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BO JANKANS VIDEO “1 MORE SHOT”

Unlike the spooky and darker “Wicked Little Gun” video released late last year, this song and video tackles the joys of living for the day and having “1 More Shot” with your pals before heading out that front door. The PG Maryland native Lyriciss joins in on the final verse and $crilla goes ham on…

WIRE: SALLY SELTMANN PREMIERES NEW SINGLE “CATCH OF THE DAY”

Sally Seltmann recently announced that her new album Hey Daydreamer will arrive in North America on March 4 via Arts & Crafts.   This will be Seltmann’s fourth full-length album; second to bear her name, after 2010’s Heart That’s Pounding, and two under the name New Buffalo. After debuting the first single “Billy” with both…

WIRE: YOUNG GIRLS STREAM SELF-TITLED EP

Post-punk garage dance outfit Young Girls are pleased to share their self-titled limited edition 7″ EP in its entirety via Interview Magazine. Available today, January 28th on Austin Town Hall Records, the wax features the perfect blend of “oh ahhs” with driving riffs. Listen and share the record here: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/exclusive-ep-premiere-young-girls-young-girls#_

WIRE: SPARTAN RECORDS SIGNS NORWEGIAN HARDCORE BAND BARREN WOMB

Seattle based indie label Spartan Records is proud to announce the signing of Norwegian hardcore band Barren Womb and the upcoming release of their debut full-length album, The sun’s not yellow, it’s chicken, on March 11th .   The record will be available digitally and on limited edition vinyl, which can be pre-ordered now at…

MÖTLEY CRÜE ANNOUNCES THE FINAL TOUR

After more than three decades together, iconic rock ‘n roll band MÖTLEY CRÃœE announced today The Final Tour and the band’s ultimate retirement. The announcement was solidified when the band signed a formal Cessation Of Touring Agreement, effective at the end of 2015, in front of global media in Los Angeles today. Celebrating the announcement…

WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY SCYTHIA

Canadian medieval-themed power metal band SCYTHIA and Decibel Magazine are teaming up today to bring you the brand new track ‘Reflections’, cut from the band’s upcoming album …Of Conquest. ‘Reflections’ is the fourth new track released from the album, which hits stores on February 25, 2014. Check out the new track at this location, exclusively…

J. COLE BRINGS DREAMVILLE LABEL TO INTERSCOPE RECORDS

Dreamville, one of hip-hop’s most innovative and creative collectives and the force behind the phenomenal success of rapper J. Cole, whose first two albums hit #1 across the charts, has formed an exclusive label with Interscope Records. Dreamville also announced today that its first artist signing will be Bas, who has been supporting Cole on…

WIRE: AUGUSTINES SELF-TITLED ALBUM NOW STREAMING

Brooklyn’s AUGUSTINES partnered with Wall Street Journal to stream their new self-titled album, out February 4th, in its entirety. “It’s a stirring, soulful record,” WSJ declares, “full of sweeping hooks on expansive songs that strike a balance between hopeful and melancholy.” Additionally, Augustines — heretofore known as We Are Augustines — will kick off a…

THE STEREO BOYZ POST “DRAGO” RMX

The Stereo Boyz release another free remix of “Drago”, the fourth single off their album “Carz, Clubz & Theaterz”. The Remix was done by Applauze Beetz, also known as Mixo, MC and producer of the Stereo Boyz. Applauze Beetz put his own spin on the Sacramento Knoxx’ produced track “Drago” with a more New School,…

LAURA PAUSINI LIVE SHOW TO NEW YORK’S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN THEATER

On March 6, international superstar Laura Pausini, one of the most beloved Italian singers in the world, will bring an unique and memorable concert to New York’s Madison Square Garden Theater to commemorate her 20 years of extraordinary career. For this event, Pausini has invited award winning artists and close friends: Gloria Estefan, Miguel Bosé,…

WIRE: NDMA DEBUTS “YOURS FOR ONE NIGHT”

Nilton De Menezes, who performs under the name NDMA, debuted the laid back, synth-driven music video “Yours For One Night” on Vice’s Noisey Blog, earlier today. The video premieres on VEVO today and single is available for purchase on iTunes now. WATCH “YOURS FOR ONE NIGHT” ON NOISEY HERE http://noisey.vice.com/blog/ndma-yours-for-one-night-premiere

WIRE: THE TONTONS POST “PONY”

Houston’s rising indie rockers The Tontons team up with The Village Voice’s Sound of the City blog to premiere their latest track, “Pony,” today – a follow-up to their last single. Listen to the new song “Pony”. The song is off The Tontons’ much-anticipated forthcoming full-length album, Make Out King and Other Stories of Love…

