As the countdown to the release of their eagerly anticipated debut album continues, Manchester art-pop quartet The 1975 have announced details of their extensive, 23 date, headline North American tour. Kicking off in Woodbury, TN in early October and wrapping up in Tucson AZ at the beginning of November, the tour includes two shows at…
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MATT HIRES TO RELEASE SOPHOMORE ALBUM
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F-Stop/Atlantic recording artist Matt Hires has announced the release of his eagerly awaited sophomore album. “THIS WORLD WON’T LAST FOREVER, BUT TONIGHT WE CAN PRETEND,” will arrive at retailers and all leading DSPs on August 13th. “THIS WORLD WON’T LAST FOREVER, BUT TONIGHT WE CAN PRETEND” sees Hires driving his distinctive sound forward with…
WIRE: PELICAN ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN FOUR YEARS
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Pelican, the Chicago-based quartet whose instrumental excursions to the confluence of caustic heaviness and cathartic melody pioneered a subgenre, have announced their first full album in four years, Forever Becoming, due October 15 on forward-thinking metal imprint Southern Lord. Recorded at Electrical Audio with Chris Common (who engineered the group’s last album as well as…
THIRD MAN RECORDS TO RELEASE VINYL EDITION OF JAY-Z’S NEW ALBUM
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Third Man Records is pleased to confirm their involvement in the vinyl release of Jay-Z’s long-anticipated new album, Magna Carta… Holy Grail. While the album was released in standard formats on July 9th, Third Man has something very special planned for the vinyl edition which will be made available for purchase in the coming weeks.…
WIRE: THE RED PAINTINGS NEW MUSIC VIDEO “WASPS”
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Orchestral art rock group The Red Paintings’ outrageous new music video “Wasps” will premiere exclusively on mtvU today. Beginning at 6:00am EST the video will be played every hour, on the hour, for 24 hours. View the video online at: www.mtvU.com http://www.mtvu.com/music/the-red-paintings-premiere-wasps-vid
WIRE: BLAKE MORGAN VS PANDORA
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Songwriter and artist Blake Morgan recently made his first public statement on Tim Westergren and Pandora, and this is clearly not what Westergren or Pandora expected. There has been a lot of previous press on Blake’s e-mail exchanges with Westergren, and Blake has appeared on NPR and Bloomberg Radio to discuss the royalty issues. He…
KAVINSKY RELEASES FREE VIDEO GAME APP
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French electronic producer-extraordinaire Kavinsky has unleashed “Kavinsky,” the first part of his free video game app based on his recent debut full-length, OutRun, the first of its kind. OutRun came out in February to tremendous critical acclaim worldwide, and has since been certified Gold in his native France. http://kavinsky.recordmakers.com
RARELY SEEN NIRVANA ‘IN UTERO’ TEASER UNEARTHED
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An obscure and frankly slightly disturbing promotional TV teaser for Nirvana’s classic third album In Utero has surfaced and can be viewed and embedded via the following links: http://youtu.be/4-uet7twNu0 The rarely seen 1993 clip features Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl being coached by Bob “Bobcat” Goldthwait.
HANA KIM POSTS NEW SINGLE “MEXICO”
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Her new single “Mexico” provides somewhat of an exotic and dangerous feel. Infused with old school flavor, Kim’s soulful voice glides effortlessly over the beat provided by the bass and rhythm of the drums. The electric breakdown resonates deeply highlighting the grooving rhythm amplifying the desperation to escape that seems built within the lyrics.…
WIRE: WATCH “HARD STUFF” ON CMT EDGE
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As T. Hardy Morris prepares for the July 30th release of his debut solo album Audition Tapes on Dangerbird Records, the Athens, GA based musician has steadily previewed the songs on the record with take away videos from the series “Audition Tapes From Places in Peril”. The latest for the song “Hard Stuff”, was filmed…
SOUND CITY DVD CERTIFIED GOLD
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SOUND CITY, the feature length directorial debut from Dave Grohl that Peter Travers of ROLLING STONE hailed as an “exhilarating documentary about what makes life worth living… an intimate epic about music” and THE NEW YORK TIMES called “candy to several generations’ worth of rock fans” has now been certified as a Gold Longform Video…
TOTO TO LAUNCH NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN JULY
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Toto has announced this morning what will be the band’s first full North American tour in almost a decade. Few ensembles in the history of recorded music have individually or collectively had a larger imprint on pop culture than the members of Toto. As individuals, the band members’ imprint can be heard on…
WIRE: INCAN ABRAHAM ON SPIN
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White Iris Records is set to release rising Los Angeles world-infused psych-pop group Incan Abraham’s Tuolumne/Whidbey August 6. The lead track “Tuolumne” is streaming now at SPIN: http://go.spin.com/16qGLzI. In anticipation of the release, the band is playing throughout Southern California beginning July 11 at The Echo in Los Angeles. The release is accompanied by a…
BLACK WATER RISING SET TO RELEASE NEW RECORD IN AUGUST
