Category: FEATURES

  For their second album, See-I, Washington, DC’s most prodigious live band, have built on the sound and success of their debut record to create a work that comes straight from the heart. As leaders of the Reggae-Soul Movement, they continue to expand their scope infusing the new album, “Knowledge Shine Bright” with elements of…

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First discovered by Lil Wayne (Kidd Kidd was one of the first members of Wayne’s Young Money crew and appeared on Wayne’s Tha Carter III making a guest appearance on “Mrs. Officer” from the Platinum project) and more recently as a member of 50 Cent’s G-Unit imprint and over the last three-years, Kidd Kidd has…

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Multiple Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette has just released a compelling new single to be the official song of Marianne Williamson’s Congressional campaign in California’s District 33.   You can watch the video for “Today” which emphasizes the need for change in the United States Congress here and download the song for free, starting today…

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THE CAB surprised listeners worldwide when they unveiled their brand new Lock Me Up EP last Tuesday. The EP shot straight to the #2 spot on the iTunes Pop Chart and landed in the Top 5 overall iTunes Music Chart. The EP’s first single and title track instantly captivates. Flaunting a bombastic rock ‘n’ roll…

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The True Groove All-Stars, members of Tomas Doncker’s True Groove Records family, have released a cover of James Brown’s classic “I Don’t Want Nobody” with music legend James Chance on vocals. The track was recorded to celebrate Chance’s recent signing to True Groove Records. James Chance has influenced several generations of artists from many different…

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Hello and welcome to another edition of Skoped Out. It is always a pleasure to serve you whenever I can. You know there are so many musicians out there that are just dying to reach fame & fortune. That is why I find it so interesting when an artist as talented as Chris Brown cannot…

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San Francisco’s Battlehooch defies the calculus of sound. The 6-piece cross-pollinates elements of psychedelia with modern pop, giving birth to a mutant strain of kaleidoscopic rock and roll. Battlehooch utilized a democratic songwriting process to create this amalgam on their latest LP, Hot Lungs (2013). With songs ranging from symphonically epic to intimately beautiful, it…

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New York based Video Beast is ready to drop jaws with their newest release, Season’s Greetings from Video Bitch,   a compelling three-track collection offering a glimpse of their upcoming full-length album due out this summer. Laced with high-energy guitars and throbbing rhythm sections, Video Beast delivers an undeniable presence with every song. Combining a…

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The Crazy Carls explore pop rock with original personality and great songwriting. Alex Baugh, the band’s singer, songwriter and lead guitarist, is both a tremendous performer and versatile artist. His songs flow with superb energy and raw feeling. The band’s latest CD, “Owl Tattoo” features pop songs with a dynamic range from intense guitar solos,…

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Rising LA-based (via Orlando, FL) singer/songwriter/producer Chris Batson consistently blends beautiful R&B, chillwave and contemporary EDM with introspective lyrics.   This new offering “Dreamworld” ft. Phil Ade is song about escaping, something Chris knows all too well. Chris recently released a series of videos directed by Chris Smith from his We Got Lost Along The…

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On 21st April paradYse Records released the debut single by 24 year-old London-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Cosmo Sheldrake. Filmed at Bekonscot in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, which is the oldest original model village in the world. Cosmo describes The Moss as “an ode to nonsense for its own sake”. Invoking many of the classic figures of nonsense…

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Country music newcomer Rachel Lipsky has released her debut single, “Bones.” The track is now available on iTunes and a lyric video has been created for the track, which can be viewed here. Produced by Shane Barrett, “Bones” is the first single released by Lipsky who plans to release her debut EP later this year.…

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Last month we introduced you to Curtin, the Brooklyn-born rock duo of former Country Mice bandleader Jason Rueger (vocals/guitar) and drummer Austin Nelson, whose debut album One for the Doghearted will be released in the summer of 2014. Now we’d like to introduce you to the band’s most recent single “Funeral” which has premiered on…

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“Here Comes The Time” is a soft and sobering pop song about having strength in the face of adversity. It’s about losing yourself in love and then finding that your heart is with someone who doesn’t love you back. If you could imagine being drunk with love, this song would be the antidote to your…

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Cloud Seeding continues its collaborative project with their sixth single, “Mirage,” featuring Alexa Wilding. Serra quickly gained an admiration for Alexa’s dark and visual music when he stumbled across videos for her songs “Black Diamond Day” and “Knife.”   He contacted the singer and the two became fast friends over snacks in the West Village.…

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Alison May is a folk singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who has been performing, writing and recording out of Oakland, CA since relocating from Texas in 2012. Her change of scenery seemed to awaken a more layered and experimental side, which is carefully captured in her sophomore release, Loved/Dark. The album is set for a July 15th release on…

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NYC-based rock act BOROKO–the stage moniker of Australia singer/songwriter Tim Fontaine–will have listeners longing to “go down to the water” in the release of “Like A Fallen Rose”, the second of five live video sessions filmed at Level 11 Studios in New York City. The live video series features Fontaine on lead vocals and his…

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Hello there world, wow we are here again. I will not indulge in the Donald Sterling issue like the rest of the media but I will say that 2 lessons can be learned. One is that racism & hatred is a poison on the mind and second is these days anything you say or do…

