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WIRE: LIQUID SPINS POSTS DE’BORAH SINGLE

Chicago’s brightest rising star and NBC’s The Voice Season 3 contestant DE’BORAH and Liquid Spins have exclusively released her debut single, ‘Coming Out Looking Good’ today (this single will not be available at any other digital retailer)! ‘Coming Out Looking Good’ is the first exclusive new release from any artist at Liquid Spins. DE‘BORAH is…

EQUALA LAUNCHES IN THE US

EQuala, the first social radio platform that recommends songs from friends and others who share close music interests, has launched in the U.S. With over 23 million tunes in its catalogue, and growing weekly, EQuala is available on iOS and Android devices as a free app. EQuala develops comprehensive profiles for users based on music…

FIVE KNIVES RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR “MESSIN’ WITH MY MIND”

Five Knives have just released a lyric video for the song “Messin’ With My Mind”, which is featured on the new EP The Rising, available on iTunes and the band’s official site now. The Rising also features the song “All Fall Down”, the video of which was directed by Bryan Schlam and features the band…

WIRE: NEW ART BRUT ON ROLLING STONE

Art Brut have been called many things over the course of our career, not all of them polite. The thing we get called most often is an ‘art band’, which I accept is totally our fault for putting the word Art in our name. However, Art Brut have never seen ourselves as an art band,…

WIRE: NEW SONG BY THE MATERIAL

South California rockers, The Material have premiered the first song, “Life Vest” off their upcoming album, “Everything I Want To Say,” today on PureVolume.com. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/YnDtsP. The album, produced by Kyle Black (Paramore, Pierce The Veil, All Time Low),will be released on April 9th. This upcoming release follows the success of the…

THE TIN DRUMS POST “EULOGY”

In their Los Angeles-based project The Tin Drums, lap-steel guitarist Anna Beth Carson and roots-rocker Jason Diaz marry early stax/volt soul and Americana in their singular brand of alt-country.   Their self-produced debut EP, Before the Evening Falls, is a testament of emotional triumph and self-discovery, speaking truth stranger than fiction.

RL NEW VIDEO “BOO’D UP” FEAT TAYLOR J

Notable singer/songwriter, RL, debuts the video to his first single, “Boo’d Up” featuring Big Play Entertainment label mate and fellow Minnesota native, Taylor J, off of his upcoming sophomore album, “5:15”; so named for the actual time of his birth.

SLAINE NEW VIDEO FOR “BLOODTHIRSTY” OFF ‘THE BOSTON PROJECT’

Boston based rapper/actor Slaine will celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17th with a headlining performance at the Highline Ballroom in New York City with Reef the Lost Cauze, Nems & Special Teamz. In anticipation of the annual Irish holiday Slaine has released the Lü Balz produced song “Bloodthirsty” feat. 357 & Phinelia from his…

Summer Glows with Sarah Petrella

From the beaches of Southern California hails Sarah Petrella, an inspiring singer/songwriter with a voice that definitely adds a much needed dose of sunshine to our everyday lives.   Sarah wrote her first song at just 10 years of age, and at 15, she made her way to Nashville to perform with top notch musicians…

The Spins, “Never Let it Go”

“Never Let it Go” is the new single from the Italian pop-rockers known as The Spins — a quintet of battle-tested music veterans. Among these members is Alessia Mattalia, voted in her native land as one of the “ten best female drummers [of] all-time.” Okay, the single begins with a rather playful piano bit. This…

DEPECHE MODE CONFIRMS RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA

Depeche Mode, one of modern music’s most influential groups with album sales in excess of 100 million, will bring THE DELTA MACHINE WORLD TOUR to North America this summer.   As pioneers of the post-punk era and the most popular electronic band of all-time, they continue to draw legions of loyal fans to arenas and…

ANDY GLOVER LIVE EP OUT NOW

Andy Glover’s 7-song “Visions Of The Future” EP is a live recording of a singer-songwriter performing original music with vocal and guitar. It’s as close as you can get to an intimate coffee-house experience. VOTF was recorded in a single three-hour session using old-school ribbon and dynamic microphones, with no overdubs or alterations. There is…

SIRSY DELIVERS A DIRECT HIT WITH “CANNONBALL”

In the first week of their new national tour, Melanie “Mel” Krahmer and Rich Libutti, better known to fans as SIRSY, are reveling in the response to their new music. The first single, “Cannonball,” from their new album “Coming Into Frame” is now in rotation on nearly 200 radio stations nationwide. “What a great way…

DEVICE ANNOUNCE US TOUR DATES

Device, a collaboration featuring modern hard rock icon David Draiman of Disturbed, has announced a series of US tour dates. They will be kicking off a string of headline shows on April 10th in Mobile, AL and will be performing at several spring festivals. Gemini Syndrome and Nonpoint will support on select headline dates. This…

