Virginia troubadour Mike Aiken’s newest video, “Dance With The Wind,” premieres worldwide today on THE BOOT. Aiken was inspired to write the song when a friend asked him, “what makes a love affair last?” Mike’s 20th wedding anniversary certainly played a part in his ability to answer that question. “This one is, without a doubt, for my wife Amy,” he admits. Aiken and co-writer Tim Buppert (“She’s Sure Taking It…
Gary Numan‘s forthcoming album Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind) is premiering today via Vice’s NOISEY. The full length electro and industrial offering will be released on October 15th, stream the record five days in advance below. To pre-order on iTunes click HERE. LISTEN TO SPLINTER (SONGS FROM A BROKEN MIND) Numan is gearing up for a run of dates in the US and UK, including performances next week at iconic Los…
LOWCITYRAIN stream the entirety of their self-titled debut album on Decibel magazine’s website. Released this week in North America by PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS, LowCityRain expresses erstwhile Lantlôs mastermind Markus Siegenhort’s penchant for the music and aesthetics of the original Wave movement, interpreting the lifestyle of the 1980s in his own way. Despite his roots (and current endeavors in) extreme metal, his main inspiration therefore comes from post-punk and wave bands such…
IK Multimedia – the global leader in mobile music-creation apps and accessories – is proud to announce that iRig® BlueBoard, a groundbreaking new wireless MIDI pedalboard for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac, which gives guitarists, bassists, vocalists and keyboard players hands-free wireless control of mobile and Mac music apps, is now available from musical instrument and electronics retailers worldwide. Hands free – cable free iRig BlueBoard is the first wireless…
LIONESS is releasing two creepy new videos–and just in time for Halloween. The Kevin Hegge (She Said Boom – Fifth Column documentary)-directed video for the band’s new single, “Temptation”, premieres today (October 10th). Hegge explains that the original idea for the edgy “Temptation” short came out of a conversation he had had with Lioness frontwoman Vanessa Kathleen. He explains: “It’s a exercise in discovering the strange spot shared by pain and pleasure as a…
Cher’s latest album, Closer to the Truth, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard charts this year, making it her highest-ranking debut as a solo artist. As part of the Sonny and Cher duo, she reached No. 2 in 1965 with Look at Us, but she had never previously surpassed No. 4 as a solo artist. Cher has announced the Dressed To Kill tour coming up in 2014 to support…
Fri 11/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex Sat 11/02 – Tucson, AZ @ Night of the Living Fest at Old Tucson Studios Sun 11/03 – El Paso, TX @ The Lowbrow Palace Mon 11/04 – Austin, TX @ Red 7 Tues 11/05 – Dallas, TX @ Bryan Street Tavern Wed 11/06 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory Thurs 11/07 – Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Fri 11/08 –…
Beach 119, the documentary short film directed by MAC Presents’ Marcie Allen and Jessica Beutler, will be screened as part of Come Together: Surviving Sandy, Year 1 on Thursday, October 24th at Industry City in Brooklyn, NY. Beach 119 chronicles one street’s recovery while elsewhere everything is back to normal. Just 23.8 miles away from Manhattan, on Beach 119th Street in The Rockaways, neighbors joined together to deal with the…
Weathermaker Music, the label owned and operated by Maryland rockers CLUTCH (Distributed by RED) has announced the signing of the DC quartet LIONIZE. This is a big step for both the label and LIONIZE as they join forces to release the bands 5th album. LIONIZE is the first independent artist to sign with Weathermaker Music, a label that has, up until now, served as the exclusive platform for all things…
17-year-old twin sisters Anna and Sonya Kupriienko are Bloom Twins, an experimental pop duo with a smoky, soulful sound and compelling combo of pop familiarity and indie weirdness. In the dark, dreamy video for their cover of Kish Mauve’s “Fahrenheit”, Anna sings and plays the piano and Sonya jangles the tambourine with her feet. Bloom Twins just won a nod as MTV Iggy Artist of the Week by a landslide 78% competing against Hunters. The Twins are working on their debut EP of original music which…
