If Sky Blu’s (@skysnuts) catchy single “Pop Bottles” wasn’t already easy enough to sing along to the Big Bad U crew just made it easier with a fun new lyric video! Never one to miss out on the fun – check out Big Bad U’s “Harlem Shake” featuring a dancing banana, a booty-shaking dinosaur, a…
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THE BLACK ANGELS PREMIERE INDIGO MEADOW’S “EVIL THINGS”
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Blue Horizon is excited to debut “Evil Things,” a new track from The Black Angels. The song, which is available for posting HERE, is off their upcoming album Indigo Meadow, out April 2nd. RollingStone.com premiered “Evil Things,” calling it “a heavy-duty headbanger built around a foreboding guitar riff.” https://soundcloud.com/theblackangels/the-black-angels-evil-things http://www.theblackangels.com
WIRE: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE PREMIERE NEW VIDEO
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Roadrunner Records group Killswitch Engage have premiered their new video for “In Due Time,” the first single off their forthcoming album, Disarm The Descent. Directed by McFarland & Pecci, the video is now available to watch exclusively over at RollingStone.com. Disarm The Descent, which was produced by the band’s very own Adam Dutkiewicz, marks…
WIRE: ST. LUCIA NEW SONG ON SPIN
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Even in the urban wilds of Brooklyn, there may be no one else like Jean-Philip Grobler, otherwise known as St. Lucia. Originally from Johannesberg, South Africa, Jean grew up performing with the Drakensberg Boys Choir School. When the choir wasn’t traveling–St. Lucia toured Japan, Australia, Europe, the US and more–they stayed in an enclave tucked…
AUDACITY POST “FINDERS KEEPERS”
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There’s a common-held notion that great rock music only comes out of big cities, as if the grime and struggle of life in urban spaces is the essential fuel for truly passionate rock n roll. But this was a belief when cities were emptying out and the suburbs were growing. Now we’re witnessing the repopulation…
FAREWELL 2 FEAR COVER OF RIHANNA’S “DIAMONDS”
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Their cover of Rihanna’s hit song “Diamonds” has sold over 4,000 singles and amassed over 60,000 views on Youtube since its release just 3 weeks ago (over 15k in the first 24 hours). It reached #1 Hot New Rock Singles on Amazon and broke into the Top 10 Rock Singles on iTunes and is their…
THIRD MAN RECORDS PRESENTS BRITTANY HOWARD & RUBY AMANFU
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Third Man Records is as excited as they are proud to announce a once in a lifetime pairing of two of modern music’s leading ladies, as Brittany Howard and Ruby Amanfu join forces for the “I Wonder” b/w “When My Man Comes Home” Single (TMR 201). Listen to B-Side “When My Man Comes Home”:…
O’DEATH ANNOUNCES SPRING TOUR
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O’Death, New York City’s homegrown purveyors of gothic-American rust-punk, are excited to announce a spring tour in celebration of their tenth year as a band. Fitting for the anniversary, the band is getting back to it’s roots by throwing extravagant shows along the North East seaboardwith too many support artists on the bills. These shows…
WIRE: CHALK AND NUMBERS RELEASE 2ND SINGLE “PRETTY COLORS”
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Brooklyn duo Chalk and Numbers is pleased to release the 2nd single “Pretty Colors,” off their upcoming Parade EP. “Pretty Colors” has the hallmarks of a Spring-time song. In particular it is led by the energetic instrumental composition which is all framed around Sable Yong’s warm vocal harmonies. As a whole, Parade shows a band…
SHARKMUFFIN POSTS “THE LAKE”
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The moment you have been waiting for is finally here! TODAY, Brooklyn outfit and newly claimed buzz band, SHARKMUFFIN have just released their debut 7” The Lake / Big. Gaining accolades throughout the online music world, singer/guitarist Tarra Thiessen has been creating quite a frenzy with her vocals, being compared frequently to the likes of…
MANSIONS ON THE MOON REVEALS NEW TOUR DATES