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Black Water Rising returns with another collection of no frills, angst ridden, riff heavy, rebellion rock. Lead singer/ songwriter, Rob Traynor weaves stories of social awareness alongside crushing grooves, roaring guitars, and infectious melodies. Their second release, Pissed and Driven is the highly anticipated follow up to their self-titled debut album which featured the hit…
ITCH NEW VIDEO “HOPELESS ROMANTIC”
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UK artist ITCH has been building buzz for his newest US single “Homeless Romantic” featuring Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday since he premiered the audio with MTV Buzzworthy last week. Today, we get the music video featuring Lazzara’s soaring chorus, which complements ITCH’s high-velocity rhymes. Check out the music video, which was shot by…
WIRE: LOWLAND HUM ON NPR FIRST WATCH
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Lowland Hum, the multisensory artistic collaboration of husband and wife duo Daniel Levi Goans and Lauren Plank Goans will self-release Native Air, their first full-length album on August 6. The self produced Native Air was recorded at Daniel’s parents’ home and mixed by Rick Parker, who’s recent work with Lord Huron they admired. The album…
WIRE: WHITE DOVE NEW SINGLE ON BLACKBOOK
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On their forthcoming album, “The Hoss, The Candle,” White Dove have crafted a lush collection of songs that are both enigmatic and powerful. With touches of soft-rock, psychedelia, and classic California rock, White Dove confidently layer ethereal background harmonies with cosmic slide guitar. However, the band never stay in the sun for long. Night has…
REGINA SPEKTOR COMPOSES THEME SONG FOR NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
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Musician and songwriter Regina Spektor has composed the original theme song for the Netflix Original Series, “Orange is the New Black,” it was announced today. The song, “You’ve Got Time,” plays in an edited version over the series’ eye-catching opening title sequence, which features arresting images of the faces of female former prisoners. The hour-long…
WIRE: NSFW VIDEO FOR GOLD LAKE’S “WE ALREADY EXIST”
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Gold Lake founding members, Carlos del Amo and Lua Rios, have been busy the last few years putting the finishing touches on what ultimately would become Gold Lake. In the Fall of 2012, already a trio at this point, they wrote and recorded what will be their debut album Years in Madrid, mixing it in…
GAMECHANGER TO ENGAGE MUSIC FANS IN THE FUTURE
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GameChanger, a new innovative, artist-powered mobile gaming platform company will release its first wave of games through its GameChanger World app in August from Forever the Sickest Kids, Mayday Parade, Senses Fail, Bayside, T. Mills, Hopsin, Allstar Weekend, Mod Sun, and Miss May I. GameChanger was founded by John D’Esposito and is based in Colts…
NEW VIDEO BY MS MR
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Today, MS MR reveal a new music video for their UK single “Think of You” which is directed by BRTHR. New York City based duo MS MR will embark on their first North American headline tour this fall in support of their critically-acclaimed, debut album Secondhand Rapture. The tour will start September 16 in…
WIRE: NEW FUTURE BIBLE HEROES VIDEO
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Stereogum premiered the new video for “Living, Loving, Partygoing” from the new Future Bible Heroes album, Partygoing. Directed by Naomi Yang (of Damon and Naomi), the video features Claudia, Stephin, and Chris frolicking at an unconventional garden party. While the video showcases the summery feel of the song, its atmosphere also includes a hint of…
FREE TIX TO KAHBANG FOR US MILITARY
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The KahBang Festival is honored to announce the return of the KahBang Hearts The Troops program. Sponsored by UNO Chicago Grill, all active U.S. Military personnel will receive one free pass to the KahBang Festival, August 8-11, 2013 on the Bangor Waterfront. In addition to the free pass, sponsor UNO Chicago Grill is offering 10%…
ALEJANDRO SANZ WILL TRAVEL WITH GREENPEACE
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The musician and Greenpeace ambassador, Alejandro Sanz, will join the Arctic expedition that Greenpeace is conducting in the month of July to highlight the need to protect this unique ecosystem. The objectives of the journey include checking on the dwindling of the glaciers and the arctic ice cap due to climate change, underscoring the danger…
HOT CHELLE RAE TO SERVE AS SUPPORT ACT FOR JUSTIN BIEBER
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It has just been announced today that Hot Chelle Rae will be joining Justin Bieber’s upcoming tour dates as direct support beginning June 22nd in San Diego. Find scheduled tour dates below or visit www.hotchellerae.com for more information. Hot Chelle Rae recently released their brand new single “HUNG UP” available now at all digital…
WIRE: NEW QASI SINGLE ON PITCHFORK
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Mole City is not in the tradition or deviating from the tradition — it is the tradition. After 2 decades of launching drums, guitars and pianos through the shifting interzones between harmony and chaos (moonlighting along the way with the likes of Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag, Elliott Smith, Built to Spill and a long list of…
NEW CRUSHED OUT VIDEO IS NSFW
