Introduction: This is the latest from songster Casinova entitled “What I Need”. Right from the start of “What I Need” Casinova reminded me of soulful pop stars of the past like Johnny Gill, After 7, Babyface, Tevin Campbell, and AZ Yet. But there is also a modern spin to his music that will remind…
IROCKE.COM PRESENTS EXCLUSIVE DIGITAL BROADCAST OF PUNK PIONEERS PENNYWISE
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IROCKE, the #1 source for live digital concerts worldwide, today announced a live streaming of the punk rock homecoming of Pennywise when the band plays their first Hermosa Beach show in two decades. The sold-out show takes place on Friday, November 15 at the state of the art live streaming music club, Saint Rocke, and…
ASHERU SINGLE “GAUTENG”
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Emcee, educator, activist, and Pan-African are just some of the titles that describe the artist Asheru. Perhaps best known today for writing and performing the theme song to the highly rated Boondocks on Adult Swim, today, Asheru is excited to announce a project that he says he is most proud of: Sleepless in Soweto, a…
QUICKEN LOANS SPONSORS GEORGE STRAIT TOUR 2014
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Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online mortgage lender, today announced it will be the presenting sponsor for the final leg of George Strait’s The Cowboy Rides Away Tour 2014. Quicken Loans joins a highly successful tour, where 16 tour stops are completely sold out and only four more venues have yet to release tickets…
MONOKINO NEW VIDEO “FOLLOW”
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Fluffy Metal Productions proudly presents the brand new music video for the single “Follow” from Monokino’s latest album “Fake Virtue” and welcomes you to the unique and wayward universe of director and visual artist Erik Alkema. It is the second music video Erik Alkema made for Monokino. Their first collaboration, the video to “New Kid”…
WIRE: NEW HOSPITALITY SINGLE ON ROLLING STONE
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RollingStone.com premiered “I Miss Your Bones” from Trouble writing, “Fans can get a taste of the album with an exclusive stream of “I Miss Your Bones,” a sprawling epic that finds singer Amber Papini mourning everlasting loss with such sad lines as, ‘All the stars will twinkle in the mist of the sea/ Black and…
SWEDEN’S URBAN CONE RELEASES “NEW YORK”
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Urban Cone is a band whose gritty electro-pop offers a fresh take on indie rock with an energetic sincerity that you cannot help but sing along to. Today the Swedish five-piece releases its latest single “New York” via the New York City-based Astralwerks Records – paying homage to a place known for its ability to…
COME SEE LA’S LOCAL MUSIC EVERY THURSDAY FREE
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It’s official. The West Coast and specifically LA’s local music scene is giving Brooklyn a run for it’s money. Want to experience this burgeoning scene for yourself? Look no further than The MuseBox /Reverbnation’s November Residency every Thursday at The Silverlake Lounge! To kick things off, we stacked our first night, November 7th, with…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY VICTORY ON MTV HIVE
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LA-based artist Robert Fleming, better known as Victory, has shared a new video for “Soothing Me So,” a track from his debut LP Victory Is Music. The infectious track is hinged on buzzing guitars and driving percussion, propelled by Robert’s pop-infused vocal melodies. As fun and energetic as the song itself, you can watch the…
CLASSIXX AND OLIVER ANNOUNCE “DISCO TO DISCO” TOUR
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The night time is the right time for Oliver and Classixx, two LA groups that are leading the West Coast charge of smooth and groove-laden tracks taking over clubs and festivals all over the world. This December, the duo of duos will head on a six-date jaunt of DJ dates that will span the East…
GERMANY’S TENSNAKE REMIXES “THURSDAY”
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Pet Shop Boys return with another single from their “Electric” album (produced by Stuart Price). This time Germany’s Tensnake takes a hold of “Thursday”, featuring UK rapper Example, and turns it on its head, bringing his sleek dance floor funk to this great song. The song will be released tomorrow on iTunes. LISTEN ON SOUNDCLOUD:…
VITA CHAMBERS VIDEO “WHAT IF”
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Vita Chambers has recently released her much anticipated new single called “What If?” which showcases her versatility as an artist, infusing funk and 90’s music into one big hit. This new single is a powerful message of Vita’s strong love & support for equality among all race, color and creed. The official music video will…
DEE-1 NEW SINGLE “I’LL PAY FOR IT”
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Dee was rightly nervous as he went to press play on the finished song for Mannie Fresh. Manny has been known to put a dancer or two through college in his day. “I always like to try to impress Mannie, so i was excited.” he shares. “Then, when I pressed play I got nervous because…
I AM SNOW ANGEL SINGLE “GREY WHITE DECEMBER”
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I Am Snow Angel, moniker for synth-pop producer and vocalist Julie Kathryn, announces the release of her self-titled debut EP slated for February, 2014. An accomplished singer, musician and songwriter, I Am Snow Angel projects a finely-tuned musical aesthetic in a self-written, engineered and produced 4-song collection. Listen to “Grey White December” here:…
