Keeping in the sprit of the food truck and her album title, the Food Network’s Cooking Channel will be airing a Kelis food special “Saucy and Sweet” premiering February 26th at 8:30 EST. The special will focus on her own dishes and recipes and give an inside look into her life and passions. For…
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KOREA’S BIGGEST ROCK BAND YB TO RELEASE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE DEBUT
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The biggest and most successful hard rock band in Korea, YB, are set to send their music across the Pacific as they just launched their first English-language single, “Cigarette Girl” in the US and UK on February 18, with its accompanying video premiering exclusively online with Revolver (US) and Total Rock (UK) on February 25.…
NEW VIDEO BY KESINGTON KROSS
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For “Gimme Your Love” Kesington borrows expertly from several genres and spins them into his own undeniably-catchy blend of soulful synth-pop that almost forces you to sing with him. Driven by sugar-sweet 80s synths, powerful vocals, nasty guitar licks, and layered harmonies, Kesington reminds us why MTV Buzzworthy called the single “drop-what-you’re-doing AWESOME” and why…
NEW SINGLE BY EELKE KLEIJN VIA ULTRA MUSIC
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US powerhouse dance label Ultra Music presents Eelke Kleijn’s instant summer hit, ‘Ein Tag Am Strand’, set for release on Tuesday 4th March. Held as arguably one of the catchiest dance records of 2013 across most of the globe, it’s about time Eelke Kleijn’s ‘Ein Tag Am Strand’ or ‘a day at the beach’ blessed…
GLEN MATLOCK (SEX PISTOLS) AND SYLVAIN SYLVAIN (NEW YORK DOLLS) ‘PUNK GOES ACOUSTIC’ TOUR
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In a career that has spanned over thirty years, Glen Matlock has made indelible contributions to music; first as the original bass player and founder member of The Sex Pistols, to forming the underrated but much heralded Rich Kids, as well as working with a variety of artists ranging from Iggy Pop, through to Primal…
DIMOND SAINTS CHAPTER 1 “THE RISING”
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Dimond Saints now present their genre busting,The Rising, the first installment of their three chapter debut album, Shingetsu, (new moon in Japanese), as a free download ‪on their SoundCloud page. Shingetsu is a futuristic interpretation of bass music with a refined core of organic emotion. It is no wonder the press is already hailing them…
NEW SINGLE BY THE SLEEPY MAN BANJO BOYS
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The next generation of bluegrass and roots music, the Sleepy Man Banjo Boys have returned with their first single ‘Run’ from their forthcoming new album. The track marks the first time the group has contributed vocals to their own songs. You can watch a video of the track here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgUZlC8Q0rI http://sleepymanbanjoboys.com
WIRE: PEP SHARES COLORFUL “I MET A BOY” VIDEO WITH BLACKBOOK
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PEP’s My Baby and Me EP was recently released a few days before Valentine’s Day, and the timing couldn’t have been better. Karys Rhea (who also drums for Brooklyn band Starlight Girls) began recoring the EP in early 2012 while she was on a three-month tour of the heartland with her other project. When she…
WIRE: KILE ATWATER NEW SINGLE AT IMPOSE
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Electro-pop laced Kile Atwater, has just launched his new single, “Low,” via IMPOSE Magazine late last week. Proving to be a breath of fresh air in the music world, Atwater has recently released his sophomore effort, L O W. Growing up and honing his skills in Atlanta, GA and Houston, TX respectively, he now resides…
WIRE: THE HOLD STEADY PREMIERES FIRST SINGLE “SPINNERS”
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The Hold Steady have shared the first single, “Spinners,” from their new album Teeth Dreams. The propulsive and compelling new song can now be heard via a lyric video exclusively premiered earlier today at New York Magazine’s website Vulture. The song is also available now to download as the second instant grat song on digital…
BIG J BEEZY ALBUM PREVIEW POSTED
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Big J Beezy brings the heat on his new single ALWAYS WONDER from his forthcoming album entitled WHAT’S MY ___ NAME? The album features some Electronic and traditional Hip Hop tracks that take you there. Big J Beezy’s songs weave stories of lifestyles that everyone can relate to. Always Wonder is primed for radio, but…
NAPA VALLEY JAZZ GETAWAY INFO
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Single-day tickets went on sale today for the star-studded concerts taking place June 12-15, 2014 as part of the third annual Napa Valley Jazz Getaway, a wine and jazz festival set in scenic California Wine Country. Available at TicketFly (www.TicketFly.com), tickets are priced at $99 apiece except for the June 13 show, which cost $129…
DJ HOLIDAY POSTS “MILEY” VIDEO
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Atlanta’s very own DJ Holiday teamed up with rappers Wiz Khalifa and Waka Flocka to give you a stunning visual for his hit single, “Miley.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=90FQRA3yiDk
RIGBI SINGLE “LEAVING HOME”
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Rigbi has released indie rock album, Visionary February 18. The songs on Visionary still the frames of everyday life and bring them into close focus. “Take the Blame” considers the idea that maybe love is finding someone who absorbs your frustration and, unscathed, keeps your balance. “Leaving Home”, a timely affair for anyone going home…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY GALANTIS
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Galantis, the duo of Christian “Bloodshy” Karlsson of Miike Snow and Linus Eklow aka Style of Eye, have announced that they will release their debut self-titled EP on April 1 via Big Beat Records. In advance of the EP, today sees the release of their new single “You”, available at all digital retailers. “You” begins…
WIRE: YOUNG & SICK LEAD SINGLE “GLASS”
