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Ghost Woman’s “Clockwork” Single Hits Just The Right Spot

9May

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Music

Ghost Woman’s “Clockwork” Single Hits Just The Right Spot

Ghost Woman's "Clockwork" single is a refreshing new song that taps into something special. The project is the brainchild of talented multi-instrumentalist Evan Uschenko. He spent time on the road internationally with songwriter/producer Michael Rault. He found inspiration after sharing the bill with artists like Jacco Gardiner and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. He's channeled that innovative spirit into his new self-titled album set for release on July 1st. Influenced by the likes of Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, and others, "Clockwork" takes the listener on a psychedelic journey through the desert. I just rewatched Natural Born Killers for the 100th (rough estimate) time and this song could fit right in on the soundtrack. While the song does have a psychedelic feel a...

Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand” Is The New Top Gun Theme Song

5May

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Film

Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand” Is The New Top Gun Theme Song

Lady Gaga has contributed the theme song to the new Top Gun: Maverick movie. Due later this month, the epic ballad sets the tone for the film. The soundtrack is packed with nostalgic tunes and a few that are hot off the press. YouTube Available the same day the movie hits theaters, the soundtrack will be available via Interscope Records. Featuring new tracks from Lady Gaga and One Republic alongside classics from the original like Danger Zone from Kenny Loggins, it's sure to spark some nostalgic feelings for the original film. Gaga wrote and produced the song with BloodPop with addition production from Benjamin Rice. Premiere Set For May 27th After Five Delays Top Gun: Maverick will be debuting in theaters on May 27th on Paramount Pictures. The highly anticipated premiere has...

3May

By Simon3 Comments

Features, Music

Poll: Where Do You Discover New Music?

Listening habits have evolved over the past few decades. Today, there are far more options when it comes to discovering new music. Take the MendoWerks poll below and let us know where you're finding tasty new jams. But first, let's look at some recently-released numbers for 2021. According to statistics from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), recorded music revenue in the United State grew a whopping 23% percent to $15 billion last year (retail value). All major formats experienced growth with the exception of digital downloads. Paid subscriptions continued to be the largest driver of growth. RIAA research shows that 84 million people belonged to a subscription service in 2021, up from 75.5 million the previous year. The news wasn't so promising when it came to d...

AWOLNATION Tour Announced, Covers Album Drops Friday

2May

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Events, Features, Music

AWOLNATION Tour Announced, Covers Album Drops Friday

AWOLNATION is hitting the road and tickets go on sale Friday. Not-so-coincidentally, the highly anticipated covers and compilation album will be released the same day. My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers and Me features appearances by Beck, Jewel, Brandon Boyd (Incubus), Taylor Hanson (yes, that Hanson), and many others. Photo Credit: Credit: Kari Rowe Joining AWOLNATION on tour are Badflower and The Mysterines. Dubbed the 'Falling Forward' tour, it'll kick off October 6th in Utah and run through November 18th in Seattle. Highlights include stops in New York City, Los Angeles, and Brooklyn Bowl Nashville. Tickets are on sale to the general public Friday at 10 am local time and can be found here. There is a special pre-sale underway for members of the AWOLNATION fan club through Thursday. ...

Five New May Album Releases That Should Be On Your Radar

1May

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Music

Five New May Album Releases That Should Be On Your Radar

Here are five new May album releases that caught our attention. Just for the record, Coheed and Cambria's new LP was on the list until we found out it had been pushed back until June. It never hurts to throw some fresh material onto your playlists so hopefully, you'll find a tasty nugget or two here. And before we get into it, honorable mentions include Warpaint's Radiate Like This on May 6th, Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers on May 13th, and Harry Styles' Harry's House on May 20th. 1. Arcade Fire WE Release Date: May 6th What you should know: This will be the first new album from Arcade Fire in nearly five years. Their latest single "The Lightning I, II" debuted in mid-March. Around that time multi-instrumentalist Will Butler announced that while he play...