BROKEN BELLS NEW SINGLE “HOLDING ON FOR LIFE”
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Broken Bells, the musical partnership comprised of Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) and James Mercer, are proud to announce the release of their sophomore album, After the Disco, on January 14th, 2014 on Columbia Records. The album will be available for pre-sale tomorrow, November 5th, via iTunes. Upon preordering After the Disco, fans will receive the…
ESQUILLE, “Rock This Club Downâ€
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The eminent purveyor of Pure Nordic Trance known as ESQUILLE is once again acting like a mad chemist with his synthesizer (a Roland Juno-60 for all you beat freaks). His videos can be quite stimulating as well; think of some Swedish bombshell fox-trotting through urban Malaysia. About ten years back he quit in frustration, as…
Nathalie Raedler, Four Elements EP
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Here’s some simple math: pop + British invasion + funk + acoustic = four elements. And ‘four elements’ is the title of the debut EP of one Nathalie Raedler, a songwriter of Brazilian-German extraction who currently resides in Boston. Singing since age 4, Raedler also played piano but later chose the guitar as her vehicle…
10 THINGS MUSICIANS NEED TO KNOW FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
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The holidays represent a lot of things: time with family, a break from work or school, food, gifts, and some more food. But something that may not be so obvious is that the holidays present great opportunities for musicians. As the holiday buzz is starting to kick in, TuneCore wants to help artists…
SEAN VAN DER WILT VIDEO “SWC”
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Sean started at Chippendales, worked his way up dancing backup for Michael Jackson, Usher, Rihanna and Whitney Houston and was THEN signed by legendary Lou Pearlman (Backstreet boys, NSYNC, Aaron Carter). Everything was coming together until BOOM! Lou went to prison for 25 years. SWC (Shoulda Woulda Coulda) Music Video: http://vevo.ly/xjbrDa
WIRE: WILD CUB REMIX ON URBANOUTFITTERS.COM
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Wild Cub premiered a remix of their rising single “Thunder Clatter” by Twin Shadow today via Urban Outfitters’ Music Mondays blog, and the track can be streamed here. Fans can also now head to the band’s website, www.wildcubmusic.com, for a free download of the remix. “Thunder Clatter (Twin Shadow Remix)” will be included on an…
ANDRE OBIN IN CAMBRIDGE, MA NOVEMBER 15
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American synth pop artist and producer, André Obin released The Arsonist this summer and is prepping his sophomore LP, slated for release in early ’14. In the meantime, some of Obin’s contemporaries took on a four tracks from his recent release to make up The Arsonist Remixes EP, out November 12 on Sky Council Recordings.…
JULIA WELDON PREMIERES NEW VIDEO FOR “YOU NEVER KNOWâ€
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“You Never Know” is one of themost vulnerable tracks on Julia Weldon’s sophomore album Light Is a Ghost. Its video, on the other hand, is radiant, full of sunshine and tall trees and the sea. Set in Maine, directed by Charlotte Royer, the scenery serves to remind us how small we are, and how interconnected…
MARK STEELE NEW VIDEO “I SEE EYES”
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Mark Steele is a solo rap artist from Durham, NC. Currently residing in New York City, his sound imbues a gritty, fervid sound that has been long lost since the late 90’s, early 2000’s. Bred into the culture since the tender age of 15, he has already worked with some of the industry’s best. Topping…
ACE MITCH POSTS NEW ALBUM ‘DRIVE’
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Ace Mitch is not only one of the Hottest hip hop artist in Texas but arguably one of the hottest in the South. He currently has 2 songs “BadAss” & “Codeine” blowing up the radio clubs in the region. His music has already been cosigned by some of the greats in the industry…keep a look…
AMY ALLEN TO PERFORM SONG FOR ARMY SOLDIERS
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Country-pop-Americana artist Amy Allen of El Dorado, Ark., will help honor U.S. Army soldiers when she performs an original song at the “Singing Their Stories Concert” at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., on Nov. 8 (Friday). Allen co-wrote the touching tribute, “I’ll Win Mine”, with former soldier Alicia Khim in September during the…
SFX ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES MADE EVENT
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SFX Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFXE), the world’s largest producer of live events and entertainment content focused primarily on electronic music culture (EMC), announced today that it has acquired Made Event, the premiere electronic music production company and creators of the Electric Zoo Festival. “The acquisition of Made is strategically important for SFX, as it establishes…
WIRE: RADICAL DADS NEW SINGLE ON SPIN
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Radical Dads are pleased to announce their latest 7″ due out November 5 on EAU Records. This slice of clear vinyl features two brand new tracks, the recently premiered “Creature Out,” which you can listen to here, and “Slammer,” probably the prettiest tune that you’ll ever hear about being locked the fuck up, on the…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY MOUNT MORIAH VIA POPMATTERS
