Category: NEWS

BRITNEY/ENRIQUE TOUR UPDATE On Tuesday, Enrique Iglesias announced that he wouldn’t be touring with Britney Spears, just hours after she said that the two would be heading all over the U-S together this summer.     According to Billboard.biz, it seems that money is playing a big factor in things, as sources have said that…

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Finish Records recording group The Downtown Fiction has announced the track listing, cover art, and release date for their much-anticipated debut album.   Produced by Stacy Jones (Plain White Tee’s, American Hi-Fi) with additional production from Bill Lefler (Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes) and Adam Richman, “LET’S BE ANIMALS” arrives in stores and at…

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One of the most honored female country singers of all time returns this summer with a much-anticipated album of all-new studio material–BETTER DAY (Dolly Records)–and a world tour bringing her throughout America and then onto the U.K, Europe and Australia.   The excitement gets underway when the iconic singer, songwriter, musician, actress and philanthropist unveils…

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Sully Erna, best known as the lead singer of Godsmack, will be hitting the road this May in support of his debut solo album Avalon.   The tour kicks off in Concord, NH on May 13TH. The show will feature Erna as part of an eight-piece ensemble band. “I’m very excited to bring Avalon to…

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ENRIQUE PULLS OUT OF BRITNEY TOUR It was a rumor, then it was confirmed, and now, apparently it’s not happening.   This of course refers to the Britney Spears/Enrique Iglesias tour, which was announced on Tuesday morning, but according to Billboard.biz, has already been scrapped, as Enrique has supposedly “pulled out” of the trek.  …

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Atlantic recording group Death Cab for Cutie will celebrate the release of their eagerly awaited new album with very special performances at intimate venues in select cities across North America.   “CODES AND KEYS” will arrive in stores and at all DSPs on May 31st. The tour begins May 18th at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre,…

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Continuing its mission to discover the best new up-and-coming independent artists, preeminent online music discovery site OurStage.com recently teamed with Digital Broadcasting Group (DBG), producers of Kiefer Sutherland’s highly anticipated new online action-thriller series The Confession, to launch “The Confession Song Competition” earlier this month.   OurStage artists recently submitted their best original tracks at…

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Long known for their ingenious and imaginative videos, Atlantic recording group Death Cab for Cutie are poised to make history with the companion clip for their hugely anticipated new single, “You Are A Tourist.”   Directed by award-winning filmmaker Tim Nackashi (TV On The Radio, OK Go, Elvis Costello, Radiohead), and conceptualized by frequent collaborator…

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Sheryl Crow; rock star, activist, mother and now cook book author! Sheryl met personal chef Chuck White when she was battling breast cancer, which was a wakeup call for her to eat better.   Chuck taught Sheryl how to cook foods that are seasonal, locally grown and vitamin rich. Together they bring these healthy recipes…

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Get ready for hell on earth, because for the first time since they tour together on Ozzfest 1999, Rob Zombie and Slayer are teaming up to hit the road, bringing a glorious purgatory to fans in 12 North American cities. The co-headline trek kicks off Wednesday, July 20 at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA.…

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Here is the   new video below from Dexter Scott. He’s a NY based singer-songwriter who just released his second EP “222”. The video is for the track “Fall Again” produced by David Kaplan directed by Daniel Mecca and Adam Drosin. [vimeo 20481610 nolink]

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Today Hollywood Undead premieres the music video for “Been To Hell” on Vevo.   On April 5th, the band returns with their second album: American Tragedy. The album is the follow up to their controversial but massively successful gold debut, Swan Songs, which spent 53 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart. The…

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GAGA RELEASES COUNTRY VERSION OF “BORN THIS WAY” Lady Gaga has released a country version of her hit single “Born This Way.”   According to NME.com, “The track strips the single of its electronics and disco beats and replaces them with slide guitar and mouth organ.”   It was produced by Gaga and Fernando Garibay,…

