The Luyas are proud to share their most creative and ambitious project yet with the release of their masterful video for “Montuno.” Directed by Mylène Simard, the video captures the essence of the theme and idea behind the song. Jessie Stein from the band explains: “‘Montuno’ is about daily life just plodding along and the…
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FREE GRATEFUL DEAD MUSIC ALL NOVEMBER
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If you’ve been part of the Dead.net community for the past two years, then you know we’re on a mission to make a miracle every day in the month of November. This year is no different. As a token of our appreciation for making 2012 an epic year, we’re giving away a high-quality 320Kbps MP3…
JOHNNY MARR TO RELEASE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM
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Johnny Marr, one of the most celebrated and influential guitarists in the history of contemporary music, will release his first ever solo album, The Messenger, on February 26 via Sire/ADA. The 12-song set captures Marr’s musical vision exactly as he imagined, featuring his signature guitar and vocals front and center with a sound which mixes…
WIRE: SABI ON WARNER SOUND
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Singer, Songwriter, dancer, and fashion maven Sabi stars in a short fashion series centered around her unique style. She shows off three different looks for five different themes in a series of two part episodes. Each two part episode has her shopping and sharing her style points then results in the second part,…
GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS LIVE CONCERT
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A live performance by American rock band Grace Potter & the Nocturnals will be broadcast LIVE from Stubb’s BBQ in Austin, Texas on Thursday, November 8 exclusively on AXS TV. This premier concert event continues the AXS TV commitment to bringing fans the hottest acts, brightest stars and rising artists from all genres LIVE to…
NEW AMSTERDAM HQ DESTROYED BY SANDY
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As most are well aware, Hurricane Sandy left a trail of devastation and destruction when she hit the East Coast earlier this week. And spread the word via New Amsterdam’s fundraising Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/events/362301197194979/ View pictures of the damage and follow our recovery on New Amsterdam’s Flickr page here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/89499462@N02/ Brooklyn, NY’s coastal Red…
FICTION FAMILY COME TOGETHER ONCE MORE
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Newark, NJ-based Rock Ridge Music has signed Fiction Family to a label deal and is now set to release the band’s eagerly anticipated sophomore album (with distribution via ADA). “FICTION FAMILY REUNION” arrives in stores and all DSPs on January 29th. The second full-length partnership of Jon Foreman (Switchfoot) and Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek, Works…
BLONDFIRE TO RELEASE DIGITAL EP NOVEMBER 6
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Los Angeles-based duo BLONDFIRE is releasing their digital EP Where The Kids Are on November 6, 2012. Brazilian-American siblings Bruce and Erica Driscoll have been writing, producing, playing and performing together since they were kids, creating bouncy electro-pop-n-roll that combines worldly sophistication with American accessibility. Where The Kids Are features four songs off the band’s…
WIRE: DOUBLE AB & DUB SONATA VIDEO ON PREFIX
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Last month, Double A.B. & Dub Sonata released their Man Bites Dog Records debut, Media Shower, a critically acclaimed and well-received album that finds the New York City rapper and producer duo delivering an updated, 2012 take on the classic hip-hop that they grew up on, alongside a host of like-minded and talented artists, like…
CIRCLE ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF ‘ALL THE PEOPLE’
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All the People is a tale of growth and revival through loss. When we find ourselves lost in a world consumed by fear and inhibition sometimes it takes breaking away and making something beautiful with like minded people to remind us of the power within, the power of coming together and in this case, the…
BLOODY HAMMERS TO RELEASE DEBUT NEXT MONTH
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Charlotte, North Carolina occult rock band BLOODY HAMMERS will release its debut album Bloody Hammers on November 23 in Europe via Soulseller Records (February 3, 2013 in North America via Soulseller Records, distributed by RED). Described as “an addictive album with a retro edge that appeals to both the Nick Cave and Black Sabbath sides…
WIRE: PROJECT MAYHEM VIDEO ON FADER
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Project Mayhem is a hip hop collective that hails from the city of Chicago. Widely recognized from buzz worthy tracks Such as “Weed and Champagne”, “Lo Sweatas”, and “Dope Party”, the group Project Mayhem looks to revive the aesthetic that once existed in hip hop music. Project Mayhem’s roster consists of five members: Marco Dane,…
JES FALCON VIDEO “NIGHTS ARE NOT THE SAME WITHOUT YOU”
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After beig featured a couple of times in Skope, here is a new music video for one of Jes Falcon’s songs just published starring the brilliant spanish actress Laura Hernando (currently at a theater play in Madrid ´s “broadway”) which tells a spooky and funny story with an interesting twist at the end. The video…
ELEPHANT STONE POST “HEAVY MOON”
