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It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s star Glenn Howerton has made a hilarious new album trailer starring Danny DeVito for Kings of Leon’s soon-to-be-released record, Mechanical Bull, out September 24. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiTSbm2mvFs

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David Kanaga’s maximalist score for Dyad fuses a breakneck array of sound events to rich, ambient segues of layered harmonies and melodic color. Like the ceaseless forward movement of the game itself, where the protagonist particle encounters cascades of oncoming enemies, the elements of the music also shift in concert with the events of the…

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Ellie Herring returns with her second release for the Racecar imprint entitled Kite Day. This much anticipated album is released on CD with remixes by Albert Swarm, Sines + Katastrophic, and VHVL. Kite Day is dark yet playful, as if the children of the corn went dancing. Sounds that appear to come out of nowhere…

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When Semi-Twang reunited in 2009 to play the twentieth anniversary of Shank Hall, the premier showcase club in their hometown of Milwaukee, they showed up to help celebrate a venue they’d played on the club’s opening night. Expectations were modest – do a couple of rehearsals, show up, have fun & go home. However, the…

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2 Tone ska pioneer Pauline Black of The Selecter talks with Pollstar about her musical roots, world issues such as racism, multiculturalism and sexism, the band’s latest album, and why she wasn’t into metal while growing up. Read the full interview at Pollstar: http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=806867

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Born and raised in Woodbury New Jersey, in his high school years, Rich Quick   was the co-founder of a hip-hop group appropriately named “Rag Tag” because of their diverse and disorderly composition. In April 2012 Rich released, I’m With The DJ, and while touring for the project and after a show, Rich was approached…

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HAIL TO THE KING, the sixth studio album from award-winning rock band Avenged Sevenfold, debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart today, selling upwards of 159,400 units, making it the biggest first week sales debut for a rock album this year.   HAIL TO THE KING, released by Warner Bros. Records…

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Ernest Jenning Record Co. is thrilled to debut Miniboone’s “Baby, I Hope So,” which premiered via Noisey. The track, is off Miniboone’s upcoming self-titled debut, out September 10th. Noisey noted that the track “begins with some effervescent guitar jangle, layered over an odd-meter beat and Queen-era backing vocals. By the time you hit the high…

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Award-winning San Diego power rock band EARTHLESS has completed work on its brand new album From the Ages.   The first new studio album from the globally celebrated trio since the release of 2007’s critically acclaimed Rhythms from a Cosmic Sky, the LP was recorded in San Francisco with producer Phil Manley (Trans Am, The…

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Sgt. Over’s forthcoming FreEP, “School Of Hard Knoxx,” displays the lyrical prowess Sarge is known for as well as his ability to deliver a bigger and bolder sound. The first single “The Bad Guy” (produced by Knoxx who has also produced for Memphis Bleek) is Sarge kicking in the door with an up-tempo track putting…

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After the release of the first single “For Real” earlier this year, Brooklyn based hip-hop duo Tanya Morgan are readying their third LP, Rubber Souls, produced by New York producer 6th Sense (B.o.B., Outasight, Talib Kweli, Mickey Factz, Homeboy Sandman, The Lonely Island, etc.). To be released on September 24th on ImprintOne80, Rubber Souls is…

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While most people shrugged off Kendrick Lamar’s heard around the world “Control” verse as nothing but some boisterous claims of being the king of New York, others took the message a bit more personally. Such is the case with Innocent? and his response to the aforementioned rhymes supplied by the Good Kid M.A.A.D. City emcee.…

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“The occasion of the 50th anniversary of my first concert in the United States allows me to reflect on the growth of Indian classical music there and change with the sarod in particular. There is no essential difference between classical and popular music. Music is music. I want to communicate with the listener who finds…

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SL Jones is excited to release his new mixtape, Way Of Life No Hobby. The tape, out exclusively via LiveMixtapes, is hosted by renowned DJ and recently appointed Def Jam executive Don Cannon and is produced entirely by Metro Boomin. Features include Killer Mike, Kevin Gates, Starlito, Trouble, Mibbs (of Pac Div), and more. Download…

