Following on the heels of their highly-praised debut Everything’s For Sale, South Wales duo Henry’s Funeral Shoe are set to unleash their second full-length effort Donkey Jacket – an album filled with the twosome’s distinctive punk-energy-blues-drenched-rock ‘n’ roll. With their incendiary guitars and hard-rock riot, fans of Radio Moscow, Left Lane Cruiser and The Black…
NEW EP COMING FROM ALBERTA CROSS
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Alberta Cross have announced their highly-anticipated new album, The Rolling Thunder EP, will be released on September 27th via ATO Records. The EP was recorded at world famous studios Electric Ladyland in New York City and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles. It was inspired by time spent across the globe – from a cottage in…
JONES STREET STATION DEBUTS VIDEO FOR “THE UNDERSTANDING”
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Brooklyn-based Jones Street Station emerged from from the NYC bluegrass scene, picking tunes with the city’s best country, folk, and bluegrass musicians. Now that they’ve plugged in, Jones Street Station has added rock ‘n roll to their unique take on Americana. [youtube 72LOA6WqHh4 nolink] www.JonesStreetStation.net
GROOVEBUG IPAD APP LAUNCHES IN AMERICA
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Groovebug, a new Chicago based start-up, has created an application for the iPad that uses your music collection to create an iPad magazine tailored to your musical tastes. The app scans your library, compiles rich content from the net, and builds a fluid magazine experience that you simply swipe through – similar to…
MARISSA NADLER & CLOUD SEEDING HOOK UP FOR “INK JAR”
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Boston-based songstress Marissa Nadler and NY collaborative project Cloud Seeding have released a brand new video for the track “Ink Jar,” as Nadler prepares for a set of North American dates with James Vincent McMorrow and a European fall tour.
NICKELBACK ‘HERE AND NOW’ TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 21
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Multi-platinum rock band Nickelback announced today that they will be releasing Here and Now November 21 on Roadrunner Records, a Warner Music Group label. As a testament to Nickelback’s rare versatility to achieve multiple successes at various radio formats for more than a decade, Roadrunner Records will release two singles simultaneously. “When We…
TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION ON TOUR
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The Texas Hippie Coalition will hit the road to unleash their brutal fury of hard driven Southern Fried Metal across the U.S.. — THC will start their journey in Las Vegas, September 12th at the Crown Theater in the RIO Hotel. Asked whether THC are rock ‘n’ roll, heavy metal or southern rock – or…
MADISON ROSE HITS YOUTUBE AND ITUNES WITH “TEENAGE RUNAWAY”
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“Teenage Runaway,” is an emotional power ballad that Madison wrote about her experiences trying to help a self-destructive friend. Madison feels that, “most people can relate to the emotional struggles that happen in our teen years and the feelings of isolation and loneliness that make us want to run away not just physically, but…
RICHARD BURR RELEASES “I JUST BREATHE” MP3 OFF NEW ALBUM
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Born and raised in the Central San Joaquin Valley, Richard Burr’s music has gained attention and praise throughout the world for his heartfelt lyrics, pure country stylistic approach and creative use of rhythms.
ANTONY BITAR RELEASES VIDEO FOR “BUTTERFLIES”
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Antony Bitar is pleased to announce his music video “Butterflies” will premiere on Tuesday, September 6. “Butterflies” is the first single off Antony’s upcoming self-titled album, out on September 13.
LILY & THE PARLOUR TRICKS NEW EP OUT OCTOBER 18
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Retro rock n’ rollers, Lily & The Parlour Tricks, will be releasing their self-titled album on October 18th. The record was produced at the legendary Daptone Studios (Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black) in Brooklyn. The process was very organic; straight to tape, almost entirely live with very minimal overdubs. The band wanted it to be…
ADRIFT DA BELLE RELEASES “MORE” VIDEO
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One of the reigning queens of Atlanta independent hip-hop scene, Adrift Da Belle released the highly anticipated EP, “D.R.U.G.S.-n-Adrift: A Tribute to East Coast Hip Hop’. Produced by Adrift Da Belle and hip hop producer, D.R.U.G.S., ‘DNA’ (in short) is now available for download via http://adriftdabelle.bandcamp.com. Since the release of Adrift’s first single, ‘MORE’,…
CASH MONEY RECORDS’ CEO’S RESPOND TO LIL WAYNE’S THA CARTER IV GOING NUMBER ONE
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Cash Money Records recording artist Lil Wayne, who has been with Ronald “Slim” Williams and Bryan “Baby” Williams’ New Orleans-based label since the very start of his career in the Hot Boys, has shattered the iTunes record for first-week album sales in just four days, moving more than 300k of his new album, Tha Carter…
THE BEATLES ARE #1 ON I-TUNES
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The world’s best-selling album of the past decade, The Beatles’ “1”, makes its global digital debut today exclusively via iTunes. The album has debuted at #1 on several iTunes top albums charts around the world, including the US, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, Mexico, Sweden, Spain, New Zealand, and Greece. The Beatles have now sold more…
RIC CHURCH NOMINATED AS CMA’S NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
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If you were to run in to Eric Church today, chances are you’d find him celebrating with a drink in his hand. He’s nominated for the CMA’s Top New Artist Of The Year. “Though I’ve tried to make my career not just about winning awards, it’s always great to be recognized, and I’m especially…
