Pure Noise Records has announced they will be releasing Vanna’s new album The Few and The Far Between on 12” vinyl on April 23rd. Preorders are available now and can be purchased here: http://purenoise.merchnow.com. Vanna’s label, Razor & Tie, will be releasing the CD/digital on March 19th. The Few and The Far Between vinyl…
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NEW EP FROM MOON KING APRIL 20
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Moon King brain child Daniel Woodhead has been busy in the studio putting the finishing touches on his brand new EP to be released this Spring. Obsession II, the second in the Obsession series, will be out April 20th on One Big Silence, the Toronto label formed and run by Mike Haliechuk of Fucked Up.…
ERIC EVASION NEW SINGLE “DRAMA”
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Eric Evasion is back with his second original single, “Drama”, the follow-up to last year’s slow-simmering whomper “BOOM”. “BOOM” was the penultimate track of Eric’s first official full-length mixtape, which has amassed more than 80,000 plays and streams for the Cleveland-based producer. https://soundcloud.com/fixt/eric-evasion-drama-single Eric brings years of experience as a DJ on the club circuit…
JOE RELEASES NEW SINGLE “I’D RATHER HAVE A LOVE”
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Multi-platinum selling R&B singer-songwriter Joe announces the release of his new single “I’d Rather Have A Love.” The song impacts Urban AC radio on March 19 and is available for download at iTunes today. http://official.fm/playlists/a4zL “I’d Rather Have A Love” is the first single from Joe’s forthcoming album which will be released in early summer…
WIRE: NEW MADCHILD VIDEO ON XXLMAG
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Madchild from Swollen Members continues to soar to new heights with his debut solo album “Dope Sick”, as the record has been nominated for a 2013 Juno Award in the category of “Rap Recording of the Year” alongside Classified, JD Era, Maestro Fresh Wes and Rich Kidd/SonReal. To celebrate Madchild’s Juno nomination he has released…
CHARLI XCX ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM
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Charli XCX (AKA 20-year old Hertfordshire born Charli Aitchison) is proud to confirm the release of her debut album “True Romance” through IAMSOUND on April 16th in the US (and April 15th through Aslyum in the UK). Charli commented, ‘I am so happy to have finished my first album, True Romance. For me, it’s a…
MERCHBOX: NEW MUSIC DISCOVERY SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE
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Merchbox is a new subscription service with a simple mission: to shine a light on new music through tangible delivery. Each month, members receive a personalized box at their doorstep full of music, gear and other goodies, catered to the subscribers’ individual taste. The service has grown exponentially since inception, delivering over 2,000 boxes in…
WIRE: MADELEINE PERYOUX & THE WALL STREET JOURNAL PREMIERE
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Critically acclaimed artist Madeleine Peryoux is excited to debut her new album The Blue Room one week before its release on The Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy. Fans can listen to the album today, Tuesday February 26. Set for a March 5 release and available in Starbucks across the country, The Blue Room sees Madeleine…
WIRE: ABSOLUTEPUNK STREAMING ALCOA’S DEBUT ALBUM
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Singer/songwriter Derek Archambault is no stranger to the spotlight; he has spent the last 4 years on tour with progressive hardcore/punk band Defeater and has had a solo project called Alcoa going for even longer. Finally, Alcoa is releasing Bone & Marrow, its debut full-length album, today on Bridge Nine Records. Check out…
WIRE: STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES (AND DUCHESSES) “INVISIBLE”
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CMT is set to premiere the video for “Invisible,” the first single from Steve Earle & The Dukes (And Duchesses) forthcoming album The Low Highway today. The video was directed by the actor and director Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother Where Art Thou, Lincoln) and shot in New York City. It can be seen…
MARQUES TOLIVER UNVEILS NEW LIVE VIDEO FOR THE SONG “CONTROL”
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Marques Toliver is happy to announce the release of his debut album Land Of CanAan, out May 14th on Bella Union. The album is the much-anticipated follow up to his critically acclaimed Butterflies Are Not Free EP, for which the New York Times praised him for his “considerable talent,” finding the EP “promising throughout.” NPR’s…
CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES SIGN WITH VANGUARD RECORDS
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Vanguard Records is excited to announce the signing of Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes. The Australian songstress and her band will be releasing their U.S. debut Baby Caught the Bus on May 21st, 2013. Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes incorporate a unique blend of soul, blues, doo-woop, jazz and R&B with Clairy’s…
WIRE: MATT & KIM NEW VIDEO ON VEVO
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Hot on the heels of their Harlem Shake viral video (http://youtu.be/DABphlXEyW8), which sits at over 9.5 million views and counting, Matt and Kim hit the world with their brand-new video for “It’s Alright” from their latest full length Lightning (FADER Label). Premiering worldwide today on VEVO, the video finds Matt and Kim in bed performing…
“ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC PRESENTS THE CONNECTION TOUR”