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Los Angeles quartet MANSIONS ON THE MOON will take flight on a full-scale U.S. tour beginning March 21. The run will be preceded by a headline performance at “The Ranch” benefit festival in Santa Monica, CA, on Saturday, March 2 where the band will play to underprivileged youth on an outdoor stage nestled in the…
NEOMYTHICS “BEAUTIFUL BLACKOUT” VIDEO
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Drawing from the influences of Anime, the video narrative journeys between the beauty and darkness of a relationship. Pulling from years of experience as a professional graphic designer and videographer, Dustin Mills is able to create amazing illustrations and visuals that capture the trajectory of character caught between convention, illusion, and amnesia. Dustin…
PRESLEYS’ COUNTRY JUBILEE OPENS MARCH 8, 2013
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Branson’s First Family of Entertainment, the Presleys will kick off their 47th live show season at 8p.m., Friday, March 8, 2013 in their original theater built in 1967 on Branson’s famous Highway 76 Strip. Three generations of Presley family members, plus a cast of multi-talented entertainers, can be seen six nights a week in an…
BAD COMPANY AND LYNYRD SKYNYRD ANNOUNCE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
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Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced a co-headline tour that takes the bands coast-to-coast for 12 dates. Both bands celebrate significant 40th anniversaries in 2013, with Lynyrd Skynyrd having released their debut album on August 13, 1973 and Bad Company being formed that same year. While the pair have shared the stage…
TONDRAE KEMP LIVE IN NYC MARCH 23
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Transplanted from New Orleans into the metropolis of New York, Tondrae Kemp has been growing exponentially since his departure to the big city. Where he was once known as a soul singer, he is now expounding on that notion by adding the potential for any genre to find its way into the music. From Hip…
MEGAN HILTY TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM
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Megan Hilty’s debut album, It Happens All The Time will be available March 12, 2013 from Portrait, Sony Masterworks’ new adult contemporary imprint, in partnership with Columbia Records. The album is produced by Grammy-winners Andy Zulla and Jimmy Hogarth and showcases a different side of Hilty, the beloved star of the hit musical TV…
SNOOP LION TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
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Entertainment icon and multi-platinum artist Snoop Lion will release his highly-anticipated new album, REINCARNATED, on April 23, 2013. The forthcoming reggae and dancehall influenced album is executive produced by Diplo and the Major Lazer production team and will be released in conjunction with Berhane Sound System, Mad Decent, VICE Music, and RCA Records. Snoop Lion…
THE 2013 REDGORILLA MUSIC FEST ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE
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The RedGorilla Music Fest has announced its schedule including: Dot Dot Dot, Nappy Roots, K.Flay, Robert Fortune Band, Thee Attacks, The Cringe, Lovebettie, Air Dubai, Kyle Lucas (Vonnegutt), Griffin House, Andy Davis, The Hollywood Kills, Hank & Cupcakes, Taddy Porter, Jeffrey David, Eric White, Seis Pistos, Hydra Melody, The Black Cadillacs, The Material, Larry g(EE),…
THE BUNNY THE BEAR ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
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Dance-infused rock innovators, THE BUNNY THE BEAR have announced that their forthcoming, and third studio album will be titled, Stories. The album will be released on April 16th. Recorded at Watchmen Studios with their longtime producer Doug White (GYM CLASS HEROS, EVERY TIME I DIE), Stories demonstrates the bands’ contrasting, trademark, duel vocalist approach,…
NEW VIDEO FRM THE My.N.O.R.S
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Having released the debut single, “What They Don’t Know,” to positive feedback and inclusion on sites such as DJBooth.net and AllHipHop.com, Connecticut duo The My.N.O.R.S are proud to unveil the video for the song. Adding video production to their long line of talents, MJ and DP are eager to relay the message that you should…
BAIYU NEW SONG “SURFACE”