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Stig C Miller, guitarist for legendary UK punk band AMEBIX, has posted a rough mix of a new solo track on his youtube page. Composed in April 2014 and self-recorded in his home in Bristol UK, “I Go Dark” is the first new music we have heard from Stig since the reunited Amebix gave us…

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A pair of lovers trapped in the comfort of intimacy try to escape the undertow of all possibilities and realities. The ultimate support, the ultimate hindrance. Love and pain, reward and sacrifice, it’s all in the eye of the beholder. An unfiltered look at the dichotomy that is the human condition; the peace and tranquility,…

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Amsterdam’s   metalcore band The Charm The Fury has just released their brand new video for the song “Colorblind” off of their latest album ‘A Shade Of My Former Self.’ The video for “Colorblind” can be seen here: http://youtu.be/Ri5qMMonxrE “Unique, edgy, but charming. The Charm the Fury from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has brilliantly managed to…

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Kiesza covers Haddaway’s infectious 90’s hit “What Is Love,” unfolding the chorus into a vulnerable, heart-wrenching ballad. She redefines the song, using piano, strings and her lovely voice in a self-directed video. Watch HERE. Earlier this week Kiesza claimed a massive #1 hit on the with her song “Hideaway” (Lokal Legend/Island Records/4th and B’way) –…

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Buffalo Killers deliver hook-heavy, homegrown rock ‘n’ roll. Led by songwriting brothers Zachary and Andrew Gabbard, the band has drawn the attention of the likes of Chris Robinson, who invited them to open a string of dates for The Black Crowes, as well as Dan Auerbach, who produced their sophomore effort Let It Ride. Hot…

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PANES are Tyson McVey, a singer and student at UCL and Shaun Savage, a recording engineer whose credits include artists like Petitie Noir, Fryars and 2.54. At the end of 2013, they set live their first ever track, ‘Choice Errors’ and now announce a 4 track EP on Norwegian Smalltown Supersound’s newly minted subsid label…

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Lola Colt launch their US debut Vacant Hearts EP on Black Tigress Records on June 3, 2014. Produced in part by Jim Sclavunos (member of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Grinderman, previously in The Cramps and Sonic Youth), the band also recently recorded their debut album with him which they plan to release…

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After traveling worldwide as a model, where she experienced amazing places such as Milan, Barcelona, Madrid, Hamburg, Munich and the United States, ANTO decided to settle in Los Angeles where she has been focusing on her true passion; music. She’s also done some acting to help get herself exposure and you may have seen her…

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Bay Area alternative R&B singer Lily Elise, best known as Season 1 contestant on NBC’s The Voice, announces the release of her debut EP, coming Summer 2014.   Over the past two years, Lily has been writing, recording and collaborating with other musicians as she readies her debut EP. You can hear her vocals SHINE…

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It’s been nearly a year since Jinkx Monsoon, “America’s next drag superstar,” stole America’s heart with her winning turn in RuPaul’s Drag Race (LOGOtv). Today the versatile entertainer has premiered her first music video, for the song “Coffee & Wine” from her upcoming full-length debut, The Inevitable Album (due May 6).   A sexy, tongue-in-cheek…

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After two knockout performances at Coachella, and premiering “Paris” as Zane Lowe’s “Hottest Record in the World” on BBC Radio 1, Little Dragon is back today to share the third single “Let Go”. “Let Go” is now available as an instant gratification download when the album is pre-ordered on iTunes. Nabuma Rubberband will be in…

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Brighton, UKbased singersongwriter releases his new single “Fortune”, a contemporary folk track off his upcoming EP, The Moon and I. Already a popular mainstay in the London music scene, Knox and his fourpiece band are best known for fusing contemporary folk music with elements of punk, country and altrock music, as demonstrated in the song…

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SUREN UNKA releases his debut album ‘El Chupacabra’ today via iTunes and Soundcloud. The mythical hairless creature, ‘El Chupacabra’ has recently been sighted on nightclub dance-floors. “I came across El Chupacabra on a South American documentary. It fits perfectly with how I want people to engage with my music. We all end up as mythical…

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Alternative rock outfit The Nearly Deads issued “I Said,” the first single from their highly-anticipated debut album Invisible Tonight, on Tuesday April 8. Stacked with emotional strength and brimming with confident self-awareness, PureVolume premiered the song, anointing   “I Said” as “a defiant piano-driven anthem”. In conjunction with the single release, the band launched a…

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Peterborough-based songwriter Melissa Payne releases her sophomore album, High and Dry, on May 13, 2014 via Seventh Fire Records. Co-produced by Greg Keelor (Blue Rodeo) and engineer James McKenty, the album finds Payne both at her most personal and most ambitious. https://soundcloud.com/7th-fire-records/high-and-dry-melissa-payne A proficient fiddle player and also a member of the band Express and…

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Hello to the world. Today is a really nice day here in New England as we got to watch the Boston Marathon yesterday and we saw what a beautiful day & tradition that is. You know I was reading the Wall Street Journal and they were talking about Richard Branson and his new venture, Virgin…

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