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With their upcoming Los Angeles performance selling out in a single day, Steve Kilbey and Greg Dulli have decided to add one more show.   Kilbey & Dulli will perform at The Independent in San Francisco on Friday October 11th.   Tickets will go on sale this Friday September 6, 2013 at Noon PST.  …

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The C2SV TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE + MUSIC FESTIVAL — Silicon Valley’s celebration of the digital culture revolution among tech fans and music lovers — is pleased to announce the next round of performing artists for this year’s breakthrough “Creative Convergence” event being held Thursday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013 in Downtown San Jose. New…

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Orange County, CA-based third wave ska vets Surburban Legends are set to release their latest EP, Dreams Aren’t Real But These Songs Are, on October 8, 2013 in CD and digital formats, with the LP version coming November 5, 2013.   The band is signed to Rock Ridge Music (with distribution through ADA).   The…

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“My Kind of Love,” the new video from three-time BRIT Award winner Emeli Sandé , premieres today on VEVO. The clip, which can be viewed at http://vevo.ly/Ep5qEH, was shot in Los Angeles by award-winning director Sanji Senaka (Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Maxwell). “My Kind of Love (Red One and Alex P Remix)” impacts Top…

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New York City indie rockers The Assembly Line have released their new single “Tonight (There’s Only Us)” from their upcoming EP The Places We Leave Behind. The single premiered on the site Best New Bands who described the track as “a great indication of what’s to come for the Brooklyn-based pop-punkers.” The single is now…

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Patron the DepthMC drops his new single “Don’t Stop Now” Friday, August 30, 2013, followed by the video interview with Vibe Magazine: http://www.vibe.com/article/introducing-patron-depthmc-md-mc. This is the first single of the upcoming album L.N.C. Part II, which is the 7 track follow up to L.N.C. Part I that was released May 31st, 2013. “Don’t Stop Now”…

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The fourth annual Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival includes a stellar lineup of multiplatinum superstars and breaking talent, featuring Alice In Chains, also with Jane’s Addiction. These seminal alternative rock bands are joined by Coheed and Cambria and Circa Survive on the Rockstar Energy Main Stage. The Zippo Encore Festival Stage powered by Ernie Ball hosts…

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SENSES FAIL today announce the first ever vinyl release of their 2008 album, Life is Not a Waiting Room. Life is Not a Waiting Room is Senses Fail’s third full-length studio album and debuted at #18 on the Billboard Top 200 chart when it was released in October 2008. The album featured the tracks “Family…

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MTV Hive premiered the video for “I Know You” from Jake Bellows’s critically acclaimed debut solo album New Ocean out now on Saddle Creek and limited edition cassette through Majestic Litter. The video is the second in a series of videos directed by Morgan’s Brother and features found film from The Prelinger Archives and Archives…

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Harking back to the peak of boisterous guitar-driven indie rock in its heyday, the eleven-song record features finely tuned layered guitars and perhaps Grooms at their best to date.   With the departure of drummer Jim Sykes, the band has also expanded its line-up.   Joining long-time members Travis Johnson and Emily Abruso, are Steve…

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With his 2011 label debut hailed by No Depression as “perfect” and by American Songwriter as “brilliant,” singer-songwriter/rock ’n’ roll musician Brian Wright will unveil his new album, the highly anticipated Rattle Their Chains, on Sept. 10. The Waco, Tex., native and new Nashville resident will release his diverse new collection of plaintive ballads and…

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Loaded week for Richmond, VA psyche doomers, Windhand. Not only have they graciously shared their entire album stream with us via Pitchfork HERE (available for the next two weeks), they’ve also announced a Winter tour with High On Fire and Kvelertak and kick off their extensive US and European tour tomorrow night in Baltimore.  …

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The self-titled debut EP from acclaimed LA-based band Wildcat! Wildcat! is set for September 10 release on Downtown Records. The band garnered critical praise for their previously released sold-out limited addition 7” on the taste-making label Neon Gold Records, including early support from BBC Radio 1 in the U.K. TIME raves, “I love the staccato…

