Audika Records will release the soundtrack for the film KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, featuring the music of Arthur Russell digitally on September 4th. KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, directed by Ira Sachs and distributed by Music Box Films, opens in New York and Los Angeles on September 7th, followed by a national rollout. Featuring nine songs…
TOAD THE WET SPROCKET ROAD TEST NEW SONGS ON SUMMER TOUR
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In 2010, Dean Dinning, Randy Guss, Todd Nichols and Glen Phillips — collectively known as Toad The Wet Sprocket — officially reformed and began writing songs for their first studio album of new material since 1997’s Coil. On tour beginning May 24th, the band will preview two new songs in their live set. Also…
NEW ALBUM BY CHIWAWA IN OCTOBER
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COLLECTORS OF SOULS is the seventh full-length album by Montreal based duo Chiwawa (Laurie Gordon and Krassy Halatchev). Yes, they have raised the stakes yet again. Just as the opening track High Noon, and Trade (Track 8) call for it: “Staring the fiend straight in the eye I can now tell he won’t back down…
GREGORY PEPPER AND HIS PROBLEMS 2 NEW VIDEOS
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A native of Guelph, Ontario, Pepper was acclaimed for his 2009 release With Trumpets Flaring, which was hailed as “conceptually minded and very, very clever” (The Torontoist). Some even pointed out that, “Pepper taps into the demented genius/ ambition of Brian Wilson for his orchestral pop songs, which are head- scratchingly great” (Exclaim!) and that…
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND PREMIERES VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “MERCY”
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When Dave Matthews Band invited fans to take part in the creation of a video for its latest single, “Mercy,” 14,334 responded, submitting original photos and videos. Those who contributed to the process – echoing and enhancing the song’s call for unity and action – were rewarded with an early look at the resulting clip,…
WIRE: ROC MARCIANO VIDEO FOR “EMERALDS”
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On November 13th 2012, Long Island rapper/producer/ex-Flipmode Squad member Roc Marciano is dropping his sophomore full-length on Decon. The long-awaited 15-track album is an ice-cold slice of New York rap grittiness from a dead-eyed master of the craft. Reloaded is largely self-produced and thematically airtight (that theme being simply “don’t fuck with me”). The album…
MEGAN NICOLE SIGNS WITH BAD BOY/INTERSCOPE
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Bad Boy/Interscope Records announced their newest signee, Megan Nicole. The 18 year-old viral sensation has over over 1 million YouTube subscribers and 250 million views! Check out Megan Nicole & Diddy’s official announcement here! http://bit.ly/NVg2nu Megan’s single “B-e-a-utiful” has already nabbed over 17 million views on YouTube. The song is available digitally NOW! Watch Megan’s…
NEW VIDEO BY DEADMAU5
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The new deadmau5 music video has finally arrived! Fans can check out the highly anticipated premiere at the official Ultra Music YouTube channel here. [youtube Hr2Bc5qMhE4] The “Professional Griefers” video — which also features vocalist Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance — was directed by Paul Boyd and Jeff Ranasinghe and produced by Dave Stewart’s…
WIRE: SOUNDGARDEN FANS AWAIT RELEASE OF ‘KING ANIMAL’
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Legendary band Soundgarden has just finished recording its follow-up album to Down on the Upside, which they released back in 1996. The new album, King Animal, hits the stores on November 13, 2012. They produced all the tracks in the studio, writing the first song as a single for the soundtrack of the movie, The…
NONPOINT’S NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM TO BE RELEASED
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Nonpoint will release their new self-titled album on October 9th on Razor & Tie. Nonpoint pre-order bundles are also available now at Nonpoint.com. The bundles include a variety of t-shirts and jersey designs as well as the full album and digital download. Nonpoint is currently on the road for a headline tour that will…
HAVILAND WINS LUDEN’S JINGLE CONTEST
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Luden’s, the “Surprisingly Soothing, Simply Delicious!” throat drop brand that has soothed scratchy throats for over 130 years, today announces that the winner of the La La Luden’s Jingle Contest is DEREK JAYSON featuring his acappella group, Haviland. Derek, from Monterey, CA, is a recent graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston,…
THE DOPPELGANGAZ NEW VIDEO “WHOLE WIDE WORLD”
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The fourth & final release off of Beats for Brothels, Vol. 2. Catch the Groggy Pack & DJ Johnny Quest out in Czech Republic for the Hip Hop Kemp festival. Straight debauchery! [youtube S6UYfn67d1U] Director: The Doppelgangaz Camera & Editing: Arvid Wuensch http://www.youtube.com/hiphopkiosk http://www.TheDoppelgangaz.com
LAMB OF GOD E-BAY AUCTION FOR RANDY BLYTHE DEFENSE FUND
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While LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe is back home in America after five weeks in prison in the Czech Republic, his legal problems are far from over. Manslaughter charges are still hanging over Blythe and at some point over the next few months he will have to return to Prague and stand trial.…
ALL THAT REMAINS POSTS “STAND UP” AUDIO
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All That Remains (ATR) will release its much-anticipated new studio album, A War You Cannot Win on November 6th 2012 via Razor & Tie. The new album will be the band’s seventh studio album to date and their follow up to For We Are Many. [youtube gNzzZpX3B5s] New album cover art…
ANGEL HAZE SIGNS TO REPUBLIC RECORDS
