Self described as “sexy, dirty, sad songs about the human condition,” Balloons was recorded in a haunted castle in Denmark, creating a magical atmosphere to unlock Danny Malone’s “WTF mesmerizing” (Indie Sounds) brand of folk-pop genius. Unwilling to commit to genre, Malone seamlessly crosses lines between folk, indie, and electro, a mash-up of “pop and…
MATEO “HOME FOR CHRISTMAS” VIDEO
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This year Christmas is coming to you. Interscope recording artist Mateo has released the video for his soulful new Christmas single “Home for Christmas”. For most the thought of missing out on loved ones and home during the holiday season can be a remorseful thought. Mateo expresses his personal longing for home…
MEL B NOW ACCEPTING BITCOINS
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Beginning Christmas Day Mel B’s fans will be able to use bitcoins to purchase her new single, “For Once in My Life” via her website, www.melaniebrown.com, announced today. The global music and television superstar has partnered with Cloudhashing.com to be the first musical artist to accept this cutting edge new currency. “I love…
STOLI KNOWS NOT TO PIGEONHOLE THE MUSIC OF STEVEN BURTON
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Hello there good people of the earth and welcome to another week @ Skoped Out. So I spent some time going over http://www.grammy.com/nominees for 2013 and I am loving what I am seeing. Ofcourse you have artists like Jay-Z who dominate but I love the diversity and the massive listing. Great to see The National…
3 TOP PLACES TO BRING YOUR OFFLINE VIDEOS
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Watching YouTube videos usually require an Internet connection, but with advanced preparation, you can download and save the videos for later offline viewing. Here are some places you can bring your videos for offline enjoyment. Road Trip With Kids Kids are energetic and creative. They love to explore, experiment, ask questions and test the rules.…
The Love Load, Oh Be Joyful EP
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3 member DC based band “The Love Load” just dropped their latest 4 track EP entitled “Oh Be Joyful” in 2013. Band consists of: Ted Watts, bass, vox, Ben Azzara, drummer and Blaine Misner, guitar, backing vox. Straight away I discovered The Love Load to have a powerful yet sensational, eccentric sound. I really like…
BUFFALO BLACK RELEASES “NO BLOOD FRETS MAN”
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What do you get when you address the following in one sitting: Illuminati, War on Terror, Black Diamonds, Holocaust, US Slavery, Apartheid and more? A great visual from Buffalo Black that communicates beautifully alongside his single “No Blood Frets Man”. The visual un-apologetically addresses current/past World events and how they relate to humans insatiable desire…
BECK GETS INTO THE FRAMES BUSINESS WITH CARMICHAEL
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Sheet music was open source code before open source code existed–not for developers, but for barroom pianists and amateur belters. When we saw that Beck had released his newest album in sheet-music form, we got excited. A collection of 20 compositions available only as sheet music (and never before recorded), Song Reader is exactly the…
John Daryl Blouin & Electric Black Feat. Julius Carey, “Pretty Momma The Movie”
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The talent has come at a perfect time in music. ‘Pretty Momma’ is such a flawless composition. The chorus introduces a sweeping orchestration that effectively builds throughout the song as the emotional anguish in the lyrics deepens. Such a touchy song which is remixed nicely. This is the razing of a soul set to incredibly…
WIRE: SECRET COLOURS PREMIERE “IT CAN’T BE SIMPLE” VIA STEREOGUM
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With the release of their new single “It Can’t Be Simple” via Stereogum, Secret Colours announce two releases due out next year in the form of Positive Distractions Part I and Positive Distractions Part II. “It Can’t Be Simple” could easily be looked at as the song that manifests the maturation process of a band…
EMBLEM3 ANNOUNCE THEIR FIRST NATIONAL HEADLINE TOUR
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Emblem3 have announced their first national headline tour set for winter 2014. The #BandLife Tour will kick off in February and run through mid-March with MKTO set to open on all dates. The tour, in support of Emblem3’s debut album Nothing To Lose, brings the trio’s hard hitting live show for an up close and…
STONE SOUR ANNOUNCE 2014 U.S. HEADLINE TOUR
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Acclaimed Iowa rockers Stone Sour have unveiled details for their first headlining U.S. tour of 2014. The cross-country trek will kick off on January 14th at the House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, FL and continue into mid-February. Tickets for all dates are currently on sale, with Pop Evil as support. For more…
WONDER BROZ DELIVER NEW SONG “DROP IT”
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Long Beach hip-hop duo and Ncredible recording artists the Wonder Broz deliver their latest club-banging record, “Drop It” featuring Sage The Gemini. “Drop It” is being serviced to mixshow radio today, and the superstar group is set to perform the song on two national TV shows this month including BET’s 106 & Park on December…
SHAY BRIGGS NEW VIDEO SPEAKS ON DRUGS & ALCOHOL ABUSE
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Pittsburgh hip-hop artist @ShayBriggs3 new video and single, “Heavily Medicated”. The music is produced by Loyola University of New Orleans collaborator @Ant_Stew and is the first single from her debut album “Interphase”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21ddfvzgr2Y The song’s concept takes you on a journey with a girl who experiments with drugs and the not so glamorous consequences she…
