Category: NEWS

Just launched, Eshac stands alone as the only social networking site that gives music fans the exclusive power to directly impact the careers of independent artists. Eshac awards artists with single song and full album contracts when they reach designated milestones determined by music lovers’ ratings. Founded by Ben Bechar, the brand new social network…

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Tori Amos re-imagines a personally handpicked collection of songs spanning her entire catalogue with her thirteenth studio album, Gold Dust.   Produced by Amos with arrangements by long-time collaborator John Phlip Shenale, the new album features reworkings of songs in orchestral settings which Amos recorded with the renowned Metropole Orchestra, conducted by Jules Buckley. Slated…

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Punk rock trio Broadway Calls has premiered a new track, “Open Letter,” from their upcoming split EP, Vision Quest, with labelmates Mixtapes, which is due out on October 23 via No Sleep Records.   Fans can pre-order Vision Quest today at http://nosleepstore.com/product/1041/vision-quest. Stream Broadway Calls’ new song, “Open Letter,” today, exclusively on Altpress.com: http://bit.ly/QlGkQx.

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Long Island, New Yorkers DR. ACULA have announced that they will be headlining the European Vacation Tour starting November 21st with Mexican deathcore band, HERE COMES THE KRAKEN. See tour dates here. DR. ACULA is more ready than ever to get back out on the road and show everyone what they are made of.  …

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New York City musicians We Are The Woods are readying the release of Whales & Roses produced by Jeremy Sklarsky (producer of Freelance Whales debut album Weathervanes.) And they’ll be sharpening cloven hooves with a smoldering set of all their hits and then some at The Living Room on September 30th at 9PM. [vimeo 43535541]…

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Vancouver duo Fine Times is pleased to release their self-titled debut full-length album today via Light Organ Records. In honor of the release, the entire album is streaming for your listening enjoyment. Fine Times’ self-titled record is a modern gem, full-to-the-brim with warbling synth and mesmerizing harmonies; 10 handcrafted tracks of utterly infectious pop. Matthew…

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Beginning today, Green Day’s forthcoming album Green Day ¡Uno! is available to stream in its entirety a week prior to it’s official release date via the band’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/greenday), powered by Nokia Music / AT&T. To hear the album, click on the tab that says “Hear ¡Uno! Now.”     Green Day ¡Uno! is…

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Singer-songwriter José James has signed to EMI’s Blue Note Records and is set to release his full-length label debut No Beginning No End on January 22. However, fans need not wait until then to get a taste of James’ intoxicating blend of jazz, hip-hop, and R&B. The vocalist has released the four-track It’s All Over…

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Cool Nutz has released the video for his new single “Champagne Toast” online at http://bit.ly/QoKJV1. The song is the latest released from Cool Nutz’s new street album, “Portland Ni%#a”, which is available online at www.coolnutz.net. The album features guest appearances by Tech N9ne, Mistah Fab, Krizz Kaliko, The Grouch and Messy Marv, with production work…

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Razor & Tie is pleased to announce the addition of Sacramento California’s The Seeking to its label roster. The melodic Christian metal band has signed a worldwide multi album deal and will release their debut studio album Yours Forever on November 6th.   The band will also hit the road this November with Woe is…

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Mad Decent’s RiFF RAFF is bringing his eccentric style, extensive hip-hop catalog and newly appointed bedazzled Chesire Cat chain, gifted by Diplo, to the West Coast in support of his latest mixtape Birth Of An Icon next week. Between sporting both MTV and BET’s logos, hosting the VMAs Red Carpet, and retreating to Florida to…

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Filmed this past spring at APK in the band’s hometown of London, ON, ‘Baby’ is the second single from Single Mothers’ acclaimed S/T EP on Secret Voice / Deathwish.   Directed by Toronto’s Brittany Nichole Farhat, the video captures what Punk News describes as the band’s ‘fervent energy’ along with its sonic offering which Brooklyn…

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This year HIM, one of Finland’s most successful bands at home and abroad celebrate 20 years by releasing a compilation album XX — Two Decades of Love Metal. This is the first compilation by the band that covers their whole career. The celebratory compilation includes one new track, Strange World — the first new material…

