Category: NEWS

Chicagoans recognize the first Monday of every March as more than the hopeful end of winter, as it marks the celebration of Pulaski Day. Kidd Russell, a Chicago native who’s performed with the likes of The Roots, Shwayze, Common, The Flobots, Uncle Kracker, Modsun and more, is no stranger to the annual holiday, and now…

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The intersection of persistence, perseverance and pure talent is only the starting point for bands emerging in the digital age. For THE COMPOSURE, this mix has fueled a nonstop thrust of power-pop energy from Pittsburgh to the world; a journey that continues for the band on March 13, 2012 with the release of their aptly…

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AWOLNATION has once again embraced cutting edge technology by releasing the innovative app for their new comic, action video game Megalithic Mayhem, designed for both iPhone and iPad. The game, inspired by the group’s surreal, animated music video for their latest top 5 hit single, “Not Your Fault,” is free and now available for download…

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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros announced today their self-produced, second studio album will be titled HERE and would be released by Community Music / Vagrant Records on May 29, 2012.     After an early session in Bogalusa, LA, the band has been putting the finishing touches on the album in Ojai, CA. Edward…

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With their new single “Live My Life” hitting the top of charts worldwide, Far East Movement announce a May 8th release date for their sophomore album Dirty Bass on Cherrytree/Interscope Records. Within the first week of its release, “Live My Life” has already hit #2 on U.S. iTunes, #1 in 5 countries (Canada, Mexico, Norway,…

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Checkout the new video with Cake Boy & Mwuana called GIANT. Its a Remix on Drakes banger “The Motto”. A mixtape with Cake Boy & Mwuana is also in the making and will be available for free download April/ May! [youtube p3pcqAGIRFw nolink] http://FACEBOOK.COM/CAKEBOYMUSIC

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V-Nasty is excited to announce the release of her new mixtape, Doin’ Number$. The project features guest verses from Kreayshawn, Gucci Mane, The Madden Brothers, Mistah F.A.B., Roach Gigz, Erk Tha Jerk, and others, along with production from Zaytoven, Tha Bizness, and more. Fans can download the mixtape for free on The White Girl Mob…

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This spring, two of the biggest acts in the underground will come together to wreak havoc on the road for one of this year’s hottest tours. This year the stars have come into alignment as Psychopathic Records’ Twiztid and Suburban Noize weed smokers the Kottonmouth Kings will unite for the Kaos & Kronik Tour with…

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Candlelight Red continues their march towards the big time by releasing their latest single, “She’s Got the Look,” and also by securing a string of live dates with Trapt. And the word is spreading fast about the band, as evidenced by the fine folks at welovemetal.com, which raved “CANDLELIGHT RED might be the one great…

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Scotty McCreery’s “The Trouble With Girls” has just become the young country star’s second consecutive gold single for reaching sales of 500,000 units. The song follows up Scotty’s debut hit, “I Love You This Big,” which was certified gold late last year. Both songs come from his platinum selling debut album, Clear As Day, which…

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Prior to Peter Case forming The Plimsouls in ’78, he was part of two other influential mid-to-late ’70s bands with Paul Collins   — The Nerves and The Breakaways (Paul would later go on to form his own highly-respected group, The Beat). Both Peter and Paul have enjoyed successful solo careers on record and on…

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Washington DC based pop/rock band Crash Boom Bang just premiered the brand new video for their first single, “V.I.P.” The track, which they call “the ultimate pump-up, pre-game anthem,” comes from Crash Boom Bang’s debut EP, These Wild Things, which is available now on iTunes. The dance fused outfit, made up of lead singer Omar…

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The Giving Tree Band are excited to be hitting the road this spring for select club and festival dates. In conjunction with this news they’re proud to present their cover of The Grateful Dead’s “Brown Eyed Woman” as part of Dead.net’s “Dead Covers Project.” This winter The Giving Tree Band have been busy at work…

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Gnarly Records is proud to present the single and music video for SideStreet KED’s latest offering, “Uncool”. Building on a tradition of excellence the world has come to expect from Atlanta’s Grammy award winning Dungeon Family, SideStreet KED expands on the hip hop collective’s dynamic legacy with “Uncool”. The single is produced by Organized Noize…

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The Drums announce North American spring tour dates in support of their critically acclaimed album, Portamento. [youtube ZuC1bCoH2TY nolink] The tour kicks off April 21 in Washington D.C. and continues through May 14th at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Craft Spells and Part Time will support The Drums on the road.   Exclusive…

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Montreal-based technical death metal band Derelict has released the first new single from the upcoming album, Perpetuation, set for release on April 20th, 2012. The song is also available for free download via the band’s Bandcamp page, http://derelictmetal.bandcamp.com/album/perpetuation.

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Los Angeles rock band Dead Sara have announced the release of their highly anticipated self-titled debut album on April 10th on Pocket Kid Records/ Fontana/Universal. Having spent much of last year in the studio, Dead Sara will hit the road in support of their debut full-length album beginning with a week of shows in Austin,…

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Atlantic recording group Crystal Fighters unveils details of their much anticipated US debut EP.   “PLAGE” officially arrives on these shores on March 20th. “PLAGE” is a techno-infused ukulele pop symphony hailed by NME as “an irresistible whirlwind of sound…infectiously, chaotically, totally brilliant.”   In addition, the new EP includes remixes from some of today’s…

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Electronic dance music veteran Paul van Dyk recently premiered the official music video for his new song, “Verano.” The video combines futuristic, animated visuals with shots of a spaceman trekking across the desert. “Verano” features Miami DJ/producer Austin Leeds, and will appear on Van Dyk’s sixth studio album, EVOLUTION, due March 20th on Vandit. Paul…

