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Richie has some exciting news for you —   he’s hosting a cover contest of his song “Every Road Leads Home To You” and wants to hear your version of the song — you can play it on any instrument, sing it a’cappella, beatbox to it, or whatever you choose!   To get more information,…

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AXS TV continues to showcase its commitment to LIVE music with a celebration of Americana music and New Orleans culture via a new partnership with the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. The network will broadcast live throughout the 7-day festival from April 26 thru May 5, 2013 including live segments in…

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Pink Floyd and EMI Music will mark the 40th Anniversary of the original UK release of The Dark Side of The Moon on March 24, 2013, as fans around the globe unite to turn a specially designed moon dark. Centered around a global playback of the album on PinkFloyd.com, each memory, thought and photo tweeted…

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Vonnegutt frontman Kyle Lucas has released his latest music video for his song “Don’t F*ck With My Money (B*tch I’m Broke).” The track is from Kyle’s upcoming free album “It’s Always Sunny in Marietta 2” due out 4/10 as a free download. The album features appearances by Jonny Craig, G-Eazy, T. Mills, STS, Marc Goone,…

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Telekinesis released a new video for “Ghosts and Creatures,” the first single from their forthcoming new album Dormarion today via The A.V. Club. Directed by Arman Bohn, The A.V. Club describes the video, “‘Ghosts And Creatures’ finds frontman Michael Lerner crushing hard on a triangle-faced lady trapped in a computer, fighting a bearded bad guy,…

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Vanna lead vocalist Davey Muise comments about the video, “To co-inside with the album artwork, we wanted to show the mash up of our lives touring and a day in the life of a fan coming to a show, kind of showing that long road to that one kid. Keeping with the touring feel, we…

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BOB MARLEY remains one of the most important and influential artists of the 20th century. His lifestyle and music continues to inspire new generations as his legacy lives on through his music. In the digital era, Marley has the second-highest social media following of any posthumous celebrity, with the official Bob Marley Facebook page having…

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Glasgow-based blues musician Dave Arcari will be releasing his fifth studio album, Whisky In My Blood, worldwide March 25th. On it, the slide guitarist & songwriter turns in 14 tracks that owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues. Arcari is joined by his backing band The Hellsinki…

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Imminence Records Sirens has unveiled their boundary pushing new single entitled “Drone” to the world. The single, which can be heard HERE, features technically-driven heavier sections complementing immaculate ambient soundscapes. Drummer/singer Zakk Huff had this to say on the single, “We are excited to present our fans with what we consider to be our heaviest,…

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Parisian blackened sludge/doom horde EIBON have announced the release of their new full-length on 180 gram vinyl and CD. “II” is due out on April 17th via Throatruiner Records and Aesthetic Death. After two splits, one MCD and one full-length, “II” marks the band’s bleakest and most ambitious material to date. Recorded in a live…

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Filter will make their Wind-up Records debut with the release of their sixth studio album, The Sun Comes Out Tonight on June 4, 2013.   Recorded in Los Angeles at Blue Room Studios with producer Bob Marlette, The Sun Comes Out Tonight follows 2010’s The Trouble with Angels. The band’s decorated history also includes such…

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Woodkid, aka Yoann Lemoine, the critically renowned French musician, director and producer behind acclaimed videos for Lana Del Rey’s Blue Jeans and Born To Die, Drake & Rihanna’s Take Care and Katy Perry‘s Teenage Dream, steps out from behind the camera with the release of his debut album The Golden Age on March 19th. With…

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Bravo’s The Kandi Factory follows former member of the platinum-selling music group Xscape and Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Kandi Burruss as she helps 16 aspiring artists jumpstart their dreams of success in the music industry. Having written mega-hits like “No Scrubs,” for TLC and “Bills, Bills, Bills” and “Bug A Boo” for Destiny’s Child, Kandi is…

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With a strong resurgence of the “Golden Era” of hip hop, one of the early rebirthers of that movement is back. On April 2nd, Naledge & Double 0 – better known as Kidz In The Hall – will be releasing their 5th studio project, Wishful Drinking. The 6 song EP will be available on iTunes…

