The “Paper Doll” video is a genuine harkening back to the early 120 Minutes styled videos from the early days of the Seattle scene with static in the picture, obscure and unusual costumes, and washed out colors that all combine for a visual trip. At its core is the song for “Paper Doll”, which is…
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‘LET US IN AMERICANA’ ALBUM ARRIVES JUNE 25, 2013
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On June 25, 2013 Reviver Records will release Let Us In Americana,its second album from the Let Us In series, which follows the success of 2011’s Let Us In Nashville. Let Us In Americana features prolific Americana artists including Steve Earle, The Wood Brothers, Buddy Miller, Lee Ann Womack, Will Hoge and many more delving…
WIRE: TUNNG POST “THE VILLAGE”
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Bands as emotive and enduring as Tunng don’t come around too often. Across their decade together, the group have honed their pastoral pop to perfection, winning over audiences and critics one rustic twang of guitar, icy electronic echo and sumptuous whisper of vocals at a time to become one of Britain’s most championed underground forces…
THE ANATOMY OF FRANK POST “BILL MURRAY”
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From its wicked fade-in to its echoing finale, The Anatomy of Frank’s “Bill Murray” is as multi-faceted and mysterious as the man it’s named for. The acrobatic melody is charged with dramatic piano, a jungle of synth and effects and post-pop vocals by Kyle Woolard. “It sums up the decision to do what you want…
GREG FRIEDMAN VIDEO SHORTS AND A GREAT NEW ALBUM
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Greg Friedman is gearing up to release his new album Can’t Talk Now on June 4, 2013. The surreal album artwork was designed by the late Storm Thorgerson (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, etc.) Early national praise for the album includes Guitar Player which noted in its June issue that “The bouncy, palm-muted clean…
MR. 704 POSTS 2 VIDEOS FOR THE LADIES
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Today’s musical society it is very rare to find indie artist’s that cover the bases and beyond on their journey to success in their careers. The Carolina music scene takes pride in such an artist who is known as “Mr. 704” and has reached an undeniable amount of success. The artist who has remained consistent…
WIRE: ROOMRUNNER PREMIERE “BAIT CAR” ON PITCHFORK
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Roomrunner are pleased to announce the second single from their debut album due out on 5/28 via Fan Death Records. A pre-order link for the album can be found above, and you can listen to the lead track “Bait Car” right here. Formed after the dissolution of Denny Bowen’s much-beloved post-hardcore trio Double…
MIXHELL DEBUT ALBUM JUNE 11
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Mixhell, an electronic collaboration between former Sepultura drummer Iggor Cavalera and DJ wife Laima Leyton, are releasing their highly anticipated debut album June 11th on Last Gang Records (Crystal Castles, Boys Noize, MSTRKRFT) in liaison with Boysnoize Records. Their first single, Exit Wound, featuring vocals from Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Puciato, was released to rave…
DARIUS RUCKER NEW ALBUM MAY 21
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Platinum-selling Capitol Nashville recording artist Darius Rucker will release his third country album, True Believers, on Tuesday, May 21. The album, produced by Frank Rogers, features the current smash hit single “Wagon Wheel” which has just been certified Platinum by the RIAA. In support of his new album, Rucker will perform on ABC’s “Good Morning…
WIRE: NEW K. ROOSEVELT VIDEO ON VEVO
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Please find the below link to K. Roosevelt’s beautiful new video for “Do Me Now” directed by K. Roosevelt and Jelani Lockhart. The song, which is also written and produced by K. Roosevelt, is the first single of his as yet untitled debut project to be released on rapper/producer Hit-Boy’s House Of Hit…
WIRE: SEAN NELSON DROPS SECOND SINGLE “BORN WITHOUT A HEART”
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Former Harvey Danger frontman, Sean Nelson, is pleased to announce the second single “Born Without a Heart” from his solo debut LP, Make Good Choices, out June 4, 2013 via Really Records. SKOPE IT HERE! The first official batch of recordings to bear the name of Seattle musician Sean Nelson isn’t a solo album…
CODY SIMPSON ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM
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Atlantic recording artist Cody Simpson has revealed details of his anticipated new album. “SURFERS PARADISE” — which follows the Australian-born pop star’s 2012 debut, “PARADISE” — arrives everywhere on July 16th. “Surfers Paradise is basically the most famous area on the Gold Coast of Australia, where I am from,” explains Simpson. “I think this…
NEW APP BY CHRIS BROWN
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Expanding his already teeming social media activity, Chris Brown unveils The Chris Brown Channel App exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The Chris Brown Channel is a new kind of entertainment app, integrating social media with a continual stream of fresh content, connecting with fans in a more immediate, more…
OSCAR O’ MALLEY SINGLE “BILLY BUTCHER”
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, an Oscar O’Malley track is worth a thousand pictures. Mr. O’Malley shows up as “Billy Butcher” this time around and he’s come equipped with the proper tools to do work-stretching words into homonyms with more agile flows than the Jamaican bobsled team. The Stoned God needs no…