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As people, we navigate through life the best way that we can but there’s a lot of times when we get caught up in conventions, biases and subjective heresy. “Surface,” the March #TeamBaiyu release, brings color to the chaos that we’re often forced to face with little guidance towards truth. It challenges traditional means of…
PRIMUS ANNOUNCES SPRING 3D TOUR
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Primus is excited to announce a spring tour, featuring a 3D-enhanced live musical performance and two sets per evening. This groundbreaking tour will provide a one-of-a-kind psychedelic experience, further enhanced by the fact that every show will also feature Quad Surround Sound. Primus teamed with 3D Live from Burbank, CA to create original 3D content…
BOMBADIL RETURNS TO THE ROAD
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Bombadil, the quirky, sophisticated and obsessively creative North Carolina-based band whose music one reviewer called “obtuse but melodic indie folk pop with a flair for the fantastic,” has headed out on the road for its first full-on tour in three years. The dates are part of Bombadil’s 2013 touring schedule that will support the…
WIRE: NEW FIELD REPORT VIDEO ON NPR
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Field Report and NPR present the video for “I Am Not Waiting Anymore” from the band’s debut full-length, Field Report, with a First Watch premiere. The emotionally arresting video was directed by Manny Marquez and creates a wrenching narrative of a formerly homeless man seeking healing and redemption amidst the urban decay of Field Report’s…
WIRE: PHOTO OPS RELEASE SINGLE “YOU SAID YOU WERE”
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Photo Ops, the dream-pop project from Terry Price, is pleased to release “You Said You Were,” the 3rd single off his upcoming How To Say Goodbye LP, out February 26. The track is a standout and a beautiful example of Price’s abilities as a songwriter, from his harmonies to the evocative lyrics. Price states the…
BRIGHTON MA TO RELEASE OH LOST ON APRIL 2
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Indie rock quintet Brighton MA will release Oh Lost on April 2 on Fast Plastic Records. The band’s anticipated new album was produced and mixed by Brian Deck (Iron & Wine, Modest Mouse, Secret Machines) at Engine Studios in their hometown of Chicago. “Touch”: http://soundcloud.com/brightonma/brighton-ma-touch/s-KJg63 From the cathartic folk of the opening track “Bulletproof” to…
WIRE: WAKE OWL “WILD COUNTRY” VIDEO PREMIERE ON MTVHIVE
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Wake Owl premiered the video for “Wild Country,” the title track off their debut EP, today on MTVHive. Directed by Ken Tsui and Alex Viau, the abstract, mysterious clip can be seen here: http://www.mtvhive.com/2013/02/28/wake-owl-wild-country-video/. Wake Owl’s Wild Country EP was released January 29th, 2013 via Vagrant Records and has been catching attention from the press,…
ATOMS FOR PEACE REVEAL VIDEO FOR “INGENUE”
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Atoms For Peace, the new project from Thom Yorke, today reveal a stunning new video. ‘Ingenue’ is taken from Atoms For Peace’s new album Amok, which was released this week on XL Recordings. Directed by Garth Jennings, the video features dancers Thom Yorke and Fukiko Takase performing a routine choreographed by Wayne McGregor. Jennings and…
SPOTIFY & STEVE AOKI LAUNCH HOUSE APP
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Spotify and superstar DJ Steve Aoki today announced the official launch of the Aoki’s House app on the Spotify platform. The new app allows users to have their favorite producers play at their house parties via dynamic set-lists based on the tracks currently on rotation for those DJs. Users select which DJs they…
THE RETURN OF MARK LINDSAY VIA BONGO BOY RECORDS
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The new release co-written and produced by Gar Francis, songwriter/guitarist of New Jersey Garage Rock veterans, the Doughboys. “Like Nothing That You’ve Seen” features backing vocals by Myke Scavone (Doughboys), Kurt Reil (Gripweeds), and special guest, Little Steven Van Zandt. The single follows in the butt-kickin’ footsteps of Lindsay’s classic 60’s tracks with the Raiders…
WIRE: WOODPIGEON PREMIERES “RED ROVER RED ROVER” VIDEO