NEW SINGLE BY SGT. OVER FEAT REKS
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Sarge reaches out to Reks to help drive home the concept on “Better Than A Rapper”. Produced by The Cratez, this track is about championing the blue and even the white collar workers that punch the clock day in and day out to keep this world spinning. “Better Than A Rapper” is the lead-single from…
WIRE: CHRIS GATSBY VIDEO “KEEP IT MOVING” FT. STATIK SELEKTAH
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Hip-Hop emcee Chris Gatsby is the latest young talent to emerge from the Bay Area’s rich hip-hop talent pool. Today, he’s dropping the visuals for the track “Keep It Moving,” produced by Boston beat maker Statik Selektah, the lead single is off of his debut album, Middleground: Morals & Money to be released on January…
WIRE: SPEEDY ORTIZ PREMIERES NEW VIDEO FOR “NO BELOW”
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Speedy Ortiz is very pleased to unveil the new video for fan-favorite and summer hit “No Below” in anticipation of months of touring behind their debut album Major Arcana which came out July 9th on Carpark Records. The video was directed by Boast Choan and features members of friends’ bands Ovlov, Palehound, and Very Fresh.…
PHOENIX CALLING NEW VIDEO “BRING THE ROOF DOWN”
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Peterborough based UK rock quintet Phoenix Calling are building up a steady ground swell with their debut single ‘Bring The Roof Down’ boasting some pretty impressive collaborative credentials for newcomers, as it features backing vocals from none other than Deaf Havana’s James Veck-Gilodi. Watch and share the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugW0taTkfTg Originally released earlier this year,…
KES POST NEW EP ONLINE “AUDIO JUSTICE”
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Born in Orange County, KES’s family suffered a setback during his teen years, causing his mother to uproot the family to Compton. KES quickly adjusted and welcomed the transition but his observance of the wide gap between the haves and have-nots stayed with him and became the backbone for a lot of his songwriting. As…
The Clan, 100% Live
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Formed in 2010, The Clan — a name given in honor of front man Craig McDonald’s Celtic heritage — is a three-piece band from Wirral in the UK. Finding inspiration from the NWOBHM, some shock rock and cock rock, these blokes have been plying their hard rock craft for decades. McDonald, who has shared stages…
STARTING A BAND? SIX TIPS ON HOW TO GET YOUR NAME OUT
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It’s easier than ever to create your own music and distribute it to your fans. On the other hand, you first have to make people aware of your band’s existence. This can be challenging, but if you are creative about it you can accomplish this without a large budget. Here are six tips on how…
WIRE: MAC MILLER TO RELEASE NEW LIVE ALBUM
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Mac Miller will release a new live album, LIVE FROM SPACE, featuring recordings off his previously released studio album WATCHING MOVIES WITH THE SOUND OFF and his mixtape BEST DAY EVER as performed during his worldwide Space Migration Tour, as well as five previously unreleased new studio tracks. LIVE FROM SPACE will be available exclusively…
X AMBASSADORS HIT THE ROAD IN 2014
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Brooklyn indie rockers X Ambassadors released their official debut EP Love Songs Drug Songs on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records in May. After support dates with Imagine Dragons, Jimmy Eat World and the Mowgli’s the band is now prepping to join Panic! At The Disco on their Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die! Tour…
WIRE: MY DARLING FURY POST “SPILLED MILK”
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My Darling Fury is pleased to announce the premiere of their second single off of Licking Wounds, titled “Spilled Milk.” The gorgeous track is laced with bright tones, adoring strings, and singer Danny Reye’s addictive smooth vocals. A whirlwind of guitars join in, that bring a whole new life to the song. Catch the Premiere…
NEW EP FROM TROPIC OF PISCES FEBRUARY 2014
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Tropic Of Pisces, the side project of Oberhofer guitarist, Mathew Scheiner, will release the stunning debut EP, Symmetry, on February 25th, both digitally and on a limited 10″ vinyl pressing via Ooh La La Records. The entirely self/home-recorded album was mixed by Grammy winning engineer / producer / father, Elliot Scheiner, famous for his work…
WIRE: CLARE MAGUIRE ON ROOKIE MAG
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Clare Maguire is only 26 but you’d think otherwise listening, channeling Nico, Joan Baez, Marianne Faithful, Joni Mitchell, etc. Check her new song “Whenever You Want It” and read the incredible interview she just did for Rookie Magazine, talking on addiction, sobriety and challenging the people who told her she wasn’t pretty enough and…
LUKE WADE & NO CIVILIANS NEW ALBUM MARCH 2014
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Singer-songwriter Luke Wade is pleased to announce the March 21st release of his anticipated sophomore album “The River.” Though certainly no stranger to music (the Texas native has regularly played live gigs five nights a week throughout his home state for almost a decade) Luke is, however, ready to branch out. 2014 will take Wade…
CALLIOPE MUSICALS POST “THE ADVENTURERS”