WIRE: NEW DEAD STARS’ MP3 ON UNDER THE RADAR
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EP track “Fractured” embodies Dead Stars’ signature sound with heavy, energetic guitar, driving percussion, and a chorus that explodes with electric energy. You can download the “Fractured” MP3 where it premiered with Under The Radar today or HERE, and you’re encouraged to post & share. http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/premiere_dead_stars_fractured_mp3_stream
WIRE: DJ MUGGS & CHUCK D PREMIERE ON ROLLING STONE
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Legend DJ Muggs continues to keep it rap game – his volatile new video “Wikid” (featuring Chuck D) premiered yesterday on Rolling Stone. Of the video DJ Muggs says, “We harnessed the energy of Public Enemy and Cypress Hill with futuristic sounds and the aggression and vocal delivery with one of the greatest MCs…
JASON CRABB RELEASES CHILDREN’S BOOK
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Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, author, husband and father, Jason Crabb, has announced his first children’s book. One God, One You has officially released and is currently available at all Jason Crabb concerts, events and online at www.JaseCrabb.com. One God, One You follows the story of Evan, a young boy who loves to sing and…
WIRE: TARMAC ADAM “GIVING IT BACK” VIDEO
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Tarmac Adam features Crowded House bass player, Nick Seymour and is the creation of Melbourne, Australia-based songwriter Matt O’Donnell and multi-instrumentalist Steve Paix. The quartet released their U.S. debut The History Effect this Spring and a stripped back version of the band (sans Seymour) will be doing a U.S. Promo tour starting next week.…
WIRE: ATLAS GENIUS COVER DAFT PUNK
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Australian band of brothers Keith and Michael Jeffery of Atlas Genius return with a brand new cover, this time of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky.” They recorded the acoustic rendition of the song as part of a session at Giel FM3 in The Netherlands recently and the audio premiered on KickKickSnare this morning. “Get Lucky (Daft…
LOW MOON LOW POSTS “CALM NOW”
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The four-piece put out a couple of tracks last year in the forms of ‘Fever’ and ‘Slow Train’, the latter recorded with Paul Savage (Franz Ferdinand, Flaming Lips) in Glasgow, and are due to release their first official single ‘Calm Now’ on June 3rd. You can hear the track here: https://soundcloud.com/lowmoonlow/calm-now ‘Slow Train’ and ‘Fever’…
WIRE: STEREOGUM POSTS NEW DOE PAORO SINGLE
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White Iris Records, the early home of Best Coast, Fool’s Gold, Foreign Born, FIDLAR and more, has released the New Lows/See Me Now 7” single from Brooklyn’s Doe Paoro. The a-side track “New Lows” is premiering at Stereogum: http://bit.ly/18L9i7u; the 7” is available on vinyl (http://bit.ly/19kHQed) and digitally via iTunes (http://smarturl.it/ct5xse). Both tracks on the…
CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS COMING TO BOSTON
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Converse Rubber Tracks Live has expanded the series to Boston, starting next week with two shows at the Sinclair on May 22nd and May 24th. Tickets will be $10 and all proceeds will go to The One Fund, a non-profit started by the governor of Massachusetts and mayor of Boston to help the victims of…
INTRODUCING INTERLOCKEN MUSIC FESTIVAL
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Interlocken, a 4-day music festival, with an emphasis on world class music, locally sourced food and sustainability, is confirmed to take place September 5 – 8 at Oak Ridge Farm at the foot of the Blue Ridge in Central Virginia, a mere 35 miles south of Charlottesville, and approximately 100 miles from both Washington, DC,…
WIRE: BALLYHOO NEW SINGLE ON ALTPRESS
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The reggae/rock band Ballyhoo! premieres their new single “Run” today on AltPress.com. Listen to the new song, here: http://bit.ly/Run-AltPress. “Run” is the first single off the band’s much-anticipated 5th studio album, Pineapple Grenade – due out June 25th. Pre-Order for Pineapple Grenade begins today via iTunes (http://smarturl.it/PineappleGrenade) for digital copies and Ballyhoo!’s website www.ballyhoorocks.com for…
SAMMY ADAMS RELEASES NEW SINGLE “LA STORY’ FEAT. MIKE POSNER
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RCA Records singer, songwriter and producer Sammy Adams released his new single “LA Story” feat. Mike Posner. “LA Story” which was co-written by Adams along with Ryan Tedder, Noel Zancanella, Mike Posner and Oren Yoel will be available at all digital service provider on May 28th. Check out the viral video for “LA Story” here:…
9 YEAR OLD SINGS ABOUT BOSTON TERROR THRU “MARATHON”
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One month ago, bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon and shook us all to the core. It is very difficult for adults to make sense of that tragedy, much less children. A 9-year-old Little Kids Rock student named Ashley wrote a song called “Marathon,” offering a perspective with wisdom that is far beyond her young…
INDIE-PUNK BAND ELWAY TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM IN JUNE
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Fort Collins’ indie-punk band Elway has announced today plans to release their sophomore album, Leavetaking, digitally on June 25 and on physical CD on July 2nd via Red Scare. The band has revealed the artwork, track list and title today. Counting bands like The Menzingers, Dead To Me, The Lawrence Arms, etc. as…
MOTHER HIPS NEW ALBUM JULY 9
