Houston’s indie 4-piece The Tontons are starting 2014 off with a bang, releasing their new single “Magic Hour” with RollingStone.com Today. Listen to the new sultry and energetic single, here: http://rol.st/1gqmSjG. “Magic Hour” comes off The Tontons’ much-anticipated forthcoming full-length album, Make Out King and Other Stories of Love out February 18th.
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JOHN NEWMAN US TOUR DATES
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JOHN NEWMAN will unveil, Tribute, his debut full-length for REPUBLIC RECORDS on January 7, 2014. It follows up the UK phenomenon’s Love Me Again EP, which first officially introduced the States to this multi-talented singer, songwriter, and producer. The i-Tunes pre-order for the album is now live. Already out in the UK, Tribute reached #1…
BOOTY FADE NEW SINGLE “KEEP THE CHANGE”
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Just in time for the holidays, Picnic and Sober connect to bring the world “Keep The Change,” a new and fun holiday tune that fuses their signature sound with lines from all you filthy animals’ favorite holiday comedy. Named after the popular haircut, Booty Fade broke beyond their Dallas hip-hop roots and took over dance…
WIRE: SILENT LIONS PREMIERE THEIR NEW “STOLEN IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT” VIDEO
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Conceived in Toledo, OH with a home base in sister city Detroit, Silent Lions are the sinister twosome of heavy-soul. Dean Tartaglia simultaneously plays effected octave bass, sampled synths, and manipulated atmospheric vocals, all while drummer Matt Klein grooves and thrashes beside him, often providing soulful singalong melodies and harmonies. The duo’s live shows sound…
DR. MILLIONAIRE “ALT BITCS” VIDEO
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Richmond, VA rapper Dr. Millionaire presents the Joseph Pleasants-directed music video for “Alt Bitcs”, his Hovey Benjamin-produced new single. “‘Alt Bitcs’ is inspired by all tha cute art school babes living in Richmond,” explains Dr. Millionaire. “The song describes selling weed and sipping lean and killing shows. References to artists I heard about on Pitchfork.…
BUSTA RHYMES JUMPS ON BUNJI GARLIN REMIX
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Bunji Garlin will release his upcoming studio album next year on VP Records. His anticipated release will be his first full-length release on VP Records since 2007’s Global. The Trinidadian artist and international soca royalty is known for his high-energy stage shows, lyrical confidence and eloquence. Garlin is both a composer and performer of soca…
ONE DAYS NOTICE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “COMING HOME”
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Five piece “fun rock” band One Days Notice and BryanStars are excited to premiere the new music video for their song Coming Home. The song is off the band’s new full-length album When Dinosaurs Get Drunk, which was produced by Jim Wirt (Incubus, Something Corporate) at Crushtone Studios in Cleveland, OH along with additional production…
ICE COLD SOPHIST “DEATH BY DESIGN” MP3
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This new cut produced by budding New Jersey producer Clams Casino features dynamic lyricism by upstart Detroit emcee Ice Cold Sophist. Cold Sophist takes advantage of this dark and melodic production to ponder the conflict between a culture that seems willing to die for designer labels and a much broader system that seems designed to…
WIRE: MANDARIN DYNASTY “LAP STEEL BLUES” PREMIERES ON IMPOSE
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Mandarin Dynasty is the musical brainchild of Mike Sherk, birthed sometime in 2004. Sherk, a native son of Southern California, wrote and recorded the album during breaks between extended tours, briefly setting up shop in Michigan, Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas. http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/mandarin-dynasty-lap-steel-blues-mp3
WIRE: RAFAEL VIGILANTICS PREMIERES NEW VIDEO ON HUFFINGTON POST
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Portland-based MC Rafael Vigilantics takes off on a space voyage while looking for love in his new video. After several acclaimed albums and shows with Digable Planets, Sage Francis, P.O.S, Busdriver and more, Rafael is premiering “Frantic Night” on Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/peter-tosh-remembered-a-c_b_4506373.html
PITBULL JOINS BIGGEST CELEBRATION OF THE YEAR
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Pitbull, Mr. Worldwide, will appear in a live performance from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” joining the country’s biggest New Year’s Eve celebration on December 31st, beginning at 8:00 PM ET/PT on ABC. Ryan Seacrest will lead the traditional countdown at midnight,…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY WELL$
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“Black Swan” is also a track where Well$ wanted to make a deep empathic statement saying, “I think we, as a culture, judge too much without thinking about the shit people have to go through. I’m just trying to make people think about the other side of the story.” MTSYD: Revenge of The African Booty…
CHI CITY “H.Y.F.L.” VIDEO
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Southside Chicago rapper Chi City presents the music video for his single “H.Y.F.L.”. With over nine underground tapes bearing his name — his last being 2011′s Who Is Chi City — Chi has collaborated with Cory Gunz, Mullyman and has toured with Philadelphia Freeway, Mickey Factz, Mikey Halsted and Daytona. He was crowned Coast To…
SEVAG “GONE TOO FAR” REMIX
