“Superheroes” is a collaborative effort between Mic Crenshaw and Dead Prez, with production by Maestro of Detroit’s D-12. The track speaks to the true everyday “Superheroes” that support their families, guiding them to help tackle the future problems facing the planet. Mic Crenshaw, born in South Chicago, is one of the definitive Hip…
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A GREAT BIG WORLD 3 SONG EP MAY 21 + AUDIO
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A Great Big World will release their Epic debut, a three song EP, on May 21st. It includes the tracks “I Really Want It,” “There Is An Answer,” and the song (and video) that earned them legions of dedicated fans, “This Is the New Year.” Link to Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/agreatbigworld/this-is-the-new-year When they asked their…
WIRE: ILLOGIC & BLCOKHEAD ON XXL
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The video, premiered today by XXL, follows Illogic & Blockhead through parts of Midtown Manhattan and Brooklyn. However, the tone of the video is set immediately by a spoken quote from last year’s blockbuster Killing Them Softly, which is recited by Brad Pitt’s character Jackie Cogan: “This guy wants to tell me we’re living in…
T. HARDY MORRIS NORTHEAST TOUR + “OK CORRAL”
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This summer T. Hardy Morris will hit the road in support of Audition Tapes, the debut solo album from the talented and prolific Athens, GA based musician, out July 30th on Dangerbird Records. The first single “OK Corral” is now available for fans to download free at T.HardyMorris.com. The dates, which follow his tour this…
WIND-UP RECORDS SIGNS AUSTRALIAN ALT-POP BAND THE GRISWOLDS
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Wind-up Records is proud to announce the signing of The Griswolds, a five-piece alt-pop band from Sydney, Australia. Their infectious melodies and catchy tunes arrive just in time for summer. Everyone from triple j radio, Australia’s premiere alternative radio station, to the blogosphere have embraced The Griswolds joyful sounds which Neon Gold Blog…
WIRE: JOE IS SET TO RELEASE HIS NEW ALBUM
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The single “I’d Rather Have A Love” steadily climbs the charts and after 6 short weeks is already a Top 10 at key national Urban AC radio stations with new adds weekly. The video for the smooth sexy song was directed by renowned music video and film director Hype Williams. The video is…
ALELA DIANE TO RELEASE NEW LP JUNE 25
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“I heard somebody say that ‘the brightest lights cast the biggest shadows,’ so honey, I’ve got to let you go, I’ve got to let you go”. …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…
JUDAS PRIEST CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF CLASSIC HEAVY METAL
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Judas Priest, the heavy metal legends whose influence on generations of musicians and metalheads is incalculable, celebrate their 40th year as recording artists with the global cinema release of the live concert EPITAPH, a unique live career retrospective. EPITAPH will have a special screening at the Clearview Chelsea in New York on the 14th of…
BOSTON STRONG: AN EVENING OF SUPPORT AND CELEBRATION TD GARDEN
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TD Garden and Live Nation are proud to announce “Boston Strong: An Evening of Support and Celebration” to be held at the TD Garden on Thursday, May 30, 2013. Net ticket proceeds of this historic concert will benefit The One Fund Boston, set up by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to…
WIRE: NEW MELSISSA FERRICK SONG @ BUST.COM
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On June 4, MPress Records will release the truth is, the latest album from acclaimed singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Melissa Ferrick. The album is available for pre-order at http://bit.ly/MFTTIpreorder, and the track “Wreck Me,” which also features Paula Cole on guest vocals, is currently premiering on Bust Magazine’s website at http://bit.ly/ZUwOel. Recorded live with a full…
LENA FAYRE POSTS “BELONG TO YOU”
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Lena Fayre’s debut extended-play album, currently untitled, is due for release in spring of 2013. Promoters and fans should not miss this chance to hear the artist in her original, unique and uncompromising splendor. It is doubtlessly the beginning of a long, colorful career. Lena Fayre – “Belong to You” lyric video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFmBcSrexKU https://www.facebook.com/LenaFayre
NETHERFRIENDS LAUNCHES ’50 SONGS 50 STATES’ PROJECT
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Netherfriends has launched the first ever interactive map album to present 50 Songs 50 States, the culmination of a year long project where Netherfriends aka Shawn Rosenblatt wrote and recorded a song and performed a show in every state in the USA (April 2010-2011). In the past year, Netherfriends released Angry East Coast and Middle…
JAN ST. WERNER POSTS “FEED OPENER”
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Jan St. Werner, half of the groundbreaking electronic music duo Mouse On Mars, will be releasing a solo album entitled Blaze Colour Burn on Thrill Jockey June 11th. It will be the initial release in Werner’s Fiepblatter series, which will give him an outlet for his more experimental and conceptual works. More info on the…
WIRE: NEW LEWIS WATSON ACOUSTIC ON ELLE
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Lewis Watson’s The Wild EP is out now via Warner Music! With 150K+ fans across YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, The Wild EP was an iTunes success reaching #2 in the US and #1 in the UK iTunes Singer Songwriter Chart. Lewis Watson has released a live acoustic video for “Into The Wild”. Performing a…
