Andrew Leahey & The Homestead’s Summer Sleeves is the sound of the modern South: its cities, its open spaces, and everywhere in between. The Nashville-based Leahey recorded the songs with the Homestead, a group of childhood friends and Virginia-based musicians who added organ, harmonized guitar riffs, pedal steel, and three-part harmonies to the mix.
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Feature stories and artist interviews
A-WAX FREE ALBUM ‘JESUS MALVERDE’
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Today, A-Wax is releasing hew new album, Jesus Malverde. The 14-track project, which includes features from Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane, DJ Paul (of Three 6 Mafia), and Ca$his, along with production from Southside, Cardiak, Nonstop Da Hitman, and more, is being released for free via A-Wax’s own label, Pie-Rx Recordz, in conjunction with Illburn…
JENS WENNBERG NEW VIDEO “NO REGRETS”
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Swedish musician Jens Wennberg is releasing twelve singles during 2013. In January he released the first single called Brick by Brick, and the second one called No Regrets gets released today.
BOSTON CALLING MUSIC FESTIVAL IN BOSTON MAY 25 – 26
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Boston Calling will bring a heavy-hitting line-up to its two stages. The festival is headlined by The National, which is set to release a new LP later this year, and Fun., 2013 Grammy winners for Best New Artist and Song of the Year “We Are Young.” Legends and newcomers alike, in genres ranging from indie…
ARTISTS ON THE UP WITH LABELLED INDEPENDENT
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We take a look at some of the top independent artists in the USA and UK in association with Labelled Independent, the new music podcast. I think it’s fair to say it’s been an eclectic month of music here in the Labelled Independent cubbyhole, hollowed out of one of the Skope Magazine Towers’ walls. As…
WIN $750 IN CASH: FREE TO ENTER COMPETITION
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UK Rock band Never A Hero are offering a huge cash prize of $750 USD in a totally FREE TO ENTER competition. All you need to do is head to www.bleedbetweenthelies.com and follow the link on the homepage. The 5 piece band recently described by Rock United Magazine as “The best contemporary British metal act…
COCOROSIE NEW SINGLE “GRAVEDIGGRESS”
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CocoRosie is the potently poetic musical project of American cross-disciplinary performance artists and sisters Sierra and Bianca Casady. The visionary duo approach their craft with a startling ability to tackle the most taboo of subjects with complete honesty and spiritual freedom. Creating songs that blend a myriad of styles and references ranging from folk and…
SARA JACKSON HOLMAN VIDEO “FOR ALBERT”
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Portland, Oregon-based pianist/singer-songwriter Sara Jackson-Holman’s “Can’t Take My Love,” the second track on her sophomore full-length, Cardiology (Expunged Records), appeared on last night’s episode of 90210, season 5, episode 15, “Strange Brew.” The end of January also saw her song “Come By Fire” featured on Grey’s Anatomy season 9, episode 13, “Bad Blood.”
PETE SWANSON VIDEO “GROUNDS FOR ARREST”
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Pete Swanson has released a new video for “Ground For Arrest” from his upcoming EP, Punk Authority. Shot on VHS, “Grounds For Arrest” finds director Diego Cohen taking his macabre vision into the dark corners of nightclubs.
MUSIC MASTER MATTHEW SCHULTZ RETURNS WITH BANGING SOUND
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Musician extraordinaire Matt Schultz has come back to the music scene with guns blazing. As a young man Matthew was always drawn to the sights and sounds of music. It helped that most of his family were musicians and valued the art of it. His uncles for starters, used to perform at family functions and…
DECKER. NEW VIDEO “KILLING ME” FROM ‘SLIDER’
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Rising from the dust of a near-fatal August 2012 van rollover while on tour in California, the band still managed to record the 10-song follow-up to their third release, 2011’s, Broken Belts, Broken Bones, in three inspired months over the summer to produce their most robust, captivating and compelling record to date.
LOW OFFERS NEW SONG “SO BLUE” + VIDEO CONTEST
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Sub Pop Records is excited to offer another fantastic song from the upcoming Low record, The Invisible Way set for release on March 19. The subtle yet grand “So Blue” is available for download and streaming HERE.
