Singer-songwriter and actor-comic Creed Bratton, currently best-known for the quirky former 60’s rock-star character he portrays on the NBC TV hit comedy series The Office, is back with a new album/audio-biography Tell Me About It. Creed Bratton along with his band The Rubbermen give us a behind the scenes look into Creed. [youtube PudiY182Mcg] http://youtu.be/PudiY182Mcg…
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ASHLEY WALLBRIDGE POSTS “YIN-YANG”
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Without light, there is no dark. And without lows, there are no highs. UK producer Ashley Wallbridge has taken an old Chinese philosophy and applied it to his latest production, coming full circle to reveal both the lighter and darker sides of progressive house with his new track ‘Yin-Yang,’ out April 15th on Garuda Music.…
STOLI IS PLEASED TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF ‘OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK’
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Hello world, it is finally April 2 and we can kiss that winter goodbye. Very exciting news coming from The IHeartRadio Music Festival. The iHeartRadio Music Festival will return to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on September 20 and 21, 2013. Even better is that Macy’s is running a campaign designed to spotlight America’s…
THE FRONT BOTTOMS VIDEO “TWIN SIZE MATTRESS”
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Bar/None Records is proud to announce the highly anticipated album Talon of the Hawk by New Jersey’s The Front Bottoms on May 21, 2013. For a band whose much-celebrated self-titled debut album resonated amongst a very broad audience and whose music covered equally as much territory, The Front Bottoms are gearing up to explore even…
LANDSHAPES NEW VIDEO “IN LIMBO”
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Bella Union is very pleased to welcome LANDSHAPES to the family, whose debut album ‘Rambutan’ will be released into the world on Monday 17th June, and we couldn’t think of a finer way to introduce them to you than the wonderful video for their new single ‘In Limbo’. [youtube sjgg3ZNkTu0] http://youtu.be/sjgg3ZNkTu0 With images of Bolivia’s…
THE BOXER REBELLION VIDEO “DIAMONDS”
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London-based indie rock quartet The Boxer Rebellion are pleased to announce details of their new album titled Promises. Co-produced with producer Billy Bush in Los Angeles, CA, and being released on May 14 through the band’s own Absentee Recordings label, Promises is the uplifting and cinematic follow-up to the critically-acclaimed The Cold Still, and will…
PJ PARKER’S ORIGINAL SONG ‘DREAMS ARE MEANT FOR TWO’ IN JOE BASILE’S ‘WEST END’
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The screening takes place at the Paramount Theater in this seaside city. The screening for “West End” begins promptly at 10:30 p.m. The song, which is also performed by Parker, appears during an opening scene with Eric Roberts (Runaway Train) and Isabella Hofmann (Grey’s Anatomy), who play married couple Victor and Mary Trevi. Parker, a…
SWEET JANE PREVIEW “I WANNA BE IN LOVE”
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What’s becoming known as Sweet Jane’s signature “wall of sound,” is no better demonstrated than on their latest single, “I Wanna Be in Love.” The single is now at radio in Ireland and off of their forthcoming new four song ep “Witches,” scheduled for release on April 19 and on 12” vinyl in May through…
:PAPERCUTZ VIDEO FOR “RIVERS”
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‘Rivers’ is the dreamscape single from :PAPERCUTZ new album ‘The Blur Between Us’. Finally with us, due to the director’s request so he could capture the coldest and most filled snow settings. In the new video, Vasco Mendes traveled deep into Portuguese forgotten valleys and highest mountains to portrait the ethereal, cold shiver that runs…
SAIL THE ELECTRO SEAS WITH GALILEE
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Hey here this is Dz with Skope magazine’s very own Galilee. As a published musician, songwriter and producer, Galilee is the electronic alter-ego of DiGDuGDisaster, finding some love in experimenting with heavy underground electronic grooves. Now we see the little bit of the creative mind whom we call Galilee. DZ: In your process of…
NICK JAINA OFFERS MP3 “DON’t COME TO ME”
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Nick Jaina is a writer at heart – whether it is song lyrics, stories, poems, sheet music, etc. Portland, Oregon musician Nick Jaina is set to release another stellar album in a remarkably varied career. “Primary Perception” (Out 4/16 on Fluff and Gravy Records) is the result of a winding journey from writing ballet…
DOUBLE DUCHESS RELEASE “DEVIANT” VIDEO
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Signed to Oakland based Le Heat Records, Double Duchess are vocalist and performance artist Krylon Superstar and emcee and producer davO. Together the duo deliver a raw but campy electronic sound unlike anything else. Krylon and davO met in 2010 and instantly began creating music inspired by their love for boys, being sassy, and the…
THE STAVES’ NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “FACING WESTâ€
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Following two major North American support tours with Bon Iver and The Civil Wars, and hugely successful appearances at SXSW 2012 and 13 – where The Staves “offered gorgeous three-part harmonies in songs about romance and mortality,” (New York Times) – UK-based siblings Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylor announce details of their debut North American…
MAJICAL CLOUDZ POSTS “CHILDHOOD’S END”
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Majical Cloudz is centered around Montreal songwriter Devon Welsh, who joined with Matthew Otto to collaboratively produce and perform his songs.
