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Black Note Graffiti Stress Importance of Vinyl to the Listening Experience

12Aug

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Black Note Graffiti Stress Importance of Vinyl to the Listening Experience

Black Note Graffiti are back with a new single 'Alone'. They've released their latest album VOL 3 Rise/Fall on vinyl which is available here. Members of the band feel the medium is an important merch item to have on hand because of the potential to provide a unique listening experience for the fans. Black Note Graffiti consists of Gabrielle Bryant (vocals/keys), Kris Keller (guitar/vocals), Kurt Keller (drums), Ricardo Ortiz (vocals/guitar) and Adam Nine (bass). The band recorded the album with producer/engineer Chuck Alkazian (Soundgarden, Pop Evil, Tantric) at the highly regarded Pearl Sound Studios. VOL. 3 FALL/RISE "I think vinyl has become essential for a bands merchandise, because it connects you with your fans in a different way. To actually hold the record, read the ...

Coheed and Cambria Release Music Video For Latest Single “Shoulders”

13Aug

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Coheed and Cambria Release Music Video For Latest Single “Shoulders”

Coheed and Cambria come out of the gate hard on their latest single 'Shoulders'. The track, released back in July, gets the produced music video treatment and it was worth the wait. If you've ever seen a Coheed video, you may recognize the theme. Band rocks out, weird stuff happens all around them. But it's a formula that works. And if you look a little deeper, you might even find a deeper meaning. What a concept. Admittedly I'm a big supporter of this band, it can be difficult to be objective when it's tough to turn the fanboy off. But this band deserves all the success they've attained up until this point. Instead of getting frustrated by not being entirely accepted by the 'mainstream, Coheed and Cambria have been able to carve out an impressive existence for themselves while mai...

New York Shoegaze Outfit Manu Tease Album Release With “Overturned” Single Drop

13Aug

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New York Shoegaze Outfit Manu Tease Album Release With “Overturned” Single Drop

Manu is here with a brand new single and album release details. We're hearing hints of Deftones, Smashing Pumpkins & Hum on their new track 'Overturned'. The band EPK describes their sound as 'combining the sonic portals of 90s shoegaze with a unique blend of experimental/alt-rock'. And that's a better description of their music than we could have ever come up with so we'll go with that. There's some new blood in the group as players John Bryan, Ryan Driver and Michael LaPick join singer Zach Berger and guitarist/songwriter Bryan Caprari to round out the group 'Earth' Due September 3 Earth was recorded in 2020 at New Jersey's Backroom Studios by Scot Moriart. The project was mastered at West Side Music by Grammy Award-winning engineer Alan Douches who has worked with Defto...

World Music Artist Jai Uttal Set To Release Let Me Burn August 4th

3Aug

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World Music Artist Jai Uttal Set To Release Let Me Burn August 4th

Grammy-nominated artist Jai Uttal is set to release an album of devotional music on August 4th called Let Me Burn. The album combines Uttal's signature vocals with mantras and eclectic instrumentation to form a 'balm for post-pandemic stress'. A well-known musician from the Bay Area of San Francisco, his music has been a fixture in yoga classes for decades. According to his website, he combines influences from India with influences of American rock and jazz creating a multi-cultural fusion that is truly world spirit music. The album features special guests on the standout 'Campfire Sri Ram' and title cut 'Let Me Burn. Uttal is joined by fellow kirtan stars Deva Premal & Miten on the former and bansuri flutist Manose on the latter. Early Start In The Music Business Uttal ...

Apple TV+ Launches ‘Watch The Sound With Mark Ronson’ Today (Review)

13Aug

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Apple TV+ Launches ‘Watch The Sound With Mark Ronson’ Today (Review)

First things first: it would be impossible for me to be impartial when it comes to all things Mark Ronson. I fell deeply in love with his early production work for Nikka Costa. I played tracks from his first solo album "Here Comes The Fuzz" on the air at 97X/WOXY-FM in my past life as an alt-radio programmer. I put on my headphones religiously to stream his weekly East Village Radio show "Authentic Shit" in the mid-aughts. I have spent far too much money on collecting vinyl of his albums and remixes. All of that to say, when I got the press release for his new Apple TV+ docuseries called "Watch The Sound With Mark Ronson," I couldn't wait to watch. I was fortunate to be able to watch the full series early and am happy to say it doesn't disappoint. Mark is undoubtedly a very...

PVRIS release explosive new single “Monster”

31Jan

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PVRIS release explosive new single “Monster”

Alt-pop heavyweights PVRIS have returned with a new single and tour. The synth-driven 'Monster' is another big step on their journey after the release of the Use Me album last year. The new album is seen as part of the bands' evolution as frontwoman Lynn Gunn stepped forward as leader and architect of the project. She wrote, played all the instruments, and sang on all 11 songs. JT Daly aka K. Flay produced the project. PVRIS' nearly month-long US tour kicked off August 6 in Detroit and runs through a sold-out September 2 date at the Fonda Theater in LA. Royal and the Serpent will be opening up on most of these shows. 'Monster’ is a song about reckoning with outside opinions and expectations put upon oneself. It can be easy to take on the weight of negative situations/opinions,...

Grammy-Nominated Blues Artist Kenny Neal Inks New Management Deal

29Jul

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Grammy-Nominated Blues Artist Kenny Neal Inks New Management Deal

Talented blues rocker Kenny Neal has signed a new management deal ahead of a planned album release in 2022. The Professional Group LLC is headed up by Terry Harvey who feels Kenny's talents are unique. As a second-generation southern Louisiana bluesman, Kenny was in his first band (with his father) by age 13 and landed a job playing with Buddy Guy by age 17. Since then he's gone on to release a number of albums and has earned multiple Grammy nominations and other awards. 'Kenny is a unique talent, whose accomplishments are incomparable. We are thrilled to have him as a client.'- Terry Harvey Kenny recently connected with Stevie Wonder, Bobby Rush, and Marlon Jackson on Tito Jackson's new single 'Love One Another'. Work continues on his next album, more information is expected soo...