Word continues to spread about the “breathtaking folk” and “quiet bucolic beauty” of the songs that make up Brianna Lea Pruett’s impending Gypsy Bells release. Much of Brianna’s Gypsy Bells, particularly “It’s All Right” comes in the form of self-examination and life in the moment… “We can write our own life story, we get to…
BIG FREEDIA TO SET GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR TWERKING
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Starting at 12:00 p.m., Fuse and Big Freedia will take over Herald Square at 34th Street and 6th Avenue to conduct the largest twerking session to ever take place, with over 250 dancers hitting the floor and shaking their booties for two consecutive minutes in the center of Manhattan. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS will be onsite…
OMD VIDEO FOR “NIGHT CAFE”
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“Night Café” is the third single from OMD’s English Electric and was released this week as a digital EP via BMG. The song references seven titles of his works and combines OMD’s romantic melodic touch with a lyrical sadness that matches the tranquil emptiness of Hopper’s art. The accompanying video premiered recently with Clash…
MIRIAM BRYANT ‘PUSH PLAY’ EP SAMPLER OUT OCTOBER 8th
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Miriam Bryant, the 22-year-old Swedish singer with a strikingly soulful voice and a smash hit with Zedd, has signed jointly to Interscope Records and UMG Germany’s Polydor/Island Records. Her debut EP, titled Push Play, is available digitally via download or stream on October 8th. Check out the Push Play EP sampler HERE. Bryant…
NEW VIDEO BY THE LONELY FOREST “WARM/HAPPY”
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The Lonely Forest’s new video for “Warm/Happy”, a song on their upcoming new album Adding Up The Wasted Hours(to be released October 8). Check out the video below: “Warm/Happy” Music Video http://youtu.be/8oqDCdjgnus Pre-sale for new album Adding Up The Wasted Hours began yesterday. Adding Up the Wasted Hours was recorded by Death Cab For…
SIVION NEW VIDEO “WATCH OUT”
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Sivion has a new project, Group Therapy, dropping in October. He is releasing some videos previewing a few tracks where Sivion also shares a little about each one. “Watch Out” features production by Picnictyme (Erykah Badu’s drummer) with guest verses from Shames Worthy and Zane One. Sivion “Watch Out” (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO0x4_lmFuo Pre-order “Group Therapy” on…
CJD: SPREADING THE “LOVE AND HAPPINESS”
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Combine a little pop, a little hiphop and a big dose of positivity and call it CjD. That is Collin James Daniel. And you can catch his tracks on his YouTube channel, the preferred method of younger artists these days. Hey, look what happened with Mac Miller and Justin Beiber? So I decided to check…
Ian Bouras, The Certainty of Being Found
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Ian Bouras is a male guitarist, composer based out of New York City. This might just be the perfect locale to explore the melting pot of musical expression without limitation. His latest album “The Certainty of Being Found” is a fascinating-melodic-melancholy but truthful collection of melodic ambient jazz that reveals all the a-typical conventions of…
WIRE: INTO IT. OVER IT.’S NEW ALBUM STREAMING NOW ON SPIN.COM
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Into It. Over It.’s new album Intersections will be released by Triple Crown Records next week on September 24th, but the wait is over for fans of the prolific Chicago based songwriter otherwise known as Evan Weiss. Intersections, which has been made available to stream in full a few days early on SPIN.com, may also…
TO TRUST A LIAR GET A RECORD DEAL
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Imminence Records is proud to announce that they have signed Illinois ’ metalcore outfit To Trust A Liar. The signing follows the August release of their debut EP, entitled The Mountains We Climb. Imminence Records owner Ryan Williford had this to say about the singing, “After hearing the debut EP and saw how raw the…
WIRE: JARS OF CLAY PREMIER “FALL ASLEEP” VIDEO
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GRAMMY-Awards winning band Jars of Clay premiere the video for “Fall Asleep” from their eleventh studio album Inland, exclusively on USAToday.com today. Shot on location in the Philippines, it was directed by Luis Tabuena and stars Filipino model/actress Rhian Ramos. SKOPE IT HERE! “When the idea of shooting a music video in the Philippines…
WIRE: PROMISED LAND SOUND SHARE ADVANCE ALBUM STREAM
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Nashville’s young and adept players, Promised Land Sound, have taken Music City by storm and this week graciously share an advance stream of their debut, self-titled album with SPIN HERE. Promised Land Sound drops next week, September 24th on Paradise of Bachelors Records. http://www.spin.com/articles/promised-land-sound-album-stream
TYRONE BIGGS VIDEO #SPARTACUS
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After premiering on RapDose yesterday, it’s finally here! Check out the official video to #SPARTACUS. Since it’s release, #SPARTACUS has been covered by from RESPECT Magazine, 2 DopeBoyz, DJ Booth and many more. Ride to S.I. w/ Mr. Briggs today as he delivers the gritty visual for #SPARTACUS, his first single off of…
SEASICK STEVE NEW ALBUM OCTOBER 8
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Wielding his Morris Minor guitar fashioned out of two hubcaps and garden hoe, Seasick Steve will release his second full length studio album for Third Man Records titled (what else?) ‘Hubcap Music’ on October 8. Seasick Steve is indisputably a living legend, and is recognized as such the world over–particularly in the UK where he…