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In the premiere of the “Miracle Temple Holiness” video, Popmatters writes, “Earlier this year, PopMatters’ Matthew Fiander described Miracle Temple as ‘a lush, deeply layered, sunburst of a record’, a rich effort “that rises and falls on [Heather] McEntire’s rangy, sweet vocals and forms ridges and valleys in [guitarist Jenks] Miller’s impeccable knack for texture’.…
WIRE: JULIETTE COMMAGERE DROPS VIDEO FOR LATEST SINGLE “BIG STAR”
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On the heels of breakout CMJ performances and the release of her latest LP, Human, synth prodigy and vocal dream, Juliette Commagere, is pleased to announce her latest video for her single “Big Star”. “For this endeavor I decided to let my control freak flag fly and direct this video myself,” remarked Commagere. “I have…
TULLY BANTA-CAIN SINGLE FOR “CREEP”
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Tully Banta-Cain has released the brand new track “Creep” from his upcoming new ‘Darkness’ Ep online here. The track is the first leak from Banta-Cain, who is currently performing select shows in support of the album and is expected to drop his DJ Drama-hosted mixtape, “The Truth Hurts”, before the end of the year. …
ANiMAL-MUSiC VIDEO FOR “ULTIMATE”
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State Television are delighted to announce their second single release of 2013; with the stunning UK Garage House track, ‘ULTiMATE’ by London newcomers ANiMAL-MUSiC. “I could clean my teeth to that groove,Start the day on a high, With a sound like that, Stereo up loud, Me & the feet would hit the street up beat”…
FREDRIK EKBLAD VIDEO FOR “DISS ME”
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Fredrik Ekblad – a new swedish rock/pop solo act is soon to release his english debut album “Confused Confessions” on Sousafon AB / Foakleaf. “Diss Me: from the new swedish artist Fredrik Ekblad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWr0FoGoMuo Fredrik Ekblad from the southern part of Sweden has been making music since childhood and has released two albums in his…
STOLI FEELS “LUCKY” TO HAVE STACIE ROSE ON
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Hello good people, I took a week off for some R&R but now I am back at it. So I am reading through Showbiz411.com that Lady Gaga is going through some tough times and splitting with her manager amongst her odd performance at the Youtube Music Awards. I must say from someone who gets up…
THE DALLAS COWBOYS FEATURE CELLDWELLER
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The Dallas Cowboys have teamed up with pioneering EDM/Rock artist Celldweller on a mind blowing “Cowboys Lights” video using Celldweller’s track “ShutEmDown,” to showcase the lights at the AT&T Stadium. Watch the video and download the song for free below! http://youtu.be/kaUpN1BIbX4 Free: https://soundcloud.com/celldweller/shutemdown http://www.celldweller.com
WHO EXACTLY IS J METRO?!
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Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing a talented young man who reminded me of a mixture of Justin Timberlake meets R.Kelly. J Metro is his stage name which naturally evolved from a group into a solo act. The letter J just fitted perfectly because it also is the first initial of his name.…
ATO RECORDS SIGNS THE BELLE BRIGADE
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ATO Records has signed The Belle Brigade and will release the band’s new album, Just Because, on February 11, 2014. Barbara and Ethan Gruska – the Los Angeles-based siblings who founded the band – recorded the album with engineer/co-producer Shawn Everett. Bram Inscore and Blake Mills, who also performed on The Belle Brigade’s debut album,…
NEW ENGLAND MUSIC AWARDS FEBRUARY 2014
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The best and brightest of the New England music scene return to the Mill City. The New England Music Awards is once again at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, the event boasts awards and performances with the rising stars of the New England music scene encompassing every state across the New England area with awards for…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY JEF BARBARA ON IMPOSE
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No rest for the wicked — following a successful run of European tour dates in support of the release of his latest album, Soft to the Touch, Jef Barbara returns home to Montreal to catch his breath, prior to heading out on the road again. During his time touring across the pond he played gigs…
DARIUS RUCKER 2014 TOUR ANNOUNCED
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It’s been a record year for Darius Rucker. Arguably one of the most applauded singles of the year, “Wagon Wheel” has helped the platinum-selling entertainer earn multiple nominations from the CMA and ACA Awards. Fans of his third chart-topping country album, True Believers, can catch Rucker out on the road next year performing nationwide, featuring…
WIRE: HELLO PHONES PREMIERES NEW VIDEO “CANDY LOVE” ON BAEBLE
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Known for their incredibly unique live shows, Hello Phones have been bringing their sample-based live performances to renowned venues all across New York City including stints at The Glasslands, Death By Audio, and Webster Hall. Make sure to check out their new single and video for “The One” and watch out for the release of…
