Rock (17/05/2013) Modern Day Escape Launch Pre-orders For New Life LP, Out June 11 On Standby Records Standby Records has launched pre-orders for New Life, the upcoming LP from Orlando, FL's Modern Day Escape. The LP was produced with Don Debiase ((Modern Day Escape, Beneath The Sky, For All Those Sleeping) of Studio D and recorded at The Standby Studios in Cleveland, Ohio and will be released on June 11. To pre-order New Life: http://merchnow.com/catalogs/modern-day-escape.
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MP3 and More (17/05/2013) Playground Sessions Introduces Arrangements From 11-year-old Piano Prodigy Playground Sessions, (www.PlaygroundSessions.com) the downloadable software application that teaches people to play the piano using popular songs, announced today the addition of two original arrangements written by 11-year-old piano prodigy Emily Bear . The songs, "Diversity" and "Alika" appear on Bear's debut album Diversity and will be featured in Playground Sessions' iTunes-like lesson library...
Pop / Rock (17/05/2013) Folk-americana Artist Little Lonely Debut Set For June 25 Missouri-born, Los Angeles-bred storyteller, Little Lonely (www.littlelonely.com), aka Julie Cain, announced today that her eponymous folk-Americana full-length debut will be available on June 25, 2013 on CD and via digital download. A record release show and tour dates will be announced shortly.
Produced by multi-instrumentalist, Sean Hoffman (American Music Club, Loch&Key, Linda Perhacs) L...
Rock (17/05/2013) Death Of An Era's New EP, The Great Commonwealth, Now Available For Pre-order At Merchnow Death of an Era's new EP The Great Commonwealth (Artery Recordings/Razor & Tie) is available for pre-order in a variety of bundles at Merchnow (http://bit.ly/10evBug). The Great Commonwealth EPwas produced by Kevin Lankford and will be released on May 21st.
Formed last year, the Columbus, OH based death metal band Death of an Era is the latest addition to join the Artery Recordings, th...
Metal / Hard Rock (17/05/2013) Chiodos Joins Razor & Tie's Worldwide Label Roster Razor & Tie is thrilled to announce the addition of influential post-hardcore giants Chiodos to its worldwide label roster. The band is currently well into the writing process of their forthcoming new studio album which will be released through a newly created band label imprint via Razor & Tie.
The new music sees founding members Bradley Bell, Pat Mcmanaman, Derrick Frost, and Matt Goddard r...
Pop / Rock (17/05/2013) Riot Fest & Carnival Unleashes Initial Line-up - September 13-15 At Humboldt Park Riot Fest & Carnival 2013 unleashes a dynamite musical line-up featuring Fall Out Boy, Blink-182, Violent Femmes, Motorhead, Rancid, Blondie, Rocket From The Crypt, Atmosphere, The Dismemberment Plan, Best Coast and a slew of killer bands from every era (line-up listed below). On a mission to create a punk rock state fair, this amazing 3-day festival takes place in historic Humboldt Park in Chicag...
Pop / Rock (17/05/2013) New When Saints Go Machine Album: Exclusive Blue Vinyl In The !K7 Store You know the feeling when everything seems to be in line, and the world is about to open up? It must feel a little bit like that for When Saints Go Machine right now. With Infinity Pool, they've made an incredible artistic statement; an album that makes it perfectly clear why they're one of our favorite bands on the planet.
For the fans who have been dedicated to the band as long as we have, ...
Pop / Rock (17/05/2013) Armada Music Launches Armada Bookings - In Collaboration With Extended Music Armada Bookings, the official bookings agency of the award-winning record label Armada Music, has kicked off. The agency, working together closely with AT's booking division Extended Music, kicks off with DJ's Antillas, Alexander Popov and Ruben de Ronde. Armada Bookings is also responsible for the Armada Night events, the successful club experience which has taken place and sold out in more than ...
Pop / Rock (17/05/2013) Los Angeles Duo, A Fine Surprise Offer Dual Release with "Main Street Parade" & "We Are Giants" Taking queue from their name, A Fine Surprise is exactly that - surprising you with every note. The duo is releasing two singles simultaneously - "We Are Giants" and "Main Street Parade," available now on Bandcamp. The sweet, yet convicting voice of Louise Goffin matches perfectly with the smooth and easy-going vocals of Billy Harvey, to create a sound that is authentic. Complete with relatable ve...
Pop / Rock (17/05/2013) L.A.M.P 'Shades Of Green' (Peng Records) New Album, July/Aug Release Period Bristol is already known worldwide for its top quality musical exports, now deep house / soul institution Peng Records present L.A.M.P !