MY GOLD MASK VIDEO “BURN LIKE THE SUN”
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What began as a collaboration between longtime musical partners Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo (guitar), became less a means to an end, than the end itself. A deep wellspring of personal and musical experiences shaped their direction, and Chicago’s My Gold Mask is a culmination, a fulfillment, of a long artistic road, that has lead…
THAO & THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN PREMIERE “PEDDLING MY WARES†VIDEO
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Thao & the Get Down Stay Down continues to celebrate the release of their critically acclaimed new record We The Common (out now on Ribbon Music) by premiering the fourth episode of Shorts, a short quasi-biopic about the making of We The Common. Titled “Peddling My Wares” and directed by Lauren Tabak.
KON BOOGIE VIDEO FOR “ABOUT MY BUSINESS”
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Before Kon Boogie brings to light his forthcoming debut full length LP My Glorious Imperfection, he keeps it local with a few of his friends, and then some, on his music video for the album’s single “About My Business,” featuring Silent Knight.
SHANNA SHARP VIDEO “NO TIME FOR THE SHOW”
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Southern singer-songwriter Shanna Sharp adds a touch of country charm to an alternative pop vibe in her upcoming fourth album Silver Linings Under Grey, which she will self-release on April 2, 2013. This 5-track album uncovers Shanna’s vulnerability and acceptance as she pours her heart out in these musical vignettes about light and dark…
RIMI BASU: AN ECLECTIC MIX OF EAST AND WEST
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Rimi Basu, an emerging world fusion music artist originally from Washington, DC, felt she needed to draw up her creative instinct one day. She chose to do so by venturing out into a cemetery in the middle of the night to perform a sacred Indian ritual for the Goddess Kali, who represents energy and power.…
WEAPONS OF AUDIO “NIGHT LIGHT”
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Weapons of Audio is excited to announce the release date of their debut EP, “Girl Crazy.” Described by the duo as “the sound of the weekend,” this five-track project is proudly dedicated to their infatuation with women and will be released for free download on Monday, May 6th.
MARCO BENEVENTO NEW VIDEO “THIS IS HOW IT GOES”
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Marco Benevento has unveiled a new video for “This Is How It Goes.” Premiered yesterday by Alarm Magazine, the track is one of two collaborations on his most recent album TigerFace to feature Kalmia Traver of Rubblebucket adding vocals. Traver appears in the video alongside Benevento and his band comprised of bassist Dave Dreiwitz and…
WE ARE THE PHYSICS VIDEO “GO GO NUCLEO FOR SCIENCE”
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We Are The Physics’ second album, Your Friend, The Atom was released back in October of last year, and spawned singles Goran Ivanisevic, Applied Robotics and Napoleon Loves Josephine. Most recently, a 7-inch pressing of album track Dildonics was released alongside the never-before-heard B-side, Welcome Back, Paul Dirac. The band are heading out on tour…
SAMWELL IS BACK WITH “JUST BE FREE” VIDEO
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Superstar the smash hit video “What What (In the Butt)” Samwell is back with another enchanting video for “Just Be Free,” a track from his forthcoming LP. Produced by Lucy Wieczorek, Sunshine Benbelkacem and Samwell, “Just Be Free” is an anthem track, extolling the benefits of fully accepting yourself.
ANN PRAGG MP3 “DEMOLITION DUST”
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Wonderland Archives is thrilled to announce the May 7th release of Bitter Fruit, the debut full-length album by Ann Pragg, featuring new single “Demolition Dust”. Ann Pragg is the alter ego of Gainesville, Florida’s Matt Radick (Holopaw, Blood River). He blends the intimacy of Nick Drake, along with the brooding of Smog or Richard Buckner,…
MY JERUSALEM UNLEASHES BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR “MONO”
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Austin’s finest “post modern southern gothic soul” band have returned with a brand new video for their single Mono. Featuring Madison Burge from the hit television show Friday Night Lights, the video tells the story of a heart-wrenching breakup.
