“Go Hard” is the latest rap jam to release from budding rap star G2 who lays down sultry Plies-style rap verses to a very busy, and yet smooth and mellow beat that has a feel good club vibe. Bay Luv puts down impressive hook vocals and harmonies to balance out this track that is airing…
WIRE: THE BELLE GAME PREMIERE VIDEO FOR “RIVER”
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Vancouver quintet The Belle Game have premiered the video for their single, “River”, today via Pitchfork. The stunning video was directed by Kheaven Lewandowski who said, “I thought it would be interesting to explore the ideas of the song through a character and subculture we’d never seen before. One thing led to the next,…
FROM A FOUNTAIN ‘MILKY MILE TWO’ AVAILABLE TODAY FOR FREE
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From A Fountain, led by songwriter Douglas Kirby, has released their second full-length of 2013, Milky Mile Two today, offering up the album to stream and free download off their website, www.fromafountain.com. Milky Mile Two follows the recently released Milky Mile, released in August and available here. In support, the Bolinas, CA-based From A Fountain…
WIRE: BBB OFFERS WARNING FOR WORLD SERIES SCAMS
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The Boston Red Sox are headed to the World Series and many fans are anxious to cheer them on. In the midst of all the excitement, Better Business Bureau (BBB) offers advice to sports fans to be on the lookout for ticket and hotel scams. “Since there is such a high demand for these tickets,…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO FROM GOO GOO DOLLS
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Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Goo Goo Dolls have unveiled the video for their new single “Come To Me.” The clip premiered today on VH1.com and will air on VH1’s Top 20 Video Countdown on the 26th. SKOPE IT HERE! “Come To Me,” off the band’s 10th studio album Magnetic, is Top 20 and on the air in…
PREMIERE: KWANZA JONES VIDEO FOR “VICIOUS”
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Kwanza Jones is VICIOUS! From “ass, ass shakin’” to out of control beats, her intensity is undeniable. When fierce isn’t a strong enough word, it has to be VICIOUS. Sasha may be fierce but Kwanza Jones is VICIOUS. Video Link: http://youtu.be/IR_WnwAnRM0 Today, we proudly bring you Kwanza’s fire-hot clip for her electrifying new single, “VICIOUS”.…
LUPE FUENTES & THE EX GIRLFRIENDS FIRST LIVE SHOW + EPK
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Thursday, October 24th at 7:20 pm At the POMONA FAIRPLEX as part of Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare. http://www.greatamericannightmare.com . Lupe Fuentes has totally reinvented herself as a singer, dancer, pop artist, songwriter, and DJ. After a whirlwind career as an adult internet star, Lupe has transformed her life and career into one…
TRU FAM SINGLE “SPEED RACING”
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Tru Fam is a Hip Hop duo with a touch of pop and a whole lot of passion. Identical twins, Sha and Just-I will release their first full-length album, THRILL XL, on February 4, 2014. This heartfelt collection of songs that encapsulates the ups and downs of love and life is sure to make your…
EMILY KINNEY SINGLE “EXPIRED LOVER”
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Emily Kinney currently stars as Beth Greene on AMC’s hit television series “The Walking Dead”. She recently starred in the film “Concussion”. In 2011 she released her debut EP, Blue Toothbrush and her singing has been prominently featured on TWD. Kinney has also been seen in reoccurring roles and guest appearances on…
STOLI HAS BEEN FEELIN’ #9oclockdrop SERIES FROM DUBBY
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Hello everyone out there, pleasure to see you here today. I know we have many readers in St Louis, MO and it’s all love, but go Red Sox! I was on one of my favorite websites the other day vladtv.com, and they had Lord Jamar talking about how white emcees are guests in hip hop…
Jupiter In Velvet, Shut off Your Mind
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UK Rock act Jupiter in Velvet’s new CD, Shut off Your Mind is a carefully crafted collections of songs showcasing Electro-Punk Rock artisanship at it’s best that creates a punk based foundation for memorable and hooky songs. There is also a clear-defined messages about love and life itself that will sure to have a positive…
REVOLT TV ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY FOR OCTOBER 21ST LAUNCH
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REVOLT TV, presented by Sean “Diddy” Combs, is making its on-air debut today on Comcast’s Xfinity TV and Time Warner Cable. The new multi-platform, multi-genre music network will roll out in select cities nationwide including: Florida, New York, Los Angeles, with Chicago and other regions across the country launching soon. Check with your local cable…
WIRE: RENE LOPEZ VIDEO ON PASTE
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Rene Lopez is a musician that draws upon a wealth of influences and inspiration from rock, soul and salsa as well as artistry of African, Cuban and Brazilian descent for a sultry sound that will automatically move your hips. Speaking of sultry, the new video for Rene’s song “Midnight Love” is just that as…
SEEKER PREMIERE NEW MUSIC VIDEO
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Not for the faint of heart, head to Decibel for the premiere of SEEKER’s new music video for the track “When Hope Fails”, from their forthcoming album Unloved. SKOPE IT HERE! For more from the band Metal Sucks swears to be restoring credibility to the term “deathcore”, check out their music video for the title…