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The Melodic Caring Project (MCP), the Seattle-based non-profit founded by musician Levi Ware and his wife Stephanie, has already brought the healing power of music directly to the hospital beds of more than 100 critically-ill children since it officially launched a year ago. This unique marriage of music and technology is now expanding its ability…

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Starting this week, Blondie will be posting vintage photos on their official Facebook page. These photos, taken by founding member Chris Stein, include shots from the band’s early days, on the road, and with friends like Devo and Andy Warhol. https://www.facebook.com/Blondie?fref=ts Stein had this to say about the photos: “There was a lot of cool…

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Fresh off the heals of SXSW, SHARKMUFFIN, are back and have a brand new song waiting for your ears. Off of the highly anticipated EP, She Gods of Champagne Valley, due out next month, the band has just unleashed the debut single, “Femebot,” on Newtown Radio. Check Out the New Single, “Femebot” Below: https://soundcloud.com/sharkmuffin/femebot-1 http://sharkmuffin.com…

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On June 8, Future Bible Heroes will release Partygoing, their third album, on Merge Records. In addition, Merge will compile all three Future Bible Heroes albums and an additional disc of EP tracks into one newly remastered collection entitled Memories of Love, Eternal Youth, and Partygoing. Future Bible Heroes is one of the musical projects…

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Legendary American blues-rockers The Fabulous Thunderbirds have released their first new full-length studio recording in nearly a decade, via renowned blues label Severn Records. Fittingly titled On The Verge, the album is now available online and in stores everywhere today. The band, anchored by the big voice of original front man Kim Wilson, usher in…

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Autumn Owls have been away from their Dublin homes for the past month on tour in North America including multiple dates at SXSW and Savannah Stopover. They just opened for Low in Toronto and are currently engaged in Canadian Music Week. But the big news to hit the block is their brand new, free iOS…

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This year, Willie Nelson will be 80 and his Fourth of July Picnic will be 40. The Fort Worth Stockyards “North Forty” field will be the site of the highly-anticipated annual all-day outdoor concert on Independence Day 2013. Returning to help Willie celebrate the 40th annual picnic will be such stars as Leon Russell, Kris…

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Atlantic Records has announced its worldwide signing (except Canada) of the acclaimed MC, Classified. The Nova Scotia-based rapper/producer will release his self-titled new album via Atlantic / Halflife Records later this year. “CLASSIFIED” is heralded by the new single, “Inner Ninja (Feat. David Myles),” which is slated to impact multi-format radio outlets nationwide on March…

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Prohibition Entertainment is excited to announce that TRAEDONYA!’s first single “Another Lie” from her debut digital EP ‘High Fructose Corn Syrup’ shall be serviced to Commercial radio stations. Arthur Mitchell Vice President of Urban Network, the venerable west coast company, will handle the radio and club promotion campaign in North America. Audio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udgidkUo5K4 Download http://hittbreaka.blogspot.com/2013/02/traedonya-another-lie.html

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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros today announced an extensive run of live headline dates to kick off in May 2013 in addition to previously announced festival appearances at McDowell Mountain Music Festival, Beale Street Music Festival, Bottle Rock Festival, Sasquatch Festival, Governor’s Ball Music Festival, Bonnaroo, Firefly Music Festival, Kanrocksas Music Festival, and Floydfest.…

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British rock is only looking stronger by the day and as female fronted ‘Everybody Looks Famous’ get ready to slam their debut album across the airwaves this summer it is no wonder why this ever growing market is becoming the Worlds hottest talking point. Already picked up by BBC introducing, Kerrang radio & more, the…

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Rock ‘n’ roll, direct and with no qualifiers, is Lions In The Street’s business. What sets the Vancouver band apart from the defanged mainstream is that their modern denim-and- leather heaviness is anchored in the raucousness of the Rolling Stones and the gravitas of Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac. Over the past decade, Chris Kinnon (lead…

