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V33 Ft Hoodrich – Another Day (Official Music Video) KLP announces ‘Heater’ National Tour, recently releasing special cut ‘Until I Find You’ Sydney’s dance music queen KLP has today announced her return to touring for 2019 with the ‘Heater’ National Tour alongside the announcement her new single of the same name will be released later…
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest gets under way in Tel Aviv, Israel, on the 14th May. Tel Aviv, Israel’s second largest city with a population of 445,000, is a vibrant hub of culture and entertainment, filled with bars and nightclubs that welcome around 2.5 million tourists every year. The opening ceremony for the contest is…
“It’s always been difficult for a label to figure out what the hell to do with me,” says eclectic and musically expansive artist IMANI COPPOLA. Thus, for Coppola, it’s a welcome situation to return to the label that launched her career, IPECAC RECORDINGS. Headed by Greg Werckman and Mike Patton (Faith No More, Tomahawk, Dead…
When you are riding a motorcycle, the experience should be enjoyable. Unfortunately, many times riding a motorcycle leads to a crash, often due to the failure of other vehicles to obey the rules of safe driving. As a result, motorcyclists are seriously injured each year due to the negligence and carelessness of other drivers, which…
URL: https://drakejensen.ca/ You definitely hear Drake Jensen’s rock influences in the first single “Talk Me Down” from his fifth studio album Sideshow. The track boasts a full bodied and boisterous sound without ever coming off melodramatic and, given the desperation of its lyric, this is no small achievement. Jensen has built a substantial amount of his reputation…
Simmering out of the silence, a synthesizer crashes through the speakers like a cathartic tidal wave and oozes with epic tonality. The rhythm is gentle, but the music that it is framing is anything but timid. We’re in the clutches of Scarlett Deva’s new single “In da Couch,” which might have a somewhat comical title…
Little bear on a quest – new Rain Perry video “California I Love You” Rain Perry releases the next video from her album Let’s Be Brave, for her song “California I Love You.” Filmed by Rain on her iPhone during the height of the wildflower bloom in California’s most spectacular Spring in years, the video…
Rising indie pop band ‘The Aces’ release a vibrant unmistakably pop-centric remix of hit song ‘Last One’ re-mastered by the band PVRIS. The high-energy remix maintains the same lyrics as the original, but PVRIS infuses the track with dense drums and guitars to bring the song closer to their signature electro-pop sound. The original single…
BANKS returns with the darkly hypnotic single “Gimme,” which debuted earlier today as Zane Lowe’s World Record on Apple Music’s Beats 1. “‘Gimme’ is a song about getting what you want. It’s about knowing what you deserve, saying it out loud, and demanding it with no apologies. I’m ready to release this into the world…
Ayrshire, Scotland based band VUKOVI have just released their new single ‘Behave’. A ferocious statement of intent, new single ‘Behave’ follows the band’s latest single ‘C.L.A.U.D.I.A’ – released earlier this year to huge global Spotify support, as well as extensive airplay across BBC Radio 1 (Annie Mac, Daniel P Carter, Jack Saunders, Vic Galloway). Speaking…
DATURA4 UNVEILS NEW MUSIC VIDEO / NEW LP “BLESSED IS THE BOOGIE” OUT NOW! Fronted by Aussie legend Dom Mariani, who came to prominence on the music scene in the 1980s with legendary garage rock combo The Stems, and later went on to form revered power pop outfits DM3 and The Someloves, Datura4 is Mariani’s…
Ciara dropped the video for her latest single, “Thinkin Bout You,” on Friday (March 29).The clip opens like a scene straight out of Pretty Woman, with the singer in a luxe hotel suite, hair tied up and indulging in a bubble bath as she gets ready for a date. As the first effervescent verse kicks…
Charlie Christmas may be a new name to you. It reads like a holiday TV special character name, doesn’t it? However, Chuck Crisafulli may ring a bell. Crisafulli is a published music journalist, who has written books about Elvis Presley and the Doors, as well as articles for many national music magazines. Nevertheless, Charlie Christmas…
