When Madonna shocked her fans in the 1980s and 1990s with cone bras and corsets, many people thought she’d gone too far especially as young women tried to emulate their favorite star. As the 1990s progressed and grunge became the rage, parents could relax a little as their sons and daughters donned flannel and loose…
THE DEAD RABBITS ALBUM STREAM Metalcore super group The Dead Rabbitts (featuring members of Escape The Fate and former members of Alesana, Motionless in White, Eyes Set to Kill, and Greeley Estates) is currently streaming their new album Shapeshifter a few days early on Revolver. The record will be released through Tragic Hero Records on…
Brooklyn indie rockers We Are Stations have released the first single “Found My Way ” from their debut EP as a free download! Created in collaboration with producer Tommy Eichmann, the powerful, relentlessly hopeful track is the first off their forthcoming EP. With charged vocals and an irresistibly catchy hook, “Found My Way” is merely…
Curb Records is pleased to introduce Pop Singer Songwriter Ryan Corn who will release his debut EP, Wonderful Things, via the famed independent label in the Fall of 2014. The lead single, also titled “Wonderful Things” is an infectious and upbeat song about change and redemption, serving as an appetizer to the full album which…
Örebro, Sweden-based blues rock force BLUES PILLS will release its debut LP Blues Pills on August 5 via Nuclear Blast Records. The stunning young American-Swedish-French quartet, featuring vocalist Elin Larsson, drummer Cory Berry, bassist Zack Anderson and 17- year-old guitar phenom Dorian Sorriaux, are wise beyond their years, creating unique, intense and extraordinary rock music…
Canary Burton brings us a jazz compilation called, Jazz Bird. She is a lover of music and is a composer that writes for no other reason except for the love of the game. Some people exude their talents and Burton is one of those who creates pure heart felt music from the deepest depths of…
In our modern age of Rap synths and autotune it can be difficult to find the top seeds among the harvest. What makes masters like Snoop Dog, Nelly, Eminem so sought after? Sure they sound good, they look good, the feel good. But above that they got something else. They got what many in the…
Reinventing the wheel of sorts, Les Fradkin has done it again! Les recently won “Best Classical Recording” at the 2014 Indie Music Channel Awards for the single “Canon In D”! What makes this award even more impressive is the fact that the song was released five years ago as part of the ‘Baroque Rocks!’ album. …
With its tongue-in-cheek reference to Miles Davis’ seminal Birth Of The Cool, Jared Wesley’s mixtape The Reinvention Of ‘The Cool’ stands in an entirely arena with his old school hiphop. With the intro out of the way, ‘Happy Belated’ immediately establishes Jared Wesley’s style as vintage sounding, with a loose flow and relentless rhymes. Repetition…
British indie rockers Sulu Babylon are here with their EP Colour. It’s tinged with all the british indie rock tones we’ve come to expect, and yet touched with a distinctly American influence. Soundcloud EP streaming: https://soundcloud.com/sulu-babylon/sets/sulu-babylon-colour-ep Opening with ‘See It In Colour’, there’s an immediately fascinating blend of emo and britpop, the vocals shifting between…
Bristol To Memory, an Alternative Pop-Punk band, has been established in the LA/OC music scene since to 2005. Hailing from Santa Ana, California, the group is influenced by bands such as Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, and Say Anything. Their musical compositions and collaboration evokes a feeling of nostalgic excitement with their dynamic guitar progression,…
The word “pet” often brings to mind cats and dogs, or perhaps the odd rabbit or hamster. A quick visit to almost any pet store serves as a reminder that there are many weird and wonderful creatures for us to consider. Some can prove to be surprisingly fun companions and others very challenging and unusual…
Celebrities love to show off so its only natural that the flashiest of them all would latch onto an app that makes it a lot easier for them to flaunt it. PeepMe is a new Social Network, which harnesses the power of peer purchasing influence, thus creating an outlet to immediately share new purchases with…
Diana, born Diana Salangina in a small town in Russia, signed with the boutique label Drew Right Music and Blast Music as reported to Rolling Stone Magazine. Diana has co-written most of the songs that will appear on her debut album “AWOL.” Even though exact terms of the deal were not released, Drew Right Music…