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Having performed and recorded with an impressive slew of psych rock elite, Rishi Dhir is preparing to unleash Elephant Stone’s sophomore self-titled album after spending years recording and performing with bands like The Black Angels, Brian Jonestown Massacre, and The Soundtrack Of Our Lives. “Heavy Moon” is a great glimpse into the psychedelic four-piece’s arsenal…
OUTERSPACE POSTS “MANOLO” MP3
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Earlier this year, production duo Stu Bangas & Vanderslice released their album Diggaz With Attitude, a project chock-full of heavy, dark production and some of the underground’s most talented lyricists and artists. One of those artists featured was Outerspace, the Philly-repping duo of rappers Planetary and Crypt the Warchild, and longtime collaborators with Stu Bangas…
WIRE: CLARE AND THE REASONS VIDEO “BASS FACE”
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Brooklyn band Clare and the Reasons has premiered its new video for ‘Bass Face,’ a single released off its latest album, KR-51 (Frog Stand). The video was shot in Berlin on Kodak 35mm with an Arriflex 2B (1959) and stars Benn Berbank-Green, who also created the video and their previous one for ‘The Lake.’…
KENDRICK LAMAR’S ALBUM DEBUTS AS THE HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM
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Rave reviews and remarkable first week sales have greeted good kid, m.A.A.d. city (Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope), the highly anticipated debut major label album from 25-year-old Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album, released October 22nd, will debut with more than 241,000 in sales and also atop the Billboard Rap, the…
PENNYWISE UNLEASH NEW VIDEO
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In a grand pairing of epic mayhem, legendary punks Pennywise have teamed up with WWE ’13, the upcoming release from videogame publisher THQ, for a new video clip. The clip features the surging anthem “Revolution” from the their latest release All Or Nothing, playing as a host to a variety of legendary WWE Superstars,…
WIRE: THE SEA AND CAKE RELEASE VIDEO FOR “HARPS”
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The Sea and Cake is pleased to release the video for “Harps,” directed by Jay Buim. The nostalgic video follows two young women through a season of friendship and enlightenment, soundtracked by The Sea and Cake’s breezy melody. Jay Buim has also directed videos for Thrill Jockey label-mates Future Islands and High Places, and the…
THE CHARLIES RELEASE “HELLO LUV”
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The newest girl group The Charlies, are set to take the United States by storm with their cool blend of pop, R&B and hip-hop, a unique term coined by the group themselves called R&P (Rhythmic Pop). Comprised of three beautiful and talented Icelandic natives; Alma Goodman, Klara Elias and Camilla Stones arrive on the…
WIRE: THE HEAVY PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “CAN’T PLAY DEAD”
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Renegade English soul-rockers The Heavy are pleased to announce the release of the new music video for their track, “Can’t Play Dead.” Featured on the band’s acclaimed new full-length album, The Glorious Dead (Counter Records) and out just in time for Halloween, the horror-film atmospherics of “Can’t Play Dead” follow the band’s previous single, “What…
VENREZ SPEAK THEIR MIND ON THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE WITH “SELL THE LIE”
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The recent debates between U.S. President Barack Obama and the Republican Party’s nominee for President in the 2012 election, Mitt Romney, has been one of the main topics of discussion in the media. And while Venrez’s song, “Sell the Lie,” was written prior to the debates, the group’s singer, Steven Berez, couldn’t help but realize…
EMINEM TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE SKYLAR GREY’S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM
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13-time GRAMMY winning producer, songwriter and rapper Eminem has signed on as executive producer of the hotly anticipated debut album from five-time GRAMMY-nominated singer songwriter Skylar Grey, it was announced today. The first single, “C’mon Let Me Ride” featuring Eminem, which is produced by Alex Da Kid and mixed by both Eminem and Alex, will…
THE LONE BELLOW VIDEO “YOU NEVER NEED NOBODY”
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Hailing from Brooklyn via south of the Mason-Dixon, THE LONE BELLOW will release their self-titled album on January 22nd, the premiere signing and release for the brand new label Descendant Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. http://youtu.be/G0gc3EGo_NM The Lone Bellow (formerly known as Zach Williams & The Bellow) have made a name for…
DEATH BY STEREO NEW VIDEO IS NSFW
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Orange County, CA hardcore punk veterans Death By Stereo have released their video for the track “Much Like A Sore Dick, We Can’t Be Beat” online at http://bit.ly/RlYwen. The track is available on Death By Stereo’s new studio album “Black Sheep of the American Dream”, which is in stores now via Viking Funeral Records and…
PLANTMAN “LUNARIA” VIDEO
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Arlen is proud to present Whispering Trees, the new album from PLANTMAN a.k.a. Matt Randall formerly of introspective indie outfit Beatglider, accompanied by Adam Radmall and Bryan Styles. Their debut album proper, preceded only by a sold-out handmade CDR release, ‘Whispering Trees’ builds on Matt’s love of the timeless melancholy of The Go-Betweens, East River…
AIROMEE WIND “PROUD OF AMERICA” VIDEO
