Vic Chesnutt is announcing a North American tour with a band consisting of mbrs of Fugazi and Godspeed You! Black Emperor in support of his new record, “At The Cut,” out Sept 22 on Constellation records. The album features the same players as the touring band.
Category: FEATURES
Feature stories and artist interviews
NEIL YOUNG’S VAPOR RECORDS PRESENTS JETS OVERHEAD / MP3’S
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Victoria, BC quintet Jets Overhead released their second full-length, No Nations, on June 23 via Vapor Records. The ten-song album is available online and in-stores.
INTRODUCING DIGIMUSICBIDS.COM
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Since the debut of online sales powerhouses such as eBay.com and Amazon.com, consumers have benefited from greater access to more choices and more control over the pricing structure.
STOLI MEETS THE MAN & MEANING BEHIND REQUIEM FOR DELINQUENCY
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My next guest is a musician in the purest of forms. After listening to his new album, ‘Hobs End’ it was amazing to me to find out that the band, Requiem for Delinquency, is a one man classically trained composer named Faron Chance Morrison. The music that RFD creates might not be for Top 40…
PROMO CLIPS OF ELVIS PRESLEY ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW
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Share the excitement of Elvis Presley’s earth shattering introduction to the nation in these three unforgettable episodes from The Ed Sullivan Show, now on DVD for the first time ever, and experience for yourself why Elvis became the legendary King of Rock and Roll!
U-N-I VIDEO FOR “LAND OF THE KINGS”
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Green Label Sound, the free exclusive singles label, announces the release of its latest music video from Inglewood rap duo U-N-I. Directed by Tomas Whitmore, the video features U-N-I’s Green Label Sound single, “Land of the Kings.”
CINEMA BIZARRE RELEASES NEW SINGLE “I CAME TO PARTY”
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Dance-rock anthem “I Came to Party” will be the first single from Cinema Bizarre’s upcoming release BANG! A collaboration between Cinema Bizarre and “digital rock” artist Space Cowboy, “I Came to Party” features pulsing beats and an infectious hook.
NEW SLAYER SINGLE “HATE WORLDWIDE” / VIDEO
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Last October, one of Slayer’s brand new songs, “Psychopathy Red,” leaked online, and since then the song has been streamed more than a half-million times.
ALBERTA CROSS RELEASE FIRST SINGLE “LEAVE US AND FORGIVE US”
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Alberta Cross are poised for the release of their much-anticipated full-length debut, Broken Side of Time, set for release September 22 on ATO Records.
THEY ARE CALLING FRANK TURNER A LEGEND IN THE MAKING / MP3 / VIDEO
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If you haven’t heard of Frank Turner yet, do yourself a favor and check him out right now. If you’re a fan of good music, you’ll like him.
ENTER SHIKARI “NO SLEEP TONIGHT” VIDEO
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ENTER SHIKARI has just released their video for “No Sleep Tonight” off the album Common Dreads.
HONOR SOCIETY PREMIERE “WHERE ARE YOU NOW” MUSIC VIDEO
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HONOR SOCIETY’S new video for the single “WHERE ARE YOU NOW,” featured in the summer music-comedy BANDSLAM. Rising newcomer HONOR SOCIETY was recently hailed as “a breakout band to watch” by RollingStone.com and is currently on tour with the Jonas Brothers while simultaneously headlining its Full Moon Crazy Tour.
1 MP3 & 2 NEW VIDEOS FROM DEAD CONFEDERATE
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Dead Confederate is currently compiling live material from shows recorded in 2008/2009 for digital and possible limited edition vinyl release that will include rarely performed covers as well as the band’s original material.
STOLI CHATS WITH THE WORLD’S GREATEST DANCEHALL GROUP T.O.K
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I must admit that I was excited all week long to post this next interview. As a huge fan of dancehall I have been following TOK for many years now since ‘My Crew, My Dawgs.’ TOK is back with their new album, ‘Our World’ coming out on August 25th on VP Records. Their single “Guardian…
DATAROCK NEW VIDEO “TRUE STORIES”
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In celebration of their sophomore album RED (September 1), DATAROCK is taking over North America with a 26-city tour that beings on Friday, August 28 in Montreal and ends on Saturday, October 3 in Seattle.
PAUL DAMIAN HOGAN OFFERS ‘THE HUT’ FREE ONLINE
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Paul Damian Hogan the Third leads Frances, a Brooklyn-based multi-instrumental band spinning intricately-orchestrated, quirky pop gems.
ROY HARGROVE NEW SINGLE FROM ‘EMERGENCE’ / AUDIO
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Acclaimed trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Roy Hargrove realizes a lifelong dream with the August 25th release of Emergence (Groovin’ High/Emarcy), his first big band album.
SNOB DOODLE
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Snob Doodle has been up all night and he wants to share his thoughts on how to save the world from global warming.
DISCO ENSEMBLE RELEASE VIDEO FOR “BACK ON THE MF STREET”
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Disco Ensemble is shutting it down and cracking up noses in Europe with their new single “Back on The MF Street” off the newly released EP of the same name.
STATE RADIO FREE DOWNLOAD “KNIGHTS OF BOSTONIA” OFF ‘LET IT GO’ OUT SEPTEMBER 29
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The past 16 months have been nothing short of an intense journey for STATE RADIO. The Boston-based trio toured relentlessly, bringing their blend of rock infused with reggae/ska influences to sold-out crowds of thousands from New York to Boston to Chicago to Los Angeles.
