British chanteuse Lucy Rose is happy to announce her first headlining tour of North America. The tour kicks off March 11 in Los Angeles and sees her playing Canadian Music Week, SXSW and many other American cities throughout March and April. Her debut EP in the US, Middle Of The Bed, follows up the enormous…
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LIVE NATION ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL JAMBASE LIVE
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Live Nation and JamBase have teamed together to create a new music festival where the music and atmosphere will rival the serene, natural beauty of the landscape. JamBase Live will take place July 5 & 6 at the iconic Gorge Amphitheatre and is set to feature a versatile lineup of musicians, camping, artisan crafts…
T. HARDY MORRIS SIGNS TO DANGERBIRD RECORDS
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Venerable luminary of psychedelic grunge, T. Hardy Morris is set to release his debut solo album, Audition Tapes this summer on Dangerbird Records. Morris is best known for his work with Dead Confederate, a band that he co-founded and has recorded and toured with since 2006. More recently, Morris formed Diamond Rugs, the raggedly righteous…
NOM “GOT THAT” VIDEO
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After releasing his first mixtape (2012’s Different Breed), NOM locked himself in the booth for quite sometime and is now ready to show the game what he’s been cooking up. New Day! New Music! New Attitude! Now back from a short hiatus, NOM is back and returns with a brand new video to a never…
MELISSA FERRICK’S ‘THE TRUTH’ IS SET FOR JUNE 4
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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. Recorded live with a full band and produced by Ferrick, mixed by Grammy Award winner Trina Shoemaker (Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow) and engineered by Rafi Sofer (James Taylor, Juliana Hatfield), the album marks a creative…
WHITESNAKE GUITARIST DOUG ALDRICH’S ORIGINAL BAND TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
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Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of bluesy hard rockers Burning Rain’s third studio album, EPIC OBSESSION, on May 21st in North America. Burning Rain was founded by current Whitesnake axeman Doug Aldrich together with singer Keith St. John (ex-Montrose). The line-up for the new album is rounded out by Sean McNabb…
RANDOM POSTS SINGLE FEAT FREEWAY & LEFTY
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Teacher-turned-rapper Random aka Mega Ran‘s journey into music has taken him farther down the rabbit hole than ever imagined, with extensive tours, and releases coming at rapid fire rates. After turning heads with video game projects “Forever Famicom” with K-Murdock (2010) and “Black Materia” with Lost Perception (2011, 2012), 2013 sees Ran at his most…
WIRE: NEW SKI LODGE SINGLE ON PITCHFORK
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Ski Lodge brings to mind the great tradition of C-86 bands (or even the other great band with a guitarist named Marr), but with a modern day East Coast twist. Live they bring their incredible melodies and instrumental precision to the next level, do not miss them on the road. Stay tuned for details…
NEW MISSION SOUTH EP IN APRIL
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The roots/rock trio Mission South announces today they will release their sophomore 6-track EP Migration Vol. 2 on April 9th, 2013. This will be the second installment in their acclaimed 3-part Migration EP series. With a sound reminiscent of Dr. Dog and Ben Harper, Mission South goes beyond their blues-rock roots by adding a mixture…
CAST YOUR BALLOT FOR PAPA EMERITUS II
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Papa Emeritus II summons fans to participate in the papal conclave voting on his behalf. Cast your ballot at PapaEmeritus.com to elect Papa as supreme pontiff and unlock the full stream of the new song “Year Zero”. http://www.papaemeritus.com
JUNO REACTOR 8TH STUDIO ALBUM IN APRIL
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When you already have an incredibly impressive body of work like internationally-renowned electronic pioneer JUNO REACTOR, the ability to expand and continue breaking ground is almost impossible to fathom. With The Golden Sun Of The Great East, Juno Reactor’s eighth album, not only does Ben Watkins surpass those expectations, he dives deep into them too.…
VH1 PICKS UP ‘LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE”
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Add VH1 to the list of networks carrying Live from Daryl’s House. Through a total of 62 original episodes, Daryl Hall’s critically acclaimed, award-winning series started out as a monthly webcast at www.lfdh.com and has now grown to include a total of four cable networks and over-the-air TV syndication to 70% of the country. Now…
MOX.TV LAUNCHES ONLINE
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MOX, the first online music television platform of its kind, is excited to announce the release of its EDM-focused http://MOX.TV. The timing is perfect: MOX is officially launching in Miami during Ultra Music Festival and Winter Music Conference, offering up the best exclusive video content across the entire spectrum of dance music (House, Trance,…
WIRE: FOALS NEW SINGLE ON ROLLING STONE
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Shot in Romania with director Nabil (Kanye, Frank Ocean) “Late Night” premiered via Rolling Stone today. Watch here: SKOPE IT HERE! On the song’s lyrics Yannis says: “Some of that is to do with my grandmother, and to do with aging, and being on the verge of passing over into something else, and having remorse…
