After the release of the first single “For Real” earlier this year, Brooklyn based hip-hop duo Tanya Morgan are readying their third LP, Rubber Souls, produced by New York producer 6th Sense (B.o.B., Outasight, Talib Kweli, Mickey Factz, Homeboy Sandman, The Lonely Island, etc.). To be released on September 24th on ImprintOne80, Rubber Souls is…
NY EMCEE INNOCENT? ANSWERS KENDRICK LAMAR
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While most people shrugged off Kendrick Lamar’s heard around the world “Control” verse as nothing but some boisterous claims of being the king of New York, others took the message a bit more personally. Such is the case with Innocent? and his response to the aforementioned rhymes supplied by the Good Kid M.A.A.D. City emcee.…
AMJAD ALI KHAN 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY US TOUR
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“The occasion of the 50th anniversary of my first concert in the United States allows me to reflect on the growth of Indian classical music there and change with the sarod in particular. There is no essential difference between classical and popular music. Music is music. I want to communicate with the listener who finds…
SL JONES POSTS NEW MIXTAPE
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SL Jones is excited to release his new mixtape, Way Of Life No Hobby. The tape, out exclusively via LiveMixtapes, is hosted by renowned DJ and recently appointed Def Jam executive Don Cannon and is produced entirely by Metro Boomin. Features include Killer Mike, Kevin Gates, Starlito, Trouble, Mibbs (of Pac Div), and more. Download…
STEVE KILBEY & GREG DULLI ADD ONE FINAL SHOW IN SAN FRANCISCO
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With their upcoming Los Angeles performance selling out in a single day, Steve Kilbey and Greg Dulli have decided to add one more show. Kilbey & Dulli will perform at The Independent in San Francisco on Friday October 11th. Tickets will go on sale this Friday September 6, 2013 at Noon PST. …
C2SV TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE + MUSIC FESTIVAL
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The C2SV TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE + MUSIC FESTIVAL — Silicon Valley’s celebration of the digital culture revolution among tech fans and music lovers — is pleased to announce the next round of performing artists for this year’s breakthrough “Creative Convergence” event being held Thursday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013 in Downtown San Jose. New…
SUBURBAN LEGENDS TO RELEASE EP IN OCTOBER
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Orange County, CA-based third wave ska vets Surburban Legends are set to release their latest EP, Dreams Aren’t Real But These Songs Are, on October 8, 2013 in CD and digital formats, with the LP version coming November 5, 2013. The band is signed to Rock Ridge Music (with distribution through ADA). The…
“MY KIND OF LOVE” IS EMELI SANDÉ’S NEW VIDEO
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“My Kind of Love,” the new video from three-time BRIT Award winner Emeli Sandé , premieres today on VEVO. The clip, which can be viewed at http://vevo.ly/Ep5qEH, was shot in Los Angeles by award-winning director Sanji Senaka (Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Maxwell). “My Kind of Love (Red One and Alex P Remix)” impacts Top…
WIRE: THE ASSEMBLY LINE RELEASE NEW SINGLE “TONIGHT (THERE’S ONLY US)”
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New York City indie rockers The Assembly Line have released their new single “Tonight (There’s Only Us)” from their upcoming EP The Places We Leave Behind. The single premiered on the site Best New Bands who described the track as “a great indication of what’s to come for the Brooklyn-based pop-punkers.” The single is now…
BEBE REXHA VIDEO “COMEBACK KIDS”
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Staten Island’s 23-year-old Bebe Rexha released her first single and video for “Comeback Kids” today. This is Bebe’s first offering as a solo artist, though she is no stranger to songwriting, before she wrote this feel-good summer jam she was writing for plenty of other acts. While writing for her debut project she found herself…
AOTEAROA REVEAL DEBUT SINGLE “THUNDERBIRDâ€
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AOTEAROA have spent a far greater portion of the past three years living on the road. Traveling the United States as modern American nomads, the band has earned the praises of fans and dance-floor goers alike. Aotearoa (pronounced A-O-TAY-UH-ROW-UH ) prove to be a unique combination straight from the start. With their striking blend…
KELLEY STOLTZ ANNOUNCES NEW VIDEO
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First and foremost the San Franciscan garage pop alchemist is dropping the delicious and lysergic video for Kim Chee Taco Man on the masses. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxoa6opMfK0 Directed by Ryan Browne, it explores deeply resonating themes such as the spiritual quest for enlightenment via hand eaten fusion cuisine. It’s every bit as delicious as it is…
GYPTIAN GETS COZY ON “ONE MORE NIGHT” VIDEO
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Jamaican reggae star Gyptian gets cozy with 2013 Miss Global Jamaica Roshelle McKinley on his steamy new video “One More Night.” The latest video, which premiered on Jamaica Television’s program ER Entertainment Report, is directed by ASHA and shot in Kingston, Jamaica. The reggae star has been releasing a series of music videos off…
E=MC DAVE CHILDZ
