“I’ll Fly Away” is one of the most recognized songs that has provided comfort for millions around the world for the last 80 years. Now “I’ll Fly Away” is poised to give hope for the next generation. The I’ll Fly Away Foundation has been formed to educate our children as to the importance of our musical history through scholarships and musical education programs. The I’ll Fly Away Foundation believes music…
Digging deep into the New York downtown avant lineage, no one has inspired us more over the years than Charles Gayle. The fire, the tenderness, and yes….the controversy. Capturing the magic that we have witnessed on the bandstand so many times is no easy feat but today we are very excited to present Gayle, back on tenor for the first time in a decade, in a crystal clear studio recording.…
After a respite from the grueling world of celebrity culture, platinum-selling artist Aaron Carter is back with a vengeance – returning to the public eye as a lead in the world’s longest running musical The Fantasticks. Previously seen on Broadway in Seussical and as a 2009 contestant on “Dancing With the Stars,” Carter steps back into the role of Matt, the central character who has his love tested when he…
“Arcane Effigies,” the lead single off the Rise Records debut album, No Gods, from UK-based punk band Sharks was premiered this week by the influential DJ Zane Lowe and then again by Huw Stephens on BBC’s Radio One in the United Kingdom. Stateside, the track will be be available for purchase in iTunes the week of January 9th and impacting Alternative radio on January 24, 2011. Sharks will hit the…
In partnership with The Creators Project and the New York Hall of Science, Björk is set to bring her live Biophilia show to New York City for a special 10-night residency. Six performances will take place at the New York Hall of Science, New York City’s only hands-on science and technology museum (located just across the Grand Central Parkway from Arthur Ashe Stadium and Citi Field in Flushing Meadows, Corona…
Organizers of the ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (ULTRA), the world’s premiere electronic music event, have announced tickets are no longer available for the three-day festival taking place March 23-25, 2012, at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. Having sold-out in record time, no additional tickets will be made available. ULTRA continues making history by selling out tickets in advance for three consecutive years, including 60 days before the festival in 2011 and…
Portugal’s Buraka Som Sistema recently released their much anticipated sophomore album Komba last year, which they were describing as an exploration of the borders between life and death, and ultimately was a searing mix with their hyper-timed dance music approach. They are returning to North America starting next week, and just in time for their handful of shows, MTV Hive rolled out the premiere of the “(We Stay) Up All…
Music City Roots has been celebrating their sponsors all fall season and today they announced Nashville’s own, Fred Hibbert as the Grand Prize winner of the Spread Your Roots contest! The Spread Your Roots contest climaxed at the end of this year with anticipation for the new season. There is a lot of excitement surrounding the highlights of the 2012 season which include performances by the Black Lilies, The Steel…
Lisa Matassa released digitally her full length LP “Sunrise Highway” on December 21, 2011 which can be purchased on iTunes and any other major digital distribution companies. The album can be purchased at: This highly anticipated album has been in high demand from her fans and the country music industry. In 2011 her single of the album “Me Time” was on rotation on over 50 radio stations, it debuted on…
Few rock guitarists can take an audience on an unforgettable journey like Eric Johnson can – who has been delivering stellar recordings and unforgettable live performances for decades by this point. And come January, Johnson will give fans more stand-out concert memories to cherish, as it has been announced that he will be touring the U.S., in support of his latest album, ‘Up Close.’ The string of dates run from…
Everyone Dies In Utah: This will be EDIU’s last tour in support of their Tragic Hero Records release “Seeing Clearly”. Immediately following the tour, the band will be going into the studio to begin recording their second full length album due out Spring/Summer 2012. If you want to catch the amazing songs which you know and love from “Seeing Clearly” and that have propelled EDIU to their current state, this…
While Shortie’s information constantly throws the fact at potential reviewers that Shortie has played with umpteen popular rock bands, the same people who claim that are also claiming that Shortie is striving for their own sound. Shortie does not really have their own sound, per se but do mesh together some of the more quality aspects of a number of bands that have invaded mainstream rock radio in the last…
A Shoreline Dream is just that; the opening few minutes of their “Avoiding The Consequences” builds up slowly, with the band creating a very dreamy and tenuous musical approach that finally get into something more substantive about three minutes into the disc. The guitar and drum dynamic of a track like “Laying This One Down Now” is similar to that of “Disintegration”-era The Cure; the band does not need much…
The Bright Light Social Hour prepare to hit the road again for their first batch of 2012 tour dates along the East Coast. The band, which recently joined The Agency Group, will be touring throughout 2012 in support of their self-titled debut. The Austin-based band swept the 2011 Austin Music Awards at SXSW with “Band of the Year”, “Album of the Year” and “Song of the Year”. Since then, they’ve…
IV v1.0, the three-song digital release from ION VEIN is now available at StereoKiller.com. The band’s first offering of new material since 2003’s Reigning Memories, IV v1.0 is the first of a series of digital releases (DRs) leading into a full-length release. IV v.10 is available for streaming or free download at www.stereokiller.com/ionvein, by scanning the QR code below with your smart phone. In a statement released from the band:…
Starting out with a honky-tonk meets the Talking Heads-type of sound, Shortstack push alt-country to the side for a more old-school style of popular country. The wide-open guitars of “Jealous Man” break out of the compressed mastering that the disc finds itself. The first exciting happening in the CD occurs during the walking bass line of the second track, “Plenty Time For Sleepin’”. Comparable to the highest plateaus of Uncle…
Cattle Drums (Oneonta, NY) are heading out for a short Winter tour in support of the band’s debut, The Boy Kisser Sessions + 3, on Tiny Engines (Restorations, Tigers Jaw, CSTVT, Look Mexico). The Boy Kisser Sessions + 3 is an eight song collection that puts together the original debut of the band with three newer tracks that were recorded near the end of 2010. The EP was digitally released…
Shock Nagasaki play a very classic brand of punk rock that will have individuals singing along even when they have only heard the disc once or twice. “1968” starts the disc out, and the band only plays for about seventy seconds on the song before moving into the equally catchy and longer “I Get High on Low Society”. The style of music that Shock Nagasaki play is similar to that…
The line between new and traditional brands of emo is usually distinct enough to allow for rapid consolidation of bands into one style or another. This is not the case with Shinky, who really comes through with a brand of music that simultaneously recalls a list of bands as diverse as they comes, from Jane’s Addiction to Appleseed Cast and even towards newer acts like The Black Maria. The only…
When I first put on the Ari Shine disc, I was expecting something more folksy, a type of music that would be played at any coffee shop or frat house across America. However, when “Crank It Out!” starts, I was transported back to the pop-rock of the mid-sixties, before Ari spices it up ever so slightly to give listeners in 2006 a reason to listen in. The track revels in…