Patron the DepthMC released his new single “Come Real” from his upcoming album L.N.C. The new Single is available on ITunes and all major retailers. This new release from an Award winning artist is the exciting first taste of what we can expect from Patron the DepthMC’s upcoming new album. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/patronthedepthmc/come-real-master-1 “Come Real” is…
JIMMY RAE CROSSING PATHS WITH BRIDGEWORK
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•P-MONEY NEW SINGLE FEAT M.O.P.
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•M.O.P. takes the lead on New Zealand producer P-Money’s latest single off his upcoming album, ‘Gratitude,’ out May 21st on Dawn Raid / Dirty Records / Duck Down Music. ‘Gratitude’ features Talib Kweli, Aaradhna, Havoc (of Mobb Deep), Freddie Gibbs, M.O.P., Buckshot, Skyzoo, Fashawn, Roc Marciano, Pac Div, STS, Nicole Wray and more. Full tracklist…
CURIOUS QUAIL POST “SURVIVOR’S GUILT”
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•Meet indie rock seven-piece, Curious Quail, hailing from San Francisco. Described by Death and Taxes Magazine as “Evocative of what would happen if Owl City didn’t suck or if Ben Gibbard grew some balls,” this intriguing band is on the rise. Indeed, the somber lyrics and haunting melodies masterfully created by singer-songwriter Mike Shirley-Donnelly cut…
WIRE: BRAIDS NEW SINGLE ON PITCHFORK
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•After having released their critically acclaimed debut Native Speaker in 2011, BRAIDS have returned with a new 12″ single In Kind // Amends. Out June 11th on Arbutus Records, the 12″ features two singles from their forthcoming sophomore album, as well as two exclusive b-sides. After 18 months of touring in support of Native…
WIRE: RICH QUICK RELEASES VIDEO FOR ‘TRAVELIN’ MAN’
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•Part singer-songer writer and 100% emcee, Rich Quick’s new video to “Travelin’ Man,” the first single off Sad Songz, his forthcoming EP, was premiered on Respect mag.com. “Travelin’ Man” showcases Quick’s song writing talents, his lyrical ability, and his growing command over the mic. It also shows a sensitive artist who can put his emotion…
Armored Theory, Armored Theory (EP)
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•Review: In this overly saturated genera/market with a plethora of artists coming out of the woodwork, armed with nothing more than a PC, Microphone, a loud guitar and a crappy sounding CD — it’s nice to know there are a few bands that can still rock out These so-called artists I speak of manage push…
NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP RAISES $10.25 MILLION IN EQUITY GROWTH FINANCING
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•Nettwerk Music Group Inc., a privately held independent music company focused on building successful artists by offering a unified set of management, marketing and publishing services, today announced that it has raised $10.25 million in equity growth financing. The equity financing includes investments from HBC Investments, as well as participation from existing shareholders Beedie Capital…
Amie Penwell, Under City Lights
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•The first time I heard Amie Penwell was four years ago when I had the opportunity to review her record ‘King in a Temple’ for Skope Entertainment (http://www.skopemag.com/2009/02/20/amie-penwell-king-in-a-temple). I knew then that this talented artist had major potential and that she had a promising future ahead of her. Five years have passed since…
WIRE: SMOKEY ROBOTIC VIDEO ON COMPLEX
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•The video for “Unlike Anyone,” premiered today by Complex, and was directed by Clara Aranovich, who has written, directed, and produced independent features as well as dramatic shorts in the past. This explains its treatment, which is perceptibly cinematic, with muted colors, purposeful shots, and visual metaphors. “It’s open to interpretation,” says Father Dude, “but…
HERMAJESTY POSTS “LISBON STREET”
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•The New York based band just released the single “Lisbon Street”, that took close to a year to complete and went through 23 sketches before the final version of the song was ready to be mixed! I thought you might be interested in featuring it! You can download the song here. https://soundcloud.com/hermajestypr/lisbon-street Tapping into the…
WIRE: NEW COURTNEY JAYE SINGLE AT AMERICAN SONGWRITER
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•Nashville chanteuse Courtney Jaye lost her battle with pop music while preparing her upcoming album “Love and Forgiveness” and it’s great news for music fans everywhere. “I’m done apologizing for writing big songs — I don’t want to be afraid of that,” says Nashville based singer/songwriter Courtney Jaye. “I’ve always wanted to find a way…
ABSOLOOT’S NEW ALBUM ‘BANKSTERS’ IS RIGHT ON THE MONEY
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•Normally when a rapper comes out that has something real to say, he gets squeezed out by all the mainstream noise. Now you do a little dance and a hook, BAM! YouTube sensation [Soulja Boi]. But Absoloot’s new album “Banksters” isn’t just a heady piece of social commentary; it has some tight hooks and production…
STOLI HOLDS A VERY CANDID & HONEST INTERVIEW WITH YEAR OF THE DRAGON
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•Hello people of the world, we are all still & here so that is a good thing. These days you must count your blessings! Anyways before we get started I want to speak on Vevo. Vevo is Youtube’s music video channnel. I never really got into it but now that Vevo is on Roku I…
WIRE: CRYSTAL FIGHTERS VIDEO ON NOISEY
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•“You & I” draws the viewer in to a world where bohemian babes wade through tall grasses under a rainbow sky. Crystal Fighters’ signature romantic guitar plucking is the foundation of the cheery tune, serving as the perfect backdrop to this whimsical wonderland. Throughout the video, we follow the journey of a talking tree and…
YOUNG SLEE NEW SINGLE FEAT TEAIRRA MARI
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•Young Slee hails from the 8th Ward area in New Orleans and collaborated with former Def Jam songstress and actress (Lottery Ticket with Ice Cube & Bow Wow, Love & Hip-Hop & most recently in Mac & Devin Go To High School starring Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifia) Teairra Mari for his new single “My…
WIRE: TIDEWATER NEW SONG ON GUITAR WORLD
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•Tidewater, who has recently announced the release of his new full-length album, The Wedding, has just premiered a new track, “Desire” with GuitarWorld. The Wedding will be released via Easy Killer Records on April 30th, 2013. Check out “Desire” on Guitar World, here: http://bit.ly/ZMRjGB.