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Metallica announced that all announcements made on their behalf via Writers Group Film Corp. and their subsidiary Front Row Networks, Inc. are false.   Writers Group issued a press release on March 22, 2011 announcing “the acquisition of several hours of unique Metallica 3D & 2D concert video footage for distribution.”   “Metallica owns and…

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“Back and Forth” chronicles the 16 year history of the Foo Fighters: from the band’s very first songs created as cassette demos Dave Grohl recorded during his tenure as Nirvana’s drummer, through its ascent to their Grammy-winning, multi-platinum, arena and stadium headlining status as one of the biggest rock bands on the planet. [youtube zBArTIXhUcg…

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Astralwerks Records is proud to announce the re-design and re-launch of Astralwerks.com today.   With its simple, clean, intuitive design, the website will give fans a reason to come back to the site time and time again to discover new music, participate in exciting contests, and access music news and videos from their favorite Astralwerks…

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LADY GAGA STILL NUMBER ONE WITH “BORN THIS WAY” Lady Gaga holds on to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for her sixth straight week with “Born This Way.”   Katy Perry’s “E.T.” featuring Kanye West climbs one spot to number two, Rihanna’s “S&M” climbs one notch to number three, Cee-Lo Green’s…

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The Boxing Lesson just released a new fun music video for our song “three” from Fur State. It’s our first non-animated video in a few years. It’s an upbeat electronic number and the video shows us running around Austin dressed as cats having fun with acoustic guitars, synthesizers and tambourines. [youtube IEN7kwRJxgU nolink] http://theboxinglesson.bandcamp.com

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Fresh from a sold-out European tour, Sire/Action Theory Records artists The Maine will be hitting the road with Augustana. The nationwide co-headlining run, presented by LG, kicks off May 12th in Dallas, TX and runs through June 18th in their hometown of Phoenix, AZ. Austin Gibbs will support. The five-piece is touring in support of…

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BitTorrent Inc., a leading innovator creating advanced technologies to efficiently move large files across the Internet, today announced that Sick of Sarah’s album “2205” has been downloaded over one million times since launch on February 15, according to trackers set up to monitor the album’s proliferation through the BitTorrent community. As of 5 p.m. March…

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Bridge Nine Records announced today that their new “premium” account is LIVE now!   Members of the label’s social networking community, TheB9.com, can now access Bridge Nine’s entire catalog (100+ albums, new and old), have their own URL on TheB9.com, make playlists, hide/show users and features, and much more for the low cost of only…

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As Kelly Price gears up to release her sixth album, KELLY, on May 3, 2011, she is enjoying the growing success of her recently released single, “Not My Daddy.” The new single, which debuted at #20 last week on iTunes, features production and vocals by Mint Condition’s Stokley Williams and is sizzling at radio, approaching…

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Devil’s Music is homage to the music Teddybears love by artists like Kraftwerk, The Ramones, and Public Enemy- not decidedly one genre but many. While some songs on the album speak to one’s pop sensibilities, as on “Cardiac Arrest” featuring Robyn, the album walks a fine line that few dare. Here we see Teddybears pulling…

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“Rock N’ Roll Is Free,” the first single from Ben Harper’s upcoming album, Give Till It’s Gone, is currently Starbucks’ “Pick of the Week.” Beginning March 29th, Harper will be giving away a free download of the track at his website (www.BenHarper.com) for a limited time. The commercial single, video and ringtone for “Rock N’…

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Breakthrough band Biffy Clyro will be hitting the road with Foo Fighters for a portion of their spring tour.   The string of dates, which kick off May 17th in Tulsa, OK, will follow a run with Cage the Elephant and an appearance at the Bamboozle Festival in Rutherford, NJ April 30th.     The…

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The critically acclaimed cinematic concert rockumentary, The Grateful Dead Movie Event will take audiences back to the ‘70s for a one-night in-theater event on Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. local time. Under the direction of the band’s lead guitarist Jerry Garcia and co-directed by Leon Gast, these legendary 1974 concerts capture the Grateful Dead…