My Midnight Heart makes cerebral atmospheric electronic soundscapes hinged on the powerful vocals of Angelica Allen. With a producer’s instinct and enveloping lyrics, My Midnight Heart has shared stages with Solange, Blood Orange and Nick Waterhouse. The debut Chest Of Hearts EP will be released November 5th on MNRCH. My Midnight Heart previously shared EP closer “Solace” garnering quite a bit of attention and today she reveals the title track…
Omar Souleyman – the Syrian artist who not only changed the vibe of weddings throughout the Middle East with his Shaabi street sound but also brought it to the West through his notorious late night festival slots – has finally recorded his first studio album. Following a series of three compilations and a live release, Wenu Wenu is due for release on October 22nd via Ribbon Music. Produced by long-time…
Death metal pioneers MASTER will kick off the SLAUGHTERFEST European Tour 2013 with ONSLAUGHT and MPIRE OF EVIL tonight at the Blyth and Tyne in Northlumberland, UK. The tour will see MASTER trekking across the European countryside for more than three weeks in support of their latest release, The Witchhunt. Tour dates are listed below. MASTER’s landmark 12th album, The Witchhunt, was released September 27 on German death metal label…
!!! are continuing their non-stop global touring schedule, and will be selling a special vinyl exclusively at their shows titled R!M!X!S. You can now stream a mix of “Californiyeah” courtesy of up-and-coming New York house producer Anthony Naples. The band are also extending their ‘Sing With Chk’ contest for these dates, asking for a fan at each show to come up on stage and sing. Sing With Chk Contest –…
Fist-to-face Swedish Black Metal from CURSED 13’s Triumf has been unleashed by Sweden’s Carnal Records. The meaty ‘n muscular Triumf contains 11 tracks spanning the period 1998 up to 2013. Featuring members of DOMGARD, WAN, and SPAZMOSITY, CURSED 13 is nasty, brutish, and brilliant in its blackened purity. While there are no re-recorded songs from the Tearing the World Asunder split with DOMGARD, several of the tracks on Triumf were…
Centricity Music announces a retrospective album to one of Christian music’s most beloved bands, Downhere. The project, Love & History: The Best Of Downhere, releases October 15 and will be available at all digital music outlets in the United States, with physical copies only available in Canada and at Downhere’s online store, www.downhere.com. The album features highlights of the award-winning band’s thirteen-year career including the classic, “How Many Kings,” the…
Hugely influential British melodic hard rock group MAGNUM have confirmed the release in 2014 of their upcoming nineteenth studio album, ‘Escape From The Shadow Garden’ on Steamhammer / SPV on March 19th in Scandinavia, March 21st in Germany, March 24th in Europe and March 25th in the US/Canada. ‘Escape From The Shadow Garden’ will be available as a limited digipak edition with bonus material, as a double coloured vinyl LP,…
Bone Cave Ballet… a name as wonderfully compelling and deviously cryptic as the music this Seattle outfit has been meticulously crafting since 2008. The band took form after the solo release of vocal virtuoso Jacqui Gilroy, when during collaboration with fellow ex-Detroiter and drummer extraordinaire Kelly Mynes; her smart, singer-songwriter stylings were transformed into anthems of aural artistry. The band’s 2009 debut album, The Echo of Entropy, was praised for…
Following her self-produced, crowd-funded sophomore release Overcome that iTunes® called “One of the best Christian albums of 2012,” Lara Landon announced a Kickstarter campaign for her third album, FREE, slated to release in early 2014. Inviting her fans to get involved in the new album process by pre-ordering it through Kickstarter, the campaign reached, and even exceeded its goal Already making plans to record the new songs for FREE that…
Louisiana brutal death metal unit SUTURE have released a music video for the track “Carcinoma Contagion,” taken off the upcoming re-recorded version of their long out-of-print debut album, Carnivorous Urge to Kill. The video, which was shot by Mike Holderbeast & Ritchi Rooster of Cement Level Studios in New Orleans, is now playing at this location. Carnivorous Urge to Kill is coming on October 29 via Comatose Music. Originally released…