Last month, Nashville label Jeffery Drag unveiled “Big City,” a scorching thrasher from Music City post-punks Western Medication. Now the label has put together a rough ‘n’ ready winter mixtape containing demos and unreleased material from Jack White-approved garage-punk Pujol, likeminded Jay Reatard torch-carriers Useless Eaters, Western Medication, and a whole bunch more. Listen below,…

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After releasing a barrage of singles, three EPs and countless features, Queens rhymesayer Nutso has made his latest release Behind These Bars available for download via all major digital retailers. The sharp tongued emcee has enlisted guest features from Royal Flush, AG Da Coroner, Blacastan, Shabaam Sahdeeq and more, along with production from Mr. Green,…

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Gainesville punk rock band Hot Water Music has announced plans to release Live in Chicago on limited edition 3xLP and 2xCD+DVD on January 15 via No Idea Records.   http://www.noidearecords.com Recorded at the Metro in Chicago on February 1-2, 2008, Live in Chicago boasts explosive performances of classics and rarities spanning band’s celebrated twenty year…

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Swollen Members have announced February 19th, 2013 as the release date for their new album “Beautiful Death Machine” via Suburban Noize/Battle Axe Records. “Beautiful Death Machine” is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed “Dagger Mouth” album, which was nominated for a Juno Award for “Rap Recording of the Year”. The group has also released a…

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Block Entertainment, one of the fastest growing independent record labels in Atlanta (Sony/RCA), continues to make its mark in the industry with the recent signing of three new artists: Jamaican beauty Kris Kelli, 18-year-old Chip of the Rebel Gang, and hood star 48 Slim. In addition to adding to his roster of talent, CEO Russell…

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17 North Parade, VP Records vintage imprint, digs through its vault to reveal their latest Reggae Anthology: Barrington Levy “Sweet Reggae Music” (1979-84) on December 18, 2012. Filled with certified classics from beginning to end, this 40-track double disc collection covers the early years of Barrington Levy’s astonishing career in chronological order. In addition to…

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Sindri Már Sigfússon aka Sin Fang and Icelandic collective Seabear’s founder and mastermind, has released the first single ‘Young Boys’ off his third solo album, Flowers, recorded & produced by Alex Somers (Sígur Rós, Jónsi) and set for release on February 19th on Morr Music.     SKOPE IT HERE!

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One of 2012’s hottest acts, Porter Robinson, is turning it up in 2013 with the announcement of a run of four massive shows, dubbed “Circle Assembly”, which will bring all new lights and production to the live experience. Hot off his “Language” single which has sold over 130,000 copies worldwide, and in celebration of the…

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After releasing his Opening Act EP earlier this year, Local-Mu12 member Stryfe is back with “Champagne Dreams” from his upcoming The Last Resort LP, which will be released in early 2013. Stryfe “Champagne Dreams”: http://loyaltydigitalcorp.com/index.html

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Fourteen months ago, in a cheap hotel room on the outskirts of Bangkok, drummer Danny Scull emailed a video of himself, singing, to his oldest friend and band mate Michael Corbett.   The sound quality was terrible, and Scull had been awake for almost three days.   For some musicians, inspiration can strike at any…

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Combining elements of pop, electronica, rock and blue-eyed soul into a sophisticated original blend that is all her own, Erin Barra has mastered the art of defying genre limitations. Already endorsed by John Hall of Hall & Oates, as an “old soul musician with a very modern songwriting sensibility”, Barra’s signature sound is a sonic…

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Marcus Schossow takes a walk on the progressive house side with his newest release ‘Helvete,’ out today exclusively on Beatport. http://www.beatport.com/release/helvete/999312 It means “hell” in his native Swedish and Marcus Schossow’s new track ‘Helvete’ might be even hotter than Hades. His debut on Garuda Music, ‘Helvete’ packs a multitude of progressive house beats, uplifting synths,…

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Join Los-Angeles band Leftover Cuties as they get into the holiday spirit with their brand-new EP, Christmas Time Is Here. This fun collection features Leftover Cuties’ spin on their hand-picked favorite holiday classics and is a perfect gift for everyone on your list. The EP begins with a signature cover of “Santa Baby”, with a…

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The thought-provoking first lady of techno Miss Kittin returns with the single “Life Is My Teacher” which will be made available as a free download on www.misskittin.com (soundcloud link below) starting December 10, 2012. The song offers up a glimpse of Kittin’s third album, the self-produced double-CD “Calling From The Stars”, to be released on…

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This year’s breakout rock band Imagine Dragons, who have captivated fans across the globe with their platinum-selling single “It’s Time,” will continue their bid for world domination with their first-ever headlining North American tour with Atlas Genius supporting. The band has announced a U.S. and Canadian Spring 2013 tour that includes stops at NYC’s Roseland…

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Los Angeles singer-songwriter Mia Maestro’s new music video for “Blue Eyed Sailor” is being premiered today over at NOWNESS.com, the award-winning storytelling platform that serves as a daily resource for the culturally curious by premiering inspiring stories from the forefront of contemporary culture and global lifestyle. The music video is a groundbreaking collaboration merging the…

