M.I.A. got the red alert and soon Rye Rye was not only on the road with her but found herself the first artist signed to M.I.A.’s imprint N.E.E.T. Now we get “Bang,” Rye Rye’s speaker-thumping single produced by Blaqstarr and featuring M.I.A. – the first single off her upcoming summer release. In the east side…
SUPER CHRON FLIGHT BROS. FREE ALBUM ‘INDONESIA’
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Download-only album, free to all. Cannibal Ox affiliates, have songs with DOOM, Trife Da God. The album is pretty brilliant in a Fantastic Damage meets the tropics kinda way. Check out first single “Wings.” Super Chron Flight Brothers – Wings [youtube Sb0ZYyFhUJI nolink] SUPER CHRON FLIGHT BROS. – INDONESIA: SKOPE IT HERE!
DEATHSTARS NEW ALBUM ‘NIGHT ELECTRIC NIGHT’ OUT NOW / VIDEO
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The band is from Sweden and are becoming a pretty huge band in Europe. In fact, they were recently featured on the cover and 6 page feature of Metal Hammer Magazine. “Night Electric Night” was released on May 19th. [youtube CWUmw2ITaFA nolink]
EMINEM/50 CENT TOUR?
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It seems that Eminem and 50 Cent may be touring together this summer. G-Unit member Lloyd Banks told MTV News that there’s been talk about possibly bringing back the Anger Management Tour again. MTV News reached out to label reps but hadn’t received an answer at press time. We’ll keep you posted.
T.I. GETS REDUCED TIME?
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According to The Associated Press, T.I. won’t receive special treatment inside Arkansas’ Forrest City’s low-security federal prison. However, the rapper’s stay won’t be as long as you think. A spokesman for the prison told the AP that Tip is likely to only stay incarcerated for two months. How is this possible? Apparently the rapper is…
COUNTING CROWS HAVE TO CANCEL SHOWS
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The Counting Crows had to cancel two shows in the U-K earlier in the week because of illness and they have since been rescheduled. Apparently, the guys are now feeling better and have added make-up dates to the end of their trek of Great Britain. Head to CountingCrows.com to see when and where…
MICHAEL JACKSON AUDITION VIDEO RELEASED
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This is it, Michael Jackson is preparing to embark on his final tour and dancers have traveled from all around the world auditioning to be a part of it. Thousands of professional dancers tried out to be in the King of Pop’s upcoming This Is It comeback shows in London. You can watch an exclusive…
AKON’S ARTIST DOLLA GUNNED DOWN
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The Los Angeles Times reports a rap artist named Roderick Anthony “Dolla” Burton II was fatally shot in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon. Dolla was standing by the Beverly Center shopping mall on La Cienega Boulevard when a dispute broke out and ended with Dolla being shot in the head. The rapper was signed to…
KATY PERRY TEAMS UP WITH GRAMMY FOUNDATION
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Katy Perry has teamed up with the GRAMMY Foundation’s GRAMMY SoundChecks program. The objective of this is to give students the opportunity to see a touring artist prepare for a show, so they know all that goes into putting on a live performance. Head to KatyPerry.com right now to see a picture of…
Lee Villaire, Blonde Intuition & Other Good Voodoo
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To first set the record straight, the artist formerly known as Lee Villenueve now goes by Lee Villaire. For Villaire, the new name just has a better ring to it and is a lot easier to pronounce. The new record features 13 songs that are solely written by Villaire herself with the exception…
TYLER HILTON TO RELEASE DIGITAL EP
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Singer and songwriter Tyler Hilton will release a digital EP, entitled Better on Beachwood, through all digital retailers on May 26th. Co-produced by Hilton and Rick Parker (Josh Kelly, Dandy Warhols), the EP features three fan favorites unavailable anywhere else: two new songs, “Tore the Line” and “Don’t Forget All Your Clothes,” plus an acoustic…
SNOB DOODLE
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Brace yourself as you are about to enter another edition of Snob Doodle.