VICTORY RECORDS SIGNS DARKNESS DIVIDED

VICTORY RECORDS is proud to announce the signing of San Antonio’s DARKNESS DIVIDED. The four-piece are quickly making a name for themselves through heavy DIY touring — including major festivals such as Cornerstone and Sonshine. Vocalist Gerard Mora comments, “We are incredibly stoked to be a part of the Victory Records Family!   We’ve always…

WIRE: SPIN PREMIERES THE DARCYS NEW VIDEO

The Darcys announce a fourth video from their highly acclaimed Arts & Crafts full-length, Warring, today via SPIN. Directed by Michael Maxxis, “Horses Fell” follows Sonny Castille, a former Vegas lounge singer who lost everything to drug addiction, ultimately relocating to Reno, Nevada to disappear. When Maxxis spoke of first meeting Castille, “I met Sonny…

MAX ROACH MEMORIALIZED AT LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

The life and music of jazz great Max Roach, one of the founding fathers of the modernist style known as bebop, will be forever memorialized for future generations in the nation’s library.   The Library of Congress today celebrated the acquisition of Roach’s vast personal collection of papers, music, photos, and audio and video recordings.…

NEW VIDEO BY MOSES WEST

Lyricist Moses West and Producer ill Clinton bring you the video for fan favorite song “Fair Eastside” off their LP “You’re Gonna Love Me”. “Fair Eastside” is a soulful, heartfelt, and lyrical ode to “Outeast”, the notorious east side of Jacksonville, FL. Watch “Fair Eastside” here: http://youtu.be/1a5oM1Izn1E Stream / Purchase “You’re Gonna Love Me” LP…

WIRE: ANIMAL PARTS SHARE NEW VIDEO FOR “WHERE THE HEART IS”

Animal Parts recently shared their heartsick, yet uplifting single, “Where The Heart Is,” via SPIN, and today, the Toronto folk rock band unveil a nostalgic new video for the track. The video features home movie footage of childhood images and lazy summer days, with clips of Animal Parts’ Joshua Cockerill walking home through the streets…

LIZZIE SIDER CONTINUES ANTI-BULLYING MESSAGE

LIZZIE SIDER, 15-year old emerging Country artist, is continuing her tour of elementary and middle schools, by conducting her Bully Prevention Assembly at over 100 schools during January, February and March of 2014, throughout the entire State of Florida.   The tour continues after a successful weekend in Nashville, where Sider performed the national anthem…

WIRE: EYEDRESS NEW SINGLE ON NOISEY

Quezon City, Manila, in the Philippines is where Idris Vicuña’s music project EYEDRESS came to life. It also serves as the backdrop of the Filipino wunderkinds new, self-directed music video for his latest track “Teen Spirits.”   Speaking about “Teen Spirit,” Idris explains that it’s “a song about true love and the idea of soul…

WIRE: NTNT NEW SINGLE POSTED

NTNT is kicking the year off right with the release of their sophomore EP, And Then the Moon. The group has just premiered their highly anticipated electro-laced single, “Getchya So Good,” via The Vinyl District. The phenomenal track is intertwined with electro-punches, and dreamy melodies, which will grab your ears right from the start. The…

WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY THE VALERY TRAILS

Indie rockers, The Valery Trails, are back with their second album, Buffalo Speedway due out April 29th, releasing their new single, “Starsong,” interestingly enough, a track written even before their time. Take a listen here at The Big Takeover: http://www.bigtakeover.com/news/exclusive-song-premiere-starsong-by-the-valery-trails

NEW VIDEO BY FYE BOY

Straight out of Daytona Beach, FL comes FYE BOY, a rapper and businessman. Today, he is releasing the video for the first single “Grizzy Grind,” off his forthcoming album. Produced by Grammy-nominated, 3x Platinum artist AYO the Producer, the song is an anthem for 2014, slick and incredibly catchy. FYE’s personal story is both inspiring…

WIRE: CHRIS GARNEAU NEW VIDEO “OH GOD” RMX

When Chris Garneau started working on Winter Games five years ago, he had a simple premise in mind: exploring the frostbitten season through secondhand story lines. Not long-forgotten memories of merriment and myrrh so much as the many ways smothered sunrises and blanketed windowsills manipulate our moods and tighten―or in some cases, altogether undo ―our…

WIRE: JARED BARTMAN SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR “JACKALS” VIA ARTIST DIRECT

Following the recent release of his new album, Misery Makes Strange Bedfellows, Jared Bartman is sharing a new video for his song, “Jackals,” via Artist Direct. Shot on a warehouse rooftop last summer, Jared’s commanding vocals cut through the airy harmonies with menacing energy in this stripped-down interpretation of the stomping album version. The latin-influenced…

WIRE: BOY/FRIEND DROPS BRAND NEW SINGLE “NEVER NOT LOOKING”