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The acclaimed L.A. threesome Pac Div is fresh off the release of their sophomore album GMB, which has already received praise from Rolling Stone, HipHopDX, and XXL. And now, Mibbs, Like, and BeYoung are gearing up for a string of West Coast performances in December, with none other than the legendary Snoop Dogg. In addition…

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Walk Off The Earth has premiered a video for their new original song “Gang Of Rhythm” on Mashable.com today. A 3D version of the video also launched today exclusively on the Nintendo Video service for the portable Nintendo 3DS system.   The video is a throwback to chain gang cinema, and finds the band as…

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While most people assume on first listen Nico Vega is a solo artist, in reality it’s a group, formed in 2005. You’ve already heard at least one of their songs, between late night TV performances, video games, and popular movies, their songs have been widely used in the second half of 2012. Free Track: “We…

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iriver announces the launch of its Astell&Kern AK100 MQS High-Definition Portable Audio System for the U.S. marketplace on December 4, 2012. The Astell&Kern player is the first portable hi-fi audio device from iriver, capable of Mastering Quality Sound (MQS) playback. MQS files are sound or music files saved as a lossless format, straight from the…

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Sundance Institute today announced the addition of four films to the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, including Magic Magic (Director: Sebastián Silva), Muscle Shoals (Director: Greg ‘Freddy’ Camalier) and Wrong Cops (Director: Quentin Dupieux) as well as El Mariachi (1993) for the From the Collection screening. The 2013 Festival will be January 17-27 in Park City,…

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Minneapolis based rock band Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles are excited to announce the VEVO world-premiere of their music video for “Million Things.” This video is especially powerful as it was directed by Lucy’s father, acclaimed filmmaker Rich Michell, and was first time that father and daughter collaborated on a project together. Watch the…

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As the year continues to wind down, Wais P, currently putting the final touches on his 2013 album, Pimpin Saved My Life, nears the release of his new mixtape, PV$$Y RICH, dropping later this month. Following the release of recent single “Live My Bars,” Wais (pronounced Wise) is releasing the tape’s second official single, the…

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The Indecent make music that is aggressive, subtle, poetic, noisy, and quite often all these things at once. Influenced by Patti Smith, the Gits, the Velvet Underground, Barrett’s Floyd, and many Seattle-type things, the Indecent are Emily Brout (vocals), Madeline Brout (bass), Bo Brout (guitar), and Nicholas Burrows (drums). Emily, Maddy, and Bo are from…

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Flyleaf has just unleashed the official video for their second single “Call You Out,” off their recently released new album New Horizons, their last with long time singer Lacey Sturm. The animated video follows an angry bear destined to destroy the smaller animals towns, only to find himself faced with the masses. “Call You Out”…

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I WILL GRADUATE PROGRAM & TONYA LEWIS, Executive Director of Entertainers 4 Education Alliance/I WILL GRADUATE, are featured on the premiere show of the Mary Mary Show on We TV! You can view the segment where Mary Mary sing with Tonya Lewis “No Ways Tired” at 9:34 to 10:00! SKOPE IT HERE!

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Los Angeles based Dubstep/Glitch powerhouse, Blackburner, have just released their new, full-length album “Drop Bass Not Bombs”, featuring 13 powerful tracks. The title track (“Drop Bass Not Bombs”) has already reached #2 on the Beatport Dubstep Chart and the group is now making the EDM-Rock-Hybrid song “Bass Driven Thing” available as a FREE Download. https://soundcloud.com/cleopatra-recs/blackburner-bass-driven-thing…

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Friends premiered their new video for “Va Fan Gör Du” today at Stereogum. Translated from Swedish as “what the hell are you doing?” ‘Va Fan Gör Du’ maintains the punky swagger of ‘I’m His Girl’ with Samantha Urbani and co calling out “Hey, who do you think I am? Some chick on the street, some…

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Starnes&Shah, who got their start as an “unlikely folk band” that “finds common ground in heartfelt acoustic songs” (NPR), are a pair of self-proclaimed “tragically uncool travelers.” Guitarist Dania Abu-Shaheen hails from Lebanon and keyboardist Zilpha Starnes was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Originally formed in Astoria in 2005, Starnes&Shah hightailed it to Boston…

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“From the second we started planning and then from the moment we started writing, I knew it was going to work,” says Kendall Meade, one half of the indie-rock duo ANDERS & KENDALL. A&K will release their debut LP WILD CHORUS on February 19, 2013 via Nine Mile Records. As a taste of what’s to…

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Cool Nutz leaks another incredible track from his most recent album “Portland Ni%#a”. “Mines” features The Grouch (Living Legends) and Arjay is produced by heavyweight trackmaster Trox (50 Cent, Krizz Kaliko, Freeway) and brings together Portland and The California Bay Area for a dope collaboration.   “Portland Ni%#a” is available for free download and features…

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Facebook is releasing its 2012 Year in Review — a look back at the most discussed trends and stories of 2012 and we thought you might be interested in sharing some of the results.   Below please find key highlights including the most popular songs on Facebook (We Are Young, Somebody That I Used To…

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