If you think you know Paolo Nutini, think again. His two million selling 2006 debut album, These Streets, established the young Scotsman as a leading light amongst the new wave of singer-songwriters. Paolo’s extraordinary follow up, Sunny Side Up, casts him in a whole other light.
Category: FEATURES
Feature stories and artist interviews
AFTER MIDNIGHT RELEASES NEW SINGLE “TAKE ME HOME”
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Having formed in 2004 in the intensity of the Los Angeles rock scene, After Midnight Project has emerged as a band known for their explosive live act and energetic sound.
ELIZABETH & THE CATAPULT NEW VIDEO FOR “TALLER CHILDREN”
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Straight out of their SOLD OUT show at Joe’s Pub in NYC to celebrate the release of their debut. Verve Forecast release the video for “Taller Children.” Elizabeth & the Catapult unveil their darling video for the title track.
A LOUDER DISASTER OFFER TWO MP3 FROM NEW EP
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For Marie Catastrophe, lead singer and guitar player in A Louder Disaster, a career in music wasn’t always a sure thing. She tried being a drummer in grade school, but that wasn’t a fit.
PAPA ROACH NEW VIDEO THAT IS NSFW
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Papa Roach has released their raunchy video for “I Almost Told You That I Loved You.” The clip, which was inspired by singer Jacoby Shaddix’s porn-directing pal Matt Zane, features Shaddix’s wife as a dominatrix as well as a number of other kinky scenes.
BOWL WITH YOUR FAVORITE WARPED BANDS AND HELP FIND THE CURE FOR CANCER
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THROUGH JUNE 18th BID For Your Chance To Bowl With Your Favorite Band At The 2nd Annual Vans Warped Tour / T.J. Martell Foundation Bowling Tournament — all proceeds donated to the T.J. Martell Foundation!
LIVING THINGS MP3 OF “OXYGEN” OFF NEW EP / DATES
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Jive Recording artist Living Things are set to release their digital EP Oxygen on June 16 via all digital retailers.
THE VEER UNION RELEASE “SEASONS” MUSIC VIDEO
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The Veer Union has just released the video for their breakout single Seasons.” Packed with all the energy of a summer anthem, the clip is loaded from start to finish with driving guitar solos and pure rock adrenaline.
LES CLAYPOOL RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “RED STATE GIRL”
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Les Claypool has released yet another clever video for the song “RED STATE GIRL” on his latest work of art ‘OF FUNG AND FOE’ on Prawn Song Records.
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND “FUNNY THE WAY IT IS” VIDEO
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The first video from Dave Matthews Band’s new album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Directed by Fenton Williams and Jeff Crane the video features stop-motion animation a la Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer.”
PIRATE LOVE OFFER MP3 FOR “LAUGHING GAS”
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New York legend Johnny Thunders raised the bar for how low you could go to find rock and roll inspiration. His licks sounded caked in dirt and shit, the grimiest, nastiest stuff six strings were capable of mustering. The Norwegian nightmares in Pirate Love know better than most — hell, they named their band after…
MYSPACE MUSIC PRESENTS JEREMY GREENE / VIDEO
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Jeremy Greene, hailing from Waterville, Maine is an artist of and for the 21st Century. His rise to celebrity came solely through focus, perseverance and the power of the internet.
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “SUMMERTIME CLOTHES”
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Finishing up a tour around North America with almost(if not all) every single date sold out, indie superstars Animal Collective have released a video of technicolor madness for their new single, “Summertime Clothes”. Directed by Danny Perez.
WARNER BROS. RECORDS TO RELEASE SOUNDTRACK TO TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN / AUDIO / VIDEO
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Warner Bros. Records will release the soundtrack to the hotly anticipated feature film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on June 23rd – the day before the film, the sequel to the 2007 Oscar ®-nominated summer blockbuster Transformers , hits theaters nationwide.
MASTODON RELEASES NEW “OBLIVION†VIDEO & SNEAKERS
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MASTODON fans will finally have the opportunity to watch the amazing new mini-epic video for “OBLIVION,” from their new album, CRACK THE SKYE. The clip was directed by the famed Roboshobo.
NEW BOYZ RELEASE SINGLE “YOU’RE A JERK” / MTV FEATURE
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While there is arguably nothing new under the sun, there are times when the recycled past takes on new relevance and meaning within a different context. Enter the New Boyz and their revamping of “the Jerk,” a regional phenomena of the 90’s perpetuated by L.A. street culture and house-party connoisseurs alike.
SNOB DOODLE
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Snob Doodle is back at it, but something must be wrong as he is not really offensive this week.
ANYA MARINA NEW VIDEO FOR “ALL THE SAME TO ME”
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California singer/songwriter Anya Marina just debuted the video for her new single, “All The Same To Me” from her Chop Shop Records debut album, “Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II.”
UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC INTRODUCES K’JON / AUDIO
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Gettin’ around? No matter how you slice it, Universal Republic newcomer K’Jon has already arrived. He’s just making it official on August 4, delivering his aptly titled debut album, I Get Around to stores and online platforms in time for summer.
THE VERONICAS NEW VIDEO FOR “TAKE ME ON THE FLOOR”
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The Veronicas just kicked off a cross-country tour in support of their album Hook Me Up. The Australian twin sisters are joined by Taylor Momsen’s (Gossip Girl) new band Pretty Reckless and blues rock group Carney.
BOSTON NATIVE MASSPIKE MILES ARRIVES VIA RICK ROSS MAYBACH MUSIC / VIDEOS
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The son of a renowned jazz musician, he made his entrance into the industry early; at age 11 he was already signed to Warner Bros. as the frontman of R&B group Perfect Gentlemen.
ULTRA RECORDS AND PITBULL SCORE WITH “I KNOW YOU WANT ME (CALLE OCHO)†/ VIDEO
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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.
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.