Bristol based producer Andy Compton has teamed up with Ladybird (from Paris) to make this timeless masterpiece, with the help of The Rurals in house musical team.
Andy Compton is a well established name in the house/soul music scene, as well as being t...
Pop / Rock (17/05/2013) New O3E Release from Spotted Peccary | ONE by DeeperNET The expansion of our O3E imprint/sub-label continues with the release of ONE, the dazzling full-length album debut from DeeperNET. Blending extreme influences from opposite ends of the electronic music spectrum such as Goa, Downtempo, EDM, and Psybient, the album fuses aggressive electronic tones and percussion with the delicate atmospherics of ambient. In-your-face psychedelic electro-acoustics,...
Pop / Rock (17/05/2013) Jeremy Sylvester To Release Another Sly Release On Urban Dubz Jeremy Sylvester over at Urban Dubz is proud to bring to you on the 27th May SLY - Groove Essentials. This long awaited 5 track EP promises to bring back the much loved old skool sound, except it's been updated and reworked so that it is right up there with the most popular tracks around today.
Regarding this track, Jeremy himself describes it as 'Nu Skool Garage with Bumpy Deep House vibes',...
Pop / Rock (17/05/2013) Renowned Underground Tastemaker Radio Slave Releases 'Balance 023' (Balance Music/N. America Release Date: June 11) From the downtempo gloss of his Quiet Village project to a half-hour-long remix of Diddy to the audio-visual soundscape immersions of The Machine, he continually strives to push his music forward and keep himself on his toes. It's this dedication to progression and eclecticism that imbues his 4/4 grooves with such texture and depth, something that runs equally through the releases on his acclaimed...
Charts / Awards (17/05/2013) Eurovision Song Contest 2013: Second Semi-Final Ten Finalists Yetsreday in the second two hour show of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast live from Malmö Arena, 17 countries took part in the Second Semi-Final in order to qualify for the last 10 places available in Saturday's final.
We have another ten qualifiers, and these are as follows, in the order they were announced:
Hungary
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Romania
Norway
Iceland
Armen...
Pop / Rock (16/05/2013) Triggerfinger Release Their International Hit 'I Follow Rivers' In The UK In July 'I Follow Rivers' is the addictive new single from Belgium's finest rock export, Triggerfinger. Ruben Block's vocals are seductive on this track, in harmony with the sultry bass lines of Monsieur Paul. Meanwhile award winning drummer Mario Goossens supplies an imaginative twist, shifting from his usual kit to the humble spoons and a drinking glass.
This track, an acoustic cover of Lykke Li's ...
Alternative (16/05/2013) Franz Ferdinand Announces New Album 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action'! Franz Ferdinand have confirmed the release of their fourth studio album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, set to drop Aug. 27!
The Scottish rockers also released a teaser for the upcoming album, but it doesn't offer much of a taste of their new music aside from a brief sample of what could be the title track at the end of the video.
Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Acti...
Alternative (16/05/2013) The Dodos Announces New Album 'Carrier' Dodos singer/guitarist Meric Long releases a teaser video for 'Carrier' - which will be released via Polyvinyl Records on August 27 - combines live tour footage with clips of the band horsing around on the road, and previews a full North American tour from Dodos following the album release.
Carrier Track listing:
1. Transformer
2. Substance
3. Confidence
4. Stranger
5. Relief...
Charts / Awards (16/05/2013) The Great Gatsby Soundtrack Debuts At No 2 On Billboard Album Chart, Selling 136,840 Copies In Its First Week The Great Gatsby, the companion album to the Baz Luhrmann -directed movie of the same name, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart this week, selling 136,840 copies and becoming the best-selling movie soundtrack since The Hunger Games. This is the third soundtrack from a Baz Luhrmann film to reach the top three, following William Shakespeare 's Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!
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Charts / Awards (16/05/2013) "Anything Can Happen" As The Line-Up Of Talent And Nominees Are Announced For This Year's BET Awards '13 Earlier today, nominees were announced at the official BET Awards '13 press conference in Los Angeles, by BET's President of Music Programming and Specials, Stephen G. Hill ; this year's BET Awards '13 host, blockbuster movie star and comedian Chris Tucker ; R&B artist Chris Brown ; hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar; and singer and television personality Tamar Braxton .
Leading the pack of A-list no...
Music Industry (16/05/2013) Android@I/O: Just Press Play As our developer audience knows, Android is more than simply a phone or tablet. It's a platform, an ecosystem, and an opportunity for developers around the world to build exciting services and apps that reach millions of people every day. The flexibility and openness of Android provides developers--and Google, through services like Google Now--the opportunity to build simple, beautiful experiences...