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The critically-acclaimed 21-year-old Brooklyn-based rapper/singer, Angel Haze, excitedly broke the news via her Twitter account that she officially signed to Republic Records. The news immediately sent shockwaves throughout the music community. Born in Detroit and residing in New York, she’s witty, raw, and unapologetic. Angel Haze began penning songs at the age of 11,…
WIRE: ANTHRAX’S “AUDIOBIOGRAPHY” EPISODE LAUNCHES ON GOOGLE PLAY
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Thrash-metal masters Anthrax and what is arguably the band’s signature album, Among the Living, will be featured on Google Play’s “Audiobiography” series starting today. Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Joey Belladonna recently pulled back the curtain exclusively for Google Play, discussing at length stories behind the making of their Gold-certified 1987 album that includes some…
PEACE OFFER MP3 “YOUR HAND IN MINE”
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Suicide Squeeze just signed a rad new Canadian band that we are all super-excited about, so I wanted to follow up with you and leave you with an album stream to check out. The band is called Peace and here’s the first MP3 we are giving away.
THE CLASSIC CRIME CHART ON BILLBOAD & ITUNES
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What a difference a few months make. Not long ago the future seemed, at best, uncertain for The Classic Crime. Propelled forward by the success of their Kickstarter campaign, (incidentally the 9th most funded music project in Kickstarter history), The Classic Crime is presently in the latter portion of a successful West Coast tour, and…
ATLAS GEINUS NEW VIDEO “SYMPTOMS”
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Atlas Genius just released their new music video for their song “Symptoms.” The video was shot and directed by Claire Marie Vogel and her lead actor, Jacob Pinto, is a competitive “tricking” champ. Crazy. The was video was featured on the Vimeo homepage as a staff pick. Check out the video below and spread it.
PROPAGANDHI STREAM NEW RECORD ON FACEBOOK
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In anticipation of the September 4th Epitaph release, Propagandhi are streaming their brand new record Failed States in its entirety. The album stream comes as the band prepares for an all-out North American tour beginning in September. Fans can stream the new record by going to Propagandhi’s Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/U6csdA.
RZA ENLISTS THE WU-TANG CLAN, KANYE WEST, THE BLACK KEYS, CORRINE BAILEY RAE, PUSHA T
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The Man With The Iron Fists soundtrack and score will be released on October 23 via Soul Temple Records/STAX/RED Distribution. In addition to making his debut as a big-screen director, co-writer and leading man for the action-adventure, RZA also acted as executive producer for the soundtrack and score albums along with Quentin Tarantino and others.…
STOLI HEADS TO SINGAPORE TO EXPERIENCE 7TH STOREY
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After a two week break, I am back at it! To start off today I want to declare that I am once again an avid music consumer like I was in my teens. During the transition from CD to digital I never found a device that allowed me to buy music with ease and not…
THE HIVES PREMIERE MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “WAIT A MINUTE”
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The Hives are ready for their close up with the release of their new video for “Wait A Minute,” which recently premiered on MTV. MTV’s own Buzzworthy Blog remarked “with squirmy close-ups on Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist’s cartoon eyes and mesmerizing jaw, ‘Wait A Minute’ is anything but zen; it’s a taught, nervy, post-punk track that…
WIRE: ROSCO BANDANA NEW SONG POSTED ON PASTE
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The Mississippi septet Rosco Bandana are the product of teenage rebellion and its consequences; of lost love, false starts and, above all, lasting friendship. They’re what happens when a group of kids take a chance on a long shot and — against all odds — it pays off. There’s also a Blur cover thrown…
WIRE: TWO GALLANTS EXCLUSIVE FULL ALBUM STREAM
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Two Gallants premiered a full album stream of upcoming fourth LP The Bloom and the Blight today exclusively on RollingStone.com: SKOPE IT HERE! The San Francisco-based duo’s first album in five years, The Bloom and the Blight won’t be available in stores for another week but can be pre-ordered now via Amazon, Two Gallants’ website…
3 Beers For Breakfast, EP
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With more of a southern rock feel, the music of 3 Beers For Breakfast cannot just be classified as Indie Country. Having more of that rocker type rhythm and flow, as opposed to too much twang, 3 Beers music is one of those sounds that will make the breakthrough from just mainstream country music to…
GAME OVER? NOT BY A LONG SHOT
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Game Over is just beginning for this upcoming hiphop/electro artist with a new single “All Out” that get you pumpin and jumpin. The song combines the crass bass of dubstep, techno riffage and a live sounding beat that gets the blood pumpin. If this is where Game Over is heading, then you’ll be hearing this…
JAN POSTS NEW SINGLE “WORK FOR THE CITY”
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JAN, aka Kim Talon, will release a self-titled debut album on November 13th. With riot grrrl-infused vocals, fuzzed out guitar lines, and blissed out grunge rhythms, JAN is a genre-straddling album that packs a mean punch. Known for being the latter half of art-rock band Eagle and Talon, Kim is now joined by Chloe Saavedra…
AESOP ROCK NEW VIDEO FOR “CYCLES TO GEHENNA”
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Continuing the momentum of a successful summer tour, Aesop Rock has announced more dates in support of his latest album Skelethon, starting October 1 in Detroit with tickets are on sale today.