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Young & Sick announces the release date of his anticipated album on Harvest Records and is now available for pre-order. The eponymous record pulls from the recesses of pop music, soul, and jazz, distinctly characterized by his own beautiful vocal harmonies. “Glass” is a pop song poised on the edge of an evening, residing in…
BECK iTUNES FIRST PLAY ON ITUNES RADIO NOW LIVE
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The single most anticipated album of the year to date can now be heard in its entirety on iTunes Radio. iTunes First Play: Beck’s Morning Phase is is available now at http://smarturl.it/MPRADIO for a full week on advance of its February 25 release on Capitol Records. Early raves on Morning Phase continue to pile up…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY DESERT NOISES
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The Michael Palmieri-directed clip for “Out of My Head” premiered via The AV Club. Appropriately enough for a band that’s made its name on the road, the video finds Desert Noises traveling between shows and blurring the line between dreams and reality. The band has announced four shows at next month’s SXSW and…
WAYFARER STREAMS NEW EP ‘THE ALBATROSS WE KEEP’
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Alt-folk act Wayfarer has released his new EP, The Albatross We Keep, today. The record, which features the song “Best and Worst,” is currently available for purchase on iTunes and can be streamed now at http://bit.ly/1e4fDKj. Wayfarer is the new project from singer-songwriter Nik Piscitello (Last of the Believers, Spark of Life) which…
WIRE: JON LANGFORD NEW MUSIC ON USATODAY.COM
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Here Be Monsters, the new album by Jon Langford and his band Skull Orchard, finds the acclaimed musician and visual artist scanning the outskirts of popular culture, its title born of medieval cartographers term for the dragons, sea serpents, and other mythical beasties that reside beyond the boundaries of the known universe. Set to…
WIRE: RODRIGO Y GABRIELA PREMIERE “THE SOUNDMAKER”
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Acoustic rock maestros Rodrigo y Gabriela have shared the first song, “The Soundmaker,” from their new album 9 Dead Alive via Rolling Stone.com. The magazine said the song “finds the nimble-fingered guitarists at their punchiest, transforming their guitars into sources of percussion and blazing through the rumbling melody.” http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rodrigo-y-gabriela-honor-antonio-de-torres-jurado-on-the-soundmaker-20140217
JOE TEAMS UP WITH KELLY ROWLAND “LOVE & SEX PT. 2”
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Seven-time Grammy nominee, singer-songwriter-producer, JOE, has released the first single, “LOVE & SEX PT. 2,” from BRIDGES, his upcoming Summer 2014 release on his very own record label, Plaid Take-Over. The song, going for adds at radio today, features multi-Grammy winner Kelly Rowland and is accompanied by an impassioned video by film director Billy Woodruff,…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY NOELZ VEDERE
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In the new single, “Bittersweet,” Noelz explores the balance between good and bad, rapping “ain’t no heroes in my eyes because I do lies myself.” The video captures silhouettes of Noelz rapping with viscous, cephalopod-like liquid smoke rising in the background, juxtaposed with scenes of a beautiful woman frustrated by her self-inflected pressures to be…
‘PUNK IN AFRICA’ DVD
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PUNK IN AFRICA is the story of the multi-racial punk movement within the recent political and social upheavals experienced in three Southern African countries: South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Pre-Order Link: http://www.seeofsound.com/p.php?s=MVD6189D In these societies, the punk subculture represented a genuinely radical political impulse, playing out against a backdrop of intense political struggle, economic hardship…
WIRE: NEW HONDURAS SINGLE “ACE”
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Honduras was started in a Bushwick basement by Patrick Phillips (vocals/guitar) and Tyson Moore (guitar/vocals). Originally from Columbia, MO, they wound up together in Brooklyn and started playing music again. Nick Atria (bass) joined and Josh Wehle (drums) soon followed, forming the solid, energetic rhythm foundation for well-crafted and catchy songs with melodic guitar hooks.…
NEW PR FIRM LAUNCHES FROM LA TO LONDON
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In an exciting new venture between London-based publicist Sarah Maynard, formerly of Division PR, and former head of publicity at Epitaph Records in Los Angeles, Jessica Giordano, Major is launching with a focus on providing cohesive PR campaigns on both sides of the Atlantic. Combining their experiences working with a wealth of formidable independent artists…
WIRE: BLUFFING PREMIERE VIDEO FOR “MIND/MOOD”
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The New York City duo of J Boxer and Olivia Drusin aka BLUFFING premiered a video for “Mind/Mood” yesterday via IMPOSE. Directed by William Stewart, Drusin said of the video, “Willie and I go to an art school together in the East Village. I love how totally absurd the images in his photography and…
THE HENRY MILLERS’ RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “CHILDREN”
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Check out The Henry Millers’ brand new video for “Children,” the first single from their upcoming album, Posies, which will release later this year. THM has been featured in Vogue’s “Bring in the Noise” artist playlist, Portable.tv’s “A Band Worth Knowing”, “A New Artist on the Rise” by NPR and named “Best Indie Pop Band…
WIRE: S. CAREY “FIRE-SCENE” VIDEO PREMIERE ON FILTER
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S. Carey, Wisconsin-based singer/songwriter and Bon Iver-multi-instrumentalist, premiered his video for single “Fire-scene,” off his upcoming album Range of Light, today via Filter. The Joe Baughman-directed clip, which utilizes some stark imagery to bring out the otherwise gentle song’s somber undercurrent, can now be seen here: SKOPE IT HERE!