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Clouds On Fire (due out Dec. 10) is the new offering from Calliope Musicals and shows a group coming to grip with its’ songwriting and a sound that is honed to a razor’s edge. The poppy rush of the swoonsome “Jeanie O” is an engaging nod to the qualities of youth and what it…
POLO GROUNDS MUSIC/RCA RECORDS SIGNS OVERDOZ
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Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records has announced today the signing of the Los Angeles-based Hip-Hop group OverDoz., adding to PGM’s successful roster which includes award-winning artists A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg, A$AP Mob and burgeoning rapper Lantana, among others. Bryan Leach, President of Polo Grounds Music, Inc. comments: “OverDoz. and their team are fearless, creative and…
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS NEW VIDEO “HIGGS BOSON BLUES”
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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have unveiled their video for “Higgs Boson Blues.” Directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard and featuring the band performing the epic song live in its entirety, the video was revealed exclusively through Rolling Stone yesterday. Shot in East London, Nick and the Bad Seeds curate their legendary mystery…
THE FRAY’S ‘HELIOS’ FEBRUARY 25 + “LOVE DON’T DIE”
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The fourth album Helios from critically acclaimed Denver-based foursome The Fray will be released February 25 on Epic Records. Of the new music, produced by Stuart Price (The Killers, Madonna, Keane) and Ryan Tedder (Adele, One Republic), Isaac Slade (piano, vocals) notes, “Working with Stuart was the best of both worlds. We brought our organic…
NEW VIDEO BY DUMPSTAPHUNK
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Dumpstaphunk has been forging a new path for funk music ever since the masters of New Orleans groove burst onto the stage at the 2003 Jazz & Heritage Festival. Today, in support of their new full-length album, Dirty Word (July 2013, Louisiana Red Hot Records), Dumpstaphunk brings their heavy-hitting party funk to life for the…
DAVID KANAGA SHARES “SPACE OX & PEKING DUCK” VIDEO
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David Kanaga is pleased to share a new video for the tracks “Space Ox && Peking Duck”. Andrew Strasser, director of the video, has said that the video is “all about the size of the human brain. We are easily distracted and capable of confusing real things with unreal things. Even when we are…
IRELAND NATIVES RED ENEMY SIGN TO MEDIASKARE + NEW VIDEO
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Mediaskare Records has signed Dublin, Ireland’s RED ENEMY, who will be coming to the U.S. in February to record their new album with producer Taylor Voeltz (Mureau). For now, a music video for the band’s previously recorded song “Changing The End” has been premiered on the Mediaskare YouTube channel, which can be seen here http://youtu.be/5126za7ugaQ.…
DJ DUO CAZZETTE GIVES AWAY FREE TRACK TO CELEBRATE 200,000 FACEBOOK FANS
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Unstoppable DJ duo Cazzette celebrates 200,000 Facebook fans with a free download of their track, The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin Beats (Cazzette Live Bootleg): https://soundcloud.com/cazzette/the-chemical-brothers-block https://www.facebook.com/TheCAZZETTE Yesterday, Cazzette unveiled the dramatic video for their new single ‘Run For Cover,’ which is set for release on iTunes December 10th via PRMD. The single, which…
FLOSSTRADAMUS ANNOUNCE LIVE SHOW STREAM FROM 9:30 CLUB IN DC FOR 12/13
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Chicago producers/DJ duo Flosstradamus have announced that they’ll be live streaming their brand new production as part of their IRL Tour from the 9:30 club in Washington DC starting at 9:30pm PST / 12:30am EST on Friday, December 13th. At midnight, the morning of 12/13 they will be releasing their newest track “Mosh Pit”…
DANIELLE BRADBERY IS THE NEW FACE OF SKECHERS
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Danielle Bradbery, the 17-year-old singing sensation and recent winner of Season 4 of NBC’s The Voice, has been named the new face of SKECHERS and will appear in the Company’s global marketing and social media campaigns through 2015. Bradbery will make her first appearance in the Spring 2014 television and print ad campaign for the…
BOBBY WOMACK IN NYC DECEMBER 20-22
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Bobby Womack, icon of classic American soul music, will appear for 3 nights of rare, intimate NYC concerts at the vibrant City Winery in Soho from December 20th – 22nd. City Winery is located at 155 Varick St, New York, NY 10013. Doors open at 6pm, and tickets are on sale now. Womack released the…
WIRE: SHY BOYS SHARE “IS THIS WHO YOU ARE” VIA PITCHFORK
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Self-proclaimed “landlocked surf outfit” Shy Boys are pleased to share their second single from their upcoming self-titled LP. “Is This Who You Are” will be available January 21, 2014 on High Dive Records which features ten melodic tracks clocking in at a always-engaging twenty minutes. To celebrate the release, the band is making “Is This…
NEW EP BY SAHR DUMMY
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Sahr Dummy, hip hop artist, song writer and producer with a distinct, provocative style that reinvents the rap industry altogether. Compared to Busta Rhymes and Ludacris, Sahr “Dummy” brings his unique personality into the mix when it comes to producing his own music. Pulling inspiration from the devastating loss of his wife in 2012, Sahr…
