LOS are best known for their recent work on 2 Chainz and Wale’s latest albums, platinum records with Tyga (‘I’m Faded’) and E-40 (‘Function’), and Problem’s break-through single “Like Whaaat”. The producers felt is was time to do their own project, “LOS.FM,” to further showcase their production talents with the help of a few close…
BASIC VACATION SIGN WITH ATOM FACTORY MUSIC/CAPITOL RECORDS + VIDEO
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Capitol Records is pleased to announce that it has signed alternative rock band Basic Vacation to its joint venture with Troy Carter’s Atom Factory Music. The group’s debut self-titled EP will be released on Oct. 15th (track listing below). The East-Coast based trio – vocalist-guitarist Chris Greatti, bassist Jon Paul,…
ERIN HARPE LIVE IN MA ON NOVEMBER 15
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Friday, November 15th Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers host a blues and roots night at The Midway Café in Jamaica Plain MA! Featuring an opening set by Sonny Jim Clifford, and sets by the Delta Swingers, Joe’s Truck Stop, and The Beauty Way. 3496 Washington St., Jamaica Plain MA. 9:30pm, 21+, $10. 2012’s Boston…
GARY NUMAN VIDEO “LOVE HURT BLEED”
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Electro and industrial music pioneer Gary Numan has released a new video for the gloriously gothic track “Love Hurt Bleed”, featured on Numan’s highly anticipated forthcoming full length album ‘Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)’, out October 15th via Machine Music. Click HERE to watch to “Love Hurt Bleed”. “Having the opportunity to work…
ERRA POST “FROSTBITE” ON YOUTUBE
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Metalcore quintet ERRA released Frostbite, a new song from their upcoming album Augment, which is available for pre-order on the Tragic Hero MerchNow Store. The song can be streamed via the Tragic Hero Records YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq1kQZk_XM0 “Frostbite highlights the progression of the vocals and melody composition, ” says guitarist Jesse Cash. “It features…
SPC ECO VIDEO “FALLEN STARS”
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SPC ECO are set to release their new album Sirens and Satellites on 28th October 2013 via all the usual digital sources with tentative plans for a physical release at a later date. http://youtu.be/G7TCYM-QYww SPC ECO are Rose Berlin (vox and words) and Dean Garcia (bass, drums, guitars, studio engineer and producer, and best known…
INDIE-FOLK BAND PIGPEN THEATRE CO. NEW SINGLE “SONG FROM THE STONE”
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On October 8 award-winning, seven-member indie-folk band/theater troupe PigPen Theatre Co. released The Way I’m Running, a five-song EP of all new material. Recorded in New York City with producer Ron Robinson Jr., the songs were conceived and arranged on the road as the band toured in support of their critically acclaimed debut album, Bremen,…
Alice BrightSky, Box of Me
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Having composed and performed in the northeastern U.S. for years, Alice ‘BrightSky’ took a six-year hiatus. She has since returned, now finally issuing her debut, an album she’s deemed as “worthy enough for release.” The album’s called Box of Me, and it’s an oft-endearing blend of folk and rock, with sporadic moments of cross-genre experimentation.…
Stacie Rose, Stars, Stripes and Milestones
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Hmmm. What else can one add to the discussion about an artist who has been featured on the following channels: “amc, abc, MTV, Vh1, FUSE, Oxygen, FX, Channel One, News 12 and E”? Though Stacie Rose has kept the “personal details of [her] life gated,” she’s always down for sharing the “love of music that…
WIRE: ROLLING STONE PREMIERES THE DODOS “SUBSTANCE”
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The Dodos released their 5th studio album, Carrier, on August 27th through Polyvinyl Records and then hit the road in support of the release. With seven dates left on the tour, The Dodos are on the last stretch making their way back to their hometown show in San Francisco. Today, Rolling Stone premiered the live…
WIRE: LISTEN TO A NEW SILVER SNAKES TRACK
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Los Angeles’s Silver Snakes have premiered a brand new song, “Sundance”, on Noisey – listen to it here. “Sundance” appears on the band’s forthcoming full-length Year of the Snake (coming in 2014) as well as the pre-cursor Sundance 7″ EP that will be available November 5th from Bridge Nine. This EP also features…
GHOST B.C. NEW SINGLE “IF YOU HAVE GHOSTS”
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Sweden’s Ghost B.C. today announced that their new EP entitled If You Have Ghost will be released by Loma Vista Recordings on November 19th. The five track EP was recorded and produced by Dave Grohl and includes cover version of songs by Roky Erickson, ABBA, Army of Lovers, Depeche Mode, and a live version of…
NEW VIDEO BY RILGOOD “CORRUPTOR”
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Rilgood taps into his afrocentric Nigerian roots through this new visual single titled “Corruptor.” The smooth-jazzy audio offering has Goody showcasing his role in this rap game as a Nigerian boss with Brooklyn flavor. The kechPhrase produced cut can be found off Rilgood’s upcoming “Kingdom” mixtape due out October 29th. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwhquz7qGjU
WIRE: BORGORE NEW SINGLE FEAT WAKA FLOCKA
