In case you missed The Who reference in the title YES these U.S. Kids are doin’ alright and YES they have been rockin’ hard for nearly 30 years. Just as rock seems to run through the blood of all members of The Who, the same can be said for U.S. Kids. As one…
JIMMY RAE WALKING DOWN THE ONLY TRUE PATH WITH BILLY RAY DEIZ
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I recently had the pleasure to talk to an artist who has a true purpose in this thing called life and his name is Billy Ray Deiz. God has spoken through Deiz in a profound way and now Billy only has one direct path to follow. You will find out that the new…
MARCUS J AUSTIN / STARBUCKS “SOUL WARMING” CONCERT FOOTAGE
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On Wednesday December 22nd, 2012, Marcus J. Austin will be the first urban/soul artist to partner with Starbucks for a holiday concert. The performance will take you on a musical journey of soul music drawing from rhythm and blues, jazz, house, and gospel inspirations. Additionally, Marcus will also include some holiday favorites as an…
GHOST TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
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GHOST proclaimed they will release a new full length studio offering entitled Infestissumam in Spring 2013. The follow up to the band’s debut album Opus Eponymous will be released via Loma Vista Recordings and was produced by Nashville-based Grammy ® Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Death Angel, Deftones, Foo Fighters, Rush). www.ghost-official.com
WIRE: PHOTO OPS RELEASE VIDEO FOR “IT MAKES ME CRY”
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Photo Ops is the dream-pop project from Terry Price, is pleased to release the video for “It Makes Me Cry,” the first single from his upcoming LP How To Say Goodbye. The track is one of the many gems on the album, layering Price’s charming vocals over smooth instrumentation coupled with his knack for writing…
WIRE: CASEY DESMOND NEW VIDEO ON ARTIST DIRECT
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Synth pop princess, Casey Desmond, has released a new music video for “Rendezvous,” today on ArtistDirect.com. Watch the “end of the world” inspired video here: http://bit.ly/VgndI9. Rendezvous is off Desmond’s latest album, “Déjà Vu,” which was released on November 26th, via Sound Museum Records. Following her stint on NBC’s “The Voice,” her newest project breaks…
THE GOONDOX VIDEO FOR “BANG OUT”
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The Goondox is not a new group but more so a new project, consisting of legendary PMD of EPMD together with New York newcomer Sean Strange and the Snowgoons on beats. The Goondox project started as an EP and turned into a full length album, which will be coming out early 2013 titled “Welcome To…
NEW NORTHEAST DATES FOR THE LUMINEERS
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The Lumineers announced today changes to their 2013 tour schedule. Shows in Philadelphia (Upper Darby), Boston, Pittsburgh all have new dates. See below for the new schedule. In addition to the changes the band has added a date at Washington DC’s DAR Constitution Hall on January 30. All tickets for New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and…
DJ 2RIP POSTS ‘ANNIHILATING RHYTHM 4’
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It has been 16 long months since the last release of DJ 2rip’s claim to fame, the Annihilating Rhythm mix series. The previous release, Annihilating Rhythm 3, in early 2011, helped usher in a new sound bass, with influence from hard & nasty drumstep and electro with aggressive bassline influences. The mix featured an onslaught…
KATE VIGO VIDEO CLIP RELEASE ‘NOT THE ONE’
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Kate Vigo is excited to announce the release of the latest video clip for her new single ‘Not The One’ from her upcoming album from ‘Blue to Gold’. The swooping strings in this indie/pop ballad are complimented perfectly with the quirky clip, created by Kids In Cloaks. It combines a mixture of futuristic and ‘cut…
RUMI NEW VIDEO “REMEMBERING”
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Born in Tehran, Rumi was raised in Vancouver and now splits his time between Vancouver and New York City where he recorded his first record, catching the ears of record executives at EMI Music. After signing with EMI, Rumi’s debut became a successful international release, making the “Top Ten” Virgin Mega Store charts at…
WIRE: JETS OVERHEAD VIDEO ON ROLLING STONE
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Jets Overhead has revealed the band’s latest video for “What You Really Want” on Rolling Stone today. The single can be found on the band’s latest release, Boredom and Joy, which is available now. In the development of the video, the band wanted to put fans first. The thought process behind the video…
KELLIE PICKLER COMPLETES SIXTH USO TOUR
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On Wednesday, Dec. 19, country star Kellie Pickler returned to the states from what was her sixth USO tour overseas to perform for U.S. troops as part of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey’s annual USO holiday tour. Other celebrities that joined her on the seven-day, four-country tour throughout the…
CHURCHILL POST ‘THE CHANGE EP’
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For Churchill, “Change” isn’t just the Denver quintet’s first hit, it’s also the force driving the group’s kaleidoscopic sound.
