Bonnaroo and YouTube are excited to announce Bonnaroo365, (http://youtube.com/bonnaroo365). Set to launch on May 7, 2012, Bonnaroo 365 will take the approach of the festival that Rolling Stone named as “one of the 50 moments that changed the history of rock and roll” and evolve it from an annual terrestrial event into a digital entertainment…
NEW ALBUM FROM THE WALLFLOWERS
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The Wallflowers have announced they are back in the studio and putting the finishing touches on a long-awaited new studio album that will be released by Columbia Records this fall. Currently recording in Nashville at Dan Auerbach’s (The Black Keys) Easy Eye Sound studio, the new album finds frontman Jakob Dylan joining original band members…
LOUDNESS SIGN TO FROSTBYTE MEDIA TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
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International metal giants Loudness have signed to FrostByte Media to release their new album EVE TO DAWN worldwide, ex-Japan; the offering is slated for a summer release, with exact dates per territory to be announced. This marks the legendary Japanese band’s 26th studio album since their inception in 1981 (Loudness just celebrated their 30th…
JODI SHAW OFFERS MP3 “THE MYSTERY OF LOVE” OFF ‘IN WATERLAND’
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Jodi Shaw is set to release her LP In Waterland on May 15, 2012. Her first single is the playful “The Mystery of Love”. Images of water and the sea drenched her imagination during the conception of this, Jodi’s third full-length album. There is a riptide pull to the music, as it urges the…
CITOONTHEBEAT NEW VIDEO “SWAG DRIPPIN”
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Jersey City, NJ, native Cito [aka CitoOntheBeat] is an acclaimed music producer and beatmaker for Fabolous, Red Cafe, Asap Rocky, Trey Songs, Jadakiss, Cobra Starship and many more. His first mixtape “P.I.N.K.S.T.E.R.” is scheduled for release this summer. [youtube Cz3fP3b0MLY nolink] http://youtu.be/Cz3fP3b0MLY www.citoonthebeat.com
FREE ALBUM FROM COOL NUTZ
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Cool Nutz is excited to release his latest album, The Cook Up. The album, which was originally released through retail this past August is now being made available to fans for free download, via Cool Nutz’ Jus Family Records. With nine solo albums under his belt and a career that spans nearly 20 years, Cool…
DADA LIFE NEW VIDEO “ROLLING STONES T-SHIRT”
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Dada Life has outdone themselves once again on the brand new video for their hit track “Rolling Stones T-Shirt.” Just when you think it’s all about a great dance beat and some eye candy, Dada Life shock you with their own twisted strip tease! [youtube WyE99hBLnvA nolink] www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyE99hBLnvA “Rolling Stones T-Shirt” is out now on…
Third International, Entre Las Americas
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Third International is attempting to bridge the gap between cultures of North America vs. South America on ‘Entre Las Americas’. By way of politically & socially-conscious music, Third International is shedding some much needed light on all of the problems this world faces. We can’t possibly fix all the world’s issues but we…
TRUCKSTOP DARLIN’ DEBUT SINGLE “I SEE YOU”
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Taking a page out of the Alt-Country songbook, TRUCKSTOP DARLIN’ show off influences of Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, and hint of Whiskeytown right from the start. The group is gearing up to release their latest album Hope and the Heart It Breaks on June 5th with eager ears awaiting.
COUNTING CROWS CHOOSE GOOD OLD WAR FOR SUMMER TOUR
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Philadelphia indie-folk trio Good Old War is heading back out on the road, this time joining Counting Crows on the first leg of their summer tour, The Outlaw Roadshow. Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz teamed up with Ryan Spaulding (http://www.rslblog.com/) to handpick the bands and venues that they loved. Spaulding said, “Sitting down and…
NEW HOUSE ALBUM BY FANIA RECORDS
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An unrestrained universe of sound that reimagines the compelling rhythms of yesteryear in combination with sublime, 21st century grooves. The commitment to both tradition and craft has inspired a new genre of House replete with flamboyant arrangements and magnetic beats that seamlessly conjoin to create a colorful, refined, authentic soundscape. Each track is imbued with…
EVERLAST TO HELP FIGHT CYSTIC FIBROSIS
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To help raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/rapper Everlast (aka Erik Schrody, who has a two-year-old daughter with CF) is supporting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation through the sale of the song “Long Time.” From May 8 through May 22, each 99-cent iTunes download of “Long Time” will spur a 65 cent…
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS 2012 @ CLEVELAND, OHIO PUBLIC HALL
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Once again it was Cleveland’s time to host the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s annual induction ceremony, it’s 27th. The performing inductees were The Beastie Boys, Donovan, Guns N’ Roses, Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Freddie King, and The Small Faces/The Faces (Rod Stewart previously inducted). Also in a new move,…
PATRON THE DEPTH MC GOES FROM LOVE TO POLITICS IN NEW VIDEOS
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PATRON the DepthMC is a lyrical emcee, producer, multi-dimensional self taught pianist, composer and songwriter. His journey started at the age of 14 when he was doing research at John Hopkins hospital in Baltimore, MD – Patron’s hometown. There was no doubt about his talent.