BLACK LODGE UNVEIL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “NEVER CLEAN”
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American Industrial group BLACK LODGE have just unveiled a music video for their song “Never Clean”, which can be seen here. The video was shot on location in Big Bear, CA, and was directed by Tanya Dahl of The Realm Creative. Artist Wayne Robinson (Marvel Comics: Wolverine, Captain America) illustrated the graphic novel for The…
VILMA DE VELLIS COVERS DAVID GUETTA “TITANIUM”
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In early March 2013 Vilma De Vellis began the followup to her successful video of Adele’s “Someone Like You” with her newest recording and video project: an astounding cover of David Guetta’s Titanium! Applying the full arsenal of all her Voice and Performance training at Bristol Studios she began recording with producer Ric Poulin and…
STEVEN ADLER BACK IN REHAB & TOUR POSTPONED
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ADLER, the new band led by former Guns N Roses drummer Steven Adler has postponed its Summer tour due to Steven checking into an undisclosed rehabilitation center to continue working on his sobriety. “We are truly sorry to all of the fans and promoters who were looking forward to seeing us on the road, but…
WIRE: KRISS KROSS DJ SPEAKS ON CHRIS KELLY
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In this exclusive interview on “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show,” DJ Nabs shares memories of Chris Kelly, and explains why we’ll probably never hear Chris Smith talk about the loss of the other half of Kris Kross. http://rickeysmileymorningshow.com/1080245/kris-kross-chris-kelly-death-dj-nabs/
WIRE: SIZZLA MP3 ON OKAYPLAYER
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One of reggae’s most prolific artists Sizzla returns with his 70th album The Messiah on May 28th (Kalonji Music/VP Records). Since his emergence in 1995, the enigmatic vocalist has undeniably put his stamp on the genre regardless of the current style or trend. His latest effort showcases his musical depth, passion and precision…
WIRE: DANKO JONES ON THAT METAL SHOW
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DANKO JONES is invading your TV on June 15, 2013! Podcast host and frontman DANKO JONES is scheduled to appear as a “surprise” guest on the June 15th episode of VH1 Classic’s THAT METAL SHOW. Danko will hop in for a quick Skype visit during the episode, which also features special guests Sebastian Bach and…
KREBS SIGN WITH BLUNTFACE RECORDS
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Bluntface Records are proud to announce that Krebs, an Electronic/EBM group from Philadelphia, PA has signed to the label. Krebs debut EP Cellophane will be released June 29th. A throwback to the EBM synth sounds of the 80’s and 90’s, Krebs is an electronic music project that fuses danceable beats with apocalyptic synths and the…
FOSSIL COLLECTIVE SIGN TO VAGRANT
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Vagrant Records is pleased to announce the signing of UK band Fossil Collective. The band’s debut album Tell Where I Lie is now available in the US through a partnership between Vagrant and Dirty Hit Records. The album was released on April 8, 2013 and debuted at #1 on Billboard’s New Artist chart as well…
INCREDIBLE’ ME SIGNS TO ARTERY RECORDINGS/RAZOR & TIE
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Incredible’ Me is the latest addition to join the Artery Recordings, the joint venture between The Artery Foundation and Razor & Tie. The Sacramento, CA based band will release their debut full length album, Est. 2012, this summer. The album was produced by Colby Wedgeworth (The Maine, This Century, The Seeking). Listen To…
ETIENNE CHARLES’ ‘CREOLE SOUL’ TO BE RELEASED JULY 23
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Trinidad-born trumpeter Etienne Charles’ fourth full-length release, Creole Soul, is due July 23 on Culture Shock Music. An exploration of Charles’ musical roots featuring sounds from the French, Spanish and English speaking Caribbean as well as North America, Creole Soul highlights myriad inspirations from Haitian creole chants and blues to bebop and R&B while drawing…
PHILADE POST NEW SINGLE FEAT BUN B
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CCCLXVIII Music Group is pleased to announce the release of DMV rapper Phil Ade’s(pronounced ah-day) newest single “2 A.M.” featuring Houston Hip-Hop Legend Bun B. The collaboration produced by Sunny Norway is the first single off of Ade’s highly anticipated projects R.O.S.E. (Result Of Society’s Evils). This single comes as Phil is fresh off of…
WIRE: SPECTRALS’ NEW SINGLE ON SPIN
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Sob Story sees Spectrals back and better than ever, brimming with confidence and the best songs of the Jones brothers’ careers so far. It’s an album that begs to be played again as soon as it finishes and one that will also create excitement at what is to come next from this band, whether Louis…
17th ANNUAL ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL IS SOLD OUT
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Insomniac announced today that tickets for the 17th Annual Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), Las Vegas are officially sold out. The festival’s producer will attract 345,000 attendees over the three-day event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on June 21-23, 2013. “Our fans, who I view as our headliners, have for the first time allowed the Electric…
CBS RADIO AND ASTRALWERKS LAUNCH NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR BEST FEMALE DJ