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Eleven Seven Music has partnered with A2IM (American Association of Independent Music) to create the “Eleven Seven Music Presents The Connection Tour.” The tour features Eleven Seven Music roster standouts, the Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum alternative rock band Papa Roach as headliners, with labelmates, the kings of underground rock, Escape The Fate and Century Media’s up-and-coming…
WIN THE ULTIMATE ‘COACHELLA’ EXPERIENCE
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Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) today launched a Facebook contest to win the ultimate Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival experience. If skiing is more your thing, then you should find luxury ski holidays online with Supertravel.co.uk. The package, valued at $6500, provides accommodations in the private onsite Safari Tent Compound during…
17TH ANNUAL ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL
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Insomniac will bring more than 100 world-class DJs from across the globe to North America’s largest electronic music festival, the 17th Annual Electric Daisy Carnival, held June 21-23, 2013. Insomniac will transform the Las Vegas Motor Speedway into a completely interactive carnival experience with 500 theatrical performers, including fire twirlers, aerialists, dancers, and stilt walkers;…
WIRE: INTERVIEW MAGAZINE PREMIERES KACEY JOHANSING’S “ENEMY”
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Described by The Bay Bridged as “gorgeous acoustic pop”, San Francisco based musician Kacey Johansing creates songs with wandering melodies, lush harmonies and moody aural landscapes. Her songs are continuing to make their way into the ears and hearts of more people too, as Interview Magazine premiered “Enemy,” one of the album’s more personal centerpieces.…
BIG SCARY POST NEW SINGLE “PHIL COLLINS”
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Acclaimed Australian alt-pop duo, Big Scary (Tom Iansek & Joanna Syme) reveal Phil Collins – the first track from their forthcoming sophomore album Not Art.The track is currently available for streaming via the band’s soundcloud page. https://soundcloud.com/bigscary/phil-collins Nine-months in the making, Tom and Jo wrote and recorded Not Art while in support of their debut…
WIRE: PLAYER’S NEW VIDEO “I WILL”
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Player fans worldwide can click here to check out the exclusive worldwide premiere of the video for the romantic track “I Will”. The song is taken from Player’s forthcoming set, TOO MANY REASONS; the album is due out on February 26th in North America via Frontiers Records. …
AVICII’S WORLD’S LARGEST MUSIC COLLABORATION
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Superstar DJ and producer Avicii, aka Tim Berling, today launches the ‘X You’ track, created out of the world’s largest music collaboration. The collaborative project ran for nearly seven weeks and invited fans worldwide to contribute to his next single. During this time Avicii curated around 13,000 submissions from more than 4,000 people in…
JAMES MCCARTNEY MASSIVE 47 DATE TOUR OF THE USA
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Following a year that introduced him to international success in 2012, James McCartney now heads towards an exciting and unprecedented 2013–a year that will see him release his first full-length album and embark on a forty-seven date, twenty-seven state tour of the USA, to be followed by a number of additional shows and appearances across…
WIRE: MTV BUZZWORTHY POST NEW SONG BY NIGHT RIOTS
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The high-energy indie-pop quintet, formerly known as PK, have announced their new moniker, Night Riots, and embraced a spookier, synthesizer-based sound on their new song, “Spiders”.Watch the ominous vignette for the new track on MTV Buzzworthy here: http://on.mtv.com/13i0tRe. You can download “Spiders” for free on Night Riots’ official website here: http://www.nightriots.com/ On the band’s name…
QUIET COMPANY SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM APRIL 9
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Out of print and unavailable for nearly three years, Austin indie rockers Quiet Company have gone back to their beginnings to re-release their 2006 debut album, “Shine Honesty.” But instead of merely shipping decade-old recordings to a pressing plant, lead singer/guitarist Taylor Muse and his bandmates have completely rerecorded and updated the album to reflect…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY MY GOLD MASK VIA NYLON
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What began as a collaboration between longtime musical partners Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo (guitar), became less a means to an end, than the end itself. A deep wellspring of personal and musical experiences shaped their direction, and Chicago’s My Gold Mask is a culmination, a fulfillment, of a long artistic road, that has lead…
TREVOR JACKSON NEW VIDEO “LIKE WE GROWN”
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Trevor Jackson brings some fresh flavor and fire to R&B. The video for “Like We Grown,” Trevor Jackson’s new track for Atlantic Records, features Zendaya as the leading lady. “My favorite part about making this video was that I was able to work with a lot of my friends, so it didn’t seem like…
WIRE: VALLEYS SIGN TO KANINE RECORDS
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Montreal electronic duo Valleys signed to Brooklyn, New York based label, Kanine Records (Grizzly Bear/Braids) to release their debut full-length record, Are You Going To Stand There And Talk Weird All Night? on April 30. You can stream the first single off the album, an edit of “Undream A Year” on Spinner.com – respost via…
MPULSE NEW SINGLE “HAD A DOLLAR”