SOUTH BY SO WHAT?! 2014 INFO
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The 7th Annual South By So What?! Music Festival is scheduled to take place on March 14th, 15th & 16th at QuikTrip Ballpark, just minutes from downtown Dallas! This year’s festival boasts over 100 bands from different genres including major artists such as, The Used, Taking Back Sunday, Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice &…
WIRE: UME PREMIERES NEW TRACK “CHASE IT DOWN” TODAY VIA BROOKLYN VEGAN
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Austin rock band Ume today revealed a new track entitled “Chase It Down” from their forthcoming album, Monuments, due out on March 4th on Dangerbird Records. To stream “Chase It Down” now via Brooklyn Vegan, click HERE. http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2014/02/ume_releasing_a.html Monuments is the follow-up to the trio’s heralded debut full-length album Phantoms, which was released in…
WIRE: RICKY BLAZE “TAKE YA MONEY”
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At only 24 years old, Ricky Blaze has become one of the most innovative and successful producers in music. Over the past few years his classic Reggae & Pop hits have ignited the airwaves and kept dance floors across the globe sizzling. In his teens, Blaze held down an on-air position at a popular Brooklyn…
MORRISSEY TO EMBARK ON U.S. CONCERT TOUR
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Globally-renowned recording and performing artist Morrissey will embark on an extensive U.S. Tour on May 7 in San Jose at the City National Civic Center Auditorium. The tour will continue across the country through June 21, when it concludes in Brooklyn, New York at Barclays Center Arena. The tour of more than two-dozen…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY DOORBELLS
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Doorbells is the project of Ohio native Nic Berlin. From graduating high school then moving to New York at 18 to live with his brother, he’s spent the past couple years experimenting with different genres while opening for bands such as The Neighbourhood, Futurebirds, & Hunter Hunted this past year. Doorbells will be releasing the…
BROOKE CANDY SIGNS WITH RCA RECORDS
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RCA Records is excited to announce the signing of emerging rapper/singer and viral sensation Brooke Candy. Candy, who has sparked an overwhelming amount of interest online and created a buzz with her empowering fierce lyrics and visuals, has been tapped by Diesel creative director Nicola Formichetti as one of the faces of Diesel’s 2014…
JOYNER LUCAS SINGLE “EYES ON THE CEILING”
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Joyner Lucas staring at the ceiling as he weighed the pros and cons of suicide by bullet; the woes of the world crashing in on him. On this week’s offering, the first off of his upcoming album, “Along Came Joyner”, he imagines that someone is looking back. “Eyes on the Celing” finds Joyner contemplating wealth…
WIRE: BEFORE YOU EXIT NEW VIDEO AT RADIODISNEY.COM
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The pop trio, known as Before You Exit, have exclusively released their video for hit single, “Soldier”, on RadioDisney.com, here: http://bit.ly/1eUjkH1. Directed by Martin and Oscar Ubilluz from MU2 Productions, the band tells us “”Ever since this song came out we have received some of the most amazing and heartfelt letters telling us how this…
WIRE: YOUNG WIDOWS FIRST SINGLE “KEROSENE GIRL”
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Louisville’s creatively restless dark-rock auteurs Young Widows have announced the impending release of their new full length Easy Pain, due May 13 via longtime label Temporary Residence, Ltd. Recorded with Kevin Ratterman (My Morning Jacket) the new set is far and away the trio’s densest, most disturbingly addictive record yet. Easy Pain melds the strengths…
WIRE: BEN WATT NEW SINGLE ON THEGUARDIAN.COM
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After twenty years in Everything But The Girl, and ten years as a respected DJ and record label boss of Buzzin’ Fly, Ben Watt announced last year he was parking everything to complete two long-planned creative solo projects. The first – published by Bloomsbury on February 13 in the UK and in June in…
BOY GEORGE CONFIRMS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR FOR APRIL
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Legendary artist Boy George has confirmed today that he will be embarking on an 8 date North American tour this April in continual support of his brand new studio full-length ‘This Is What I Do’. This highly anticipated tour will commence on the east coast at Philadelphia’s Theater of the Living Arts, and will make…
