ULTRA RECORDS and PITBULL celebrate a momentous milestone today as his smash hit “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” moved up to the #4 spot on Billboard’s Top 100 chart and #2 on the Soundscan Single chart.
Category: FEATURES
Feature stories and artist interviews
FELIX DA HOUSECAT OFFERS MP3 OF “KICKDRUM”
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It’s been eight years since Felix Da Housecat broke out of the house music underground with his electro-pop smash, Kittenz and Thee Glitz (2001), joining the ranks of other soon-to-be-legendary electro-rock pioneers such as Peaches, Fischerspooner and Miss Kittin and the Hacker to define a new style of music and ignite a mass movement of…
CROSBY LOGGINS DEBUT VIA JIVE RECORDS OUT JULY 14 / AUDIO
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For Crosby Loggins, what’s past is prologue. With ‘Time To Move,’ his debut Jive Records release, Loggins draws on a unique personal and musical history to forge a statement that places his intimate voice front and center.
NEW GHOSTBIRD EP CAN BE HEARD ONLINE NOW
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The San Diego-based duo, ghostbird, known amongst the faithful for their powerful, brooding lyrics and popping rhythms, announces their self-titled EP to be released digitally on June 30. Recorded at San Diego’s own Capricorn Studios, the EP will be available nationally through all the major online music retailers, as well as at selected local outlets.
ED HARCOURT NEW VIDEO FOR “BLACK FEATHERS”
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It was filmed by a well known British director, who is contractually obliged to remain anonymous. The location was deep in a haunted wood on a moonless night. All the crew engaged in a voodoo chanting ritual before filming to summon up the spirits in the wood.
POWER & CAPITOL RECORDS INTRODUCE PRISCILLA RENEA / AUDIO
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As a pop-music singer/songwriter whose styles unite like a teen’s iPod on shuffle, Priscilla Renea is a true product of the Internet Generation.
TELLING ON TRIXIE INTRODUCES STOLI TO FANSOURCING
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As many bands know it costs alot of money to properly record, distribute, and market a new album. My next guests did not go to a major label or venture capitalist to get the money to record, they went to their fans. Telling On Trixie is a NYC based band that raised thousands of dollars…
AUDIO STREAMS FROM GEORGE HARRISON ‘LET IT ROLL’
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Capitol/EMI is proud to bring you Let It Roll: Songs By George Harrison available on CD and digitally on June 16th. The release is Harrison’s first ever career-spanning solo hits collection and also includes live tracks from his 1971 all-star Concert For Bangladesh benefit at Madison Square Garden.
SEAN BONES OFFERS NEW SINGLE “DANCEHALL” / MP3
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Set to deliver a sun-soaked debut of Reggae-infused indie pop via Frenchkiss Records this July, Brooklyn’s Sean Bones is teasing the release with a gargantuan summer anthem called “Dancehall.”
EYEDEA & ABILITIES RELEASE FIRST ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS / MP3
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A duo thoroughly steeped in hip-hop accolades, the Minnesota-based duo Eyedea and Abilities have returned with their brand new album By The Throat, out July 21st on Rhymesayers Entertainment.
AKON SPEAKS ON DOLLA’S DEATH / MP3
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TMZ.com reports Akon spoke at a gun forum on Friday to students in Poughkeepsie, New York about the seriousness of gun related crimes. Akon even spoke openly about the unfortunate death of his protégé Dolla who was fatally shot in Los Angeles last week.
FREELAND HOOKS UP WITH TOMMY LEE FOR “DO YOU”
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“The remit on this one was if Led Zeppelin were making electronic music what would it sound like? And this is what we came up with. Helped quite a bit by having Tommy Lee on drums, creating that big John Bonham style drum sound”.
FROM PORTLAND, OR COMES A VAGABOND OPERA / MP3
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Gypsy glamour is the name of the game with Vagabond Opera, the Portland-based sextet that magically melds the sounds of Eastern European folk music and delightfully raunchy cabaret, with a lil’ something called Opera.
