Marcus Manchild left town yesterday to link up with Method Man, Big K.R.I.T. and Curen$y et al for the first leg of his very first national tour, The Smoker’s Club Tour – http://thesmokersclub.com/ – which has its first show in New Haven, CT this Wednesday. The 32-city tour goes through November 24th, routing through cities…
VINTAGE BLUE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
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Chicago-based five-piece rock band Vintage Blue (formerly known as Tanglewood) will be releasing its debut full-length record, Strike The Mics, on February 14, 2012. The new album is the follow-up to their 2010 debut recording, California Road, a seven-track EP. For the Strike The Mics sessions, Vintage Blue enlisted producer Jamie Candiloro (The…
ELLIE GOULDING & NIKE+ COLLABORATE FOR EXCLUSIVE SHORT FILM
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Today sees the launch of an exclusive short film, ‘Music Runs Ellie’, starring recording artist and passionate runner Ellie Goulding. The result of an innovative partnership with Nike that fuses the worlds of sport and music like never before, the film was shot on location across the US and UK, and reveals Ellie’s two main…
RENEE & JEREMY RELEASE HOLIDAY SINGLE
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Acclaimed family music duo Renee & Jeremy, who have been the toast of the toddler set since the release of their 2007 debut album “It’s A Big World,” announced today that they have released a holiday single entitled “Sunny Christmas” which ships to radio this week and will soon be at online retail outlets everywhere.…
ANYA MARINA UNVEILS NEW ALBUM
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Chop Shop/Atlantic recording artist Anya Marina has announced the release of her new album “FELONY FLATS” on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 2012. “FELONY FLATS” — which follows 2009’s acclaimed label debut, “SLOW & STEADY SEDUCTION: PHASE II” — marks a major leap forward for the Portland, Oregon-based singer/songwriter. The self-produced album sees Marina…
JAVAID STREAMS 3 TRACKS FROM NEW ALBUM ‘SUPERSONIC HEART SONGS’
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“I want people to feel empathetic to the inner workings of the heart, and also to have a good time and smile in the face of sadness when things don’t always go the right way,” Javaid says. That passion, that confidence, that boldness in the face of love and adversity is all captured…
Myrah, My Deliverance EP
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Swedish epic metal band Myrah brings us their EP My Deliverance which can be easily described as outstanding, brilliant and awesomeanic! The Dark and amazing dark journey begins with the haunted and sick track “The Light Of A New Day”, then there’s the yet impressive track under the name of the record “My Deliverance”, which…
STOLI & BRUCE COHEN TAKE IT BACK TO ‘TWO BC’
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My guest today is well known as one half of the famous band, The Reds. Well as we are going to see today there is alot more to Bruce Cohen. Bruce was gracious enough to take time away from a beautiful day in Miami, FL to talk all about his new album, ‘Two BC.’ It…
PLAYING FOR CHANGE RELEASES NEW VIDEO “LA TIERRA DEL OLVIDO”
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Check out the video for the latest “Song Around The World” from Playing For Change, “La Tierra Del Olvido” off their recently-released, PFC2: Songs Around The World. The new video features over 75 musicians across the country of Colombia. “Throughout our journey we have learned that music is the greatest tool for healing broken countries,…
LISSIE: ‘COVERED UP WITH FLOWERS’ EP
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Lissie will release a new EP Covered Up With Flowers on November 8th, 2011 via Fat Possum. The EP is a collection of five cover songs, featuring her fan-favorite versions of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance”, Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit Of Happiness”, and Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” – live videos of which have garnered more than five…
THE FAIRCHILDS OFFER MP3 “UNBREAKABLE” OFF DEBUT
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Singer/songwriter Cyril Niccolai is a true renaissance man. In addition to his many other pursuits including medicine and law (which he studied in university), cooking and still and video photography, he has come up with his debut project as a musician.