WIRE: ETONLINE FEATURES JANN KLOSE
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Jann Klose talks with ETOnline’s Denny Directo about his work as a featured singer and guitarist in the movie, GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY at ETOnline at this link: SKOPE IT HERE! Jann recorded Tim’s Once I Was, Pleasant Street, Song For Janie for the movie. Also covered in Jann’s interview is his eclectic i-Pod and…
IN THIS MOMENT POST NEW SINGLE “ADRENALIZE”
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Metal rockers IN THIS MOMENT recently wrapped up filming the music video for “Adrenalize,” the second single off of their most recent album Blood. The video, set for release later this month, was shot at the incredibly haunted, creepy and abandoned Linda Vista Hospital, located in East Los Angeles. Directed by Robert John Kley, the…
WIRE: WOLFGANG GARTNER POSTS “ANACONDA”
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Electronic music producer and DJ WOLFGANG GARTNER is back with yet another massive club banger — his new single “ANACONDA” out now exclusively on Beatport. Sure to be a main stage favorite for DJs this upcoming festival season, the track’s pounding drums and searing leads deliver six minutes of the non-stop, high-energy electro that sums…
CHRIS BALLIN POSTS NEW SINGLE ON YOUTUBE
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British soul singer Chris Ballin delivers a brand new track entitled “When She Hates Her Man”, which is written and produced by Mark Morrison. AUDIO: Chris Ballin – “When She Hates Her Man”: http://youtu.be/iZhE4ouGMlY Born in Nottingham, England, Chris began his musical journey at the tender age of 8 when he was a keen and…
SAD BABY WOLF POST “ELECTRIC SOUNDS”
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Hailing from the high desert of Albuquerque, New Mexico, indie rockers Sad Baby Wolf are excited to announce the release of their debut album, Electric Sounds, on 4/9. Formed by lead singer Marty Crandall after ten years with The Shins, the band is a homecoming project with longtime friends that has steadily been building momentum.…
ALABAMA SHAKES NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR
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Alabama Shakes will kick off a North American headline tour on June 18 at LC Pavilion Outdoors in Columbus, OH. The outing will include two nights at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium (July 17 & 18). A ticket pre-sale begins Tuesday, March 12, at Noon ET/9 a.m. PT at http://alabamashakes.frontgatetickets.com/. Tickets go on sale to the…
THE WEEZER CRUISE 2014
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Two years after their first music festival-at-sea set sail, Grammy ® Award-winning group Weezer and cruise company Rose Tours are proud to announce the 2014 edition of The Weezer Cruise. Launching from Jacksonville, FL on February 13, the rock-and-roll cruise will hit new Caribbean ports–including Freeport and Nassau in the Bahamas–as fans celebrate Valentine’s…
ROYAL CANOE SIGNS TO ROLL CALL RECORDS
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2013 is looking to be a breakout year for the six-piece Canadian outfit Royal Canoe. The Winnipeg natives just signed with Roll Call Records for the release of a full-length album later this year in the U.S., and they’re gearing up for a heavy few months of touring that include stops at SXSW, dates in…
FRESH ISLAND 2013 DETAILS
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Fresh Island Festival, one of the successful “newcomers” to the European festival scene, brings forward a wave of summer freshness and announces its new festival season with one of the biggest musical icons — SNOOP DOGG aka Snoop Lion. By hosting such an established performer, Fresh Island Festival sides itself with the biggest international festivals…
WORLD’S EASIEST GUITAR TO PLAY
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Statistics show that 80 percent of people who start to play the guitar give it up. For any dad who has set his musical aspirations aside to focus on family and career, the gift of a Fretlight ® guitar, the breakthrough innovation hailed as “the world’s easiest guitar to play,” can be life-changing. Founder and…
WIRE: TEARS FOR ANNIE VIDEO ON LOUDER THAN WAR
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As well as music, Tears also makes art & installation pieces for exhibitions. Her work has been described as “Beautifully Vulgar”. This controversial edge makes Tears for Annie not simply a band, but a whole artistic expression. ‘Purple Heart’ represents the project’s first body of music, produced and Art directed by Tears, accompanied by a…
JACK WHITE’S ‘BLUNDERBUSS’ CERTIFIED GOLD
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Jack White’s debut album Blunderbuss has been certified gold by the RIAA, having sold in excess of 500,000 copies in the U.S.. Released April 24, 2012 by Third Man Records/Columbia, Blunderbuss debuted at #1 on the U.S. albums chart–Jack’s first ever recorded effort to do so. Blunderbuss also debuted at #1 in several European territories,…
MEKO MCAFEE POSTS “CITY LIGHTS”
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After releasing a handful of mixtapes, San Francisco native and now a Los Angeles resident, Meko McAfee will be releasing his debut long-player “Player Music” on 5-7-2013 and it features appearances from Big Pooh, El Prez, DaVinci, Brandun Deshay and others and production from Cardo, Jelly Roll, Young Shun & more. “I want to be…