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Nomadic husband and wife duo CRUSHED OUT have released their first official video from their full-length debut, Want to Give, a primal blend of Bo Diddley beats, tube amp guitar howl, surfy wet reverb and unbridled vocals. The video is for their track “Push Down and Twist,” an anti-drug song that refers to the cap…
CHAOTIK STYLZ NEW VIDEO “SHOW IMPROVEMENT”
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Chaotik Stylz spent the majority of his formative years shuttling back and forth between Buffalo, NY and Los Angeles, CA and did so by navigating between two different worlds; the suburbs of Buffalo and the inner-city of LA. “My upbringing was odd to say the least. I was primarily raised by my mother, who…
MACHINE HEAD ANNOUNCES NEW BASSIST
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It is with great pride and excitement that Machine Head announce Jared MacEachern as their new bass player. Jared has already begun rehearsals for the upcoming Rockstar Mayhem U.S. summer festival tour and will soon relocate from North Carolina to Northern California to begin pre-production for Machine Head’s upcoming 8th studio release. http://www.machinehead1.com
WIRE: ALELA DIANE VIDEO ON SPIN
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So croons the elegant folkstress Alela Diane on the title number from her forthcoming record, About Farewell. Over the last year, Alela has finished recording and mixing this new album, to be self-released in the summer via her own label, Rusted Blue Records. It serves as an eloquent goodbye to lovers from years past, coupled…
THE PIXIES TO PLAY LONDON’S iTUNES FESTIVAL
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The Pixies have been confirmed for the iTunes Festival, to be held in London at The Roundhouse on Wednesday, September 25. The iTunes festival is free to the public, and can be streamed via the official app available on the iTunes Store and with Apple TV. The festival, running from September 1-30, will also…
A GREAT BIG WORLD VIDEO “EVERYONE IS GAY”
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Note from the band: We are so proud and excited to release the new music video for our song “Everyone Is Gay.” A while ago, our friends Kristin and Dannielle (who run a website called EveryoneIsGay.com that offers advice to LGBTQ youth) challenged us to write the “gayest song ever” for a compilation. And this…
WIRE: NEW SOFT METALS ALBUM ON FACTMAG
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Next Tuesday, July 16th, LA synth-pop duo Soft Metals will release their sophomore album Lenses. Thanks to Fact Magazine, you can get an early listen and stream the album in it’s entirety now! SKOPE IT HERE! Following album release, the duo will take to the road for a two-month tour across North America…
CLINT BLACK AND CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE® ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE ALBUM
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store ® and Clint Black announce the release of When I Said I Do, Black’s newest CD, which will be available on August 5 at all Cracker Barrel Old Country Store ® locations and online at http://crackerbarrel.com and select digital retailers. The release will feature 11 of Black’s heartfelt favorites as…
WIRE: OLD MONK RELEASES SECOND SINGLE OF 2013
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Of the song, songwriter Josh Carrafa had to say, “I have no idea what consciousness is. I mean what it actually is. I know what the effect of it is, but what is it made of? As far as I can tell it’s just chemicals and particles bouncing around and interacting with each…
WIRE: NEW PAPA SONG ON STEREOGUM
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“Young Rut,” the new track from PAPA is streaming now on Stereogum. The song, in addition to their latest double A-side 7” single “Put Me to Work/If You’re My Girl Than I’m Your Man” (Loma Vista), serve as an introduction to the critically acclaimed band’s forthcoming debut album. “Young Rut,” the new track from…
TRANSITSHOP TO RELEASE ALBUM IN AUGUST
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Philadelphia, PA-based trio Transitshop is set to release its debut album, Velocity, on August 13, 2013 via Rock Ridge Music. The lushly epic alternative/indie-pop is an infectiously catchy hybrid of classic 1980s new wave transcendence and potent modern pop-punk dynamics. Through online networking, the band met Detroit-based producer Matt Dalton (Chiodos, I See Stars,…
THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS ANNOUNCE FALL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
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THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS announce today their fall North American tour that will kick off this September in Atlanta (September 27th). This will be the first US tour in support of the new album LOVE LUST FAITH + DREAMS. The tour will run through October where it will end in Los Angeles with a headlining…
DEATH GRIPS CREATES OWN LABEL IMPRINT
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Death Grips announce the establishment of Thirdworlds, the band’s own label imprint created via a very unique relationship with Harvest/Capitol Records, to be distributed by Caroline. The band will retain ownership of their most recent album, no love deep web. Death Grips are currently working on new music, with the hopes of releasing a new…
KID TSUNAMI FEAT KRS-ONE ON NEW SINGLE
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Debut LP from producer Kid Tsunami, The Chase, featuring an all-star cast including Sean Price, O.C., KRS-One, Kool G Rap, Masta Ace, Pharoahe Monch, Kool Keith and many more! The Chase is in-stores now, distributed by The Orchard, Fat Beats New York and Obese Records Australia courtesy of Headbop Music. Link to Kid Tsunami f/…
