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COWGILL MAKES “PLANS†WITH FIRST SINGLE
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Boston has always been indie rock’s best-kept secret. Launching the careers of acclaimed artists such as The Lemonheads, Guster, and The Hush Now, you never know which band will break next. Well, look no further!….Meet COWGILL, one of the more brilliant groups to grace your ears in recent memory.
THE LAST FLIGHT OUT RELEASE SINGLE “WALK IN MY SHOES” MP3
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The unlikely collaboration of The Last Flight Out’s songwriters “Gunny” Jeff Norman, Julia Bryan and Klaus Peterson has made a very distinctive splash in Colorado’s original music scene… in just the first few months of launching their musical partnership, Julia and Gunny would go from coffee houses to the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater, and their…
TRADITION AND THE LOVE OF MUSIC DRIVES THIS YOUNG ARTIST
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As the music industry is going through drastic changes towards technological advancements some are still holding on to the traditional ways. The introduction of all that is digital has altered the way of receiving music. The music experience of going to a record store and flipping through various albums and reading the lyrics and gracing…
ADRIAN MOSES: THE WUNDERKIND FROM DOWN UNDER
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Adrian Moses is a talented upcoming artist of the singer/songwriter genre. Whether he’s tackling pop, rock or electro beats, Adrian is finding his voice, and Melbourne is listening.
DOWNLOAD ANDREW JOHNSTON “DON’T NEED TO KNOWâ€
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Opening with a stunning piano, that invokes emotion in every note, the next chapter in the ANDREW JOHNSTON story is about to begin. Sit back and get ready to take it all in. Just premiering his newest single, “Don’t Need to Know,” on Baeble today, the buzz worthy indie pop artist is ready to take…
DANNY BROWN RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “RADIO SONG”
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Everywhere you look, it’s Danny Brown: staring out from newsstands on the cover of The Fader’s spring style special and XXL’s Freshman issue, featured onNBC’s Late Night With Carson Daly and “certified” by MTV2’s Sucker Free, and blasting through SXSW all this week, headlining showcases before embarking on a sold-out spring tour of North America…
TROUBLE LIGHTS NEW VIDEO GOING VIRAL
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Both born and raised in Fairfield, Iowa, singer Adrien Daller and producer Philip Rabalais met last year and discovered a mutual love of lady-pop dance music. After many excited, late night talk-offs (usually in the corner of some party) they started the band Trouble Lights. One year later and they are proud to present their…
PARADISE “DIARY OF AN OLD SOUL” VIDEO
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Part garage, part psych pop and all pure energy, Diary of An Old Soul is a collection of catchy, 60s fuzz-soaked fully-formed jams that explode out of speakers. Propelled by a rowdy and infectious enthusiasm and driven by an unhinged howl and chuggingly clever Farfisa lines, check out the video and grab the title…
CRIS CAB NEW VIDEO “ANGELS & DEMONS”
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New music video from Cris Cab for “Angels & Demons,” one of the standout records off his much talked about project, Echo Boom. The scenic video was shot in Montana while on tour with Gym Class Heroes last month. Angels and Demon’s has quickly become a fan favorite that showcases Cris’ singer/songwriter roots, so an…
STOLI WANTS ALL HIS CAREER MUSICIAN READERS TO KNOW ABOUT THE ADS GROUP
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We are posting live from SXSW today and let me tell you this festival just keeps getting better. You know in a world where you cannot even turn on the news without an anti-depressant and scotch, it just shows how beautiful music is for the people. I have said it before but music is the…
JUSTIN JONES RELEASE ‘FADING LIGHT’ TRAILER
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Singer-songwriter Justin Jones will release his fourth full-length studio album, Fading Light, on May 8th via 9:30 Records. The album was produced by Jamie Candiloro (Ryan Adams, R.E.M., PJ Olsson) and recorded at White Star Sound, a private state-of-the-art recording facility located on a historic farm outside of Charlottesville, VA. Current tour dates…
CRYSIS CHRIS TELLS HIS STRUGGLE ON HIT SINGLE “WINDOW PAIN”
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MY FATHER WAS ARRESTED WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD. MY GRANDFATHER COMMITTED SUICIED WHEN I WAS 6 YEARS OLD. WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD MY MOTHER BECAME SICK AND WAS ADMITTED INTO THE HOSPITAL, TO EVENTUALLY STAY ON LIFE SUPPORT WITH A STATE OF PARTIAL BRAIN DAMAGE.
