Listen to the superbly beautiful first track from Eric and Magill’s new EP, ‘Two Travellers’. The track features Heidi Spencer from the Bella Union act Heidi Spencer and The Rare Birds. ‘Two Travellers’ will be available to download for free for a limited time on February 19th. Until then you can download their stunning debut…
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DISCLOSURE ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
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UK brothers and multi-instrumentalists Howard and Guy Lawrence, better known as Disclosure, are bringing their new, expanded, fully live set of sleek electronic pop to stages across the North America this spring. The duo, known for their crystalline production and updated take on 2-step and UK garage, kicks off the five week tour with multiple…
TRAEDONYA! POSTS NEW SINGLE “ANOTHER LIE”
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TRAEDONYA! aka “The Bride Of New Funk Hipopera” is happy to release the first single from her debut digital EP “High Fructose Corn Syrup” to her international audience. The song is titled “Another Lie” and features Sample This. Another Lie is a Jazzy, funky track which takes you back in time with TRAEDONYA’S! biting lyrics…
BIG DADDY KANE IN LA FEBRUARY 23
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Quintessential event hosts Kevin Rouse and Deshawn (Young Gun ) Cabeza are bringing 2013 in big. Big Daddy Kane big ! Well recognized as the hosts with the most, Rouse and Cabeza, are bringing rap icon Big Daddy Kane to Los Angeles, Saturday, February 23 ! This very rare live appearance and performance by Kane…
NEW SINGLE BY THEM SWOOPS
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Australia’s Them Swoops will release their second single ‘Too Fast For Love’ worldwide via +1 Records this week. ‘Too Fast For Love’ was first debuted last week in Australia by Triple J and in the US by SiriusXM’s Alt Nation. You may already be familiar with Them Swoops from their addictive debut single ‘Work Around…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY DOPPELGANGAZ ON FADER
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The song, self-produced by The Doppelgangaz, opens with a haunting bass line, accented by a crisp, moving drum loop and a repeated vocal chant (“Ayo!”) that plays against the duo’s quick, dark verses. The clip, premiered this morning by FADER, is a window into The Doppelgangaz’ world and Black Cloak Lifestyle, as the clip moves…
REO SPEEDWAGON, STYX AND TED NUGENT SET TO LAUNCH NEW ROUND
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Last year’s debut of “The Midwest Rock ‘n Roll Express” tour, recognized by Rolling Stone as one of the “Ten Hottest Summer Package Tours of 2012,” was such a huge success that rock’s finest from the Midwest –Styx, REO Speedwagon and Ted Nugent– are teaming up again for another round of shows starting April 18…
WIRE: DRAKE UNVEILS NEW ALBUM TITLE AND NEW VIDEO
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Multi-Platinum selling recording artist Drake earned the GRAMMY ® Award last night for “Best Rap Album” for Take Care. Drake celebrated by unveiling a new video for “Started From the Bottom,” the first track from his forthcoming album “Nothing Was The Same” due out in Summer 2013 on Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Republic. The video for…
LUST FOR YOUTH “CHASING THE LIGHT”
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Lust For Youth began as a lo-fi, atonal, bedroom synth drone project in 2009, but has slowly evolved into a full frontal synth-pop assault. The past week Lust For Youth unveiled their newest jam, “Chasing the Light” — the track is a shimmering anthemic banger & the duo’s most optimistic & accesible release to date.…
LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND U.S. TOUR
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After a Grammy nomination and a Latin Grammy Award for best Alternative Album, Los Amigos Invisibles are ready to take back the Latin music market by storm with their seventh studio album titled Repeat After Me, to be released by Nacional Records on April 2nd 2013. Grammy winners Los Amigos Invisibles are definitely amognst the…
SEMI-TWANG’S NEW SINGLE “WRONG SIDE IF THE TRACKS”
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Which brings us to 2013: On March 26th, the band will release their third full-length project, The Why And The What For, a recording that ups the stakes as it traverses through the musical geography of Memphis, Muscle Shoals and New Orleans with passion and conviction. It’s topical and personal with a bit more soul…
WIRE: THE OCEAN BLU VIDEO ON PASTE
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On the title, singer/songwriter David Schelzel explains, “We chose Ultramarine to reflect several things. The mood of this record is a little blue, and harkens back to our other “blue” record, Cerulean. It’s also a fun play on our name, and we were very conscious of our history as a band making this record. Thinking…
WIRE: GYPTIAN UNVEILS HIS LATEST VIDEO “WINE SLOW”
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Gyptian unleashes his latest video “Wine Slow.” The visual, directed by ASHA, was filmed on Bob Marley Beach in Morant Bay, Jamaica. The call-to-action song title is creating an explosive viral dance movement on YouTube and the lyrics video has already received over 5 million views to date. Check out “Wine Slow” video premiere…
LAURA MICHELLE GOES VIRAL WITH “CHUCK NORRIS”
