Dallas, TX’s Valise is pleased to share their cinematic endeavor for their latest single, “Don’t Forget Me.” The indie-pop track will be available on Young Bloomer, their debut full-length on February 24, 2015. The collection of eleven songs is the collaborative process of over eighteen weeks recording at The Vanguard Room in Lakeland, FL with…
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Feature stories and artist interviews
DONORA “TAKE MY HEART” VIDEO
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Jake Hanner met the future lead singer of his band a few hours after she was born. He was disappointed she was a girl and cried. Eighteen years later, Jake got over it, and he and sister Casey decided to start a band. “We didn’t grow up listening to a lot of the same music,”…
HOW TO AVOID WASTING ELECTRICITY AND LOWER YOUR BILLS
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Energy bills are one of the largest monthly expenses for any household. And with cooler weather ahead, energy costs are expected to rise. To combat this new expense, Wisebread has complied a list of ways you might be inflating your energy bill without even realizing it. Take a look at these five tricks that may…
7 GREAT MUSIC FESTIVALS IN THE USA
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Are you ready to rock? Here are seven music festivals that rank right up there with Donauinselfest, and you don’t even need to leave the country to enjoy them. 1. Warped Tour Held every year in different cities, the Warped Tour is one of the most popular in America. It attracts all ages, genders and…
AUDIO CABLES THAT MAKE YOUR SOUND STAND OUT
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High quality cables can make all the difference when it comes to sound. In fact, many audio enthusiasts argue that the quality of the cable is just as important as the equipment they are connecting to. If you want high performance audio, buying budget cables can be a huge mistake. Fortunately for music lovers, it’s…
PREMIERE: LIZ KENNEDY “HOW WAS YOUR LIFE” VIDEO
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It’s been said that most people go to their graves with their best music still inside of them. Liz Kennedy, a Bay Area singer-songwriter with a true “force of nature” voice, is in the enviable position of having the sage wisdom and life experience to delve into the deepest darkest chasms of her soul and…
EIGHT THINGS EVERY ENGINEERING MAJOR IS TIRED OF HEARING
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As you enter your secondary education, you may notice people tend to judge others based on their college major. Often it can describe a bit about their personality and how they plan to spend the next four years. And while all stereotypes are based in some fact, it can get annoying to be bunched where…
RHIANNON POSTS 2 NEW SINGLES
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Rhiannon Giddens, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and founding member of Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, makes her solo recording debut with Tomorrow Is My Turn, due out February 10 on Nonesuch Records (vinyl to come March 3). The album was produced by T Bone Burnett and is available to pre-order with an instant download of the…
THE MOON BABY & WISE BLOOD SHARE URALLPOOR.US
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Pittsburgh has a new queen and she goes by the moon baby. On November 25th she will drop her debut EP entitled ‘Urallpoor.us’ which sees her collaborating with local producer Wise Blood on four of the six tracks. “Urallpoor.us is lyrically sacred and musically profane, giving voice to my relationship with my hometown of Pittsburgh,…
KINA GRANNIS VIDEO “WRITE IT IN THE SKY” RMX
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Social media powerhouses Kina Grannis (Singer/Songwriter, 1million+YouTube Subscribers) and Wong Fu Productions (Filmmakers, 2million+ YouTube Subscribers) have teamed up for a brand new futuristic music video for a special remix track that Grannis recently released called “Write It in The Sky” (Ken Loi Remix). The remix was created through a project called The Mobile Mix,…
DEAD BOUQUET “NOBODY’S SKY” VIDEO
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Dead Bouquet announce the release of their debut album As Far As I Know, produced by Paul Kimble (Grant Lee Buffalo), which has officially come out on the 27th of October by the Italian label Seahorse Recordings. After all, Autumn is a key season for this collection of songs. Beyond having recorded, mixed and being…
WANT FREE EXPOSURE FOR YOUR YOUTUBE VIDEO?!
