ROBERT TRUJILLO, MIKE WATT AND STEVE BAILEY JOIN BASS PLAYER LIVE! 2015
The artist list keeps growing for Bass Player LIVE! in Los Angeles on November 7 & 8, with newly added performers, presenters and clinicians including Robert Trujullo, Mike Watt, Steve Bailey, Rex Brown, Mike Inez and more.
Metallica bassist and Jaco film producer Robert Trujillo will be presenting a Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award to Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister at the Bass Player LIVE! Concert at Musicians Institute on the evening of November 7.
http://www.bassplayer.com/live
SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS AKA PUFF DADDY DEBUTS NEW MUSIC
Following Bad Boy Entertainment’s star-studded reunion at the 2015 BET Awards, PUFF DADDY continues to dominate the BET stage with his latest appearance at the 2015 Hip Hop Awards. Puff Daddy took to the stage and electrified the Atlanta crowd, debuting two brand-new tracks, “Workin” and “The Auction” ft. Lil’ Kim, Los, and Styles P of the Lox. The mogul’s latest tracks made their worldwide debut during last night’s broadcast of the awards show, igniting social media with fans begging for a new album.
MICHIGAN PSYCH ROCK TRIO HEATERS PREMIERE “KAMIKAZE” VIDEO
In the year 2015, it may be that only foolishness or forgetfulness can excuse being surprised by the pace and power of a rock and roll machine coming out of the holy state of Michigan. Yet such is the power of the perpetual energy expressed throughout Holy Water Pool, the new full-length album by Heaters on Beyond Beyond Is Beyond.
http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/premiere_heaters_-_kamikaze_video/
ALEX BLEEKER AND THE FREAKS’ ‘COUNTRY AGENDA’ NOW STREAMING
Country Agenda is the culmination of Bleeker’s solo work outside of his efforts with the band Real Estate. While the Freaks’ line up has organically changed over time, this release finds the band gelling into its most cohesive self with its most collaborative songwriting to date. Of the new music, Bleeker explains, “We’re extremely proud of this record. For the first time, the Freaks came together as a collaborative unit and crafted what we think is our best album yet. It was recorded on a hillside overlooking the ocean in coastal California and we hope that some of that beauty comes through in the music.” Country Agenda follows 2013’s How Far Away and the band’s 2009 self-titled debut album.
CALLING ALL ASTRONAUTS NEW SINGLE
It’s been two years since Calling All Astronauts (featuring members of pop punk pioneers Caffeine, goth stalwarts The Marionettes and seminal UK rap-metalers US:UK) unleashed their debut album “Post Modern Conspiracy”. Those two years have seen these London based alternative electro rockers release seven singles, gain massive radio and blog support worldwide (including BBC 6Music and XFM), build a 400,000 strong Twitter following and open for the likes of Roger Daltrey, Echo & The Bunnymen, PWEI and A Place To Bury Strangers.
BABES’ “HOW DO YOU MAKE LOVE STOP”
The site says, “the LA-based quintet makes you feel accepted within their strangely comforting synth ballad about love and loss.” The song is off the bedroom-rock five-piece’s forthcoming full-length debut Untitled (Five Tears), out October 30 on Barsuk Records. In celebration of the release, the family band is embarking on a full North American tour, opening for Rubblebucket, Summer Camp and the Stone Foxes on top of multiple headlining shows.
http://floodmagazine.com/24399/premiere-babes-get-emotional-in-video-for-how-do-you-make-love-stop/
ORQUESTA BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB TO PLAY THE WHITE HOUSE ON THURSDAY
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® has been invited to perform at The White House this Thursday, October 15, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage month, where a delegation of about 500 dignitaries and politicians from around the world will be hosted by President Barack Obama. As a historic shift in policy continues, the visit serves as a reminder of the close relationship between the Cuban and American peoples.
Lead by vocalist Omara Portuondo, vocalist/guitarist Eliades Ochoa, Laud player Barbarito Torres, trumpeter Guajiro Mirabal and trombonist Jesús “Aguaje” Ramos, the musicians will perform timeless Cuban classics such as “Chan Chan” and “El Cuarto de Tula.”
