Category: NEWS

Nearly one month from the release of his highly anticipated new album All Things Bright and Beautiful, Owl City is releasing the new galactic mission themed music video for “Alligator Sky.”   The music video is debuting on Owl City’s website today, www.owlcitymusic.com. “Alligator Sky,” features Los Angeles rapper Shawn Chrystopher.   “’Alligator’ and ‘sky’…

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Singer-songwriter-actor Alicia Witt has just inked a deal with Newark, NJ-based entertainment services company Rock Ridge Music to manage her music career.   Says Witt of her new representation:   “I am thrilled to be working with Tom [Derr, Rock Ridge Music CEO] and Jason [Spiewak, Rock Ridge Music President] and everyone at Rock Ridge…

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Only two weeks remain until She Wants Revenge’s Valleyheart album is released (Monday, 5/23). The alternative band is already receiving raves for their single and video “Must Be the One”. If you haven’t seen the video for “Must Be the One” yet, check it out here: [youtube W-E91pPZptU nolink]

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The Doobie Brothers have partnered with The USO to premiere the video for their newest single “Far From Home” on USO.org.   Written by singer Pat Simmons, “Far From Home” recounts the bittersweet moment when a son or daughter leaves home for the first time.   Inspired by his daughter’s departure for college, the song…

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Old 97’s introduce The Grand Theatre Vol. 2, their ninth studio album, available July 5th via New West Records.   The new record is a companion to the critically acclaimed The Grand Theatre Volume One, which received 3 ½ stars from both Rolling Stone and American Songwriter.     Released less than a year since…

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GAGA’S “JUDAS” VIDEO IS OUT! The video for Lady Gaga’s new song “Judas” has leaked hours before it was supposed to premiere last night.   It was rumored to feature lots of Christian religious imagery and it certainly didn’t disappoint.   The clip opens with Gaga riding behind a man on a motorcycle.   The…

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After his eight-year daily battle with opiates, Josh Eppard has kicked his addiction and will be releasing his long awaited second full-length album SICK KIDS under his solo moniker WEERD SCIENCE on May 17, 2011. He will be telling his story throughout Spring on The British Invasion Tour and all Summer long on Vans Warped…

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Taking Back Sunday has announced a headlining summer tour.   The nationwide run, which kicks off June 14th in Denver, CO and runs through July 31st in Chicago, IL, will feature Thursday as direct support along with Colour Revolt on all dates. The New Regime and We are the In Crowd will open on select…

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Timed to coincide with Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday (May 24th, 2011), Yale University Press is pleased to publish a book that offers new and thought-provoking insight into Dylan’s life and music.   In the words of Sean Wilentz, Princeton University professor and himself the author of some of the most keenly intelligent writing about Bob…

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Available in CD, vinyl, digital formats, and included with the Destroyed book of photography, Destroyed the album was written by Moby mostly late at night, in hotel rooms around the world when cities had gone to bed and the insomnia that worldwide travel can induce fueled his need to create. The result is a 15-track…

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Daringly Original Tribute Collection Features My Morning Jacket, The Black Keys, Modest Mouse, Nick Lowe, Florence + The Machine, Cee Lo Green, Paul McCartney, Kid Rock, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Julian Casablancas and more – Available June 28, 2011 From Fantasy Records /Concord Music Group In his short-lived but extraordinary life, Buddy Holly left behind…

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THE BLACK EYED PEAS PLANNING FREE CONCERT IN NYC The Black Eyed Peas will perform a free concert in New York City’s Central Park on June 9th.   The Peas’ Concert 4 NYC will benefit the Robin Hood Foundation, a charity targeting poverty in New York City.   Although the show is free, concertgoers must…

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Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, owned by Sony Corp. (6758) and Michael Jackson’s estate, submitted a bid for Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) ahead of yesterday’s deadline, two people with knowledge of the auction said. Sony/ATV is working with billionaire Ronald Perelman and Guggenheim Partners LLC, said the people, who weren’t authorized to talk publicly. Warner…

