Squarepusher will release the three track digital EP, ‘Enstrobia’ on March 11. Originally released exclusively with the vinyl or double CD versions of his 2012 album Ufabulum, this is the first time the tracks have been available as a standalone EP. Ufabulum, both the album and subsequent tour, has been met with great critical…
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NUTSO NEW VIDEO “4 THA STREETZ”
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Today, we present to you a short film from Q-Borough’s Nutso, for the song “4 Da Streetz,” as featured on his recently released Behind These Bars EP. Directed by Devin Gibson of Monstar Films, the visuals feature Nutso, AG da Coroner, Camiliano, Shaze, and J57, all interconnected in a story of vengeance and defeat. What…
ANDRÉ RIEU GEARS UP FOR U.S. & CANADIAN TOUR
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André Rieu – one of the best-selling live acts in the world – returns to the U.S. and Canada with a brand new show kicking off Thursday, March 7 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida (complete itinerary below). The upcoming concerts are part of Rieu’s “And The Waltz Goes On Tour,” named after…
SHARKS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
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The UK’s Sharks today announced the release of their much-anticipated new full-length album, entitled Selfhood. The album will be released on April 30th via Rise Records and is the follow up to their striking 2012 offering No Gods, which NME called, “joyous blue-collar punk from Leamington Spa… a starry-eyed celebration of yearning on a US…
WIRE: KATE BOY’S “IN YOUR EYES” VIDEO STREAMING NOW AT PITCHFORK
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Northern Lights, the debut EP from trending four-piece synth-pop outfit Kate Boy, is available now on independent label IAMSOUND Records. The title track has already garnered the attention of NME and Pitchfork, while The Fader hails the song as “emotionally honest.” The latest video for “In Your Eyes” can be streaming/shared now at: http://pitchfork.com/features/rising/9081-kate-boy/
TALLAHASSEE POSTS “OLD BROWN SHOES”
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Inspired by their small-town origins, Boston Americana quartet Tallahassee, spin stories with lush arrangements that take the best elements from folk, rock and alt-country. They create a warm atmosphere that channels the energy the band has on tour. “We have a knack for making new friends everywhere we go,” says lead guitarist, Scott Thompson. “We…
THE PAPER KITES JOIN NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
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Nettwerk Music Group is pleased to announce the signing of Australia’s The Paper Kites to its North American label roster. With their debut EP Woodland and follow-up EP Young North, Australian indie-folk outfit The Paper Kites melds earthy instrumentals to create a perfect backdrop for the band’s harmonies. The standout tracks from Woodland –…
TIMBRE COMES TO ANDROID
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Timbre (http://timbreapp.com), the location-based music discovery app that helps music lovers find live bands, today announces it has expanded into the Android market with a free app in the Google Play Store, currently offered in a beta version. With millions of songs, powered by Rdio (http://www.rdio.com), Android users will be able to locate local live…
TOM ODELL’S DEBUT EP
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Songs From Another Love, the debut EP from Tom Odell, winner of the BRITs Critics’ Choice Award, will be released in the United States on April 16th by RCA Records / In The Name Of featuring an exclusive U.S. track listing. In The Name Of (ITNO) is the label founded by Lily Rose Cooper.…
PETER MURPHY ANNOUNCES THE MR. MOONLIGHT TOUR
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Iconic frontman Peter Murphy has announced the Mr. Moonlight Tour, celebrating 35 years of Bauhaus. Murphy, who has started working with producer Youth (Killing Joke, The Verve) on the follow up to his 2011 critically acclaimed solo effort, NINTH (Nettwerk), will spend three months touring North America and Europe with a full band performing…
WIG PARTY RELEASE DEBUT
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The five-piece rock band, Wig Party, releases their debut album, entitled “Glass Girls.” Charles Kirby (vocals), Ryan Quick (drums), and Vincent Ventriglia (guitar/vocals), former members of the northeast regional band The Dirty Drop, asked old friend Greg Del Deo (bass) to form a new group that became Wig Party. In early 2011, Wig Party added…
WIRE: WINSLOW NEW VIDEO ON GUITAR WORLD
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The soul/rock band Winslow has teamed up with GuitarWorld.com to premiere their new music video “Alone Tonight” today, March 5th, 2013! The track is the first single off the band’s upcoming sophomore album, Left of the Right Direction – due out March 26th via Little Fish Records and RCR Recording Studios. Watch the music video…
WHOABEAR POST “LONG TIME”
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A love song you can groove to, WhoaBear’s first single off their self-titled debut, “Long Time,” is cool even as it celebrates the simple pleasures of love. A synth pop powerhouse with a reggae rhythm, “Long Time,” makes room for lead singer Beau Dodson’s tender lyrics. “I think ‘The room is silent, everything you say…
50 CONCERTS IN 50 STATES FOR EPILEPSY AWARENESS