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We’re sharing the news again about Steve Ryan helping other fellow artists. He has a playlist on his popular Youtube Channel dedicated just to supporting other Artists and Channels. Plus, when videos are added to the playlist, it automatically gets tweeted to his HUGE Twitter following. This is basically a no-brainer. If you are an…
ARTIST PR: GET YOUR MUSIC HEARD
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Artist PR is a web based service with all the right tools in place to help launch unsigned artists into the industrial machine, as a leading one stop service for all publicity and other crucial avenues to get artists exposed around the globe. Once you sign up by submitting your music, they take it from…
2B BEVERAGES MAKES A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO FIGHTING OBESITY
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Created to address our nations losing battle with obesity, 2B Beverages is making a positive contribution to reduce the amount of sugar Americans consume by offering two new drinks 2B Sparkling and 2B Still, which contain 80% Less Sugar than traditional full sugared beverages. 2B is proud to say they’ve found a way to offer…
THE YETIS “WARM CALIFORNIA”
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Hailing from the pits of a garage attic, the Yetis spent their days covering popular songs by The Strokes and Arctic Monkey. Christian, Nick, Stefan and Patrick were childhood friends who popularized themselves into the four man indie-rock band they seize today. With original compositions like “Little Surfer Girl” and “Girl, I Wanna Be Your…
NEW VIDEO BY MELODY ROSE
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Pop/soul singer-songwriter Melody Rose recently announced the release of her new video for “I Only Have Love For You!” The ballad comes off her upcoming self-titled debut EP, set to release in January 2015. Melody’s soulful vocals blend with her jazz-influenced pop music, aligning her with powerhouse female vocalists like Adele and Sara Bareilles. Music…
BOWMONT NEW VIDEO “HOVERING (FEAT. SHILPA RAY)”
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Bowmont, the Euro mix of Brooklynites tapped photographer/visual artist Fabrizio Del Rincon (Vogue Spain, ‘Another Cool Example’) to direct their debut music video for the single “Hovering” featuring fellow Brooklyn-based vocalist Shilpa Ray, The clip explores a dark kaleidoscopic fantasy of chance and lust. Coming from their celebrated second EP of the same name, the…
ELLE KING CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED FIRST SINGLE “EX’S & OH’S”
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Her single “Ex’s & Oh’s” was #1 Most Added at AAA radio upon release and has received tremendous praise: Billboard raves “Mix Duffy’s vocals, the Black Keys’ urgent rhythms and a hook and tempo that recalls P!nk’s “So What,” and you have Elle King’s catchy and clever RCA debut.” Perez Hilton writes: “She’s like a…
ISABEL ROSE RELEASING HOLIDAY SONG TO RADIO
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Isabel Rose is set to release a pair of songs to radio just in time for the holidays. The just-recorded radio single, “Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah,” along with “Never Satisfied” (the most-requested song from her latest album, Trouble in Paradise), will be hitting radio this month. “Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah,” a traditional Jewish holiday song, was produced…
MILO GREENE RELEASE LEAD SINGLE “LIE TO ME”
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To celebrate CONTROL Milo Greene will continue to release one track each month until the release of the album. White Lies and On The Fence precede Lie To Me. Their headline tour kicks off on February 10 at Santa Barbara’s SOhO and includes stops at San Francisco’s Independent, Chicago’s Lincoln Hall, two New York shows…
SPIDERS & SNAKES RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “KAWASAKI CITY”
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The “Kawasaki City” story is cut with live footage from the band’s recent concert at the Whisky A Go Go on the Sunset Strip. Grey was on leave due to illness, so Phil St. Vincent handled bass and vocals, with Yasui on drums and vocals and Chris Sheridan (Sweet Savage/James Kottak) on lead/rhythm guitars and…
PRINCE ROYCE’S DEBUT ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TRACK ENTITLED “STUCK ON A FEELING FEATURING SNOOP DOGG”
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Twenty-time Latin Billboard Award Winner Prince Royce will be releasing his debut English-language single entitled “Stuck on a Feeling” featuring Snoop Dogg on November 24th on RCA Records. CLICK HERE to watch the lyric video premiering today on VEVO. “Stuck on a Feeling” is Prince Royce’s first foray into the mainstream music market. The single…
J. COLE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM MINI DOCU
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J. Cole has announced his new album ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive.’ The above mini documentary will begin to tell the story of the album that will be heard by everyone in unison as a whole work on December 9th. Stay tuned as the story begins to reveal itself.
KELSEY LEWIS “CHRISTMAS BESIDE YOU”
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Kelsey Lewis is set to release her new holiday single “Christmas Beside You” on November 25th. The single is the Dallas, TX based singer/songwriter’s first release since her debut album “Beautiful View” came out in July of 2013. “Christmas Beside You” is a fun holiday song that combines that classic feel of Christmas with a…
METAL MACHINE NEW VIDEO OUT TODAY
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“New Generation“, a brand new song & video from metallers METAL MACHINE, can be viewed below. The track is taken from the band’s, yet untitled second album, scheduled for an early 2015 release. The video was filmed by Gustavo Freeze from Elborato Productions in Spain and edited by Axel W. of Rock’N’Growl. The new song…
DARA SISTERHEN STREAM THE FIRST SINGLE “SETS ME FREE”