ADAM LAMBERT PRE-IDOL RELEASE
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Grammy-nominated singer Adam Lambert (American Idol) and Hollywood award winning singer Steve Cooke powerfully and soulfully interpret ten rock ballads each on this exclusive double deluxe collection “Paramount Sessions” with Madonna and Seal’s backing band. The re-mixed and mastered songs feature new tracks, extended plays and out takes from Adam Lambert and Rocking vocals from…
U2 SET TO RELEASE 20 YEARS OF ACHTUNG BABY ON NOVEMBER 1ST
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Twenty years ago, Bono described Achtung Baby as “the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree” while Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote that “stripped-down and defying its old formulas, U2 has given itself a fighting chance for the 1990’s.” The album won a Grammy ® Award for Best Rock…
JOE FIRSTMAN TO KICK OFF NOVEMBER TOUR WITH ZACH MYERS
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Los Angeles by way of North Carolina based singer-songwriter Joe Firstman will embark on a 12-city tour with Zach Myers (SHINEDOWN, THE FAIRWELL) covering portions of New York, Michigan, Tennessee, and Ohio. The tour kicks off on November 16 in Centereach, NY and wraps in Hillsboro, OH on December 4 (full dates below). Download the…
EIGHTFOLD RELEASE “INTENT” MP3 OFF SELF-TITLED NEW ALBUM
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For the past year, Steve Errato (on guitar and bass) and Mike Davis-Penta (on drums and vocals) have been smashing out hard, gritty, alternative rock in their Connecticut studio. Steve recorded and produced over 15 original tracks before handing their self-titled, 6 song EP “Eightfold” over to friend and Grammy award-winning producer Warren Russel-Smith at…
TEE MUNNY INTERVIEW & LIVE PERFORMANCE ON SKOPE TV
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It was a rainy Friday night in New England but nothing could stop Tee Munny from coming through the Skope HQ. Tee Munny is an R&B artist who recently released his hit single “Love You No More.” We got Tee to sit down with us for an interview and then he was gracious to perform…
MOOGFEST 2011 SCHEDULE
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The performance schedule for Moogfest 2011 has been posted. Click here for the calendar of events and stage times. Moogfest is the annual event that honors the remarkable vision of Robert Moog and his amazing musical inventions that changed the course of music. Moogfest is a 3-day, multi-venue event held in Asheville, NC — the…
BURNS & POE MAKE A STATEMENT WITH “I NEED A JOB” VIDEO
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Burns & Poe signed with Blue Steel Records in 2009 and have been on the road performing at shows from coast to coast. Since Keith Burns and Michelle Poe came together in 2006, they’ve secured a variety of sponsors including Taylor Guitars, Peavey Guitars, Dan Post Boots, Silpada Designs and Crow’s Nest Trading Company.
NEW AMOR DE DIAS VIDEO
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The duo of Alasdair MacLean of The Clientele and Lupe Núñez-Fernández of Pipas, collectively known as Amor de DÃas, have released a second video from their debut album, Street of the Love of Days. This latest video is for the song “Season of Light” and was filmed and edited by Alasdair. [vimeo 30200262 nolink] http://twitter.com/amordedias
Michael Addison, Always You
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Michael Addison grew up on the outskirts of Philadelphia. He fed his musical desires listening to a wide range of music and used his influences to build his career. He packed up and headed west and went on to enhance the relationships necessary to make his dreams a reality. [vimeo 25653393 nolink] His latest release,…
INBLOOM APP (MECA EDITION) TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 22
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inBloom is the location-based app that helps you “Buy What You Believe In.” The app focuses on the sustainable food movement and includes listings for restaurants, grocery stores, farmers markets, Community-Supported Agriculture (CSAs) and Co-Ops, green hotels, thrift shops, green supply stores, and retail businesses powered by renewable energy. The app is designed…
ED HALE SPENDS THIRD WEEK IN A ROW IN THE TOP 40 AC CHARTS
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Rubbing elbows with Coldplay, Adele, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. It’s a serious accomplishment, especially for an independent artist like Ed Hale, whose “New Orleans Dreams” just rose from #33 to #30 on the AC Top 40 charts. The third week in a row in the top 40, the song debuted at #93 in its…
Arienette, The Hardest of Fights
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Over the years we’ve seen rock & singer/songwriter music slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, popish & highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” & I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs & Rock…
NEW VIDEO BY EVELYN, EVELYN
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Amanda Palmer is pleased to share a groundbreaking new video for Evelyn, Evelyn’s song “Have You seen my Sister Evelyn?” The video, directed by Hoku Uchiyama and produced by Vanishing Angle, uses a never before seen animation technique. The twins draw on a steamed up window with their fingers and their drawings come to life…
AWOLNATION RELEASE VIDEO TRAILER FOR UPCOMING FALL HARVEST TOUR
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AWOLNATION who will be headlining the upcoming Fall Harvest Tour, have just released a video trailer for the tour. [youtube reaTISxlUKk nolink] The band’s runaway radio juggernaut “Sail” has been Top 5 on the Alternative Songs charts for five weeks straight, is currently climbing the Active Rock chart and has cracked the Top 40. “Sail”…
SANDMAN VIPER COMMAND OFFER “STRAWBERRY QUICK” MP3
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With the onslaught of success that Canada’s independent music scene has witnessed over the past decade, it should come as no surprise that indie-rock’s next best thing happens to hail from the same northern lands – Ontario, to be exact. Sandman Viper Command may only average out at the tender age of 21, but they…
