The band’s latest single Toucan Blues was recorded late 2013 after spending much of the year on road, as the band toured through regional Australia and busked their way across Europe. Recorded in Byron Bay at the prestigious Studios 301, the single is a taste of what the band have in store for this year.…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY DINOSAUR BONES
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Toronto alt-rockers Dinosaur Bones have shared their new video for “Sleepsick,” which Noisey premiered yesterday. The cinematic video, directed by Liam MacRae, channels a career car thief cruising through the Nevada desert and connecting with his son, soon after the former gets away with armed robbery. From there, the father heads to Vegas, where he…
COUNTRY MUSIC SUPERSTAR JOSH TURNER WILL RELEASE HIS FIRST BOOK
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Since signing with MCA Nashville in 2003, country music superstar Josh Turner has sold more than five million albums, had four singles climb to the top of the charts, entertained fans with sold-out shows across the country, received numerous award nominations, and was one of the youngest artists asked to join the Grand Ole Opry.…
ARCHITECTS UK’S NEW ALBUM ‘LOST FOREVER, LOST TOGETHER’ IS STREAMING NOW
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Brighton, England metalcore stalwarts Architects UK are streaming their new album Lost Forever, Lost Together now at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/architectsuk. The official release date is March 11 via Epitaph Records in the US. Lost Forever, Lost Together is the group’s most sprawling, ambitious, and tightly controlled recording. Metal Hammer in the UK says “Given the…
COLDPLAY ANNOUNCE SIXTH ALBUM
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On Monday, May 19, Coldplay will release their sixth album, Ghost Stories, via Parlophone/Atlantic Records. Fans can pre-order Ghost Stories now. A Deluxe CD edition of the album featuring three bonus tracks is available exclusively from Target at http://target.com/coldplay. Ghost Stories can also be pre-ordered now from iTunes at http://itunes.com/coldplay. Fans who pre-order Ghost Storieswill…
ALABAMA SHAKES ANNOUNCE U.S. HEADLINE DATES
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Alabama Shakes will play a series of U.S. headline dates this spring. The run will kick off with a two-night stand at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC (April 25 and 26). A ticket pre-sale begins this Friday, February 28, at 12:00 PM local time at http://alabamashakes.frontgatetickets.com/. Tickets go on sale to the public on…
BOSTON BALLET ANNOUNCES THE 2014-2015 SEASON
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Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen today announced the programming for the 2014-2015 season at the Boston Opera House. Boston Ballet’s 51st season kicks off with the world premiere of Mikko Nissinen’s Swan Lake, featuring glorious new sets and costumes by award winning designer Robert Perdziola. The season continues with the beloved new production…
YASMINE HAMDAN VIDEO “BEIRUT”
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The upcoming album by Yasmine Hamdan, Ya Nass (Crammed Discs) is an elegant, borderless stream of electro folk pop, with acoustic guitars, vintage synths, and spellbinding atmospheres. The record is grounded in Yasmine’s evocative voice, which make these songs familiar, even as they are sung in various Arabic dialects. To illustrate the new video for…
DAVID BANNER WORKS WITH KMART ON NEW LAYAWAY CAMPAIGN
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Along with recently working on Ludacris and Jill Scott David Banner’s A Banner Vision is teaming up with Kmart for an amazing advertising campaign. A Banner Vision has done music for companies such as Gatorade, Mercedes, Marvel, Capcom, and Pepsi, continuing to expand past the boundaries of Hip Hop, while blazing a trail…
DAMON ALBARN PREMIERES “LONELY PRESS PLAY” VIDEO
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A new video for “Lonely Press Play,” a track taken from Damon Albarn’s forthcoming album Everyday Robots, is available now via http://smarturl.it/lonelypressplay. The video for “Lonely Press Play” is made up of scenes edited from Albarn’s personal video notebook showing glimpses, moving snapshots and observations collected by him on recent travels. Filmed on a tablet,…
MISS MAY I “GONE” VIDEO
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MISS MAY I’s blistering new offering, Rise Of The Lion, is set to hit stores in North America on April 29, 2014 via Rise Records (April 28 in the UK, April 25 in Australia). This is MISS MAY I’s fourth album and the first to be produced by the legendary Terry Date (Pantera, Deftones, White…
Allen D, A Little Night Music
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If you’re in the mood for something a little different, then you’ll definitely want to check out ‘A Little Night Music’. Allen D is the artist and he is responsible for playing, mixing & recording all four tracks on his debut EP. Blending together electronic dance music and classic compositions from the Great…
Sunshine Riot, A Fresh Bottle and A Brand New Day
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Sunshine Riot is a breath of fresh for alot of us who just can’t wait for this harsh winter to be over. Maybe it’s a bit naive of me to put it like this, but the group’s mission is definitely clear. They’ve been described as Johnny Cash meets Curt Cobain and their relentless touring across…
NONPOINT ENTERS STUDIO WITH PRODUCER JOHNNY K
