Category: FEATURES

Feature stories and artist interviews

MAHONEY POURS STOLI A PINT AND TELLS OF HIS US AMBITIONS

My next guest is a musician by way of Dublin, Ireland. This musician goes by the name of Mahoney and he is ready to show the US music lovers that his music is as good as a pint of Guinness. Mahoney recently released his solo album, ‘Love Child.’ I gave it a listen and it…

JACKSON 5 LISTENING PARTY

Motown Records is releasing Jackson 5 I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters which features 12 unreleased tracks including new songs as well as alternate versions of Jackson 5 classics.

KATY PERRY ‘MTV UNPLUGGED’ TRAILER

Coming off her third No. 1 single, “Waking Up in Vegas,” multi-platinum Capitol singer-songwriter KATY PERRY is set to put her unique signature on yet another defining signpost of global pop culture, releasing her upcoming appearance on MTV: UNPLUGGED in CD + DVD set in one package on November 17, 2009.

SINATRA LIVE IN NEW YORK LISTENING PARTY

On November 3, Rhino Records celebrates Frank Sinatra with a five-disc boxed set of previously unreleased live performances. Sinatra: New York highlights performances recorded between 1955 and 1990 at iconic New York City Venues such as the Manhattan Center, Carnegie Hall, and Madison Square Garden.

SNOB DOODLE

We are 11 days away from Halloween but Snob Doodle is already annoyed by the holiday music. If he is feeling like this now we can only imagine what is in store for Christmas.

COLD FLAMEZ NEW VIDEO FOR “MISS ME, KISS ME”

For some college kids, with the arrival of fall come fraternity initiations. Eastside Long Beach rappers Cold Flamez invite you to witness their initiation to the Delta Psi Omega Fraternity, headed by Pledge Master DJ Skee. What begins as a sketchy introduction turns into a raucous house party with a 4:1 girl to guy ratio.

RED RELEASES NEW VIDEO “FOREVER”

Platinum-selling Rock band Saving Abel will headline the inaugural “CLASS OF 2009” TOUR, with Grammy Nominated Red, Pop Evil and Taddy Porter along for the ride. The excursion will get underway on October 27th in San Antonio, TX and continue until the end of the year.

GOV’T MULE NEW STUDIO ALBUM OUT OCTOBER 27 / AUDIO

With 2 million paid song downloads through their site MuleTracks, seven critically acclaimed studio records already released, a handful of DVDs and live albums, plus an ever-expanding fanbase and sold-out coast-to-coast tours, Gov’t Mule could easily rest on its laurels.

MORPHINE ‘AT YOUR SERVICE’ LISTENING PARTY ALBUM SAMPLER

Singer Mark Sandman coined the phrase “low rock” to describe the sonorous, languid groove he created with the acclaimed Boston band Morphine. Sadly, the band’s time together was cut short in 1999 when Sandman suffered a heart attack in Italy while onstage with Morphine and died on the way to the hospital.

ROB ZOMBIE OFFERS “WHAT?” FROM ‘HELLBILLY DELUXE 2’

Hellbillies rejoice, the Master of monster mayhem, Rob Zombie, is returning with exactly what you’ve been waiting for, HELLBILLY DELUXE 2! The follow up to the 1998 triple platinum smash HELLBILLY DELUXE will be the latest masterpiece from Zombie which is set to hit stores November 17th.

DJ DAN JOINS NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP & REMIXES LADY GAGA

DJ DAN has been on the cutting edge of forward thinking dance tracks for nearly two decades.   As he approaches his 20th year in the music industry, he joins Nettwerk to release his debut artist album FUTURE RETRO, a collection comprised of two vantage points: one looking back and paying homage to where electronic…

NIRVANA “SCHOOL” VIDEO FROM LIVE AT READING

Amazing footage of Nirvana performing “School” at the 1992 Reading Festival was recently made available for fans. The video comes from the CD+DVD Nirvana Live At Reading which hits stores November 17th, with the CD only version arriving on November 3rd.

NNEKA RELEASES FIRST SINGLE MP3 FROM ‘CONCRETE JUNGLE’

Nneka’s first US release, Concrete Jungle   in stores February 2, 2010, stands as an offering of love, hope and optimism dedicated to the people of Warri & the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Holding it all together is the emotional focus of her beautiful voice, located in a place somewhere between yearning and rage.