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Ceraadi Releases New Song LOYAL Via Roc Nation/Island Records
by Tori Hartshorn - May 17, 2019 L.A. based sister duo Ceraadi, newly signed to Roc Nation/Island Records with over 1.6 million Instagram followers, and currently making their way across the country on Fresh Empire's Spring Break Jump Off: The Playlist Edition weekend tour of the U.S., spice up the mix with the release of “Loyal,” ...
Stone Mecca Nominated For Two Independent Music Awards, Plus New Tour Dates
by Tori Hartshorn - May 01, 2019 The 17th Annual Independent Music Awards nominees have been announced, and Alienman, the latest release from Dallas-based shredder STONE MECCA, has been nominated for Best Album in the Funk/Fusion/Jam category. Additionally, his provocative visual for album track 'Boogeyman,' which premiered at Bill...
Santigold '10 Years Golder Tour' Announce Naeem (FKA Spank Rock) + Amanda Blank As Support
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 23, 2019 Santigold has announced the 10 Years Golder Tour to commemorate the recent 10th anniversary of her self-titled debut album. She will be performing her debut album in its entirety as well as songs from throughout her career including her latest mixtape-style album I Don't Want: The Gold Fire Sessions...
Epic Beard Men Release THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN Today & Launch U.S. Tour Next Week
by Tori Hartshorn - March 29, 2019 This Was Supposed to Be Fun, the debut LP (and second official offering) from EPIC BEARD MEN, is an indie-rap tour de force by two of the underground's finest; Sage Francis and B. Dolan. This album knocks. It parties with disreputable outlaws in truck stops. It blends the classic sounds of breakbeat...
KAABOO Del Mar Announces 2019 Lineup, Featuring Kings of Leon and Mumford & Sons
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 21, 2019 KAABOO Del Mar has officially dropped its music and comedy lineups for its fifth annual event happening September 13-15, 2019. Nashville Rock chart toppers Kings of Leon, live music icons Dave Matthews Band, and British folk-rock luminariesMumford & Sons will headline on Friday, Saturday, and Sunda...
Ghostface Killah and Czarface Release New Video For POWERS AND STUFF
by Tori Hartshorn - March 20, 2019 Fresh off 2018's collaborative LP with the enigmatic MF DOOM, CZARFACE meets METAL FACE, the adventure continues as CZARFACE now faces off with WU-TANG CLAN's GHOSTFACE KILLAH. You can check out the new video for 'Powers and Stuff' now (see OkayPlayer premiere)......
The Mayfair Hotel Announces Exhibit By Rock Poster God Jim Evans
by Julie Musbach - March 18, 2019 Once referred to as the 'Rock Poster God' artist Jim Evans will be exhibiting rare and early prints from his personal collection at the Mayfair Hotel (1256 W 7th St) in Los Angeles, CA located inside their Regime Contemporary Art Gallery starting with the grand opening March 29th - 6 to 11 pm and ru...
Francis and the Lights to Headline The SHOWTIME House at SXSW
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 08, 2019 Today, SHOWTIME announced that Francis and the Lights will headline the music line-up at The SHOWTIME House on Monday, March 11 at South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals, located at Clive Bar on Rainey Street. Monday's performance is part of The SHOWTIME House Of Music, celebrating mus...
Santigold Announces '10 Years Golder Tour'
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 19, 2019 Santigold has announced a US tour to commemorate the recent 10thanniversary of her self-titled debut album. The 10 Years Golder Tour kicks off April 30th at Denver's Fillmore Auditorium. She will be performing her debut album in its entirety as well as songs from throughout her career including her ...
Czarface Meets Ghostface In MONGOLIAN BEEF Video
by Tori Hartshorn - February 12, 2019 Fresh off 2018's collaborative LP with the enigmatic MF DOOM, CZARFACE meets METAL FACE, the adventure continues as CZARFACE now faces off with WU-TANG CLAN's GHOSTFACE KILLAH. The album comes out on Friday, but you can get a taste with the video for the new track,'Mongolian Beef'....
Estelle Releases Amazon Original HOME, Produced By Adrian Younge
by Tori Hartshorn - February 08, 2019 Today, British singer-songwriter Estelle released a new song “Home”, as part of the latest Amazon Original “Produced By” series on Amazon Music. Producer Adrian Younge is releasing a four-track collection throughout the month as part of the new installment, only available to stream and purchase on A...
VIDEO: Showtime Releases the Trailer for WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 25, 2019 Ahead of its Sundance Film Festival premiere this coming Monday, SHOWTIME has released the official trailer for WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN, the four-part limited docuseries from filmmaker Sacha Jenkins (BURN MOTHERF*CKER, BURN!).The full series will air on SHOWTIME later this spring. WU-TANG CLA...