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RAINSTORM (all caps) is an experimental-pop group from Portland, Oregon. They are set to release Heat Waves on October 2 via   Tender Loving Empire. Pulling heavily on cumbia rhythms, western African guitar, and nostalgic soul, the band weaves their influences into a coherent fabric of art-pop, executed masterfully and endlessly compelling. Produced by the…

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Danger Village veterans and Melbourne natives Alpine have signed to Votiv and are set to release their debut full-length album, A Is For Alpine, in early 2013. The album was released in Australia on Ivy League on August 10, 2012 to critical acclaim and debuted at #1 on the iTunes Album Chart. After releasing the…

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In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones comes MICK AND KEITH: NEVER STOP, a video-enhanced eBook featuring exclusive interviews with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards conducted by rock journalist and former TODAY show music correspondent, Rona Elliot. [youtube lFxt00Crwh0] MICK AND KEITH: NEVER STOP, released by NBC Publishing, features Elliot’s interviews-produced by…

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In just four weeks after the August 17 verdict to convict Pussy Riot, we are publishing the historic words that have captured the world’s attention. PUSSY RIOT! A Punk Prayer for Freedom collects previously unavailable material including letters from prison, closing courtroom statements by the defense attorneys, and poems in addition to the infamous punk…

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Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment are proud to announce the dates for the 12th annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Confirmed to take place June 13 – 16, 2013, the four-day festival will once again be held at the same beautiful, 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles southeast of Nashville. Special, limited ticket pre-sale…

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The members of Muse have learned that a legal action has been commenced in the US against their record company, Warner Music, alleging that the band’s 2009 album, “The Resistance”, infringed copyright. A spokesman for the band commented as follows:- “The claim is complete nonsense, and is categorically denied.   It appears to be based…

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EMI Music’s legendary Blue Note Records has announced the launch today of an innovative new app within the popular online music streaming service Spotify. The Blue Note app provides a rich user experience by creating a space to explore and discover music spanning the entire history of the label from 1939 to present. Download the…

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Revolutionary Bay Area group The Coup has just released a video for their song “Land Of Seven Billion Dances.” The track is from The Coup’s highly anticipated new album Sorry To Bother You out this October 30th via Anti- Records. The record merges danceable beats, punk urgency and the astute social commentary of hip-hop to…

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Boston-based band Dropkick Murphys are excited to announce the title of their forthcoming album, SIGNED and SEALED in BLOOD, to be released in early 2013. The album is their second with producer Ted Hutt (Gaslight Anthem, Old Crow Medicine Show), which was recorded at Boston’s Q Division studios and mixed by Joe Chiccarelli (The White…

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The Crista Carroll Band is proud to announce the release of the official music video for their new single “ONE WORLD ONE NATION”! The band recorded the self produced song and filmed the video all on their own and, with a budget of next to nothing, are quite proud to have done it all for…

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Namesake have just unveiled their new single, “The Movement,” taken from their debut album Borders & Fences. The explosive track is streaming in full on SoundCloud and is the follow-up to the lead-off single, “Worlds Away.” Both tracks, as well as the rest of the album, were produced by James Paul Wisner (New Found Glory,…

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Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour, a high-energy holiday tradition celebrating its 15th anniversary, will kick off its 2012 edition on November 23rd in Sarasota, FL with a return engagement at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The tour is one of the longest-running Christmas tours. Led by seven-time GRAMMY ® nominee and saxophonist extraordinaire Dave…

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Long Island’s own Gabriel The Marine have signed a new worldwide deal with Sun Pedal Recordings.   The New York indie rock/pop band will release a four-song EP this Fall to give fans a slice of what’s to come. Gabriel The Marine will join Taking Back Sunday and Bayside for a series of Fall dates…

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Oregon’s LARRY AND HIS FLASK have announced that they will release long-awaited new material in the form of a brand new EP, HOBO’S LAMENT, which drops on September 25, 2012 on Paper + Plastick Records. The EP’s first track, “Closed Doors” premiered today on American Songwriter and can be heard at SKOPE IT HERE! For…