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MVD AUDIO will be relasing the long awaited FASTWAY album Eat Dog, Eat on April 10 (US). This is the first FASTWAY album in over 20 years. After the shows of 2007, Fast Eddie Clarke (ex-Motorhead) and Toby Jepson (ex-Little Angels) began casually working on ideas and over time managed to gather enough for a…

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Acclaimed modernist pop band Islands have released a darkly humorous and highly atmospheric video for the upbeat and melodic song “Hallways” from their acclaimed new Anti-Records release A Sleep & A Forgetting. The clip features the band’s singer-songwriter Nick Thorburn performing with, and then joining, an exuberant band of skeleton musicians. [youtube Czi0F_Ovaws nolink] The…

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To celebrate the release of their new album Dave Drusky (The Record Machine), Kansas City’s Capybara has shared a gorgeous live version of “Neighbor Crimes,” shot at the For The Love of Brooklyn house in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The gents of Capybara Mark Harrison, Jared Horne, Darin Seal, and Joel Wrolstad craft their art with…

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In a creative pace to match the breathless vehemence of their music, punk/hardcore luminaries OFF! have announced the follow up to their much heralded debut First Four EPs will arrive in the form of a self-titled full length May 8th, 2012 from Vice Records. Barrelling through sixteen high intensity tracks in as many minutes, the…

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Carly Rae Jepsen, the Canadian singer and songwriter who has pop fans buzzing about her current single “Call Me Maybe,” has signed to Schoolboy Records, created by Scooter Braun and run by Braun and multi platinum Schoolboy/RMBG/IDJ   artist Justin Bieber. The irresistibly catchy “Call Me Maybe,” which Jepsen co-wrote, began to climb the iTunes…

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Brooklyn by way of Seattle emcee Aaron Cohen follows up his highly anticipated mixtape Crack with the visuals for one of the project’s marquis cuts, “Up And Down”.   Directed by Shervins World, the video takes both The Electric Cool-Aid Acid Test and Alice In Wonderland to new heights as the bi-coastal rhymesayer invites all…

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Phish will kick off its 2012 summer tour with a two-night stand at DCU Center in Worcester, MA (June 7 & 8) and a headlining performance at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which will be held in Manchester, TN June 7-10. The run will include three consecutive dates – June 15, 16 & 17…

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Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce the signing of New Zealand’s Avalanche City in North America.   Avalanche City is the brainchild of Dave Baxter, a singer songwriter who wrote, produced, recorded and played every instrument on his debut album Our New Life Above The Ground, which was released July 8, 2011 in New Zealand.…

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Day To Remember’s brand new music video for the hard and heavy track, “2nd Sucks,” off of What Separates Me From You premieres today exclusively on Vevo. The video, directed by Drew Russ, triggers a wave of nostalgia with its old-school, video game-themed antics. [youtube n6T9olarH-U nolink] http://www.facebook.com/adtr

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Breaking News: Rob has a new pedal endorsement with www.sonicfusionpedals.com. ASCAP award-winning songwriter ROB CARLTON will be talking with Al Cole From CBS Radio In an EXCLUSIVE Conference Call TeleClass that you won’t hear anyplace else! Thursday, March 1st @ 9:00 pm, EST Rob has performed with Blue Oyster Cult, Zebra and Cinderella. He’ll be…

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Independent music powerhouse, Malaco Records, proudly announces the addition of Grammy Award winning singer & songwriter and multi-platinum recording artist, Q Parker, to their growing roster. The six-time ASCAP Award winner has formed a partnership between his production/artist development company, NeWFAM Entertainment, and Malaco Records, for the release of his upcoming solo debut titled, ‘The…

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Gary “G” Jenkins, lead singer of the multiplatinum group SILK, has released his brand new solo single “I Love” from his forthcoming album slated for a Fall 2012 release. The single is a blend of traditional R&B with a new flavor transcending but not forgetting today?s music. Instead of trying to “keep up with the…

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In a day and age where ‘American Idol’ and heavily studio-enhanced music runs rampant, some good old fashioned, straight ahead, unapologetic heavy metal is just what the doctor ordered. And on the full-length debut by True Witness, ‘The Human Condition’ (releases on April 10th via Dark Star Records) 100% headbanging tunes are offered up throughout.…

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EMI Music Label Services/Caroline Distribution is celebrating its fourth year of bringing metal to the masses with the March Is Metal Month (MIMM) retail campaign which kicks off in physical and digital music stores around the country on March 1. The campaign – a collaboration between retailers, record companies and digital partners – promises to…

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The Melvins unveil the latest twist in their 29-year history with Melvins Lite, an additional incarnation of the band that finds founders Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover partnering with Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk) for a 10-song released titled Freak Puke (June 5, Ipecac Recordings).   “The Melvins have a long history of mixing up…

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In overwhelming response to their sold-out “Better With U Tour,” Big Time Rush announced today that they will kick off “Big Time Summer Tour,” performing in over 50 cities across the US and Canada including stops in New York, Chicago, Boston and Toronto. Beginning on July 5th in Columbus, OH, the Nickelodeon stars and Columbia…

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Towers has been feverishly writing and recording the songs that will appear on his debut album, which he is thinking of calling Jordy Towers Featuring Himself. He’s also finishing up a script for a short film based on several songs from the album, including first single, “Spaceboy Boogie.” “It’s a take-off on Star Trek, Star…

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On Tuesday February 28th,Ja Rule’s highly-anticipated album PIL2 will be available in stores and on iTunes.   After a seven-year hiatus, Rule returns with an album he recorded up until the day he left for his 2-year prison sentence. PIL2 is a follow up to triple platinum selling Pain Is Love, teaming up with original…

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