BURNING SHIPS, Empty Hold CD (2012)

About the Artist: Burning Ships is the brain child of San Jose Bay area artist Fritz Limner. Limner brings a diverse creative background to bear on his first full-length CD, Empty Hold. Filled with multifarious musical styles and ambient soundscapes, Empty Hold is an aural journey not soon forgotten I have to say I was…

Monks of Mellonwah, Sky and the Dark Night – “Control”

2012 was a good year for Australia’s Monks of Mellonwah having brought home “International Rock Artist of the Year” and “Best Indie Rock Band” accolades from the Los Angeles Music Awards and the Artists in Music Awards, respectively. Now the Alt Rock outfit is expanding its horizons with a three-track EP with all three songs…

Louise Aubrie, Time Honoured Alibi

  This month will see the anticipated follow-up album from London transplant rocker, Louise Aubrie. On the heels of her 2010 debut, Fingers Crossed, Aubrie has again teamed with famed British Rockabilly pioneer and producer, Boz Boorer (Morrisey) on Time Honoured Alibi–8-tracks of her signature Post Punk Indie leanings and vocal/ guitar tandem. https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/louiseaubrie2 Opening…

YOUR MUSIC SUBMITTED TO OVER 500 RECORD LABELS

Yes you did read it right. The folks at www.how-to-market-music.com have just completed months of work culminating in over 500 labels worldwide agreeing to have a monthly “Artists spotlight” of just 20 artists delivered to their heads of A&R for consideration of adding new bands / artists to their rosters. The cost for inclusion is…

Jefferson, All The Love In The World

  The Jefferson is a Pop/Rock band out of Australia, who just released their first single, “No Surprise” through Spectra Records: A division of Spectra Music Group. http://thejeffersonband.com Their album can be found at www.thejeffersonband.com. Jefferson offers a fresh sound that is reminiscent of classic rock, without sounding just the same as everything else around…

The Brown Edition, Soulpocalypse

Who doesn’t like funk? I’d bet not many hands go up in the air. I mean, while funk and jazz might not be your first and foremost musical choice, most people can get into the funky groove and really enjoy well written and performed music in that genre. Well, this is all of the above.…

MURS NEW VIDEO “WHAT UP THO”

Murs and 9th Wonder present the Hobostewd-directed music video for “What Up Tho”, a cut from their new album The Final Adventure, out now. Adventure is Murs and 9th’s final album together. The iTunes edition include two bonus tracks, while the iTunes deluxe version includes the bonus tracks and all of the instrumentals. Murs recently…

3 VIDEOS POSTED FROM ‘SPRING BREAKERS’ SDTRK

Perfectly timed as hoardes of co-eds head south for unspeakable debauchery, the official soundtrack for Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers is available digitally today (out in stores next Tuesday, March 19th) via Big Beat / Atlantic.   Original score from Skrillex and Cliff Martinez w/ contributions from Skrillex, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, Waka Flocka Flame, Meek…

TIDEWATER TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM

Tidewater has just announced the release of his new album, The Wedding, which will be released via Easy Killer Records on April 30th, 2013. With the record’s ten songs nodding to influences as diverse as David Gray, Maroon 5, Mumford & Sons, and Two Door Cinema Club, Tidewater’s Brett Allen feels like the new songs…

OVER 40,000 PEOPLE JOIN JASON CRABB CD RELEASE CELEBRATION ONLINE

More than 40,000 people from over 35 countries joined Love Is Stronger CD Release Celebration held recently at Free Chapel, where Pastor Jentezen Franklin welcomed Jason Crabb along with special guests, producers Jay DeMarcus and Wayne Haun, and New York Times Bestselling Author Andy Andrews. Those in attendance at the event – both online and…

LUCY ROSE ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

British chanteuse Lucy Rose is happy to announce her first headlining tour of North America. The tour kicks off March 11 in Los Angeles and sees her playing Canadian Music Week, SXSW and many other American cities throughout March and April. Her debut EP in the US, Middle Of The Bed, follows up the enormous…

LIVE NATION ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL JAMBASE LIVE

Live Nation and JamBase have teamed together to create a new music festival where the music and atmosphere will rival the serene, natural beauty of the landscape.   JamBase Live will take place July 5 & 6 at the iconic Gorge Amphitheatre and is set to feature a versatile lineup of musicians, camping, artisan crafts…

T. HARDY MORRIS SIGNS TO DANGERBIRD RECORDS

Venerable luminary of psychedelic grunge, T. Hardy Morris is set to release his debut solo album, Audition Tapes this summer on Dangerbird Records. Morris is best known for his work with Dead Confederate, a band that he co-founded and has recorded and toured with since 2006. More recently, Morris formed Diamond Rugs, the raggedly righteous…

