ERIMHA have announced their forthcoming studio album will be titled Reign Through Immortality. The album will be released on July 9th. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson (CRYPTOSPSY/ MYTHOSIS), Reign Through Immortality demonstrates dramatically intense and punishingly savage symphonic metal. Listen to the full song stream for the new track “Condemned To Desolation”…
RED DRAGON RECORDS SIGN BLACK NEVADA
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Red Dragon Records are thrilled to announce their latest signing: Black Nevada, which brings another growing indie name to its roster. Hailing from the dank and dinge of the northeast, their guitar-driven offering is quite the opposite: forceful beats and grooves filled with high octane energy, heavy breakdowns, catchy riffs and hooks that resonate. Inspired…
WIRE: THE DIG NEW SINGLE ON FILTER
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New York’s The Dig reveal their “Over You Again” with FILTER, which says: “this is one of those songs we can listen to over and over again, leaving listeners in a gorgeous daze afterwards, lost in total reflection. ” the listener into their melancholy lyrics and dreamy melody with their brand new track “Angeline”. David…
DWYANE WADE TO BE HONORED WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS HUMANITARIAN AWARD
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On Sunday, June 30, 2013, live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade will be honored with the BET Awards ‘13 Humanitarian Award presented by State Farm for his commitment to excellence and dedication to community and worldly charitable causes. R&B singer Miguel has been added to the line-up…
Cheech and Chong, Animated Soundtrack
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Cheech and Chong were, and probably still are, the kings of humor that’s often drug based and seems quite stupid, while having a definite intelligence to it. They poke fun at society and at themselves — or at least charactures of themselves. Well, really, they are characters who happen to share names with the…
Troy Lindsey, Live At Devil’s Gulch Drinkery
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Live At Devil’s Gulch Drinkery is the fourth album from Troy Lindsey, the world-traveling sky crane worker who was long ago taught guitar by a Wyoming preacher and now records music at the drop of a crane in such venues as Moscow’s Red Square. Yeah, I think it’s a pretty colorful background, too. Anyway, Lindsey’s…
JIMMY RAE ON POINT WITH MAXIM SENIN
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Get ready to wrap your brain around this lyricist from Latvia enjoying the sunny side of California. Whether it’s good, old-fashioned “California Dreamin’”or a dream of one day playing with Sting or Eric Clapton, Maxim Senin is definitely on the right path. Maxim had an excellent quote that I’d like to share with…
WIRE: NEW SHE & HIM VIDEO ON HELLOGIGGLES
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She & Him have premiered the video for their newest song, “I Could’ve Been Your Girl,” on HelloGiggles today. The video marks the first time the band’s singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel has stepped behind the camera to direct; the result is an amalgamation of everything that makes She & Him so damn charming–an incredible chorus, choreography…
ZUUS IS POISED TO REVOLUTIONIZE MUSIC VIDEO VIEWING
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ZUUS Media announces the launch of its groundbreaking music video multi-channel network with reach across TV, web, connected TV and mobile devices. In collaboration with major labels and over 75 independents, ZUUS will give music fans an expertly curated, lean-back viewing experience. Currently in public beta, ZUUS will offer 100+ digital channels spanning a wide…
WIRE: CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
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Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and Space Age Bachelor Pad Records are proud to announce the July 16th release of White Teeth, Black Thoughts, the new album from the Eugene, OR based band. The album marks CPD’s first jazz and swing-powered outing in more than a decade, and affirms founder and frontman Steve Perry’s standing as a…
STEVE RYAN’S NEW ALBUM ‘BOUNDLESS MOMENTS’
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Energetic is the first thing that comes to mind upon hearing the opening track “Real Time” from Steve Ryans latest album “Boundless Moments”. Hearing an actual band is a refreshing change of pace for this writer, usually Singer/Songwriter types heavily rely on electronic arrangements to convey their lyrics and vocal abilities. Steve’s band is more…
SNOWDEN ALBUM ‘NO ONE IN CONTROL’ POSTED
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Snowden’s long awaited and anticipated sophomore album, No One In Control, out on Serpents and Snakes. Main man Jordan Jeffares toiled for almost six years, pushing himself and his music ever closer to madness and that hermetic intensity can be heard in every facet of the finely etched record. No One In Control is a…
STATIK SELEKTAH FEAT SEAN PRICE & MAC MILLER
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Statik Selektah gets Sean Price & Mac Miller for the latest track off his upcoming ‘Extended Play’ album out June 18th on Showoff Records/Duck Down Music. Download “21 & Over” on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/21over Song Link: http://youtu.be/fuh4mb8g47I
WIRE: TOPHER JONES REMIXES “SINGULARITY”
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American DJ & producer Topher Jones is back on remix duty, this time for renowned producer and record label owner Steve Aoki and Angger Dimas on their hit single ‘Singularity’ featuring My Name Is Kay. The ‘Singularity’ (Topher Jones Remix) is out now on Beatport through Dim Mak and Ultra Records. Topher brings the heat…