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Beginning at 1:00pm EST, Maroon 5 will open their studio doors as they begin the first ever Coca-Cola Music 24hr Session. Through interactive projection technology, fans will be given a virtual all access pass into the studio via www.mycoke.com/music and can contribute ideas and suggestions for the track to the band using the @Coca-Cola Twitter…

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Amidst a flurry of activity in the music world, the indie pop-rock trio are excited to announce the release of the music video for their new single “Give A Little.” [youtube 56VPiS8dPDE nolink]

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On Monday, March 14th, A Tribe Called Quest members Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi (via phone) spoke with MTV’s Sway for an exclusive interview on their concerns with the ATCQ documentary, Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest. The film, directed by Michael Rapaport, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film…

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BIEBER’S NEVER SAY NEVER TOPS MJ’S THIS IS IT According to The Hollywood Reporter, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never has earned 72.2-million dollars at the domestic box office so far, passing Michael Jackson’s 72.1-million haul for This Is It. Bieber still has a little way to go to climb the list of the top-grossing documentaries…

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Described as Pink Floyd meets Jean Michel Jarre. The Hobliminal Ibloid’s Rock & New Age instrumentals evoke the big sounds of the 80’s inspired by the lush music of Simple Minds, U2, Cocteau Twins and Vangelis. “Whether the peace of my new born child (Lullaby); the excitement of a night out on the town (Red…

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Iconoclast TOM WAITS was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame by Neil Young at the ceremony Monday night honoring his vast and storied musical career spanning four decades. Waits accepted this honor with humor and heart, stating: “Thanks, everybody, this is very encouraging. Songs are really just interesting things to do with…

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BRITNEY TALKS NEW ALBUM WITH ROLLING STONE Britney Spears’ highly anticipated album, Femme Fatale, is due out on March 29th, and the pop star opened up to Rolling Stone about the recording process and much more.   She told the mag that she wanted to make sure her latest effort is “completely different” from anything…

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This April, Foo Fighters will be playing songs from Wasting Light, the new album they recorded in Dave Grohl’s garage, in the garages of eight lucky fans in eight North American cities. Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear have teamed with BlackBerry ® and local radio stations to create a once…

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Singer/song-writer Cory Lamb joined forces with actor/director Stephen Baldwin to produce his “Break The Cycle” music video.   The video debuted on AOL Music on March 14, 2011 and is available today on YouTube ( www.youtube.com/corylambmusic). The video also marks the directorial debut of Stephen Baldwin. “If you want to reach today’s youth you’ve gotta…

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Celine Dion will be at the microphone.   Legendary Grammy Awards Producer Ken Ehrlich will be the director at the helm.   A stage filled with 31 musicians, consisting of a full orchestra and band, will be playing.   And thousands of fans from around the world will flock to Las Vegas to be amongst…

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Om Records has now released “Changes,” the second single from Dirty Vegas’ new album Electric Love (out April 26).   Hot off the heels of their first single, also titled “Electric Love,” “Changes” will be made available as a two-part remix series. “Changes 1,” out now, features remixes that highlight the big-room dance floor sound…

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1st & 15th/Atlantic recording artist Lupe Fiasco’s highly anticipated third studio album, “LASERS” has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 204,294 units sold. The album— which includes the RIAA gold certified hit single, “The Show Goes On” — becomes the rapper’s highest selling and chart-ranking debut to date. The Hip-Hop phenom, who…

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JUSTIN BIEBER GETS WAXED! Justin Bieber has joined the prestigious list of pop stars honored with wax figures.   Lifelike replicas of the singer were unveiled on Tuesday at Madame Tussauds wax museums in New York, Amsterdam and London.   In New York, dozens of Bieber fans were on hand to welcome the wax figure…

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On June 7th, Matt Nathanson will release his new album, Modern Love, on Vanguard Records. A collection of pop and rock songs that are more joyful, complex and bold than any of Matt Nathanson’s previous works, Modern Love is poised to become the album of the summer. In the weeks leading up to the much…

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