WIRE: VALASKA POSTS SINGLE AT ABSOLUTEPUNK
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Valaska is releasing their debut track “Golden Age” exclusively today at Absolutepunk.net. The latest graduate from Copeland’s Aaron Marsh’s Vanguard Room, Valaska is Dave Valdez, a singer/songwriter hailing from the pop punk scene of Chicago. Honing his sound into something much more personal and stripped down, Valaska’s sound reflects truly beautifully crafted poetic lyrics matched…
LARRA SKYE NEW ALBUM APRIL 2
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Canadian jazz darling-turned-cinematic indie folk rocker Larra Skye is excited to release the long-awaited follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2006 debut. Skye’s second album Wishing Tree makes its worldwide debut on April 2, 2013. Friends and fans in London, Hamilton and Toronto will have an opportunity to hear the full record performed live for the…
WIRE: NPR POSTS NEW VIDEO BY JULIANNA BARWICK
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Today, NPR is pleased to share a lucid & exquisite clip of Julianna Barwick performing “Offing”, a new song off Barwick’s upcoming record due later this year. The show took place at architect Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. It is the inaugural performance of a new series called Night Sounds, which parallels…
ST. KELLY POSTS “I’M HERE NOW”
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Oozing with vibe and texture, the production on “I’m Here Now” is a balance of dark, sexy chords and syrupy rap flow over bouncing drums and rolling bass. The song is very atmospheric; cool and icy with a subtle 80s tinge. The chorus bursts into an uplifting chant, carried by epic, sweeping instrumentation. http://soundcloud.com/st-kelly/st-kelly-im-here-now…
KAL’L VIDEO FOR “FLY AWAY”
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Fresh off the success of his first EP, “Love & Loss,” R&B singer-songwriter Kal’L dives into his next venture with a cinematic narrative inspired by the touching, storytelling-esque nature of his music. He’s teaming up with Elite Film Group for a dynamic project that captures the essence of his music in scripted video, building on…
WIRE: NEW ESCAPE THE FATE VIDEO AT VEVO
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Escape The Fate have debuted their heavily anticipated new video for “Ungrateful” today on Vevo. Pick up on the song on iTunes. The video was directed by Frankie Nasso (Asking Alexandria, I See Stars, HELLYEAH, Mudvayne) and is an intense journey through the horrible cycle caused by bullying and domestic violence. http://vevo.ly/WdOltp Drummer Robert Ortiz…
MASH-UP MASTERS BEATALLICA READY NEW RELEASE
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You’ve got to tip your hat to the lads in Beatallica. Few would have thought to merge together two of the most successful acts of their respective genres – pop tunesmiths the Beatles and thrash metal bashers Metallica – and create a must-hear, creative blend of both iconic artists. And the band that contains such…
STRAIT SELL-OUT WITH OVER 72,000 TICKETS SOLD IN SIX MINUTES
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George Strait is in San Antonio this weekend for the final day of competition at his 31st Annual George Strait Team Roping Classic, so it’s only appropriate that the King of Country celebrates another career milestone in the city today– San Antonio’s Alamodome announced their fastest and largest sell-out of over 72,000 tickets sold in…
INFAMOUS EMPIRE RECORDS NOW SIGNING ACTS
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Music Industry Entrepreneurs Brandon Spearman and Ryan Helm (former guitarist of Solid State Records, Demon Hunter and The Ascendicate) have officially announced the launch of Infamous Empire Records. After one and a half years of building up Infamous Empire as a multipurpose entertainment company, the two have formed a record label that is unique to…
WIRE: VEVO PREMIERES NEW “COLD FEET KILLER” VIDEO
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Somehow straddling the line between raw and refined, My Goodness doesn’t sacrifice technical precision in the name of punk rock: They strive to marry both. Though the band is only two men strong, with Joel Schneider on guitar and vocals, and Andy Lum playing drums, the duo’s energetic music proves that in their case, less…
NEW TRACK BY SIR MICHAEL ROCKS
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After releasing a teaser visual for it last week, Sir Michael releases the audio for “Money Came,” (produced by Choo Jackson) a track which was initially slated to find a home on his forthcoming “Banco” EP–but has since been trimmed and wont make the cut. Consider it a loosie (a very dope loosie) to…
THE FEATURES POST “THIS DISORDER”
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Nashville, TN quartet The Features have announced upcoming spring tour dates to coincide the release of their self-titled album, out on Serpents and Snakes / BMG on May 14th. Hear “This Disorder”, the first single off The Features, below. https://soundcloud.com/the-features/this-disorder-1 With their fourth full-length album, the band look to build upon the success of their…
TJR & PITBULL GO PLATINUM
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From its humble beginnings as a sample of Toots and the Maytals featured in TJR’s ‘Funky Vodka,’ Pitbull & TJR’s hit single ‘Don’t Stop the Party’ has officially earned platinum status, as of last Friday, with over 2 million copies total sold worldwide. TJR, aka TJ Rozdilsky, is incredulous about the news, saying “I still…