K. FLAY RELEASES WEST GHOST MIXTAPE
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K.Flay states: “West Ghost is basically a conversation I’m having with myself, one that began when I left San Francisco last year. After I moved to Brooklyn, I started to feel this crazy sense of freedom, but it was a freedom based in rootlessness and so it kind of punched me in the stomach.…
ENTER THE INTRICATE WORLD OF H.C. TURK
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H.C. Turk is a personification of the word multidimensional because Mr. Turk eats & breathes diversity. H.C. lives his life not just as a musician but also as a successful writer, painter, visual artist and photographer. With three albums complete and a whopping 36 novels written this man of many faces has the…
NEW VIDEO THOMAS AZIER “ANGELENE”
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Brand new mind-bending video from the Berlin-based electro-pop wizard Thomas Azier. “Angelene” is off Azier’s sophomore EP Hylas 002 and the video is a contemporary noir exploring his solitude as he yearns for the fascinating yet mysterious Angelene.
THE WILD FEATHERS VIDEO FOR “THE CEILING”
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Warner Bros. Records’ The Wild Feathers just premiered the music video for “The Ceiling.” The new video acts as a continuation to the video for “Backwoods Company,” which premiered on Filter last month.
DECONBRIO “SCREAM” MUSIC VIDEO
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Following the Special Edition release of their album “Voyeur”, Deconbrio is back with an official music video for the track “Scream.”
JUNIP WATCH NEW VIDEO “LINE OF FIREâ€
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Junip’s videos are always delicious spine-tingling, dark creations that take on a life of their own. Their latest video for “Line of Fire” directed by Swedish filmmaker Mikel Cee Karlsson honors the tradition. Visually unnerving, it fits perfectly into the grooves of Junip’s music, itself also hypnotically unsettling, yet delicately beautiful.
VILLAGERS POST “THE BELL” VIDEO
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Ireland’s Villagers have premiered today a second video off their upcoming sophomore full-length, {Awayland}, for “The Bell”. The video was directed by Alden Volney and features a combination of animation and live footage.
GHOSTFACE KILLAH & ADRIAN YOUNGE POST SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM
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Soul Temple Records announces the release of Twelve Reasons To Die, the new album from Ghostface Killah and composer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Adrian Younge on April 16. Twelve Reasons To Die is a brilliant and daring crime/horror concept album. This is the third release from Soul Temple Records, a company whose mission is to release quality music coupled…
KOSHA DILLZ NEW VIDEO “HANGIN’ OUT”
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What do Chubacca, Japanese Tourists, Elvis impersonators, an LA Laker Girl, a Rabbi, and tons of Fro Yo all have in common? Well, they’re all featured in Kosha Dillz’ latest video for his new song “Hangin’ Out,” produced by Belief (Ghostface, Talib Kweli) and directed by both Kosha himself, along with Ricky Shabazz and The…
BABY E SIGNS WITH DEF JAM + VIDEO
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It is impossible to put Baby E in a musical box, his mix of rap, rock & pop music creates its own lane. Raised in a trailer park near Pensacola, Florida, baby e eventually moved to Virginia Beach to pursue his music career. Starting as the lead singer of a local metal band, Baby…
FIVE KNIVES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “ALL FALL DOWN”
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Five Knives have just released a video for the song “All Fall Down”. The video premiered yesterday on Purevolume and can be seen here. Directed by Doomsday’s Bryan Schlam, the video features the band performing in the middle of an anarchic bout of roller derby, set in a dark, abandoned building.
SLAVA SHARES SINGLE “ON IT”
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Today, Slava has treated us to the 1st single from his upcoming debut album, Raw Solutions, due later this spring. “On It” is a spastic jam that finds this young DJ continuing to use his signature vocal samples to balance the Chicago House that shaped his upbringing, while also fusing R&B, hip-hop & more. Check…
ULTRA DANCE 14 VIDEO MEGAMIX
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Ultra Music’s highly anticipated annual release of its biggest dance compilation is here. Out TODAY, ULTRA DANCE 14 follows in the tradition of the Ultra Dance series, giving fans a double dose of the hottest selection of today’s biggest radio and dancefloor hits.
STOLI GETS TO HEAR THE NEW DECKER. ALBUM EARLY
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Hello to all around the globe, and welcome back. I do not know about you but that meteorite in Russia was unreal, looks like there are more dangers not only just on earth anymore. As many of you know, Rihanna is on a huge tour and will be in Boston in March. Her promo posters…
KHALED DAJANI VIDEO “A MAD WORLD”
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Born in Saudi Arabia, Khaled Dajani moved to the US when he was 16 and, against his traditional upbringing, chose to pursue his musical passion with a vengeance. “I was always told, ‘Wise up and get a job and start a family!’ It only made me want to work harder on my craft, so I…
GROMEE FEAT ALI TENNANT “LIVE FOR THE LIGHTS”
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Live For The Lights is a rousing party anthem with a mainstream club sound dubbed with vocals from Ali Tennant which takes the track to another level. The single is available now on http://radikal.com and has been released on iTunes, Beatport and other music streaming services.
