Acclaimed guitar virtuoso and singer/songwriter Joe Robinson has returned to the studio to begin work on his third CD, slated for release later this summer. Songs from the forthcoming set were recently showcased in Canada and the U.S., which included a return to NYC for the third time this year. Recording is underway…
ANYA MARINA KICKS OFF WEST COAST DATES ON JULY 1
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Off the heels of her tour with Joshua Radin, Anya Marina will be hitting up a select number of West Coast cities starting July 1. The Chop Shop/Atlantic recording artist self-produced her last EP, SPIRIT SCHOOL. The EP, which was a way to release several “misfit” songs which didn’t quite fit with the rest,…
MIGNON OFFERS STREAM TO NEW ALBUM ONLINE
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Impedance Records are excited to announce the release of the full length album from Berlin artist Mignon, entitled ‘Kiss of Death’. Produced in Los Angeles by Mignon and Rob Hill (Cypress Hill, Korn, Everlast), the album will be released in the US on September 13th, backed by extensive touring.
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 30th, 2011
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PITBULL TO ROCK THE TODAY SHOW ON FRIDAY Pitbull and Marc Anthony will take the stage for the first time together for The Today Show’s Summer Concert Series in New York City tomorrow morning. Pitbull and Anthony will debut their new single, “Rain Over Me.” The Miami-based rapper will also be joined by…
SLAINE ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES
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Boston rapper Slaine, of the rap super group, La Coka Nostra, has announced his upcoming tour dates with Heavy Metal Kings in July. Slaine will be touring in support of his upcoming debut solo album, “A World With No Skies 2.0”, which is scheduled for release on August 16th, 2011 through Suburban Noize Records. SLAINE…
SHAUN BOOTHE “LET ME GO” VIDEO
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Unloading remixes and exclusive material machine-gun style after a much-much-too-long hiatus from Toronto rapper Shaun Boothe, the latest and arguably most highly anticipated piece of ammo is out today: the video for smash hit “Let Me Go”.
FUBAR KICK OFF BATTLE OF THE BANDS COMPETITION
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Social party platform FUBAR have started to accept entries for their new Battle of the Bands competition that features cash prizes of $10,000 for each monthly winner, and daily prizes for winning bands. FUBAR will be posting songs from entrants every day to compete in a head to head battle voted on by fans and…
KUTIMAN DIRECTS NEW BOOM PAM VIDEO
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Boom Pam’s Uri Brauner Kinrot says, “‘Light Up’ is a semi-Moroccan-rhythm, 70’s metal, psych fuzz, tuba driven song with deep, amusing lyrics written by our favorite Canadian born Israeli poet, Allan Moon. Like a wizard that gives life to a still statue, Kutiman magically took the song to the next level.” “Working on the…
FALLING IN REVERSE (FEATURING RONNIE RADKE) RELEASE NEW VIDEO
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The controversial and charismatic rocker Ronnie Radke is back on the scene full force with the emergence of his extraordinary new band Falling In Reverse. The group’s highly anticipated debut album, The Drug In Me Is You, is set to hit stores on July 26. [youtube rgWr2nln83s nolink] www.epitaph.com
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 28th, 2011
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JUSTIN BIEBER WORKING ON NEW ALBUM Justin Bieber confirmed that he is currently in the planning and recording stages for his next album. Usher’s protégé is taking time to craft a unique record, telling MTV News that his voice “is not meant for any style.” There are no set deadlines for work on the…
STOLI REUNITES WITH JARED MCCLOUD & HIS NEW ALBUM
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In my quest to stay on top of music technology I treated myself to a Cruz Tablet this weekend. So far I love it but I am excited to start my subscription to Napster and see what that is like. Until now I have purchased all my music via Zune but the files clog my…
JOAKIM NEW VIDEO “FOREVER YOUNG”
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This Fall, Joakim will gear up for the much anticipated release of his fourth studio album “Nothing Gold” through his very own imprint, Tigersushi Records — and despite the fame and notoriety the label has brought to this Parisian producer, debut single “Forever Young” off the forthcoming record will mark the very first single under…
UK DUBSTEP DUO NERO ANNOUNCE US DEBUT
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Nero; Daniel Stephens and Joe Ray, the remixers du jour, and now one of the biggest names in both dubstep and drum and bass, are set to release their highly anticipated debut album Welcome Reality on August 15th worldwide through Chase and Status’ label MTA /Mercury. Welcome Reality will feature the global smash ‘Me and…