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Bass music giant BORGORE has announced the release of his Wild Out EP, out this fall on Dim Mak Records. The EP further establishes BORGORE’s iconic bass sound, while showcasing his ability to move between genres. Before releasing the Wild Out EP, BORGORE will unleash lead single “Wild Out” October 15 featuring hip-hop heavyweight Waka…
WIRE: SCHOOL OF NIGHT EP POSTED ON STEREOGUM
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Stereogum is streaming School of Night’s self-titled debut EP in its entirety at http://bit.ly/16tiai1. The EP, which is out October 15 on Minus Green Records in the U.S. and October 14 on Transgressive Records in the rest of the world, is available for pre-order via iTunes at http://bit.ly/1d32FkE. School of Night is the solo project…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY POLICA
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Polica unveiled the video for ‘Warrior Lord’, a brand new track from theirforthcoming album ‘Shulamith’, the eagerly anticipated follow-upto 2012’s breakout ‘Give You The Ghost’. Poliça’s Channy Leaneagh conceptualised the video, while working alongside directors Isaac Gale and David Jensen (who also directed their video for ‘Dark Star’). You can check out the dreamy video…
WIRE: UPSET SHARE NEW SINGLE “SHE’S GONE”
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For the past few years, Ali Koehler has been best known as the drummer of the pop group Best Coast and the noisy girl punk trio Vivian Girls. After her departure from Best Coast, Koehler decided to step up from behind the kit to front a band of her own, embracing her melodic punk-spirited songwriting…
WIRE: THE CEREMONIES NAMED MTV ARTIST TO WATCH
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Los Angeles-based trio The Ceremonies will be featured as MTV’s new Artist to Watch starting today. The two week campaign will feature exclusive interviews and performances only seen on MTV and mtv.com. That honor follows last week’s video premiere of “Land of Gathering,” the first single from The Ceremonies’ self-titled debut EP. The…
WIRE: RIVER TIBER “THE STAR FALLS” VIDEO VIA NOISEY
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The Star Falls EP is set for self-release November 19th, with the full length album Synapses set to arrive in the coming months, Paxton-Beesley has dropped a third video from the project, following the darkly distinctive clips “The City” and “What Are You Afraid Of”. The video for the EP’s title track, premiered today via…
GATORLOCATOR APP LAUNCHES FOR BUYING & SELLING TIX
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Razorgator, a leader in sports, music and theater ticketing, introduces GatorLocator, a free mobile app that provides event goers with a new way to buy and sell tickets to upcoming events. GatorLocator enables fans to directly connect with local ticket sellers and purchase tickets without incurring any transaction or delivery fees. “This is the…
DIZZY WRIGHT VIDEO FEAT WYCLEF
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Funk Volume rapper Dizzy Wright continues his prolific string of video releases from his latest mixtape The Golden Age, this time teaming up with hip-hop legend Wyclef in the visual for the track “We Turned Out Alright,” directed by John Colombo. The song, which Dizzy described with two simple words, “the truth,” explores the…
DAVE KOZ AND FRIENDS CHRISTMAS TOUR 2013
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Now celebrating its 16th anniversary, this year’s Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour will feature renowned singer Oleta Adams, who first came to prominence when Tears for Fears asked her to appear on their The Seeds of Love album and who has released eight acclaimed CDs of her own, crossing effortlessly between R&B, jazz, popular…
LIKLE MYSTIC “SOLVATION” OFFCIAL VIDEO
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Solvation is the new album from veteran reggae / roots artist Likle Mystic. The Jamaican born musician has been residing in Panama, where he first embarked on his musical journey and where the single Shotta has hit the number one spot on Panamanian music charts. With the new album, Likle Mystic seeks to put his…
THE MADISON NEW SINGLE “YOU’VE GOT SOME”
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It only takes one listen of The Madison’s new track ‘You’ve Got Some’ to know that this is a producer who does things differently. The Ukrainian lives a distance from the club life where most DJs spend their time, but that separation has allowed Stanislav Nozdrachov to experiment with sounds and techniques that are unique…
BLACK MILK NEW VIDEO “SUNDAY’S BEST / MONDAY’S WORST”
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This spring, Black Milk dropped the tracks “Sunday’s Best” and “Monday’s Worst” as a double single well-received by critics and the blogosphere. Now, the Detroit rapper and producer can add the title “director” to his list of skills for the video “Sunday’s Best / Monday’s Worst” alongside co-director, Gerard Victor. The video shows a boy…
Lynne Taylor Donovan
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Vancouver native Lynne Taylor Donovan found her vocation at the wee age of nine, when she received a guitar as a gift. Compositions soon followed, “pretty awful ones too,” by her own admission. Fortunately, this would soon change. By age 16, she scored her own music TV show in Vancouver. Even bigger exposure ensued with…
Tommy Roumanas, “Hard Rainâ€
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Songwriter and British Columbia native Tommy Roumanas speaks candidly about a sentiment that would resonate with many in the music biz: “Composing music for a living may not be the easiest or most stable job, but in my opinion, it’s the greatest job on earth. I wouldn’t have it any other way.” Drawing on a…
