HAIM, the California trio of sisters comprised of Danielle, Este, and Alana Haim, have just released the music video for their new single “Don’t Save Me,” which is featured on the VEVO homepage today. The video has already received an impressive 336,000 views. http://vevo.ly/RUa5Km HAIM’s style, crafted since childhood, takes the best of classic rock,…

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San Diego natives, The Night Marchers will be releasing their latest full-length album, Allez Allez, on January 22, 2013. The sophomore release is complete with 12 tracks and is being made available via front man John Reis’ label, Swami Records. You can hear/download the track, “All Hits,” here: http://soundcloud.com/swami-john/the-night-marchers-all-hits The Night Marchers consist of ¾…

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On the heels of releasing her latest album, Unknown Rooms, Chelsea Wolfe will head across the country this winter in support of the release. The tour will bring an intimate acoustic show, featuring Ben Chisholm on analog synths, piano & bass, with violinist Andrea Calderon accompanying as well. Supporting Chelsea Wolfe will be neo-folk artist…

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Multi-platinum American rock bands Daughtry and 3 Doors Down, currently on a 19-city co-headlining tour, will broadcast LIVE from 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado exclusively on AXS TV. Music lovers will be ready to rock with this special concert event experience when Daughtry and 3 Doors Down take the stage and are 100% live…

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“One to watch” is an understatement with Zomboy. You’re not going to want to take your eyes off of him. He smashed up the Beatport charts with his new EP The Dead Symphonic which went to No.1 on the iTunes Electronica charts, No. 2 in the UK, No. 1 in Canada and Germany and Top…

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Today, CMG Records has just released Charlie B’s Debut Mixtape “Discovery” for Free on Datpiff.   Discovery” is a Double Sided Album that is separated by “Inner” and “Outer”. Side A – “Inner” Discovery is emotional, deep, and discusses feelings, girls, maturity, and life. Side B – “Outer” Discovery portrays the other side of Charlie…

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Merge Records is excited to announce that the Swedish five-piece Shout Out Louds will be releasing their fourth album, Optica, on February 26, 2013. The album marks 10 years since Shout Out Louds released their debut, Howl Howl Gaff Gaff. Last week, the band gave away the first taster from Optica, “Blue Ice” as a…

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Alternative/indie rock band Friend Slash Lover delivers compelling themes of love and relationships in their second single and music video “Unaware” from the sophomore album The Grey Area, available now on iTunes. The song takes on the electric vibe that the Los Angeles-based band is known for, with reflective and provoking lyrics and smooth melodies…

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ISHE, a 17-year-old rising star in the Chicago hip-hop scene, just released his latest single featuring fellow Glenview, Illinois rapper Chaboki. The beat was produced by Tabu (Art of Peer Pressure- Kendrick Lamar). http://soundcloud.com/ishe95/something-unexpected-1-1

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Alabama Shakes will kick off a U.S. headline run on March 1, 2013with a show at the Knitting Factory in Boise, ID. Michael Kiwanuka, Sam Doores and Riley Downing will be the supporting artists on all tour dates. A ticket pre-sale begins tomorrow, December 4, at http://alabamashakes.frontgatetickets.com/. Tickets will go on sale to the general…

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Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Nirvana announced today that his directorial debut, the feature documentary film, SOUND CITY about the infamous recording studio in Van Nuys, California will have its premiere screening at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Grohl and select artists from the film will be in attendance at this…

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Fleetwood Mac, one of rock’s most enduring, beloved and successful bands, will be embarking on a major 34-city US Tour after a three year break beginning April 4th, 2013. The tour was announced today by the group and Live Nation, the tour’s national promoter. Fleetwood Mac Live 2013 arena tour includes stops in Philadelphia, New…

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Damon Jamal is the #1 independent director on the West Coast and has offices in both the SF Bay Area as well as N. Hollywood. He has produced and directed half a dozen hip-hop documentaries, two short films, the latest of which The End won Best Director from the San Francisco Seven Day Film Festival.…

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“In his music video for “Ghosts of Holloway”, Leeds artist Lone Wolf is cast as both a disembodied personification of his own conscious and a version of himself up to no good. Try as he may, though, the “ethical spirit” can only watch in horror as whatever deep-seeded, malevolent force guiding his body commits unspeakable…

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Iconic disco anthem “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” has been recorded, re-recorded and sung by all of the greats — Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross to name a few. Now, years later, Inner Life’s take on the track gets a remix by West Coast production duo WhiteNoize, making it a standout dance track for the…

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Cappadonna’s “Eryth, Wynd & Fyre” will feature production from Stu Bangas, J. Glaze & G-Force (among others) and feature guest appearances from Solomon Childs & Sav Kills. The second leak from “Eyrth, Wynd & Fyre” finds Cappa re-connecting with Solomon Childs from Ghostface’s Theodore Unit. Cappadonna f/ Solomon Childs “Rap Is Like Crack”: http://soundcloud.com/macmediapromo/cappadonna-f-solomon-childs

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Brother Dege (“deej”) (aka Dege Legg) is one of the best-kept secrets in the Deep South. A musician, writer and Southern enigma, Dege is the haunted face of 21st century Delta blues. Like the possessed offspring of Faulkner and Son House, he plays slide guitar in the age-old tradition of the blues greats, yet manages…