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Thrill Jockey is very pleased to announce that Wooden Shjips will record for the label.   Formed in 2006, Ripley Johnson (guitar and vocals), Dusty Jermier (bass), Nash Whalen (organ), and Omar Ahsanuddin (drums), began with the simple drive to get their music heard.   Their first 10″ was available for free to anyone who…

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Below is a link to download the awesome duet between the Sam Roberts Band and Land of Talk’s Elizabeth Powell entitled “Longitude.” “Longitude” comes from Sam’s upcoming album “Collider” out next Tuesday, May 10th on Zoë/Rounder Records. SKOPE IT HERE! http://samrobertsband.com

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Berlin composer Nils Frahm, has announced a string of North American tour dates with English composer Greg Haines. Starting this week, the rare opportunity to see Nils in the states begins on May 6 lasting until May 13. Hailing from a classical background, today Frahm works as an accomplished composer and producer in Berlin. In…

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From the prolific mind of Benjamin Laub, also known as Grieves, comes Together/Apart, the most recent addition to the formidable Rhymesayers Entertainment catalogue, available June 21st 2011, pre-order available here. With the help of longtime collaborator and multi-instrumentalist Budo, his third album is a testament to the hard work he’s put forth since 2007, touring,…

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A little more than a month after drummer Mike Portnoy’s sudden departure from DREAM THEATER, the band held three days of auditions in New York City. Over an incredibly productive three-day period, the band played, jammed and spoke candidly and at length with seven of the world’s greatest drummers. The remaining members of the band…

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Matt Nathanson has announced he will be opening for Maroon 5 and Train on the second leg of their co-headlining North American tour this summer. The string of dates, kicking off August 28th in Louisville, KY, will follow the June 21st release of Matt’s new album, Modern Love. The new album’s first single “Faster” is…

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British singer-songwriter Cosmo Jarvis has already courted controversy with his viral sensation “Gay Pirates”. The self-directed video for “Pirates” has received over 420,000 YouTube views since it’s debut last November, and attracted the notice of media on both sides of the Atlantic. Continuing in the thought-provoking vein of “Gay Pirates”, Cosmo has just unveiled the…

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Singer/ songwriter Avril Lavigne has postponed her sold out Japanese tour dates scheduled for May 2011 out of respect for the many families that are still grieving or searching for their loved ones following the March 2011 natural disaster and the continued uncertainty of the situation at the Fukushima nuclear plant, further earthquakes and ongoing…

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24 HOURS OF GAGA ON HBO ZONE THIS WEEKEND! Following the debut of Lady Gaga’s HBO special on Saturday, May 7th at 9 PM, the HBO Zone channel will play the two-hour concert for 24 hours straight.   Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden will run for 24 hours from…

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Fresh off recent Billboard chart breakthroughs for 80s hitmakers Air Supply and emerging electronic act Ultraviolet Sound releasing their self title album just this past week (April 12), which debuted at #27 on the iTunes Album Dance chart, indie label Odds On Records is eager to expand its roster. Label President Ted Joseph, an industry…

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Beginning today, multi-platinum hard rock band Disturbed will make available for sale a previously unreleased song, entitled “3,” at their official website www.disturbed1.com. All proceeds from the sale of the track, which is available for $.99, will go to benefit the Damien Echols Defense Fund, which pays for legal fees, forensic testing, and investigative fees…

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Brian Bumbery – a public relations veteran who has represented high-profile clients across the entertainment spectrum – has launched BB Gun Press in Los Angeles. The full-service agency oversees media strategy for such multi-platinum, award-winning music artists as Augustana, Avenged Sevenfold, Green Day, Metallica, My Chemical Romance, Muse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, along with independent…

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CEE-LO GREEN, NICKI MINAJ AND PITBULL ADDED TO BILLBOARD AWARDS Cee-Lo Green, Nicki Minaj and Pitbull have been added as performers at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, which will air on ABC Sunday, May 22nd from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas at 8 PM Eastern.   They join previously announced performers Jennifer…