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Influenced by the likes of Hank Williams and Patti Smith, newcomer Dara Sisterhen has announced the release of her EP, Boom. The 5 song EP produced by Dave Cobb (Jamey Johnson, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell) is set for release on February 10, 2015 – listen to the lead single, “Sets me free” HERE. “Because of…
SARANTOS LATEST SINGLE/VIDEO “LET’S CALL IT LOVE” OUT NOW
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Sarantos last single “Let’s call It Love” was just released and the jazzy music video has gotten some rave reviews. There are many jazz musicians out there that are very talented. Unfortunately, many of them end up making no money and never having a radio hit. Jazz as a genre is often the most difficult…
ROOSH WILLIAMS DEBUTS NEW MUSIC “STARING AT ME”
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Houston rapper Roosh Williams releases “Staring At Me” from his upcoming album Unorthodox. With production by Da Stunna Beatz, Roosh slams down his opponents with gritty bars over the hypnotic guitar riff all while still maintaining his chill vibe. A music video for “Staring At Me” is forthcoming. The new song follows his first single…
BAD SUNS PREMIERE STUNNING NEW VIDEO FOR ‘SALT’
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Bad Suns are beyond pleased to share the powerful new video for their single “Salt,” which was inspired by conversations between front-man Christo and a close friend experiencing gender dysphoria. Directed by award winning dancer, Daniel ‘Cloud’ Campos (appeared in Step Up 3D,The Uprising Begins and also directed Panic! At the Disco’s ‘This is Gospel’…
DAN FARBER “MIDDLE EASTERN JUNGLE”
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Hailing from Tel Aviv, Dan Farber is gearing up to release his debut Dim Mak EP Middle Eastern Jungle on December 9. Anchored in a foundation of trap and bass, Middle Eastern Jungle also draws a heavy influence from the traditions of the Middle East, creating a unique concoction of sound that is both hard-hitting…
CODY JOE HODGES VIDEO “GETTING BACK TO COUNTRY”
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Cody Joe Hodges’s new album, “The Good Stuff”, is a compilation of traditional sounding country songs, with a modern twist. Cody Joe’s music brings laughter, joy, reflection, and sometimes even sorrow. Inspired by country greats such as: Merle Haggard, George Strait, Don Williams and Waylon Jennings, “The Good Stuff” will take you back to sounds…
AS THE POLAR VORTEX HEADS EAST STOLI HEADS TO EL WEST
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Hello there good people on this TGIF. Does it get any better?! So before we begin I have a message for all young women out there. A real man should never judge you on the size of your ass. I hope all parents out there explain to their kids that true talent is not through…
VITA CHAMBERS “TELL ME” VIDEO
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Hot off the heels of her artistic breakthrough video for “A+D”, Vita Chambers is back with a new video for her new hit single “Tell Me” which continues her artistic vision and shows off what a versatile talent that she can be as an artist & performer. Vita was born in Vancouver, B.C and was…
SIRENA “YOUR KINGDOM”
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Sydney based pop singer and songwriter Sirena (formerly known as Stephanie Bruno) has received loads of airplay both locally across Sydney as well as internationally throughout California and New York. Her new single “Your Kingdom” is set to be another amazing hit for the young star. The track was produced by Philippe-Marc Anquetil, who has…
WORLD5 NEW SINGLE “I PROMISE YOU”
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WORLD5 has released their newest single, titled, “I Promise You”, to widespread critical and fan acclaim November 10, 2014. “I Promise You” is an epic ballad, a catchy melody, with the earnest singing of Grammy Award winner Pat Hunt in the song’s spotlight. The track is the forth single from their upcoming LP release. “I…
BEWARE OF FAKE PACKAGE NOTICES AS HOLIDAYS APPROACH
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As the holidays approach, it’s a common tactic for phishing scammers to send emails claiming to be an alert about an undelivered package. In a slightly different variation of this scam, an email may allege to provide order details regarding a package delivery or an invoice file. By clicking on the provided link or downloading…
BUDSTRAPS MAKING EXCERCISE WITH MUSIC A BREEZE
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Say goodbye to distracting tangled cords and earbuds that won’t stay put. Get fuss-free movement in your day-to-day world with Budstraps—the innovative new way to keep earbuds (and frustration) in place. In a twist from typical Kickstarter videos their explanation of BudStraps is entirely visual. This 90 second video has less than 15 seconds of…
NEW SINGLE & ALBUM BY GHOSTFACE KILLAH
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Next month, Ghostface Killah will return with a new concept album called 36 Seasons. The follow-up to 2013’s Twelve Reasons to Die is out December 9 via Salvation/Tommy Boy. That’s the lead single “Love Don’t Live Here No More”, featuring Kandace Springs, above. On the new LP, Ghost plays “a hip-hop superhero,” according to a…
GET TO KNOW HER HABITS + “SLIP AWAY”
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Her Habits is the stuff of gilded electronic grit, as channeled through Canadian singer/songwriter Joanie Wolkoff. While Spring 2014 took hold throughout Brooklyn, Wolkoff and producer Sanford Livingston combined forces to craft a flirtatious body of tracks, resulting in the Northerner EP. Armed with a background in illustration and fashion, Joanie created an illustrated booklet…
RUSTIE ANNOUNCES JANUARY US TOUR AND NEW VIDEO
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Rustie is sharing the second video from his latest album Green Language for the track “Lost” featuring Numbers cohort Redinho. It’s a hyper-synthetic ode to the 80s electro love ballad and Rustie describes as “the closest thing I’ve written to a traditional pop song” now brought to life with a pop music video. The video…