AWAR: THE LAWS OF NATURE EXPLAINED
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It’s always a great thing when a new kid on the block makes enough noise to make the world sit up and listen. Although AWAR might not necessarily be a ‘new kid on the block’ per say having already put out a couple of freebies, he would definitely be one to take note of when…
BLONDFIRE SIGNS TO WARNER BROS. RECORDS
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Los Angeles-based duo BLONDFIRE has signed with Warner Bros Records. Brazilian-American siblings Bruce and Erica Driscoll have been writing, producing, playing and performing together since they were kids, creating bouncy electro-pop-n-roll that combines worldly sophistication with American accessibility. Fronted by Erica’s soft, breathy vocals and rounded out by a catchy, danceable beat, Blondfire’s songs have…
SINGER-SONGWRITER KEITH HARKIN’S SELF-TITLED SOLO DEBUT
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Verve recording artist Keith Harkin’s self-titled solo debut is set for release on September 18th, 2012. Anticipation for the album has already driven pre-sale orders to Number 2 on Amazon. Jochem van der Saag–who has worked with such artists as Josh Groban, Michael Bublé and Seal, produced the CD. David Foster, the…
JIMMY RAE THROWS UP HIS GLASS TO MURDER THE STOUT
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Time to raise up your arms with frosty drink in hand and say CHEERS to Murder The Stout! The Houston-based band plays a fresh mix of Celtic rock with elements of punk, ska and folk that will definitely spark your interests. With Scottish roots, this lively bunch of musicians is sure to entertain…
WIRE: THE DANDY WARHOLS NEW VIDEO
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The Dandy Warhols have been a band for 18 yrs. This Machine is the Dandy’s 8th official studio album and was recorded over the course of 2011 at The Dandy Warhols rock clubhouse/ entertainment megaplex/studio The Odditorium. The band recorded the album with their longtime engineer – producer Jeremy Sherrer. Taylor-Taylor describes this record…
Scott Leftwich and the Atarians, Love
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About the Artist: This is the lat4est release from this 4 piece Alternative Rock band from North Carolina entitled Love ( 2012). Band members include Scott Leftwich Guitar/Vocals, Blake Leftwich Guitar/Vocals, Brian Tate Bass/Vocals, Ricky Underwood Drums/Vocals. Review: Love is one release that certainly doesn’t disappoint. This is one band that brings to the…
HALEY REINHART PREMIERES LYRIC VIDEO FOR “UNDONE”
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Fresh off her Lollapalooza performance, jazzy soul-child Haley Reinhart is wasting no time getting back to work — and is planning a US tour for the fall. More details will be revealed shortly, but several very special dates have already been announced. On October 8th, Haley will join famed jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater and…
WIRE: CAINS & ABELS UNVEIL “MONEY” VIDEO
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Chicago rock trio Cains & Abels are pleased to share the video for “Money” the 2nd single off their recently released My Life Is Easy. The drums pulse and thump and the guitar twangs–but singer David Sampson’s gravelly utterances and adages remain the driving force behind the song. SKOPE IT HERE!
P.O.D. RELEASES NEW VIDEO
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P.O.D. has premiered the new video for the band’s forthcoming new single, “Higher” on VEVO- WATCH HERE. “Higher” will be the 2nd single from the band’s new album, Murdered Love (Razor & Tie) available in-stores and online now. The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival also recently caught up with front man Sonny Sandoval for…
Sandbox, Me & Him and Horse
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About the Artist: This is the latest release from Los Angeles based 7 member Alternative Rock band “Sandbox.” Band members include: Kaitlin Wolfberg and Morgan Paros (Violins), Dayna Richards (horns), Laureen Brown (Tap), Cooper Cowgill and Adam Hull (Marching Drums), Shane Sweet plays all other instrumentation and is the primary vocalist. Review: What does…
REVIEW: KOOL & THE GANG / COMMODORES LIVE!
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On Saturday, August 11th at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino in Anderson, Indiana I got the chance to see two incredible music acts that you may have heard of: Kool & The Gang and Commodores. Both groups have been going strong for over four decades playing to countless fans from all over the…