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Partnering with the largest non-profits in the world of epilepsy, Candlelight Concerts for Epilepsy Awareness is proud to announce the first nation-wide epilepsy awareness endeavor — 50 Concerts in 50 States. It’s a network of coordinated live events over one weekend in March 2013. Candlelight Concerts, along with Epilepsy Foundation (www.EFA.org), CURE: Citizens United for…
NEW ALBUM OUT BY BUFFY FORD STEWART
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Today, she follows a road of her own, a highway she once traveled with John. But, she does not walk it alone. A legion of John Stewart fans or Bloodliners, her close friends and family walk with her. And, as always, John’s spirit is just a dream away. He came to her in a flock…
SLED ISLAND FESTIVAL IN JUNE IN CALGARY
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Sled Island Music & Arts Festival is fast gaining a reputation as one of the must-see festivals in North America. Known for it’s diverse, fun, and forward-thinking lineup, the festival continues to grow each year, proving to be not only an exciting but essential part of Calgary’s growing and dynamic cultural landscape. http://shop.sledisland.com/collections/frontpage Today, the…
WIRE: SPIN’S IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF SOUL LEGEND SWAMP DOGG
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Check out SPIN senior editor David Marchese’s fantastic artist profile on Swamp Dogg, including interviews, exclusive photos, video and accompanying gallery of Swamp Dogg’s best/craziest album covers. SKOPE IT HERE! The two remastered reissues of Swamp Dogg’s early ’70s albums Total Destruction To Your Mind and Rat On! are available now through Alive Naturalsound Records.…
NEW VIDEO BY JOSIAH THE GIFT
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Rising New York emcee, Josiah The Gift teams up with producer Sassoon to release a new video, “Legend,” to celebrate the release of there collaborative mixtape entitled The Mandelbrot Set which was released today. Link to Josiah The Gift’s “Legend” video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCn6v6ZC_po https://twitter.com/josiahthegift
UGLY KID JOE RETURNS
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Platinum sellers Ugly Kid Joe have come back after a long vacation, and they’re ready to rock harder than ever. The California band’s new EP, Stairway to Hell, is due on April 16th through MRI, and it contains songs that span the full repertoire of influences that made Ugly Kid Joe the soundtrack for young…
JAY SEAN ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM “NEON”
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Multi-Platinum selling, international Pop/R&B artist Jay Sean has announced plans to release his highly anticipated fourth studio album NEON out May 21st on Cash Money Records. The album’s first single “Where You Are” is set to impact radio and iTunes on March 19th. “This album has been in the works for a long time,”…
WIRE: AUTUMN OWLS PREMIERE “GREAT ATLANTIC DRIFT”
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Autumn Owls are proud to premiere the official music video for “Great Atlantic Drift” from their debut Between Buildings, Toward The Sea on Epitonic. The video was directed by filmmaker Greg Corcoran and features Irish actress Elga Fox. Recorded on a frigid November day along the northern Dublin coast, the video is a stark and…
KING DRUMMER BOY GOING VIRAL
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Teenage superstar, King Drummer Boy has released a new video for “Does She?”, a track that harkens back to the days of hanging out after school and courting. Drummer Boy is an uber talented musician, song writer, and role model, and he’s taking the world by storm. Amidst all the controversy of young artist rapping…
WIRE: JUNE DIVIDED ON MTV BUZZWORTHY
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Philly based rock band, June Divided, have just released their new video for hit “Secrets” off their debut album, Backbone, on MTV Buzzworthy TODAY, March 5th. “There’s a few statements about the music industry in ‘Secrets,’” said June Divided lead singer, Melissa Menago about their new video. “Those kinds of statements are in a…
DIAMOND RINGS ANNOUNCES SPRING & SUMMER TOUR
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Diamond Rings is proud to announce an extensive spring and summer U.S. tour as special guests of British New Wave pioneers, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (O.M.D), as well as exclusive live dates at SXSW. Last fall, the band made their network TV debut performance performing “I’m Just Me” from their sophomore release Free…
WIRE: CHEROKEE RED NEW SINGLE ON ALARM MAG
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Sometimes the best songs are simply born of inspired wistfulness, much like the circumstances that led to a metamorphosis from the friendship of Charles Davis and Christiana Bartolini to the band Cherokee Red. The songs on their eponymous debut shift effortlessly from the drifting ghostly melodies of ‘Vaya Con Dios’ to the dream pop-influenced arrangements…
HALEY & MICHAELS NEW VIDEO OUT
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Country duo Haley & Michaels recently premiered the official music video for their debut single, “The Price I Pay” (available now on iTunes). Directed by Annie Price (Faith Hill’s “This Kiss”), the clip first aired on TNN (The Nashville Network) this weekend to kick off their countdown show, TNN Top 10. CMT.com will also be…
WIRE: NEW HAYZE VIDEO ON ALLHIPHOP
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The video, directed by Camacho of Flawless Visuals, was shot in New London, a grimy, freezing spot where barren streets and a chilling climate lend to the viciousness and energy of the track. “Everything ties into the song,” says Hayze, “because the song’s about how life is hard all the time but you gotta…