JACK’S MANNEQUIN WANT YOUR ARTWORK IN NEW VIDEO
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Jack’s Mannequin are creating a special music video for their powerful single “Swim.” The lyrics, music and video are about keeping hope alive and growing in the difficult times that the world is now facing. The video is designed to inspire strength, courage and perseverance in the face of all obstacles.
PETE YORN & SCARLETT JOHANSSON DUET ON ‘BREAK UP’
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In 2006, critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Pete Yorn contacted actress and Atco recording artist Scarlett Johansson with the idea to record a duets album in the spirit of Serge Gainsbourg’s 1960s recordings with Brigitte Bardot.
STOLI FINDS THAT KID KAMAKAZI IS A “CLUTCH SHOOTER”
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Alot of people talk a big game but when it comes times to show & prove it is another story. My next guest is fresh from Los Angeles, CA named Kid Kamakazi. Kid Kamakazi is young but he hustles like it’s do or die. At first you think he is just an emcee but his…
THE STEPS OFFER FIRST SINGLE “COLD FLOORS”
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On July 21, Austin rockers The Steps will release Take It All In, produced by Chris “Frenchie” Smith (JET, Dandy Warhols, Explosions in the Sky). The EP distills the band’s 60’s influenced garage rock to its most potent and frenetic form.
ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS TO RELEASE ‘WE ARE TO ANSWER’ JUNE 9/ MP3
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Their very name, “Ancient Astronauts,” implies a mash-up of the distant past and the far future; traits exemplified in their melding of old school hip hop, funk, and dub reggae with forward-thinking flair and production technique. The Ancient Astronauts are Kabanjak and Dogu hailing from Cologne, Germany via outer space!
NEW VIDEO & ALBUM PREVIEW FROM MARILYN MANSON
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Controversial rocker Marilyn Manson has recently released his video for “Arma-Goddamn-Motherf*ckin-Geddon,” the first single from his forthcoming album The High End of Low.
SALIVA RELEASE VIDEO FOR “HOW COULD YOUâ€
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Multi-platinum hard-rockers SALIVA have just released the official video for their new single, “How Could You.” The clip was directed by Scott Culver who has also helmed videos by Ludo and Hellogoodbye among others.
EMILIE MOVER OFFERS NEW MP3 & VIDEO
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The old model of form band, ink deal, sell records like hotcakes succumbed long ago to a newer paradigm, one that puts the power in the hands of the artist and in the ability of a song to snake its way through the internet’s back alleys and side streets and into the speakers of the…
LOCAL COVERAGE OF EMINEM’S DETROIT MINI-CONCERT
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Eminem celebrated the release of his Relapse album with a secret show at Sound Board, Detroit’s Motor City Casino concert venue.
HULU AND DAVE MATTHEWS BAND TEAM UP IN HULU’S FIRST-EVER LIVE MUSIC CONCERT
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On June 1st, Dave Matthews Band will perform at New York City’s 2,800-seat Beacon Theatre – and Hulu will be bringing this intimate show to fans for free via a live stream at http://www.hulu.com/ beginning at 9:00 p.m. EST.
CHUBB ROCK & WORDSMITH “OLD 2 THE NEW” OFFICIAL VIDEO
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Here’s the exclusive single and video for the official first single “Old 2 The New” directed by G-Light Films / produced by Strada taken from Chubb Rock and Wordsmith’s highly anticipated new collaboration album entitled “Bridging The Gap” in stores June 16th.
CROSBY, STILLS & NASH’S ‘DEMOS’ LISTENING PARTY
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As members of one of rock’s first supergroups, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash helped define the Woodstock generation through their peerless harmonies, resonant songwriting and deep commitment to political and social causes.
QUOTED: RISE AGAINST NEW VIDEO “HERO OF WAR”
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The following is a message from the band:
SNOB DOODLE
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Brace yourself as you are about to enter another edition of Snob Doodle.