Silver Lake 66 Releases New Video for “Blue County Earth” (music enclosed) Silver Lake 66 (Maria Francis & Jeff Overbo) have returned with their second record, Ragged Heart. Following a winding road that started in the midwest and detoured through Los Angeles, the pair have settled in Portland, Oregon. Already known for their dynamic live…
As everybody in the Portland music scene knows, Jameson Wandling is a first-rate songwriter, a gruffly sweet singer, a sonic archivist with comprehensive knowledge of adventurous music from the ’70s, and a multi-instrumentalist of considerable daring and imagination. He’s also a fine judge of artistic character. In The Conditionals, his band, he’s surrounded himself with…
Hailing from northern California, Kyd the Band relocated to Nashville after a two-year stint in LA to hone his craft as a recording artist and writer. He quickly distinguished himself as a rising voice within the pop genre, landing cuts with artists such as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Robin Schulz, gnash, NF, and ROZES. Today marks the…
George Winston Releases New Track “Medley: Muskrat Ramble / I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag / Stop The Bleeding” By virtue of his brilliance as one of the foremost instrumental composers of our time, Restless Wind presents a stunning journey documenting George Winston’s sociological observations in American history. Winston repurposes for the modern…
Combining wit, ferocity, and fashionable flair, Asian Da Brat (fka Asian Doll) is a rapper and cultural figure who deserves your stan. Taking a trip to France for the heist of a lifetime, Asian shares “Draco,” her kinetic new video. With audio premiered earlier this week by Highsnobiety, “Draco” is a stuttering, bass-heavy bop, as…
Few artists can be chameleons, compellingly transforming their style as they leap from sound to sound. It’s almost unheard of to find one who can instead bend any genre she chooses to her will. FKA twigs has been that artist since she announced her arrival by self-releasing EP1. Just about every EP, LP, and video…
Meiko Announces Release of ‘In Your Dreams’ & Shares 1st Single “Gimme Gimme” In Your Dreams marks the fifth studio record of original material for the acclaimed and well-published singer/songwriter. Meiko wrote and recorded the entire record in Nashville, TN alongside producer (and former drummer for The Lone Bellow) Justin Glasco before relocating to Germany.…
Charlie Christmas’ “Happy Day” is a, well, happy sounding song. It’s built upon a slightly jangling electric guitar part. Christmas’ vocal sounds like it’s under water in places. The chorus is simple. “It’s a happy day/Everything’s okay/It’s a happy day.” This song is not to be confused with “Oh Happy Day,” the gospel rave-up the…
A true sense of Americana filters through Frank Trousdell’s “Bushline Sniper” proving him to be a deeply compelling storyteller. Everything about the song has a perfect kind of raw grit and soul. From the twang of the guitar to the ornate fiddle work that filters through, the piece possesses such authenticity. Layer upon layer of…
Billboard charting ska-punk trio Sublime With Rome release new song “Light On” today. Listen to the catchy summer jam, which was produced and co-written by David Pramik (Nothing More, Machine Gun Kelly, Logic), HERE – @skopemag. “Light On” is off of the band’s forthcoming LP, Blessings, which is set for release on May 31st via…
JAY GWUAPO RELEASES NEW TRACK “OH NO” FT. CALBOY 18 year-old Brooklyn-based emerging rapper Jay Gwuapo releases a new track, “Oh No” featuring his Polo Grounds/RCA Records label mate, Chicago rapper, Calboy. The track is the latest release from his forthcoming From Nothing Pt. 1 project which is due out on May 10th via From…
Duchess is a London based singer and songwriter. This immensely talented ‘girl with a dragon tattoo’ is here to lay claim to her rightful pop royal status, packing the same sort of punch not seen since a young Britney shocked the world in her school uniform with ‘… Baby One More Time’ back in the…
New release: UK artist Will Hutton – Silhouette (single) Will Hutton is a multi-genre singer-songwriter from London, U.K. Having spent the past 2 years working on successful collaborative projects ranging from House to Hiphop to Pop/Disco (including Amsterdam based Sweetwood – peaked at no1 iTunes Dance chart), this is his first solo release since 2017.…
Critically acclaimed multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter, and actress Pia Mia (“Do It Again”) releases the music video for her hit single “BITTER LOVE”, featuring a previously released scene from the cult-favorite feature film AFTER. Pia Mia released the single for “BITTER LOVE” earlier this month and the song already has over 1 MILLION listens. The…
