Heffron Drive, actually founded by Kendall Schmidt prior to his joining Big Time Rush, was born of a chance meeting. After chatting at an industry event one night in Los Angeles in 2008, Kendall and Dustin Belt realized there was a lot more in common than meets the eye — both had been born in…
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WIRE: MELODIC CARING PROJECT RELEASES INFECTIOUS VIDEO
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“Hey Hey,” the catchy lead track from the newly-released fund-raising album, RAISE A RECORD, benefiting the Seattle-based Melodic Caring Project, is the basis for an infectious video that premieres this week on AmericanSongwriter.com. To view the video go to: SKOPE IT HERE! Newly recorded by singer-songwriter Levi Ware, founder of the charity that brings the…
HOPSIN NEW VIDEO “HOP IS BACK”
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4k comments, and the video, co-directed by Hopsin and frequent Funk Volume collaborator George Orozco, and produced by Moses Israel, is one of Hopsin’s strongest yet, both fun and edgy – Hopsin takes humorous shots at both Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar in the final verse – and encompassing what it is that has drawn…
GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE SETS THE STAGE FOR LIVE MUSIC IN SOUTH FLORIDA
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As part of a campaign to establish Greater Fort Lauderdale as a live entertainment hub, a new music festival, Lauderdale Live will debut along the scenic downtown waterfront park on Dec. 7-8, with headliners Lyle Lovett, Huey Lewis & The News, plus Jason Isbell, Indigo Girls, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Shovels & Rope,…
WIRE: MAGNET PREMIERES ENGLISHMAN’S NEW TRACK “MORE THAN INSECTS”
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Unsafe & Sound began as a feeling that the ways in which we participate in the human experience are changing too rapidly to process. It began with a response not unlike a viewer has during the course of a dystopian movie marathon. The songs on this record are not offered as suggestions or…
JARANIMO “I DON’T GIVE A F##K” MUSIC VIDEO
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Milwaukee’s Jaranimo drops new a new video featuring slick flows and a high energy backdrop. As an affiliate of Money Made Musick expect to hear much more coming from this dope new artist. http://youtu.be/8byf0bPuCIc https://twitter.com/miltown_kingg
NEW VIDEO BY PHENOM
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Phenom releases some new visuals today for “Ain’t Shit Free”, directed by Stereo Breed Media. The record was produced by Kajmir Royale. Be on the look out for the new project from Phenom, “Boy Meets World”, which is scheduled to drop November 11th. Watch here: http://youtu.be/sHJbXeejUuw
NEIL YOUNG TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM NOVEMBER 26TH
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Neil Young will release Live At The Cellar Door, the latest in his Archives Performance Series, on November 26th on Reprise Records. The album collects recordings made during Young’s intimate six-show solo stand at The Cellar Door in Washington D.C. between November 30th and December 2nd, 1970, a few months after Reprise released his classic…
BAD RELIGION SHARE A CHRISTMAS SONG
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Revered punk rock legend Bad Religion is releasing a Christmas album, Christmas Songs, on October 29. Christmas Songs features 8 new studio recordings of traditional Christmas hymns and an alternate mix of their single “American Jesus” by Andy Wallace. Get in the holiday spirit and listen to Bad Religion’s rendition of “O Come, O Come…
WIRE: IMAGINARY PEOPLE DROP VIDEO FOR “FRESH ON”
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New York-based Imaginary People are elated to drop their debut video for “Fresh On” which appears on their self-titled debut EP available now. The five-song EP explores veteran songwriter Dylan Von Wagner’s fresh blend of upbeat dance tempos with a splash of Americana. Von Wagner explains about the video, “This video is a visual conception…
HOSPITALITY ALBUM TRAILER VIDEO
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On January 28, Hospitality will release Trouble, the follow-up to their 2012 self-titled Merge debut. Hospitality was met with universal praise, appearing on year-end lists from NPR, Rolling Stone, Paste, Buzzfeed, and more. The band spent over a year on the road touring with artists such as Eleanor Friedberger, Wild Flag, The Love Language, Here…
TORTUGA MUSIC FESTIVAL EARLY BIRD TICKETS SOLD OUT
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HUKA Entertainment is pleased to announce Early Bird tickets to 2014’s Tortuga Music Festival on the beach in Fort Lauderdale, FL have sold out after going on sale to the public Friday, October 18 at 10:00am EDT. The rapid sell-out of the Early Bird presale, which was the first public opportunity for fans to purchase…
G2 NEW VIDEO “GO HARD”
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“Go Hard” is the latest rap jam to release from budding rap star G2 who lays down sultry Plies-style rap verses to a very busy, and yet smooth and mellow beat that has a feel good club vibe. Bay Luv puts down impressive hook vocals and harmonies to balance out this track that is airing…
WIRE: THE BELLE GAME PREMIERE VIDEO FOR “RIVER”
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Vancouver quintet The Belle Game have premiered the video for their single, “River”, today via Pitchfork. The stunning video was directed by Kheaven Lewandowski who said, “I thought it would be interesting to explore the ideas of the song through a character and subculture we’d never seen before. One thing led to the next,…
