Dres is back to represent the legendary group Black Sheep with “Forever Luvlee,” the first single from his forthcoming EP, From The Black Pool Of Genius: The Prelude. The song showcases Dres’ unmistakable flow, proving, yet again, that although he is one of hip-hop’s originators he has yet to loose a step. Different from some of Black Sheep’s earlier records, this track has a distinct smoothness that represents growth and…
Flyleaf have just released a video for the song “Beautiful Bride” which comes off their new album, Memento Mori, which is in-stores now. A focused fire burns bright at the heart of Flyleaf’s second full-length album. The platinum-selling Texas quintet’s latest offering is a collection of poignant, passionate and pensive hard rock songs. From the kinetic first single, “Again,” to the touching album closer, “Arise,” guitarists Sameer Bhattacharya and Jared…
Check out the brand new video from our favorite keytar-weilding, comic book-writing, video gaming, graduate from the Warped Tour school of badass: LIGHTS. Like the heroine she plays in Audio Quest: Captain LIGHTS Adventure, it’s once again a battle between good versus evil, but there’s a twist – she’s both! Does good prevail? See for yourself below. “Ice” http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=100542794 LIGHTS debut album, The Listening (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=332673903&s=143441) is also available now courtesy…
NPR : “Freelance Whales: Busking to the Big Time” http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114164975 Stereogum : “Band To Watch” – “There’s palpable warmth and tactful touch that crackles throughout their strongest tunes’s group chants, harmonies, occasional computer beats and baroque-pop arrangements that should prove irresistible…” http://stereogum.com/archives/band_to_watch/band-to-watch-freelance-whales_092961.html Brooklyn Vegan, CMJ- “The band’s varied indie-pop has a humble, homespun quality to it. They lean on banjos and xylophones for tender rural sounds but also use glitchy…
Seventeen-year-old pop sensation, ALEX ROOTS, has been very busy the past couple of weeks! The UK teen’s new track ‘PUT YOUR HANDS UP’ off her debut album “ADRENALINE RUSH†was featured last month on MTV’s hit show, THE HILLS, and just this week MTV’s equally as popular spin-off, The City, featured several songs off the album as well. The episode opens with Roots’ track “Dizzy From The Ride†and “Put…
Former M.O.D./S.O.D. frontman Billy Milano joined MUNICIPAL WASTE on stage at Red 7 in Austin, Texas on November 12, 2009 to perform a version of the S.O.D. classic “United Forces”. Check out the footage below: http://www.roxwel.com/player/municipalwasteunitedforces.html?detect_mediatype=flv&detect_bitrate=_700&big=1 Drummer Dave Witte had the following to say about the collaboration: “S.O.D. is such an important band for the crossover movement, pioneers in fact. We’ve played united forces on and off for over two…
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have stuck more pins in the map and pulled more Gin from taps than they care to remember. Over the years they’ve earned the reputation as one of the hardest touring bands in rock. Now they are back with their first full length studio release in seven years. Featuring 14 new songs “Pin Points and Gin Joints†produced by BossTones Dicky Barrett, Joe Gittleman and producer…
New Jersey progressive death metallers THE BINARY CODE have released the tracklisting and artwork for their highly-anticipated debut album, Suspension of Disbelief, which is slated for a digital-only release through MetalSucks. Engineered by Paulie Cutri & The Binary Code’s own Jesse Zuretti (who also handles the band’s design and artwork), the record is due to drop December 15, 2009, and features a bang-up mixing job courtesy of Kevin Antreassian (Number…
Matt Lowell, with his sophomore EP, “Second Storm,†offers up a melodic journey of unabashed soul redemption. Lowell’s passionate vocals shift from quiet, in-the-room intimacy to stadium-worthy dynamic bursts of power, all alongside a blend of soaring acoustic and a comfortably familiar lyrical honesty. Co-written and produced by the 2008 Boston Music Awards Producer of the Year, Crit Harmon, this is Matt’s second time working with Crit. After graduating Berklee…
The Oak Ridge Boys will be back for Christmas this year. Their 20th Annual Christmas tour, The Boys Are Back for Christmas, will take the group to 14 states in 34 days, beginning early November and running through December 22. The group opens their two-hour show each year with everybody’s favorites, like Elvira, Bobbie Sue, and Thank God For Kids. This year they are adding new music from their acclaimed…