STEPHEN COLBERT JOINS THIRD MAN ROSTER
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It’s official: Stephen Colbert is now a full fledged Third Man recording artist. The Colbert Report host’s Third Man debut single “Charlene II (I’m Over You)” was made available at the stroke of midnight when Thursday, June 23 became Friday, June 24 on vinyl from http://ThirdManRecords.com and digitally via iTunes. Third Man’s own…
MISSY ELLIOTT OFFERS OFFICIAL STATEMENT
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“There have been some inaccuracies reported in regards to my diagnosis with Grave’s Disease, so I wanted to clear things up. I was diagnosed with Grave’s Disease about three years ago but it really hasn’t slowed me down at all. I rocked my performance on VH1 Hip Hop Honors’ tribute to Timbaland last year. I’ve…
GRINGO STAR SIGN TO GIGANTIC MUSIC
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Gigantic Music is happy to announce the signing of Gringo Star to its roster and will release ‘Count Yer Lucky Stars’, the follow up to 2008’s critically acclaimed debut, “All Y’all’, on September 27th. “Count Yer Lucky Stars”, the sophomore album from Atlanta’s hardest working band, is a collection of catchy and instantly classic pop…
MODEST MOUSE’S ISAAC BROCK COMPOSING SCORE
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Isaac Brock, Modest Mouse front man and songwriter, will compose the score for the upcoming feature film Queens of Country. Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenke, the writing and directing team behind the film, are best known for their music documentaries including Blood Into Wine, The Heart Is A Drum Machine and Moog. The pair…
REO ROCKS OUT AT HOOSIER PARK RACING & CASINO
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Summer 2011 is here and REO Speedwagon is “Back On The Road Again” for more! I couldn’t have asked for a better band to kick off the season. On Saturday, June 11 REO Speedwagon played to a nearly sold out crowd at the Hoosier Park Racing & Casino in Anderson, Indiana.
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, JUNE 27th, 2011
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JUSTIN BIEBER ATTACK BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION Yesterday, we reported that Justin Bieber was attacked by a fan outside of Macy’s in New York City. Today, more details emerged and it seems that it was a misunderstanding. Billboard is reporting that an undercover cop was mistaken for a crazed fan during the singer’s…
NOT JUST YOUR AVERAGE BIKINI ROBOT ARMY
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Val Broeksmit is an American Rock Band composer who writes and records all his songs from his home studio. He prides himself as being one of the first rock and roll internet file sharing produced bands. He likes to incorporate what he finds is the best music of the 60’s thru the 90’s…
DON TRIP RELATES WITH “LETTER TO MY SON”
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Don Trip teamed up with legendary Memphis director Joe “Young Spike” Gotti to bring audiences the official video for his single “Letter To My Son.”
MC LARS RELEASES FREE MIXTAPE
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Post-punk laptop rapper MC LARS unleashed his first mixtape INDIE ROCK SCIENCE on his own record label Horris Records at midnight this morning, June 17, 2011. This will be the inaugural installment of a series of FREE mixtapes, which can be downloaded from his bandcamp page here: http://mclars.bandcamp.com/. “All of the featured rappers are people…
KILLINGER REVEALS BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR “HOLDING ON”
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Hard rocking quartet Killinger have just revealed the sexy new video for the track “Holding On” from their forthcoming self-titled debut album. Click here to witness (and download)! The band is gearing up for the release of the album which incorporates a contemporary sound with the best elements of classic 80s hard rock…
Chuck Eaton, Lights
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It would seem there is a time and place for everything within the world of music. That being said, if feel-good love songs and easy listening are your thing, Sao Paulo singer/songwriter Chuck Eaton delivers with his sophomore effort, Lights–14-tracks of emotive lyrical matter over a myriad of clever instrumentation. Going into the album, try…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 24th, 2011
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REMEMBERING MICHAEL JACKSON Saturday (6/25) marks the two year anniversary of the shocking and sudden death of Michael Jackson. The biggest pop star in history left us at the age of 50, while he was preparing for a big comeback tour. His funeral took place at the Staples Center in L-A and was…
SKOPE MAGAZINE GOES MOBILE WITH NEW APP
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Skope Magazine has now gone mobile! Now you can get the Skope App for your phone.