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After a fifteen year hiatus from recording together, original Morbid Angel members Trey Azagthoth and David Vincent return with Illud Divinum Insanus on June 7.   Drummer Pete Sandoval is recuperating from a back injury, with Tim Yeung now behind the kit.     Over the past five years, Morbid Angel has been conquering stages…

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Based on its successful launch 90 days ago, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI ®) has extended its program to generate performance data from live music venues with the rollout of a mobile version of BMI Live. The new service enables songwriters to upload concert-venue and set-list data directly from their smartphones into BMI’s systems to be…

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With its sophomore release, Firewater, Outlaw Country and Southern Rock outfit Whiskey Myers has debuted at No. 3 on this week’s iTunes Country Albums chart, a significant feat for an act without national Country radio airplay. The Texas-based group jumped this week to No. 21 on Billboard’s Texas Regional Radio Report with its current single,…

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Priscilla Ahn and Charlie Wadhams have come together to film a candid performance of I Don’t Have Time To Be In Love.   The track can be found on Priscilla Ahn’s forthcoming album, When You Grow Up (Blue Note Records), available May 3rd. [youtube EVfkzTU17mA nolink] www.priscillaahn.com

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Influential punk rockers Bad Religion have released a moving video for the new single, “Wrong Way Kids” from the group’s critically heralded album, The Dissent of Man. The song is an up-tempo, powerfully melodic tribute to the band and their fan’s shared histories as rebellious yet durable outsiders.The new video can be viewed here. [youtube…

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KATY PERRY “SUPERSTAR OF THE WEEK” ON ABDC Katy Perry is the latest artist to be honored on MTV’s Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew, as the “Superstar of the Week.”   Only seven crews remain as they perform their original choreography to one of Katy’s hottest hits.   See which crews make the…

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The story goes that Jimi Hendrix was once asked what it was like to be the greatest guitarist in the world, to which he replied, “I don’t know, go ask Rory Gallagher!” Rory Gallagher (1948-1995) is simply one of the all-time guitar greats. Slash, The Edge, Brian May, Johnny Marr, Janick Gers, Ritchie Blackmore, Glenn…

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A message from the Beastie Boys: Good people, unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, the “clean” version of our new album, The Hot Sauce Committee pt 2 has leaked. So as a hostile and retaliatory measure with great hubris we are making the full explicit aka filthy dirty nasty version available for streaming on…

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This video “Pot Head Punk” was to celebrate the POT Holiday, “Four Twenty.” The time is past due for the legalization of Marijuana. Needless children and adults are going to jail for an unfair crime. Tax money is being wasted supporting the prison scenes and this war against drugs. Let’s take a stand! SUPERDUDE is…

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Music & drama seem to follow Kat Dennings (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Thor). Her highly anticipated new drama DAYDREAM NATION, scored by Broken Social Scene affiliate and Do Make Say Think member Ohad Benchetrit is packed with his original compositions and tracks from indie favorites including; Devendra Banhart, Constantines and Stars.   The complete…

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After receiving thousands of Tweets on its official Twitter feed from fans around the world asking the band to express its support for earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan, My Chemical Romance has responded by recording the song “#SINGItForJapan,” which has been released exclusively via iTunes today, April 13th. The band and Warner Bros. Records…

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Just when you thought you heard it all with Reality TV stars vying for a chance at running the US, seemingly wholesome punk/pop/ska band LESS THAN JAKE were on the receiving end of picket signs and protests from the Westboro Baptist Church during their show last weekend in Pensacola, FL. Asked why he thinks his…

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Alexander Tucker is a highly regarded songwriter who has released several recordings on the UK-based ATP imprint but Dorwytch is one of his first proper releases on a US label.   In more experimental circles, Tucker is know for his collaborations with Stephen O’Malley (Ginnungagap), members of Circle and Guapo (Grumbling Fur), and Daniel Beban…

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LADY GAGA TO PREMIERE “JUDAS” CLIP ON IDOL Lady Gaga is set to premiere her “Judas” video the week of May 2nd on American Idol.   Interscope Records made the announcement on Twitter, adding that more details would be on the way.   The video was co-directed by Gaga and her creative director, Laurieann Gibson.…

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