the entertainment company RocNation for their first-ever boxing event taking place this Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden. The first of three cards, titled “Throne Boxing,” will be headlined by welterweight boxer Dusty Hernandez-Harrison and Tommy Rainone.
The Wyndham New Yorker Hotel has partnered with RocNation on the special event as a key sponsor and host hotel for the fight that will be nationally televised on FOX Sports 1. “To be able to provide a convenient location for RocNation and each contenders team is worthwhile for the hotel as we recently modernized the property adding guestrooms and event spaces that are able accommodate the large group coming in,” said John Yazbeck, Director of Sales and Marketing for the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel. “We are happy to be able to partner with the respected team at RocNation to host this event in New York City.”
http://www.newyorkerhotel.com/
IDOBI ANTHM LAUNCHES
idobi Network, the leading online radio network, is branching out into the world of indie to bring listeners the best developing indie rock artists with a sprinkling of indie hits, only on idobi Anthm.
Since 1999, idobi Radio has helped fans discover new music trends from all over the world, drawing in over 5.4 million listeners every month. idobi showcases the next big names long before they hit the bigtime, and shines a light on fresh new talent.
With a battle cry of “music on the brink and beyond the main,” idobi Anthm is the new go-to station for anyone who wants to hear something different on the airwaves, without any rules. Anthm listeners have grown up on idobi Radio’s classic pop-punk and mainstream alternative, and are open-minded music lovers, festival goers, and young connoisseurs. They’re always searching for something new; that’s where Anthm comes in. Streaming online all day, every day, the station will feature music from the likes of MGMT, Smallpools, The Kooks, Spoon, Vampire Weekend, Ty Segall and others.
ULI JON ROTH TO RELEASE DOUBLE DISC
UDR, The Home Of Legends, is set to release guitar legend ULI JON ROTH’s brand new double album of 19 re-invented Scorpions tracks, entitled Scorpions Revisited, on March 10, 2015. Pre-orders for the album will be available soon.
For over four decades, ULI JON ROTH has forged new frontiers in the world of guitar, both in terms of approach and style. He even managed to invent the sky-guitar, a six octave lead instrument that remains unparalleled. But before he started to explore the creative worlds of music, philosophy and art, ULI JON ROTH was a member of European rock giants, the Scorpions, a band with which he helped create a new path in hard rock music. In 2013, venerated for his originality and dynamism at the time, Roth found himself intrigued by the memory of those early days which began 40 years ago, and specifically by the music he helped write, perform and occasionally sing on the albums Fly To The Rainbow, In Trance, Virgin Killer and Taken By Force. It lead to Roth deciding to spend a year re-visiting, exploring, performing and re-recording his favorite Scorpions songs.
INTERSCOPE RECORDING ARTIST AUDIO PUSH JOIN WALE
HS87/Interscope recording artist, Audio Push will join Maybach Music Group/Atlantic recording artist Wale on the SIMPLE Mobile Simply Nothing Tour. They will begin the tour in Philadelphia on Friday, January 9 and wrap in Norfolk on February 19. Audio Push gears up for the release of their debut album with their new single “Quick Fast” featuring Wale, available now at all digital retailers. The duo recently met up with Wale in D.C. to shoot the Peter Baltimore directed video, which will premiere soon.
http://audiopush.com/event/simply-nothing-tour/
WHITE EMPRESS (EX-CRADLE OF FILTH) LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
White Empress, the eclectic metal sextet founded by former Cradle of Filth guitarist Paul Allender, has launched a new website to welcome 2015. Head over to: http://www.whiteempress.com/ to check it out.
“I decided to revamp the White Empress site to be simple and very easy to navigate,” commented Allender. “2015 is a new year for us and we have some very exciting things happening that will be announced very soon. The site had to look modern and slick with a different feel from other bands’ sites.”
NOBIGDYL VIDEO “BEAUTY” VIDEO
There is always beauty in the midst of darkness.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9YWmwHwEPk
SIA’S GLOBAL VIDEO PREMIERE OF “ELASTIC HEART” LIVE NOW ON VEVO
Sia premieres today her brand new video for “Elastic Heart” on VEVO. Click here to watch it now.
The video was directed by Sia & Daniel Askill, who also directed Sia’s Grammy-nominated “Chandelier” video and features compelling performances by actor Shia LaBeouf and Maddie Zeigler, who stars in Sia’s “Chandelier” video and on the Lifetime Television show “Dance Moms.”
HER HABITS “TRUTH”
Joanie’s also led an incredibly interesting life… she grew up in Toronto and moved out on her own at 16, which led to modeling stints in Tokyo (and putting the money she earned towards a BA in comparative literature), along with spending some formative (and broke) years in Paris. Eventually she wound up working for a conceptual artist decorating pigs outside of Beijing, which ultimately led to her being drugged by ex-pat acquaintences and having to make a quick escape from China.
COMEBACK KID “DIDN’T EVEN MIND”
COMEBACK KID continue to serve up their no-nonsense, signature hardcore sound with the release of “Didn’t Even Mind”, the third video from the acclaimed album, Die Knowing.
