Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne has announced the release of his first ever comic book, entitledThe Sun Is Sick. The adult-themed comic is a 40-page 6 ½” x 8 ½” full-color psychedelic fantasy in classic comic book form. It will go on sale at Comic-Com 2013 (at the San Diego Convention Center) beginning July 18th…
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YING YANG TWINS PREMIERE MIXTAPE
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Platinum selling Atlanta-based rap duo Ying-Yang Twins release their new mixtape Ass in Session, exclusively through Livemixtapes.com today. The first offering from the project, “Make It Jump,” has received acclaim from the group’s fanbase, while the second single “Miley Cyrus” – premiered exclusively with TMZ – has been picked up by Huffington Post, Perez Hilton,…
WIRE: NEW DADS VIDEO ON SPIN
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Originally released in small, hand-assembled run and available once again on Wharf Cat Records, Dads’ Invisible Blouse is a statement of positive and willful self-annulment. Recorded live (in mom’s garage, to no audience,) “Invisible Blouse” rises above nothing. Instead, the song is a self-assured mess, finding no disparity between its grime, its bleated vocals, and…
GOLDFRAPP POSTS SHORT FILM “DREW”
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Goldfrapp release their stunningly beautiful new album Tales Of Us through Mute on September 10th, 2013. Their sixth album, Tales Of Usis written and produced by band members Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory and was recorded at their studio in the English countryside. The first opportunity to hear music from Tales Of Us comes today.…
WIRE: NEW TRACK BY THE ARISTOCRATS ON NO TREBLE
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A brand new, full track by THE ARISTOCRATS is now available to stream via NoTreble.com. The title track, ‘Culture Clash’, is the first full track that has been made available to the world since the band’s announcement of their new album Culture Clash this past spring. Take a listen to the track here, and make…
WIRE: NEW LIGHTOUTS VIDEO ON MYSPACE
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The track is the most successful single from the group’s critically acclaimed debut album, Want. With close to 25,000 plays on Soundcloud alone, The Music Ninja called the song a “pop monster which combines the melodies and bounce of electro with the grit of rock to create something very special.” Watch the video premiere on…
GEMINI SYNDROME TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM
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Los Angeles hard rock band Gemini Syndrome have announced that they will release their debut album, LUX, on Sep 10th on Warner Bros. Records. The new video for “Basement” is out now. Noisecreep has stated, “A listen to ‘Basement’ shows two sides to the group, one in which frontman Aaron Nordstrom can have you mesmerized…
WIRE: THE MOTHER HIPS FREE SONG ON ROLLING STONE
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The Mother Hips’ eighth studio album, Behind Beyond, is out this week on the band’s own Mother Hips Records imprint. The album marks 20 years since the Hips’ first release for Rick Rubin’s American Recordings. The Hips are giving away a free album track, “Song for JB,” written for the late Jay Bennett of Wilco,…
RETAKE TALENT SEARCH SITE LAUNCHES
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After months of development, ReTake Artist and Music Listing and Promotion Service just unveiled its new website−a dedicated listing service for bands, singers, songwriters and musicians. Kenneth Schwartz, president of ReTake, announced the company’s commitment to signing former television talent show contestants who competed in shows such as American Idol, The Voice, and America’s Got…
WIRE: NEW ART DECADE SINGLE ON CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
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Whatever you want to call it — impressionist pop, post-pop, neo-classical — Art Decade’s music is at once innovative and immediate. “No One’s Waiting” is a pure pop song with enormous orchestral flourishes. The song’s indelible melodies and cinematic string arrangements will remind listeners of the mature sensibilities of artists like Electric Light Orchestra, Jon…
THE BAND OF HEATHENS’ ‘SUNDAY MORNING RECORD’ COMING SEPTEMBER 17
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In the course of their evolution from loose assemblage to world-class rock ’n’ roll outfit, the Band of Heathens has built a potent body of recorded work that’s won the Austin, Texas ensemble a reputation as one of its hometown’s most vital musical resources. They’ve won a fiercely loyal fan base and a reputation as…
TOM ODELL DEBUT ALBUM SET FOR SEPTEMBER 17
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Long Way Down,the full-length debut from Tom Odell, winner of the 2013 BRITs Critics’ Choice Award, will be released in the U.S. on September 17 by RCA Records / In The Name Of. It entered atop the album charts in the U.K., Netherlands and Vietnam earlier this month and within the Top 10 across most…
NEW ALBUM BY POLVO ON OCTOBER 1
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Polvo will release Siberia, their sixth full-length album, on CD, LP and digital on October 1 in the US and October 14 in Europe. During their initial run from 1990—1998, Polvo crafted a sound so fantastically obstinate and so perfectly cockeyed that its DNA is essentially resistant to mediocrity or repetition. On Siberia, that sound…
WIRE: NEW JEFF ROSENSTOCK ON AUX.TV
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Always one for sharing, Jeff Rosenstock is offering up a free download of the B-side of his latest 7″. The track “Go On Get,” which premiered via Aux.tv, is from Rosenstock’s Summer 7″ out on Really Records and Ernest Jenning Record Co. and is available for download. Although the extremely limited physical copies have all…
JAMES BAY TO SUPPORT ZZ WARD ON FALL TOUR
