Category: NEWS

After decades of playing in more bands than you have, Phil Manley (Trans Am, Jonas Reinhardt, The Fucking Champs, Oneida, etc) has decided to finally release his debut solo album on Thrill Jockey Records!   [vimeo 16507630] www.thrilljockey.com

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SPEAK inked a co-publishing deal with global powerhouse Warner/Chappell Music last week. The Warner/Chappell Music catalog includes standards such as “Happy Birthday To You”, “Rhapsody in Blue”, “Winter Wonderland”, the songs of Cole Porter and George and Ira Gershwin, as well as the music of Eric Clapton, Green Day, Katy Perry, Led Zeppelin, Lil Wayne,…

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Billy Joel has just released a new album of his Top 40 chartbusters and signature classics in The Hits. The album marks the first ever career-spanning single disc compilation of such classics as “Piano Man”, “The Entertainer”, and “It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me”. The Hits can be purchased on iTunes or Amazon. The…

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Legendary artist and producer Dr. Dre has just released the first track from his long-anticipated album, Detox.   Dre’s song, “Kush,” featuring Snoop Dogg and Akon, hit radio early Tuesday morning.   The song will be available for purchase on iTunes tomorrow, Thursday November 18th.   Until then, fans who have waited more than 10…

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GLEE TOPS DIGITAL SONGS CHART Glee’s cover of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” will debut at number one on the Digital Songs chart, selling over 214-thousand copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.   It marks the show’s first number one on the chart and its biggest sales week to date.   According to Billboard, the cast’s best…

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Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment are proud to announce the dates for the tenth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Confirmed to take place June 9 – 12, 2011, 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-sales…

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The digital version of “Love Like Woe,” the first single from Sire/Decaydance Records artist THE READY SET has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The JR Rotem-produced “Love Like Woe,” off The Ready Set’s debut EP I’m Alive I’m Dreaming, is climbing radio and sales charts across the country.   The…

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While there’s nothing new about kids loving music, science involving music and the brain proves that learning music early in life enhances brain development.     In the fantastical Freddie the Frog ® 4-book series (hardcover with companion CD; $23.95 each) detailed below, preschool through elementary-age children learn musical concepts while they are duly immersed…

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JanSport today announced the launch of its biggest contest of the year, its online Battle of the Bands competition. Beginning with over 800 entries, 50 of the best-of-the-best bands have been hand-picked by a panel of judges from JanSport and now the Brand is putting the hard decision-making in the hands of voters. Beginning November…

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Three-time Grammy winner R. Kelly releases his second single and title track “Love Letter” from his forthcoming album available in stores December 14.     Accompanying the single is the special holiday remix “A Love Letter Christmas.”   Both tracks were written and produced by Kelly. “A Love Letter Christmas”: SKOPE IT HERE!

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ADAM LAMBERT ANNOUNCES ACOUSTIC EP On December 6th, Adam Lambert will release a five song EP titled Acoustic Live!   There will be a limited number of physical copies made available for sale exclusively at Lambert’s official website.   Fans who pre-order the EP through the site will get the acoustic version of “Whataya Want…

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Apple Corps, EMI and Apple ® today announced that the Beatles, the most influential and beloved rock band in music history, are now available for the first time on the iTunes Store ® (www.itunes.com). Starting today, the group’s 13 legendary remastered studio albums with iTunes LPs, the two-volume “Past Masters” compilation and the classic “Red”…

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Last week Travis Barker gave fans a behind the scenes look at the creation of the “Carry It” music video off of his highly anticipated debut album, Give The Drummer Some. Now the hip-hop punk rock drummer has premiered the official music video and he does not fail to deliver. “Carry It” features high energy…

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Kottonmouth Kings has released the free mixtape, “The Dirtball Rips The Hits Vol. 2”, online. Kottonmouth Kings are currently touring in support of their new album, “Long Live The Kings”, which debuted at #26 on the Billboard Top 200. SKOPE IT HERE!