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Woodpigeon, aka songwriter Mark Andrew Hamilton, premiered the video for the album track “Red Rover Red Rover” today via Exclaim.ca – repost here – off their fifth full-length record, Thumbtacks and Glue, which arrived in stores this week on Boompa. Woodpigeon continues to refine and expand upon his sound with Thumbtacks and Glue, recorded in…
WIRE: IMAGES FROM LOGAN HICKS EXHIBIT AT LACE
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Thin Veils And Heavy Anchors will debut at LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) on March 8, 2013 and run through March 10, 2013, and marks a triumphant return for an artist whose works have been shown in Auckland, Cape Town, Shanghai, Taipei, and just about everywhere in between. SKOPE IT HERE! Originally a professional screen…
NEW SINGLE FROM VAN DYKE PARKS VIA BELLA UNION
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Following the success of his classic album reissues last year Bella Union is thrilled and honoured to announce a new album from the truly legendary composer, musician, lyricist, producer and singer Van Dyke Parks. There has been one live album and one soundtrack record in the last 24 years, but Songs Cycled contains the American’s…
THE REVIVAL TOUR-2012 COLLECTIONS
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In the six years since its inception, The Revival Tour has hosted a veritable collection of songwriters and musicians from the folk, rock, bluegrass, cajun and indie music corners of the world. Original compositions of the Revival performers from the 2012 U.S., UK and European tours have been mastered by Christopher Thorn (Blind Melon) at…
DARIUS RUCKER REVEALS HEADLINING TRUE BELIEVERS TOUR
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Capitol Records Nashville recording artist Darius Rucker is calling all ‘true believers’ to meet him out on the road this summer for his newly announced headlining tour in support of his upcoming True Believers album release this spring. The True Believers Tour kicks off on May 9 in Estero, Fla. and will work its…
OF EARTH NEW VIDEO + FREE TRACK ON CDBABY
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OF EARTH, the musical endeavor featuring Rob De Luca (UFO, Sebastian Bach) released their new single ‘Prototype’ for FREE download via CDBaby.com last week (the track is still available now) – http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ofearth2. Now, the band is making their new music video for the single available for viewing via YouTube. http://youtu.be/wHbT5fHNNO0
NEW YORK BASED SAVOIR ADORE JOINS NETTWERK RECORDS
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Nettwerk Records is pleased to announce the signing of Brooklyn-based Savoir Adore. Combining melodic indie pop with dramatic narratives, Savoir Adore is “musically and lyrically brave” (NME). Formed in 2007, the fantasy pop-duo of Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro has become a fixture of Brooklyn’s indie scene. Following the release of The Adventures of…
WIRE: GLAMOUR POSTS SINGLE FROM THE SCORE
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Every now and then a band emerges with such musical precision and pop sensibility that their star quality is undeniable. NYC-based The Score is one of those bands. Catch their first single, “Not Just Another Way” exclusively at Glamour.com HERE plus their too-cute lyric video for fan favorite “Don’t Wanna Wake Up” (video created by…
ALAN BONNER POST “TALIA”
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London based troubadour Alan Bonner is offering gorgeous ballad ‘Talia’ for free. The track oozes grace, with beautiful strings harnessing Alan’s voluptuous vocals and showcases his wonderful talent for crafting stunning music, powered by passion and artistic flare. https://soundcloud.com/altpr/talia His brand new album is receiving some fantastic critical acclaim, and his tour has kicked…
WIRE: CHECK OUT THE NEW HIEROPHANT SONG
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Italy’s Hierophant have been making waves since their formation back in 2010; their self-titled first album was released in 2011 and CVLT Nation called it “straight killer no filler”. The band has toured with the likes of Deafheaven, Oathbreaker, Tombs, Pelican, Cancer Bats and many more, and have made an intense and relentless live…