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 23rd, 2011
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BEYONCE PREVIEWS NEW ALBUM ON AOL MUSIC Listen to a sneak preview of Beyonce’s upcoming album, 4, now through Monday on AOL Music’s “Beyonce Listening Party.” The album drops online and in stores on Tuesday and features the singles “Run the World (Girls)” and “Best Thing I Never Had.” Preview the album at Music.Aol.com. BRITNEY…
The Next Phase, Out There
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Love ’em or hate ’em, The Next Phase is coming with a style of sound that is ridiculously original on ‘Out There’. The Next Phase is one man known as Patrick Cannell who is one very unique singer/songwriter. The title of this new record is summed up perfectly because it is definitely way…
MARLON RANDO OFFER NEW MP3 “WEIRD SCIENCE”
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With their upbeat single, “Weird Science,” the tongue-in-cheek lyrics go hand in hand with the band’s name. Despite the group’s seemingly adolescent demeanor, Timmes describes “Weird Science” as “a purging of emotions” with relentless drum fills, washed out vocals, and an overdriven guitar.
THE WAVE PICTURES UNVEIL VIDEO FOR “BLUE HARBOUR”
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The Wave Pictures are happy to present the Ben Reed directed video for their song “Blue Harbour.” The song is off their recently released album Beer In The Breakers (Moshi Moshi). The British trio made their North American debut last year with the release of the double album Instant Coffee Baby and If You…
ACTRESS MEITAL DOHAN MAKES HER MUSICAL DEBUT
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You know her from the Showtime hit series Weeds or her role on Woke Up Dead and now Meital Dohan is breaking into the music scene with the release of her debut single “Yummy Boyz” off her upcoming debut album “I’m in Hate With Love”. On the new album, Meital teams up with producer Che…
Dashdown, Rock n Roll Vacation
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Over the years we’ve seen rock & hard rock slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, popish & highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” & I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs & Rock…
MY SILENT BRAVERY – “CAN’T QUIT” NEW CD & MUSIC VIDEO RELEASE PARTY – BOSTON
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Veteran and Emerging Music Artists Unite for World Premiere Music and Video Event This Friday at Boston’s Hard Rock Café. Special Guest Host Playboy’s Ms. Social February Ashley Alexiss; Proceeds to Benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.
The Third International, Beautiful Accident
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After a long hiatus from music, Andrew Pearson has exploded back on the scene with the release of Beautiful Accident–seven hypnotic tracks of atmospheric soundscapes, vast musicality and underlying stories. The album is touted as “blues for the modern man” but with so many genres being tapped simultaneously, this one is tough to hang a…
RISE AGAINST TACKLE BULLYING IN NEW MUSIC VIDEO
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Rise Against and The It Gets Better Project ® are proud to announce a collaboration in conjunction with the release of Rise Against’s new single, “Make It Stop (September’s Children)” from their album Endgame, which debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart.
Opensight, Voice Of Nothing
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Columbian prog metal outfit Opensight showcase their technical prowess and range of versatility on their new five-track EP, Voice Of Nothing. Despite their commitment to metal, styles and moods abound in lieu of the brevity of the album. Leaning heavily on guitar and deft drum work, it’s the musicality that shines on this one. The…
Theory of Tides, Preview for Swept Away
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Mirana & Rick Comstock are known as Theory of Tides and they are offering listeners a special 3-song teaser. These three tracks are designed to get you ready for the EP release of ‘Swept Away’. Now we shall see if the Tides come crashing in and sweep you away; all in Theory of…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, JUNE 21st, 2011
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GAGA AND BIEBER SWEEP MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber had a successful night at Sunday’s MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, Canada. Gaga won International Video of the Year for her single “Judas,” and UR Fave International Video for “Born this Way.” Bieber, a Canada-native, tied with Drake for International Video Of…
NO HARD FEELINGS BETWEEN STOLI IN BOSTON & MOTHER MOTHER IN VANCOUVER
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Another week is upon us and summer is officially here. It just does not get any better unless ofcourse I was on the beach with a cooler of beer and sandwiches! My guest this week show that even though the Boston Bruins are the Stanley Cup champs there is no bad blood between Vancouver &…
WHO IS SPREE WILSON?
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After developing a quick buzz with his highly critically acclaimed mixtape “The Never Ending Now”, Spree Wilson is gearing up to drop his debut EP release “Plastic Dreams” with Jive Records. This clip gets you more familiar with who Spree is, and where his diverse musical influences come from. The interview also gives you an…
