Category: Artist News

Posted on: September 13, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

JASON DERULO, FLAGSHIP ARTIST TO LAUNCH FROM WARNER BROS. RECORDS & BELUGA HEIGHTS

Jason Derulo, pop singer and songwriter, and the highly anticipated Beluga Heights sophomore artist, debuted his single, “Whatcha Say,” and is taking the music world by storm. Quickly reaching #4 on ITUNES at 101,324 downloads to date, up 71% over last week’s 59,373, and climbing up the Billboard Rhythm and Pop charts, the multi-talented artist/songwriter is on the rise to stardom. After being discovered by super producer J.R. Rotem, American…

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Posted on: September 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

A STORM OF LIGHT To Release Forgive Us Our Trespasses Via Neurot Recordings

Brooklyn, NY’s own A STORM OF LIGHT will unleash their new full-length, Forgive Us Our Trespasses on September 22nd via Neurot Recordings. The follow-up to the band’s critically acclaimed debut, And We Wept The Black Ocean Within, finds its power through a dense bringing together of melodies, moods and textures, ensuring that while things are as heavy and cataclysmic as fans would expect, the devastating effects rely on interwoven melodies…

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Posted on: September 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Elefant – The Black Magic Show (CD)

At first blush, I was not aware that this was a Kemado release. With the last few Kemado albums, a harder sound than what is heard on “The Black Magic Show” has been present. However, after the track has a little time to work on a listener, they will too understand the reasoning behind Kemado releasing this album. Elefant blend together a number of diverse style, with hints of Blue…

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Posted on: September 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 2

Blue Scholars Re-Release Sophomore LP, Bayani, With New Exclusive Tracks

he last year has been a very interesting one for the Blue Scholars. Armed with a growing and burgeoning following, the group walked away from numerous record label offers, which they deemed as “archaic” and “one-sided,” to form a very unique partnership with their own hometown investor, Seattle’s Caffe Vita Coffee Co., to release several upcoming projects through a groundbreaking deal with perennial Indy powerhouse Duck Down Records. Instead of…

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Posted on: September 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

J.J. BROWN ENLISTS A WHO’S WHO OF HIP-HOP TALENT FOR HIS DEBUT ALBUM CONNECT THE DOTS.

Veteran hip-hop producer J.J. Brown and audio engineer Dan “The Deacon” Maier (collectively known as 5G Productions) establish partnership with Well Done Entertainment’s growing roster to unleash J.J. Brown’s solo debut “Connect The Dots.” worldwide on November 10th, 2009. The album boasts features from Travis McCoy of platinum selling alternative hip-hop collective Gym Class Heroes, hip-hop legend Craig G, long-time collaborator louis logic and a who’s who of underground hip-hop’s…

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Posted on: September 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

HOUSE OF HEROES ON THE ROAD BAND ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER TREK WITH THE WEDDING AND ABANDON KANSAS

On the heels of House Of Heroes latest full length CD release The End Is Not The End followed by two EP releases The Acoustic End and House Of Heroes Meets The Beatles the band is currently on the road for a trek of summer dates and about to embark on a September tour with The Wedding and label mates Abandon Kansas kicking off September 13. “sometimes a band like…

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Posted on: September 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

El Angel Mexaton – On The Rise (CD)

So, I have one other Mexican rap act to compare to N.S.B.. El Angel Mexaton does not start that strongly, as “25 To Life” is a track that has a flow that feels like El Angel Mexaton is chewing on eir words. Don’t get me wrong, the flow makes sense with the backing beat that was chosen for the track, but there feels like there is a little too much…

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Posted on: September 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

SLUG AND MURS ANNOUNCE THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THEIR FELT SERIES

B-List actresses be warned and flattered because FELT is back! Slug (Atmosphere) and Murs (Living Legends) reunite for their third release from moniker FELT. These MCs teamed up with The Grouch (Living Legends) in 2002 to release FELT’s debut album A Tribute to Christina Ricci. Collaborating with producer Ant (Atmosphere) in 2005 resulted in their second coming, A Tribute to Lisa Bonet. With the fresh addition of Aesop Rock (Def…

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Posted on: September 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

U2 READY FOR U.S. 360 TOUR HITS CHICAGO TODAY

Sep 12 Soldier Field Chicago Sep 13 Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Sep 16 Rogers Centre Toronto Sep 16 Rogers Centre Toronto, Ontario Sep 17 Rogers Centre Toronto, Ontario Sep 20 Gillette Stadium Boston Sep 21 Gillette Stadium Foxboro, Massachusetts Sep 24 Giants Stadium New York Sep 25 Giants Stadium New York, New York Sep 29 FedEx Field Washington, Washington DC Oct 1 Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia Oct 3 Carter Finlay…

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Posted on: September 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