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With the release of their eighth studio album, Behind Beyond, via their own imprint label on July 9, 2013; Northern California’s the Mother Hips will celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band. This album follows their 2009 studio release, Pacific Dust, and a four-disc retrospective compilation, Days of Sun and Grass, both of which…
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND’S BAMA WORKS FUND AWARDS $100,000 GRANT TO WEST, TEXAS
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The Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band has awarded a $100,000 grant to the West, Texas Disaster Relief Efforts Fund. Established by three local foundations – Cooper, Rapoport, and Waco – the West, Texas Disaster Relief Efforts Fund has been endorsed by the West City Council as the preferred recipient of all charitable donations…
WIRE: TRAMPLED BY TURTLES’ NEW VIDEO PREMIERES ON CONAN O’BRIEN’S TEAMCOCO.COM
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The latest video from critically acclaimed band Trampled by Turtles debuted at the Bethany Lutheran College Speechless Film Festival to an overwhelming response. Conceived and created by students in the Bethany Lutheran College Media Arts department, the emotional video features stop-motion animation, elaborate cityscapes and 28 hand-made wooden puppets. The video can be…
NEW VIDEO BY HOLY GHOST
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Brooklyn-based synthpop duo Holy Ghost! are excited to unveil their new music video for their new song “Dumb Disco Ideas.” The video, directed by Ben Fries, features a plethora of colorful, synchronized lights and a backdrop of the New York City skyline from dusk until dawn. Watch the video at the link below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuAoGdWBaaY “Dumb…
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA APPOINTS ANDRIS NELSONS
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Andris Nelsons has been appointed the 15th Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since its founding in 1881. The announcement was made today by Chairman of the BSO Board of Trustees Ted Kelly, BSO Board of Trustees Vice Chairs Stephen B. Kay and Robert O’Block, and BSO Managing Director Mark Volpe, following a meeting…
“BEAUTFUL WORLD” SPEAKS ON MODERN SLAVERY
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Its out, exclusive on Beatport!! Livelectric & Fidde Stigsson “Beautiful World”, what a smashing vocal house tune. “Beautiful world” is a melodic house release with unique vocals talking about modern slavery and actual problems in the world. It was written by the Swedish singer Simon Ericsson and produced with Fidde Stigsson. After the releases…
WIRE: CHILDREN OF BODOM SINGLE ON PITCHFORK
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Finnish heavy metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM (aka COB) have set Halo of Blood as the title of their eighth studio album, set for a June 11 North American release via Nuclear Blast Records. In support of Halo of Blood, CHILDREN OF BODOM will tour alongside Rob Zombie, Mastodon and more this summer as one…
MAINE’S COKE WEED FIRST SINGLE “SUNSEEKERS”
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The Mt. Desert Island recording sessions that form the core of Coke Weed’s upcoming 3rd LP, Back To Soft, see the psych rock quintet definitively moving past the vestiges of their stripped down sound that marked their earlier recordings, and toward a leaner electrified sound. It was a case of form following content as…
LADY ANTEBELLUM VIDEO ON VEVO “GOODBYE TOWN”
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Seven-time Grammy winning country-pop trio Lady Antebellum have premiered their new music video for “Goodbye Town,” streaming now at Vevo. The track comes from their newly released album Golden, out now on Capitol Records. The album reached #1 on the Billboard all-genre Top 200 chart, making Golden the group’s third straight #1 release. “Goodbye Town”…
SLY & ROBBIE ALBUM OUT JULY 2
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French saxophone player Guillaume Briard, aka Stepper, has worked with a veritable who’s who in the Jamaican music industry. His main business today is however being an official member of acclaimed Jamaican riddim duo Sly & Robbie’s band the Taxi Gang.The riddim twins have now opened their music vaults (jam-packed with immortal riddims and backing…
WIRE: THE BULLITTS ON ROLLING STONE
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Collaborations are the lifeblood of modern hip-hop. No one knows that better than Rap icon Jay-Z. Jigga Man does not choose his co-conspirators lightly. No surprise that when the time came to create the genre bending “The Great Gatsby” soundtrack Jay-Z selected The Bullitts (aka producer/musical renaissance man Jeymes Samuel) to be his…
TWENTY ONE PILOTS TOUR WITH FALL OUT BOY
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Fueled By Ramen duo, twenty one pilots, have announced plans to join Fall Out Boy on their upcoming “Save Rock & Roll” fall arena tour. The epic trek — which features main support from Panic! At The Disco — kicks of September 5th at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT and eventually wraps up on September…
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH TO RELEASE SINGLE FEAT ROB HALFORD
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Five Finger Death Punch has announced the band will release the lead single from their forthcoming 2 new studio albums this Tuesday, May 14 via all digital retailers. The track, “Lift Me Up” (featuring Rob Halford of Judas Priest), which debuted with a performance of the band joined by iconic guest artist Halford live at…