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The 405 premiered Feldspar’s debut video for their “gloriously orchestrated” track THE REST, which was also announced as the 405’s ‘Single of the Week’. “Feldspar make glorious, lush folk music, building on a rich heritage of storytelling that soundchecks The Pogues to Nick Drake” … “gorgeous, autumnal soundscape, equal parts melancholy and inspiring” — The…

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Emerging from the streets of Paris, France, AS THEY BURN was formed by bassist Ronald Pastor, guitarist Fabio Meschini and drummer Milton Bakech in 2007. Vocalist Kévin Traore, known for his chillingly aggressive vocals, was enlisted shortly thereafter along with guitarist Hoby Arinosy. AS THEY BURN was complete and ready to bring their music to…

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Shock Radar announced today that their highly anticipated new limited edition 10″ vinyl record – “Live Like Lions” is now available for purchase exclusively at http://www.shockradarstore.com. Shock Radar is the experimental art rock project of NY songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and painter Lee J Diamond. He has worked as a session musician for members of The Verve,…

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Eric Benet saves the last dance for “Harriett Jones” in his newest music video. Watch as the R&B crooner gets steamy with a league of female dancers including Dancing With The Stars! champion Karina Smirnoff, who also choreographed the video. Click below and don’t be afraid to swing low! [youtube -D8m-mBkGlI] www.ericbenet.net

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B.Fleischmann aka Bernhard Fleischmann has debuted the first single from his new album, I’m Not Ready For The Grave Yet, out November 6 with Morr Music. The title track is now available for free mp3 download. In his forthcoming release, the Austrian multi-instrumentalist has put an emphasis on vocals, and after previously collaborating with voices…

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Hollywood, Florida is not your typical beach town. The buildings, diners, and of course the beach appear frozen in the 1950’s. Probably a result of the town’s population boom happening in that era, a current drive down the streets feels like your moving through an R. Crumb drawing. Things seem exaggerated and a bit odd.…

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Collie Buddz is back with free download for the single “Ganja Pipe” – a hard hitting dancehall dedication to that “high grade” behind his ‘Dark N’ Stormy’ tour announcement which came last week, announcing nationwide tour dates with tour mates New Kingston and Los Rakas! [youtube JeKsevctdmY] Taking advantage of his broad fan base after…

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Hannah Cohen has a new video for ‘Sorry’ that we’d like to share with you. One of many highlights from her very lovely debut album Child Bride released earlier this year on Bella Union, the video is a little dark (as you can probably make out from the stills below), but conjures perfectly the melancholy…

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Rolling Stone is exclusively premiering the video for “Your Final Setting Sun,” the first clip from the highly anticipated upcoming album by Grandaddy frontman JASON LYTLE. The new record is called Dept. of Disappearance and will be released on October 16   via Anti- Records. LYTLE describes “Your Final Setting Sun” as ‘kind of a…

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Warner Bros. Records punk/pop artist MATT TOKA has just announced that he will join Falling In Reverse, I See Stars and Let Live on select dates of “The Thug In Me Is You” tour this fall. Toka will play the first four dates of the tour, which begins in Portland, OR on Oct 11th. He…

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The Bohannons inhabit a musical universe that, while certainly drawing influence from all over, is firmly rooted in their Tennessee home. With their full-length debut album Unaka Rising, they are clearly taking their homegrown, handcrafted rock to a new level, and we think they’ve set the bar pretty damn high with this one. The album’s…

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AmericanSongwriter.com is premiering the video for von Grey’s “Coming For You” today at: SKOPE IT HERE! The track is the first single from the band’s self-titled EP, produced by GRAMMY@ award winner Nick DiDia (Bruce Springsteen, Train, The Gaslight Anthem) and scheduled for release on October 2nd.

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Bollywood Super Star Aadesh Shrivastava comes to America to support the release of his first US solo single, She Wants Some Fun. Shrivastava, who’s going by simply Aadesh these days, is no stranger to success having had chart topping singles and scoring more than a 100 films in his native land India. Aadesh now takes…

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