SENIT POSTS “FOLLOW ME” + INTRO VIDEO
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•Whether it’s Ferrari or Gucci, the country’s got an impeccable track record when it comes to setting trends and creating paragons. You can add Senit to that list. Born and raised in Bologna to an Eritrean family, the sultry singer is primed to heat up pop music worldwide with her 2013 single “One Stop Shop”.…
The Diemakers, Detroit Recordings
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•Rife with Punk and Rock leanings, The Diemakers have released their new EP, Detroit Recordings with acclaimed engineer, Jim Diamond (White Stripes, The Sights). As of late the band has been in a state of flux with the addition of Sharon Harris, wife of founding member, Dominic Harris. Her presence brings a Punk vibe to…
Richard Tyler Epperson, Falling Between The Stars
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•The multi-faceted approach is the best way to describe the new LP from Utah Indie Richard Tyler Epperson. Veins of radio-friendly Pop are there. Strange Electronica a la Radiohead is there. Melodic leanings are there. Five different record stores would all have this in different genres; and they’d all be right. It’s just that diverse.…
BUILT TO BE BROKEN VIDEO “PARK AVENUE”
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•Orlando rock band Built To Be Broken which features Benji Kuriakose from Season 3 of NBC’s ‘The Voice’, has released an official music video for their song “Park Avenue”. You may recall Benji’s memorable Blind Audition from ‘The Voice’, where he sang a powerful rendition of Bob Dylan’s ‘Knockin On Heaven’s Door’, which turned 2…
JAI CARTIER FEAT LODI “NO REGRETS”
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•Jai Cartier an Independent artist striving in the music industry to be the next greatest rappers in history. With management and TNE who has is back. He quickly jumps into the water with both feet, and a short road ahead of him. Jai Cartier – TNE the next big thing coming to a store in…
ONKYO USA PARTNERS WITH ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC ON “THE CONNECTION” TOUR
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•Hard rock fans are salivating for Eleven Seven Music’s “The Connection” tour. This tour joins platinum-selling veterans Papa Roach with Escape the Fate and Otherwise. Having kicked off earlier this month in Orlando, FL, this tour will conclude in Pryor, OK, on May 24th. Onkyo, the world’s foremost manufacturer of hi-fi and home theater component…
X AMBASSADORS TO RELEASE ‘LOVE SONGS DRUG SONGS’ EP
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•Brooklyn indie rockers X Ambassadors (formerly Ambassadors) have signed with Grammy-winning producer Alex Da Kid’s KIDinaKORNER label and will release their official debut EP Love Songs Drug Songs on May 7th. The six song EP was recorded at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles and features production by Alex Da Kid and Dan Stringer. Tracks on…
ARIANNA VIDEO FOR “SEXY PEOPLE (THE FIAT SONG)” FEATURING PITBULL
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•Anyone who has seen the eye-catching FIAT Brand commercial, in which Fiat 500 vehicles dive into the sea off Italy’s Amalfi Coast and emerge onto the streets of New York City ready to party, may already be acquainted with the captivating voice of Italian dynamo Arianna. In the commercial, the Milan-born singer can be heard…
OCTiV POSTS “FATALITY”
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•Bass-music live performance DJ/Artist OCTiV has released “Fatality,” a FREE download as his debut single with Detroit-based record label FiXT. The track showcases OCTiV’s signature mix of heavy bass music with live guitar-based production. https://soundcloud.com/fixt/octiv-fatality/ OCT!V brings the rock & roll arena show to the party by playing live guitar and midi guitar while performing…
THE SWORD PREMIERE NEW “CLOAK OF FEATHERS” VIDEO
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•In conjunction with their forthcoming tour supporting Clutch (starting this Wednesday May 1st in Richmond, VA), The Sword today release their new video, “Cloak Of Feathers.” The video, directed by Rich Ragsdale, is the second clip from The Sword’s fourth album, Apocryphon (Razor & Tie). To view “Cloak Of Feathers”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyJR5sGEdaM www.swordofdoom.com
CRYSTAL CASTLES VIDEO “AFFECTION”
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•The video for the single is an abstract tour documentary filmed after shows in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Apr 4 2013) and Bogotá, Colombia (Apr 7 2013). Alice was filmed by Ethan, Crystal Castles filmed by Chris Chartrand (the bands live drummer), and Ashley McMinn was filmed by Marc Pannozzo (long time Crystal Castles video collaborator).…
David J Caron, Thru Ever Ending Black