Following his critically-acclaimed debut album Leather Weather and Leather Weather Worldwide: The Remixes (both available for free via Soundcloud), New York’s R&B artist BOY/FRIEND is back with his brand new “pheromone-releasing single” (The FADER) “Never Not Looking,” produced by his go-to music partner MNTN and nightlife’s world-famous Mel DeBarge. The FADER exclusively premieres the song:…

WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY VINYL THIEF ON NOISEY

Electro-rock outfit, Vinyl Thief, have announced that they will be releasing a new EP, “Stop Motion,” on February 4th, 2014 – a preview to their upcoming full-length, set to release in Spring 2014. You can stream the title-track exclusively on Noisey here: http://bit.ly/noisey-vice. “Stop Motion” is the follow up single to “Smooth,” which Vinyl Thief…

WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY FENSTER

Berlin/NY quartet Fenster have announced the release of their second record, The Pink Caves, out March 4th on Morr Music. The album follows their debut, Bones, which received critical acclaim from the likes of KEXP, NPR, The New Yorker, MTV, NYLON, Refinery29, BrooklynVegan, Team Coco, and more, often gaining favorable comparisons to The Velvet Underground,…

SIIINES NEW EP FEBRUARY 11

SIIINES, the Los Angeles based electro-rock band, is pleased to announce the release of their new EP, Fukushimarama!   The album, which was produced by veteran electronic producer Ari Rhodes of Hands Up!, will be released on February 11th.     With equal parts eclectic EDM and in your face rock, SIIINES willfully crosses lines…

WIRE: NEW VIDEO POLICA “I NEED $”

Following on from their recent album Shulamith, the follow up to last year’s Give You the Ghost, POLIÇA are all set to release new single I Need $ on 3rd March 2014. I Need $ (spoken as I Need Money) is Shulamith’s most R&B / pop inflected track and contains the lyric that, according to…

ATM NEW SINGLE FEAT TABI BONNEY

After linking up with former No Limit/RuffRyder soldier and current Jet Life associate Fiend for the first leak (“Yesterday’s Sativa”) from his upcoming mixtape, Friday at the Currency Exchange, Chicago spitta ATM now recruits Tabi Bonney for the second leak, “Sleep Walkin,” from his forthcoming project. Link to ATM f/ Tabi Bonney “Sleep Walkin” (produced…

WIRE: STRANGE NAMES “RICOCHET” DEBUTS ON THE MUSIC NINJA

Minneapolis duo Strange Names are on track to becoming the young harbingers of American next-wave funk. Combining an unabashed live energy with the rhythmic and melodic romance of late 70s & early 80s new wave, (think Kid Creole meets Echo & The Bunnymen meets The B-52s), Strange Names kicks out straightforward pop songs with meticulous…

WIRE: AXXA/ABRAXAS NEW SINGLE ON NOISEY

Before the close of the year we announced one of the newest members of the Captured Tracks family, Axxa/Abraxas, the musical moniker of 23 year-old Atlanta native Ben Asbury. On March 4th we’ll be releasing his self-titled debut. The first taste of his debut came from the jangling guitar pop track “I Almost Fell”, described…

WIRE: OFF! SHARE TRACK “VOID YOU OUT”

OFF! have shared “Void You Out,” the opening track from their forthcoming album Wasted Years, slated for an April 8th release on Vice Records. At just over a minute long, the track rips fast and hard, but the chaos is cleaner than you might expect. But don’t worry, OFF!’s upcoming record will have all the…

CMT TO PARTNER WITH COUNTRY STAMPEDE

In a deal announced today, CMT will serve as the exclusive national TV partner for the 19th annual Kicker Country Stampede this summer, bringing coverage of the massive festival to CMT, CMT.com and CMT Radio. Country superstars Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Chris Young, Joe Nichols, Dustin Lynch, Thomas Rhett, Charlie Worsham, Tyler Farr, Joe Diffie,…

“AN EVENING WITH SEVENDUST” ACOUSTIC TOUR

SEVENDUST didn’t waste any time getting 2014 started the best way they know how:   being holed up in the recording studio to create their long-awaited and highly-anticipated acoustic album.     TIME TRAVELERS & BONFIRES will be released in April on 7Bros. Records, in conjunction with ADA Label Services.   On April 1, they’ll…

I, FRANKENSTEIN APP RELEASED

Lakeshore Records has partnered with Dysonics to bring Dysonics Rondo technology, which delivers 5.1 surround sound in headphones via a stereo track, to the I, Frankenstein App. Listeners will hear the I, Frankenstein movie score in their headphones as the 5.1 mix was intended to be heard in the sweet spot of a movie theater.…

TOTO RAMPS UP FOR BUSY 2014 WITH PLANNED STUDIO ALBUM

Toto has revealed plans for 2014 that deliver what fans have been waiting years for.   The band will record a new studio album, their first since Falling In Between (2006).   Keyboardist and founding member David Paich shares, “The repertoire is coming together so naturally it is as though we never took a break…