WIRE: SUGAR TONGUE SLIM ON WWE
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Fresh off a tour run with Cypress Hill, Sugar Tongue Slim connects with WWE rising stars, Prime Time Players, for an entertaining interview on Monday Night Raw. Slim recently wrote the duo’s new theme music “Making Moves”, available now on iTunes. Prime Time Player x STS Interview on YouTube: http://bit.ly/V9s0Q3
WIRE: KPOP SUPERSTARS GIRLS’ GENERATION MAKE COMEBACK
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Asia’s #1 girl group, Girls’ Generation, is set to make their official comeback on January 1st 2013! On December 20th, Girls’ Generation 2013 logo was revealed with the caption “2012. 12. 21 10 A.M.” through SMTOWN’s global Twitter, Facebook, and Weibo pages as well as NHN LINE app, which quickly garnered a lot of attention…
NEW SINGLE POSTED BY KROKUS
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Today they are back in their classic line-up plus Mandy Meyer and are stronger than ever on their new album, DIRTY DYNAMITE. The band spent a whole two years working on the new album under the watchful eye of Chris Von Rohr. ‘We didn’t spend all that time on golf courses or tennis courts. No,…
“ANNE BOLEYN” OFFICIAL VIDEO FROM HERO JR.
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“Hero Jr.’s album is a polished survey of modern rock that isn’t too quirky or too brutish to turn off mainstream listeners. Lead singer, Evan Haughey, sounds like Kings of Leon front man Caleb Followill when he’s worked up and going for broke. Hero Jr. has everything in its right place. Haughey’s guitar licks, which…
KYLIE MINOGUE’S CAREER & LIFE IN A COMIC BOOK
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The diminutive singing sensation from Down Under’s story is told in a new comic book “Female Force: Kylie Minogue”. Kylie’s colorful experiences are brought to life as we follow the star’s ups and downs. From capturing Australia’s hearts in “Neighbours” to the life & loves of a national treasure, and her brave struggle with cancer.…
CAPTAIN PANIC! FREE ALBUM FOR FACEBOOK LIKE!
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Sci-Fi Bass-Duo Captain Panic!’ just released their first full length album, The Invasion on the dawn of the Mayan Apocalypse, 12:01 am, 12/21/12. The guys have taken a fresh approach and made the album available as a FREE Download through their Facebook or Soundcloud profiles and is also available in Beatport & iTunes for purchase…
MIKAEL WEERMETS POSTS “MAKE SOME NOISE”
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Mikael Weermets doesn’t care about genres or BPMs–he just wants to continue his reign of big room beats and uplifting vocal anthems into the new year. Coming from the country that has produced some of the biggest names in electronic dance music, the 25-year-old Swede will kick off 2013 with his latest original, ‘Make Some…
DJ TOURE NEW VIDEO
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DJ Touré, the venerated DJ/producer for the Hieroglyphics crew, has had a very busy 2012; between running his Bay Area-based production company, 101% Music and producing songs for the likes of E-40, Dolla Will, and Erk Tha Jerk, it’s amazing that he had time to perfect his long-awaited new album, Touré’s Theory: Session One. Nevertheless,…
WIRE: NEW ¡MAYDAY! MIXTAPE
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The beginning of the end has arrived. Free survival guide attached. 78 minutes of life saving procedures featuring advice from Black Thought, Spaceghostpurrp, Jay Rock, Stevie Stone, M1 of Dead Prez, Yelawolf, & more. http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/mayday-smash-grab Sponsored by Strange Music, Monster Energy, & DJBooth.net. Get yours today and when all else fails SMASH & GRAB!!
FEED ME WITH TEETH 2013 US TOUR
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It’s been nearly a year since the ever-grinning spectacle of FEED ME WITH TEETH graced North America, and this January, the striking, live audio/visual performance will chomp its way through cities across the United States once again, with added lights, lasers, and new music from the UK producer, FEED ME. Jon Gooch personifies his…
WIRE: GREY IS A BAND TO WATCH
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This week Stereogum highlighted Greys as a “Band to Watch” and premiered the track “Pill” from Drift, saying of the band’s sound, “It’s a masculine sound, a mean sound; it’s propulsive, pummeling, and often pretty exhilarating. It’s also a sound Greys have evolved to near-perfection over a relatively short lifespan.” Calling “Pill” an “addicting piece…
MATT HIRES NEW VIDEO “RESTLESS HEART”
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F-Stop/Atlantic recording artist Matt Hires’ just released the music video for his new single “Restless Heart”. Shot throughout Northern California, the video was directed by Clay Jeter, with cinematography by Will Basanta.