North Carolina’s The Ghost Of You has just released their brand new single featuring Zach Norman of Beyond Our Eyes. The single, entitled “This House Is Not My Home,” can be heard HERE and is expected to be featured on the band’s forthcoming EP that will drop in the latter half of 2014 while the…
New Amsterdam Records is proud to announce Negative Space, the debut full-length from No Lands, the recording project of Brooklyn-based electronic musician and sound artist Michael Hammond. No Lands has also revealed “City,” a track from Negative Space. “This song was written about a life-altering phone call, in which I found out some devastating news,”…
NEW SINGLE BY SW/MM/NG On August 29th, the Fayetteville, AR quintet SW/MM/NG will release their long-awaited full length debut Feel Not Bad on Old Flame Records. Consequence of Sound premiered the album’s lead single single “Some Dreams Come True” and said SW/MM/NG “craft bright guitar pop with pessimistic wit.” http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/06/listen-swmmngs-new-song-some-dreams-come-true NEW SINGLE BY BEND THE…
Frankly Speaking is the brainchild of Jordon Schneider, a Cincinnati native who, upon taking a music degree, headed to Los Angeles, where he: recorded two albums, appeared on CD compilations with such acts as Lifehouse, and earned a nomination at the 2007 L.A. Music Awards. Having since returned to his hometown, he has performed on…
LINDA PERRY CALLS AI FAKE Legendary singer-songwriter Linda Perry joins Larry King on “Larry King Now” tomorrow, June 26th at 5 pm ET to discuss her Grammy awards and nominations, her process when it comes to songwriting, to set the record straight on her feud with Pink, and what its like writing hit songs for…
More than just an ancient city filled with religious sites and historic attractions, Jerusalem offers a diverse collection of contemporary art, dance, music and cultural events this summer as part of its annual Calendar of Culture 2014, including: Contact Point (July 10), featuring a series of specially commissioned exhibitions and artworks, including an inflatable elephant…
After spending the last two years in live development, Arena is pleased to introduce its artist-friendly streaming music service Listen To Own. The company’s Listen To Own hybrid ownership model expands upon Arena’s advertised premium artist payouts of $0.21 and $0.01 per stream – figures well above the industry standard rates commercial web broadcasters like…
Hailing from Sydney’s Northern beaches, The Ruminaters have made a reputation for their dark, spooky but still fun as all hell sound. After a solid stint away from the stage and studio the boys are back with their debut record due later this year. I Lost My Grandpa’s Teeth is the first taste from the…
Melbourne world-music songstress Mietta has announced the release of her new single, Gone (available July 4) and debut album, A Mad Distance, set for release on July 18 and she’ll be hitting the road with her band to promote the record with launch shows in Melbourne on July 24 at The Spotted Mallard, Ballarat on…
Edward Korft became the first artist to feature bikini models in a music video with his release of the music video for “I Don’t Really Give A Fuck.” Directed by James Blose and shot by a small team over a weekend in New York, the video combines twisted humor, fine dining, and pretty girls in…
The Review: Speed Bump by Liz Kennedy was released 2013. A highly anticipated release from a singer songwriter who hails from the Bay area featuring all original heartfelt songs on acoustic guitar and piano, accompanied by amazing musicians on electric and acoustic guitar, piano, organ and back-up vocals. I call this style of music “Mood…
Clarkdale Arizona is a sleepy town up in the hills between Cottonwood and Jerome, Arizona and is full of restored historic little homes where the Copper Miners used to live. The town sits just above the Verde River and the Verde Canyon Railroad. Being new to the area, we decided it would be fun to…
NEW SINGLE BY KRIS MINOR Kris Minor – a 22 year old Dallas native grew up fascinated with music enthralled in the way sounds and vocals came together. He started working on music production in high school meeting Dalton Smith and Miles Franklin of Self Conscious Music in its early stages. While working on his…
