Warped Tour Icon Shiragirl Shares New Live Video for “Summers Comin”
Fresh off the release of her Brooklyn Goes Hollywood EP (released 6/20), this “Punk Rock Madonna” first splashed onto the scene after crashing the Vans Warped Tour. As the legend goes, a young, determined Shira showed up in her iconic pink RV, created her own stage and performed atop it with her band. After receiving a rousing crowd response, Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman invited Shira to return the following summer to host an official Shiragirl Stage. The stage went on to host over 200 female-fronted bands, many making their Warped debuts, including Paramore on their first ever tour, and the legendary Joan Jett. This year, the Shiragirl Stage is returning to Pomona, Ventura and more.
Joe Kaplow – I Said I Was Going and I Went single
Some songs begin with the simplest, most fleeting of sentiments. In this case, Joe Kaplow realized how much he missed the sensation of using a knob to open a door.
The new single, I Said I Was Going and I Went, from the Santa Cruz, CA-based singer/songwriter was born on the road. After two and a half months performing solo shows at music clubs, dive bars, honky tonks, and cafes across the entirety of the United States, Kaplow came to realize it was the actually the little things in life at home that he was missing — like the feeling of turning a doorknob. So, he pulled over in his van in Altamont Pass on the last day of his tour and wrote a song.
New country artist Mark Williams
Mark Williams has been performing on the music scene for a number of years as a singer/songwriter. Formerly under the name Marc Lavoie, Mark hit the BDS TOP 40 charts with his single ‘Bang ‘Bang’ and played to audiences in major venues across the country including Montreal’s Formula 1 Grand Prix (70 000+ people), and hockey’s “Remparts de Quebec” show (20 000+ people), plus many shows at Club Soda with a number of of renowned artists such as Gabrielle Destroismaisons, Luc De La Rochellière, Rick Hugues, Les BB, Andree Waters, and more.
Now, with hundreds of shows and two albums under his belt, Mark can certainly be called an accomplished artist, passionate about all projects he undertakes. Whether in pop, rock or country, Mark gives every ounce of energy he has to please his fans and his audience.
HARIZ & Atwood Magazine Premiere New Single, “Think of Me”
R&B pop artist HARIZ has teamed up with Atwood Magazine to release his highly anticipated new single, “Think of Me.” Written as a collaboration with Ari Leff (who co-wrote and co-produced “No Promises” by Cheat Codes and Demi Lovato) and co-produced by Griffin, the track is a perfect song to your summer, filled with crystal clear vocals and bouncing synths. Of the track, Atwood Magazine states, “it’s evident from the very first listen that “Think of Me” has the key ingredients to become a global hit.”
FBG DUCK RELEASES VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK “LOOK WHAT HAPPENED”
FBG Duck has released the visual for his second official single “Look What Happened” – the follow up to his viral hit “Slide” feat 21 Savage, which Fader calls “a local hit in his hometown of Chicago.” The original video for “Slide” has almost 30 million views with no signs of slowing down.
Lyrics Born to Release 10th Album QUITE A LIFE September 14th
As the first Asian-American solo rapper to perform at Lollapalooza and Coachella, and to release a greatest hits record, LYRICS BORN has broken through countless barriers to cement his illustrious career. Now, on September 14th, he will be the first Asian-American solo rapper to release a 10th album — a record of funk and soul woven into classic, boom-bap Hip Hop called Quite A Life via Mobile Home Recordings.
Sole surviving Heartbreakers member Walter Lure announces new album with The Waldos
Just before the Sex Pistols shook Britain’s core, U.S. punk band THE HEARTBREAKERS had emerged to spearhead the first wave of punk rock. After the New York Dolls disbanded, Johnny Thunders brought his devil-may-care rock star attitude to form a new band with co-frontman WALTER LURE. Today Lure is the last man standing from The Heartbreakers and “pretty much the icon of East Village junkie cool”, according to The Observer. Walter Lure survived not only the NYC punk scene, but also the Anarchy Tour with the Sex Pistols and being in The Heartbreakers, which Louder Than War says is “possibly the most self-destructive, contrary band of them all”.
The successor to The Heartbreakers is WALTER LURE & THE WALDOS. Today I am excited to present you the band’s first album in 24 years ‘Wacka Lacka Boom Bop A Loom Bam Boo’, preceded by the first single ‘Crazy Kids’. The accompanying video includes scenes from the forthcoming full-length film ‘Thunders: Room 37’, which dramatizes the final days of Johnny Thunders.
