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Alternative rock quartet, Diamond Youth, have premiered the music video for the title-track off their new EP, Orange on MTV Buzzworthy. Watch the new music video here: http://on.mtv.com/Xjlcwa. The Orange EP has been released today via Topshelf Records. Purchase the EP on iTunes here: http://tpshlf.co/DYitunes and stream it on AOL Music’s Spinner here: http://aol.it/YxBLqT. About…

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Twangy folk songstress and beloved American Idol alum Crystal Bowersox enlisted help from an old friend, Ryan Seacrest, to launch the exclusive world premiere of her brand new buzz single, “Dead Weight”. After signing with a new label Shanachie Records and beginning a brand new chapter in her musical career, the wait is over! Take…

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Kate Nash also recently became a global ambassador for the Because I Am A Girl initiative which aims to create sustainable projects in developing countries to give girls access to clean water, food, healthcare, education, and protection from violence and exploitation. Kate will be visiting various schools and villages in Ghana later this month. “I’m…

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Myspace is proud to present a free “Myspace LIVE” concert presented by Chapstick ® Sessions featuring Capitol Records’ own Emeli Sandé on Monday, February 11, in Los Angeles, CA. We’re encouraging all fans grab a friend and join us on Monday for the free show at the Key Club! The more the merrier. In addition…

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On February 5, Blix Street/Crooked Crown Records will release “Change The Ending,” the next single from the album of the same name by acclaimed singer-songwriter-producer Maia Sharp. The new single will be serviced to radio as Sharp once again hits the road for a number of solo shows as well as select dates opening for…

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SPIN welcomes the onward march of Caspian, the emotionally charged, highly cinematic band who made one of the the best post-rock albums of 2012. Their new clip for “Procellous” is five stormy minutes of Isis gone Kid A, full of comforting blues, trippy projections, dreamy slo-mo, and severe close-ups. It’s worth watching just to spot…

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Hard rock lovers worldwide can click here to witness the worldwide premiere of the video for theatrical Canadian rockers Incura’s brand new track, “Who You Are.”   The song is taken from their forthcoming self-titled full-length debut album due out in North America on February 26th via Coalition Music (Records) and Warner Music Canada.  …

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Following a highly anticipated residency at LA’s Piano Bar, Broken Anchor hits the road! The atmospheric, retro influenced indie-rock duo will invade the Northeast for the first time, kicking off the tour in NYC on 2/15! Broken Anchor “Flagpole Sitta” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXn1K36w4Bk Stone Cold Fox “American” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72btrE73M7o Saturday, Feb. 16 – Cafe 939 (Boston, MA) http://www.brokenanchormusic.com…

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Multi-platinum Grammy-nominated Island Records group Fall Out Boy finally puts an end to years of rumors and speculation, with the official announcement today from their hometown of Chicago that the band has returned and will globally launch their new single – “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)”- today at…

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The Black Lillies are proud to announce the release of their new album Runaway Freeway Blues. Out March 26 and recorded by Scott Minor of Sparklehorse, Runaway Freeway Blues is the follow up to the band’s critically acclaimed album 100 Miles of Wreckage which won over critics such as Vanity Fair, NPR, CMT, USA Today,…

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Recorded at Panda Studios in Fremont, CA by Sam Pura and produced by Steve Klein (New Found Glory), What You Don’t See is The Story So Far’s second full length album. While catchy and melodic, What You Don’t See is a more mature record for the band which has progressed musically and lyrically. Listen to…

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Though nostalgic and borderline hipster, brick and mortar record stores are becoming a thing of the past, forcing hardcore music lovers to look into alternative ways to purchase HD-quality music. Many of your audiophile readers are listening to low-quality MP3 downloads right now, simply because iTunes and other sources are so convenient, but what if…

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Maximum Hedrum’s unique electronic-funk hybrid features Sam Spiegel, the vocals of Derrick Green from the seminal heavy metal band Sepultura, and renowned German musician and producer Harold Faltermeyer, and examines the way our lives are changing through advancements in technology and the Internet. SKOPE IT HERE!