MIKE MICTLAN PREMIERES “so so STRAYNGE” VIDEO
Mike Mictlan premieres the new video for “so so STRAYNGE” today. The Adam Dunn-directed video was filmed in the deserts of Victorville, California and follows Mictlan as he roams the streets and abandoned apartment complexes nearby. The track is off of the Doomtree rapper’s most recent album, HELLA FRREAL, which was released last October on Doomtree Records.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiv8cF4uQds
KUF KNOTZ TO RELEASE ‘A POSITIVE LIGHT’ MARCH 24TH, 2015
Philly / Brooklyn MC hip-hop artist Kuf Knotz will release his sophomore studio album, A Positive Light, on Ropeadope Records on March 24, 2015. The ‘Urban Zen’ musician invited a different guest artist to appear on each track while recording the album between New Jersey and Amsterdam. The result is a dynamic effort showcasing a unique blend of progressive and golden age hip hop, soul, blues, jazz, world and reggae music.
Kuf Knotz’s eloquent positive-charged rhymes create an underlying cohesive foundation for A Positive Light, allowing for his bevy of musical influences to flow from track to track. “My music’s always had a pretty broad spectrum as far as influences go,” says Kuf, “it feels really natural to blend genres.”
CURRENT SWELL ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH CAT EMPIRE
Canada’s Current Swell announce a run of Spring tour dates with Cat Empire, starting in Vancouver, BC on April 3 at Commodore and wrapping on April 25 in Honolulu, HI. A full list of dates is below.
“We always love hitting the road to play live and especially excited to head south with The Cat Empire and share new music with our fans,” says bandmember Scott Stanton.
FAMOUS “MR SIMPLISTIC”
Check out the new viral video ‘Mr. Simplistic’ by FAMOUS. The song features YouTube sensation Madilyn Bailey (1.5+ million subscribers & RonDiasTV. The song originally written by FAMOUS, as a reference for B.O.B & Taylor Swift, is the 2nd single off the debut CENTER STAGE.
You’d be surprised to see what it really takes to satisfy a women, lol!
BØRNS ON CONAN
“10,000 Emerald Pools” is featured on BØRNS’ debut EP Candy which is available now on Interscope Records.
MARK RONSON’S “UPTOWN FUNK” FEATURING BRUNO MARS REACHES TOP SPOT ON BILLBOARD’S HOT 100 CHART
Following a meteoric climb up the charts since its release on November 10th, Mark Ronson’s international hit single “Uptown Funk” featuring Bruno Mars today moved up one spot to take the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100, marking another career best for the GRAMMY® award-winning producer and musician. The song also holds the #1 spot on the Digital Songs Chart this week and has sold over 1.7 million in the US, alone. The song has already enjoyed a record breaking three week chart-topping run in the UK where it became the first track to break over two million streams in a single week, as well as holding the #1 spot in Australia and Canada. This is the 6th #1 for Bruno Mars on the Billboard Hot 100.
NEW MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS
New Music Weekly magazine, the music industry’s leading source of radio airplay tracking and charts, of has opened up the nomination process for its annual New Music Awards. Artists and Bands that achieved chart success in 2014 are all eligible in this process. In addition, there will be nominations for radio stations, music programmers, record labels and industry professionals. In the upcoming weeks fans, industry professionals and radio programmers can contribute to the outcome of the awards process by casting nominations for their favorite artists and bands of 2014.
The New Music Awards will also be paying tribute to radio stations, programmers, record labels and music industry professionals. Final nominees will be annouced in a special New Music Weekly magazine’s Nomination Issue set for January.
http://www.newmusicweekly.com/ballotnomination.html
CHARLIE DANIELS TO APPEAR ON NRA ALL ACCESS ON THE OUTDOOR CHANNEL
Let freedom ring, as Charlie Daniels takes to The National Rifle Association’s third season of NRA All Access on The Outdoor Channel to shed light on his diehard passion for guns and rifles, and why he’s so committed to protecting America’s right to bear arms. Highly noted for his multiple chart-topping hits and stand-out instrumental talent that has catapulted him into international stardom, it’s no secret Daniels is also an enthusiastic outdoorsman and longtime friend of the NRA. Tune in this Friday, January 9 at 8:30 p.m. ET to watch.
FOO FIGHTERS SATURDAY SURPRISE JANUARY 10 AT THE FORUM
Foo Fighters have confirmed their first show of 2015 and it’s a monster: Saturday, January 10 will see Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear bringing it to the Forum in Los Angeles for a very special in the round performance benefitting multiple charities.