STOLI HAS GOT THE PERFECT MUSIC @ BEDTIME WITH ‘DREAMLAND LULLABALLADS’
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Man am I excited today. I finally made the purchase of the Amazon Kindle Fire. Truth be told I have an old school phone for texting & calls, so I did not need a smart phone. I am so excited to be able to buy music without connecting to my laptop and being able to…
PIANO MAGIC SET TO RELEASE BRAND NEW ALBUM
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The 11th official album by Anglo-French popular underground oxymoron, Piano Magic, ‘Life Has Not Finished With Me Yet’, sees the group emerging from beneath the wreckage of previous guitar-heavy albums to re-investigate the darker, more electronic sonic themes of their earlier work. Instant parallels will inevitably be drawn with the ghostly chamber pop of 1999’s…
PORTER ROBINSON ANNOUNCES “THE LANGUAGE TOUR”
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Chapel Hill, NC-based EDM wunderkind, Porter Robinson, is set to whirl electro-house devotees into a dance frenzy as he prepares to embark on a headlining bus tour across the US and Canada this summer. The nineteen-year-old producer has garnered industry nods and droves of fans after his debut EP Spitfire, released on Skrillex’s OWSLA, crashed…
BRIXTON KEY: BEEN THERE, DONE THAT AND GOING BACK AGAIN
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There is always that person we look up to. Someone with a plethora of advice because they have lived it and want to share their story so we don’t make the same mistakes. Brixton Key definitely falls in that category and is one of the coolest cats I have ever met.
NEW VIDEO BY SUGAR TONGUE SLIM
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Due to popular demand, STS revisits GoldRush with one of the project’s most popular flips, “If I Die Young”. [youtube CQxjzSemOZo nolink] http://youtu.be/CQxjzSemOZo Directed by Kyle Lloyd, the video takes viewers through the eyes of STS as he treks a hectic 5 shows-in-2-days run at this years SXSW that included NPR Showcase and Shady 2.0…
LYNYRD SKYNYRD’S FIRST STUDIO ALBUM SINCE ‘GOD & GUNS’
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Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records announced today the release of Last Of A Dying Breed from Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band’s first studio album since the September 29, 2009 release of God & Guns which debuted at #18 on the Billboard Top 20 and gave the band their highest debut since 1977. Last Of A Dying…
GREEN LABEL SOUND RELEASES FIRST EVER SINGLE BY RAC
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Today, Green Label Sound releases RAC’s first ever original single, “Hollywood (featuring Penguin Prison)”, now available for free download at http://greenlabelsound.com. Have a listen: http://www.greenlabelsound.com/audio/hollywood-featuring-penguin-prison/ Andre Allen Anjos, better known to the world as RAC (pronounced Ar-Ay-Cee), caught Green Label Sound’s attention through his much-blogged-about remixes. From his early tenacity in reaching out to managers,…
IAMDYNAMITE TEAM UP WITH MP3.COM FOR A FREE DOWNLOAD
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IAMDYNAMITE have teamed up with MP3.com and are offering a free download of their infectious, toe-tapping hit single “Stereo.” The song comes off the band’s debut album, SUPERMEGAFANTASTIC which will be released on June 5th via Brando Records. “Stereo” MP3 Download: http://mp3.com/free-mp3/iamdynamite-stereo Exploding with thunderous beats and crunching power chords, IAMDYNAMITE have established themselves as…
DAVID WARD RELEASES EP TRILOGY
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There are literally hundreds of thousands of singer-songwriters plying their craft around the world every day. In an oft-saturated market, what can one do to set themselves apart from the hordes? David Ward has an idea: push the boundaries that singer-songwriters are often boxed into. He’s manifested this idea with The Arrival, a three-part EP,…
NICK WATERHOUSE “SOME PLACE” VIDEO
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Nick Waterhouse teamed up with Urban Outfitters to make this GREAT video for his song ‘Some Place’- turns out whiskey + Japanese business men makes for a good night out on the town in LA. His debut LP, Time’s All Gone, is out today on Innovative Leisure. [vimeo 40590773 nolink] http://vimeo.com/40590773
Francis Bowie, EP
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Francis Bowie is a unique Danish artist. His latest release consists of four powerful uplifting tunes. I say uplifting, but there is a twist. He seems to have a knack for singing about breaking up and hurting and then colors those emotions with melodic bouncing beats. Bowie is not only an artist but an entertainer…
BREAKING NEWS: ADAM YAUCH 1964-2012
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It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam “MCA” Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a…
ATO PICTURES ANNOUNCES ‘TURN THE TIDE’ CHARITY ALBUM TO NEW FILM
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ATO Pictures announced today the release of TURN THE TIDE: SONGS FOR ‘LAST CALL AT THE OASIS’, a new companion charity album to its acclaimed new film, LAST CALL AT THE OASIS directed by Academy Award winner Jessica Yu, opening in theaters May 4th. The album is now available for download. Highlights from the…
Charlie Hill, The Landing