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In this new, interactive project, Darren Ockert calls upon anyone who has ever felt misunderstood or unfairly judged based on how they appear.   Inviting people to post videos sharing personal stories of overcoming prejudices, Ockert hopes that this project can help to destroy stereotypes and help people realize that we are more alike than…

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Pop punk band, The Story So Far has released a music video for a new song titled “Empty Space.” The song will be found on their new album What You Don’t See, out March 26th. To watch The Story So Far’s new music video, click here: http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3079691

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Leading A&R executive and Cherrytree Records chairman Martin Kierszenbaum has renewed his fruitful relationship with Interscope Geffen A&M. In addition Kierszenbaum, a Grammy-nominated producer and songwriter, will remain in the position of Sr. Executive of A&R for Interscope Records. Kierszenbaum launched the maverick pop-alternative label Cherrytree Records in 2005 as a forward-thinking, artist-friendly haven for…

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Leah Hennessey, Ryan Adams and Johnny T. Yerington, collectively known as Pornography, will add to the deluge of Record Store Day vinyl, when they release their seven song debut 7-inch “7 Minutes In Heaven” April 20 on PAX-AM. “7 Minutes In Heaven” lead track “Last Nite at the Opera”: https://soundcloud.com/thebandpornography/last-nite-at-the-opera The origins of Pornography the…

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Current members of Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall and ex members of Overcast and Cannae have combined forces in the project DEATH RAY VISION. These veterans of the Boston metal scene play a raw brand of metallic hardcore that recaptures the energy of their old school hardcore roots infused with all they have learned and…

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Rolling Stone called it “one of the ten hottest summer package tours of 2012” and Entertainment Weekly spotlighted it on their “2012 Summer Must List.” We’re talking, of course, about the Barenaked Ladies’ uber-successful “Last Summer On Earth,” a rollicking roadshow that tore through more than 30 arenas and amphitheaters during its near-sold-out run. Back…

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Rod Stewart has completed his first album of new material in almost 20 years.   The landmark new album, titled “Time” marks Stewart’s long-awaited return to his songwriting roots and features 12 tracks, 11 of which he wrote and produced.   “Time” will be released May 7 by Capitol Records and will be available for…

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Grammy-nominated breakout pop sensation Carly Rae Jepsen will close the world famous White Party T- Dance event on Sunday, March 31st. Other acts joining Carly on stage include Icona Pop and Carmen Electra.   White Party has a history of attracting world class talent each year with past performers including Lady Gaga, Mary J Blige,…

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Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds are proud to bring you the brand new video for ‘Conjure Man’, from the limited-edition 7-inch single, out now! ‘Conjure Man’, is a swampy new original, while the B-side is a deranged cover of an old Seeds tune, ‘Lose Your Mind’ . Neither track will be featured on…

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Finnish heavy metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM (aka COB) have set Halo of Blood as the title of their eagerly anticipated eighth studio album, set for a June 11 North American release via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, CHILDREN OF BODOM unveils Halo of Blood’s cover art, created by artist Sam Saramäki, known for his work…

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Tough Words is symbolism for the things we avoid hearing everyday. Cy Harp brings a different point of view on these “Tough Words” to make you actually think about what it is you’ve been avoiding. http://www.datpiff.com/Cy-Harp-Tough-Words-mixtape.464268.html

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Watch as Gorburger invites Grouplove to play Name That Sex Act, asks tough questions in the Laser Round and demands the band to justify their band name. http://youtu.be/gHQzvuFxt0s Gorburger – an alien from outer space with an insatiable bloodlust – has invaded and taken a Japanese news network hostage. He now hosts his own talk…

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Dido’s brand new album GIRL WHO GOT AWAY is now available to stream exclusively in the U.S. on Amazon.com. Dido, one of the world’s best-selling female recording artists of all time with over 29 million albums sold, returns with her fourth and strongest album yet entitled GIRL WHO GOT AWAY, available on March 26th on…

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Music is power. Music Educators have the capacity to unleash that power. Every successful individual has an inspirational teacher in their past. The inspirational teachers of musicians have left an imprint that goes well beyond the success of their students because the output of those music students is something that our entire culture benefits from…

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