RnB (16/05/2013) Flo Rida to Co-Host Opening Night Party At Licensing Expo 2013 Advanstar Licensing, organizers of Licensing Expo, and its sponsor The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association (LIMA) jointly announce that Flo Rida will be the special guest Co-Host at the Licensing Expo Opening Night Party. International multi-platinum artist Flo Rida, recently named a Billboard Top 100 Artist for 2013 and the biggest selling digital hip hop artist in the worl...
Tour Dates (16/05/2013) Moonshine Bandits Release Video Blog With Insane Clown Posse & Chat With Fans Live From Mighty Death Pop Tour On May 23, 2013 Los Banos, CA country hip-hop rebels the Moonshine Bandits are out on the road tearing it up with Insane Clown Posse and Kung Fu Vampire on the Mighty Death Pop Tour until the end of the month. The group has documented their time on the road in a video blog which they released online at http://youtu.be/p55t-SOVul8. The clip features live footage from the Mighty Death Pop Tour and a shout out from ...
Country (16/05/2013) Collin Raye Adds Voice To 34th Annual Sunday Mornin' Country To Be Held June 9 Mega-hit maker Collin Raye ("That's My Story," "Little Rock," "Not that Different," "In This Life" and "Love, Me") has been added to the growing list of stars scheduled to appear at the Sunday Mornin' Country® show to be held on Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 2:30 P.M. at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Raye, whose career has produced five platinum albums, 15 No. 1 hit singles and 23 Top-10 hit s...
Pop / Rock (16/05/2013) Natasha Bedingfield Announced As Featured Singer For Royal Princess Naming Ceremony Adding yet another special touch to the naming ceremony launching Royal Princess, British singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield will perform at the June 13 naming ceremony of the new ship in Southampton, Princess Cruises has announced.
The globally acclaimed artist will make a special appearance at the celebration, where Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge will officially name the s...
Pop / Rock (16/05/2013) Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of Mike Oldfield's Classic Opus: Tubular Bells Is 40 On May 25, 2013 Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 'For Two'
PREMIERE: 25th May 2013 Union Chapel, London and then on tour to 40 UK cities
"...the musical equivalent of the triathlon." (The Scotsman)
"... two musicians at the top of their game. " Edinburgh Evening News
"A musical tour de force. Genuinely entertaining. Amusing and mesmerising to watch" Sydney Morning Herald
"It's still one of the most in...
Rock (16/05/2013) "Tom Petty Radio" Channel To Launch On SiriusXM Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will launch two channels dedicated to Tom Petty : "Tom Petty Radio," a limited-run channel celebrating Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' summer tour, and a separate channel dedicated solely to Tom Petty 's critically-acclaimed SiriusXM music show, Tom Petty 's Buried Treasure.
"Tom Petty Radio" will launch on May 17 at 6:00 pm ET, vi...
Pop / Rock (16/05/2013) The In & Outs Announce Release Of New Album 'Zero Gravity'; New Music Video 'There We Go' One of the hottest flames to rise out of Montreal's musical blaze, The In & Outs, a high voltage, electrifying experience are proud to announce they will be unleashing their second full-length, 'Zero Gravity' on June 11th.
Expertly fusing rock riffs with cheeky lyrics and the occasional hint of funky blues, only begins to underline the trio's vast influences from diverse genres, rangin...
Pop / Rock (16/05/2013) Jesse Saunders Releases "Chameleon" Featured on the 3rd installment of Jesse Saunders' OLD SKOOL NEW SKOOL compilation series is the DUB version of his new single CHAMELEON. The Originator is back again, this time to take you on a musical journey with his new single CHAMELEON! Herbie Hancock was the inspiration for this Jazz meets Funky booty shaking HOUSE MUSIC release. The DUB brings all the elements of a non-stop, sweat fest on t...
Jazz (16/05/2013) Skope Reviews Canary Burton 'Piano Music From Cape Cod' Drawing on her extensive background and jazz & classical influences, Cape Cod resident Canary Burton has released an album of piano music.
Burton and her inspiration have traveled from Idaho to Wash. DC, before settling at the sandy tip of Cape Cod's Provincetown, where her melodies might summon the ghosts of shipwrecked whalers from centuries bygone.
Track 1, "Sri Rama," is a contempl...
Pop / Rock (16/05/2013) Climate Control Releases Debut Album 'Preludes' Having been a constant in the South African rock scene since 2007, Climate Control is ready to break down the walls between the underground and mainstream with the release of their debut full-length album, Preludes.
Produced and engineered by Clinton Watts (Bury Tomorrow, Freedom for Your Life, OneDaySky) at Watts Productions, Preludes is a love affair between melody and aggression, which suc...