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ATO Records will release Say Africa, the latest album from celebrated South African singer-songwriter, poet and activist Vusi Mahlasela, on January 18, 2011.Vusi, who sat in with Dave Matthews Band on the song “Everyday” at Madison Square Garden last Saturday, will tour the U.S. with Amos Lee early next year. The tour will kick off…

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Band of Horses has confirmed that its surreal 70s biker flick homage “Dilly” will receive its world premiere today exclusively on IMDb. The unprecedented collaboration is IMDb’s first-ever foray into music video premieres. To watch and learn more about the borderline disturbing “Dilly” video, visit www.imdb.com/bandofhorses. “This is the first of our videos to truly…

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A very special concert and Q&A with internationally renowned singer and songwriter Josh Groban will be broadcast live on Ustream exclusively for fans who purchase a physical CD copy of Groban’s new album Illuminations. The concert and interactive Q&A will take place on December 2nd at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. Fans who…

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‘Available Light’ is the first official release by singer/songwriter and multi instrumentalist James McCartney. The 5 track EP showcases James’s talent as both a performer and songwriter in his own right. [youtube 0tKAVsJ3wK8 nolink] The EP includes four original songs composed by James as well as a cover of Neil Young’s classic ‘Old Man’, which…

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Through their official website (www.linkinpark.com) LINKIN PARK has announced dates for their US tour, kicking off January 20th in Sunrise, Florida. Supporting Linkin Park on various dates on the cross continent trek are The Prodigy, Pendulum and Does It Offend You, Yeah? Linkin Park live footage: SKOPE IT HERE! Tickets to the general public will…

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SUSAN BOYLE & RIHANNA TOP U-K CHARTS According to Billboard, Susan Boyle’s second album, The Gift, gives the singer her second number one album in the U-K.   The Scottish crooner’s Christmas album follows last year’s I Dreamed A Dream, which became the bestselling album of 2009 in the U-K, despite being released in November.…

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Counting down to the band’s 30th anniversary, Slayer’s Kerry King sat down and talked about “The Vinyl Conflict,” the band’s high-end, limited edition vinyl box set that was just released.   Representing Slayer’s entire American Recordings catalogue, “The Vinyl Conflict” begins with 1986’s genre-defining “Reign In Blood,” and goes all the way up to the…

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San Francisco’s hardest working duo, The Ferocious Few, have been invited to open for the legendary Cyndi Lauper on her US tour, beginning at the end of this month!   Nov 27 – 9.30 Club – Washington, D.C w/ Cyndi Lauper Nov 28 – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC w/ Cyndi Lauper Dec 4  …

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The four original members of Duran Duran – John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Simon Le Bon – have announced today the global release of their 13th studio album, entitled All You Need Is Now. The 9-track digital LP is due out exclusively on the iTunes Store on December 21st while the expanded physical…

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D.R.U.G.S., fronted by singer and songwriter Craig Owens, will release their debut album on Decaydance/Sire Records in early 2011. The first song “If You Think This Song Is About You, It Probably Is” is available for free download as a gift to fans on the band’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/drugs). After Owens left his previous band,…

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Escape The Fate will not be joining Bullet For My Valentine on their European tour that kicks off this weekend in Helsinki, Finland.   Instead the band will remain in the states to support their band mate, bassist Max Green, as he enters an undisclosed rehab for drug and alcohol addiction.   “Max needs his…

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Chromeo continues on their path toward pop-world adoration and domination with this addition to their long track record of compelling music videos. “Hot Mess”, the latest video for their Atlantic Records debut album, “Business Casual”, is a hilarious and lascivious narrative starring Dave and Pee as the last two male cops in an all female…

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Hit-making songwriter Claude Kelly co-writes new Michael Jackson single “Hold My Hand” with Akon, which will be released Monday, November 15th at 12:01AM EST on http://www.michaeljackson.com.   Known for penning hit tracks across genres for the likes of Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia, Whitney Houston, Jason Derulo, Ke$ha, Lil Jon, Miley Cyrus and Leona Lewis,…

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JUSTIN BIEBER’S NEW SINGLE “PRAY” Justin Bieber’s new single, “Pray,” hit the Internet on Friday.   The song is the first single off his My Worlds Acoustic album, which is set for a November 26th release.   In a strange twist, “Pray” is not an acoustic song and relies heavily on synths, beats and electronic…