Vinyl Williams shares 360 degree inner world video for “Aphelion” via Self-Titled
The rare history of harmonious pop music imbued in Vinyl Williams’ upcoming Opal LP is finally coming to the conscious surface in the warped form of a celestial hyper-coaster, combining sunshine pop, afrobeat, and progressive rock into a dense emanation of sonic optics. The California native has attuned his sound palette to the cosmic quintessence – opalescent tones that harmonize chaos, synchronizing a global family of celestial harmonies into a macrocosmic epicenter. The album is set for a July 20th release on Requiem Pour Un Twister.
Guided By Voices Share “You Own The Night” Track On A.V. Club
After a vow to only release one new GBV album this year, Robert Pollard & band already have two albums in the can for 2019 and 2020.
They are releasing a preview 7″ to whet your appetite – the anthemic a-side “You Own The Night” will be on the February 2019 double album Zeppelin Over China. The b-side “Your Cricket Is Rather Unique” is from the February 2020 album Street Party.
New Video – Kaiju the Unconquerable “Ultraman”
“Zenith a 27yr old who’s father Isaiah worked as a scientist at the SSSP in JAPAN. Zenith’s father was extradited back to the US after tampering with the ULTRA gene with a failed test on himself. As tho Zenith’s father Isaiah didn’t receive powers which ultimately lead to his death attempting to fight off an Alien escapee in the US in a self-made Combat armor. Zenith genetically inherited the ULTRA gene due from his fathers failed attempts giving him similar powers as the new ULTRAMAN Shinjiro. Gaining the attention of SSSP, a discovery of online footage surface of a man leaping from buildings in one step. After being approached by Edo quickly Zenith was offered to begin training and join the ULTRAMAN in Japan but being that Zenith’s girlfriend Nima lives in the states he chose to be stationed in SSSP/US making him the only ULTRAMAN in the USA for capturing Alien escapee.”
Eric Church to Fans: A New Album is Coming Oct. 5
n a video message speaking directly to his fans, 2-time CMA Album of the Year winner Eric Church told his faithful Church Choir [Church’s official fan club] earlier this morning: “It’s been a while; I just want to say I have missed you. I have good news…the album is done, and we are back. It’s called Desperate Man and the first single is called ‘Desperate Man,'” with the Choir having access to listen first through their login today.
Church continues, “Just like last time – just like Mr. Misunderstood – if you’re in the Church Choir, on October 5th you’re going to get the album,” as Church renegotiated his record deal with EMI Nashville leading into Desperate Man to include his fans.
Alba Plano releases new EP “White Lotus” via Sunrise; due 13 July
London-based jazz and neo-soul artist Alba Plano releases lush debut EP titled “White Lotus” on July 13th via Sunrise. Previous singles “Out There”, “Out There (Blue Lab Beats Remix)” and “I Hope” lifted from the upcoming EP received flattering support from tastemaker publications Clash Mag, Afropunk, Paste Mag, Music Week, FGUK, BBC Radio 1xtra and Jazz FM to name but a few. For the last two years, Plano has fronted Forever Amy, a project featuring Amy Winehouse’s original band, touring and performing in large venues throughout Europe and the UK.
Ecstatic Union Premiere Single, “Let It Be Love” via Xune Magazine
Ecstatic Union’s sound is like a liquid sun-soaked harmony layered psychedelic dance party. Started in 2012 as a kind of solo-spiritual-folk-rock recording project by Rex Costello, after assembling a few core members (including Oliver Hart & recording partner Paul Olsen) the band took on various forms over the years and primarily played as an acoustic folk act. In 2015, while living in his home town on Catalina Island, Costello recorded what would become Ecstatic Union’s second full length album (released 2017 on Lolipop Records). Over the next year he assembled the band into a complete electrifying 5-piece psychedelic-rock outfit in support of the release. The core members include Rex Costello and Oliver Hart who bring on collaborators and touring arrangements as needed. The current outfit of the band now resides in Los Angeles, CA where they recently recorded a new album, “Neurons”, with the production and engineering help of Tomas Dolas (Mr. Elevator). The album is set to release on EU’s very own, ‘Channel Records’, on September 1st, 2018.