For young couples starting a family together, the world can seem an incredibly joyous and exciting place. This significant milestone in life, though peppered with added responsibilities, is one of love, affection, and curiosity that humankind has celebrated for millennia. While it’s certainly something to relish, there is the responsibility side of the equation to…
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2fnV6seL0Y3klLT1gR7Qa2 In a lumbering pitter-patter that echoes a vibrant bass strutting its stuff in the foreground, the neatly arranged drums in Little Bird’s “gHost” are intent on capturing the lion’s share of our affections in the Charleston, South Carolina band’s latest single, but they face some serious competition from an angelic vocal and a…
With a true sense of majesty, Gregorio Garza Jr crafts an impressive cinematic tour-de-force with the colossal “War of Ages”. Everything about it goes for an unspoken classical narrative. Full of incredible flourishes and such gorgeous color the entirety of the album simply teems with an undue amount of life. Instrumentally dense the pieces have…
Fresh off of a signed Album deal for 2019 with OneRPM under Chris Allen, Jared Finck is set to release the second single off of it, “Home”. It’s a cool electro-synth Alternative Pop track that he penned with power writer / producers Steven Solomon and Jake Newton. This is a song about finding your way…
Award winning Swedish indie rock trio Deportees release new single ‘Time Is The Tiger’ today Swedish Grammy Award-winning indie trio Deportees have today released sublime new single Time Is The Tiger. The melodic, propulsive track is the second single to be taken from their UK debut EP Re-dreaming – out May 17 – and follows…
Irish pop artist KEHLI drops her debut track One Last Kiss featuring Kid Eternal and Sam Ojo on April 26th through Rough Bones / Kobalt. Her opening gambit is an energetic introduction to an extremely exciting pop prospect. Speaking about the song KEHLI says “Summer vibes! Had so much fun recording this track at SARM…
KC is a self-made independent recording artist ready to make his mark on the industry. Influenced at a young age by powerful icons like David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, he started playing piano and guitar at a young age. At the age of 16, he began writing and teaching himself how to use music writing…
The One Armed Man unveiled new music video “Boots Back In The City” A few days only after the official release of its new record ‘I’, French Rock/Folk/Bluegrass four-piece The One Armed Man just unveiled a brand new music video for the song “Boots Back In The City” available right now on YouTube. Hear “Just…
Black Smith was born on June 18 in Newark, New Jersey. At the age of 8, Smith and his family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida. His passion for music developed at an early age. After being inspired by life events, other artists in the hip-hop community, and the impact his music was making on…
SWANES (Kitsune, Future Classics) | Share New Single ‘Dreams Of Iceland’ follows previous releases for SWANES on Kitsuné (Parcels, Hot Chip, Simian Mobile Disco) – it cuts a similar downtempo groove, meshing kicked-back rhythms with butter smooth choruses, this time taking influence from ancient Nordic song forms. With ‘Dreams Of Iceland’, primary songwriter, Michael Bildy,…
A bass comes creeping from the shadows and suddenly breaks open the floodgates on a heavenly harmony from none other than Szandra Mayer. There’s a reticence in her voice that sounds a lot like heartache. The melody that she’s straddling is ominous but spiked with a dash of hope inside of the clashing synthesizer and…
Who says Los Angeles is a tough place to walk? People who don’t know the city, we reckon. The truth is, Downtown L.A. is best navigated on foot. There’s no better way to see the alleys and backstreets that give the undisputed capital of filmed entertainment its offbeat personality. The three members of the dark…
Jvck James Releases Brand New Track ‘Fall Free’ Ahead of his sold-out show at The Courtyard Theatre this evening, today sees the return of 20-year-old R&B wonderkid JVCK JAMES with the release of his new single ‘Fall Free’. Yet another slice of infectious R&B, ‘Fall Free’ is a perfect example of the natural talent and…