Showtime Documentary Films Acquires North American Rights to WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 18, 2019 Showtime Documentary Films dives deeper into the music documentary space with the acquisition of North American rights to WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN, a four-part limited docuseries from filmmaker Sacha Jenkins (BURN MOTHERF*CKER, BURN!) that transcends the music documentary genre by creating a ne...
Peer Kusiv Remixes Chantitown's 'Cause And The Cure'
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 18, 2019 German deep-house producer Peer Kusiv, shared his remix of British singer-songwriter Chantitown's title single, 'Cause And The Cure', which will be released on 25th January, 2019 alongside remixes by German producer and DJ Manuel Tur. Hailing from the German port city of Kiel, Peer Kusiv has seen su...
Stone Mecca Tackles Racism & Hypocrisy in New Video 'Boogeyman'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 15, 2019 Today, Dallas-based shredder STONE MECCA unleashed the provocative new video for 'Boogeyman,' a track from his recently-released LP Alienman. Mecca told Billboard, who premiered the video this morning, that he is happy to have the song and video become part of the growing dialogue about racism in ou...
Tropkillaz Team Up with Sam Spiegel for 'Perfect' Featuring Bia & MC Pikachu
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 08, 2019 Grammy-nominated DJ, music producer, composer and music/film director Sam Spiegel is joining forces with critically acclaimed Brazilian electronic duo Tropkillaz for the new single “Perfect” featuring Bia and MC Pikachu. ...
Czarface and Ghostface Announce Album, Leak First Track
by Tori Hartshorn - December 04, 2018 Fresh off 2018's collaborative LP with the enigmatic MF DOOM, CZARFACE meets METAL FACE, the adventure continues as CZARFACE now faces off with WU-TANG CLAN's GHOSTFACE KILLAH. The album will be released on February 15th, but you can listen to the first track from the album now!...
Black Violin Continues “Classical Boom Tour”, New Track & Video Expected in August
by Tori Hartshorn - November 28, 2018 Black Violin will continue their successful Classical Boom Tour. The band will return to the road after spending the summer working on their upcoming album due out in 2019. The tour is a continuation of their well-received winter run which included back-to-back sold out performances at The Kennedy C...
DJ Nu-Mark and Method Man Unite for 'Zodiac Killah'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 23, 2018 Two iconic names in Hip-Hop have joined forces for “Zodiac Killah,” the new single from Jurassic 5's DJ Nu-Mark and Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man. Clocking in at a brief but fiery two minutes, “Zodiac Killah” rips through the astrological signs fueled by Nu-Mark's quicksilver cuts and masterful producti...
Redlight and ETS Release Video for 'Missing'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 23, 2018 Fresh from the release of his brand new 10-track album 'ACTIVE', UK producer Redlight has unveiled the official video for his fresh single, 'Missing'. Shot in the changing room at, Wavey Garms, the video sees Redlight and emerging rapper/grime artist ETS fooling around whilst rocking a series of sli...
EPIZODE³ Completes Its Huge Lineup With [A:RPIA:R], CRAIG RICHARDS, GUTI, PAN POT & More
by Tori Hartshorn - November 13, 2018 Breath-taking Epizode³ - one of the most exciting music and art festivals in the world, is set to take place in Vietnam's blissful island of Phu Quoc, from December 28th 2018 till January 8th 2019. Captivating festival now completes its huge lineup, with more than 70 names added on the bill includin...
Stone Mecca Releases 'Alienman'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 09, 2018 Today, Dallas-based blues-funk guitar god STONE MECCA released his fiery new LP Alienman, garnering praise and comparisons to Prince, Lenny Kravitz, and Gary Clark, Jr. With his own unique blues-rock blend, Stone carries on the legacies of the greats as he combines his love of hard-hitting hip-hop b...
Redlight Releases New Album, ACTIVE
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 02, 2018 After huge anticipation surrounding the release, UK producer Redlight has now unveiled his eclectic new 10-track album, 'ACTIVE' which includes recent singles 'So Nice' and 'Ride that Thing.'...
VIDEO: RZA, GZA & Ghostface Killah Trash-Talk Mars in 'Wu Tang in Space Eating Impossible Sliders'
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 18, 2018 The second episode of 'Wu Tang in Space Eating Impossible Sliders' has premiered. The latest episode of the web series-starring RZA (having uploaded his consciousness into the computer RZA 9000), GZA and Ghostface Killah answering viewer questions as they explore outer space and eat the new vegan-fr...
Mass Concerts and Tsongas Center Present Wu-Tang Clan 25th Anniversary Tour
by Tori Hartshorn - October 16, 2018 MassConcerts and Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell proudly announce WU-TANG CLAN, live, in concert for one night only, Friday, November 2, 2018. The legendary group is on tour celebrating the 25thanniversary of their debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), which they will perform in its entirety. ... |