When Nine Inch Nails plays the outdoor stage of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” tonight, it will mark the band’s first-ever network television performance. The show airs on ABC at 11:35 p.m./10:35 p.m. Central. The band will play a hometown show at Los Angeles’ Staples Center tomorrow, November 8, as part of its “Tension 2013” fall arena…
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WIRE: THE FLAMIN’ GROOVIES PREMIERE THEIR NEW TRACK
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Having just completed a successful tour of Japan and Australia this year, and then dates in June and July in London, NYC, San Francisco and LA, THE FLAMIN’ GROOVIES have returned in full force. The Cyril Jordan, Chris Wilson, George Alexander line-up that rocked the UK, Europe and the US from 1971 – 1980 are…
DAVE KOZ AND FRIENDS AT SEA ANNOUNCES 2014 ALASKA CRUISE
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Eight-time GRAMMY ® nominee Dave Koz has forged a career that lets him combine two of his greatest passions – music and travel. But performing around the globe and crisscrossing the United States on his annual summer and winter tours still left him wanting more. So in recent years, he’s invited travelers to indulge these…
KODALINE ANNOUNCES US HEADLINING TOUR FOR FEBRUARY 2014
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Fresh off their first sold out North American headlining tour, Kodaline announces more dates for February 2014. The 15 date North American tour will start in Toronto on February 8th and end in Chicago on March 7th. Tickets will be available for sale starting Friday, November 8th. For more information please visit http://www.kodaline.com. Kodaline spent…
BOSTON RAPPER MILLYZ INTRO VIDEO
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Boston based rapper Millyz has released his new video for his upcoming “Future Memories” mixtape online here. The video features appearances by Jadakiss and Fat Trel discussing their involvement in Millyz upcoming new mixtape ‘Future Memories’, which is scheduled for release on November 12th. The album is slated to feature guest appearances by Jadakiss, Freeway,…
COLTON DIXON VIDEO “NEVER GONE”
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“I have a lot of passion for what I do, and I believe that people respond to artists who pour their hearts into every performance and connect with the songs they sing. For them to believe in what I’m singing, I have to believe it first. It’s all about being yourself, sharing your heart and…
CHEATAHS SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM OUT FEBRUARY 11TH, 2014
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London, England’s Cheatahs will release their self-titled debut LP in the US on February 11th, 2014 via Wichita Recordings. The album follows the recent release of single ‘Cut The Grass/Kenworth,’ which offered an advance preview of two album tracks and came out on October 15th, 2013 digitally and as a double A-side 7-inch. Cheatahs are…
THE MUSIC BIZ APP
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The Music Bizâ„¢ has launched with a major update available for iPhone and iPod Touch users and will launch on Google Play shortly afterwards. Developed in partnership between the award winning production company Hungry Eyes Film and Television Inc. and award winning mobile game developer XMG Studio Inc., The Music Bizâ„¢ enables aspiring artists, and…
ED SHEERAN’S “I SEE FIRE”
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The release of “I See Fire” comes days before Sheeran wraps an unprecedented 3 sold-out nights at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. Sheeran has spent the last few months hard at work on the follow-up to his multi-platinum debut, “+,” as well as appearing as a mentor for Team Christina on this season of…
WIRE: JUS POST BELLUM SHARE NEW SINGLE “ABE AND JOHNNY”
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Brooklyn’s Jus Post Bellum share a second single, “Abe and Johnny”, from their intimate forthcoming record, Oh July. What “Abe and Johnny” brings is the perfect point of reference for this collection of story songs inspired by the Civil War, and more broadly, the tragic events of that time in American History. The evocative themes…
THE HAIRS PREMIERE VIDEO FOR “DROOL” ON STEREOGUM
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The Hairs are pleased to announce the premiere of their latest video for “Drool,” just released on the brand new digital EP Call Me Mista that is available via Bandcamp here. Call Me Mista features three new songs done in the band’s unmistakable sloppy-pop style. When not playing shows they’ve been working on putting together…
SUZUKI/METHOD VIDEO FOR “SHERBET”
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The video for lead single Sherbet was directed by Bafta film maker Pete Travis, (Omagh, Vantage Point, Judge Dredd) who agreed to do so after seeing the band perform at London’s Barfly. Set on the Manchester rooftops, it is a fast paced and beautifully shot affair. Release video to lead single “Sherbet”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDXsVlKFGPU
HANNAH WANTS & CHRIS LORENZO “KNEADIN'”
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“Kneadin” has provoked more reaction than almost any other track in the sets of dirtybird this summer hitting a pinnacle at Hideout festival in Croatia when it was played 5 times in one day (over two events) by Justin Martin, VonStroke & Eats Everything! Another first for dirtybird sees us looking to Russia for our…
WIRE: WOODEN SHJIPS ALBUM STREAM