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THE MERCILESS BOOK OF METAL LISTS, written by NYC music scene veterans Howie Abrams and Sacha Jenkins, is set to be released on April 9, 2013. Touted as being “the most opinionated compendium ever written concerning Heavy Metal”, THE MERCILESS BOOK OF METAL LISTS is comprised of 208 jam-packed pages representing all that is glorious…

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Atlas Genius will celebrate the February 19th release of its debut album, When It Was Now (Warner Bros. Records), with an appearance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” The band will perform the album’s first single, “Trojans,” which has sold more than 200,000 and ranks in the Top 5 at Modern Rock radio and Top…

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Vocalist Sheléa (shuh-LAY-uh) prepares to release her new single “Love The Way You Love Me” on February 5th with Breath of Life Records via CEN/RED Distribution, a division of Sony Music. The soulful ballad “Love The Way You Love Me” exclusively premieres today on the award-winning website Singersroom.com. SKOPE IT HERE! After experiencing some writer’s…

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Snoop Lion premiered a new video for his latest single “Lighters Up” off his forthcoming album, REINCARNATED. For this song, Snoop brings together popular dancehall stars Mavado and Popcaan to join him in spreading his message of peace and unity. The forthcoming reggae and dancehall influenced album is produced by Diplo and the Major Lazer…

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Joining Curly Castro on the song, which was premiered today by PassionWeiss, is rapper Open Mike Eagle and producer Ricky Radio, the famed producer for The Roots who also works under the name Rick Friedrich, and it was Radio’s production that set the tone for the record. “Ricky Radio provided me this slow-burner, and I…

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The band’s fixation on macro photography and a focus on the creepy crawlies create a frenetic and captivating video for their first single “Coke Beat”.   Keyboardist Lynna explains the video, “Overall I think the concept is seeing things for what the truly are. Although I particularly like how the eyes kind of ‘freak out’…

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Wilsonman drops his recent video produced by Kevin West, in-titled “Cruisin, from his EP, Golden Age Duplicity the visual is Directed by Ian West, this visual stirs up a live, Ny mid- summer day vibe, as the visual takes you back to those 90’s kinda days when a bike ride is need to clear your…

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JOHN FOGERTY’S much-anticipated album WROTE A SONG FOR EVERYONE will be released May 28th on Vanguard Records, his first for the label.   Beginning today (February 4), the album is available for pre-order in both the iTunes and Amazon stores. One of the album’s highlights–FOGERTY’s immortal swamp rock smash hit “Born On The Bayou” which…

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This Fall, Puerto Rico-via-Miami rockers Message To Venus issued a call to their fans and the online music community to help them produce their new music video. They asked for pictures of fans holding up signs displaying things that can be conquered with a positive attitude. With the help of nearly 100 international fans, M2V…

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The video was commissioned by the UN Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund (MDGs) to raise awareness of social and economic inequalities based on race, religion, ethnicity, gender, and even location. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVHOqrw3Jks Released on International Human Rights Day, the video features 29 musicians from around the world performing the song in their native country, speaking out…

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The soul/rock band Winslow teams up with ARTISTdirect today to release “Nothin’s Easy,” the second single off their upcoming sophomore album, Left of the Right Direction – due out March 26th via Little Fish Records and RCR Recording Studios. Listen to “Nothin’s Easy,” here: http://bit.ly/WBi8iH Winslow teamed up with Grammy-Award Winning Producer Edwin “Tony” Nicholas…

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Rising Los Angeles rock band and recent Epic Records signees Dead Sara will hit the road with Muse in February as support on the British trio’s 2013 U.S. arena tour. In addition to thrilling L.A. fans their high-octane live performances, Dead Sara have also built a national fanbase by performing with Chevelle, The Used, The…

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“As an avid gamer myself I was honored to be asked to work on this project,” says COMBICHRIST mastermind Andy LaPlegua, regarding his latest project No Redemption, his soundtrack to the Capcom videogame DmC Devil May Cry. “I had a lot of fun digging myself into Dante’s psyche in order to create music to match…