TERROR RELEASES “LIVE BY THE CODE†MUSIC VIDEO
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TERROR has released a new music video for “Live By The Code”, the title track from their forthcoming album, out April 9th. Frontman Scott Vogel stands firmly behind the belief that hardcore is about more than music… it’s about community, respect and sticking to your roots. Vogel comments, “This video is a perfect look…
HOW CAN YOU GUARANTEE THAT YOU’LL PASS ADOBE CERTIFICATION EXAMS?
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Everyone wants a guarantee of a passing score when they take Adobe Certification Exams. Most people say a passing score is far from a sure thing, but is this true? Take a look at where you can get your guarantee or at least as close as you can come to one.
RAHEEM DEVAUGHN SIGNS NEW DEAL AND RELEASES NEW SINGLE
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MASS APPEAL ENTERTAINMENT announced today that they have signed a joint venture with three-time Grammy Award-nominated star, RAHEEM DEVAUGHN’S 368 MUSIC GROUP. They are set to release his new album, A PLACE CALLED LOVELAND, this summer via INgrooves Fontana Distribution.
TRIPLE HEX NEW VIDEO “LOVE SONG”
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For all those unimpressed by Valentine’s Day, gritty Brooklyn rockers Triple Hex have released their decidedly unromantic ‘Love Song’. The single is out on a 7″ Flexi Postcard through Mon Amie Records, with the artwork by Emily Beaver. To accompany the Valentine gift, Triple Hex have released a video for ‘Love Song’. The grimy DIY…
BAJOFONDO NEW VIDEO “PIDE PISO”
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Latin Grammy-winning band Bajofondo announce they will tour throughout North America in March and April in support of their forthcoming album Presente due out March 5 on Sony Masterworks. The band creates the contemporary sound of the Rio de La Plata, the river that separates and unites Argentina and Uruguay.
JULIANNA BARWICK SHARES “PACING”
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On March 5, Barwick returns with two new haunting compositions for a 7″ single on Suicide Squeeze Records. “Pacing” features Barwick’s voice and layered harmonies, “but it’s a bit of a diversion from the vocal loop-based songs I tend to make” says Barwick.
SALLIE FORD & THE SOUND OUTSIDE VIDEO FOR “PARTY KIDS”
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Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside’s new record Untamed Beast is a visceral rock and roll romp. Like a cross between “Ella Fitzgerald and Tom Waits” (Mashable) Sallie has established herself as one of the most powerful female voices in indie rock. Ford and her group – Tyler Tornfelt (upright bass), Ford Tennis (drums), and…
GHOST LOFT DEBUT NEW SINGLE & VIDEO FOR “SECONDS”
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LA-based Ghost Loft debuts his breathtaking single and video “Seconds” exclusively through Pigeons & Planes. Pigeons & Planes says, “The production has a bounce to it, but it’s a dark bounce, and with the Burial-type vocals on the chorus, the track takes on a cold tone despite the handclaps and hummable melody. In 2013, there’s…
PATRON THE DEPTHMC OFFERS “SOCRATES PLAGIARIZED A PHAROAH” ON SKOPED OUT
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Hello world, I hope you all in New England survived the blizzard from last weekend, man that was a lot of snow. Before we begin I want to give a big shout out to CD Baby. Last week CD Baby announced they will lower the digital sales commission from 25% to 9%. This news made…
BLUE STAHLI RELEASES “ULTRAnumb” MUSIC VIDEO
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Electronic-Rock aficionado Blue Stahli has just released his debut music video, for the hit single “ULTRAnumb” and simultaneously introduces the world to his comical and twisted shenanigans. The wildly popular track has amassed millions of online plays and frequented several major Films & Movie Trailers.
G V CLICK NEW VIDEO “GREASY PLATE”
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The Clik shot three video’s last week, the first one, entitled ‘Greasy Plate’ is out now. Featuring Lee Scott and produced by Reklews from Blah Records, it has the full line-up of Sleaze, Jman, Bones and Gramma k. It’s on some 90’s themed colouring and is a stripped down banger with that dark bass…
HOW ADVANCEMENT OF DIGITAL MEDIA WITH HIGH SPEED INTERNET GIVES BOOM TO TECHNOLOGY
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Introduction Over the years, digital media has come a long way. The progress made with regards to the technology involved has been breathtaking, making it nearly impossible for the average person to keep up with it. Even the experts have a hard time maintaining the pace required to oversee the new developments which have taken…