RCRDLBL DEBUT WENDY JAMES “YOU TELL ME”
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RCRDLBL exclusively premiered Wendy James’ new track “You Tell Me” today. This is the first track released from Wendy’s forthcoming album “I Came Here to Blow Minds”. The album was recorded at iconic fahsion label A.P.C.’s Paris recording studio which has previously only been open to Jarvis Cocker, Jonathan Richman, Wes Anderson, and Sofia Coppola.…
STIC.MAN OF DEAD PREZ AND LORD WARDDD REMIX MATT AND KIM
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Stic.Man, one half of political hip-hop duo Dead Prez adds his hard-hitting style to a remix of Matt and Kim’s Green Label Sound single “Daylight.” Stic.Man is a perfect choice as a remixer given Matt and Kim’s love for hip-hop and their long-standing tradition of covering of Dead Prez’ “It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop” during…
TAKING BACK SUNDAY SET TO RELEASE NEW AGAIN JUNE 2ND / DATES
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Taking Back Sunday are set to release their new album on June 2nd, 2009 on Warner Bros. Records. The album, entitled New Again, was recorded in New York City with producer David Kahne, whose production credits include Paul McCartney, The Strokes and Sublime. Headline Dates: 5/19- Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue 5/20- Milwaukee, WI –…
GRATEFUL DEAD AND PHISH SIDE PROJECT THE RHYTHM DEVILS CONCERT DVD
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Certainly one of the more intriguing Grateful Dead offshoot projects is the Rhythm Devils. Led by long-time Dead drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, the duo enlisted Phish bassist Mike Gordon into their ranks in 2006 (rounding out the line-up are also guitarist Steve Kimock, percussionist Sikiru Adepoju and former Deep Banana Blackout vocalist Jen…
DRUMS OF DEATH US DATES WITH PEACHES
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Drums of Death came to be after an encounter with a dark priest on a sorrowful night in Haiti. A musician known as Colin Bailey emerged from this near fatal encounter as you see him now: dark, dishevelled and disfigured. Cursed by magick, Bailey’s heart was cut out and as he lay on the brink…
LOS AMIGOS OFFER ‘COMMERCIAL’ ALBUM STREAM / MP3 / VIDEO
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Nacional Records is proud to announce the release of Los Amigos Invisibles’ sixth studio album Commercial, which will be available exclusively at iTunes on May 26th and in stores June 9.
CAGE PREMIERES NEW VIDEO DIRECTED BY SHIA LABEOUF
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“I Never Knew You”, the brand new video from Definitive Jux artist Cage premiered this Monday, May 18th on MTV2’s Unleashed airing hourly all day. The directorial debut for actor Shia LaBeouf, who also appears in the video, “I Never Knew You” narrates the powerful story of Cage’s debut single from the forthcoming album Depart…
MICHAEL LOMBARDI SCORES TWICE WITH APACHE STONE & RESCUE ME
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Hard-rock upstart band APACHE STONE will make a sustained multi-media splash over the course of the next several months, with a self-titled debut album completed, and a major continuing part in RESCUE ME, one of television’s most-admired series.
STRANGE MUSIC SIGNS BROTHA LYNCH HUNG
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When Dave Weiner, Vice President of Strange Music West, first heard BROTHA LYNCH HUNG’s certified Gold classic Season of da Siccness (1995), he was blown away. The man responsible for signing Master P to Priority Records in the mid-’90s, as well as orchestrating the joint venture that Tech N9ne and Strange Music entered into…
GG ALLIN AND TESCO VEE THROBBLEHEADS / JPEG
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Aggronautix is set to release limited-edition figures of GG Allin “1991” (2000 numbered) and Tesco Vee of the Meatmen (1000 numbered). Each “Throbblehead” figure stands at 7 inches tall, is made of a lightweight polyresin, and will be displayed in a tri-windowed box. GG “1991”: SKOPE IT HERE! Tesco Vee: SKOPE IT HERE! The figures…
EAGLE AND TALON RELEASE “ICE LIFE” MUSIC VIDEO
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Hot on the heels of the digital release of their superb debut album, Thracian, duo Eagle and Talon are debuting their first music video as well as announcing select tour dates this summer. Kim Talon & Alice Talon recruited the best dancers they know, i.e. their friends, to help them create the video for “Ice…
TRAILER FOR OZZY DOC ONLINE / VIDEO
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Next year, a movie that focuses on the life and career of Ozzy Osbourne is coming out. It’s called Wreckage of My Past and you can now see a trailer for the documentary at Vimeo.com. Ozzy’s wife, Sharon, and son, Jack, are the film’s executive producers. The flick promises to show the…
LIONEL RICHIE REUNITING THE COMMODORES
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Will Lionel Richie ever get the Commodores back together? It’s looking that way. The singer told Billboard that the long-promised reunion is happening and stated that before the end of the year, more details will come out about it. Richie said he thinks now “might be the proper time.” In the…
RICK ROSS WANTS CLOTHING LINE FOR BIG DUDES
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In the midst of their rap-beef, 50 Cent told MTV News that the designer clothes Rick Ross would often rap about could never fit him because of the European cut. Well, it looks like Ross hopes to one day change all of that by starting his own clothing line. The “Magnificent” rapper explained to Rap-Up.com…
IS ALICIA KEYS A SWIZZ BEATS HOMEWRECKER?