JUS JACK NEW SINGLE “PARTY PEOPLE”
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NYC based DJ/Producer and nightlife fixture Jus Jack is happy to announce the launch of his brand new label appropriately entitled Party People. Party People is a new label, party experience and radio show that debuted Friday, September 6th at Pacha NYC. Curated by Jus Jack, Party People will see releases and collaborations from Feenixpawl,…
WIRE: HEARTSOUNDS DEBUT TITLE TRACK FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
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Bay Area punk rock group Heartsounds has premiered a stream of the title track from their forthcoming album, Internal Eyes, today at Absolutepunk.net. The band’s third full-length album will be released on October 15th via Creator-Destructor Records in the U.S. and Flix Records/Cargo Distribution in Europe and is available for pre-order now at http://creator-destructor.com/. …
NEW VIDEO BY SUPERCHUNK
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Superchunk premiered the new video for “Staying Home” from I Hate Music today at ARTINFO. Directed by Taiyo Kimura, ARTINFO describes the video as, “a surreal, frenzied, and hilarious interpretation of the song.” http://youtu.be/4s0cfMq9L_E About the video, Mac told ARTINFO, “We didn’t talk about any ideas, and when Taiyo sent it he warned me, like,…
TORI KELLY TO RELEASE ‘FOREWORD’ EP
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Southern California native singer/songwriter/producer Tori Kelly has announced that she will release a 5 song EP on October 22nd, 2013. The EP, titled FOREWORD, will be available on iTunes and other digital retailers. The first song from FOREWORD, “Dear No One” will also begin streaming today on Tori’s website http://ToriKellyMusic.com. Tori will kick off a…
NEW SINGLE POSTED BY MR. WISE
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Mister Wise is founder and part of the production crew Team Demo and has had a hand in producing many records with 50 Cent (Crimewave,) Obi Trice, K-Beta, Sauce Money, Wais P, Wale, Kingpen Slim, Uptown XO and many others. In addition to flexing behind the boards, he also raps and sings quite well and…
LAVENDER DIAMOND “LIGHT MY WAY” HOOKS UP WITH ICE BREAKERS
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It looks like Hershey’s is getting hip! Lavender Diamond’s “Light My Way” is being used in an Ice Breakers Commercial. You can watch it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydVNCQWVL3c
MATISYAHU’S FESTIVAL OF LIGHT HANUKKAH CELEBRATION RETURNS + AUDIO
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Grammy-nominated artist Matisyahu returns with his Festival of Light tour November 30-December 9. An annual Hannukah event now in its seventh year, Matisyahu’s Festival of Light is a unique collection of tour dates celebrating the Jewish holiday during the winter months. Matisyahu’s Festival of Light performances will feature sets that include material spanning his entire…
CITI LIGHTZ NEW VIDEO “HOLD ME DOWN”
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G-Beanz, of Detroit MI, was born August 29, 1984. The creator of Evolve Recordz. In G-Beanz music, you’ll feel the excitement, witness the struggle and bond with the determination of his endeavors. Beanz has a talent for doing something that he really loves, music. He is fully capable of not only writing lyrics, but producing…
World5, Maybe There’s A Way & Man Of Action
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World5 is a talented bunch of musicians taking the world by storm with their brand new singles: “Maybe There’s A Way” and “Man Of Action”. The group’s previous releases included the single “You And I” along with their album ‘Global Experience’. The new songs are beyond catchy, which further proves that World5 is…
NO TE VA GUSTAR US TOUR
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No Te Va Gustar (NTVG), announced their tour in the United States that is part of their international tour, presenting their latest studio production entitled “El Calor En Pleno Invierno.” This album received a certification of Double Platinum in Argentina and Triple Platinum in Uruguay. NTVG is undoubtedly the group with the strongest drawing power…
CAM CAM GOT A HIT WITH “ERRYDAY ROCKIN”
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Cameron James Gipson aka CAMCAM Born on July 8, 1995, emerged on the scene in 2007. Displaying his talent at the age of 12, He performed his first show for, the SOURCE Magazine Unsigned Hype Tour and took 2nd place in Northern California. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGoRoRoxXzY After opening up for various artists such as Tyga, Lupe Fiasco,…
Natasha Owens, “I Made It Though”
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First off I’m a metal head. Apparently I’ve never heard Christian pop a day in my life. I imagine the reason being is because there’s a somewhat limited market for this emerging record buying minority. Then again, the relatively straight and narrow reputation of its community and pioneers doesn’t exactly appeal to me. But regardless…
Lesoir, Transience
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Lesoir is a rock quartet from the Netherlands. They’ve gone from touring in Belgium, to the U.K., even all the way to China, where they performed in front of many thousands. Transience is the name of their recently-released album, Lesoir’s second. It makes a bit of a departure from the band’s debut, as this album…
Miss Amy, Angels Riding Shotgun