ESTONIAN FOUR-PIECE EWERT AND THE TWO DRAGONS “PICTURES”
One of the biggest and most accomplished bands in Estonia, Ewert and The Two Dragons will visit the US this week to play CMJ and showcase their new album Circles, produced by Ryan Hadlock (The Lumineers) and recently released on Sire Records. Labeled a “Bands to Watch” at CMJ 2015 by BandsInTown, their new album have been featured by MTV Iggy, The LA Times, Relix, Culture Collide, San Francisco Chronicle and The Wild Honey Pie, and The Washington Post, who were fond of Circles “catchy rhythms and musical colors.”
UPON SHADOWS ALBUM TEASER VIDEO
About the concept of the album :“Between the Southern Cross & the Northern Star” represents the deep connection with reality in its most natural way.Like it happens in the moment of the artistic creation, when a melody comes to our mind, and we can hear it without playing it yet; the inspiration sings the melodies to our mind… Is a reflection about the sometimes inpercptible reality, behind every act, and the analysis of the everyday and our own experiences. No matter what you see or believe to see, for example, even if the light in our eyes seems to have a single color, the reality speaks of something quite different. Reality exists with or without us. This album represents the need to move forward in understanding and free thought. Questioning everything and returning to the roots of philosophy, to develope in our personal journey toward deeper understanding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0CyDCUC4iU
BALTHAZAR NEW SINGLE
Amidst a North American tour that will see them at CMJ Music Marathon this week, Balthazar have shared an exclusive new track ‘Decisions’ via Exclaim! The track, which is not on their latest LP ‘Thin Walls’ – is a swaggering baroque-pop ge. It swings around songwriter Maarten Devoldere’s sullen self-reflections in the band’s characteristic dark-tinged manner. Balthazar’s new LP Thin Walls is out now on Play It Again Sam.
http://exclaim.ca/music/article/balthazar-decisions
CONCERT IN FL FOR DRUG FREE WORLD
On Saturday the 10th of October, enthusiasts rocked out in the historic Church of Scientology-owned Fort Harrison to music by multi-national artists with the message that art can thrive without drugs. This was the 4th Annual Rock for a Drug Free World, which featured performances by WD-HAN, Rob Meister, Carlos Day, Michael Graves, Brenda SiFuentes, X-factor finalist Stacey Francis and rap-artist Chill E.B. All of the artists promoted the Foundation’s Truth About Drugs campaign.
Julieta Santagostino, the President of the Florida chapter of the Foundation for a Drug Free World, served as MC. “All around us, you see a drug culture,” she told the audience, “it is made to look glamorous, but it isn’t. You don’t need drugs to be successful as a musician, as these artists tonight show you.”
MULTI-PLATINUM ARTIST FETTY WAP NOMINATED FOR TWO AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
Fetty Wap has been honored with two American Music Award nominations: New Artist of the Year and Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip Hop. The news comes on the heels of his No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 last week. Fetty Wap is the first hip-hop act in over two years to top the chart with a debut studio effort. His self-titled, independently released album remains in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200 this week. FETTY WAP (RGF Productions/300 Entertainment) is available in a 17-track standard format and 20-track deluxe edition. To date, Fetty Wap has sold upwards of 4.8 million tracks and has one billion paid streams.
https://www.facebook.com/FettyWap
THE KOOKS NEW SINGLE
The Kooks return today with a brand new track, “Creatures of Habit”, produced by Isom Innis of Foster The People. Fans can listen via NYLON. The track will be released on streaming outlets only this Friday, October 16th.
With a dizzying chorus and hyper infectious guitars stacked against a disco-infused bass line, the new single, “Creatures of Habit” is a step away from their acoustic roots, and sees the band dabble in hip-hop and dance influences.
http://www.nylon.com/articles/the-kooks-creatures-of-habit
DASH RADIO X FADER 100
DASH Radio has just launched it’s FADER 100 station. Celebrate music and lifestyle publication The FADER’s 100th issue with music hand picked by the cultural tastemakers at The FADER as well as interviews from the founders, editor-in-chief, and other staff members. Check out the link below.
DASH Radio is available for iOS and Android phones.
http://dashradio.com/fader-100
‘LIGHTS’ EP OUT NOW
Coming hot off of their first unofficial release via Buygore Records with a heavy trap EP, Vienna, Vice City is back in their first official BG release, Lights, now available for purchase via Beatport, Spotify, and iTunes.