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L.A. singer-songwriter Laura Michelle is set to land a musical knockout blow with her premiere single, “Chuck Norris,” a whimsical pop anthem about unleashing the Kung-Fu master that lies within us all. Co-written by Laura and Writer-Producer Jim McGorman, the single “Chuck Norris” is available now on iTunes – the first song off of Laura’s…
SHARKMUFFIN POST “THE LAKE”
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Sharkmuffin is about to swim into your head with their unique brand of Rock n’ Roll. Hailing from the ever prominent Brooklyn music scene, this infectious trio will prove to you instantly that they are not your average band. Just premiering their debut single “The Lake,” Sharkmuffin are gearing up for their 7-inch release, due…
HARPOON BREWERY “ST PATRICK’S FESTIVAL” LIVE IN BOSTON, MA
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On March 1st and 2nd Boston’s beloved St. Patrick’s Festival will take place under heated tents at the Harpoon Brewery. 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of this rollicking festival, with live Irish music, traditional Irish fare, and barrels upon barrels of freshly-brewed craft beer. With a wide selection of Harpoon and UFO beers on tap,…
CZARFACE LP SAMPLER
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With guest appearances from Ghostface, Action Bronson, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Roc Marciano, Vinnie Paz, Cappadonna & additional beats from DJ Premier & Oh No, you can expect nothing less then top notch production and rewind worthy lyricism from CZARFACE. “We are CZARFACE because they know our faces and they know us for being dope rhyme…
GUNS N’ ROSES ADDED AS THIRD HEADLINER
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Founders Entertainment is thrilled to announce the addition of Guns N’ Roses as the third headliner for the 2013 Governors Ball Music Festival. “We’re stoked to be performing at the Governors Ball!” says Axl Rose, “we’re all really excited in GNR to be part of this festival, and with such talented and diverse acts in…
WARNER BROS. RECORDS SIGNS SKATERS
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Warner Bros. Records is pleased to announce that it has signed buzzed-about New York City-based rock band SKATERS to its roster. Their smart, dynamic sound blends their disparate new wave, punk and hip-hop influences into their own modern indie hybrid. Their live shows and independently released EP has already earned them attention from The New…
METALLICA AND VANS CREATE NEW SNEAKERS
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In a continuing creative partnership, Vans and iconic rock band Metallica proudly introduce a four-piece signature collection designed by each band member delivering to stores in February. Each Metallica member – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo – had free reign to choose any iconic Vans shoe style and make it…
FREE DUNCAN SHEIK TRACK ON HIS SITE
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Yesterday, Entertainment Weekly premiered a new track from Duncan Sheik entitled “Lay Down Your Weapons.” Duncan is giving away the track as a free download on his site. Duncan’s Site: http://www.duncansheik.com/laydownyourweapons
MALKOVICH NEW VIDEO “LIES”
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Irangeles (Iran/Los Angeles) lyricist Malkovich presents the Hashim Thomas-directed music video for “Lies”, his Evilldewer-produced single from his new album Great Expectations, written and recorded in New York City, New Orleans, Atlanta and Los Angeles after giving up his home and possessions to travel indefinitely. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qpurhTYwMw http://malkovichmusic.bandcamp.com
JOEL CROUSE TO RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE ON SHOW DOG-UNIVERSAL
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Born and raised in Holland, Mass., Show Dog-Universal Music recording artist, Joel Crouse, penned his first song at the ripe age of 14, formed a band by age 15, graduated from high school by age 16, and signed a record deal by age 19. Now, at age 20, he is poised to release his first…
BRIDGE NINE WELCOMES ALPHA & OMEGA TO THEIR ROSTER
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Los Angeles’ ALPHA & OMEGA were formed in 2007 by a group of friends who shared a mutual admiration of hardcore and metal such as the Cro Mags, Crowbar, All Out War, Stigmata, Integrity, Leeway and Metallica. In 2008, they released their debut EP, The Devil’s Bed, via 6131, and later their full length Life…
SHOUT OUT LOUDS RELEASE NEW TRACK “ILLUSIONS”
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Merge Records is excited to release a new song from sophisticated Swedish pop maestros Shout Out Louds’ new record. “Illusions” is from the band’s great new album, Optica, due out February 26. The Soundcloud stream of the song is available for posting HERE. https://soundcloud.com/shoutoutlouds/illusions The Line of Best Fit describes the song, “‘Illusions’ is vintage…
WIRE: W.E.T.’S BRAND NEW VIDEO “LEARN TO LIVE AGAIN”
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Hard Rock lovers worldwide can click here to witness the Worldwide Premiere of the video for international powerhouse Rock group W.E.T.’s brand new track, “Learn To Live Again.” The video was shot on location last month in an industrial barn outside Stockholm, Sweden under bone-chilling weather conditions. “Learn To Live Again” is taken…
GANGSTAGRASS ARE ON THE MOVE