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About the Artist: This is Miss Amy’s latest release “Angels Riding Shotgun” showcases how versatile her/their talents are. To me this 12 song set shares a rich collection of songs no doubt inspired by Miss Amy’s connection with a belief that we’re all a part of a universal family. The band members experience ranges from…
Prevrat, Symbols
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Electronica has come a long way. To be honest if you asked me what I’m into I wouldn’t get past the Cool World Soundtrack. That was 1994. But seriously, since the days of Moby, Fatboy Slim, and every other dance act whos broken the top forty. The genre has been on a downward spiral of…
SEPTEMBER 2013: MKM NOTES FROM THE SOUND TABLE
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Hey folks and welcome back to another edition of NOTES FROM THE SOUND TABLE!! It’s been really busy lately – as you can see in the picture, I got a special gift from my friends at the Georgia Music Industry Association, www.gmia.org, plus we just had a FANTABULOUS MUSICOLOGY 2101 book signing/birthday/Anything But Monday/Mirosa Beer…
WIRE: LOLAWOLF PREMIERE NEW TRACK “DRIVE”
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New York band Lolawolf premiered a new track, “Drive”, today via Noisey. The song will appear on the Lolawolf’s upcoming debut EP, to be announced shortly, on Innit Recordings. The band DJ’d last night at Equipment’s London Fashion Week event celebrating the release of “Paris Spleen: The Kills Live At L’Olympia.” http://noisey.vice.com/blog/we-dont-know-anything-about-lolawolf-but-we-do-like-this-song https://soundcloud.com/lolawolf
WIRE: LAWRENCE ROTHMAN RELEASES VIDEO FOR “#1 ALL TIME LOW”
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Set to a dystopian whirl of baritone and minimalist beats, the video for Los Angeles singer and multi-instrumentalist Lawrence Rothman’s “#1 All Time Low” premiered todayonthe Huffington Post. Directed by Floria Sigismondi (the acclaimed artist and filmmaker behind videos for David Bowie, Justin Timberlake, The White Stripes and Sigur Ros, to name a few), the…
WIRE: TEGAN AND SARA, STAR IN BLUEFLY’S NEWEST CLOSET CONFESSIONS VIDEO
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Indie rock stars, Tegan and Sara, show off their tour closet and edgy style in the latest installment of leading e-retailer Bluefly’s popular video series, Closet Confessions. The Canadian singer-songwriter sisters are known for their infectious tunes but are also widely followed for their distinctive looks. Filming from their trailer at New York’s Pier 26…
ZAMO WES POSTS “PARTY LIFE”
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Rapper Zamo Wes is releasing his new single, “Party Life”, on September 21, to scores of hip hop fans longing to hear something a bit more upbeat for a change. He laughs as he describes the record as a “celebration anthem, which connects with the hip hop souls of hip hop heads.” https://soundcloud.com/virtuala-1/party-life-by-zamo-wes You may…
FREE MOBILE APP FOR MUSICIANS FROM RED DRAGON RECORDS
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Red Dragon Records is to launch a new mobile application for all mobiles, android and iPhones. This application is to include a timeline of blogs, websites and news feeds effectively creating a timeline of news from all of these sites in real time. The app will also include submission links, useful sites for musicians to…
WIRE: PIXIES ON LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON
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Pixies performed on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” last night, giving viewers everywhere a first-glimpse at the band with touring bassist Kim Shattuck. The band played “Bagboy” for broadcast, and, as a Fallon web-exclusive, “Indie Cindy” from the band’s just-released EP-1. http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/pixies-bagboy/n40794/ Four sold-out New York-area shows start tonight, then Pixies head to…
V-NASTY FRESH FROM JAIL WITH NEW MUSIC
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Recently out of jail yet again (this time for a parole violation), a recent fan campaign to “Free V-Nasty” has apparently worked. That, or the California Corrections Board believes that the buzz worthy superstar has finally learned her lesson. Ever attempting to address her image for fans, critics and parole officers alike, V-Nasty has…
WIRE: BRASS-A-HOLICS NEW SINGLE
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The Go-Go Brass Funk band Brass-A-Holics have teamed up with USA TODAY to premiere their new single “Alien Love Factory.” “Alien Love Factory” features Grammy Award and Billboard Award winner Irvin Mayfield, who produced the band’s upcoming full-length album I AM A BRASS-A-HOLIC, set to release on October 29th. Check out “Alien Love Factory” on…
WIRE: SLAM DUNK NEW VIDEO ON CMJ
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The band also partnered up with CMJ to premiere the video for their latest single, “Fantasy.” Zack Lamoureux directed, animated and created the video for the band. When asked what he was going for and how he made the video, Zack said “It took about a hundred hours. I was trying to…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY WHITE SEA ON GORILLA VS. BEAR
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White Sea (the moniker of Los Angeles based artist and producer Morgan Kibby), today unveiled a striking new song entitled “They Don’t Know” which is currently premiering at GORILLA VS. BEAR. This rousing debut offering perfectly showcases Kibby’s prowess for constructing rich compositions complimented by beautiful vocals and synths. GORILLA VS. BEAR called the track,…