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West Coast psychedelic mavens Wooden Shjips will release Back to Land, their most richly textured and absorbing album to date, next week, November 12th, but the whole album is available to stream via The Guardian today. Back to Land cements the band’s status as legends of modern psychedelic music, incorporating more overt classic rock moves…
IROCKE.COM PRESENTS EXCLUSIVE DIGITAL BROADCAST OF PUNK PIONEERS PENNYWISE
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IROCKE, the #1 source for live digital concerts worldwide, today announced a live streaming of the punk rock homecoming of Pennywise when the band plays their first Hermosa Beach show in two decades. The sold-out show takes place on Friday, November 15 at the state of the art live streaming music club, Saint Rocke, and…
ASHERU SINGLE “GAUTENG”
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Emcee, educator, activist, and Pan-African are just some of the titles that describe the artist Asheru. Perhaps best known today for writing and performing the theme song to the highly rated Boondocks on Adult Swim, today, Asheru is excited to announce a project that he says he is most proud of: Sleepless in Soweto, a…
QUICKEN LOANS SPONSORS GEORGE STRAIT TOUR 2014
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Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online mortgage lender, today announced it will be the presenting sponsor for the final leg of George Strait’s The Cowboy Rides Away Tour 2014. Quicken Loans joins a highly successful tour, where 16 tour stops are completely sold out and only four more venues have yet to release tickets…
MONOKINO NEW VIDEO “FOLLOW”
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Fluffy Metal Productions proudly presents the brand new music video for the single “Follow” from Monokino’s latest album “Fake Virtue” and welcomes you to the unique and wayward universe of director and visual artist Erik Alkema. It is the second music video Erik Alkema made for Monokino. Their first collaboration, the video to “New Kid”…
WIRE: NEW HOSPITALITY SINGLE ON ROLLING STONE
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RollingStone.com premiered “I Miss Your Bones” from Trouble writing, “Fans can get a taste of the album with an exclusive stream of “I Miss Your Bones,” a sprawling epic that finds singer Amber Papini mourning everlasting loss with such sad lines as, ‘All the stars will twinkle in the mist of the sea/ Black and…
SWEDEN’S URBAN CONE RELEASES “NEW YORK”
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Urban Cone is a band whose gritty electro-pop offers a fresh take on indie rock with an energetic sincerity that you cannot help but sing along to. Today the Swedish five-piece releases its latest single “New York” via the New York City-based Astralwerks Records – paying homage to a place known for its ability to…
COME SEE LA’S LOCAL MUSIC EVERY THURSDAY FREE
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It’s official. The West Coast and specifically LA’s local music scene is giving Brooklyn a run for it’s money. Want to experience this burgeoning scene for yourself? Look no further than The MuseBox /Reverbnation’s November Residency every Thursday at The Silverlake Lounge! To kick things off, we stacked our first night, November 7th, with…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY VICTORY ON MTV HIVE
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LA-based artist Robert Fleming, better known as Victory, has shared a new video for “Soothing Me So,” a track from his debut LP Victory Is Music. The infectious track is hinged on buzzing guitars and driving percussion, propelled by Robert’s pop-infused vocal melodies. As fun and energetic as the song itself, you can watch the…
CLASSIXX AND OLIVER ANNOUNCE “DISCO TO DISCO” TOUR
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The night time is the right time for Oliver and Classixx, two LA groups that are leading the West Coast charge of smooth and groove-laden tracks taking over clubs and festivals all over the world. This December, the duo of duos will head on a six-date jaunt of DJ dates that will span the East…
GERMANY’S TENSNAKE REMIXES “THURSDAY”
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Pet Shop Boys return with another single from their “Electric” album (produced by Stuart Price). This time Germany’s Tensnake takes a hold of “Thursday”, featuring UK rapper Example, and turns it on its head, bringing his sleek dance floor funk to this great song. The song will be released tomorrow on iTunes. LISTEN ON SOUNDCLOUD:…
SEAN VAN DER WILT VIDEO “SWC”
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Sean started at Chippendales, worked his way up dancing backup for Michael Jackson, Usher, Rihanna and Whitney Houston and was THEN signed by legendary Lou Pearlman (Backstreet boys, NSYNC, Aaron Carter). Everything was coming together until BOOM! Lou went to prison for 25 years. SWC (Shoulda Woulda Coulda) Music Video: http://vevo.ly/xjbrDa
WIRE: WILD CUB REMIX ON URBANOUTFITTERS.COM
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Wild Cub premiered a remix of their rising single “Thunder Clatter” by Twin Shadow today via Urban Outfitters’ Music Mondays blog, and the track can be streamed here. Fans can also now head to the band’s website, www.wildcubmusic.com, for a free download of the remix. “Thunder Clatter (Twin Shadow Remix)” will be included on an…
ANDRE OBIN IN CAMBRIDGE, MA NOVEMBER 15
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American synth pop artist and producer, André Obin released The Arsonist this summer and is prepping his sophomore LP, slated for release in early ’14. In the meantime, some of Obin’s contemporaries took on a four tracks from his recent release to make up The Arsonist Remixes EP, out November 12 on Sky Council Recordings.…
