Sarge reaches out to Reks to help drive home the concept on “Better Than A Rapper”. Produced by The Cratez, this track is about championing the blue and even the white collar workers that punch the clock day in and day out to keep this world spinning. “Better Than A Rapper” is the lead-single from…
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WIRE: CHRIS GATSBY VIDEO “KEEP IT MOVING” FT. STATIK SELEKTAH
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Hip-Hop emcee Chris Gatsby is the latest young talent to emerge from the Bay Area’s rich hip-hop talent pool. Today, he’s dropping the visuals for the track “Keep It Moving,” produced by Boston beat maker Statik Selektah, the lead single is off of his debut album, Middleground: Morals & Money to be released on January…
WIRE: SPEEDY ORTIZ PREMIERES NEW VIDEO FOR “NO BELOW”
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Speedy Ortiz is very pleased to unveil the new video for fan-favorite and summer hit “No Below” in anticipation of months of touring behind their debut album Major Arcana which came out July 9th on Carpark Records. The video was directed by Boast Choan and features members of friends’ bands Ovlov, Palehound, and Very Fresh.…
WIRE: MAC MILLER TO RELEASE NEW LIVE ALBUM
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Mac Miller will release a new live album, LIVE FROM SPACE, featuring recordings off his previously released studio album WATCHING MOVIES WITH THE SOUND OFF and his mixtape BEST DAY EVER as performed during his worldwide Space Migration Tour, as well as five previously unreleased new studio tracks. LIVE FROM SPACE will be available exclusively…
X AMBASSADORS HIT THE ROAD IN 2014
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Brooklyn indie rockers X Ambassadors released their official debut EP Love Songs Drug Songs on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records in May. After support dates with Imagine Dragons, Jimmy Eat World and the Mowgli’s the band is now prepping to join Panic! At The Disco on their Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die! Tour…
WIRE: MY DARLING FURY POST “SPILLED MILK”
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My Darling Fury is pleased to announce the premiere of their second single off of Licking Wounds, titled “Spilled Milk.” The gorgeous track is laced with bright tones, adoring strings, and singer Danny Reye’s addictive smooth vocals. A whirlwind of guitars join in, that bring a whole new life to the song. Catch the Premiere…
NEW EP FROM TROPIC OF PISCES FEBRUARY 2014
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Tropic Of Pisces, the side project of Oberhofer guitarist, Mathew Scheiner, will release the stunning debut EP, Symmetry, on February 25th, both digitally and on a limited 10″ vinyl pressing via Ooh La La Records. The entirely self/home-recorded album was mixed by Grammy winning engineer / producer / father, Elliot Scheiner, famous for his work…
WIRE: CLARE MAGUIRE ON ROOKIE MAG
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Clare Maguire is only 26 but you’d think otherwise listening, channeling Nico, Joan Baez, Marianne Faithful, Joni Mitchell, etc. Check her new song “Whenever You Want It” and read the incredible interview she just did for Rookie Magazine, talking on addiction, sobriety and challenging the people who told her she wasn’t pretty enough and…
LUKE WADE & NO CIVILIANS NEW ALBUM MARCH 2014
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Singer-songwriter Luke Wade is pleased to announce the March 21st release of his anticipated sophomore album “The River.” Though certainly no stranger to music (the Texas native has regularly played live gigs five nights a week throughout his home state for almost a decade) Luke is, however, ready to branch out. 2014 will take Wade…
CALLIOPE MUSICALS POST “THE ADVENTURERS”
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Clouds On Fire (due out Dec. 10) is the new offering from Calliope Musicals and shows a group coming to grip with its’ songwriting and a sound that is honed to a razor’s edge. The poppy rush of the swoonsome “Jeanie O” is an engaging nod to the qualities of youth and what it…
POLO GROUNDS MUSIC/RCA RECORDS SIGNS OVERDOZ
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Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records has announced today the signing of the Los Angeles-based Hip-Hop group OverDoz., adding to PGM’s successful roster which includes award-winning artists A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg, A$AP Mob and burgeoning rapper Lantana, among others. Bryan Leach, President of Polo Grounds Music, Inc. comments: “OverDoz. and their team are fearless, creative and…
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS NEW VIDEO “HIGGS BOSON BLUES”
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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have unveiled their video for “Higgs Boson Blues.” Directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard and featuring the band performing the epic song live in its entirety, the video was revealed exclusively through Rolling Stone yesterday. Shot in East London, Nick and the Bad Seeds curate their legendary mystery…
DJ DUO CAZZETTE GIVES AWAY FREE TRACK TO CELEBRATE 200,000 FACEBOOK FANS
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Unstoppable DJ duo Cazzette celebrates 200,000 Facebook fans with a free download of their track, The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin Beats (Cazzette Live Bootleg): https://soundcloud.com/cazzette/the-chemical-brothers-block https://www.facebook.com/TheCAZZETTE Yesterday, Cazzette unveiled the dramatic video for their new single ‘Run For Cover,’ which is set for release on iTunes December 10th via PRMD. The single, which…
FLOSSTRADAMUS ANNOUNCE LIVE SHOW STREAM FROM 9:30 CLUB IN DC FOR 12/13