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How fitting it is that the rising DJ/producer Sevag has remixed the vocals of the promising Polina in a stunning combination of tantalizing vocals and big room elements. The pride of NYC/NJ and resident DJ of the wildly popular venue, Mister East, has been pumping out quality tunes in the past few months, testing the…
BORO-HALL POSTS “BAD MOTHER”
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Hip Hop Music Artist, Boro Hall decided to release a new song titled, “Bad Mother” as a gift to the fans & potential fans for the Christmas holiday. This particular song features Hip Hop Music Artist, Leon Marin & will be on Boro Hall’s upcoming project titled, “The Ambiance Part 2” releasing officially on DatPiff.com…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY THE ADVERSARY
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After a breakthrough year with media support from Huffington Post, Alternative Press, ReGen Magazine, FourCulture, among others, NYC-based organic electro band THE ADVERSARY are gearing up for another exciting year with the release of their new single “YOSHIMI”, a cover of the Flaming Lips classic. The song premiered on popular music site, Cover Me…
TROUBLE ANDREW NEW VIDEO “WASTING MY TIME”
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The time is 1985, the place is No Work City. Art world heavy weights Trouble Andy and Samol’ Toonz battle it out to be crowned king of the ring. This Legendary fight plays out in the video for Trouble Andrew’s “Wasting My Time” taken from his forthcoming Gucci Ghost EP due out in early 2014.…
MIKE WILL MADE IT NEW MIXTAPE
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#MikeWiLLBeenTriLL comes on the heels of recent profiles with Forbes and the Wall Street Journal, and having been named Artist Of The Year by SPIN, the culmination of a two year run that has seen the 24-year-old multi-platinum super producer produce over a dozen Billboard-charting singles, including his own single “23,” executive produce Miley Cyrus’…
SNOOP LION DEBUTS NEW VIDEO ‘SMOKE THE WEED’ FEAT COLLIE BUDDZ
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Entertainment icon and multi-platinum artist Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion) released a new music video today for the song “Smoke The Weed,” featured on his GRAMMY ® nominated album Reincarnated. Snoop Lion was nominated for “Best Reggae Album” for his reggae and dancehall-influenced album Reincarnated, which was released last April and hit #1 on…
NEW SINGLE FROM A TORONTO EMCEE BESIDES DRAKE
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Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Minty Burns has spent the last several years honing his craft and developing an enthusiastic global fan-base. Minty is definitely making his mark as an up-and-coming artist to watch. Proving his dedication to his craft, Minty established his own recording studio, Belvia Sound, which has quickly become one of the more…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO & MIXTAPE FROM LIGHTSHOW
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Check out Southeast DC native Lightshow’s new mixtape Life Sentence 2 featuring production from KE On the Track, Izze the Producer, Jay Cornell, Beat Zombie and more. Complex.com listed Lightshow as one of the 25 new artist to look out for 2013 after the release of his Get Well Soon mixtape and collaborations with…
HARN SOLO “LOUIS ARMSTRONG” VIDEO
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Harn SOLO performing the song “Louis Armstrong” in the Garden District and French Quarter of New Orleans. The Focus Cinema TV directed film is the third single from Harn SOLO’s album, “Perfect Picture” released this fall. Paying tribute to his current city on “Louis Armstrong”, it’s obvious the Crescent Kingz produced song mirrors the unique…
WIRE: HAPPY FANGS “ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS HALLOWEEN”
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If you want to get technical, today–the 23rd of December–is actually Festivus. So in the spirit of Frank Costanza and hating everything, Noisey is happy to premiere Happy Fangs’ “All I Want for Christmas Is Halloween,” which is, yeah, pretty much exactly what it sounds like: Fuck Christmas. Halloween rules. Anyway, watch the video and…
THE EXODUS ATTACK COMING TO KIRK VON HAMMETT’S FEAR FESTEVIL 2014
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Are we here at your lil’ old Fear Festevil delighted to be able to confirm the appearance of legendary Bay Area thrashers EXODUS on February 7, 2014 at the first FEAR FestEvil ever. The event takes place @ Regency Ballroom 1300 Van Ness Avenue – San Francisco, CA 94108 http://www.fearfestevil.com
WIRE: AFRICAN REGGAE LEGEND ALPHA BLONDY DROPS NEW VIDEO “MY AMERICAN DREAM”
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West-African reggae vocalist Alpha Blondy returns with his latest video “My American Dream,” directed by Brant Kantor of NBTV and filmed in New York City, where Alpha once resided. The video’s vivid imagery was shot the day before Independence Day on July 3, 2013 in and around historic locations throughout Manhattan — including the newly-erected…
KYLE RAPPS NEW VIDEO FEAT MURS
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Big dreams require big talents, and New Jersey born, but Harlem perfected emcee Kyle Rapps has spent much of 2013 proving that he’s not lacking in either category. With an impressive year that included the Mishka sponsored mixtape SUB that included features from Action Bronson and Mr. MFN eXquire, Rapps is finishing the year strong…
ADVENTURES & RUN FOREVER TO RELEASE SPLIT EP ON JANUARY 28TH
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Pittsburgh native bands ADVENTURES and RUN FOREVER have announced plans to release a split EP via No Sleep Records on January 28th. In anticipation of the upcoming release, the band’s have partnered with AltPress.com to premiere two new songs from the forthcoming record. Stream ADVENTURES’ “Call Me At Night” and RUN FOREVER’s…