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Today Gangstagrass, on the cusp of their February tour, announced additional tour dates for April. Born from the musical mind of Rench, who was reared on pure bluegrass and country at home while break dancing at his grade school yard, Gangstagrass mixes bluegrass and rap and have quite possibly forged an entirely new and modern…
BIG SCARY REVEAL TEASER FOR NEW ALBUM
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Recorded & produced by Big Scary’s Tom Iansek, and mixed by Grammy Award winning Tom Elmhirst (The Black Keys, Adele, Amy Winehouse) at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, ‘Not Art’ is the second album from the Melbourne indie duo of Big Scary – aka Tom Iansek (vocals, guitar, keys) and Joanna Syme…
LAS VEGAS LIGHT NIGHTCLUB TO OPEN APRIL 26
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After much anticipation, LIGHT–the first-ever nightclub brought to you by the minds behind Cirque du Soleil–is excited to invite guests to experience the passion and creativity of state-of-the-art production and world-renowned DJs including global electronic music sensation Skrillex, Swedish House Mafia’s Sebastian Ingrosso, man of the moment Zedd and rising star Baauer, beginning Friday, April…
MARC SHERMAN & JEREMY FURTADO RELEASE “TAKE ME HOME”
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Marc has been writing and recording some songs as part of a 4 or 5 song EP that he plans on releasing this summer called “Take Me Home”. This EP will consist of 4 original compositions as well as a cover tune. The latest single from this upcoming EP is the title track called “Take…
FREE ALBUM BY BELLURY RYAN WHITT
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The result of this project is an album called “9 Songs”. Written, recorded and mixed in one week and mastered a month later, the result is an exciting mix of experimentation, tape saturation and the pure joy of old friends playing together. The Daniels plan on getting together every summer to continue making music with…
AIRBOURNE’S THIRD ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED MAY 21, 2013
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Australia’s Airbourne will release Black Dog Barking on Roadrunner Records, May 21, 2013. Produced by award winning producer Brian Howes, this is Airbourne’s third album and the follow up to No Guts. No Glory. which was released in 2010. Airbourne’s infectious music has been used in more than 20 video games, countless films, trailers…
JUSTME VIDEO FOR “KNOB CREEK”
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“Knob Creek” features verses from JustMe, Sheisty Khrist with the Marcus Wilkerson on the hook. Jaq handles the beat production. JustMe shares, “Knob Creek didn’t start off as a song about racism, but when you try to do a song about Kentucky, it’s liable to come up. It may manifest itself in less aggressive…
WIRE: OZOMATLI ON NPR “TELL ME MORE”
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Over the past 18 years, LA culture-mashers Ozomatli have sung about everything from immigration protests to Hurricane Katrina. But with their album “Ozomatli presents OzoKidz” (Hornblow / Megaforce / RED) the band has immersed themselves in a new world of storytelling, one with a very different list of priorities…. photosynthesis, spelling, balloons, germs, skateboards,…
NATALIE MAINES BACK WITH NEW MUSIC
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Fans have been waiting patiently for new music from the always provocative, multi-platinum, Grammy-Award winning, Natalie Maines. And now, after much anticipation, Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks, confirmed today that she will release her debut solo album, MOTHER. The album will be released on Columbia Records May 7, 2013. On MOTHER, people will hear…
REDD KROSS US TOUR COMING MARCH 1
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For the first time since 1997, Redd Kross will embark on its first full-blast run of shows along the east coast and in the Great Lakes area. The same is true for San Diego and the Mojave Desert! The band will also join Dinosaur Jr. on several dates in Australia. Redd Kross founding member and…
NEW BODY PARTS SINGLE
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Los Angeles’ Body Parts are set to release a new two song single on February 19th through New Professor Music, a label also housed in the city of angels. Listen to the a-side track, “Rest While You Sleep”. SKOPE IT HERE!
WIRE: MY GOODNESS PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “I’VE GOT A NOTION”
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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. The Seattle blues/garage rock duo consists of Joel Schneider (guitar and vocals) and Andy Lum (drums), and yesterday, the band partnered with Crave Online to showcase the world premiere of…
THE OUTFIT NEW VIDEO “STRANGE BONES”
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The band are ready to unleash themselves into the world, with their intriguing new video for “Strange Bones,” off of their most current album, Broken West Wishbone Test. Directed by Greg Raih, the video is filled with vintage footage that shows nearly ever element of human emotion. This is only the first taste of The…
FRIEND SLASH LOVER IPHONE VIDEO SERIES
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Indie rock group, Friend Slash Lover, creatively blends technology and art into one, with their iPhone music video series. The series contains six videos from the band’s newest EP release, The Grey Area. Using budget as his aesthetic, singer Josh Mintz captures Los Angeles on his iPhone; like a modern day sketchbook. The series can…
