Author Archives: Mike
Author Archives: Mike
Ready to embark on their tour through Europe, Streets of Laredo have released a new music video for their track “Need A Little Help.” Accompanied by gorgeous black and white footage from their time on the road, it is a great peek behind the curtain to experience touring from the perspective of the band. Premiering on MTV Iggy, be sure to watch and share the video.
Continue readingToday, Sonos pays tribute to the jazz legends, their art, and a record label founded on creating a timeless experience with music that captures the energy and emotion of a live performance. To commemorate 75 years and counting of Blue Note Records and a memorable year of collaborations together, Sonos unveils the Sonos PLAY:1 Blue Note Limited Edition.
Continue readingGet your lighters out for one of the most riotous, epic, joyous episodes in the four-decade history of Austin City Limits (ACL) as the Foo Fighters return for the head-banging blowout of ACL’s milestone anniversary season. In an installment destined to be a future classic, this superstar-caliber performance serves as a colossal closeout to the program’s celebratory Season 40.
Continue readingSam Vicari started out like most start out: idolizing bands and quietly recording bedroom demos onto cassette tapes. Growing up in Crown Point, IN made it fairly easy to retreat to Chicago on weekends to immerse himself in a city known for exceptional music. He excitedly attended dozens of shows. Once, while watching Mike Hard of the seminal noise-rock band God Bullies perform, Hard accidentally punched Vicari in the face (don’t worry, they’re both okay).
Continue readingThe latest performer to be added to the incredible all-star lineup for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards® telecast is one of today’s most decorated artists, 56-time nominee and 21-time GRAMMY® winner Kanye West. Returning to the GRAMMY stage after six years, West is set to deliver a never-before-seen solo performance as well as a world debut collaborative performance with 18-time GRAMMY winner and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Paul McCartney and seven-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Rihanna. Entertainment icon and two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J returns as host. Taking place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Music’s Biggest Night® will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Continue readingStarting today, fans who pre-order the Fifty Shades of Grey Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Republic Records] will receive instant downloads of two new tracks—Skylar Grey’s “I Know You” and Vaults’ “One Last Night.” All digital pre-orders also include immediate downloads of the first songs released from the soundtrack, The Weeknd’s “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” and Sia’s “Salted Wound.”
Continue readingThe question that has been keeping us up at night all these years – what if Sonic Youth and The Birthday Party got together and had kids – has finally been answered … and it’s Gateway Drugs. Hailing from the dark streets of sunny Los Angeles Gab, Noa, and Liv Niles are the real live children of The Knack’s Preston Niles. Blues Williams, a sworn in blood brother, rounds out the band.
Continue readingKip Moore doesn’t mind admitting when he’s wrong and the ACM “New Artist of the Year” nominee proves just that with his lead single “I’m To Blame.” The song is available at digital retailers now and is the second most added song this week at country radio, marking Moore’s biggest first week for a new single. The song features Moore’s signature raspy voice over a driving back beat highlighted with a rolling banjo. Moore wrote the song with Justin Weaver and Westin Davis, and the refreshingly honest lyrics are personal for the multi-platinum selling artist.
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