LOS AMIGOS OFFER ‘COMMERCIAL’ ALBUM STREAM / MP3 / VIDEO
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Nacional Records is proud to announce the release of Los Amigos Invisibles’ sixth studio album Commercial, which will be available exclusively at iTunes on May 26th and in stores June 9.
CAGE PREMIERES NEW VIDEO DIRECTED BY SHIA LABEOUF
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“I Never Knew You”, the brand new video from Definitive Jux artist Cage premiered this Monday, May 18th on MTV2’s Unleashed airing hourly all day. The directorial debut for actor Shia LaBeouf, who also appears in the video, “I Never Knew You” narrates the powerful story of Cage’s debut single from the forthcoming album Depart…
MICHAEL LOMBARDI SCORES TWICE WITH APACHE STONE & RESCUE ME
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Hard-rock upstart band APACHE STONE will make a sustained multi-media splash over the course of the next several months, with a self-titled debut album completed, and a major continuing part in RESCUE ME, one of television’s most-admired series.
JUNE 2009 SONICBIDS “ARTISTS 2 WATCHâ€
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Welcome to another amazing month of music from the incredible musicians that make up the Sonicbids.com community. We have selected ten bands to feature this month. We chose these bands for various reasons but most importantly we love the music they are creating.
DEF JAM PRESENTS FAST LIFE YOUNGSTAZ “SWAG SURFIN'”
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It’s that time of year again for fun in the sun and great music. With great music there always a great dance. For the three members of Fast Life Youngstaz aka F.L.Y., the phenomenon of “Swag Surfin’” has been a straight shot to stardom.
THREE AUDIO STREAMS FROM ‘CLASSIC SINATRA II’
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On June 2, Capitol/EMI Records and Frank Sinatra Enterprises will release Classic Sinatra II, the long-awaited follow-up to the double platinum Classic Sinatra released in 2000. Featuring 20 classic recordings spanning from 1954 to 1961, the CD also offers a previously unreleased recording.
SUPER 400 ALBUM ‘SWEET FIST’ OUT SEPTEMBER 9 / AUDIO
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The three friends began long jam sessions that lasted for days, searching for a sound and feel that would develop into a breathing entity. Super 400 takes the classic ‘power trio’ approach with their live show three instruments taking up the sonic space of an airplane hangar, rocking to the heavens but their vocal…
STOLI GETS AN EARFUL FROM PARACHUTE / MP3
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We have been excited all week to unleash this interview with Mercury Records band, Parachute. We sent over a Q&A for them to answer and Will Anderson took it one step further. Will answered all our questions and placed them on MP3 for all to download & enjoy.
NEW SINGLE FROM DEPEDRO “DON’T LEAVE ME NOW”
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DePedro may be the first solo album for the man behind the name, Jairo Zavala, but in no way is it his debut. Already a celebrated recording artist in Spain, where he was born and raised, Zavala has spent the past two decades playing, writing, and performing with bands like Amparanoia, Vacazul, Los Coronas, and…
HILL COUNTRY REVUE OFFERS “ALICE MAE” MP3
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On May 12, Hill Country Revue released their new album Make A Move via Razor & Tie.
GREEN DAY’S ’21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN’ RELEASED MAY 15TH
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21st Century Breakdown, Green Day’s highly-anticipated eighth studio album, is being released worldwide today, Friday May 15th, by Reprise Records.
JAMES APOLLO OFFERS NEW SINGLE “MORPHINE AND WINE” / VIDEO
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James Apollo returns to New York City to play The Living Room on Friday, May 29, 2009. This is following a successful 12 show tour of the UK supporting his new release, Angels We Have Grown Apart.
AARON BARNHART NEW AUDIO & VIDEO FOR “DAY IN DAY OUT”
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Check out the new video for Aaron Barnhart’s single “Day In Day Out” off his album Missing Pieces available on May 26th from Bonded Records/Fontana/Universal Music Group. In support of the album Barnhart will be on tour including west coast dates with JR Richards from Dishwalla.