WIRE: JAN IGLOO NEW VIDEO ON AMERICAN SONGWRITER
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Album track “All Of These Igloos” is a melancholic song with a sweet melody led by simple piano plucks. We shared the song as a FREE download with Refinery 29 recently and today you can check out the artsy video for the track which was directed by Matthew Robinson (JOGGER). The video, which features a…
AS THEY BURN CONFIRMED FOR BONECRUSHER FEST 2013
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Paris modern metal outfit AS THEY BURN have announced that they will join JOB FOR A COWBOY, WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH, BENEATH THE MASSACRE on the upcoming BONECRUSHER FEST that is taking over twenty-seven cities across Europe/ UK beginning March 1st, 2013. See the full list of tour dates here. http://www.victoryrecords.com/tours/artist/astheyburn Vocalist Kevin…
WIRE: STEREOGUM VIDEO PREMIER FROM SUNGLASSES
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Samuel Cooper and Brady Keehn are Sunglasses, musicians whose art school backgrounds and mashup pop sensibilities combine to create something altogether unique.The duo met while in school at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Cooper was working on his senior thesis, a musical film noir, when a friend recommended that Keehn, a sound production…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY THE DIGITS AT THE FADER
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Digits aka Alt Altman has released a brand new video for his first single ‘Love is Only Affection’ off his Only Affection EP, set for a February 26th release. The video centers around an injured alien who crashes her spaceship on earth. “What seems to be killing her, though, is not the injury, but rather…
STOLI GIVES THE GIFT OF MUSIC: JARED WEINTRAUB
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Hello world and Merry Christmas to all, peace & love on earth! Like many of you I love Pandora. Do you know that Pandora has to pay $$ everytime we stream a song on their platforms? As you can imagine this can get quite costly. I suggest they begin paying per 500 or 1000 plays.…
2 The Nines, Oblivion
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About the Artist: 2 the Nines is a fascinating musical project based out of Southern California. Band members consist of TJ Runnells (vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, ukulele and beatbox), and Nick Midulla (lead acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar synths and organs, drum programming and percussion). Reading from their bio: “Primarily an acoustic-based endeavor,…
HIP-HOP COLLABORATION BETWEEN INSPECTAH DECK AND 7L & ESOTERIC
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When soon-to-be-renowned Boston hip-hop duo 7L & Esoteric collaborated with the Wu-Tang Clan’s Inspectah Deck on the title track to 7LES’s debut EP Speaking Real Words in 1999, the timing was perfect. The upstart duo was building a serious buzz on the East Coast and beyond, while Deck was still winning praise for his gold-selling…
A.R. RAHMAN UNVEILS SHORT FILM AND SINGLE “INFINITE LOVE”
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Two-time Academy Award ® winning composer, A.R. Rahman, will release a new music video and single called “Infinite Love” on December 18th. The inspiring song and short film delivers a powerful message about how individuals can effect positive change in the world by tuning to one strong pure will. Rahman brings this theme…
KELLY JO MITCHELL: SINGING TO FEED CHILDREN
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I recently heard Kelly Jo Mitchell sing on a local daytime talk show. Her sweet and warm voice filled the room and I had to write a little about this woman who is doing something special with the proceeds from her Christmas CD. Kelly Jo Mitchell has teamed up with Feed…
“STILL ALIVE” VIDEO BY PAUL WILLIAMS
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Paul Williams Still Alive is both a rollicking pop-culture flashback filled with great television and performance clips, and the humorous journey of an awkward documentarian and his reluctant subject. Yet it ultimately evolves into the touching tale of a man who has made peace with the beast that fame and celebrity awoke.
HELLO ECHO CLAYMATION VIDEO
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LA-based trio Hello Echo has released a new stop-motion video for its song “Why Are We Waiting?” The claymation video was cleverly created by member Sean Aylward in the band’s practice space with his own tools and props. This fall, Hello Echo released their Coffee Cups EP, a quick mix of alternative, punk, surf, blues…
MINDLESS BEHAVIOR TO STAR IN FIRST FEATURE FILM
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Teen pop and R&B sensation, Mindless Behavior, proudly announce their first feature film, Mindless Behavior: All Around The World. The trailer is premiering today via the YouTube channel AwesomenessTV, and the full-length documentary & concert movie will be in theaters nationwide on March 15, 2013 exclusively through AMC Independent. Produced by leading YouTube channel AwesomenessTV,…
ERIN MCKEOWN IS ANTI-SANTA?!
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Just in time for the holidays, Erin has shared a special track from last year’s anti-holiday album, F*ck That. The album is available via iTunes and other digital retailers, and from now until New Year’s, Erin will donate 20% of every purchase of F*ck That (CD, digital, hymnal, packaged, etc.) to Occupy Sandy as they…
JOSH XANTUS COVERS “BLING BLING”
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Rising R&B icon Josh Xantus shines bright like a diamond on “Bling Bling”, his newest track inspired by the Cash Money classic. Josh describes the inspiration behind the song: “This song ‘Bling Bling’ is an original Cash Money record. After hanging out with Birdman, Wayne, Slim and Cee Lo in the clubs in Miami, I…