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Have Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz confirmed their relationship? According to the New York Daily News, the hip-hop beatmaker says they are in love but are “nowhere near ready for a baby or a ring.” He allegedly confessed that they kept their relationship private because what they have is “so precious.” The mega-producer filed for…
EMINEM SPEAKS ON NICK CANNON’S RANT / VIDEO
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We all know Nick Cannon was not too happy with what Eminem had to say about Mariah Carey in a song called “Bagpipes from Baghdad.” On the track, Slim Shady raps that he wants Mariah back — alluding to a 2001 relationship that Carey had adamantly denied. He also calls the singer a “c**t” and…
Bobby Sanabria & Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, Kenya Revisited Live
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“This is the music of yesterday, today, and tomorrow,” Bobby Sanabria tells the audience. Jazz itself is timeless, but this recording in particular is in its own time period, a tribute to Machito & The Afro-Cubans, a new vision of their 1957 Kenya recording. This is Kenya Revisited Live!!! “Frenzy” is a fitting title for…
JUNE 2009 SONICBIDS “ARTISTS 2 WATCHâ€
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Welcome to another amazing month of music from the incredible musicians that make up the Sonicbids.com community. We have selected ten bands to feature this month. We chose these bands for various reasons but most importantly we love the music they are creating.
NINJA TOUR KICKS OFF IN WEST PALM BEACH, FL
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The NINJA tour featuring Nine Inch Nail’s and Jane’s Addiction with opener Street Sweeper Social Club kicked off in West Palm Beach, FL at Cruzan Amphitheatre. This is the first tour in a long time featuring the original line-up of Jane’s Addiction, and supposedly the last time Nine Inch Nails will be hitting the road.
Lucia Seas, Keep The Drive Alive
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Lucia Seas is coming from the land of The Bronx Bombers with a new studio release titled Keep The Drive Alive. The new record caters to ALL people and stresses positivity even during hard times. Besides Keeping The Drive Alive, Keep The Hope Alive & Keep The Dreams Alive are also underlying themes…
YOB TO DROP NEW ALBUM ON JULY 14
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Reunited “cosmic doom metal” band YOB has completed work on its new full length album entitled The Great Cessation. The record will see a July 14, 2009 release date via Profound Lore Records. Long respected as one of doom metal’s finest and most potent bands, YOB creates mastodonic, mind-bending music. The Great Cessation…
IS KERCHOONZ THE ANSWER TO ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS?
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In a direct attempt to combat illegal file sharing and compensate artists, Kerchoonz.com, launching next month, is the first integrated social networking and media site to legally enable streaming and download of music, videos and online games, whilst paying the featured artists and creators of music. Its founders, Indiana Gregg and Ian Morrow, themselves Glasgow-based…
MINUS THE BEAR WORK ON NEW ALBUM
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Seattle-based quintet Minus the Bear are currently hard at work on their highly anticipated fourth studio album, still untitled. Excited to expand on their inimitable brand of rock n roll songwriting and explore their existing love of audio ingenuity, the band teamed up with Grammy Award winning producer Joe Chicarelli (My Morning Jacket, The White…
DEF JAM PRESENTS FAST LIFE YOUNGSTAZ “SWAG SURFIN'”
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It’s that time of year again for fun in the sun and great music. With great music there always a great dance. For the three members of Fast Life Youngstaz aka F.L.Y., the phenomenon of “Swag Surfin’” has been a straight shot to stardom.
THREE AUDIO STREAMS FROM ‘CLASSIC SINATRA II’
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On June 2, Capitol/EMI Records and Frank Sinatra Enterprises will release Classic Sinatra II, the long-awaited follow-up to the double platinum Classic Sinatra released in 2000. Featuring 20 classic recordings spanning from 1954 to 1961, the CD also offers a previously unreleased recording.
YELLOW BIRD PROJECT SPREADS ITS WINGS WITH “THE INDIE ROCK COLORING BOOK”
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Yellow Bird Project, a non-profit organization founded in Montreal, Quebec, has announced the upcoming release of its latest philanthropic venture, The Indie Rock Coloring Book. The collection includes coloring and activity pages by acclaimed artist/graphic designer Andy J. Miller, inspired by some of today’s most vital and visual indie rock artists. The…
DOLORES O’RIORDAN OF THE CRANBERRIES SIGNS TO ZOE/ROUNDER RECORDS
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Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer and songwriter of The Cranberries, has signed to Zoë/Rounder Records. The 11 track No Baggage will be released on August 25th. With No Baggage, O’Riordan’s unforgettable, distinguished voice is back and better than ever. O’Riordan co-produced and wrote all the tracks on the album with Ontario-based Dan Brodbeck,…
SUPER 400 ALBUM ‘SWEET FIST’ OUT SEPTEMBER 9 / AUDIO
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The three friends began long jam sessions that lasted for days, searching for a sound and feel that would develop into a breathing entity. Super 400 takes the classic ‘power trio’ approach with their live show three instruments taking up the sonic space of an airplane hangar, rocking to the heavens but their vocal…
