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Major Lazer released a new track from their upcoming Apocalypse Soon EP out February 25th via Mad Decent. This one’s called “Come On To Me” and features Jamaican Grammy-winner Sean Paul. Check it below. https://soundcloud.com/majorlazer/major-lazer-come-on-to-me-feat

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Hailing from from South Central Los Angeles, Barney Bones is an artist that places an emphasis on his lyrical diversity, story telling skills, and ability to rock over a broad range of production – from electronic, to atmospheric, to boom-bap. Delivering concepts of fame, greed, love, power, and addiction, all in a non traditional fashion,…

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Being a Detroit-based act, Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas can’t help but make music with soul. With Jessica’s rockabilly attitude at the forefront, you can’t help but want to dance along with her in the flirtatious new video for “Caught Up” from the band’s latest EP, Demons. Watch it via Ladygunn HERE.   Showcasing influences…

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Following a massive year of touring, including 2013’s inaugural Frampton’s Guitar Circus, Peter Frampton is back on the road. This time Frampton will set out on a three-part catch-all tour including select solo dates, a co-headlining run with Grammy-winning American rock legends The Doobie Brothers and the return of Frampton’s Guitar Circus (more dates to…

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ADA, the independent distribution and services arm of Warner Music Group (WMG), today announced a partnership with renowned independent record label Mute. Since its launch more than three decades ago, the Mute roster has included seminal artists such as Depeche Mode, Moby, Erasure, Goldfrapp, Can, Yaz and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. ADA will…

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Ava Luna are thrilled to share their latest single “PRPL” today courtesy of Pitchfork. Today also marks the beginning of a month long tour with up and comers Krill, hitting both coasts and every where in between including several dates (with more to come) at SXSW.   http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16681-prpl/

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Kato has released a series of singles leading up to today’s album release. Triumphant horns set the beat ablaze along with timely snare hits and soft strikes of the piano keys on the “Pimpin’ Mane” remix, featuring Rittz, Jackie Chain, Scotty ATL, and Rara. On the auto-tuned “Popular,” Sy Ari Da Kid and K Camp…

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Rockers Redlight King released their official lyric video for the single, “Times Are Hard.” The video is front man Kaz’s point of view as he scribes the lyrics of the song. The single is off of Redlight King’s sophomore album, Irons In The Fire – available now on iTunes & Amazon. “Life is a struggle…

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Stepdad have shared their new video for the single “Got The Bite” from their new EP, Strange Tonight, out March 4 via Quite Scientific. This dance-jam, gang-chant, summer-like, sing-along features a video that’s perfectly fit for all of the above. Think Eyes Wide Shut meets The Craft mixed in with a little bit of bad…

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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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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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!

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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 &…

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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…

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