Em George is a Sydney based singer-songwriter, with a thought-provoking style, influenced by musicians like Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen to writers such as Truman Capote, Allen Ginsberg and Arthur Miller. Writing about personal experience, or about the absurdities and observations of life, George’s songs display an introspective quality that is unique to her…
18-year-old british electro-pop siren, Caitlyn Scarlett, releases new EP Jurassic Jukebox & Other Drugs, available now for review and feature. Drawing inspiration from influential singer-songwriters such as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, Caitlyn Scarlett combines lyrically driven songs with uptempo, bass-heavy beats. With production assistance from Ayo Beatz, who has worked with grime artists like…
On this “Soulm8s” track Maryann combines her signature “Bedroomtrap” with something similar to Goldlink’s “Future Bounce”. That won’t be a surprise to anyone who was a fan of her “When I die” cover. Underneath her hazy, verbed-out, soulful melodies, she speaks about finding that perfect match. While Maryann’s lyrics are about the grip a soulmate…
Hello to all music loving people of this fine planet earth. This is the first post of summer, 2014. So I was shocked and saddened to hear Google will burn its bridges with independent record labels and pull their music videos from YouTube, the advertising giant has told its favourite newspaper, the Financial Times. If this…
The Gathering: the annual music festival from Insane Clown Posse & Juggalo Gathering. The Gathering of the Juggalos (The Gathering or GOTJ) is an annual festival put on by Psychopathic Records, featuring performances by the entire label roster as well as numerous well-known musical groups and underground artists. It was founded by Robert Bruce, Insane…
Exploding with the feisty punk rock of ‘After All’, When Summer’s Gone’s Knockout Mechanism immediately establishes itself as big, bold, and full on rockin’. Stream the full album at Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/when-summers-gone/sets/knockout-mechanism As an album opener, it’s a good way of getting your sound across effectively, with hints of Nirvana on the vocal and touches of…
RUN THE JEWELS ANNOUNCE AUGUST TOUR DATES The now legendary pairing of El-P and Killer Mike, aka Run The Jewels, have announced several headlining shows in August, bolstering a set of previously confirmed festival appearances into a proper West Coast tour. In addition to their coveted appearances at Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Music Fest Northwest, the…
In anticipation of their upcoming release, The 100th Monkey, Earth And The Next Society reveal four tracks to give a taste of what is coming up. Soaked in classic rock swagger, these tracks hark back to a time when prog rock reigned, while also acknowledging the clean aesthetics of modern music. https://soundcloud.com/earthandthenextsociety/sets/on-the-path-to-the-100th ‘Cheap Hustle’ bears…
Midge Ure has an impressive back catalogue fronting the groundbreaking electrorock band Ultravox as well as being a member of such noteable bands as Visage and Thin Lizzy in addition to Band Aid where he produced and co wrote the smash charity single ‘Do They Know Its Christmas’. He was also one of the principle…
Rustie returns this summer with second album Green Language, a follow-up to his 2011 highly lauded debut album Glass Swords. This record is more personal and mature in nature, marked by Rustie’s transition from London back to his hometown of Glasgow, and choosing to only work with those that he has a personal and…
Frostbite is a one man rock band and constantly evolving portfolio of an emerging Atlanta based producer, experienced performer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter named Chris Compton. Chris Compton writes, performs, produces and releases all Frostbite material under his own dark moniker. Drawing influences by suspected artists such as Carnivore, A Pale Horse Named Death, Seventh Void…
Starting off sounding like Peter Kelly has something of a kinship with Jack Johnson, as ‘Fear Of Landing’ progresses it becomes clear that there is more going on here than might at first seem apparent. The verse is pretty laid back, with an engaging melody and some touching falsetto, but once the chorus kicks in,…
PETER FRAMPTON SPEAKS ON ‘HUMMINGBIRD IN A BOX’ Hummingbird in a Box, the latest work from legendary musician Peter Frampton, will be released June 23 via RED Distribution. The new music was inspired by the Cincinnati Ballet, featuring seven original guitar pieces in Frampton’s virtuosic stylings. Frampton composed all songs on the mini-album along with…