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Florida rockers Nonpoint have entered Groovemaster Studios in Chicago with Grammy nominated producer Johnny K (Disturbed, Staind, Megadeth) and Daniel Salcidoto to begin work on their forthcoming eighth studio album. The new album (the band’s second for Razor & Tie) will be released this Fall. In 2012 the band released Nonpoint (also…
WIRE: THE BUNNY THE BEAR PREMIERE NEW SONG
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Substream Music Press proudly presents “Pale Green Eyes”, a track off of THE BUNNY THE BEAR’s upcoming album, Food Chain. To be released on March 18th, Food Chain showcases their most mature material to date, featuring visionary, melodic choruses that usher listeners into an ethereal alternate reality. Listen to “Pale Green Eyes” here. http://substreammagazine.com/2014/02/27/stream-the-bunny-the-bears-new-track-pale-green-eyes-win-tbtb-prize-pack/
PATTEN VIDEO “WINTER STROBING”
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The new album from patten forms a key turning point in his catalogue – his first full-length for Warp following the highly textured and detailed beat-led compositions explored on 2013’s surprise EOLIAN INSTATE EP. The new full length ESTOILE NAIANT album sees him step out of the shadows and into full focus. He has performed…
WIRE: W.C. LINDSAY NEW SINGLE ON FUSE
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Following the debut of their first single on Alternative Press, Philly punk-rockers, W.C. Lindsay are pleased today to bring you their second track, “Little Ghost,” which features this morning on Fuse. “With sweet, loping backing vocals and an open-armed hook, “Little Ghost” sounds like a song that could find a real audience in post-Macklemore…
WIRE: BOYTOY POST “SHALLOW TOWN” VIA NOISEY
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BOYTOY have announced their self-titled, debut EP will be arriving May 13 on PaperCup Music and premiered the first single off the record, “Shallow Town”, today via Noisey. The Brooklyn-based trio led by Saara Untracht Oakner (vocals/guitar) and Glenn Van Dyke (guitar) recorded the record with Chris McLaughlin at his 1867 Studio in Chelsea, MA…
NEW WEATHER VIDEO “SLIP”
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Tied seamlessly to the full-spectrum electro-psychedelic aesthetic of their debut LP, this new video by Seattle-based designer and videographer Christian Petersen is the perfect visual partner to the pusling, droning, sparkling instrumental meditation “Slip.” http://youtu.be/f-40QP6gORQ www.newweathermusic.com
THE PINECONES VIDEO “GLOOMY MONDAY”
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The Pinecones have collaborated with a sixth grade class to create the new video for “Gloomy Monday” from their acclaimed album, Ooh! (Reel Cod Records). The video concept was facilitated by the sixth grade teacher who brought the song to his class and worked with the students to brainstorm elaborate story-boarded scenes. The resulting clip…
WIRE: EDWARD DAVID ANDERSON TITLE TRACK PREMIERED BY BLURT
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Edward David Anderson will release his debut solo album Lies & Wishes on April 29 through The Royal Potato Family. Best known for his work with the revered Midwestern rock band Backyard Tire Fire who made a string of acclaimed albums in the previous decade, Anderson teamed with producer Steve Berlin of Los Lobos for…
WIRE: DIANE CLUCK DEBUTS NEW VIDEO FOR “SARA” VIA PASTE
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Diane Cluck will release her first album in nearly 8 years next week, and in anticipation, she debuts her striking new video for “Sara” via Paste Magazine. Directed by Cluck, Derrick Belcham, and choreographer Miguel Gutierrez, “Sara” manifests the amalgam of inspiration from what swiftly flowed from Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer’s church of Saint Sara, Hindu goddess Kali…
WIRE: SINGER-SONGWRITER JESSE DENARO TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘DEAR, LOVE’
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This spring, rising singer-songwriter Jesse Denaro will make his soulful debut with his first full-length album, Dear, Love, due out on May 13th. In anticipation, he’s partnered with AVClub.com to premiere the record’s first new song, “The Grand La Monz.” Fans are invited to stream and purchase the new song as well as…
DUCK SAUCE POST DEBUT ALBUM TEASER
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The veteran New York DJ team of A-Trak & Armand Van Helden first splashed on the scene as Duck Sauce in 2009, releasing the breakout hit “aNYway”, a refreshing return to disco-house at a time when electronic music was essentially a distortion contest. The following year came “Barbra Streisand”, with a So-Me directed video that…
SPOTTISWOODE & HIS ENEMIES “NO TIME FOR LOVE” SINGLE
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Spottiswoode & His Enemies release their sixth studio recording, English Dream on April 15, 2014 via Old Soul Records. Produced by Riley McMahon and recorded in Brooklyn at The Bunker and New Warsaw Studio, the album is a haunting departure for the New York septet, as the band returns with a beautiful and…
CIAN NEW SINGLE “GET IT ANYWHERE”
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Atlanta based artiste Cian has debuted on the dancehall scene with her exciting new track Get it Anywhere. A fusion between dancehall and hip hop, Get It Anywhere Pushes Cian front and centre in a new wave of exciting female recording artistes of Jamaican Roots. The new kid on the block, Cian, explains her…
PUTTING DOMINICAN SPICE INTO SALSA WITH KAL