FROM A FOUNTAIN ‘MILKY MILE TWO’ AVAILABLE TODAY FOR FREE
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From A Fountain, led by songwriter Douglas Kirby, has released their second full-length of 2013, Milky Mile Two today, offering up the album to stream and free download off their website, www.fromafountain.com. Milky Mile Two follows the recently released Milky Mile, released in August and available here. In support, the Bolinas, CA-based From A Fountain…
WIRE: BBB OFFERS WARNING FOR WORLD SERIES SCAMS
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The Boston Red Sox are headed to the World Series and many fans are anxious to cheer them on. In the midst of all the excitement, Better Business Bureau (BBB) offers advice to sports fans to be on the lookout for ticket and hotel scams. “Since there is such a high demand for these tickets,…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO FROM GOO GOO DOLLS
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Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Goo Goo Dolls have unveiled the video for their new single “Come To Me.” The clip premiered today on VH1.com and will air on VH1’s Top 20 Video Countdown on the 26th. SKOPE IT HERE! “Come To Me,” off the band’s 10th studio album Magnetic, is Top 20 and on the air in…
REVOLT TV ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY FOR OCTOBER 21ST LAUNCH
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REVOLT TV, presented by Sean “Diddy” Combs, is making its on-air debut today on Comcast’s Xfinity TV and Time Warner Cable. The new multi-platform, multi-genre music network will roll out in select cities nationwide including: Florida, New York, Los Angeles, with Chicago and other regions across the country launching soon. Check with your local cable…
WIRE: RENE LOPEZ VIDEO ON PASTE
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Rene Lopez is a musician that draws upon a wealth of influences and inspiration from rock, soul and salsa as well as artistry of African, Cuban and Brazilian descent for a sultry sound that will automatically move your hips. Speaking of sultry, the new video for Rene’s song “Midnight Love” is just that as…
SEEKER PREMIERE NEW MUSIC VIDEO
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Not for the faint of heart, head to Decibel for the premiere of SEEKER’s new music video for the track “When Hope Fails”, from their forthcoming album Unloved. SKOPE IT HERE! For more from the band Metal Sucks swears to be restoring credibility to the term “deathcore”, check out their music video for the title…
WIRE: MINOR ALPS DEBUT NEW MUSIC VIDEO
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Minor Alps, the collaborative vision of Juliana Hatfield and Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws, have premiered the Clyde Petersen directed music video for “I Don’t Know What To Do With My Hands”, the latest song off the duo’s forthcoming album Get There, out October 29th on Barsuk Records. The record has been praised as “gorgeous, perfect…
SMOKE MUSIC RELEASES “THE ROAD”
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Smoke Music, founded by music/publishing veterans Bob Moses and Matt Hendrickson, is proud to release “The Road,” a single-theme music magazine for tablet. Smoke Music presents occasional writing, a forum for friends and colleagues, and results from experiments in multi-media storytelling, using the Creatavist app (download for free here.) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/creatavist/id550642886?mt=8 In this issue, we write…
WIRE: FRENCH HORN REBELLION “CAAALIFORNIA”
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French Horn Rebellion premiered Caaalifornia via This Song is Sick and they’re offering it as a free download in exchange for a tweet (+ they encourage you to send the track to your favorite Californian lady or gent). The single with remixes from Solidisco, Quinten 909 and The Soundmen will come out on 10/22 on…
TOPHER JONES NEW SINGLE “TALK ABOUT IT”
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English vocalist Katie Sky might not want to ‘Talk About It,’ but the rest of the EDM world won’t be able to get Topher Jones’ highly anticipated single out of their heads. Out now exclusively on Beatport through Ultra Music, ‘Talk About It’ was debuted by Kramer on SiriusXM BPM and featured in the after-movie…
SGT. OVER NEW SINGLE “BLACK DEATH”
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This time around Sgt. Over enlists the help of fellow Jersey City native Ransom to deliver a chilling message and put the industry on notice. Sarge has been steadily dropping material since summer of 2010 but seems to have kicked it into high gear as of late. “Black Death” will be featured on Sarge’s “Big…
HBO USES DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES SONG FOR NEW SERIES
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Hit-making duo Daryl Hall and John Oates have proven over the years that they know a little something about the ladies. So when Emmy ®-winning producer Stephen Merchant, co-creator and executive producer of the just-premiered new HBO series, Hello Ladies, was looking for a theme song that would fit the show’s narrative about looking for…
WIRE: THE COMPANY WE KEEP NEW SINGLE
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The Company We Keep, who recently announced the release of their new album, Sound / No Sound, has just premiered a brand new song, “Held Together” on Buzznet. When asked about the story behind track, The Company We Keep’s Brian Southall explains, “Held Together was a song I originally wrote in 2009, then adapted…