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Dave Childz new mixtape “Underrated Genius” is an eclectic mix of beats and sounds, jumping from party groove to dramatic storytelling from one song to the next. It’s a testament of his wide ranging passion for all things hip hop and ‘a little something for everyone’ vibe throughout. Skope: You grew up in a multiethnic…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY PATRON THE DEPTHMC ON VIBE
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Patron the DepthMC drops his new single “Don’t Stop Now” Friday, August 30, 2013, followed by the video interview with Vibe Magazine: http://www.vibe.com/article/introducing-patron-depthmc-md-mc. This is the first single of the upcoming album L.N.C. Part II, which is the 7 track follow up to L.N.C. Part I that was released May 31st, 2013. “Don’t Stop Now”…
WIRE: CLAUDIO SANCHEZ ON ROCKSTARUPROAR.COM
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The fourth annual Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival includes a stellar lineup of multiplatinum superstars and breaking talent, featuring Alice In Chains, also with Jane’s Addiction. These seminal alternative rock bands are joined by Coheed and Cambria and Circa Survive on the Rockstar Energy Main Stage. The Zippo Encore Festival Stage powered by Ernie Ball hosts…
SENSES FAIL PUT 2008 ALBUM FOR SALE ON VINYL
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SENSES FAIL today announce the first ever vinyl release of their 2008 album, Life is Not a Waiting Room. Life is Not a Waiting Room is Senses Fail’s third full-length studio album and debuted at #18 on the Billboard Top 200 chart when it was released in October 2008. The album featured the tracks “Family…
WIRE: JAKE BELLOW VIDEO ON MTV HIVE
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MTV Hive premiered the video for “I Know You” from Jake Bellows’s critically acclaimed debut solo album New Ocean out now on Saddle Creek and limited edition cassette through Majestic Litter. The video is the second in a series of videos directed by Morgan’s Brother and features found film from The Prelinger Archives and Archives…
WIRE: GROOMS STREAM ENTIRE NEW ALBUM
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Harking back to the peak of boisterous guitar-driven indie rock in its heyday, the eleven-song record features finely tuned layered guitars and perhaps Grooms at their best to date. With the departure of drummer Jim Sykes, the band has also expanded its line-up. Joining long-time members Travis Johnson and Emily Abruso, are Steve…
BRIAN WRIGHT SINGLE + EPK FROM NEW ALBUM
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With his 2011 label debut hailed by No Depression as “perfect” and by American Songwriter as “brilliant,” singer-songwriter/rock ’n’ roll musician Brian Wright will unveil his new album, the highly anticipated Rattle Their Chains, on Sept. 10. The Waco, Tex., native and new Nashville resident will release his diverse new collection of plaintive ballads and…
WIRE: STREAM WINDHAND’S NEW ALBUM
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Loaded week for Richmond, VA psyche doomers, Windhand. Not only have they graciously shared their entire album stream with us via Pitchfork HERE (available for the next two weeks), they’ve also announced a Winter tour with High On Fire and Kvelertak and kick off their extensive US and European tour tomorrow night in Baltimore. …
NATALIE NYLON POSTS “DRY RIVERS”
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Natalie Nylon’s second full-length album Star-Crossed Lovers is available now on iTunes, Amazon, Google Music, eMusic, Spotify, Rhapsody, Zune, MediaNet and VerveLife. Natalie’s catchy pop is leaving audiences around the world begging for more. With already No.1 hits from overseas under her belt, Natalie is back with a more personal record. “I’m really connected to…
WIRE: WILDCAT! WILDCAT!’S DEBUT EP ON PASTE
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The self-titled debut EP from acclaimed LA-based band Wildcat! Wildcat! is set for September 10 release on Downtown Records. The band garnered critical praise for their previously released sold-out limited addition 7” on the taste-making label Neon Gold Records, including early support from BBC Radio 1 in the U.K. TIME raves, “I love the staccato…
WIRE: SPIN PREMIERES NEW ANIMAL PARTS SINGLE
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Today, Toronto’s Animal Parts introduce “Where The Heart Is” from from their forthcoming Six Arms To Hold You EP via SPIN. Six Arms To Hold You is the second EP of a two-part series released by Animal Parts this year, much like the preceding Other Rooms (8/19), Six Arms To Hold You will be released…
YOU ME AT SIX NEW VIDEO GOING VIRAL “LIVED A LIE”
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After releasing their new single for “Lived A Lie” and accompanying new music video on Monday, You Me At Six have officially hit #2 on the UK’s iTunes chart – behind Katy Perry’s “Roar” – and has received nearly 200,000+ views in under 48 hours. You Me At Six’s new single, “Lived A Lie” first…
WIRE: TONY MOLINA LISTEN TO “BREAKIN’ UP” PREMIERED BY PITCHFORK
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Constantly juggling hardcore and pop projects, Bay Area veteran musician, Tony Molina has won over fans in both camps. Since 2002, Molina has played in a bunch of bands including Dystrophy, Ovens, Lifetime Problems, Caged Animal and currently, his solo work. Tony Molina is pleased to share a new track from his contribution…
VICTORY NEW VIDEO “THIS, THAT OR THIS”
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Victory’s music is sun-bleached rock ‘n’ roll with a pop edge. Set on a foundation of buzzing guitars, fuzzed-out bass, and archaic drum machines, his howling vocal licks and pop hooks make for songs that are energetic and playful, but still rooted in ’60s-era rock. His latest LP, Victory Is Music, explores a range of…