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The video below is Airomee Wind’s brand new release “Proud Of America.” In the last 20 years, we’ve lost the vision of who we are as American citizens. What the heritage of this nation is all about. Airomee Wind’s new song is the first song about America that a known artist has written in 20…
ITUNECHARTS.COM DEBUTS TOP 400 CHART
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iTuneCharts.com was developed to cater to consumers of the music industry and advertising and marketing firms. With its efficiency to chart your artist’s music beyond the top 100 songs, tracking your artist’s iTunes sales couldn’t be any easier. iTuneCharts.com rises above the norm “top 100 songs” and introduces to the public the first ever charted…
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE
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The Gaslight Anthem have released their music video for its new single, “Here Comes My Man.” Directed by Kevin Slack and starring actress Elisha Cuthbert (24, Happy Endings), the video is the band’s romantic and visually stunning narrative that premiered over at VEVO (WATCH HERE or click on her ridiculously cute face below). “Here Comes…
WIRE: HEEMS POSTS NEW SINGLE
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Heems systematically dismantles another Harry Fraud banger with the calculated grace of a bonzai gardener on “Cowabunga Gnarly”, the latest leak from Wild Water Kingdom, slated to drop November 1st on Greedhead. The track will also see a hard release on a split 7-inch EP with Fraud in 2013. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14496-cowabunga-gnarly/
WIRE: VENOMOUS MAXIMUS’ NEW ALBUM STREAM AT DECIBEL
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Texas occult metal band VENOMOUS MAXIMUS will release its new album Beg Upon the Light on October 30 via Occulture Records. The award winning group recorded at Origin Sound in Houston with a head space described as “somewhere between a Alejandro Jodorowsky film and a New Orleans voodoo den.” Beg Upon the Light’s striking cover…
WIRE: OUR LAST NIGHT DEBUT VIDEO ON ALTPRESS.COM
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New Hampshire’s rising rock outfit Our Last Night have premiered a new performance based video for their mainstream rock single, “Invincible” from their most explosive album to date, Age of Ignorance today via Alternative Press. The video features the band’s not-to-miss energetic live perforce on a recent tour stop in Japan. The band…
HOMER MARRS VIDEO FOR “THE FACEBOOK SONG”
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Music video for an original song about the social networking behemoth. Directed by Jon Bingham. Music and lyrics by Homer Marrs. Special thanks to Saugatuck Coffee Company and Quads Gym, Chicago, IL. A live clip of this song was performed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in Nov., 2010, in support of the first National UnFriend Day.…
JASMINE SAGGINARIO IS DISNEY’S NEXT BIG THING
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The winner of Radio Disney’s Next Big Thing (Season 2), Jasmine Sagginario, has just released a new dance single titled “Make It Louder!” The single will be available on iTunes Nov. 7th and is being released with a music video. “It feels great to release another dance single,” explains Jasmine. “The music video…
WIRE: IAMSU! NEW SINGLE ON SPIN
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IamSu! is releasing the first single from $uzy 6 $peed, “Mobbin’.” The song, premiered by SPIN, is self-produced by Su!, who operates behind the boards as part of his production collective The Invasion, and the track is built around a catchy, slinking synth line and heavy 808 drums. The song, as with the rest of…
KIND OF LIKE RECORDS FREE COMPILATION
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Brooklyn, NY record label Kind Of Like Records announced today that they have released a FREE compilation just in time to celebrate Gainesville, FL’s Fest 11. Titled Kind Of Like A Comp II, it features 22 tracks from bands such as Braid, Lemuria, Luther, Broadway Calls alongside Kind Of Like Records artists Candy Hearts, Direct…
GLASS CITY NEW VIDEO “HIP HOP GLORY”
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On November 20th, Wu-Tang Clan affiliate/Guinness World Record Freestylist M-Eighty will drop the highly anticipated album “Home Grown Internationally Known”. The LP pays tribute to the rappers hometown of Toledo, OH by featuring all Toledo-based Emcees and Producers alongside the pairing of M-Eighty & newcomer and fellow Toledo native Nino Graye. The duo…
AXS TV TO EXCLUSIVELY BROADCAST COUNTING CROWS CONCERT
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AXS TV will exclusively broadcast the 2012 SXSW concert event from multi-platinum artists Counting Crows on Sunday, November 4, Counting Crows and AXS TV jointly announced today. With more than 20 million albums sold worldwide, Counting Crows have established themselves as one of the premier rock bands of our time, thanks to their powerful live…
WIRE: LA BIG VIC POST “ANENUE B” ON STEREOGUM
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La Big Vic will release their sophomore album Cold War on January 29 via Underwater Peoples. Cold War is currently available for pre-order at the label’s web store. In anticipation of the release Stereogum is running an MP3 premiere of “Avenue B” from Cold War. The track is also available to post and share on…
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM ANNOUNCES DIGITAL RELEASE
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Legendary guitarist, singer/songwriter, Grammy winner, producer and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame member Lindsey Buckingham will release his first ever solo acoustic live album, Lindsey Buckingham: One Man Show, on November 13th, 2012. The album will be available digitally on iTunes as Buckingham concludes his year long trek of sold out solo acoustic…
