Category: NEWS

Aussie songwriter Jack Carty will stop over in Los Angeles the first week of March to play a handful of shows across the metropolitan area. Jack’s en route to Austin, TX to perform a week’s worth of back-to-back shows at SXSW; one the world’s largest music festivals, that takes place each year there. Jack Carty…

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After linking up with Maffew Ragazino & Chi-Ali on “Better Known As NYC,’ Livin Proof returns and goes in over Drake’s latest smash “Started From The Bottom.” Livin Proof’s forthcoming LP, Die For A Deal 5.0; is slated for release in early April. Livin Proof’s “Started From The Bottom” (Freestyle): SKOPE IT HERE!

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Austin Mahone has landed himself a coveted spot on VEVO’s emerging artists platform, LIFT.   His eight week series will premiere on Monday, February 25th where fans (called “Mahomies”) will get an exclusive, all access pass into Austin’s life with insider interviews, behind-the-scenes looks and video premieres. “I am so honored to have been chosen…

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One of the largest tribute concerts on the West Coast returns in 2013 as ‘A Tribute to the Music of Johnny Cash’ takes over the Ventura County Fairgrounds on Father’s Day, Saturday, June 15. The fifth annual event will feature country, rockabilly, bluegrass and Johnny Cash tribute bands, a pin-up girl pageant, hot rods, custom…

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Southern California’s premiere tattoo and music festival, MusInk 2013, will kick off it’s 6th annual festival on March 8-10 at the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa, CA, with performances by Bad Religion,Pennywise, Reverend Horton Heat, TSOL, Lagwagon, The Vandals and Lucero among others and appearances by over 300 tattoo artists including Jack…

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These artists are coming together to support a long time friend and publicist Nancy Sayle, who was struck with Primary Progressive MS in 2009. This is a severe version of the disease and only 10% are inflicted with this level. She was also diagnosed with a pituitary brain tumor 2012. Visiting her close and dear…

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Boston-based rockers The Venetia Fair grabbed everyone’s attention at the close of 2012 with the monumental success of their Kickstarter campaign – fans obliterating their $8K goal in a mere 4 days! The band, vowing to unleash “Every Sick Disgusting Thought We’ve Got In Our Brain” with this new record, are stoked to finally unveil…

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Redtenbacher’s Funkestra releases The Cooker on April 2, 2013 through Wooden Hat Records. Austrian-bred bassist and funk fiend Stefan Redtenbacher is an anomaly, anachronism and a defiant demolisher of the pigeon-hole. Based in London, Stefan and his band Redtenbacher’s Funkestra deliver what UK tastemaker and musician, Mark “Snowboy” Cotgrove described as “out-and-out spectacular funk” or,…

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Swedish Thrash Metal/Hardcore band Days Of Anger signs a deal with Coroner Records for the release of the forthcoming album entitled “Rise Above It All” scheduled on May/June 2013. “Rise Above It All”, Days Of Anger’s second album, after “Deathpath” released by Massacre Records, has been recorded and engineered by Elias Lindman, mixed by Philip…

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Better 40 years later than never: The follow-up to the first record ever to bear the Iggy and the Stooges logo, the immortal proto-punk masterpiece Raw Power, will finally be out April 30, when Fat Possum Records releases the all-new Iggy and the Stooges studio album, Ready To Die. http://vimeo.com/60293119 https://www.facebook.com/iggypop

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Criminal Hygiene continue their tear as “L.A. garage-rock heroes of the month” (according to Buzzbands LA), with the release of the third single, “Alan, I’m In Love” off their debut LP, CRMNL HYGNE (Small Smile Records). The track, which MTV HIVE streamed earlier this week, is self-loathing number that bass player and songwriter, James Pratley…

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Sasha’s Involver 3 is one of the most anticipated electronic music albums of the year. Lying at that halfway point between traditional mix album and original work, Sasha has woven together a stunning 2 CD set, reworking each individual track into a cohesive, flowing mix that moves from shimmering Balearic ambience to deep house and…

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In their expansive new single, “Settle,” indie rock quintet, The Racer do anything but settle for the ordinary. They built a heavy, dark guitar sound by pairing a Telecaster with a Seymour Duncan Invader pickup in the bridge position which gave them a wall of distortion. The song is close to the band’s heart, serving…