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London quartet VERONICA FALLS have already dropped the first teaser from their forthcoming sophomore LP “Waiting For Something to Happen”, released Monday 4th February on Bella Union, and now we have a very gorgeous video to offer for that track — the poignant and elegiac pop gem that is “Teenage”. The accompanying video perfectly translates…

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Boston folk songstress Annalise Emerick is thrilled to announce her music video debut with “This Love Won’t Break Your Heart,” which premiered yesterday on American Songwriter. Co-written with John Flanagan as one of the fittingly optimistic tracks on her debut EP Starry-Eyed, the former Nashville-based singer-songwriter engages a few bars from “Auld Lang Syne” in…

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Krian Music Group, a full service independent record label, announces the signing of “Rasta-Rock” artist and Morgan Heritage percussionist/vocalist, Mojo Morgan. “New Dawn,” the lead single off Morgan’s full-length, solo debut (title tbd) will be available, digitally, on December 4. http://youtu.be/qwqviKdST-s Mojo Morgan has been signed with top independent publishing company, The Royalty Network, since…

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Here’s a brand new single from Project Pat produced by long time friend and super producer Drumma Boy.   This record is called “Sackfull” and chances are you already know what it’s referring to.   This record is for anybody who’s about their money and their hustle. CLEAN:   http://www.sendspace.com/file/yke4bu DIRTY:   http://www.sendspace.com/file/otuof0

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Grammy nominated band Dream Theater, one of rock’s most musically fearless and adventurous bands, has re-signed with Roadrunner Records. The group first signed with Roadrunner Records in January 2007 and has so far released three critically acclaimed albums with the label.   The label first issued Dream Theater’s ninth studio album Systematic Chaos in 2007…

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International superstar Andrea Bocelli will release his new studio album, “Passione” on January 29 on Sugar / Verve Music Group. Filled with romance and beauty, “Passione” is a lush collection of Mediterranean love songs featuring duets with global pop stars Jennifer Lopez, Nelly Furtado, and the late Edith Piaf. The album reunites Bocelli with 16-time…

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Los Angeles-based songwriter Ben Caron will be performing at AmplyFi (LA Weekly, Best Clubs in LA 2012) on Friday, January 25. He will be performing original music from his current EP, Love Me Too, as well as his previous releases. Showtime to be announced.   ‘Love Me Too’ (EP): http://www.reverbnation.com/bencaron/album/4848-love-me-too-ep Caron has now released three…

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Giving his latest leak from The Laws of Nature the visual treatment, NY wordsmith, AWAR teams up with Illusive Media for “Keep Risin.’” With the song produced by Nottz, who makes a cameo appearance in the video, the video was shot entirely in Virginia Beach and depicts ‘the parallel between an artist’s day to day…

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Grammy Award winning artist and coach on NBC’s hit show The Voice, CeeLo Green sat down with Christina Milian to exclusively confirm that he and his own management team at Primary Wave Music, are now co-managing former “Team CeeLo” artist Juliet Simms. Since coming in second on The Voice last season, this savvy, sultry rock…

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2012 has been nothing short of successful for the fast-rising independent hip-hop label Man Bites Dog Records, and now, as the year nears its close, the label is excited to introduce the newest member of its roster, Wais P. Early next year, Wais will release his official debut album, Pimpin Saved My Life, but first,…

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Vancouver-based indie pop trio HEY OCEAN! are bringing their unbridled spirit Stateside with the release of their latest full-length album IS, out January 29, 2013 via Nettwerk Records. The album combines irresistible hooks and infectious melodies with dreamy keyboards and crystal clear guitars, all of which can be heard on lead single “Big Blue Wave,”…

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Movement becomes contagious listening to Superhuman Happiness’ first full-length album, Hands, which will be released March 5, 2013, on The Royal Potato Family. Today, Superhuman Happiness is sharing “See Me On My Way” the first single, which just premiered on Rolling Stone. The band will also be releasing the original motion picture score for How…

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DJ Muggs, the hip-hop producer (platinum albums with Cypress Hill, House of Pain’s smash “Jump Around”–plus a dozen stellar albums of collaborations in the Vs. series, as Soul Assassins and otherwise), the globetrotting hip-hop club DJ (spinning 100+ dates annually) and the experimental recording artist (2003 genre-defying album Dust). Take a breath and get ready…

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Ever wonder about career paths and salaries for musicians and music students?   Berklee College of Music aims to provide some answers about the earning potential of a wide range of music related fields with its new study Music Careers in Dollars and Cents, a resource for the industry and the Berklee community that includes…

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“At the risk of sounding horribly pretentious, the title A Framed Life In Charming Light is kind of a metaphor for how we promote a better version of ourselves to each other. This alternate version hides how we actually feel about ourselves deep down inside,” cheekily explains JAMIE WOOLFORD, frontman of such influential bands as…

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Singer/songwriter/harpist, Anna Cate, appeared on Seattle’s KING 5 TV (NBC) during their annual “Evening Magazine” Holiday Special. Airing the day after Thanksgiving, this wonderful event features Seattle’s most promising new musical acts as they welcome in the upcoming Christmas season. Anna Cate performed her new track, C-O-Z-Y, at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center, a nonprofit…

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When The Cult frontman Ian Astbury had the idea for SALEM to remix a song off their new release Choice of Weapon, he reached out to the band as an admirer, using an email he found on and EP he had. The band responded and chose “Elemental Light” which resulted in an ethereal, beat-driven verison…

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