WIRE: MINOR ALPS DEBUT NEW MUSIC VIDEO
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Minor Alps, the collaborative vision of Juliana Hatfield and Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws, have premiered the Clyde Petersen directed music video for “I Don’t Know What To Do With My Hands”, the latest song off the duo’s forthcoming album Get There, out October 29th on Barsuk Records. The record has been praised as “gorgeous, perfect…
SMOKE MUSIC RELEASES “THE ROAD”
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Smoke Music, founded by music/publishing veterans Bob Moses and Matt Hendrickson, is proud to release “The Road,” a single-theme music magazine for tablet. Smoke Music presents occasional writing, a forum for friends and colleagues, and results from experiments in multi-media storytelling, using the Creatavist app (download for free here.) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/creatavist/id550642886?mt=8 In this issue, we write…
WIRE: FRENCH HORN REBELLION “CAAALIFORNIA”
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French Horn Rebellion premiered Caaalifornia via This Song is Sick and they’re offering it as a free download in exchange for a tweet (+ they encourage you to send the track to your favorite Californian lady or gent). The single with remixes from Solidisco, Quinten 909 and The Soundmen will come out on 10/22 on…
TOPHER JONES NEW SINGLE “TALK ABOUT IT”
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English vocalist Katie Sky might not want to ‘Talk About It,’ but the rest of the EDM world won’t be able to get Topher Jones’ highly anticipated single out of their heads. Out now exclusively on Beatport through Ultra Music, ‘Talk About It’ was debuted by Kramer on SiriusXM BPM and featured in the after-movie…
MAPEI SINGLE “DON’T WAIT”
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Four years since breaking into the U.S. with her debut EP The Cocoa Butter Diaries, American born Swedish artist Mapei returns with a new single “Don’t Wait,” to be released November 5 via Downtown Records. A stream of the track premiered via The Fader yesterday who said it, “pairs spare percussion and finger snaps…
ECHOCELL “BABYLON” OUT NOW
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Echocell’s newly-released single “Babylon”, from the EP of the same name (due out later this fall), is a labor of love between Istanbul-born/Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter/front woman Belinda Kazanci & Los Angeles-based songwriter/keyboardist/programmer Adam Beltran. https://soundcloud.com/echocell/babylon-1 “Babylon” was co-written with Wally Gagel and Xandy Barry of Wax LTD, the production duo best known for their…
GHOST TWINS VIDEO “UNKNOWN ANIMAL”
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Born out of the ashes of the critically acclaimed Crushing Blows, GHOST TWINS are a noise and dream pop duo from Derby, UK – Their former incarnation CB, earned support from Huw Stevens, Steve Lamacq, Artrocker, Shell Zenner, Jen Long and Simon Raymonde & more and were…
INTRODUCING JODI WHATLEY BRAND
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What is Jodi Whatley Brand? It’s singer/songwriter Josephina Whatley’s performing name and her ‘brand’ of singing has a promising future. Think Beyonce or Rihana and you get the idea. Her electro pop songs are getting a little buzz on ReverbNation and with a little hard work, it…
Street Choir, Sympathetic Friend
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Formed in 1999, Street Choir is a band that cut its teeth on the sidewalks of San Luis Obispo CA. Founding members Benjamin and Matt Lemburg “heard a sound that set them free and wanted others to hear that same sound.” There was, however, an obstacle to this musical liberation, as the band “struggled to…
Wicked Bees, Ska Skank Redemption
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It is with much fondness that I recall my first Fishbone show… I had never seen instrumentation used like that; I remember the energy was borderline overwhelming and the feeling the frantic pace of the show and music evoked was habit-forming. Needless to say, Ska has remained in my musical heart ever since. Listening to…
Soraia, In the Valley of Love and Guns
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The story of Soraia, the band and the person, is one of personal triumph and it actually has very little to do with making music. The triumph resides in lead singer; ZouZou Mansour’s (Soraia is her given name) decision to take control of her life and walk away from the personal demons that almost devoured…
SGT. OVER NEW SINGLE “BLACK DEATH”
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This time around Sgt. Over enlists the help of fellow Jersey City native Ransom to deliver a chilling message and put the industry on notice. Sarge has been steadily dropping material since summer of 2010 but seems to have kicked it into high gear as of late. “Black Death” will be featured on Sarge’s “Big…
HBO USES DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES SONG FOR NEW SERIES
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Hit-making duo Daryl Hall and John Oates have proven over the years that they know a little something about the ladies. So when Emmy ®-winning producer Stephen Merchant, co-creator and executive producer of the just-premiered new HBO series, Hello Ladies, was looking for a theme song that would fit the show’s narrative about looking for…