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JAMES BAY will join ZZ Ward on her upcoming fall jaunt, “The Down and Dirty Shine Tour”. The tour commences on September 2 at Aladdin in Portland, OR and wraps up October 15 at the House of Blues in Chicago. The 22-year-old UK troubadour is supporting The Dark of the Morning, his debut EP for…
WIRE: SKILLET PREMIERE “AMERICAN NOISE” MUSIC VIDEO ON YAHOO! MUSIC
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Two-time Grammy ®-nominated rock band Skillet premiered the official music video for “American Noise” on Yahoo! Music. You can also go behind the scenes with the band on the set of their new video here and watch the “American Noise” lyric video here. “American Noise” Video: http://music.yahoo.com/video/american-noise-001806441.html
SCAR THE MARTYR UNVEIL SELF-TITLED DEBUT
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Roadrunner Records has announced details of the eagerly anticipated debut album from Scar The Martyr, the new project of Slipknot member Joey Jordison. “SCAR THE MARTYR” — the band’s self-titled debut collection, which was recorded at Sound Farm Studios in Des Moines, IA and produced by Rhys Fulber (Fear Factory, Rob Zombie, Mindless Self Indulgence)…
2013 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED
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The Global Poverty Project, in proud partnership with the Cotton On Foundation, today announced the 2013 Global Citizen Festival — a free ticketed concert on the Great Lawn of New York’s iconic Central Park — will take place on September 28, 2013 with Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys, and John Mayer. Starting today,…
F.STOKES NEW VIDEO “SHAKA ZULU”
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“Location was everything,” he muses when he looks back at the video. “This video was inspired, physically, by the landscape of my neighborhood, and how aesthetically and habitably the Southside of Chicago relates to an African jungle.” This parallel extends beyond the physical street corner, into the psyches of the young men and women seen…
JACK WILSON POSTS NEW SINGLE “RAINBOW/TIGER”
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Austin indie-folk musician Jack Wilson is known for his ability to transport a listener to a point in time. With outlets including Relix and American Songwriter latching on to the work on his latest album, Spare Key, there’s no doubt this strategy works. His latest single off the album, “Rainbow/Tiger,” contains the same gentle strings…
WIRE: DAVE HAUSE STREAM “WE COULD BE KINGS”
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Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Dave Hause is proud to announce the release of his new album titled Devour. Recorded and mixed at Grandmaster Recorders LTD. in Hollywood, CA, Devour will be released through Rise Records on Tuesday, October 8. As the follow-up to Hause’s well-received debut solo album, Resolutions, Devour presents itself as a thematic journey through…
NUNO MINDELIS SIGNS TO SHINING STONE RECORDS
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Shining Stone Records announces the signing of Brazilian blues/roots guitarist Nuno Mindelis and will release his label debut CD, Angels & Clowns, on August 20. The new CD was produced by Duke Robillard and features backing by the Duke Robillard Band, with a special guest vocal performance by label-mate Sunny Crownover. The rest of the…
DROPKICK MURPHYS DONATE $300K TO BOSTON VICTIMS – F#$K JAHAR!
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The Claddagh Fund, the charitable foundation of the Dropkick Murphys, created by band founder, Ken Casey, has donated over $300,000 to over 60 victims affected by the tragic events surrounding the Boston Marathon. The three-year old foundation created a specific fund following the bombings, with 100% of the proceeds disbursed directly to the victims and…
INTRODUCING BALCONY TV
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Balcony TV is the wildly popular online music network which features bands performing unplugged on balconies across the world. Created 7 years ago by Dubliner Stephen O’Regan, Balcony TV’s regional teams scour the globe for the most exciting underground artists and tape them performing a single song live. The site posts fifty performances a…
CHRISTA WELLS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM IN AUGUST
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Raleigh, NC-based singer-songwriter Christa Wells is set to release her next album, Feed Your Soul, on August 13, 2013. Feed Your Soul was recorded at Zodlounge Music in Nashville. The album represents a departure from her past records: from the title track’s horn lines to the driving kick drum and rhythmic hits…
WIRE: NEW PETE ROCK & CAMP LO ON ROLLING STONE
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On July 30th, 2013 Pete Rock & Camp Lo will be releasing 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s Pt. II: a collaborative mixtape that mark’s Pete Rock’s inaugural foray into the mixtape game for the first time during his illustrious 20+year career. 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s Pt. II includes guest appearances from Ab-Soul, Talib Kweli, M.O.P., Uncle…
ROBIN NOLAN ALBUM OUT JULY 30
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Gypsy Jazz guitarist Robin Nolan’s new album Gypsy Blue will be released on July 30 via H.O.T. Records Ltd, the record label run by long-time Nolan musical admirer and friend, Dhani Harrison. Following a chance encounter with George Harrison’s former gardener, who introduced Nolan’s music to the Beatles legend, Nolan was invited to play at…
NEW LUKE BOND SONG ON YOUTUBE
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On July 22, emerging UK-based artist Luke Bond will release his latest production ‘Holding On’ featuring the stunning vocals of Stephey on Garuda Music. ‘Holding On’ acts as a follow up to his last single on the label, ‘1Up,’ which was one of the 13 exclusive tracks on The Sound of Garuda: Chapter 3 mixed…
THE 1975 ANNOUNCE EXTENSIVE NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR DATES
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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…
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…