All tickets for this evening with the Foo Fighters at the Forum will set the buyer back $50, with $10 of that sum being distributed amongst Rock School Scholarship Fund, MusiCares, and Sweet Relief. GA floor tickets are limited to four per customer. Reserved seating tickets are limited to eight per customer. All tickets will be on sale 7:00 p.m. local time at:
JAMES BAY RELEASES NEW TRACK “SCARS”
2015 is already shaping up to be a breakout year for the internationally acclaimed UK singer and songwriter. Less than a month ago, he hit the stage at Late Night with Seth Meyers for his first-ever stateside television performance, and has been profiled by tastemakers such as Spotify, Buzzfeed, Entertainment Weekly, BlackBook, Mashable, The Guardian and Q Magazines as an “Artist to Watch.” BAY recently received the high honor of the BRIT Critics Choice Award, joining the ranks of past winners Sam Smith, Adele, Florence + the Machine, Jessie J, and more, and has also come in at #2 on BBC Sound of 2015.
http://www.vevo.com/watch/james-bay/Scars-%28Audio%29/USUV71403119
ACTION BRONSON ANNOUNCES MAJOR LABEL FULL LENGTH + NEW SINGLE
Action Bronson, the Flushing, Queens chef-turned-rapper / food show personality, has announced his major label full length debut ‘Mr. Wonderful,’ out March 24th via Vice/Atlantic. The album features production from Noah “40” Shebib, three time Grammy Award winner Mark Ronson, The Alchemist, 88 Keys and long time collaborator/cohort Party Supplies. ‘Mr. Wonderful’, which also includes guest spots from Chance the Rapper, Party Supplies, Big Body Bes and Meyhem Lauren, catapults Bronson into new territory with sonically voluminous production while staying true to the mixtape aesthetic that has made him so popular in the hip hop community and beyond. This is an album that is the sum of its parts, with meticulously crafted segues into each track creating a fluid, tightly woven work. Notably the album includes a Billy Joel sample approved by the man himself on “Brand New Car” due to a hand written note from both Action Bronson and Mark Ronson exclaiming their admiration to the New York legend; a rare feat achieved by few.
STONE COLD FOX RELEASES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR HIT SINGLE “SOLD”
Lively, indie rock quintet, Stone Cold Fox, has been making a mark on the music scene ever since the release of their widely lauded debut EP, Memory Palace.
“Every song is as addicting as the one before, filled with a youthful vibrancy that you want to dance along to,” declared Filter Magazine. “They know how to blend their influences in a way that sounds cohesive, even when they contrast gritty vocals with breezy synths. The results are catchy choruses and memorable melodies that are worth listening to time and time again”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6izjYySqCO4
THE HOWL PREMIERE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “SPUTTER”
Chicago-based band The Howl premiere their new music video for “Sputter.” Click HERE to watch. The video was featured on Clash, who said “The Howl hail from Chicago, and possess arena filling riffs but a steadfastly independent stance. Spending the bulk of 2014 on the road, the band have added some real muscle to their blend of punk riffing etched with math rock.” The track is from the band’s upcoming LP. Let me know if you’re interested in featuring the music video or interviewing the band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTaHxZ45BmM
DAN WILSON LAUNCHES A SONG CAN BE ABOUT ANYTHING MUSIC
Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/producer Dan Wilson has launched A Song Can Be About Anything Music, a co-venture with Big Deal Music Publishing designed to sign artists and writers to publishing deals. Wilson’s first signing is Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs. Youngs has four albums and three EPs to her credit, and her songs have been heard on numerous TV shows including “Weeds,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Suburgatory” and “Switched at Birth.”
“One big factor in the success of a songwriter is attracting good mentors and world-class collaborators,” says Wilson, “and I’ve learned my craft from some of the most brilliant songwriters, artists and producers ever. Doing sessions with so many masters has been an incredible education for me. I want to help young writers and artists get similar opportunities, bring their songwriting chops up to the highest level, and help them create amazing music and successful careers.”
https://www.facebook.com/BigDealPublishing
HEEMS ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM AND RELEASES NEW SINGLE
When Das Racist emerged on the NY scene, the music world was stunned at the originality and potential of the band – enough so that SPIN put the then unknown trio on its cover in 2011. Ultimately Das Racist parted ways, but 2015 finds Heems AKA Himanshu Suri arriving with a similar socially-conscious ethos mixed with biting racial commentary and of course, a sense of fun on his debut solo album Eat, Pray, Thug out on Greedhead/Megaforce Records. In 2014 the Queens, NY native was hard at work creating music for the “Punjab” episode of CNN’s Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and conducting lectures on race and rap at Princeton, Stanford, Amherst and Reed all while running his Greedhead Music record label.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK75KPD4GEs
WISH “SLACKER” ON SPIN
“Slacker” employs hypnotic, lithe guitars, effectively blending melody with distortion over a motorik beat. The video, which follows the band’s Kyle Connolly during a magical aquarium tour, was directed by Luke McClutcheon.
http://www.spin.com/articles/wish-slacker-video/
DREW STEPHENSON IN “VAMPIRE DIARIES”
Music, modeling and acting are among the top three career goals for many in the entertainment field, but it is a well known fact that only a small percentage actually make any real headway in all three pursuits. Up and comer Drew Stephenson will not tell you that he is different, but he will show you with his persistence, determination and dedication. So much so that the young actor just stepped off the USA Network’s newest television drama, “Complications,” and is now celebrating landing a recurring role on one of television’s top suspense series, “Vampire Diaries,” on The CW. Stephenson will play Collin, an integral character to the show’s plot, on two consecutive shows, starting January 22, 2015.