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CBS RADIO today announced a partnership with Astralwerks to introduce “She Can DJ — America,” a nationwide talent search to find the country’s top female DJ/Producer. After successful programs in Australia and throughout Europe, “She Can DJ” will launch in major markets nationwide this July. Following local competitions run by CBS RADIO stations in New…
TEXAS IS THE REASON ANNOUNCE FINAL SHOWS EVER
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Released on February 12, 2013 though Revelation Records, the album is a comprehensive collection of every recorded piece of music in the band’s history, featuring the original Do You Know Who You Are? full-length album, the self-titled EP, as well as two B-sides never before on CD/digital, and two previously unreleased tracks written in 1997…
DISCLOSURE TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM
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After a string of successful singles, Guy and Howard Lawrence AKA Disclosure, will release their debut record Settle in the US on June 4 via Cherrytree/Interscope Records. The highly anticipated record comes after the success of early singles “Latch” and “White Noise”. Most recently, The Lawrence brothers have brought us “You and Me”…
R.A. THE RUGGED MAN FEAT TALIB KWELI
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R.A. The Rugged Man and Talib Kweli are two of the most legendary lyricists of the modern era, and they made the dreams of hip hop fans worldwide come true with their recently-released smash hit “Learn Truth”. Now, with R.A.’s new album Legends Never Die set to hit stores tomorrow, we’re unveiling the official music…
ZIPPO ENCORE JOINS LEE BRICE WHILE HE TOURS AMERICA
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Zippo Encore will hit the road with breakout country artist Lee Brice from May 9 through August 24, 2013 when Lee joins Brad Paisley as special guest on the Beat This Summer Tour presented by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store ®. This marks Zippo Encore’s first partnership in the country music market, as part of…
HARD ROCK CELEBRATES WILLIE NELSON’S 80th
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Willie Nelson and Hard Rock International announce the launch of the limited-edition Willie Nelson Artist Spotlight merchandise program today, benefiting the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance and Animal Welfare Institute. The line, a partnership between the musician, activist, author and poet and the world-renowned brand, includes a men’s t-shirt, a limited edition collector pin as well as…
BRISTOL STUDIOS POST “BOSTON REFLECTS” VIDEO
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With thoughts, songs and images of recent events in Boston. These are original recordings by Boston residents to honor the loss of fellow Bostonians and the strength of this amazing city. Boston Reflects: http://youtu.be/f6RNFhsk-Fg Featuring Contributions From: Peter de Andrade – Reflections Amanda & Cody McCarthy – “Boston Calls” Donald Washington – Reflections Contens –…
ISC ANNOUNCES THE 2012 WINNERS
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The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), widely recognized as the world’s premier songwriting event, today announced its 2012 winners. ISC’s Grand Prize is awarded to Idaho native Joshua Hanson of the band Yellow Red Sparks for his song “Monsters With Misdemeanors,” entered in the Folk/Singer-Songwriter category. The Grand Prize winner is awarded $25,000 in cash (US)…
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH ANNOUNCE WORLDWIDE RELEASE OF DOUBLE ALBUM
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Five Finger Death Punch has announced the band will release their fourth studio record as a double album in two installments with Vol. 1 hitting stores on July 23 and Vol. 2 scheduled for later this fall. Prospect Park will release the albums in North America, Eleven Seven in all other territories. Five Finger Death…
P-MONEY NEW SINGLE FEAT M.O.P.
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M.O.P. takes the lead on New Zealand producer P-Money’s latest single off his upcoming album, ‘Gratitude,’ out May 21st on Dawn Raid / Dirty Records / Duck Down Music. ‘Gratitude’ features Talib Kweli, Aaradhna, Havoc (of Mobb Deep), Freddie Gibbs, M.O.P., Buckshot, Skyzoo, Fashawn, Roc Marciano, Pac Div, STS, Nicole Wray and more. Full tracklist…
CURIOUS QUAIL POST “SURVIVOR’S GUILT”
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Meet indie rock seven-piece, Curious Quail, hailing from San Francisco. Described by Death and Taxes Magazine as “Evocative of what would happen if Owl City didn’t suck or if Ben Gibbard grew some balls,” this intriguing band is on the rise. Indeed, the somber lyrics and haunting melodies masterfully created by singer-songwriter Mike Shirley-Donnelly cut…
WIRE: BRAIDS NEW SINGLE ON PITCHFORK
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After having released their critically acclaimed debut Native Speaker in 2011, BRAIDS have returned with a new 12″ single In Kind // Amends. Out June 11th on Arbutus Records, the 12″ features two singles from their forthcoming sophomore album, as well as two exclusive b-sides. After 18 months of touring in support of Native…
WIRE: RICH QUICK RELEASES VIDEO FOR ‘TRAVELIN’ MAN’
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Part singer-songer writer and 100% emcee, Rich Quick’s new video to “Travelin’ Man,” the first single off Sad Songz, his forthcoming EP, was premiered on Respect mag.com. “Travelin’ Man” showcases Quick’s song writing talents, his lyrical ability, and his growing command over the mic. It also shows a sensitive artist who can put his emotion…