THE WORLD MEETS RACHEL SERMANNI
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Twenty year old Scottish singer/songwriter Rachel Sermanni considers herself a storyteller, reflecting the ageless styles of her traditional homeland folk sounds while incorporating her own tastes of jazz, folk and indie into each song she sings. Rachel comes from a small village in the highlands called Carrbridge.
PUT ON YOUR BLUESY SHOES AND CATCH THE LAST FLIGHT OUT
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I have come across a talented young lady from Colorado whose talents & interests go way beyond music as you will find in this interview. Her name is Julia Bryan and her band is called The Last Flight Out which includes Jeff Normon on electric guitar, his wife Marcie Norman on keys and bass…
DINNER AND A SUIT DEBUT NEW VIDEO “TOO LATE”
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Nashville’s brightest young pop-rock outfit DINNER AND A SUIT have just premiered their brand new music video for “Too Late” — the second single from the band’s full-length debut Since Our Departure.
BROWN SHOE VIDEO “SWEET CRAZY BABY”
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Brown Shoe kicked off their much-anticipated North American tour this past Saturday in San Francisco and in celebration, have released this spellbinding brand new video for “Sweet Crazy Baby,” which made its appearance on 2011’s The Gift Horse.
BO WALTON NEW VIDEO & ALBUM CREATING MASSIVE SPINS
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Bo’s second single “Wild at heart” is at Number One in the British and Irish Country Chart for the second week.
PARALLELS OFFER MP3 “MOONLIGHT DESIRES”
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Toronto based glam-pop outfit Parallels are set to release their second album XII out June 26, 2012 through Marigold Records. The album is a perfect blend of sparkling pop and electronic radiance. While their 2010 release, “Visionaries” boasted a darker blend of static synths and HI-NRG rhythm patterns, XII takes on a brighter direction with…
CITY RAIN NEW VIDEO “REAL GOOD”
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“‘Philadelphia: For Better or Worse’ is what I always say,” remarks BEN RUNYAN, one half of the electro surf pop duo CITY RAIN. “I was born here, I grew up here, and I live here. This city has lifted me up and driven me into the ground, but I always come out of it a…
MY SILENT BRAVERY RELEASES NEW SINGLE “TO GIVE” FEATURING MATISYAHU
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“To Give” (featuring Matisyahu), the Second Single from Critically Acclaimed Album Can’t Quit, Continues Focus on Positive Message and Giving Back.
MIKE BURNS IS THE MAN BEHIND THE IMPLANTS
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Man am I excited today. I am two days away from turning 33 and SXSW is next week. Last week a press release went out about a book that knocks SXSW and I just felt like the independent musi scene does not need that right now. We are growing by the day and festivals like…
SPARTAN RELEASE NEW SINGLE “MOUNTAIN OF ROCK N ROLL”
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Spartan, are the result of four talented musicians being into the same music, i.e. Rock. They all hail from the South of England (Portsmouth). They write their own music and already have an albums worth of original songs stashed securely between hair and teenage ears. Their first EP “A New Age” is out now. That…
WISE BLOOD “LOUD MOUTHS” VIDEO
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In the new Young Replicant directed video for “Loud Mouths,” the lead single from the highly acclaimed These Wings EP, Wise Blood’s Chris Laufman stars as the lead character, fighting for survival in a mysterious, doomed world. “We wanted to see what happens when someone defies the natural order and mocks the secret power…
MILWAUKEE’S NOT JUST FOR BEER LOVERS ANYMORE: INTRODUCING KAL’L
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KAL’L is an upcoming R&B/soul singer with a smooth voice and a story to tell. The production of his debut is nothing less than a perfect blend of delicate and slow jam, this minimalist approach brings out the lush harmonies and vocal dynamics necessary to deliver these personal messages between lovers.
SSION NEW VIDEO “MY LOVE GROWS IN THE DARK”
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Nothing in recent musical memory is as captivating as the fervor that has grown around Cody Critcheloe and the coven of plasticene Queens and Fila-chic Warlocks he affectionately refers to as SSION. As a matter of technicality, SSION is Critcheloe’s project alone, a self-contained cosm replete with its own dress-code, lexicon and moral standards, but…
AMANDA MAIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM & VIDEO
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Swedish recording artist Amanda Mair will release her debut self-titled album in the US June 5th on Labrador. Produced by Philip Ekström of The Mary Onettes, the album features the new single “Sense,” out Spring 2012. Released in Sweden just last week, the album debuted at #16 on the Swedish charts.
GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW NEW VIDEO “SEEDS”
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As Georgia Anne Muldrow continues to prep the release of her forthcoming album Seeds, a collaborative effort with producer Madlib that will be released March 27th via SomeOthaShip Connect, the singer is excited to release the album’s debut visual, for lead single and title track “Seeds.” The 7″ single for “Seeds,” including the recently leaked…
PYYRAMIDS SHARE NEW “DON’T GO” VIDEO
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PYYRAMIDS’ new music video for “Don’t Go” will put a smile on your face. It will remind you of yourself at a younger age or of somebody you know. Directed by Ericka Clevenger with art direction by Javier Meza, the video captures the joy we get from music, the excitement that ensues, and…
KENNEITH PERRIN INVITES US ALL ON HIS LIFE JOURNEY
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As you all know I love technology. I just bought my second Roku and I just am ready to tell Comcast to get rid of my phone & cable but leave the Internet access. Its amazing that Comcast wants over $150 per month and Roku offers more content for close to nothing. Let me get…
5 EASY STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL INDIE TOUR
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Going on tour is the dream of almost every serious musician. Yet, to make the most of that dream, bands’ need to be serious about promotions before hitting the road.
MAN OF THE HOUR NEW VIDEO
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South Wales’s latest pop punkers, Man of the Hour, have unveiled the video to coincide with their latest single ‘A Modern Day Epic’. The hard edged punks’ video displays their journey from starting out as a bedroom band, who have evolved into a force to be reckoned with, spilling out into the public domain.
JEZZY & THE BELLES “CONFESS CHILD”
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Jessica Eisenberg may have dipped into her whimsical back pocket when she came up with the name for her Brooklyn-based project Jezzy & The Belles, but one listen to the newest single off the eponymous three-track EP (released 2/14/2011) clues you into the fact that behind the playfulness lies a deep and serious commitment to…
GONJASUFI NEW VIDEO FOR “THE BLAME”
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Following the recent release of mini-album MU.ZZ.LE, Gonjasufi is sharing a video for “The Blame.” The song is deeply personal and noted by Pitchfork as “the late peak of a record that wrings out a devastated man’s crisis of consciousness.” The video follows Gonjasufi through a deserted Los Angeles, an isolated man in a city…
ADRIAN EMBERLEY + THE REVOLVING BAND VIDEO “THE ONE”
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Adrian Emberley + the Revolving Band premiered their music video for the song “The One” on February 9th at Great Scott in Allston, MA. The Boston-based group played the event with fellow local artists Audrey Ryan, Cloud Factory, and Eli Whitney Huston & The Cotton Gin and Tonics. AERB also released their self-titled album this…
OUT LIKE PLUTO NEW VIDEO “BRIDGE”
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The band was formed in Seattle in late 2009 by producer and drummer Andy Tyra and enigmatic microphone jockey Kari Tarr. Once they realized Andy had too few limbs to play every instrument live, they recruited guitarists (and index finger shredders) Mike Pesce and Ben Ahroni, along with the effervescent Aussie, Jeremy “I am not…
GARRISON STARR OFFERS 2 MP3’S VIA ‘AMATUER’
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Releasing May 1 on her Radtown Music imprint, singer-songwriter-troubadour Garrison Starr returns with Amateur, her seventh studio album.
JHAMEEL UNVEILS BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR “WAVES”
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San Francisco based pop prodigy Jhameel has continued to wow the music world with his catchy hooks and unique vocals for his latest music series “Waves”. Releasing a track a week for 5 weeks in late 2011, the series created serious buzz taking the blog world by storm. Hitting #2 on the Hype Machine charts,…
FEBRUARY 2012
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Introspectively speaking, I sometimes ponder over some of the occurrences that have transpired musically in my life, like attending grade school in Brooklyn with a music group called The Amplifiers–they were later lodged “in the place to be” as Full Force. There’s now a SPOTLIGHT on them courtesy of TV One’s hit music biography series…
SHARKS REVEAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “ARCANE EFFIGIES”
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The UK band’s Rise Records debut album, No Gods, will be released on March 20th. Produced by Brian McTernan (The Explosion, Hot Water Music, Cave In), No Gods swims between the rules and regulations of the iconoclastic chaos of punk rock and British indie music.