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Today, Toronto’s Animal Parts introduce “Where The Heart Is” from from their forthcoming Six Arms To Hold You EP via SPIN. Six Arms To Hold You is the second EP of a two-part series released by Animal Parts this year, much like the preceding Other Rooms (8/19), Six Arms To Hold You will be released…

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Constantly juggling hardcore and pop projects, Bay Area veteran musician, Tony Molina has won over fans in both camps.   Since 2002, Molina has played in a bunch of bands including Dystrophy, Ovens, Lifetime Problems, Caged Animal and currently, his solo work.   Tony Molina is pleased to share a new track from his contribution…

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Victory’s music is sun-bleached rock ‘n’ roll with a pop edge. Set on a foundation of buzzing guitars, fuzzed-out bass, and archaic drum machines, his howling vocal licks and pop hooks make for songs that are energetic and playful, but still rooted in ’60s-era rock. His latest LP, Victory Is Music, explores a range of…

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Bradenton, Florida’s Have Gun, Will Travel have a natural instinct for combining folk, pop, rock and classic country influences to create a sound all their own. “Their music has a great energy to it with infectious, sing-along choruses and refrains” remarked NPR’s Robin Hilton. American Songwriter called HGWT’s music “organic, infectious Americana Pop. Their music…

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For about a decade now Mick Collins, front man for the Detroit based Dirtbombs, has been threatening that the “next” record the band would release would be their “bubblegum” album. After a couple of albums of mostly originals, a compilation of singles and an album of Detroit techno covers it would be understandable for someone…

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VICTORY RECORDS welcomes ISLANDER. With comparisons to DEFTONES and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, South Carolina’s ISLANDER are building to become one of the biggest names in modern rock. Watch the announcement video here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9G8LWCxokg Vocalist Mikey Carvajal comments, “We are very excited to be a part of the Victory Records family. Come hang with us…

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At some point in every man’s life, he looks in the mirror and is surprised by what he sees. His hair is a bit more gray, his skin a bit more wrinkled, his eyes are paler than he remembered them being the day before. He begins to wonder: What is my life’s work? Where am…

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Modern Outsider is pleased to release “Happier” the latest video from from LA-based Soft Swells Available now on Soft Swells’ latest EP, Lifeboats, “Happier” features the indie-pop surf-inspired musical stylings of front-man Tim Williams just in time for the end of summer.       Watch “Happier” here via Filter Magazine.       SKOPE…

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A seemingly wholesome and benevolent family, the Parkers, have always kept to themselves, and for good reason. Behind closed doors, patriarch Frank (Bill Sage, “Boardwalk Empire”) rules his family with a rigorous ferver, determined to keep his ancestral customs intact at any cost.   As a torrential rainstorm moves into the area, tragedy strikes and…

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“Blood Tears”, SISU’s first full-length album (due September 2013), builds on the recently released “Light Eyes” EP (April 2013), offering a bigger sound and a heightened sense of drama. As Vu explains, “These are pop songs with un-pop sounds.” SISU is defined by contrast and juxtaposition, and Vu finds a particular challenge and joy in…

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Lana Del Rey has notched her first Top 10 Hit on Billboard’s Hot 100 with “Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey Vs. Cedric Gervais Remix).” The amped-up dance mix of the penultimate track from Lana’s multi-platinum debut album Born To Die, highlights the singer-songwriter’s dramatic delivery and haunting vocals, already hitting #8 on the Top 40…

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As widely reported, LAMB OF GOD’s concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia scheduled for September 28th has been cancelled by the government, who refused to issue a permit for the show even though the concert had been on sale and had sold over 1,500 tickets. LAMB OF GOD’s guitarist Mark Morton has issued the following statement…

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With an astonishing recording career that now spans over seven decades, you would think music legend Kenny Rogers had already accomplished it all.   However, you’d be wrong.   Rogers returns with You Can’t Make Old Friends on October 8th via Warner Bros. Records, proving — once again — that he still has plenty to…

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