Category: NEWS

Australian-born singer/songwriter Emily O’Halloran has just returned to Los Angeles from the UK where she has released her new album “Morphine & Cupcakes” to rave reviews.   Awarded 3 stars by prestigious music mag Q and 4 stars by Rock & Reel andM Magazine called the record a “Hollywood Noir version of the Music City.”…

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Los Angeles modern rockers Attaloss are releasing their self-titled album on April 10, 2012, via Rock Ridge Music/Warner Music Group/ADA.   Their new record showcases two sides of the band, the high energy blown out rock side and the stripped down acoustic side.   Although the band name is a play on a common phrase…

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Clay Aiken treats fans to a newly packaged collection of heartfelt songs with Steadfast, to be released March 29th on Decca.   Steadfast revisits the best of 2010’s release Tried and True, featuring selected cuts from that record alongside a newly recorded, original song/radio single, “Bring Back My Love.” Rounding out the disc are thoughtful…

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Fresh off his massive sold out Mothership Tour, the five-time Grammy nominated producer Skrillex commenced a takeover of clubs on the East and West Coasts on January 24th. The Los Angeles and New York dates featured a different club and line-up each night.   His Check Yo Pony Tail 2 event at Echoplex in LA…

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Rewind 94.9 (WREW-FM) is using Listener Driven Radio’s LDR.Takeover platform to give control of the radio station to Tri-State listeners every weeknight! Beginning tonight, You Play It! presented by Skyline Chili on Rewind 94.9 lets listeners pick every single song played every Monday through Friday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. You Play It! combines…

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HooplaHa, an innovative new video website, is set to connect the world by sharing video stories with inspiring messages, guaranteed to make you smile!   The Entertainer is a motivating story that profiles singer-songwriter Julian Velard as he shares his passion and commitment for doing what he loves most–entertaining. Julian is a talented American pianist…

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Austin Indie mainstays Quiet Company have released their official video for their second single “You, Me & the Boatman.” [youtube eG1ty-M2pwQ nolink] The video, directed by Josh Sobel, features the band performing behind a fierce acid wash filled with colors and textures that highlight the songs enormous sounds and grinding melodies. The band is currently…

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Van Halen has just posted brand new video of David Lee Roth interviewing Eddie & Alex Van Halen in the studio during the making of the new album, A Different Kind of Truth. Eddie and Alex describe in detail the stories behind their musical upbringing and journey to Southern California. [youtube bb4jIyoOGtk nolink]

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It is a song that has the aural sweep of Stairway To Heaven, moving seamlessly from soft to hard rock, from singable melody to jamming lead guitar. In the middle, a message about dealing with loneliness,how to cope when you are feeling like you are where you don’t belong, not quite resolved with the final…

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Metallica, in conjunction with friends C3 Presents, today announced the creation of Orion Music + More, a new annual music, arts, and lifestyle festival founded and headlined by the band, a natural progression for a band that has headlined legendary festivals around the world for years.   Orion Music + More will take place June…

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The Holocaust can be an emotional subject to bring up.   Its impact on the global psyche has been felt for generations.   Yet, it is a necessity for younger generations to learn what the survivors and their families went through, as the saying goes: “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat…

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Kid Ink has announced on his Twitter page that the name of his upcoming debut record will be “Up & Away”. The record drops this spring. Kid Ink released the official single from the record, “Time Of Your Life” today on iTunes. iTunes link: http://t.co/KSruGLMk https://twitter.com/kid_ink

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On Monday 9th April M. Ward will release his Bella Union debut ‘A Wasteland Companion’ and we are very pleased to be able to share with you the new video for ‘The First Time I Ran Away’. Directed by Joel Trussell — who also directed M.Ward’s video for Post War cut ‘Chinese Translation’ – this…

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NikonInc. and Warner Music Group are uniting to host a star-studded residency at the upcoming South by Southwest ® Music & Media Conference (SXSW ®) in Austin, Texas.   “The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon” will make its home at Austin’s famed La Zona Rosa, with two days and three nights of showcase performances slated…

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Like a fire that consumes all before it was recorded mostly live with producer Duane Lundy (Jim James, Daniel Martin Moore, Ben Sollee) over a 12 day period at his Lexington, Kentucky studio. The recording process was inspired by Phil Spector era recordings and early twentieth century folk songs and hymns, such as on the…

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On February 21, Dubliner James Vincent McMorrow will release We Don’t Eat – a five-track EP available at all digital retailers.   The EP features the title track along with audience favorite cover tunes, Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” (which has been downloaded over 72,000 times already in the UK) and Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game.” We…

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PepsiCo today released details about its iconic Pepsi ad to air during Super Bowl XLVI, which will be broadcast on NBC.   Pepsi also announced digital partnerships that will enhance fans’ Super Bowl experience on-line. The new ad titled “King’s Court” features Melanie Amaro, THE X FACTOR 2011 winner, singing for multi Grammy-winning music legend…