RELL BIG FISH PERFORM “SELL OUT” LIVE / VIDEO
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Reel Big Fish Live! In Concert! will be released July 21 on Rock Ridge Music for a very fan-friendly price.
ENTER SHIKARI DEBUT BIG ON UK CHARTS / VIDEO
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U.K. favorites ENTER SHIKARI continue to make headlines State side and in their homeland, this time debuting on the U.K. charts at #16 with the release of Common Dreads.
ANJULIE’S “LOVE SONGS” GETS REMIXED BY BIMBO JONES
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Anjulie’s self-titled debut is only a few weeks away! Her hybrid of pop, r&b, and Carribean flavors hits the streets on August 4th but she’s giving you another taste now!
STOLI FINDS FAITH, HOPE, & LOVE HANGING WITH KICKBEND
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My next guest is a band out of Chicago named, Kickbend. Kickbend has been in the business of making music for 20 years. They must be on to something because KickBend songs and videos are finding their way to American and European radio, Internet charts, CD compilations and television. Kickbend has been out promoting their…
GREG JACQUIN INTERVIEWS GAVIN HAYES OF DREDG / MP3
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Dredg is just two days in on a co-headlining tour with Rx Bandits. The band released “The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion” on Their own label Ohlone on June 9, 2009.
TYRESE PRESENTS STIX / VIDEO
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Hip-Pop artist STIX has just dropped the summer’s new anthem, with his latest single “I’m Fly”, now available on iTunes.
COOL BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE FROM “OPEN HAPPINESS” & VIDEO
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Check out some behind-the-scenes vignettes from the video shoot for “Open Happiness,” the track recorded by Cee-Lo Green, Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump, Brendan Urie from Panic at the Disco, Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes, and Janelle Monae.
PRISCILLA RENEA VIDEO FOR “HELLO MY APPLE”
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A Navy kid who attended more than twenty schools in her adolescence, Priscilla gravitated to choirs and theater groups, winning her first musical theater competitions as a high-schooler, and dreaming of making it on Broadway.
MADONNA LITERALLY BRINGS DOWN THE HOUSE
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Yesterday at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, France, Madonna was scheduled to perform for the European leg of her Sticky & Sweet tour. However, only tragedy occurred.
ANYA MARINA COVERS T.I. “WHATEVER YOU LIKE”
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California singer/songwriter Anya Marina has been covering rapper T.I.’s hit “Whatever You Like” live at shows for months.
STEEL PANTHER ON IFC’S ZROCK / VIDEOS
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Steel Panther will be featured as the arch rivals in a Battle of the Bands on the Z ROCK comedy series that follows three friends leading a double life: by night they’re a hard-partying rock band and by day they’re a kids party band.
THE DODOS RELEASE NEW SINGLE “FABLES”
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With a title like Time To Die, you might think the Dodos’ third disc is their ‘mature album,’ a deadly serious undertaking punctuated with string sections and synths.
WHO’S BAD CARRY ON THE LEGACY OF MICHAEL JACKSON’S MUSIC / VIDEO
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The untimely passing of Michael Jackson on the eve of his 50-date return to the live stage this month at London’s O2 Arena with his “This Is It” tour has left a void in the music business, as millions of fans turn to his work to deal with their grief.
RAKIM IS BACK WITH NEW SINGLE “HOLY ARE YOU”
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In the history of Hip-Hop, few artists have had as great an impact on the development and progression of the art form and lyrical style as Rakim.
BLUE OCTOBER WANT TO TOUR WITH KAYNE WEST, U2 and DEPECHE MODE? / VIDEOS
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In a recent interview with MTV2, BLUE OCTOBER was asked who their dream tour would be and the answers might surprise many of you.
HEATHER GREENE NEW SINGLE “WHY DON’T YOU SAY YES”
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We wanted to introduce to Heather Greene, a beautiful and talented songstress who is also one of the world’s only female Scotch whiskey experts.
HOPEWELL NEW SINGLE “ISLAND” FROM ‘GOOD GOOD DESPERATION’
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NY’s Hopewell has been blending vintage fuzz pedal jams with their early space rock and shoegaze roots for over a decade, their 2001 full-length, The Curved Glass, being the perfect, noisy bridge between the epic psychedelia of ‘90s acts like Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev and a newer generation of bands that include Dungen, Dead…
CHECK OUT MAINO’S NEW VIDEO “MILLION BUCKS”
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Before Maino gets his opportunity to ascend to hip-hop’s elite echelon, If Tomorrow Comes… is going to have to acquaint him with the masses that might not be familiar with the hard work he put in under the radar.
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW’S GRINDHOUSE FEATURETTE “BORN ON A DAY THE SUN DIDN’T RISE”
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Black Moth Super Rainbow present the gruesome music video for “Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise,” the lead single from their recently released album ‘Eating Us’ (Graveface). Filmed with the grainy aesthetics and demented vision of a grindhouse flick, “Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise” is an unbridled bloody nightmare.
STONES THROW ANNOUNCES NEW ARTIST MAYER HAWTHORNE / VIDEO
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When famed record collector and Stones Throw label head Peanut Butter Wolf first heard Mayer Hawthorne’s music, he couldn’t comprehend that it was what it was.