ACE MITCH POSTS NEW ALBUM ‘DRIVE’
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Ace Mitch is not only one of the Hottest hip hop artist in Texas but arguably one of the hottest in the South. He currently has 2 songs “BadAss” & “Codeine” blowing up the radio clubs in the region. His music has already been cosigned by some of the greats in the industry…keep a look…
AMY ALLEN TO PERFORM SONG FOR ARMY SOLDIERS
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Country-pop-Americana artist Amy Allen of El Dorado, Ark., will help honor U.S. Army soldiers when she performs an original song at the “Singing Their Stories Concert” at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., on Nov. 8 (Friday). Allen co-wrote the touching tribute, “I’ll Win Mine”, with former soldier Alicia Khim in September during the…
SFX ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES MADE EVENT
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SFX Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFXE), the world’s largest producer of live events and entertainment content focused primarily on electronic music culture (EMC), announced today that it has acquired Made Event, the premiere electronic music production company and creators of the Electric Zoo Festival. “The acquisition of Made is strategically important for SFX, as it establishes…
WIRE: RADICAL DADS NEW SINGLE ON SPIN
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Radical Dads are pleased to announce their latest 7″ due out November 5 on EAU Records. This slice of clear vinyl features two brand new tracks, the recently premiered “Creature Out,” which you can listen to here, and “Slammer,” probably the prettiest tune that you’ll ever hear about being locked the fuck up, on the…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY MOUNT MORIAH VIA POPMATTERS
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In the premiere of the “Miracle Temple Holiness” video, Popmatters writes, “Earlier this year, PopMatters’ Matthew Fiander described Miracle Temple as ‘a lush, deeply layered, sunburst of a record’, a rich effort “that rises and falls on [Heather] McEntire’s rangy, sweet vocals and forms ridges and valleys in [guitarist Jenks] Miller’s impeccable knack for texture’.…
WIRE: JULIETTE COMMAGERE DROPS VIDEO FOR LATEST SINGLE “BIG STAR”
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On the heels of breakout CMJ performances and the release of her latest LP, Human, synth prodigy and vocal dream, Juliette Commagere, is pleased to announce her latest video for her single “Big Star”. “For this endeavor I decided to let my control freak flag fly and direct this video myself,” remarked Commagere. “I have…
TULLY BANTA-CAIN SINGLE FOR “CREEP”
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Tully Banta-Cain has released the brand new track “Creep” from his upcoming new ‘Darkness’ Ep online here. The track is the first leak from Banta-Cain, who is currently performing select shows in support of the album and is expected to drop his DJ Drama-hosted mixtape, “The Truth Hurts”, before the end of the year. …
ATO RECORDS SIGNS THE BELLE BRIGADE
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ATO Records has signed The Belle Brigade and will release the band’s new album, Just Because, on February 11, 2014. Barbara and Ethan Gruska – the Los Angeles-based siblings who founded the band – recorded the album with engineer/co-producer Shawn Everett. Bram Inscore and Blake Mills, who also performed on The Belle Brigade’s debut album,…
NEW ENGLAND MUSIC AWARDS FEBRUARY 2014
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The best and brightest of the New England music scene return to the Mill City. The New England Music Awards is once again at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, the event boasts awards and performances with the rising stars of the New England music scene encompassing every state across the New England area with awards for…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY JEF BARBARA ON IMPOSE
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No rest for the wicked — following a successful run of European tour dates in support of the release of his latest album, Soft to the Touch, Jef Barbara returns home to Montreal to catch his breath, prior to heading out on the road again. During his time touring across the pond he played gigs…
DARIUS RUCKER 2014 TOUR ANNOUNCED
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It’s been a record year for Darius Rucker. Arguably one of the most applauded singles of the year, “Wagon Wheel” has helped the platinum-selling entertainer earn multiple nominations from the CMA and ACA Awards. Fans of his third chart-topping country album, True Believers, can catch Rucker out on the road next year performing nationwide, featuring…
WIRE: HELLO PHONES PREMIERES NEW VIDEO “CANDY LOVE” ON BAEBLE
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Known for their incredibly unique live shows, Hello Phones have been bringing their sample-based live performances to renowned venues all across New York City including stints at The Glasslands, Death By Audio, and Webster Hall. Make sure to check out their new single and video for “The One” and watch out for the release of…
JAMES TRISTAN REDDING GETS SOBER AMID NEW ALBUM
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Alt-country-indie-folk-pop singer James Tristan Redding has a new album on the market, but this time he’s sober and singing by himself. After a decade of touring with Union Pulse, a genre-bending indie band from Wisconsin, then spending a winter in Mexico to put down the bottle and write a new kind of music, Redding has…