James And The Cold Gun Drop Debut EP False Start

29Apr

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Features, Music

James And The Cold Gun Drop Debut EP False Start

James and the Cold Gun are everything that's great about rock and roll. Soaring choruses meet edgy riffs and a little unpredictability on their debut EP False Start. It's been released on Venn Records in the UK and Loosegroove Records out of Seattle in the US. Loosegroove is owned by Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog) and Regan Hagar (Malfunkshun, Brad). False Start EP The band caught the Pearl Jam guitarists' attention after he heard "Long Way Home" getting airplay on KEXP last year. The False Start EP is just the beginning of this new partnership between the iconic indie label and James and the Cold Gun with Gossard stating, 'This new track, "It's Mutual" takes it to another level. Totally unhinged and letting it all hang out. Loosegroove Records is thrilled to be workin...

Sub Urban’s New Video For “Uh Oh” Might Give You Nightmares

28Apr

By Simon1 Comment

Music

Sub Urban’s New Video For “Uh Oh” Might Give You Nightmares

The immensely talented alt-pop artist Sub Urban's new video has got a lot of people freaked out. If horror movies aren't your thing, you might want to skip this one. But he's continuing to break new ground as an artist ahead of the release of his debut album so, you may want to check this one out. Credit: Jonathan Weiner Hive will be released June 3rd via Warner Records. Sub Urban has more than 1.5 billion streams and a billion YouTube views under his belt already. It's clear he's making connections with fans across the globe. "Uh Oh" is a collaboration with multi-platinum New Zealand-based artist Benee. Sub Urban had this to say about joining forces. 'Benee’s presence in UH OH! gives the song a much needed level of enchantment. Though it’s a shame we never met in person, she na...

The Blue Stones Announce Coast To Coast Tour

27Apr

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Events, Music

The Blue Stones Announce Coast To Coast Tour

In their highly anticipated return to the road, The Blue Stones have announced a big summer tour that will visit cities and towns coast to coast. Hidden Gems is their second full-length release and you can expect to hear plenty of music from that and their debut album Black Holes. The Blue Stones are a dynamic rock and roll duo. The full sound coming from guitarist Tarek Jafar and Justin Tessier can be deceiving. Mainly because it sounds like there are twice as many if not more people in the group. On Hidden Gems, they teamed with Mutemath frontman Paul Meany. Sure, his band is awesome but he's gained an immense amount of respect in recent years as a producer too. Most notably for his work with Twenty One Pilots on their Trench album as well as the one-off single "Level of Concern...

Pulley To Release The Golden Life On SBAM Records

26Apr

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Music

Pulley To Release The Golden Life On SBAM Records

Longtime Southern California punk-rockers Pulley has announced plans to release a new album, The Golden Life. Along with that, they've dropped a new single which happens to be the title track. And as if that wasn't enough, they've announced a European tour supporting Bad Religion and Pennywise. Pulley formed in 1995 and signed a record deal with Epitaph shortly afterward. Over the next decade, they built a passionate fan base of punk rock fans. They released five albums and didn't let the fact their singer was a major league baseball player get in their way. Frontman Scott Radinsky spent more than a decade playing for teams like the White Sox, Dodgers and Cardinals. Coming out of the bullpen, he sported a more than respectable 3.44 ERA over more than 550 major league games. After h...

Liam Gallagher Releases New Single “Better Days”

25Apr

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Features, Music

Liam Gallagher Releases New Single “Better Days”

The iconic Liam Gallagher has an eagerly awaited new solo album on the way. His new single "Better Days" just dropped and has the vibe and feel of an instant classic. Gallagher collaborated with Grammy-winning Andrew Wyatt and Michael Tighe on writing the track. Produced by Wyatt along with Greg Kurstin (Adele, Sir Paul McCartney), they spiced things up with Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs featured on guitar. The music video features Gallagher and band on top of the Midland Hotel in Manchester, England. The cinematic performance video gets increasingly psychadelic as the sky slowly starting to swirl. The video is a clear nod to the Beatles legendary Apple Corps show. Directed by Paul Dugdale, he's in good company having worked previously with the likes of The Rolling Stones, Adele, ...