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Louisville singer/songwriter JOEL HENDERSON will release Locked Doors & Pretty Fences on April 10, 2012, on TroubleCure Records.     This is his first full-length, full-band CD and the follow up to the intimate “Always Willing to Take Me In” released in 2011 and “The High Risk EP” that was released a few years earlier.…

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AtticTV plays the best music videos on the web right in your browser in an awesome “kick-back and relax” manner. It’s like MTV for the web. Music lovers just have to pick a music genre they like, and the best music videos from that genre will start playing all day long. Users can also favorite…

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The Parlotones will release their fourth studio album, Journey Through the Shadows, on May 8th via Sovereign Entertainment USA.   The new album was recorded in Johannesburg and Cape Town during the final months of 2011 and includes 12 brand new tracks of their undeniable romantic and anthemic rock sound, while offering several surprises along…

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Blix Street Records will release Irish singer Cathy Jordan’s debut solo album, ALL THE WAY HOME, on March 13, 2012. A driving force in the internationally renowned Irish traditional band Dervish, Jordan is a singer, musician and composer whose cultural and musical roots are entrenched in the Midlands of Ireland and whose influences stretch across…

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As promised, Eric Turner has delivered the official music video today for his new single, “Angels & Stars.” The street art inspired video also stars rappers Lupe Fiasco and Tinie Tempah (who are featured on the track), and was shot in Los Angeles by director P.R. Brown (Skylar Grey, John Mayer, Alicia Keys). “Angels &…

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F.Stokes is campaigning his way to perform on the Ellen DeGeneres show.   Being a positive man who has continuously set goals and then puts his mind to achieving them, this will be no different.   He explains his reasoning behind wanting to perform on Ellen by saying, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show represents the diverse…

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Taproot will release their sixth full length album, The Episodes, on April 10th, 2012. The forthcoming effort is produced by Tim Palatan who previously worked with the band on 2010’s highly successful Plead the Fifth. The Episodes, nearly six years in the making, is a complexly developed concept album. Bassist Phil Lipscomb spoke on the…

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Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros have announced that they are currently in the studio recording the follow-up to their debut album, Up From Below.   After an early session in Bogalusa, LA, the band has been recording at their studio in Ojai, CA.   The album, which is self-produced, will be released on May…

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World Wrestling Entertainment (aka WWE) has awarded MGK’s “Invincible” as main event wrestler John Cena’s theme song at pop-extravaganza Wrestlemania XXVIII taking place April 1, 2012 at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, FL.   “Invincible” is running in WWE Wrestlemania XXVIII promotional advertisements and will serve as John Cena’s song of the evening when…

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Shane Harper has just unveiled his official video for his latest single, “Rocketship,” which comes from Harper’s upcoming album, which will exclusively be released through Target on February 14th. “The process of writing a song, recording, and then shooting a video for it is really an incredible experience,” said Shane. “I hope everyone enjoys watching…

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“What is Secret Voice? It’s an excuse. It’s an excuse to release different things that I fully believe in, whether it’s a record, book, video, etc. The wonderful people at Deathwish Inc have blessed me with this opportunity. I have been lucky enough to spend most of the last few years traveling, and in my…

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Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon, the talented singer of timeless hits of the ’50’s and ’60’s such as “Palisades Park,” “Tallahassee Lassie,” “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans” and “Action!,” has just penned his autobiography, Where the Action Is! (Publish America). It is currently available internationally through book stores, on the internet and via Amazon.com and…

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Feeling the bite of 21st century ennui? Hell with it. Strap in, turn on and tune down with some dark-as-a-black hole Delta blues. With 2012 here, the Mayan calendar coming to a close and Planet X swinging over the horizon, you may as well ride it out with some swamp infested, pass-the-Prozac slide-Dobro guitar.  …

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British indie songstress Lucy Rose continues to plot her Stateside takeover with her new single “Red Face” and a video to go along with it. Featuring home videos of Lucy as a child, beware that you’ll fall in love with her even more than you already are. [youtube tLVdbFt-psg nolink] This winter marks the first…

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Gamble & Huff wrote and produced the #1 smash hit ‘TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia),” best known as the “Theme from Soul Train.” “Don Cornelius and his creation of ‘Soul Train’ and its legacy had a great impact on American culture. Don’s vision allowed for African-American artists to be exposed to people all over the…

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Wretched has entered the studio to record their third full-length album, Son of Perdition.   The forthcoming effort is set for a March 27 release and will be produced by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, He Is Legend, For Today) at The Basement Studio in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Last year, Wretched solidified…

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For 17 years, the Vans Warped Tour has been a punk rock juggernaut, a misfit circus crisscrossing North America every summer as a wandering minstrel show for youth culture.   Embracing a powerful, unifying ethic created by its founder Kevin Lyman, the Vans Warped Tour has grown and prospered as the music industry itself imploded…

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In promotion of El Da Sensei’s Nu World Remix EP, the Nu Jeru legend reunites with his Artifacts cohorts Tame One & DJ Kaos for the !llmind Remix of “Everyday In The Street”.   Directed by Monstar Films, this video signifies the first time that all three Boom Skwad members have been featured in the…

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