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One of Chicago’s young-spitta’s, MPulse, will be releasing his new project, Sofa Gun: The Sequel, which is hosted by Don Cannon will be dropping in March. Here is the latest leak, “Had A Dollar,” (produced by Keef Boyd) from that upcoming project. Download link to MPulse “Had A Dollar”: https://soundcloud.com/rrmpulse/had-a-dollar http://iampulse.com
CY HARP NEW VIDEO “NEED GOD”
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Cy Harp has released the visual to “Need God” off of the Die for Truth Album. Need God is a very soulful feeling song with a strong message indicating it’s never too late to change your life for the best. One song at a time Cy Harp plans to change the thought process of the…
DAN SARTAIN NEW SINGLE ‘LOVE IS SUICIDE’ FEAT. RICHIE RAMONE
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Master of his domain and one man Brill Building, Dan Sartain follows last year’s ‘Too Tough To Live’ (short) long-player with a new single, ‘Love Is Suicide’. With its driving New-Wave ZX Spectrum synth-pop and throbbing sequenced bass, ‘Love Is Suicide’ carries strong overtones of Alan Vega and The Cars in their early ‘80s pomp.…
ANDREW RIPP TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
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Singer-songwriter Andrew Ripp is set to release his brand new album Won’t Let Go on Be Music & Entertainment April 16th. Working with GRAMMY Award-winning producer Charlie Peacock (Civil Wars, Colbie Caillat, Switchfoot), Ripp had a hand in co-writing all 11 tracks and the end result is a deeply personal album that will take listeners…
‘LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE’ EXPANDS REACH THRU RFD-TV
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Live from Daryl’s House, the hit web-series created by Daryl Hall, will debut on Rural Media Group’s networks, RFD-TV and FamilyNet, on Sunday, March 3rd at 9:30pm EST. The series has been added to RFD-TV and FamilyNet’s Sunday night primetime slot of family-orientated music and entertainment programming. The series joins the network’s other…
KVELERTAK SET NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR
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Kvelertak has unveiled details of a major North American headline tour deemed, “MEIR TOUR — NORTH AMERICA 2013.” The spring trek celebrates the Norwegian rock band’s hugely anticipated Roadrunner Records debut, MEIR and kicks off April 21st at Chicago’s Bottom Lounge. MEIR arrives everywhere on March 26th. The upcoming tour — first announced exclusively on…
JOHN OO FLEMING NEW SINGLE “WKO”
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Label boss John 00 Fleming returns with ‘WKO,’ the supporting single from his anticipated artist album, One Hundred Ten WKO. John is well known for his more serious take on the trance world and ‘WKO’ showcases his dark pounding beats complimented with rich pads and driving leads. JOOF Recording’s main man, Cosmithex, steps up for…
TODD RUNGREN ON TOUR IN MAY
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Prolific musical experimenter, premier league pop craftsman, tireless producer, runt, wizard and true star Todd Rundgren will release his new studio album ‘STATE’ on the Esoteric Antenna label via Cherry Red on Tuesday, April 9th. ‘STATE’ is Rundgren’s 24th solo studio album (and that’s not including the 2 albums he recorded with his first band…
WIRE: JOSH XANTUS NEW SONG “BREATHE”
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Valentine’s Day comes early courtesy of singer-songwriter-pianist Josh Xantus. The Juilliard School alum pours his heart into “Breathe”, an acoustic R&B gem laced with a strong emotional delivery. Josh dedicates the romantic track to his true love, “I always imagined what real love was like and then one day I found it. She inspired me…
!!! POST “SLYD”
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THR!!!ER, the latest full-length album from !!! is coming out on April 30th and earlier today the band shared with fans a sneak peek into the record via the song “Slyd.” One of the only tracks on the album not recorded with Spoon’s Jim Eno, “Slyd” stands out for another reason, as a tribute to…
WIRE: SPIN PREMIERES NEW MP3 FROM THE THERMALS
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On Monday, February 11, SPIN premiered an MP3 of The Thermals new song “Born To Kill” along with a lyric video for the track. The song is from the band’s new album Desperate Ground out April 16 on Saddle Creek. “Born To Kill” is the perfect introduction to The Thermals’ brilliantly sick and twisted new…
WIRE: THE BRONX GET SEXY IN NEW VIDEO FOR PLAYGIRL.COM
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Los Angeles’ punk-rock party band The Bronx has teamed up with the iconic erotic website PlayGirl.com to premiere a hilariously raunchy new video for their single, “Youth Wasted,” from the band’s recently released album The Bronx (IV). Watch The Bronx’s new video for “Youth Wasted”: http://playgirl.com/social/?p=244 http://www.thebronxxx.com
3 DOORS DOWN ANNOUNCE ONE-TIME ONLY EXCLUSIVE ACOUSTIC ENGAGEMENT
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3 Doors Down has announced a one-time only exclusive engagement staged to present all the hits as acoustic performances. The five band members now call Nashville home, and have chosen the War Memorial as the venue for this special evening on May 4 at 8PM. Tickets will go on sale Friday, March 1.…
DARK TIME SUNSHINE “TAKE MY HAND” VIDEO
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The video, directed by X144 and premiered today by HipHopDX, takes the song on a modest yet very entertaining path, offering viewers a look at the lighter side of the tour lives that Dark Time Sunshine has been living over the past months; namely, just chilling back stage on the greenroom couch. In fact, the…