MIDNIGHT CONSPIRACY POSTS “CONQUEST”
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Midnight Conspiracy teams up with UK rapper and MC, Maksim, to release their newest single “Conquest” today on Ultra Records. The track marks Midnight Conspiracy’s debut on the prestigious UKF, the masters and tastemakers of all things heavy bass music. “Conquest” is Maksim’s third appearance on UKF with notable features on songs with Culprate and…
MAY 2013: MKM NOTES FROM THE SOUND TABLE
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APPETIZER: As summer approaches, I impress upon you to stay abreast of what’s going on with my favorite people, like the Georgia Music Industry Association, where THE SONGWRITER comes first! We’re making some BIG THINGS happen, so log on and JOIN at www.gmia.org. My other favorite people include the ANYTHING BUT MONDAY girls. This hit…
WIRE: DJ MUGGS & CHUCK D PREMIERE ON ROLLING STONE
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Legend DJ Muggs continues to keep it rap game – his volatile new video “Wikid” (featuring Chuck D) premiered yesterday on Rolling Stone. Of the video DJ Muggs says, “We harnessed the energy of Public Enemy and Cypress Hill with futuristic sounds and the aggression and vocal delivery with one of the greatest MCs…
JASON CRABB RELEASES CHILDREN’S BOOK
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Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, author, husband and father, Jason Crabb, has announced his first children’s book. One God, One You has officially released and is currently available at all Jason Crabb concerts, events and online at www.JaseCrabb.com. One God, One You follows the story of Evan, a young boy who loves to sing and…
WIRE: TARMAC ADAM “GIVING IT BACK” VIDEO
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Tarmac Adam features Crowded House bass player, Nick Seymour and is the creation of Melbourne, Australia-based songwriter Matt O’Donnell and multi-instrumentalist Steve Paix. The quartet released their U.S. debut The History Effect this Spring and a stripped back version of the band (sans Seymour) will be doing a U.S. Promo tour starting next week.…
WIRE: ATLAS GENIUS COVER DAFT PUNK
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Australian band of brothers Keith and Michael Jeffery of Atlas Genius return with a brand new cover, this time of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky.” They recorded the acoustic rendition of the song as part of a session at Giel FM3 in The Netherlands recently and the audio premiered on KickKickSnare this morning. “Get Lucky (Daft…
LOW MOON LOW POSTS “CALM NOW”
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The four-piece put out a couple of tracks last year in the forms of ‘Fever’ and ‘Slow Train’, the latter recorded with Paul Savage (Franz Ferdinand, Flaming Lips) in Glasgow, and are due to release their first official single ‘Calm Now’ on June 3rd. You can hear the track here: https://soundcloud.com/lowmoonlow/calm-now ‘Slow Train’ and ‘Fever’…
WIRE: STEREOGUM POSTS NEW DOE PAORO SINGLE
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White Iris Records, the early home of Best Coast, Fool’s Gold, Foreign Born, FIDLAR and more, has released the New Lows/See Me Now 7” single from Brooklyn’s Doe Paoro. The a-side track “New Lows” is premiering at Stereogum: http://bit.ly/18L9i7u; the 7” is available on vinyl (http://bit.ly/19kHQed) and digitally via iTunes (http://smarturl.it/ct5xse). Both tracks on the…
CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS COMING TO BOSTON
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Converse Rubber Tracks Live has expanded the series to Boston, starting next week with two shows at the Sinclair on May 22nd and May 24th. Tickets will be $10 and all proceeds will go to The One Fund, a non-profit started by the governor of Massachusetts and mayor of Boston to help the victims of…
INTRODUCING INTERLOCKEN MUSIC FESTIVAL
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Interlocken, a 4-day music festival, with an emphasis on world class music, locally sourced food and sustainability, is confirmed to take place September 5 – 8 at Oak Ridge Farm at the foot of the Blue Ridge in Central Virginia, a mere 35 miles south of Charlottesville, and approximately 100 miles from both Washington, DC,…
WIRE: BALLYHOO NEW SINGLE ON ALTPRESS
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The reggae/rock band Ballyhoo! premieres their new single “Run” today on AltPress.com. Listen to the new song, here: http://bit.ly/Run-AltPress. “Run” is the first single off the band’s much-anticipated 5th studio album, Pineapple Grenade – due out June 25th. Pre-Order for Pineapple Grenade begins today via iTunes (http://smarturl.it/PineappleGrenade) for digital copies and Ballyhoo!’s website www.ballyhoorocks.com for…
SAMMY ADAMS RELEASES NEW SINGLE “LA STORY’ FEAT. MIKE POSNER
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RCA Records singer, songwriter and producer Sammy Adams released his new single “LA Story” feat. Mike Posner. “LA Story” which was co-written by Adams along with Ryan Tedder, Noel Zancanella, Mike Posner and Oren Yoel will be available at all digital service provider on May 28th. Check out the viral video for “LA Story” here:…
TARTU POPI JA ROKI INSTITUUT NEW SINGLE
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It’s not very often that you hear about psychedelic pop music coming from Estonia, but that’s about to change. Tartu Popi ja Roki Instituut, (translated: Tartu Pop and Rock Institute) is from the university town of Tartu, Estonia. The eight-piece rock collective drew inspiration from their time spent growing up in the once Soviet governed…