Hailing from the South – Vice City began their musical careers as individual solo projects, Freiheit & SON!X, meeting by way of the internet via online collaborations. This Texas & Florida native had the same creative vision, and after winning a few remix competitions together, the next logical step was to combine forces and make both dreams a reality.
https://buygorerecords.lnk.to/VLo5h
“YOU GOTTA LOVE THE LIFE” MELISSA MANCHESTER’S NEW SINGLE
“You Gotta Love the Life,” the title song from Melissa Manchester’s new album, was Most Added in its first week at Smooth Jazz radio, BDS reports. The propulsive, horn-fueled track celebrates the life that Manchester embarked on some 40 years ago, when she got her start as a founding member of Bette Midler’s Harlettes. The young singer was also studying songwriting with Paul Simon and envisioning a solo career. While “You Gotta Love the Life” is Manchester’s most autobiographical song to date, it’s also an anthem for anyone with the hunger to perform and the tenacity to weather the extreme ups and downs that are par for the course in show business.
BT RELEASES “ELECTRONIC OPUS,” HIS KICKSTARTER-FUNDED ALBUM
After a year of anticipation, BT has finally released his ambitious Kickstarter-funded “Electronic Opus,” a full-length album that combines his classic dance tracks with orchestral arrangements for a groundbreaking musical experience.
14 beloved BT tracks like “Flaming June,” “Dreaming,” “Love Comes Again,” and “Skylarking” have been reworked and reimagined into a fantastical exploration of classical arrangements, electronic dance frequencies, and experimental sound editing techniques.
DNCE SET TO RELEASE ‘SWAAY’ EP FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 + VIDEO TEASER
DNCE will release their debut, SWAAY EP [Republic Records], on Friday October 23, 2015 at all digital retailers.
The new band fronted by multi-platinum pop superstar JOE JONAS appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America today to personally announce the EP and reveal a first look at their forthcoming music video for their debut single “Cake By The Ocean.” The video will make its VEVO debut this Friday, while the group returns to Good Morning America for a performance of the song on EP release day October 23.
FONG-SAI-U “ENOUGH”
“Before the world new about Wu-Tang Clan I was sleeping on Prodigal Sunn’s floor when I would travel up to New York. This was back when RZA had given my brother Farther Lord (RIP) a demo of some guys called Gravediggaz. Bottom line, these are my brothers and when I do a feature on my music, I want it to be fam, not just some dude because his record is hot.”
GALILEE X MOSELEY “LITTLE THINGS”
American electronic music collective We Are GALILEE teamed up with singer Barbara Moseley to release the single “Little Things” via Epictronic on December the 2nd 2015.
https://soundcloud.com/epictronic/galilee-and-moseley-little-things-remix
“HEART OF GOLD” BY THE SHERLOCKS
Four-piece rockers, The Sherlocks, were formed in Sheffield when brothers Josh (guitar) and Andy (bass) Davidson moved in next door to brothers Kiaran (vocals/guitar) and Brandon (drums) Crook’s grandparents. Bonding over their love of football and music, the two pairs of brothers were inspired by their favourite artists including Arctic Monkeys, The Beatles, Libertines, Oasis and The Jam. This led to several jamming sessions in late 2010, where they crafted their trademark sound and The Sherlocks were born.
http://www.vevo.com/watch/QMGR31537676
THE KOOKS NEW SINGLE
The Kooks return today with a brand new track, “Creatures of Habit”, produced by Isom Innis of Foster The People. Fans can listen via NYLON. The track will be released on streaming outlets only this Friday, October 16th.
With a dizzying chorus and hyper infectious guitars stacked against a disco-infused bass line, the new single, “Creatures of Habit” is a step away from their acoustic roots, and sees the band dabble in hip-hop and dance influences.
http://www.nylon.com/articles/the-kooks-creatures-of-habit
DRUMMER/PRODUCER JOE BLAXX RELEASES “THE BLAXX POWERED MUSIC EP”
Drummer/producer Joe Blaxx today releases The Blaxx Powered Music EP. The digital set is available for purchase exclusively at joeblaxx.bandcamp.com. Joe will perform next Tuesday, October 20th with his band B.P.M. in support of the release at Meridian 23 in NYC for Alchemy Tuesdays. Show begins at 9:30pm, no cover charge.
“ALL LIES”
Orange County, CA rock and roll band Lucky Scars, the latest project of Johnny Scars (Jon Bunch of Sense Field/Further Seems Forever/War Generation) and Nik Kill (Nik Hill formerly of Ignite), is debuting a new lyric video for the track “All Lies.”