WIRE: THE ECHO FRIENDLY ON NOISEY
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The Echo Friendly is thrilled to be kicking off the new year with a residency at Coco 66 in Brooklyn. The band will be showcasing new tracks from their forthcoming debut LP. Head over to Noisey to listen to the first single “Panic” now and look out for more album details in 2014. http://noisey.vice.com/blog/listen-to-the-echo-friendlys-new-song-panic
WIRE: FOX & THE BIRD PREMIERE THEIR NEW “WRECK OF THE FALLIBLE” VIDEO
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A folk-pop band with gang vocals and layered harmonies, Fox and the Bird is a choral collective of rotating songwriters and singers. The band’s characteristically rich, up-beat orchestration is hitched to banjos, accordions, ukuleles & fiddles to form the foundation of a sound reminiscent of hard times and high hopes. Fox & The Bird’s latest…
WIRE: JARED & THE MILL VIDEO ON BAEBLE
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Hailing from Arizona, Jared & The Mill are pleased to announce the premiere of their latest video, “Western Expansion,” via Baeble Music late last week. The video, gorgeously done in black and white, brings to life the band’s energetic and heartfelt live show. With backstage footage intertwined between, it makes for a perfect first glimpse…
OZOMATLI CLAIM THEIR ‘PLACE IN THE SUN’
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The multi-genre, multi-talented Ozomatli comes full circle with the release of PLACE IN THE SUN, their new album available on March 11, 2014. The album marks their debut on Vanguard Records. Produced by the band and longtime friend, world renowned engineer Robert Carranza (Eels, Jack Johnson, The Mars Volta) and featuring collaborations…
WIRE: PUSSY RIOT ARE FREE
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“We all recognize that the whole amnesty program is a PR move by Putin, likely of course a bit of image clean up prior to the Olympics, said Hunter Heaney, Executive Director of The Voice Project, an organization that has worked behind the scenes for the women’s release and worked together with family members to…
DEREK LUH NEW VIDEO “SCREWS LOOSE”
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Los Angeles emcee Derek Luh took a quick break from MGK’s ‘The Raging With The Reindeer II Tour’ to liberate this visual for his second single, “Screws Loose” Ft. Jarren Benton, which is featured on his upcoming release, “L.A. Confidential”, dropping December 27th. The project features tour mate and Fly America compatriot, Mark Battles as…
SHYLA DAY TOURING SO CAL THRU FERUARY 2014
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18 year old singer/songwriter Shyla Day is on tour again, this time in the Southern California area! Promoting her new band, new music, and more upcoming releases! On this tour, Starting on October 22, 2013 – February 22, 2014, she will be having surprise full-band shows and acoustic shows at randomly picked dates on tour!…
WIRE: SLICK TALK ON COMPLEX
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“I want someone to be able to close their eyes and go on a late night ride through the darker, maybe hidden corners of South Austin. A dice game on someone’s porch at Meadowbrooks projects. A twilight drug transaction at a bus stop on Riverside. A gunshot, somewhere over the railroad tracks. A kid hitting…
‘SINATRA, WITH LOVE’
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With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, set the perfect mood for this special night with the romantic styling of “The Chairman of the Board.” On January 28, 2014, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) will release Sinatra, With Love, a 16-track collection of Sinatra’s romantic classics from his Capitol and Reprise catalogs. This is Universal’s second release under…
NEW SINGLE BY POTENT P
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“Superstition is three minutes and thirty five seconds of aggressive hip hop.”, says Potent P about his latest single, which was recorded in his home New Jersey in collaboration with UK based producer DJ UK 33. Check out the single below as well as a free download link to Potent P’s latest album “Cadillac Joe”.…
WIRE: ARMON JAY “THE HARVEST” ON ARTIST DIRECT
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Neo-folk singer-songwriter, Armon Jay has premiered a new track “The Harvest” from his upcoming album “Everything’s Different, Nothing’s Changed,” on Artist Direct today. Stream the song here: http://bit.ly/IVBoEn. The album is set to releaseon January 21st, 2014. Album pre-orders are now available via iTunes here: http://bit.ly/180dbGw. A culmination of Armon’s two-year journey from darkness to…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY FATES WARNING
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This past weekend, U.S. Progressive Metal pioneers FATES WARNING wrapped up their first North American headlining tour in support of Darkness In A Different Light, their first new studio album effort in almost a decade and InsideOutMusic debut. Now, FATES WARNING and Guitar World have teamed up to bring you the brand new music video…
KATE NASH UNVEILS NEW VIDEO FOR “I HATE YOU THIS CHRISTMAS”
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Brit Award-winning Indie Queen, Kate Nash, is bringing some holiday cheer to your inbox with her latest video for ‘I Hate You This Christmas’. The new track is featured on her first Christmas EP entitled ‘Have Faith With Kate Nash This Christmas’, featuring all-girl three-piece punk band, The Tuts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNCG1TtrzFY