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•Ireland’s David J Caron, who has already garnered half-a-million combined YouTube views, has released a double-album consisting of 28 tracks. One minute into the track, “It Gathers,” the pace changes greatly, as this ass-whoopin’ guitar riff takes the forefront. The speaker is striving to divine some meaning in the skies: “Look up thru the night…
WIRE: T. MILLS ON MUZIKSMYLIFE
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•Get up close and personal with T. Mills during our extensive, 23-minute interview, which took place on his tour bus following a stellar performance at Pontiac, Michigan’s Crofoot Ballroom. “You’re connecting so much shit in my life right now,” acknowledges the ‘Thrillionaire’ rapper, as he reenacts a defining moment that occurred in the backseat of…
WIN LINKIN PARK TIX
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•Omaze.com has partnered with Linkin Park and MusiCares to offer you and your readers a chance to win 2 front row VIP balcony tickets to the MusiCares Benefit Concert on May 30 in LA. The concert is honoring Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington and skateboarder, surfer and musician Tony Alva. Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda…
WIRE: NEW JAVELIN SONG ON NOISEY “THE MARIMBA SONG”
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•NY/LA genre-hopping duo Javelin has premiered the previously unreleased ‘The Marimba Song’ with Noisey to celebrate the next leg of their spring tour, which takes them to NY’s Brooklyn Bowl with Jamaican Queens this Saturday, before they head out west for an LA performance at the Natural History Museum, and more. What was formerly a…
THE UNCLUDED TOUR DATES POSTED
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•The Uncluded (Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson) are excited to unveil the details of their upcoming US tour which will begin on May 28 in Washington DC and will find the duo taking their whimsical tunes from coast to coast. The tour includes dates in Chicago at Old Town School of Folk Music on June…
‘TOO PUNK TO FOLK’ POSTED ON BANDCAMP
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•Dying Scene is proud to announce the second volume in our punk sub-genre compilations. “Skaface: Evolution” will focus on, you guessed it, Ska-Punk and will feature new tunes from some of the the scene’s best up and comers as well as previously unreleased tracks from scene staples such as Big D And The Kids Table,…
MIKE ABIUSO POSTS NEW SONG FOR ONEFUNDBOSTON.ORG
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•With the recent tragedy in Boston, local musician, record label and recording studio owner Michael Abiuso decided to put together a fundraiser in order to assist those affected by the Boston incident. Michael (formerly of The Gay Blades and currently of The Venetia Fair) altered the lyrics to The Gay Blades’ Shake the Graves, recorded…
HARPOONFEST HERALDS THE SUMMER WITH GREAT LOCAL BEER AND MUSIC
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•On May 17th and 18th the brewery gates will be flung wide for HarpoonFest, Harpoon ’s annual summer festival. HarpoonFest carries on the brewery ’s tradition of celebrating local beer, right at the source, with fellow New Englanders. The 2013 HarpoonFest will feature an extensive lineup of Harpoon ’s Boston-brewed beers, including the hoppy and…
GREEK PSYCHEDELIC GRUNGE PUNK BAND BAZOOKA ALBUM MAY 21
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•It is with the filthiest of pleasures that Slovenly Recordings discharges the much anticipated full-length, self-titled LP from Greece’s BAZOOKA. A severely crusty unit from Volos, and now relocated to Athens, Bazooka, who is perhaps the most savage crew of an incredibly corrosive rock ‘n’ roll scene that includes Acid Baby Jesus and Gay Anniversary,…
GEORGIA MAY JAGGER TO ILLUMINATE THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
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•Georgia May Jagger will flip the switch to light the Empire State Building red and white on Wednesday, May 1, at 10 a.m. in a special ceremony honoring the seventh annual Delete Blood Cancer Gala, held tonight in New York City. Joining Jagger is Katharina Harf, co-founder of Delete Blood Cancer and Michele Scannavini, CEO…
WIRE: NEW DRAGONETTE VIDEO ON PAPER MAGAZINE
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•Album track “Giddy Up” is an upbeat, bubbly cut with buzzing electronic sound effects and a sing-along chorus. The band shows off showing their playful, fun-loving side with a video for the track, which shows them goofing off in their rehearsal space in Canada. You can check out the “Giddy Up” video where it premiered…
JOE SATRIANI ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR
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•Joe Satriani has been an unstoppable force on the music scene for over 27 years. Now, the guitar great is announcing a new U.S. tour, supporting his latest album Unstoppable Momentum. The tour is set to launch on August 29th in San Diego, CA before hitting Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Denver, Texas…