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Beacon are back with their debut full-length record, The Ways We Separate, to be released on April 30th, 2013 on Ghostly International. Having previously put out two well-received EPs, No Body and the Ghostly-released For Now, Beacon’s new album deals primarily with the ideas and themes of separation, with the complexity of how we separate…

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On February 26, SST Records will release Life is Too Short to Not Hold a Grudge, the debut album from GOOD FOR YOU, the brand new band featuring influential guitarist and bandleader Greg Ginn and professional skateboarder and musician Mike Vallely (aka Mike V). Featuring eleven uniquely distinct high-energy rock songs blistered with themes of…

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http://Stageit.com, a web-based platform that enables artiststo easily create paid live shows directly from their laptops, was named as one of the world’s Top 10 most innovative companies in music by Fast Company. The Los Angeles-based company also appeared on Billboard.biz Bulletin’s list of 10 most interesting startups of 2012 and received the midemlab award…

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Today, Los Angeles, CA-based folk rock group YARD OF BLONDES released the first single off of their upcoming EP, Murderology. The title track, ‘Murderology’, is now available for streaming on their official Facebook page. You can listen to the track by liking the band first. Just head to the band’s Facebook page, click on the…

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“Heavy Mental” psych rock band BLAAK HEAT SHUJAA will release their sophomore LP The Edge of an Era, on April 9. The follow up to the Los Angeles trio’s critically acclaimed Tee Pee debut, The Storm Generation, The Edge of an Era sees the über-talented group’s enticing blend of genres combine to shape a sound…

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Now, Harry Fraud is excited to introduce the world to his new artist, the first signed to his Surf School label, Eddie B. Together, and in conjunction with Man Bites Dog Records, the two will be releasing an LP, Paper, Piff, And Polo, this spring, but first they’re giving fans a free EP, Horsepower, which…

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The Ike Reilly Assassination is in the process of completing their sixth full-length recording, and to road-test some of the new tunes, Reilly and his band are planning two overlapping residencies in Chicago and Minneapolis. The new album will be released in 2013. Ike Reilly Assassination — Chicago and Minneapolis Residency Tour Dates: 3/2 –…

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Jersey’s wild boy Kazzie Pop debuts his latest visuals for his Waka Flocka-assisted banger, “We Don’t F*ck With That.” The Brick Squad crew recently hit up Jersey to turn up the party with some Southern flavor, and the team at Itchy House Films made sure everything was caught on camera. Press play and get it…

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Modern Rock favorites THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH releases this week its first-ever independent video, “War Of Change,” from the band’s independently released, 5-star acclaimed and No. 1 selling Billboard Hard Rock album, The End Is Where We Begin.   After premiering on Loudwire.com earlier this week, the video can be seen now at http://youtu.be/HdnTSXUWd3E. “This song…

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Bobby Capri delivers a visual treat for his latest single “Confetti” and all this eye candy is a reason to celebrate (you can thank us later)!   “Confetti” will be featured on Bobby Capri’s upcoming EP #InstantGratification which will be available on 3-28-2013. Directed by the Magnificent Minds Academy. http://youtu.be/WND4jKMsYwc

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Coming off their biggest year yet, the NYC-based rock/fusion band TAUK announces today they will make their triumphant return to the Summer Camp Music Festival lineup. The 13th annual festival will take place on Memorial Day Weekend, Mar 24-26, 2013 in Chillicothe, Illinois. Thrilled to join such an incredible lineup, TAUK’s bassist Charlie Dolan commented,…

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With more than 23 Grammy Awards, 67 million albums sold and two Emmys combined, music icons JAY Z and Justin Timberlake announce 12 once-in-a-lifetime stadium performances.   The LEGENDS OF THE SUMMER tour will begin on July 17th in Toronto, Ontario at the Roger’s Centre and continue through August 16th in Miami, Florida at Sun…

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The Golf Channel, NBC Sports’ 24-hour network dedicated to the game of golf, recruited top Sonic Branding agency, Man Made Music, to create the new themes for the biggest golf tournaments throughout the year. These new themes will premiere during the airing of WGC – Accenture Match Play Championship on The Golf Channel on Wednesday,…