FIELD MUSIC ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM + SINGLE
Field Music finally announces its return with a new 14 track album Commontime, set to be released on February 5th, 2016 via Memphis Industries.
The first song to be taken from the album is ‘The Noisy Days Are Over’, an insistent, sax-punctuated groove and a conversation between two friends struggling to say farewell to the bad old boozy days, when they should “get to bed like everyone else”.
DARREN BARRETT NEW ALBUM
Trumpeter Darren Barrett proudly wears his Jamaican ancestry on his musical sleeve as well as on the album sleeve of “Trumpet Vibes,” his seventh album that will be released November 20 on the dB Studios label. Decorated in the distinctive green, yellow and black colors of the Jamaican flag, the award-winning Canadian musician, composer and producer mines the native sounds of his parents’ homeland for the first time on the eight-tracker constructed of hard bop jazz amidst laidback reggae rhythms and frenetic ska grooves. Throughout the session that highlights Barrett’s academic technical proficiency and heartfelt interpretive trumpet work, animate vibraphone plays the role of trusty sidekick with noted vibist Warren Wolf on the record’s opener and closer.
POWERS RELEASE ‘HOT’ NEW MUSIC VIDEO
Late last week, hotly tipped Los Angeles alternative electro pop superheroes POWERS revealed their brand new track, “Hot” on Noisey. A wickedly infectious pop track, ‘Hot’ has gone on to claim 35,000 plays since Thursday and chart highly on Hype Machine. As a precursor to what is set to be a busy CMJ for the duo, POWERS have revealed a video for the track ‘Hot’! The new track from their forthcoming debut EP release on Republic Records, Legendary, available at all digital retailers October 23rd.
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/premiere-powers-hot
VERY FRESH SHARE “CLEAN TOUCH”
Very Fresh, the ever-evolving project of Cindy Lou Gooden, is extremely pleased to announce her latest 7″ due out this November 13th on New Professor Music. The single is the first Very Fresh release since Gooden’s long hiatus from music and it highlights the dynamic range of her songwriting talents. “Clean Touch”, with its driving grunge riffs and boldly delivered tales about keeping a clean house stand next to the slow-burning contemplative romanticism of “Pale Lips”.
THE KINKS ‘SUNNY AFTERNOON, THE VERY BEST OF’
One of the most iconic and influential British bands of all-time, The Kinks release
‘Sunny Afternoon, The Very Best Of ’ – a must-have 2-disc retrospective – on October 16th on the BMG label.
The album features original versions of all the songs from the hit West End musical with added bonus tracks not included in the production plus some of Ray Davies’s personal picks he feels fit into the context of the release, including other Kinks hits and classics, BBC interviews and BBC session tracks.
Along with a total of 9 UK top 5 hit singles including 3 Number 1s, the album, unlike other Kinks compilations, features tracks chosen by Ray that were not originally hits but over the years have become so due to TV shows, films and covers by other artists.
SARANTOS VIDEO “YOU (JUST) DON’T HAVE IT”
Halloween often means a night to pretend you are someone else. Halloween can be a wonderful escape from reality. Who doesn’t love to impersonate and mislead once in a while? Masks allow one to be something they are not. Even Batman uses one!
In today’s world, teens and adults have a hard enough time trying to find their place in the world. Being true to oneself isn’t always encouraged at work, in love, in the media or sadly even in the real world. Perfection is not attainable yet it is a common illusion on full display in movies, TV shows and most media outlets. As this song lightheartedly points out though, perfection is not what everyone wants or desires. Why should they? The real world is full of imperfections and they are something all of us should accept and embrace. Being human means being imperfect.
WALK THE MOON ON LNTV
Today, Live Nation TV is excited to debut the first episode of Roadhouse, a new series that explores the life on the tour bus and beyond for some of the biggest touring acts of the moment. In the debut episode of the series, LNTV headed out on tour with WALK THE MOON, who spent the better part of the year playing shows behind their second album Talking Is Hard.
Watch the episode on Live Nation TV:
https://lntv.com/en_us/video/walk-the-moon-roadhouse
FIDLAR SHARES LYRIC VIDEO FOR “DRONE”
FIDLAR today shared a new lyric video for “Drone”. Directed by longtime collaborator Ryan Baxley, the clip can be viewed HERE:
