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Public housing in America has long been an unsung cradle of American music. Elvis Presley, Barbara Streisand and Lupe Fiasco all lived and found inspiration in the communal spaces of public housing.   From church choirs, piano lessons, marching bands or street jams, youth living in public housing have long found community and sometimes even…

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Charlotte, North Carolina’s A HERO A FAKE will be heading south this winter to kick off Born In The 80’s, Down With The Ladies tour beginning on December 5th in Ringold, Georgia. Support will come from MYKA, RELOCATE and OUTLINE IN COLOR on select dates starting December 7th and the tour is presented by The…

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Anoop Desai has had quite the fall season so far. While touring alongside the East Coast with producer/DJ ADHD, the ElectroPop crooner has been gearing up for the release of his much anticipated new EP, 3 Cheers, on November 20th.   With less than two weeks to go, the EP proves to be his most…

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Recorded in Phoenix Studios at Pinewood, London — a location chosen by Michael Price as ‘a haven for me in a noisy world’ — December 18th (US) marks his debut release as the latest addition to the Erased Tapes family in the form of ‘A Stillness’; a four-track limited edition vinyl including printed music sheets…

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Mates of State are taking time out of recording the follow up to last year’s Mountaintops and hitting the road.   In early December they’ll play a string of east coast dates that will be featuring them as the duo lineup – just Jason and Kori, the organ, drums, their voices and their original gear.…

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Having grown up in Yellow Pine, Idaho, Joshua Hanson’s music is immersed in a sophisticated simplicity; this makes it feel as though his slightly fractured voice is emitting straight from his Western roots.   While Joshua has been performing solo for quite some time, the creation of Yellow Red Sparks and erstwhile move to Los…

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TReZ releases the video for his song “Illuminati Ya Body” featuring no other than N.O.R.E. (of Capone & Noreaga), off his upcoming EP (TBA), which will be released in the near future. The song was produced by Ric Rude and offers a typical New York, rugged and raw sound. Watch “Illuminati Ya Body” here: http://youtu.be/WaEv8WWRi3k

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Blue Nile frontman, Paul Buchanan, will release his already acclaimed solo debut full-length, Mid Air, in the U.S. on November 27 via Newsroom Records. The U.S. edition will contain a bonus disc of alternate takes, a live recording and remixes from fellow Blue Nile member, Robert Bell. EMI also recently announced it will reissue the…

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It was announced today that Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, The Madison Square Garden Company and The Weinstein Company — the same group that produced and sponsored the historic 9/11 benefit “The Concert for New York City” — have come together once again to present “12-12-12” (A Concert For Sandy Relief). The special one night…

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Blood & Ink Records have announced they will be releasing the first proper full length from Nashville, TN’s DEPENDENCY, entitled Love Not Wasted and due out November 27th. “Everything I Once Knew” by DEPENDENCY: http://www.youtube.com/embed/EphQFs_P5g8 When they originally formed in mid-2009, the members of DEPENDENCY couldn’t predict all that laid on the road ahead of…

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Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Rage Against the Machine – XX, commemorative 20th anniversary editions of the eponymous debut album by a great American rock band, on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Originally released in November 1992, Rage Against the Machine signaled the arrival of a revolutionary musical force, a…

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Joel Beckerman, Founder of Man Made Music, executive produced Entertainment Tonight’s new theme song created by Grammy Award winning artist, will.i.am, which premiered on ET on Thursday, October 25. The modernized song incorporates the iconic six-note theme and will.i.am’s contemporary electronic spin. The ET theme was originally composed in 1981 and has been woven into…

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Fresh off a successful appearance at last weekend’s Fun Fun Fun Festival, Austin-based group The Octopus Project kicks off the western half of their North American tour this week by dropping a new digital single and video for ‘Whitby.’ http://vimeo.com/52425191 http://www.peekaboorecords.com

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Vanguard Records announced today the signing of Louisiana based soul man Marc Broussard to the label. Broussard’s new record entitled A Life Worth Living (a tribute to his late grandmother) will be released in early 2013.   Broussard is in the midst of his Fall 2012 tour with upcoming stops in Austin, TX, Los Angeles,…

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Today Green Day revealed the music video for “Stray Heart” at NME.Com. The song is featured on the band’s upcoming album Green Day ¡Dos! which will be released next Tuesday, November 13th via Reprise Records. The album is currently available to stream in its entirety at Rolling Stone. SKOPE IT HERE!

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Inspiration comes in many shapes. For The Bergamot, inspiration for their newest song “Linen” came from a relationship that was approaching a standstill. “I wanted to know what was going to happen next, where was it taking me, and us for that matter?” “Linen” carries a message for the listener says Jillian Speece, the duo’s…

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Grammy Award Winning Rock Icon Lenny Kravitz officially confirmed   to headline the Sunday closing of the main stage of first ever UR1 Music & Art Festival along with previously announced performers Kanye West, Jane’s Addiction, Lou Reed, Slash, FUN., Keane, The Offspring, Animal Collective, Santigold and over 100 other live acts & DJs. “We…

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Austin Mahone announced today that he will join Taylor Swift   for six shows of her highly anticipated The RED Tour next year “I still can’t believe I’m opening for Taylor! I’m so appreciative and excited for this opportunity. Getting to play in stadiums, and it’s with one of the biggest artists in the world!…

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Launched in October, Gabble is an online community that brings together people from every corner of the world in a conversation using pictures instead of words. Conceived by musician Peter Gabriel and developed by his Real World Studios in partnership with Great Fridays, Gabble traverses the traditional boundaries of language. Unique, fun and free, Gabble…

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Canvasback/Atlantic recording group Frightened Rabbit has announced details of its eagerly awaited fourth studio album “PEDESTRIAN VERSE.” The forthcoming release, available February 5th in the U.S., was recorded at the famed Monnow Valley Studio in Rockfield, South Wales with producer Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno, David Byrne, Grace Jones). Commenting on the new album, singer Scott…

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COVERGIRL announced today the signing of talented DJ duo and sisters NERVO, in a bold move that brings some of the most inspired girl power behind electronic dance music (EDM) today, to the brand’s lineup of talent.   Joining an elite fleet of beauties who authentically rock the brand’s “doing you” crusade (most recently P!nk…

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Last week, MHz Legacy released their long-awaited album, MHz Legacy, via Man Bites Dog Records. Already the accolades have been rolling in, including a XL-rated review from XXL Magazine, and today, following the release of last week’s Blu-featuring “Yellow + Blue,” MHz Legacy is excited to release a new video, this one for the album’s…

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The group consisting of actress Carolina Hoyos, actor and musical partner, Kenneth Franklin, with the help of Jeremiah Bitsui (known from the critically acclaimed series, Breaking Bad), join forces with the infamous Dirty Dave, who remixes their debut hit, “Bang ,Bang, Bang.” The track has just premiered on The Vinyl District, and is always starting…

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Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne with special guest Sara Watkins will broadcast LIVE from the Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, November 14 exclusively on AXS TV. Continuing his U.S. Tour, this live Jackson Browne concert event brings his intimate acoustic performance to viewers at home. Playing guitar and piano, Jackson will perform songs from his…

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Boston indie/electronic duo Stereo Telescope, “who marry rock hooks with synth bleeps and bloops as well as anyone out there,” (Boston Band Crush) will digitally release their newest full-length album, On and Running, on January 29, 2013. “Fire”: http://soundcloud.com/jillian-eipr/stereo/s-wM9t9 Stereo Telescope spent three years fine-tuning their live show to create what would become On and…

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Give Me All You Got, the fifth full-length solo album from singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Carrie Rodriguez, will be released January 22 on Ninth Street Opus. The LP is the follow-up to 2010’s Love and Circumstance, which No Depression hailed as “an album you do not want to miss.” In anticipation Rodriguez will stop by West…

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The Technicolors are excited to release their video for “Again,” which can be viewed courtesy of Pure Volume.   “The song ‘Again’ was one of the first songs we worked on for the record, and it was one that came together very naturally,” says singer Brennan Smiley. “When we made the video for it, we…

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On November 14th, Mixify.com a site that bridges the gap between DJs and EDM fans worldwide–will officially leave beta and launch to the general public.   Mixify is an interactive live-streaming platform where DJs broadcast into virtual venues to fans around the world.   DJs can stream their sets from physical events (like festivals) or…

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For those of us who were directly or indirectly affected by Huricane Sandy, NYC-based pop singer/songwriter Jamie Bendell releases her latest single and video “Blue Sky Days” during a time when a lot of New Yorkers could use some calming music. http://youtu.be/zHCs3rXgxLk A native of Roslyn, NY in Long Island, her own family suffered power…

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Rehab, the group behind the 2008 hit, “The Bartender Song (Sittin At A Bar),” has released their new video for the song “Can’t Catch Up” featuring country star Colt Ford on AOL’s The Boot online at http://aol.it/YESJF3. The video marks Colt Ford’s acting debut, as the Average Joes Entertainment’s   flagship artist stars in the…

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Bar fights, beers, dancing, and that’s just the puppets.   Just in time for Halloween, Terraplane Sun shares its costumed puppet-filled video for “Get Me Golden” from its brand new EP, Friends.   The video features the band playing to a room filled with belligerent puppets who at first violent, are soon drawn to the…

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Vancouver collective, Twin River, led by co-songwriters Courtney Ewan and Andy Bishop have released a video for the song “Laugh It Off” – repost here. The video was directed by Calgary-based visual troupe Welcome To The West and they had this to say about the shoot, “we held the ‘Laugh It Off’ sessions at the…

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Candy Hearts’ style is described by Violently Happy Records’ founder (and New Found Glory guitarist) Chad Gilbert as “truthful lyrics sung to a sweet, honest melody over a ’90s-alt-rock-meets-East-Bay-gritty-punk-rhythm.” This EP follows up their 2011 full-length, Everything’s Amazing & Nobody’s Happy, with six new catchy songs produced by Gilbert himself.   Check out the album…

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Snoop Lion released the official music video for “La La La”, the first single from his forthcoming Reincarnated album.   Snoop Lion teamed up with acclaimed horror film director Eli Roth to create a fun, Halloween inspired music video filled with kids in Halloween costumes and imaginative scenery.   Watch the video above or go…

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Murs and 9th Wonder present the Hobostewd-directed music video for “Funeral For A Killer”, a cut off their forthcoming album The Final Adventure, dropping November 13. Adventure will be Murs and 9th’s final album together. The iTunes edition will include two bonus tracks, while the iTunes deluxe version includes the bonus tracks and all of…

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The latest video from Future Islands showcases their raw live power and the irrepressible stage presence of their singer, Samuel T. Herring.   Filmed at the Thrill Jockey 20th Anniversary show in Baltimore, this recording of “Inch of Dust” offers a glimpse of the highly energetic live show that Future Islands has become known for…

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The latest addition to the Fool’s Gold Records roster is teenage Philly phenom GrandeMarshall. The young MC’s atmospheric, expertly crafted debut mixtape 800 caught the ear of label founders A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs, who quickly brought Grande into their FG crew, introducing him onstage at the label’s five-year anniversary party in Brooklyn as the newest…

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Halloween isn’t over for Eye’z, at least NOT on http://Voetica.com where Eye’z is currently recording poetry written by the great Edgar Allan Poe. Her current Readings on the site are Annabelle Lee. The Haunted Palace, A Valentine, Bridal Ballad, and many more to come. Choose your favorite poem out of the many choices. See Here:…

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With the arresting sound of Willy Moon’s new single “Yeah Yeah” (Cherrytree/Island Records) debuting last week on Billboard’s Alternative Digital Songs Charts at #25, the impressively energetic video is premiering on VEVO internationally TODAY and is currently running as their MUST SEE of the week in the UK. [youtube GaWXA5e0YTQ] The video, directed by Grammy-winner…

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Renee & Jeremy, who struck a chord with music fans of all ages with A Little Love, their collection of cover songs released earlier this year, announced today the debut of a music video for their whisper folk take on Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Give It Away.” The brand new clip, which can be seen…

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