NOM “GOT THAT” VIDEO

After releasing his first mixtape (2012’s Different Breed), NOM locked himself in the booth for quite sometime and is now ready to show the game what he’s been cooking up. New Day! New Music! New Attitude! Now back from a short hiatus, NOM is back and returns with a brand new video to a never…

MELISSA FERRICK’S ‘THE TRUTH’ IS SET FOR JUNE 4

On June 4, MPress Records will release the truth is, the latest album from acclaimed singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Melissa Ferrick. Recorded live with a full band and produced by Ferrick, mixed by Grammy Award winner Trina Shoemaker (Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow) and engineered by Rafi Sofer (James Taylor, Juliana Hatfield), the album marks a creative…

LACY JAMES VIDEO “OLD LANGUAGES”

With strong and diverse instrumentals, the red-haired songstress, Lacy James, has returned to the music scene with the upcoming release of her new album, Circle of Swallows.   Since her celebrated last album Lovefeast, released in 1992, Lacy has had much time to reflect and pursue her other great passion: dance.

REDFOO PRESENTS 13-YEAR-OLD JADAGRACE

Teenage pop dynamo Jadagrace, who was discovered by LMFAO’s Redfoo, will release her debut single, “Run Dat Back,” on iTunes today. The track, which earned Jadagrace major buzz on Radio Disney, is the first single from Jadagrace’s upcoming debut album for Epic Records. She is currently working with veteran record executive Kerry Gordy and Epic’s…

AN-TEN-NAE FEAT ALICE. D VIDEO

Oakland/San Fransico based producer An*Ten*Nae has released the official video for his chart-topping single ‘Raindrops on Roses’ featuring the haunting vocals of Alice D. and his own unmistakable bass heavy beats.

JUNO REACTOR 8TH STUDIO ALBUM IN APRIL

When you already have an incredibly impressive body of work like internationally-renowned electronic pioneer JUNO REACTOR, the ability to expand and continue breaking ground is almost impossible to fathom. With The Golden Sun Of The Great East, Juno Reactor’s eighth album, not only does Ben Watkins surpass those expectations, he dives deep into them too.…

VH1 PICKS UP ‘LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE”

Add VH1 to the list of networks carrying Live from Daryl’s House. Through a total of 62 original episodes, Daryl Hall’s critically acclaimed, award-winning series started out as a monthly webcast at www.lfdh.com and has now grown to include a total of four cable networks and over-the-air TV syndication to 70% of the country. Now…

EPITOME MUSIC LIBRARY OFFERS MUSIC LICENSING FOR TODAY

“Discover the lucrative opportunities made available through Music Licensing.” A music library. Epitome Music Library is a collection of unparalleled music from composers, artists, and bands that are handpicked by EML. At EML, we are composers ourselves, and have intimate knowledge of the type and quality of music that can stand up to the fierce…

MOX.TV LAUNCHES ONLINE

MOX, the first online music television platform of its kind, is excited to announce the release of its EDM-focused http://MOX.TV. The timing is perfect: MOX is officially launching in Miami during Ultra Music Festival and Winter Music Conference,   offering up the best exclusive video content across the entire spectrum of dance music (House, Trance,…

WIRE: FOALS NEW SINGLE ON ROLLING STONE

Shot in Romania with director Nabil (Kanye, Frank Ocean) “Late Night” premiered via Rolling Stone today. Watch here: SKOPE IT HERE! On the song’s lyrics Yannis says: “Some of that is to do with my grandmother, and to do with aging, and being on the verge of passing over into something else, and having remorse…

WIRE: ETONLINE FEATURES JANN KLOSE

Jann Klose talks with ETOnline’s Denny Directo about his work as a featured singer and guitarist in the movie, GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY at ETOnline at this link: SKOPE IT HERE! Jann recorded Tim’s Once I Was, Pleasant Street, Song For Janie for the movie. Also covered in Jann’s interview is his eclectic i-Pod and…

IN THIS MOMENT POST NEW SINGLE “ADRENALIZE”

Metal rockers IN THIS MOMENT recently wrapped up filming the music video for “Adrenalize,” the second single off of their most recent album Blood. The video, set for release later this month, was shot at the incredibly haunted, creepy and abandoned Linda Vista Hospital, located in East Los Angeles. Directed by Robert John Kley, the…

WIRE: WOLFGANG GARTNER POSTS “ANACONDA”

Electronic music producer and DJ WOLFGANG GARTNER is back with yet another massive club banger — his new single “ANACONDA” out now exclusively on Beatport. Sure to be a main stage favorite for DJs this upcoming festival season, the track’s pounding drums and searing leads deliver six minutes of the non-stop, high-energy electro that sums…