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Chicago producers/DJ duo Flosstradamus have announced that they’ll be live streaming their brand new production as part of their IRL Tour from the 9:30 club in Washington DC starting at 9:30pm PST / 12:30am EST on Friday, December 13th. At midnight, the morning of 12/13 they will be releasing their newest track “Mosh Pit”…
DANIELLE BRADBERY IS THE NEW FACE OF SKECHERS
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Danielle Bradbery, the 17-year-old singing sensation and recent winner of Season 4 of NBC’s The Voice, has been named the new face of SKECHERS and will appear in the Company’s global marketing and social media campaigns through 2015. Bradbery will make her first appearance in the Spring 2014 television and print ad campaign for the…
BOBBY WOMACK IN NYC DECEMBER 20-22
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Bobby Womack, icon of classic American soul music, will appear for 3 nights of rare, intimate NYC concerts at the vibrant City Winery in Soho from December 20th – 22nd. City Winery is located at 155 Varick St, New York, NY 10013. Doors open at 6pm, and tickets are on sale now. Womack released the…
WIRE: SHY BOYS SHARE “IS THIS WHO YOU ARE” VIA PITCHFORK
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Self-proclaimed “landlocked surf outfit” Shy Boys are pleased to share their second single from their upcoming self-titled LP. “Is This Who You Are” will be available January 21, 2014 on High Dive Records which features ten melodic tracks clocking in at a always-engaging twenty minutes. To celebrate the release, the band is making “Is This…
NEW EP BY SAHR DUMMY
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Sahr Dummy, hip hop artist, song writer and producer with a distinct, provocative style that reinvents the rap industry altogether. Compared to Busta Rhymes and Ludacris, Sahr “Dummy” brings his unique personality into the mix when it comes to producing his own music. Pulling inspiration from the devastating loss of his wife in 2012, Sahr…
KAT DAHLIA “HAPPY AND I KNOW IT”
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Miami songstress, Kat Dahlia, has recently released her mix tape Seeds featuring five brand new tracks plus a bonus track that showcases her Cuban roots with reggae-inspired cadences induced by funk and hip-hop beats. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FESoCDxDkvA
PAUL SIMON SPEAKS ON NELSON MANDELA PASSING
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“Mandela was one of the great leaders and teachers of the twentieth century. He conceived a model for mortal enemies to overcome their hatred and find a way through compassion to rebuild a nation based on truth, justice and the power of forgiveness. His passing should reignite a worldwide effort for peace.” Paul Simon…
WIRE: TOM ODELL SELECTED AS MTV ARTIST TO WATCH
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Tom Odell whose debut album, LONG WAY DOWN entered the U.K. Albums chart at No. 1 earlier this year, wraps the year with some major headlines. Odell has been selected as one of MTV’s “Artist To Watch” during the month of December. Click here for more info on MTV’s “Artist To Watch.” Odell won…
MYSTERYLAND’S GROUNDBREAKING U.S. FESTIVAL AT SITE OF THE ORIGINAL WOODSTOCK
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The world’s groundbreaking and longest-running electronic music festival, Mysteryland, today announced ticketing plans for its historic U.S. debut over the 2014 Memorial Day weekend from May 23 to May 26, 2014, at Bethel Woods, New York, the site of the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival. The location of Mysteryland’s inaugural U.S. event is no coincidence. It…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY ARMON JAY
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Neo-folk singer-songwriter, Armon Jay has premiered the title track from his upcoming album “Everything’s Different, Nothing’s Changed,” on All Things Go today. Stream the song here: http://bit.ly/1dLS3bp. 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 sunlight,…
NEW VIDEO BY MC BRAVADO
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“Something Special” is the latest visual release off of Cypher Junkies’ member MC Bravado’s “Darwin Files: VOL 1” mixtape, presented by Triple 8 Music. The video features model Suzan Leigh and was shot as well as directed by Andrew Bryan of Fill in the Brand. In the song/video, MC Bravado humorously demonstrates the art of…
THE ORWELLS VIDEO “DIRTY SHEETS”
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The Orwells have released today the video for their newest UK single Dirty Sheets, which you can watch here. The video was shot by the band’s regular collaborator Eddie O’Keefe (brother of guitarist Matt). Dirty Sheets was produced by Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Bombay Bicycle club) on one of their trips to the…
WIRE: JUNGLE BEATS ON BEATSPERMINUTE.COM
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Jungle beats and electro indie pop melodies surge into excitement on Rigbi’s first single, “It’s Elementary”, off Visionary (due out February 18, 2014). The title, “It’s Elementary”, which takes a page from the Mr. Sherlock Holmes infamous phrase, is about the feeling you get when taking a chance on something, both the good and the…
BASTILLE ANNOUNCES SPRING 2014 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
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Bastille – the U.K. band that spent four consecutive weeks atop Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart with the smash single “Pompeii” – will follow its trio of January 2014 North American shows with a more extensive run, which will kick off on March 31 at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago, IL. Tickets will go on sale…
WIRE: JARED BARTMAN SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR “IN BELIZE” VIA DIFFUSER