MICK JENKINS SINGLE “DROP THE WATER”
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Hailing from the Chicago’s South Side, Mick Jenkins is reinventing the hip-hop wheel among his peers. Landscaping culture through lyrics, his artistry stems from the Great Migration and its contribution to his hometown music. Heavily influenced by rappers Common and Phonte, Jenkins channels inspiration from these artists with every verse through wordplay and metaphor. At…
WIRE: HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL’S “STANDING AT THE END OF THE WORLD”
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Bradenton, Florida’s Have Gun, Will Travel have a natural instinct for combining folk, pop, rock and classic country influences to create a sound all their own. “Their music has a great energy to it with infectious, sing-along choruses and refrains” remarked NPR’s Robin Hilton. American Songwriter called HGWT’s music “organic, infectious Americana Pop. Their music…
WIRE: LISTEN TO “CRAZY FOR YOU” PREMIERED BY SPIN
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For about a decade now Mick Collins, front man for the Detroit based Dirtbombs, has been threatening that the “next” record the band would release would be their “bubblegum” album. After a couple of albums of mostly originals, a compilation of singles and an album of Detroit techno covers it would be understandable for someone…
ISLANDER SIGN TO VICTORY RECORDS
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VICTORY RECORDS welcomes ISLANDER. With comparisons to DEFTONES and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, South Carolina’s ISLANDER are building to become one of the biggest names in modern rock. Watch the announcement video here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9G8LWCxokg Vocalist Mikey Carvajal comments, “We are very excited to be a part of the Victory Records family. Come hang with us…
WIRE: AMERICAN BABIES WATCH VIDEO AND SINGLE “COLD BLOODED”
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At some point in every man’s life, he looks in the mirror and is surprised by what he sees. His hair is a bit more gray, his skin a bit more wrinkled, his eyes are paler than he remembered them being the day before. He begins to wonder: What is my life’s work? Where am…
WIRE: SOFT SWELLS DROP VIDEO FOR “HAPPIER”
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Modern Outsider is pleased to release “Happier” the latest video from from LA-based Soft Swells Available now on Soft Swells’ latest EP, Lifeboats, “Happier” features the indie-pop surf-inspired musical stylings of front-man Tim Williams just in time for the end of summer. Watch “Happier” here via Filter Magazine. SKOPE…
PHILL MOSSMAN DOES MUSIC FOR ‘WE ARE WHAT WE ARE’
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A seemingly wholesome and benevolent family, the Parkers, have always kept to themselves, and for good reason. Behind closed doors, patriarch Frank (Bill Sage, “Boardwalk Empire”) rules his family with a rigorous ferver, determined to keep his ancestral customs intact at any cost. As a torrential rainstorm moves into the area, tragedy strikes and…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY SISU
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“Blood Tears”, SISU’s first full-length album (due September 2013), builds on the recently released “Light Eyes” EP (April 2013), offering a bigger sound and a heightened sense of drama. As Vu explains, “These are pop songs with un-pop sounds.” SISU is defined by contrast and juxtaposition, and Vu finds a particular challenge and joy in…
LANA DEL REY BREAKS INTO THE TOP 10
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Lana Del Rey has notched her first Top 10 Hit on Billboard’s Hot 100 with “Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey Vs. Cedric Gervais Remix).” The amped-up dance mix of the penultimate track from Lana’s multi-platinum debut album Born To Die, highlights the singer-songwriter’s dramatic delivery and haunting vocals, already hitting #8 on the Top 40…
LAMB OF GOD VS MALAYSIA GOV’T
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As widely reported, LAMB OF GOD’s concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia scheduled for September 28th has been cancelled by the government, who refused to issue a permit for the show even though the concert had been on sale and had sold over 1,500 tickets. LAMB OF GOD’s guitarist Mark Morton has issued the following statement…
KENNY ROGERS & DOLLY PARTON DUET
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With an astonishing recording career that now spans over seven decades, you would think music legend Kenny Rogers had already accomplished it all. However, you’d be wrong. Rogers returns with You Can’t Make Old Friends on October 8th via Warner Bros. Records, proving — once again — that he still has plenty to…
MELODIC CARING PROJECT TO RELEASE MULTI-ARTIST COMPILATION ALBUM
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Melodic Caring Project (MCP), the Seattle-based non-profit that brings the healing power of music directly to critically ill children, will release RAISE A RECORD, its first annual compilation album to raise funds for the continuing work of the two-year-old charity. Arriving on September 24, RAISE A RECORD highlights the music of fourteen artists, including Melodic…
THE MELISMATIC NEW ALBUM OCTOBER 1
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Passion. Irony. Weirdness. Melody. These are some of the core elements of The Melismatics’ sound that has been developed over the past decade through intense recording, heavy touring, and an inhuman intake of caffeinated beverages. With six albums under their belt thus far, The Melismatics have been constantly evolving their own stylings of post-punk and…