HOW TO END THE PERFECT DAY
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The Perfect End to a Perfect Day: Weddings are all about the unity of two people, surrounded by their closest friends and family in a symbolic gesture of love. It goes without saying how important weddings are to us — after all, we don’t refer to it as the “big day” for nothing. It’s important…
THE STRANGLERS VIDEO + FREE DOWNLOAD FROM NEW ALBUM
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With the forthcoming release of ‘Giants’, and their single ‘Mercury Rising’ out now and available as a free download in the US, fans and newcomers now have the chance to experience and enjoy brand new material that remains ever so true to that classic Stranglers sound, and at their very best.
PROBLEM PREMIERES “LIKE WHAAAT” MUSIC VIDEO
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The West Coast is fully behind Compton’s buzzing talent Problem in his new music video for “Like Whaaat” off his mixtape Welcome To Mollywood Part II.
HENRY BLAK POST “KILL ME”
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HENRY BLAK, a NYC based band lead by supermodel and female vocalist NICOLE TRUNFIO and producer/actor Carlos Velazquez will release their first EP which is self-titled ‘Henry Blak’ come April 4th.
SNOOP LION NON-VIOLENCE ANTHEM FEATURES DRAKE AND DAUGHTER CORI B
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Entertainment icon and multi-platinum artist Snoop Lion has released “No Guns Allowed,” the infectious new track from the highly anticipated reggae and dancehall influence album REINCARNATED, out on April 23, 2013.
BRITISH SEA POWER VIDEO “MACHINERIES OF JOY”
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In 2013, ten years on from their debut album, British Sea Power are hitting their stride. New album Machineries Of Joy is a creative high, a superbly composed, multi-stylistic tour de force. Beautifully mechanised rhythms sits alongside wind-blasted Brontë-rock cinematics. Brain-bent garage thrash hurtles in.
TOM SHANER RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “FOREVER DRUG”
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Tom Shaner is please to announce the release of the video for “Forever Drug,” off his first full length album “Ghost Songs, Waltzes, and rock & roll,” out now on Mother West.
“MOVE THAT BODY” VIDEO BY DAMON DAYE
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Humbled by the response of his video, ‘Move That Body,’ CT entertainer, Damon Daye, is making the single available on iTunes right now.
BLEED THE MAN VIDEO “SAVE YOUR SOUL”
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The video of the song “Save Your Soul” taken from Spanish modern metallers Bleed The Man album entitled “Ashes From The Past” scheduled on 12 March 2013 via Coroner Records can be seen below.
STOLI PREMIERES MATTHEW SCHULTZ “MONEY OR ME” FEAT JIM JONES
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Wow, we just cannot get out of this 2013 winter, snowing again! Before we begin I just want to mention that the Roku has become a favorite of mine for my music listening. Roku offers all the music streaming like Pandora & iheartradio. It also has all my purchased music through Amazon MP3. I would…
TARA PRIYA RELEASES VIDEO FOR “WHO YOU DO”
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Los Angeles retro soul singer/songwriter Tara Priya (pronounced Tar-ah Pree-ah) steps out of the studio to give fans a preview of new material with the single and video for “Who You Do” available now on iTunes.
SWOLLEN MEMBERS VIDEO “ALMOST FAMOUS”
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Vancouver based Swollen Members continue to roll out new material from their new album “Beautiful Death Machine”, and have released their video for the track “Almost Famous” online.
THE BOWERY RIOTS POST “MANY WAYS YOU’RE MINE”
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Paying homage to their own NYC neighborhood and family tree The Bowery Riots are a 3 piece Rock N Roll band who take their name from turn of the century gang The Bowery Boys and the 1849 Astor Riot.
TESSA LENA VIDEO “SPENTE LE STELLE”
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Avant-garde artist, Tessa Lena–aka the creative force behind Tessa Makes Love– is a multi-faceted visionary who tests the boundaries of the human condition through her music and character. Inspired by the work of Andy Golub, who’s best known for painting nude models on the streets of NYC, Tessa had good friend and artist, Olenka Barinova,…
MÉNAGE RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “PROMISES”
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After two months of touring throughout Canada, alternative rock band Ménage is set to perform at The Viper Room in West Hollywood on Tuesday, April 9, in support of the release of their new music video for their third single, “Promises,” off their self-titled debut album.