WIRE: SO MANY WAYS RELEASE SEER EP ON NOVEMBER 19
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Chicago-based band SO MANY WAYS today announce the release of their fourth EP and first for Staple Records due out on November 19, 2013. The six-track EP is entitled SEER and fans can check out the first track, “Roraima” debuting today at AbsolutePunk.net. “It’s been a while since anyone has heard any new material…
EVERLAST DOES “JUMP AROUND” ACOUSTIC
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Grammy award winner Everlast has premiered his new video for the acoustic version of the House of Pain classic “Jump Around” online at http://youtu.be/nZmhQSNpTJM. The track appears on Everlast’s new album “The Life Acoustic”, which was released via his own label Martyr Inc. Records. Everlast has also announced a new batch of headlining tour dates…
WIRE: UPSET SHARE “YOU AND I” MUSIC VIDEO
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Upset have shared a music video for the track “You And I” via Rookie Magazine. In the video you can watch rich privileged kids, played by comedians Whitmer Thomas, Clay Tatum, Budd Diaz, Rodney Berry, James Pumphrey, Jess Lane, Chris Thayer and Michael Busch, choose life on the streets pretending to be broke gutter…
SOLOMON NEW SINGLE “SWIM NO MORE”
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Solomon surprised more than 50,000 fans on Twitter with the release of his latest single “Swim No More.” Premiering exclusively with EQMusicBlog.com, the lead single, lifted from Solomon’s upcoming EP Le Garçon, is a mid-tempo mixture of Kanye West inspired 808’s, a dash of Frank Ocean’s melody and lyricism with a few Justin Timberlake falsettos.…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY TOTAL SLACKER ON STEREOGUM
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Total Slacker has a thing for Olive Garden. It’s not just a passing interest or something–next time you talk to Tucker Rountree, their towheaded, lanky frontman, ask him about never-ending pasta bowls and Zuppa Toscana and unlimited breadsticks. He’ll tell you about his ongoing attempt to throw a rock ‘n’ roll show at a Queens…
NEW SINGLE BY THE DUST ENGINEERS
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Brooklyn twangmasters The Dust Engineers present melty new dreamscape, “Pb [Lead]” for free download. This recording began last year with studio time The Dust Engineers were awarded after being selected Deli Magazine’s artist of the month following the release of their 2012 EP Bail. “Pb [Lead]” shows them moving away from the 90s-rock-tinged sound…
WIRE: MAGNETA LANE PREMIERE VIDEO FOR “LUCKY”
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Formed in the suburbs of Toronto by guitarist/vocalist Lexi Valentine, sister/drummer Nadia King and one-named bassist French, while still in their mid-teens, Magneta Lane released an EP and Jesse Keeler (Death From Above 1979) produced LP for Paper Bag Records, touring North America relentlessly. They followed with a full-length for Last Gang Reords but then…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY HIGH ON FIRE
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HIGH ON FIRE releases a brand new single titled “Slave the Hive” today. As part of the band’s upcoming Scion A/V-sponsored headlining tour, HIGH ON FIRE drops the new single which marks the first new music from the California metal champions since the spring 2012 release of De Vermis Mysteriis. A limited edition 7-inch…
LIKE MONROE LYRIC VIDEO “THE ENEMY”
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Hailing from Houston, Texas, LIKE MONROE aspires to a sound unlike any specific band or genre in the scene. Today, the band is launching a brand new single ‘The Enemy’, available via their merch store here with purchase of a t-shirt: www.shopbenchmark.com/likemonroe. A lyric video for ‘The Enemy’ is also available for viewing today via…
ZAGGA NEW SINGLE “MY DESTINATION”
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‘My Destination’ is the chosen title for Zagga’s latest release on Chimney Records’ new compilation called ‘Rising Sun Riddim’. This song was released on October 11, 2013 on ZIP 103 FM and Irie FM. ‘My Destination’ is a reflection of the artiste’s‘easy going’ personality and is a fitting addition to his growing collection of positive…
PAINTED ON WATER NEW EP NOVEMBER 19
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Now based in Chicago, PAINTED ON WATER return with a new EP of straightforward pop, delivered with panache and a dose of crunchy rock flair. The sound might be different, but Demirkan and Erener’s strengths shine as bright as ever. Drawing from artists as diverse as Muse, Evanescence, or even Sade, the new EP…
VICTORIA MONET COVER LORDE’S “ROYALS”
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Signed to Atlantic Records, Victoria Monét is currently in the studio working on her debut solo album. Monét has been behind the scenes, writing hooks and songs that have found their way to Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Ariana Grande, Nas, TI, B.O.B, Chrisette Michele, Mario, Diddy Dirty Money, Meek Mills & Mary J. Blige.…
BIZZY CROOK POSTS “NO REASON”
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‘84 is a conceptually driven mixtape that chronicles Bizzy’s journey from music industry rookie, to realizing his dream of becoming the “Michael Jordan” of rap; “84 is the year MJ was drafted into the NBA. The beginning of his journey to becoming the greatest basketball player that ever lived” says Bizzy. “I’m telling my…