ALLSTON, MA BAND NEW SINGLE OUT NOW
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Allston, MA groove heavy prog metallers, Caricature, have made their new single, ‘A Long Term Illness,’ available for purchase via their official Bandcamp page at: http://caricature.bandcamp.com/. Band mainman Joseph Spiller created the artwork for the single and had the following to say about the new single and choosing Bandcamp over other digital retailers: “With the…
AS THEY BURN VIDEO “DREAM COLLAPSE”
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Paris, France’s, AS THEY BURN have released a music video for “Dream Collapse”, from their new studio album, Will, Love, Life (2/19). An introduction to their blend of groove-oriented technical-death metal, “Dream Collapse” is an ode to crashing dreams and forgotten plans for the future. Watch the music video for “Dream Collapse” here. http://youtu.be/4h-i7hWNiSs Directed…
MEG MAC NEW SINGLE “KNOWN BETTER”
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Currently residing in Melbourne, her first single comes in the form of ‘Known Better’, a track that reveals her heavily Soul and Motown-influenced upbringing, and reflects on a particularly naive instance in her past. The track has given her attention as a spotlight artist on Australian powerhouse radio station Triple…
SELASI VIDEO FOR “CALL THE POLICE”
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Atlanta-based Ghana born singer/songwriter and producer/engineer Selasi aka The African Kid has released the video to his new single, “Call The Police” an uptempo fusion of dancehall reggae and hip-hop available now on iTunes from his EP, Shades Of Grey. “I called this project, Shades Of Grey, because it exists in a grey area that’s…
PAUL STANLEY JOINS GENE SIMMONS AS FOUNDING PARTNER
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Today, Rock & Brewsâ„¢ announced that KISS rock legend Paul Stanley is joining forces with fellow KISS co-founder Gene Simmons in his Rock & Brews restaurant venture as the company prepares for worldwide expansion. Together, they will co-host the March 22 and 23 opening of Rock & Brews in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, the…
NEW VIDEO BY JAYMES WOLFF
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Jaymes Wolff’s genre-bending sound is gaining new fans like DJ Booth and You Know I Got Soul. On his newest offering “Koolaid Red Tears” the Brooklyn native depicts a vivid story of a well deserving woman dealing with an undeserving man. How many times do we convince ourselves it will get better? How many more…
WIRE: THE BELLE GAME RELEASE NEW SINGLE “WAIT UP FOR YOU”
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Vancouver quintet, The Belle Game, released a new 7″ single, “Wait Up For You”, on Bella Union, and premiered a video for the song on FILTERMagazine.com – repost here. “Wait Up For You” is also featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length album, Ritual Tradition Habit, which will arrive in stores on April 16 via…
WIRE: BLUE FOUNDATION VIDEO FOR “LOST”
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Brooklyn-based electronic dream-pop duo Blue Foundation is made up of producer/singer Tobias Wilner and multi-instrumentalist Bo Rande. Best known for their songs “Eyes on Fire,” which appeared in the Twilight saga and was certified double platinum in the US, and “Sweep,” from Michael Mann’s Miami Vice, the band released their album In My Mind, I…
THE BLACK AND WHITE YEARS RETURN WITH NEW SONG
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The 2012 NPR Band to Watch return in 2013 prepared to release their first new album since 2010 on Modern Outsider Records. The album was produced by Danny Reisch (Dana Falconberry, White Denim, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Okkervil River) at Good Danny’s in Austin, Tx. https://soundcloud.com/modernoutsider/the-black-and-white-years-just/s-0uuwV
THE SEEKING ANNOUNCE TOUR WITH EMERY
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The Seeking will join Emery as special guests on their headlining U.S. tour kicking off April 22nd in Joliet, IL. Also featured on the tour are Wolves At The Gate and Peace Mercutio. The Seeking will head out on the road in early March in support of Jonny Craig alongside support acts…
SARA MELSON NEW ALBUM APRIL 30
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Singer/SongwriterSinger/Songwriter Sara Melson is set to release her sophomore record, A Million White Stars, April 30th. Melson recorded the album with an extensive list of the city’s key players such as Rich Jacques, Ethan Gold, Matt Sherrod, Wendy Wang, Jonny Polonsky, and Miranda Lee Richards. A Million White Stars comes on the heels…
WIRE: JOSH XANTUS “DRUNKKK” ON STUPID DOPE
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Last week MTV dubbed Josh Xantus Buzzworthy and now the R&B heartthrob is experiencing a different kind of buzz. On his latest track “Drunkkkk” Josh reveals how an accidental phone call forced him to grab the bottle and retreat to the studio. “I wanted to write about the ups and downs of being so busy…
JON JONSSON SIGNS TO EPIC RECORDS
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MT Press is pleased to announce the signing of Jon Jonsson to Epic Records. Owned by Sony Music Entertainment, Epic Records has re-launched their entire brand in recent years, with L.A. Reid at the helm they’ve expanded their scope of artists and talents, and under the leadership of this music industry icon the label is…