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Beth Hart, whose captivating performance with Jeff Beck at the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors prompted a spontaneous standing ovation from an audience that included President and Mrs. Obama, is about to launch her first U.S. headline tour in more than a decade.   The Los Angeles-born singer/songwriter will bring her Janis Joplin-esque pipes to clubs…

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Thrill Jockey is proud to announce that Peals, the duo of William Cashion and Bruce Willen, will be releasing their debut album this May. They will be touring up and down the East Coast this March, and you can find those dates below. Peals Tour Dates: March 8 – Baltimore, MD @ The WindUp Space…

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Progressive punk rock icons Anti-Flag have joined forces with Staages Music and Art For Amnesty to release an electrifying version of “Toast To Freedom,” the commemorative song which was written to celebrate Amnesty International’s 50th anniversary in 2012 .   This version by Anti-Flag- inspired by the imprisonment of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy…

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Kid Tsunami links up with Sean Price for the first single from his forthcoming compilation LP, The Chase, which will be released in April 2013. The Chase features collaborations with Sean Price, Pharoahe Monch, Kool Keith, Masta Ace, Sadat X, Kool G Rap, KRS-One, Buckshot and many more. “Bang Exclusive” will be available on iTunes…

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Astoria’s TReZ presents the visuals for “Crescent Moon,” which reveals the Q-Borough emcee’s evil alter ego, and the inner duality that ensues. Self directed, the visuals depict TReZ at odds with his evil reflection, which he comes to realize has been responsible for his criminal behavior, despite his inherently good nature. Conflicted, TReZ decides the…

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John Brown’s Body is proud to unveil a run of spring tour dates beginning April 12th, 2013. The ‘Future Roots’ group will play solo dates through the Northeast, and will reunite with Easy Star All-Stars in Brooklyn, NY, and later join SOJA to support in Philadelphia, PA. The band is pleased to present the inaugural…

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With their debut LP, Someone For You, the outfit charts the familiar territory of power pop, glam, and punk, but with a decidedly more confident stride. The twelve resulting songs smack of sugar but sate an appetite that craves more than something sweet, their initial taste of preeminently listenable simplicity giving way to a lingering…

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Riff Raff had a lot to get off his chest during our exclusive backstage interview at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, Michigan last week. Posted up at an obtuse angle, which he says means to “get comfortable,” the outlandish rapper opened up for the first time on camera about his rumored collaboration with Drake,…

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Baltimore’s OCTAVES are getting ready to release Which Way The WInd Blows and have premiered a new track from the album, “Premature Congratulations”, today.   Check out the announcement and song from Alternative Press Magazine here.   Additionally, the LP is available for pre-order as of today in the B9Store.   SKOPE IT HERE!

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OneRepublic will release their third studio album Native March 26th on Mosley Music Group/Interscope Records. Native features OneRepublic’s current single “If I Lose Myself” and charity single “Feel Again”” and is available for pre-order now at iTunes where fans can receive an instant download of new song “What You Wanted.” Preview the full album now…

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International dance queen Kristine W is keeping the dance beat pumping this year with the release of her new remix album, New & Number Ones Club Mixes Part 1, released Tuesday, February 5 on Fly Again Records. The 11-song collection is currently climbing the iTunes Dance Albums Chart. It also debuted at #2 on the…

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Up and coming Los Angeles garage rock band, CANTO, are coming hot onto the scene with a brand new 5-song EP, a follow up to their debut album, HA HA HA. They have just offered up the single off of the Ride Away EP, “Dirty Water” for stream on their Soundcloud. Although, ironically, “Dirty Water”…

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“Once we slip into survival mode, we are capable of doing many things as a matter of course.” says Lisa Richards of the meaning behind her latest single “First Sin.” Richards was inspired by the novel “Those Who Save Us” by Jenna Blum about a German woman’s survival during World War II. “I found it…

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LA DJ/production duo Classixx just released the video for their first single “Holding On”, which takes you on a scenic journey through LA that matches the song’s dreamy SoCal vibe. Their debut album, Hanging Gardens, drops May14th on Innovative Leisure. SKOPE IT HERE!

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