THE M MACHINE TO RELEASE DEBUT MAXI-SINGLE ON OWSLA 10/18
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San Francisco’s The M Machine is primed to drop their first official release, a two-song maxi-single that spans the wide spectrum of tempo as well as popular tastes in electronic and indie music. Appropriately, the songs will surface October 18th on OWSLA, the venture launched by Skrillex earlier this year. Both tracks from the eponymous…
ERYN WOODS NEW VIDEO “GANGSTA, GEEKS, & FREAKS”
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Atlanta based Electro/Pop artist Eryn Woods has released the second video off of her sophomore album “Holl.E.Woods” entitiled “Gangsta, Geeks, & Freaks”. “Gangsta, Geeks & Freaks” is the national anthem of “Holl. E. Woods”, praising the outcasts that the world shuns. “The world judges people that are out of the norm, but in reality…
AUTUMN OWLS UNVEIL “RAINDROPS IN THE RIVER” VIDEO
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If you haven’t seen the 1978 cinema terrible masterpiece Buffalo Rider (now public domain) you’re doing yourself an injustice. Luckily there’s a new Barton McManus-directed video for Autumn Owls’ “Raindrops In The River” using pilfered footage. It’s not original. But that doesn’t stop it from being awesome. [vimeo 30113071 nolink] “Raindrops In The River” is…
P.O.D. (PAYABLE ON DEATH) SIGNS NEW MULTI-ALBUM ARTIST DEAL
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Razor & Tie is thrilled to announce the addition of the Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum American Christian metal band P.O.D. (Payable on Death) to its label roster. P.O.D. joins Razor & Tie for an exclusive, multi-album, worldwide deal. The new, yet-to-be titled album will see the band reunited with long-time Producer Howard Benson who also…
MIDNIGHT MOB NEW VIDEO “ALL FOR NOTHING”
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Composed of Blackey (Vox), Mikey Catastrophe (Drums), Mickey Squeeze (Lead guitar), Spydyr (Guitar), and Carly (Bass), Midnight Mob’s sound can be described as classic rock made for today. The band notes Social Distortion, Motorhead and T-Rex, and Danzig among their musical influences.
URBAN OUTFITTERS STREAMS NEW M83 DOUBLE ALBUM
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In anticipation for M83’s new double album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming — releasing next week October 18th — Urban Outfitters is streaming the full double-album on their website starting today, October 10th and on Saturday October 15, will play the full album in each of their 165 stores across the country starting at 3pm local…
REV THEORY FORCED TO CANCEL FALL TOUR DUE TO FREAK ACCIDENT
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A freak accident at a wedding in Las Vegas, NV has forced Rev Theory to cancel all Fall touring plans. The quintet was scheduled to play the 48 Hours Festival in Las Vegas next week-end, followed by a run across the country with Five Finger Death Punch, All That Remains, and Hatebreed. While…
RIC CHURCH AND WIFE KATHERINE WELCOME NEW BABY BOY
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One of country music’s most dynamic entertainers is now working on pleasing an entirely new audience. Eric Church and wife Katherine are proud to welcome their first child–Boone McCoy Church. Boone was born on Monday, October 3 at Centennial Women’s Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee at 8:35 a.m. CT and weighed 7 lbs. and 11…
ANGELS & AIRWAVES SET TO UNVEIL LATEST CHAPTER
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The saga began last year, when multimedia artistic visionaries Angels & Airwaves bestowed their free album, LOVE Part One, to nearly one million fans who downloaded the soaring, arena-ready rock opus. Then earlier this summer, more than 460 movie theaters nationwide broadcast the one-night-only Angels & Airwaves Presents LOVE Live event. Now, the…
JADA BREAKS OUT WITH “THIS PARTY’S ON FIRE”
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Jada, Boston’s popular female vocal group, releases a new song and music video for their latest single, This Party’s On Fire, available now on iTunes. Jada’s new single follows on the heels of their two Universal Motown releases — “American Cowboy”, produced by Akon and RedOne (Lady Gaga), and “Break Up Song”, produced by…
THE CRANBERRIES RETURN
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The Cranberries will return with Roses, their first studio album in over a decade, for Valentine’s Day, 2012 via Cooking Vinyl for the world on February 13th and Cooking Vinyl via Downtown Records in the U.S. on February 14th. The Cranberries, Dolores O’Riordan, Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan, and Fergal Lawler, began their career in…
RAPSCALLIONS TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED DEBUT EP ON OCT. 11
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RapScallions will release their debut self-titled EP on October 11, 2011. The record release party, also on Oct. 11, will be held at Hollywood’s On the Rox. For such a young band, RapScallions has already enjoyed plenty of success. “We were very lucky to have an all-star team working on our EP. We recorded it…
GORILLAZ CELEBRATE A DECADE WITH NEW SINGLES COLLECTION
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The Singles Collection: 2001-2011, the career-spanning best of from Gorillaz, will be released on November 29 2011 by EMI’s Virgin Records. A 15-track collection of the band’s singles, videos and remixes, The Singles Collection: 2001-2011 celebrates 10 years of audio visual innovation and three studio albums from the most successful virtual band in the world…
New York Rivals, New York Rivals
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New York Rivals features Josh from Great Big Planes and Nash of Armor For Sleep. Their latest selft titled album can be described in short as funny, it’s outstanding, it’s something everyone needs to know! Every song from “I’m Not Ready Yet” to “Change” makes you wanna dance, rock and it’s so addictive you…