David Gelman, Undertow
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Undertow album for sale by David Gelman was released Mar 26, 2013 on the CD Baby label. A highly second anticipated CD from a singer songwriter, featuring all original heartfelt songs on acoustic guitar and piano, accompanied by musicians on electric guitar, violin, viola, bass, drums, lap steel guitar, mandolin and back-up vocals.This is such…
EXCLUSIVE: SKOPE HELPS BRING BACK PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH
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Hip Hop Legendary Duo Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth have reunited for a series of tour dates beginning on the East Coast October 15, 2013. The two are best known for their epic 1992 album “Mecca and the Soul Brother” that spawned the international hiphop classic “Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”. Pete and C.L. will be…
Jaded Mary, Xposition (EP)
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About the Artist: Reading their bio” The music of Jaded Mary is a reflection of their diverse influences, rare chemistry and exceptional musicianship. The pursuit of their creative vision produces a unique and relevant sound that challenges the boundaries of musical creativity. I agree with that statement. Their latest EP Xposition contains 5 tracks and…
WIRE: NEW EMPIRE ON MTV IGGY
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Australian rockers, New Empire have debuted their new single, “Say It Like You Mean It,” taken from their forthcoming album, In A Breath, on MTV Iggy. Boys with guitars and Australian accents. If you’re not sold by this point, something may be wrong with you – MTV Iggy “Say It Like You Mean It”…
WIRE: NEO GEO DEBUTS NEW TRACK
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Orange County based electro-pop-rock band NEO GEO has premiered a new song called “One Night Stand” from their forthcoming album, Digital DNA, which is due out on October 29th. Fans are invited to stream the track at AltPress.com and pre-order the album today via Hermosa Beach indie label Hardline Entertainment. Stream “One…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY TEI SHI
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Tei Shi made a stunning introduction to the music world earlier this year, debuting a soulful pop gem titled “M&Ms.” The Brooklyn via Bogotá and Vancouver based vocalist reveals an affinity towards lush dream pop, airy 90s R&B and mesmerizing soundscapes, with a hauntingly minimal instrumental foundation. Tei Shi’s layered vocals drive the song, immediately…
RUSSIAN BAND LOUNA ROBBED IN TX
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Russian hard rock band LOUNA is currently on tour in the United States with The Pretty Reckless and Heaven’s Basement. Today, in Dallas, TX, the band’s touring van was unfortunately robbed of passports, unique DVD merchandise, MP3 players, computers (one of the SILVER Macbook serial numbers is SW89521YF66D, if found), cash, and many other personal…
A DAY TO REMEMBER VS. VICTORY RECORDS
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A federal judge today ruled that A Day To Remember are free to release their new album Common Courtesy without Victory Records. In an Order issued earlier today, U.S District Court Judge John Z. Lee denied Victory Records’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction in which Victory had sought to block the band from releasing this…
PHZ-SICKS NEW SINGLE “BLACK WOMEN”
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Woodbridge, VA rap artist PHZ-Sicks (pronounced ‘physics’) presents “Black Women”, the new single from his forthcoming album The Moment, dropping November. “Black Women” is produced by D.C. duo Best Kept Secret, who also produced The Moment’s last single “Coming Down”. https://soundcloud.com/phzsicks-1/black-women
SLEEPY SUN VIDEO “11:32”
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Here is Sleepy Sun’s new video “11:32”, and it’s awesome. It’s for new single “11:32,” one of the band’s heaviest songs, and it follows a partier through a night a drinking, drugs, and debauchery that doesn’t end so well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i9L3d6ExMY In the six years since Sleepy Sun released the White Dove 7”, the Northern California…
5IVE STAR NEW SINGLE HITS RADIO IN US
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‘Show Me You Love Me’ the latest single from entertainer 5ive Star is currently making its way onto airwaves in key markets around the US. Produced by NYCE the single peaked at number three on the Billboard R&B chart last month and has since re-entered the chart. With airplay guaranteed in Chicago, New York, San…
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS EXPERIENCE COMES TO THE WEB VIA YAHOO
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Dick Clark productions, the world’s largest producer and proprietor of TV events, has named Yahoo the official digital distributor for the 2013 American Music Awards ® Experience. To kick-off the partnership, Yahoo will live stream the 41st Annual American Music Awards nominations press conference on October 10th at 9:15 AM ET, LIVE from B.B. King…
GARY CLARK JR. APPEARS IN RON HOWARD-DIRECTED DOCUMENTARY
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Singer, songwriter, and guitarist extraordinaire Gary Clark Jr. is featured in the upcoming documentary Made In America, which will have its world premiere this Friday, October 11th, on Showtime at 9 p.m. PT/ET. Directed by Oscar-winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, etc.) and produced by Howard, Grammy Award-winning music icon artist Jay Z,…