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Illinois songwriter, Jared Bartman, shares a new live performance video for his Afro-Cuban folk single, “In Belize,” from his recently released album, Misery Makes Strange Bedfellows. Jared creates lush orchestral arrangements ranging from intimate acapella numbers to percussion-driven large ensemble performances. Although his music has been compared to the likes of Andrew Bird, Tim Buckley,…
MARTY FRIEDMAN ‘INFERNO’ TEASER
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Perhaps the most revered lead guitarist in thrash metal history, MARTY FRIEDMAN— whose groundbreaking work with Megadeth, Cacophony and as a solo artist has influenced legions of players around the globe — is currently putting the finishing touches on a new studio album, “Inferno.” Tentatively set for a spring release, the album — FRIEDMAN’s first…
SKRILLEX TAKEOVERS 2014 ANNOUNCED
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Producer/DJ/all around great guy Skrillex has announced plans to invade four major markets in February/early March with another round of “takeovers”, hand-selecting diverse, unexpected lineups for numerous shows at different venues in one city over consecutive days. The run expands on the initial Skrillex Takeovers in Los Angeles and New York City that took…
WIRE: BIG UPS PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “GOES BLACK” SINGLE
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Big Ups are very pleased to announce the premiere of their first official video for the single “Goes Black” which you can watch right here. Their debut album Eighteen Hours of Static is due out January 14 on Dead Labour (US) and January 13 on Tough Love (UK). The video was directed by Sean Stout,…
RENAISZANCE RELEASE GRAPHIC NOVEL BASED MUSIC VIDEO
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Renaiszance, a pop / electronic dance group comprised of brother/sister duo Ravé Mehta (producer) and Radha Mehta (lead singer) recently premiered a music video for their current single, “I Will Rise” on CraveOnline. “I Will Rise” is the group’s first single from their debut album, Rise, which was released in April of this year. Fans…
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS TO RELEASE ‘ENGLISH OCEANS’
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Drive-By Truckers will release English Oceans on March 4, 2014 on ATO Records. English Oceans, the band’s 12th release, is an elegantly balanced and deeply engaged new effort that finds the group refreshed and firing on all cylinders. “It can go from this chainsaw rock ‘n’ roll to this very delicate, pretty-sounding stuff,” says Mike…
OF MICE & MEN REVEAL NEW TRACK “YOU’RE NOT ALONE”
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Of Mice & Men today revealed a new song entitled “You’re Not Alone”, the first track to be unveiled from the band’s highly anticipated third studio album Restoring Force. To stream the official lyric video now, click HERE. http://youtu.be/iJ8wwoC9v3s Of Mice & Men is Austin Carlile (vocals), Alan Ashby (guitar), Valentino Arteaga (drums), Aaron Pauley…
RICKY RUDE NEW VIDEO FEAT TRINA
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For those who aren’t up-to-speed, Ricky Rude is a South Jersey lyricist whose style is as eclectic as his musical influences, which range from Scarface to Nirvana. Ricky has spent his adolescence developing a buzz within the industry, especially after transplanting himself to the inner-city of Compton, California, where he formed bonds with several West…
LORD HAKIM VIDEO “BRASS KNUCKLEZ”
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Hardcore Hip Hop at its finest. Lord Hakim, Vast Aire, & Phizz Ed throw punchiness to black ya 3rd eye over a dark & dusty groove chopped up by Lord Hakim. Brass Knucklez is the 1st single off Lord Hakim’s debut album “Born With A Determined Idea”, an 18 track Hip Hop masterpiece whose subject…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY DISFIGURING THE GODDESS
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CraveOnline.com and DISFIGURING THE GODDESS have teamed up to release the sixth track cut from the upcoming full-length brutal death metal release Deprive. ‘Swarm King’, is available for streaming right now via CraveOnline.com. Take a listen here, and keep an eye out for Deprive hitting music outlets December 10th via Decomp Records. The final track…
WIRE: SLEEPER AGENT PREMIERE NEW SONG “WAVES” ON ROLLINGSTONE.COM
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Sleeper Agent today premiered the first song, “Waves”, from their forthcoming second album on RCA Records / Mom + Pop due out next year. The track is streaming HERE. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sleeper-agent-ride-private-apocalypse-on-waves-song-premiere-20131202 “‘Waves’ is ultimately about a private apocalypse. It’s about closing chapters of the past and watching all you knew crumble before you,” the band’s Tony…
CAZZETTE’S “RUN FOR COVER” VIDEO PREMIERE ON VEVO
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Here is the official video premiere of Cazzette’s “Run For Cover” is finally here! The video was produced and directed by Sebastian Ringler and Ash Pournouri, under At Night Studios. Check out the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_PKDy8Nta8 “Run For Cover” will be available on iTunes Tuesday, December 10th, followed by a January album release.
DONOVAN TO HEADLINE 2014 FEST FOR BEATLES FANS
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Anticipation for the 2014 Fest For Beatles Fans is already heating up! Requests are pouring in from all over the globe to attend the world’s longest running Beatles celebration. This year, The Fest will honor the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles coming to America. The festivities will take place Friday, February 7 through Sunday, February…
