Category: FEATURES

Check out the the music video for Janelle Monae’s “Tightrope (Wondamix)” ft. B.o.B & Lupe Fiasco.

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Dirt Nasty (aka Simon Rex) just announced that he’s dropping his second solo album “Nasty as I Wanna Be” on August 10th, 2010 and I wanted to make sure that you were one of the first to receive his first single off this new album.

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Along with the release of Susie Soho’s debut album, Where All The Ladders Start, their brand new video for “Little Prince” has just hit the Skope news

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First off I want to wish all our USA readers a very happy 4th of July weekend. I have been waiting for the perfect time to unleash this feature story with an artist that inspires and excites me through his music & philosophies. It is my pleasure to introduce Damon The Gypsy. Damon has been…

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Check out the official, full-length version of Lolene’s video for “Rich (Fake it Til You Make It).”   The Justin Harder directed clip is now available for viewing online.  

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Hailing from Manhattan’s Upper West Side, The Postelles, a quartet just in their early 20’s, have been busy winning over fans and critics alike the past two years at club shows and festival appearances around the globe, including this month’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.

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“It takes a lot of time to know your mind.” Its a simple statement, yet earnest and profound in its offering. Sometimes it’s the spaces in between, the subtleties and ambiguities that provide us with the most meaning. ‘All Birds Say’ (ATO Records) is an intimate collection of musings on life from My Morning Jacket…

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Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton shares the stage with some of the greatest artists in the world during a star-studded, extraordinary concert on Tuesday, July 27 in more than 475 movie theaters nationwide.

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After a successful debut album with the breakout hits, Every Nite and Salvation, Two-Time #1 LOGO Music Video Recording Artist, Khalid Rivera, releases the brand new pulsating single and video, “Who Do U Love.”

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Canadian Jordon Zadorozny, formerly of Blinker the Star, and Italian producer and musician Filippo Gaetani (Sting, Miles Davis, Al Di Meola) have come together across an ocean to share a single musical vision they call SheLoom.

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Lovehead’s debut Indie album Vanity Project was recorded in London in 2009 but conceived by school friends in Scotland in the 1990s.

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Ocean-inspired Indie group Nuke the Soup is releasing the official music video on YouTube for their catchy yet profound single “Yin and Yang,” a song exploring how the most complimentary of relationships are sometimes filled with frustration. The track can be found on Nuke the Soup’s surf-inspired debut CD, Make Waves Not War.

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Since the beginning of 2010, Steel Train, known and loved for their unhinged live shows, has already completed tours with Tegan & Sara and had mesmerizing performances at this year’s Coachella and Bamboozle festival, a set Spin.com hailed as one of the “11 Best Moments of Bamboozle.”

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Trends come and go, but Sick Of It All has stood the test of time; waiving the flag of pure New York hardcore for the last 25 years- unwavering to the world around them. Selling hundreds of thousands of albums worldwide, and gaining a rabidly loyal fan base with a DIY work ethic and relentless…

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It was an exciting Friday night on June 25 when the phone rang and Adrian Perry of TAB The Band was on the other line. For those not familiar this band is the musical vision of Joe Perry’s two sons, Tony & Adrian. These guys have done so much and are about to do alot…

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Released last week, Benny Benassi’s ‘Spaceship’ is the lead single from the GRAMMY award-winning producer’s forthcoming artist album due for release early this Fall on leading independent label, Ultra Records.

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Bobby Brackins is a multi faceted and extremely talented artist and songwriter.   Hailing from Oakland California, and currently residing in Los Angeles California, his versatility and unique style have already built him a die-hard fan base and undeniable underground buzz.

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All of us have a vice and things that we cannot live without like excercise, sex, alcohol, sleep, etc. Well this week we got a band from Chicago, IL that calls themselves Voice Of Addiction. This trio made up of Ian, Jeff, and Andy are three serious musicians that are keeping the punk scene alive…

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Video premiere for the song “The Word Suicide” by Ben Harper and Relentless7 from the album ‘White Lies for Dark Times.’ Directed by Scott Schoen and shot on a Flip.

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As they prepare to drop their highly anticipated album, Death of A Pop Star,, this summer, the super duo of David Banner and 9th Wonder are releasing the video for the album’s lead single, “Slow Down.”