PRETTY LIGHTS LAUNCH EXTENSIVE U.S. HEADLINE TOUR
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Pretty Lights will kick off an extensive U.S. headlining tour tonight with a sold-out show at the Grand Sierra Resort Theatre in Reno, NV. After a spring outing that landed Pretty Lights on Pollstar’s Top 50 grossing concert tours chart and a summer festival run that included performances at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, Identity, Norway’s Oslo…
FAMILY FORCE 5 RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM
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Since 2005, FAMILY FORCE 5 has been galvanizing audiences with their incendiary dance floor mix of dirty South dance-rock anthems, thunderous beats, Southern-fried guitar and good-time lyrics. After raucous performances at Sonisphere, the Vans Warped Tour and a handful of U.S. festivals this summer, the Atlanta quintet will release their genre-obliterating new album III on…
LORD JAMAR POSTS NEW SINGLE VIA YOUTUBE
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Lord Jamar is an American emcee and actor. He is a member of the legendary hip-hop group Brand Nubian, which formed in 1989 and released the now classic LP, “All For One”. As an actor, he is best known for his role of Supreme Allah on the TV series Oz. He has appeared on Law…
LANTERNS ON THE LAKE NEW VIDEO “KEEP ON TRYING”
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On Monday 19th September Newcastle-based sextet Lanterns On The Lake will release their Bella Union debut ‘Gracious Tide, Take Me Home’, but before then we’d like to share with you a new video for the very beautiful new single ‘Keep On Trying’. These stunning visuals, which explore all aspects of life on the Geordie Shore,…
LIGHTS RESOLVE SIGNS TO ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
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Lights Resolve, the trio from Long Island, NY, has signed with Rock Ridge Music and will release its debut album, “Feel You’re Different,” via the label on October 25, 2011. For Feel You’re Different, Lights Resolve recorded in Bethpage, NY with legendary Long Island producer Mike Sapone (Brand New, Taking Back Sunday). “As a…
MANAFEST RELEASES VIDEO FOR “RENEGADE”
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It is with these honours that Manafest has carved a unique path morphing into an inventive rock sound that can be both heard and seen in spades with his video release for ‘Renegade’. Supported by MuchFACT, ‘Renegade’ features Trevor McNevan from Thousand Foot Krutch and is inspired by a desire for diligence Manafest describes…
JOHN SCHEINFELD TO HELM ELVIS PRESLEY BODYGUARD BIOPIC
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Acclaimed writer/director John Scheinfeld has tackled many icons in his illustrious career, including numerous feature documentaries and retrospectives of John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Frank Sinatra, Bette Midler, Nat King Cole, The Bee Gees, Rosemary Clooney, and Andy Williams amongst others – but none perhaps as big as the first-ever feature film biopic on “The King…
TRANSFER DEBUT OUT OCTOBER 11
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San Diego based band TRANSFER will release their debut album, Future Selves on October 11th via Cool Green Recordings. Within a short period of time, the band has been earning high praise on both sides of the Atlantic; including picking up two awards at last month’s San Diego Music Awards. Since finishing the…
THE DEAD LAY WAITING STREAM NEW ALBUM ON YOUTUBE
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Swindon, UK’s THE DEAD LAY WAITING (TDLW) is pleased to announce the November 29th, 2011 United States release of their new album, Almost Heaven, with UK label Rising Records. Almost Heaven was released in June 2011 in the UK, featuring 14 tracks and 60 minutes of pulsating music. The album also marks the return of…
MOBB DEEP ANNOUNCES LABEL DEAL WITH RED DISTRIBUTION
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Legendary multi-platinum rap duo Mobb Deep inked a label deal today with national distribution company RED Distribution (a division of Sony Music Entertainment) for their imprint Infamous Records. The New York based label will be run and managed by Mobb Deep, which has appeared on records totaling more than 40 million in sales, with the…
CALL HEADWRENCH ANYTHING EXCEPT MAINSTREAM
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I am finally back at it after a nice Labor Day weekend. I still feel like I am on relax time so my guests today are perfect to get the motor running again. Allow me to introudce a metal band out of CT that are the eiptome of what I look for from that…
BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY THE ALBUM RELEASED BY WATERTOWER MUSIC OCTOBER 4, 2011
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, WaterTower Music and DC Entertainment today announced Batman: Arkham City – The Album, which will be released in conjunction with the highly anticipated forthcoming videogame Batman: Arkham City. Featuring 12 new original tracks by Panic! At The Disco, Coheed and Cambria, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and more (full track list below),…
EMILY O’HALLORAN TO RELEASE NEW DISC PRODUCED BY MARK HOWARD
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Australian-born singer/songwriter Emily O’Halloran is a poet, nomad, observer and a seeker of truth whose boundless, picturesque adventures and, most importantly, the myriad of people and places she’s encountered along the way, inevitably led to creating her own melancholy, gimlet-eyed, yet soulful brand of music. Her debut album “Morphine & Cupcakes,” is a throwback to…
WATCH THE FEATURES’ MUSIC VIDEO FOR “CONTENT”
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We all remember different things from the 80’s, but who remembers how some of the music videos from the early 80’s exemplified how seriously some bands took themselves?