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“I interpret the open-ended, irreverent nature of Julius Eastman’s legacy as a call to conversation,” explains Jace Clayton, whom some may know as the globetrotting DJ /rupture. “Reverence can be a form of forgetting.” Clayton is no stranger to irreverence himself; in fact, he’s built a career around it, ripping unheard and forgotten-about sounds from…

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Platinum recording artist Gavin DeGraw has announced that he will tour with pop rock heavyweights Train and The Script on a multi-city North American Summer tour which will kick off July 17th in Cleveland, OH and wrap on August 14th in Auburn, WA (full routing below).   DeGraw, currently working on a new studio album,…

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Cool Nutz has released his video for the track “The Good Life” featuring Potluck online at http://youtu.be/nRtK2Mm95ow. The “The Good Life” is taken from Cool Nutz’s album “The Cook Up”, which is available for download at www.CoolNutz.net. Cool Nutz is currently working on a new studio album for release through Suburban Noize Records later this…

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Capture The Sun is a very personal project for Illogic, now married and with children, and everything about the album, from the music to the title, stems from the life changes that Illogic has experienced in the past years, as he nurtures his family while still pursuing his dreams of artistry. “The title, Capture The…

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The video is shot by Roy Raz, who previously directed Monarchy’s “I Won’t Let Go” video, and features Dita extensively as the classic 1950’s housewife escaping the monotony of her marriage through sexual fantasy. The voice over in the introduction is by Eric Szmanda, who initially introduced Dita to Monarchy’s music, and is one of…

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Fifteen years after his death and 40 years after the release of his widely beloved song “Rocky Mountain High,” ATO Records will celebrate John Denver’s life and music with The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver, slated for April 2. The album features covers of Denver’s most popular songs by a diverse group…

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Barren Girls will release Hell Hymns, their debut EP, on 7-inch vinyl and digital on April 2. Formed in December of 2011, Barren Girls hail from the tight-knit Raleigh, NC, punk scene. Hell Hymns is a collection of four succinct songs that tackle paranoia, heartbreak and other personal issues through the lens of gritty, rowdy…

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Today Impose premieres the starkly beautiful video from California multi-instrumentalist Maston for “Messages” from his upcoming LP Shadows, out via Trouble in Mind on February 12. Frank Maston is out to have himself placed amongst Southern California’s elite studio autéurs on “Messages.” He’s got the texture of Spector shaken among the western twang of Morricone.…

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West Palm Beach rock band Surfer Blood have announced the release of new album and major label debut Pythons, out this summer via Warner Bros Records. The first song off the album, entitled “Weird Shapes” premiered today on the band’s website www.surferblood.com. “‘Weird Shapes’ is a left of center pop song about someone who is…

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In support of their album Omerta and debut single, ‘Come Undone’, ADRENALINE MOB featuring Russell Allen (Symphony X), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), and Mike Orlando (Sonic Stomp) will be commencing a U.S. tour on March 12th. Additionally on that day, the band will be releasing Coverta, an eight-track EP featuring cover versions of some of…

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The Thermals are pleased to announce they have signed to Saddle Creek, a label the band has known and admired for many years. The Thermals and Saddle Creek have a long history of sleeping on floors together: The Thermals have toured with Cursive and Ladyfinger, and Hutch and Kathy organized the first Bright Eyes show…

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The advertising campaign for the new Windows 8 operating system from Microsoft is getting a little injection from Langhorne Slim’s upbeat, rowdy Americana/rock anthem, “The Way We Move.”   The song is featured as the soundtrack in the new TV spot, “PC for You,” that rolls out nationwide today.   The spot can be viewed…

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Los Angeles’ hard-hitting indie rockers, Nico Vega, have partnered with the RollingStone.com to exclusively premiere the band’s latest EP, Fury Oh Fury. The EP will be available to purchase online February 5th through Five Seven Music. Listen to Fury Oh Fury in it’s entirety: SKOPE IT HERE!

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Aesop Rock is a rap-game road warrior, announcing additional dates for this spring. Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz will join Aesop on stage and Busdriver will provide direct support for the Mid-West and West Coast shows. This announcement comes after Aesop Rock was forced to postpone his previous West Coast tour due to a…

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