ENTER SHIKARI TO RETURN FOR FALL U.S. TOUR

Having wrapped sold-out shows in nine countries around the globe–U.S., U.K., Japan, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, Belgium and the Netherlands–electronic, punk and hardcore alchemists ENTER SHIKARI return September 4 to the U.S. for a 20-city fall tour. Next, the St. Albans, England heavyweights–renowned worldwide for their incendiary live experience mixing arena-rock showmanship and punk theatrics–will continue their worldwide domination with an October headlining trek with The Devil Wears Prada,…

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Posted on: September 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

’87 Celebrity – The Green Walls (CD)

Even though a few of the kids from this band have played one of my concerts, and they’ve had tracks up on their website since I first learned about them months ago, I’ve not gotten the pleasure to just sit down and give ’87 Celebrity the attention that they deserve. The mastering is a little rough, with the drums on “Bad Luck” sounding almost as if they were intended to…

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Posted on: September 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

STATIC-X Takes the Metal Down Under

Static-X will take the Metal Down Under on an Australian trek in support of chart topping album CULT OF STATIC. Static-X announced TERMINAL as the third release off their critically acclaimed and most flammable work to date, CULT OF STATIC, on Reprise Records. This third release comes on the coattails of their first hit single STINGWRAY and second hit Z-28, while the album CULT OF STATIC charted Billboards Top 200…

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Posted on: September 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Anvil – re-release of the band’s live album out in September!

For some – a living legend of heavy metal, for others – a long forgotten relic of the past. Either way, there’s no doubt that Anvil left a visible mark in the history of heavy music. Their legacy reaches all the way back to the 80’s, when the group celebrated their biggest triumphs. Although Anvil’s popularity eventually expired, the band remained true to their passion and against all the odds,…

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Posted on: September 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Entertonement Enables Five Record Labels to Share Music Online With Confidence

Online media platform Entertonement today launched a new service whereby record labels Deep Elm, Merovingian Music, Interactive Jack, Authentik Artists, and Sound vs. Silence have brought their artists’ music to a new sharable medium specifically designed for the social Web. Entertonement’s Music Platform now features music from Shawn Smith (Brad, Satchel, Pigeonhed) and punk upstarts Desoto Jones, with many more to come. With Entertonement’s Music Platform, record labels provide content…

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Posted on: September 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Believe – “This Bread Is Mine”

Believe – an outstanding art-rock act formed by the guitarist Mirek Gil, the former leader and composer of Polish prog-rock legend Collage. Believe’s debut album “Hope to See Another Day” (2006) received very good reviews from both media and fans. The follow-up album entitled “Yesterday Is A Friend” (2008) brought powerful sound full of faith and melody and gained them many new fans. In July 2008 Metal Mind Productions released…

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Posted on: September 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Eibol – Karma Kingdom (CD)

“Karma Kingdom” starts off slowly, but when a track like “Ask ?’s” happens, one will start to see some of the enrgy that Eibol brings to the mic. The track is not just someone rapping, but really couching all the harmony of the track in an incredibly hooky flow. The inclusion of a saxophone during the track provides a nice vocal-sounding retort to Eibol’s distinctive style. The major thing that…

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Posted on: September 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Team Clermont Artist of the Week: The Inner Banks!

The Inner Banks is married couple Caroline Schutz and David Gould and their eclectic group of collaborators. Caroline and David began work on their second album, Songs From Disko Bay, in 2006, while Caroline was enduring four months of bed-rest (three in the hospital), pregnant with twin girls. Download — The Inner Banks – “Pyramids” Prior to this project, Caroline had established herself as the singer and songwriter behind Folksongs…

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Posted on: September 10, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

DARK DARK DARK TOUR WITH WHY?– ODD NOSDAM, DOSH AND TOM INHALER REMIX DARK DARK DARK FOR UPCOMING 7″ RELEASE

Dark Dark Dark are from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their debut album, The Snow Magic, was released in October, 2008 (PopMatters called it “A strong debut”). In the past year, the band has played over 150 shows, spanning the entire US, France, Belgium, Italy and Canada. Before they return home to record their next album, they have been enlisted by the band WHY? to open 11 shows on their US tour this…

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Posted on: September 10, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Eels – With Strings Live At Town Hall (CD)

Listeners will be confused if they necessarily expect “Electro-shock Blues” from this album. This is something that is much more scaled back and intimate than that album, a move that benefits all the songs on this disc. For the performance, the band recasts each of the songs that have made them famous; this is essentially a remix album done without a turntable or a copy of Cakewalk. “Bus Stop Boxer”…

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Posted on: September 10, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

GALLOWS CAST SPELL ON HARRY POTTER

Gallows, the punk rock outfit from the U.K., may not be the first band you would predict to hit the gossip rags but that’s exactly where they ended up. When Harry Potter’s own Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) arrived in disguise to watch Gallows perform at the U.K.’s Reading Festival this past week, the band snapped a picture which ended up on People magazine’s website of…

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