TRAEDONYA FEATURED IN LIT MAGAZINE
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Major props to the editorial team at Lit Magazine Online for a great featured interview. Lit magazine is focused on the pleasures of women cigar enthusiasts. Lit speaks to women and to the urban culture that skirts on the edge of cigar mainstream. They are bringing the new age of cigar aficionados. Check out the…
PEPPER ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR
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Embodying all the fiery volcanoes, sunny beaches, and the relaxing fun of the islands of Hawaii, punk rock reggae band PEPPER have been creating quite an independent international empire for over 10 years. Fresh off of this summer’s Vans Warped Tour, the band is excited to get back on the road and has announced a…
NEW BOYZ CELEBRATE FIFTH TOP 10 SONG
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Multi-platinum selling duo New Boyz, comprised of Ben J and Legacy, are celebrating their fifth consecutive Top 10 song at Rhythmic radio with their current single, “Better With The Lights Off” featuring R&B superstar Chris Brown. The duo has had tremendous success since they hit the scene in 2009 and have sold over 7…
KAT MCGIVERN’S TOUR TAKES ON EAST COAST / VIDEO
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Boston-based beauty Kat McGivern takes to the east coast with Memphis pop rockers, Ingram Hill. They’ll be performing 20 shows covering many states from Massachusetts through Mississippi. McGivern is sure to leave a great impression with everyone who experiences her music.
CASEY SHEA OFFER MP3 “JENNIFER”
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In Your Head is a journey through genres… Starting off strong with the title track “In Your Head”, Casey sets the tone with a sweeping melody and strong chorus that draws you in. Flowing into “Let It Slide”, the tone is brought down to a bit more serious nature, without losing the sincerity that Casey…
SKOPE / PUDDLE OF MUDD GUITAR GIVEAWAY
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Puddle of Mudd is preparing to get back on the front lines of Rock N Roll, joining the Rock Allegiance Tour in support of their upcoming new album, Re:(Disc)overed coming out on August 30th. To celebrate the tour and the album, the band is teaming up with Skope Magazine to give 2 grand prize winners…
CAITHLIN DE MARRAIS NEW VIDEO “BIRDS”
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Caithlin De Marrais – the Brooklyn-based former frontwoman of the beloved indie rock band Rainer Maria, for whom “sonic bliss comes naturally,” as the Boston Globe put it – is readying her sophomore solo album ‘Red Coats’ for November 8 release on End Up Records. A progression for Caithlin, the autumnal sounds of ‘Red Coats’…
‘TRUST ME, I’M DR. OZZY: ADVICE FROM ROCK’S ULTIMATE SURVIVOR’
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In his new book TRUST ME, I’M DR. OZZY, rock legend OZZY OSBOURNE embraces his status as a medical marvel to tell incredible stories, offer advice as only he can and shed light on his seemingly superhuman ability to stay alive. Due out October 11, TRUST ME, I’M DR. OZZY: ADVICE FROM ROCK’S ULTIMATE…
LALAH HATHAWAY TAKES US ‘WHERE IT ALL BEGINS’
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Lalah Hathaway, one of contemporary R&B’s most prized artists and in-demand vocalists will releaseher sixth solo album and second for Stax Records, Where It All Begins on October 18th, 2011. The versatile, critically acclaimed musician, songwriter, vocalist and producer found creative regeneration and newfound energy making this record, an artistic re-birth she’s eager to share…
JACK WHITE PRODUCES INSANE CLOWN POSSE
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With fellow Southwest Detroit-born Jack White at the production helm and musical backing by Nashville’s very own Jeff the Brotherhood, this 2011 version of “Leck Mich Im Arsch” marries Mozart’s melody (and lyrics sung in operatic German) with ICP’s poignant lyrical addition in English and Jeff the B’s monster-riffs, letting the whole thing tie together…
RICHIE KOTZEN TO RELEASE NEW CD
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After 2 years of extensive international touring, guitar virtuoso, singer/ songwriter Richie Kotzen is back to unleash his new album 24 HOURS, releasing November 11 on Headroom-Inc. 24 HOURS reflects the guitar style’s that has defined his career as a virtuoso, while taking it to another level of playing. “I feel like I have reached…