BUBBA SPARXXX NEW VIDEO FEAT FRED DURST
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Platinum-selling artist, Bubba Sparxxx just released his long-awaited new album, “Pain Management,” this week on BackRoad Records. To celebrate his return, Bubba Sparxxx has released a brand new video for the track “Bangin’” featuring a guest appearance by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioUKUPSvpV0. “This album truly represents where I came from and…
WIRE: THE COMPANY WE KEEP NEW SINGLE
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The Company We Keep, who recently announced the release of their new album, Sound / No Sound, has just premiered a brand new song, “Held Together” on Buzznet. When asked about the story behind track, The Company We Keep’s Brian Southall explains, “Held Together was a song I originally wrote in 2009, then adapted…
WIRE: SO MANY WAYS RELEASE SEER EP ON NOVEMBER 19
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Chicago-based band SO MANY WAYS today announce the release of their fourth EP and first for Staple Records due out on November 19, 2013. The six-track EP is entitled SEER and fans can check out the first track, “Roraima” debuting today at AbsolutePunk.net. “It’s been a while since anyone has heard any new material…
EVERLAST DOES “JUMP AROUND” ACOUSTIC
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Grammy award winner Everlast has premiered his new video for the acoustic version of the House of Pain classic “Jump Around” online at http://youtu.be/nZmhQSNpTJM. The track appears on Everlast’s new album “The Life Acoustic”, which was released via his own label Martyr Inc. Records. Everlast has also announced a new batch of headlining tour dates…
WIRE: UPSET SHARE “YOU AND I” MUSIC VIDEO
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Upset have shared a music video for the track “You And I” via Rookie Magazine. In the video you can watch rich privileged kids, played by comedians Whitmer Thomas, Clay Tatum, Budd Diaz, Rodney Berry, James Pumphrey, Jess Lane, Chris Thayer and Michael Busch, choose life on the streets pretending to be broke gutter…
SOLOMON NEW SINGLE “SWIM NO MORE”
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Solomon surprised more than 50,000 fans on Twitter with the release of his latest single “Swim No More.” Premiering exclusively with EQMusicBlog.com, the lead single, lifted from Solomon’s upcoming EP Le Garçon, is a mid-tempo mixture of Kanye West inspired 808’s, a dash of Frank Ocean’s melody and lyricism with a few Justin Timberlake falsettos.…
NIGHTMARE AND THE CAT RELEASE VIDEO FOR “BE YOUR OWN GODâ€
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Capitol Music Group recording artist Nightmare and the Cat premiere the video for “Be Your Own God” today across VEVO’s apps and web platform. The video was shot in Los Angeles at the band’s rehearsal space and was directed by visual creator Ed Shiers with costumes and other imagery designed by renowned contemporary artist Gary…
EMPTY CHAIRS VIDEO “GTMO (OMTG)”
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With influences ranging from Japanese horror films to Van Gogh to the artful, ambient sounds of Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear, Empty Chairs creates an ethereally impressionistic atmosphere on Caveat Emptor. Featuring colorful rhythmic samples, glistening keyboard sounds, and enveloping harmonies “interwoven in a delightfully unexpected way” (General Admission), the band strikes a unique balance…
Matthew Neves, You and Me
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It seems that New Bedford MA native Matthew Neves was hardwired to be a musician. His dad played guitar, his mom played piano, and as an infant he was jammin’ to classical tunes all night in his crib. At age four, he received a guitar as a gift; after teaching himself to work that instrument,…
Wooden Hez, “The Hez Garageâ€
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3 member Philadelphia based band “Wooden Hez” just dropped their live latest CD entitled “The Hez Garage” in 2013. Band consists of: Timmay Stevens (Drums), Alan Lee (Bass), Dave Pitone (Guitar). To say the least the music on this CD is as unique as the band itself. Wooden Hez is a sensational, eccentric and…
ENTER TO WIN $20K IN GEAR FROM SWEETWATER, CD BABY, DISC MAKERS
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Win everything you need to record, mix, master, manufacture, distribute, sell, and promote your next CD. We’ve teamed up with Sweetwater, the world’s leading music technology and instrument retailer, to create a prize package that is every musician’s dream. We’re giving away high-end gear such as guitar and bass amps, a bass guitar, a stage…
Jus Post Bellum, “Oh Julyâ€
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If you’re a fan of the singer songwriter Genre like me, then more than likely it doesn’t take much to upset you these days. And the lethargy just hasn’t been the same since your ex girlfriend finally gave you a reason to think twice: in the form of a surprise altercation with a Car accident.…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY TOTAL SLACKER ON STEREOGUM
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Total Slacker has a thing for Olive Garden. It’s not just a passing interest or something–next time you talk to Tucker Rountree, their towheaded, lanky frontman, ask him about never-ending pasta bowls and Zuppa Toscana and unlimited breadsticks. He’ll tell you about his ongoing attempt to throw a rock ‘n’ roll show at a Queens…