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Charlie Hill is introducing his debut CD, “The Landing”. I wish I was Charlie Hill or at least had a 3rd of his abilities. He is a guitarist that lives in a realm above us all. I have never heard such purposeful and concise music. So this is how this one needs to be approached.…
CONVALESCENTS, Armageddon
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The band CONVALESCENTS consists of front man Dylan Busby, bassist Eric Lehman, drummer Ben Duncan and guitarist Gideon Priegel. They have all been friends since middle school which is revealed in how they work together on their first full length CD, “Armageddon”. These guys are focused and on a mission and are pumping out some…
ANTIBALAS TO RELEASE 1ST ALBUM IN 5 YEARS ON DAPTONE AUG 7
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Born in a Brooklyn warehouse in 1997, 12-piece ensemble Antibalas is credited with introducing Afrobeat to a wider global audience, influencing countless musicians and developing a live show that is the stuff of legend. The group has performed everywhere from Central Park to Carnegie Hall to Rikers Island Prison, and that’s just in New York.…
MISS MAY I RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO “HEY MISTER”
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Troy, Ohio melodic metal band MISS MAY I have just released a new lyric video for a brand new track, entitled ‘Hey Mister’, cut from their upcoming album, At Heart. The track is the first from the new record to be released to the public and can be viewed at the band’s official MerchNOW page…
MASHA QRELLA NEW ALBUM AFTER 7 YEARS
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Berlin-based songwriter Masha Qrella has announced the release of her long-awaited Analogies album, out on June 5th with Morr Music. Her first original studio material since 2005, Qrella has offered the first single “Crooked Dreams” for free mp3 download from her forthcoming album. A founding member of Berlin-based bands Mina and Contriva, Qrella first stepped…
Mark Northfield, Alterations
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Mark Northfield is back with his latest release, “Alterations”. He is a composer extraordinaire and works with some top notch musicians on this latest project. There is no shortage in poppy show tunes on this one. Mark holds nothing back and uses his artistic visions to create his latest masterpiece. Image yourself in a…
SKRILLEX AND DAMIAN “JR. GONG” MARLEY RELEASE JOINT TRACK
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Today Skrillex and Damian “JR. Gong” Marley officially release the anthemic “Make It Bun Dem.” A staple of the three-time Grammy winner Skrillex’s sets for the last few months, the track has already racked up nearly 4 million views on Youtube since making its unexpected debut a few weeks ago. After collaborating on the groundbreaking…
NEW VIDEO BY PLANET BOOTY
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Bay Area’s popular electro-funk group Planet Booty will release their music video for their next single, “Treat My Body Right” off the EP Success. The band will have booties bouncing at the San Francisco hot spot Café du Nord where they will debut the video on April 28. With synth-heavy beats made for partying, Planet…
RZA TO CONTRIBUTE WU TANG MEMORABILIA
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Renowned producer, lyricist, director, and Abbott of the Wu-Tang Clan RZA has contributed significantly rare memorabilia to the upcoming interactive music exhibit ISLAND SOUNDS: A 500 Year Music Mash-Up. The exhibit, which will take place at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden in RZA’s native Staten Island, is set to feature never-before-seen photos…
“DEVIL” VIDEO FROM NAJUAH
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Toronto’s Najuah releases the stunningly beautiful Yorgos Karakostas-directed video for “Devil”, the electrifying single from their upcoming album “Misery & Love” Don’t put Najuah (Nahj-oo-ah) in a box. The Toronto-based sextet, fronted by sisters Hanifa and Juliet, takes the fiery burn of R&B and mashes it with arena-rocking guitars, playing like classic Hole being mashed…
EVA SIMONS’ VIDEO FOR HER DEBUT INTERSCOPE SINGLE
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Dutch-Born singer and songwriter, EVA SIMONS –who has collaborated with will.i.am, Chris Brown, LMFAO and Afrojack — has just released the video to accompany her debut Interscope single, “I Don’t Like You.” It is the first single from Simons’ upcoming debut album which is scheduled for release this year. “Been having great fun with…
DAVE GROHL TO DIRECT AND PRODUCE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
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Confirming widely circulated rumors, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Nirvana announced today that he will direct and produce a feature Documentary film, SOUND CITY about the infamous recording studio in Van Nuys, California. The film was conceived by Grohl after purchasing the legendary Neve 8028 recording console from Sound City Studios last year. The…
BOHÈME RE-EMERGES WITH SOULFUL NEW POP SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR “BLIND SPOT”
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Singer/songwriter Cassidy, former lead singer and main songwriter of hit-making rockers Antigone Rising and now known as solo act Bohème, is gaining growing buzz on a new single, “Blind Spot,” from her debut solo album, FOLLOW THE FREEDOM. Radio stations have jumped on the song, with impressive airplay in Baltimore, Norfolk, Tampa, St. Louis…