KEZNAMDI HERALDS HIS ARRIVAL WITH NEW EP
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The fast rising contemporary reggae artiste Keznamdi has been blazing a trail across the musical landscape with thought provoking lyrics woven together to form infectious melodies and has now heralded his arrival to the reggae scene by releasing his first EP, appropriately dubbed, Bridging the Gap. Watch Keznamdi: http://www.youtube.com/user/keznamdi/videos Listen to Keznamdi: https://soundcloud.com/keznamdi Keznamdi, who…
Canary Burton, Piano Music from Cape Cod
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Drawing on her extensive background and jazz & classical influences, Cape Cod resident Canary Burton has released an album of piano music. Burton and her inspiration have traveled from Idaho to Wash. DC, before settling at the sandy tip of Cape Cod’s Wellfleet, where her melodies might summon the ghosts of shipwrecked whalers from centuries…
SINGER SONGWRITER ALLIE FOX BUILDING HER OWN “IVORY TOWERâ€
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Country music has recently managed to cross-over into the mainstream scene with great ease. Acts like Taylor Swift, Jessica Simpson and Garth Brooks have proven this to be true. An independent artist from Michigan is paving a similar path for herself. Allie Fox was a hidden gem just waiting to be found. At the age…
Tryezz – Atmospheres (Art of the Scenic Groove)
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Finding expression through both sonic and visual mediums, the artist known as Tryezz operates with the motto “always a student.” This is a good motto to live by, as people can always stand to attain further mastery in the art or craft they practice. Tryezz believes that “there’s always something to learn…always something new to…
WELCOME TO THE ZU
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OnPlanetZu is creating a scene all their own in LA, delivering high energy dubstep mixed with punk and hiphop. With a new single “Speakers” out and gaining an onslaught of new fans daily, OnPlanetZu is one of those rare acts that you just can’t help but rock out to, tap your foot or raise a…
Riff Action Family – “Doorsâ€
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From the longstanding cultural bastion of Russia’s Saint Petersburg comes Riff Action Family, a band formed in 2009 when, like nihilist radicals of a bygone era, they met in a coffee shop. Instead of political subversion, however, they plotted to perpetrate a brooding alternative rock. Legend has it that the band’s first rehearsal was also…
BART CLAESSEN POSTS “SHOWTIME”
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“Showtime” is one of Bart Claessen’s, formerly known as Barthezz ( “On The Move” (2001)), latest tracks and his first to come out on the Radikal Records imprint. Progressive, big room house mixed with modern electro is the formula for this track. Aggressive and bold, “Showtime” is sure to be a dance floor smasher on…
EMELI SANDE’ BEATS THE BEATLES
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Capitol Record’s own Emeli Sandé is breaking records! Emeli’s February 2012 debut album Our Version of Events was on the chart for a staggering 63 weeks, breaking The Beatles’ Please Please Me album record of 62-consecutive-weeks in the Top 10 set 50 years ago (1963-1964). Our Version of Events’ sales are fast approaching 2…
TOM ODELL IS IN THE USA
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Tom Odell, winner of the BRITs Critics’ Choice Award, will launch a North American tour. The nine-city run includes sold-out shows at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom (May 2) and the legendary Troubadour (May 7) in West Hollywood, CA. See below for itinerary. Songs From Another Love, his debut EP, will be out tomorrow and…
BEN HARPER RECORDS SONG WITH THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS
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Singer-guitarist Ben Harper is helping to raise money for the family of Australian pro skateboarder Lewis Marnell, whose untimely death in January at the age of 30 left his family in dire financial straights. A lifelong skateboarding enthusiast and friend to skaters around the world, Harper has reunited with the Innocent Criminals for the first…
SKATE AND SURF FESTIVAL TO BE HELD ON MAY 18-19 RELOCATES
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Due to popular demand, Skate And Surf Festival has relocated to Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. Exceeding the festival organizers’ expectations, the decision was made to move from its original location at the Plaza Green at iPlay America in Freehold, New Jersey. The festival will remain as scheduled for May 18-19 and…
VAMPIRE WEEKEND TO HEADLINE BARCLAYS CENTER SEPTEMBER 20
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VAMPIRE WEEKEND has confirmed a September 20 headline show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn NY. Tickets to the band’s first ever engagement at Barclays will be on sale beginning Saturday, May 4, the same day its September 28 return to the Hollywood Bowl goes on sale. Vampire Weekend has also confirmed its return to…
WIRE: ALICE RUSSELL MTV HIVE YOURS TRULY VIDEO PREMIERE
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The ?uestlove, David Byrne, Massive Attack, Giles Peterson favorite arrives on US soil May 1st and will make her US TV debut that evening on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Alice will be performing in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Washington and New York. You can also catch Alice on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, at…