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When I was 17 I was young, wild, crazy, & immature for sure. My next guest just blows me away not only with her music but also by how focused & disciplined she is at the young age of 17. Allow me to introduce my next guest coming out of New Jersey, Catalina. Catalina has…

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Villagers have unveiled a mysterious new music video for “Ship of Promises,” the second single from their highly acclaimed and hauntingly beautiful debut, ‘Becoming a Jackal’ (Domino).

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Though Italian Japanese are a fairly new band who may seem easy to compare to more popular counterparts in their genre — like The Killers, Silversun Pickups and Interpol   — don’t be mistaken.

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The aforementioned album is entitled “Vampire Lunch Lady Tits,” and is due to drop August 10th , 2010 on Los Angeles-based electro label Slanty Shanty Records.

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Rockers Buckcherry are taking their desire to help raise awareness for the tragedy in the Gulf Coast one step further: as of today, a new version of the track “Our World,” from the forthcoming album ALL NIGHT LONG, will be available for purchase as an iTunes exclusive with all of the band proceeds from the…

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GRAMMY winning recording artist Maroon 5 is back with their highly anticipated third studio album, Hands All Over (A&M/Octone), set for release on September 21st.

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One of my favorite local bands from the 60’s were the Sir Raleighs.   My good friend Mike Comer was in this group that my girlfriends and I followed around to local venues.   We lost touch for a number of years but recently got together and found out that Michaels son Lance, is a…

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Kottonmouth Kings’ frontman Johnny Richter is offering fans a free download of the track “Let’s Go” online. The track appears on Richter’s upcoming solo album, “Laughing”, which hits stores on July 6th through Suburban Noize. Johnny Richter will be appearing on this summer’s Strange Noize tour alongside (Hed)pe, Kutt Calhoun, Big B and Blestenation throughout…

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The world knows him as Big Boi -Antwan Andr̩ Patton Рone-half of multi-platinum, five-time Grammy Award-winning supergroup OutKast, whose albums and singles have sold over 25-times platinum in the U.S. alone.

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One of heavy metal’s   most respected and influential bands, Slayer is about to enter the “app age” with the launch of Slayer:   Pinball Rocks, a new pinball game app developed in conjunction with American Recordings/Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment and Gameprom.

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Gentlemen Husbands are setting out on a very action packed summer! Having just played a number of well-received sets at this year’s North by Northeast Music Festival, the band will spend the rest of the summer on the road playing festivals and bringing their feel-good alt rock and roll to new stages!

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Are you ready for the man…the myth of eccentricity they call SteveShot?   If so, brace yourself because he, his image and his music are a hell of a lot to consume all at once.   You have to take in this whimsical artist one note and one word at a time, so you can…

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New Vo Riche’s debut album Thing Parade follows the group’s EP Rhetoric, both combining the trio’s love of genres like indie, rock, folk and alternative music.

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To celebrate the end of the school year and the beginning of summer, Ike Reilly has released a music film for the song “Good Work (If You Can Get It).”   The tune “Good Work” is off of Reilly’s latest album, the critically-acclaimed “Hard Luck Stories,” and the film features members of the Libertyville High…

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Here is the brand-new Rame Royal video for”The Same Rame” & “Don’t Push Me”. Both songs are produced by Breakfast Club (L.A.) and the video features cameo appearances from Richie Rich, plus Casual and DJ Toure’ of Hieroglyphics.

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Toronto-based genre-bending artist, Diamond Rings, is pleased to announce his latest video for the title track “Show Me Your Stuff” off of his latest limited edition 12″ single The vinyl record will be available as the debut release from new label One Big Silence Records, founded by notorious Toronto rock and roller Mike Haliechuk, of…

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The first day of summer is here, and we wanted to have a guest on that reflects that summer feel! Coming out of Santa Barbara, CA is Jaret Campisi. Jaret has a new EP out ‘We Come and Go’ and it is a reflection of how talented he is. As you know I like to…

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Everyday Tragedy, the Orange County, California-based alt-rock band will digitally release its second album, Blackhole Carousel, featuring songs about “love, life and the misfortunes of each,” on July 20 through Antihero Records.

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Today is civil rights activist, John M Perkins, 80th birthday so it seemed befitting that Switchfoot’s song that was written in his honor be released this week.

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Their latest album, Secret Transit, was released June 8th, and is a departure from their highly successful debut album, March Forth.

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