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Minneapolis pop-punkers Sick Of Sarah will release their newest album, 2205, on February 1st, 2011, through Adamant Records.   The all-female five-piece’s sound has garnered comparisons to The Breeders and Sleater Kinney, and the band’s sound also draws upon the Minneapolis punk tradition left behind by Husker Du and The Replacements. The all-female five-piece was…

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Superstar entertainer and multi-platinum artist Snoop Dogg is gearing up for his 11th studio album, “Doggumentary Music,” due out in March 2011, courtesy of Priority Records/EMI.     In order to kick off the holiday season, Snoop has released “New Year’s Eve,” which is now available on iTunes. Produced by Scoop DeVille, who also produced…

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November 16th sees the US release of The Pipettes eagerly anticipated album, ‘Earth Vs The Pipettes’, produced by the legendary Martin Rushent (of The Go Go’s, Fleetwood Mac and The Human League’s ‘Dare’). The Pipettes were never your typical pop band and now they’re back to prove it. They’ve put the polka dot dresses on…

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Amphora Records will release Toubab Soul, the first full-length studio recording by Barcelona’s Alma Afrobeat Ensemble, on Wednesday, December 1, 2010.   Providing a healthy dose of original, spirited Afrobeat, Toubab Soul pulsates continuously from the hip-hop inflected opening tune “Taskmaster,” which features Ugandan MC Krukid, to the Afro-psychedelia of the closing track, a cover…

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USHER IS GOOD FRIENDS WITH EX-WIFE According to Britain’s Cosmopolitan magazine, although Usher and his ex-wife, Tameka Foster, cited irreconcilable difference in their divorce documents, they’re on good terms now for the sake of their children, Naviyd and Usher Raymond V. The singer said of his failed marriage, “With my ex-wife, there was a lot…

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As he prepares his first commercial release, Alabama-born rapper Yelawolf will release his Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment/DGC/Interscope debut entitled Trunk Muzik 0 — 60 on November 22nd, 2010.   Trunk Muzik 0 — 60   is a collection of six tracks that appeared on Yelawolf’s critically heralded 2010 mixtape Trunk Muzik (“Pop The Trunk,” “Box Chevy,” “Good…

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Recording artist, DJ, and producer Blaqstarr will release The Divine EP on N.E.E.T./Interscope Records on January 25th, 2011. The six-song collection is the Baltimore native’s debut recording for N.E.E.T., the label imprint launched by British/Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A. Blaqstarr, often known as DJ Blaqstarr, experienced local success in the early 2000s with a series of…

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Iron & Wine will release Kiss Each Other Clean on January 25th, 2011. The first new music in more than three years from the band led by Sam Beam will be made available through Warner Bros. Records in North America and 4AD in Europe, Japan, and Australia. Kiss Each Other Clean’sk opening track, “Walking Far…

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NKOTBSB TOUR DATES! As we previously reported, New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys have announced a tour.   The NKOTBSB Tour has confirmed shows in Toronto, New York, New Jersey, Chicago and Los Angeles with additional dates to be announced soon.   The two groups will share the stage at the American Music…

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Drive-By Truckers will release Go-Go Boots, on February 15, 2011 on ATO Records.   Go-Go Boots is their eleventh record and was produced by their longtime producer, David Barbe (Deerhunter, Bettye LaVette, Sugar). In conjunction with Go-Go Boots, they’ll also be releasing their documentary The Secret to a Happy Ending on DVD.   Go-Go Boots…

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The official music video for “Black Sheep” by Metric from the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Soundtrack is now available for all to see! The video was shot when Metric performed “Black Sheep” in July 2010 at Comic-Con in San Diego after a surprise screening of Scott Pilgrim with the director and cast. [youtube ArkDWrHmmXI…

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Check out the new music video for “Just Get Going,” the latest single from country/rock crossover band No Justice, stars of the burgeoning Texas music scene.   “Just Get Going” is a great example of the band’s mainstream appeal, blending Matchbox 20-esque vocals with a high-energy mix of rock and a just a little twang.…

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