http://www.youtube.com/justsurrenderrock MUSIC Visit http://www.justsurrenderrock.com/ to download an acoustic version of one of the new tracks, “Burning Up.” LINKS http://www.myspace.com/justsurrenderrock http://www.facebook.com/just-surrender Tweets by JustSurrenderNY Dec. 9 – Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk Dec. 10 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction Dec. 15 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dec. 16 – San Antonio, TX – Zombie’s Dec. 17 – Houston, TX – Meridian Dec. 18 – Oklahoma City, OK –…
Germany’s The Ocean have issued an update on their vocalist situation and the progress of their follow up to 2007’s epic double-disc master piece, Precambrian. After many weeks in the dark, The Ocean have finally found a new vocalist. “We are happy to announce Mr. Loïc Rossetti as tour new vocalist. “We are looking forward to weeks and months of intense touring in the future and a new era in…
Eighth blackbird’s third consecutive season in residence at Chicago’s downtown Harris Theater is its most ambitious to date. On December 8, the Grammy-winning sextet presents the first of two concerts in its hometown series: Arnold Schoenberg’s 1912 numerological masterpiece Pierrot lunaire, in a new production conceived and directed by Mark DeChiazza that was first shown to audiences at the Ojai Music Festival this summer. DeChiazza is a New York dancer…
Ylajali is the debut full-length from Syntaks, the Danish duo of Jakob Skott and Anna Cecilia. In Ylajali’s beautifully scorched sonic landscape, acres of drones run beneath Cecilia’s wordless sighs; Skott’s beats crunch like autumn leaves while synthesizers swell, flourish, and disappear. Songs either tramp through hazy forests until they fade into the dark (the Boards of Canada-esque “Love Camp 23â€), or stack tone upon tone like translucent building blocks,…
The Swimmers vault into the upper half of national radio charts with new album – press raves aplenty! The Swimmers have just released their second album People Are Soft, and with it rings the sound of the band reinventing itself. In the past week, the album has jumped over a 100 places to land at #76 on the CMJ College Radio Top 200.!Following the success of 2008’s Fighting Trees-The Swimmers’…
A special thank you to all BRAINSTORM fans around the world! After a true bombardment of essential releases with their plethora of excellent heavy metal hymns, BRAINSTORM are releasing their ultimate Best Of: Just Highs No Lows – 12 years of persistence CD right in time for X-mas! Germany’s No. 1 power metal / metal band finally put out their 1st ever Best Of CD incl. Hits like “All those…
Riding high from his awe inspiring performance at Audible Treat’s showcase at Southpaw in Brooklyn, Jern Eye caught up with the folks at Ignantwitted right after the show for a candid interview touching on topics ranging from his group Lunar Heights, his sophomore album Vision, and much more. Ignantwitted has done interviews with various emcees including Saigon, Cormega, Exile, and Kay Slay to name a few and their list of…
“With its dance-happy, sing-along sensibilities, the brilliantly catchy ‘All The Pretty Girls’ is the definition of pop, complete with rousing percussion, gorgeous strings and [Nate] Ruess’ slick vocals.” – NPR “Song of the Day” As they wrap up their tour supporting Taking Back Sunday and dive into more headline dates on the west coast, fun. debut a brand new video for “All The Pretty Girls,” – the popular track off…
Less is more. It’s a philosophy that Matt Clark and Daniel Hawkins of PAPERMOONS understand quite well. The idea that you can say a whole lot more without screaming or shouting is evidenced by the brilliantly constructed songs on their debut NEW TALES. They use subtle transitions, gorgeous Simon & Garfunkel-esque harmonies, intricate performances and attention to every minute detail to create a unique mid-tempo mix of indie rock and…
While the band have been focused on finishing their record, they have also managed to contribute time and performances to a number of non-profit benefits recently, including Concerts For Kids, and Somaly Mam Foundation. They also recently performed for members of the Energy Action Coalition at Michigan Powershift, and will be partnering with the nationwide network throughout their fall tour to help urge the Obama administration to take swift action…