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From the vibrant setting of The Dominican Republic comes an artist named KAL: composer, dancer, singer and active proponent of Salsera Dominicana. After an extensive a widely-traveled period of touring, he returned to his native land to release the album Solo Diferente, a 13-track affair of vivacious and soulful music. Skope recently tracked KAL…
SEVAG REMIXES ONE DIRECTION
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NYC favorite on the very cusp of exploding into international recognition, Sevag has found a smashing amount of success when it comes to molding his tracks into his own style. He was recently named EDMNYC’s artist of the month and continues to showcase his unique talent through timely releases of compelling content, all with the…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY THE OUTFIT, TX
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Meeting at the University of Houston in 1996 and having an enormous passion for hip-hop, born-and-raised Texans Dorian, JayHawk, and Mel established The Outfit, TX. The rap group contains two producers and three emcees who are all originally from Dallas. They have been called “the best thing in rap today that nobody is talking about…
MAX POSTS “HAVE A NICE FLIGHT”
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International rock star and TV personality MAX has premiered his debut single “Have a Nice Flight,” and will release the official music video in early March. MAX has played for millions of fans throughout Europe over the past decade and has been seen on numerous TV shows. His over the top style is a unique…
WIRE: STREAM SALLY SELTMANN’S NEW ALBUM
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Seltmann said of the record, “I wrote most of the songs on Hey Daydreamer on my piano at home, and songs like “Seed Of Doubt” came out very naturally. When I write for my own albums, it’s all free flowing emotion. I usually have visual landscapes inside my mind when I create a particular chorus…
REVEREND HORTON HEAT PREMIERE NEW MUSIC VIDEO
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Join REVEREND HORTON HEAT as they reveal the new music video for “Scenery Going By”, a track off of their latest studio album, REV. A tribute to their fans and the hundreds of festivals and shows they play each year, “Scenery Going By” serves as the ultimate REVEREND HORTON HEAT anthem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eVujNG04mg
WIRE: TYPEFIGHTER VIDEO FOR “MUCH”
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Garage pop quartet, Typefighter has announced that they will be releasing their debut LP, “The End Of Everything” on April 22, 2014 via DC label Huge Witch Records. Over the course of two well-received EPs, Typefighter has built a reputation in the nation’s capital for their disarming melodicism. For their highly anticipated full-length, the…
THE COATHANGERS SHARE VIDEO FOR “FOLLOW ME”
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YOU MUST watch The Coathangers’ new amusing video for “Follow Me” which features their heavy metal buddies and fellow Atlantans, Mastodon, disguised in ladies clothing, singing the lead single from upcoming Suck My Shirt. The album drops March 18th on Suicide Squeeze Records and the first pressing is limited to 1,000 copies (100 custom…
THE SKULL SIGN TO TEE PEE RECORDS
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THE SKULL the new band featuring original members Eric Wagner (vocals) and Jeff “Oly” Olson (drums) of American doom metal legends TROUBLE alongside longtime TROUBLE bassist Ron Holzner and SACRED DAWN guitarist Lothar Keller — have inked a deal with Tee Pee Records, the NYC record label known for releasing landmark albums from acts such…
OF MICE & MEN REVEAL NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “BONES EXPOSED”
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Southern California rock band Of Mice & Men revealed an electrifying new music video for their song “Bones Exposed”, directed by Max Moore. “Bones Exposed” is featured on the band’s new release Restoring Force, which hit stores on January 28th via Rise Records. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO-JbFtgeX4 Restoring Force debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200…
NEW VIDEO BY HAIM
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HAIM has debuted a new music video for the track ‘If I Could Change Your Mind,’ the third single to come from their critically-acclaimed album Days Are Gone. Directed by Warren Fu (Daft Punk) and choreographed by the acclaimed Fatima Robinson (Janet Jacson, Aaliyah), the clip features Danielle, Este, and Alana in full dance routine.…
AIDAN KNIGHT PREMIERE VIDEO FOR “MARGARET DOWNE”
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Directed by Ft. Langley, the duo of William Wilkinson and Oliver Brooks, the pair had to say, “From the outset of the project it was clear to us that the heart of “Margaret Downe” is in Aidan’s detailed, narrative lyrics. Visually accompanying the song presented a challenge though: we were wary of creating imagery that…
RROME FEAT SHEEK LOUCH “LIKE THAT”
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After being featured in the latest issue of Source Magazine, RRome returns with a new banger, “Like That,” featuring an assist from Sheek Louch. “Like That” is taken from RRome’s upcoming, “Take This Serious,” mixtape which is hosted by DJ Absolut and the production is supplied by GQ Beats. Link to RRome f/ Sheek…
WIRE: OFF! SHARE TRACK “HYPNOTIZED”
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OFF! have shared “Hypnotized,” a track from their forthcoming album Wasted Years, slated for an April 8th release on Vice Records. The second taste of their album features the darkest riffs the band has ever committed to tape; and at two minutes, is the longest song ever recorded by the band. Listen to “Hypnotized” on…
