Justin Vernon and Bon Iver had one hell of a year in 2011. Bon Iver's sophomore album is widely considered the best album of the year, the group played well-received, sold-out shows all over the wo
CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW VIDEO Ívar Sveinbjörn Schram (Born May 9th, 1985), better known by his stage name IMMO, is an Icelandic rapper, university student and former Icelandic wrestling champion. He is one of the most financially successful broke people in Iceland, having a net worth of one ipad, thirty-five pairs of sneakers and an abundance of flows. He is consistently ranked as one of his brother's favorite rappers and his mother has often been quoted saying, „he's one of the few rappers that I don't hate." IMMO is the co-founder of the Icelandic record label [...]
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Label: Futuresequence Release Page Futuresequence led the way in 2011 releasing two large experimental compilations from artists all over the world. In 2012 the predominantly online music magazine has leaped ahead into a fully fledged label. The label's first release will come from ambient/drone/noise artist Radere who has had many notable releases on various imprints such as Rural Colours and Full Spectrum Records. You can check out a preview track from the digital release up on soundcloud !
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt 2 [Jansport J remix] Word? Siiiiiiick! Jansport J did a number on one of my favorite Mobb Deep joints? The homie just released this on twitter earlier this morning. Give it a listen, its worth a grab! Word on the street is that he's in the process of prepping the second edition of MoveMeants for release first quarter! Stay tuned for the updates on this though, here! Jansport J: [...]
Howard Tate, who disproved the dictum about no second acts in American lives, has died . Tate was a major soul star in the 60s - he toured with Aretha Franklin and scored hits on the R&B chart, most successfully with this: But he felt he was being sold short by the record labels; in the early 1970s, he quit music altogether. He destroyed his own records, and joined the insurance industry, a place where he felt he would be able to keep better track of what was owed to him. So complete [...]
Watch out for the new beats of 2012. Lianne La Havas is a great new talent that sounds and feels like a merger between Corinne Bailey Rae and Norah Jones without the pretense. Her sound is raw and sombre. She takes bluesy folk into a contemporary dimension, very much in the Ane Brun sense. She is a child of the Instagram generation. The young (only 21) damsel has just signed to major label Warner Music and she will be making waves next year, although she has garnered quite a following on Twitter and Facebook. More to come from this lovely newcomer. [...]
A release from earlier in the year by one half of Dark Time Sunshine; Zavala. Vessels was an album that the producer released last year with Seattle MC Onry Ozzborn, to much herald on Fake Four Inc.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Michael Brandvold : Why Is It So Hard to Give a Record Label My Money? Minh Chau : How To Reach Out To Industry Execs
Pixies frontman Frank Black (Black Francis), in the midst of a tour with the revered four-piece, launched his own record label, The Bureau. Black plans to use the label to release his own material, in addition to anything he deems "the next big new sexy thing." However, he clarified that any upcoming Pixies releases would
Today in "news I don't know how to feel about," Burgerville is launching a record label. Now, the fact that a local fast food chain is deciding to jump on the label bandwagon is not what's giving me the moral complications. I mean, eventually, everyone will have a label anyways. But, it's Burgerville Record's choice for their first release that gave me pause. At first I thought the title was a promotional tie-in with the company's delicious milkshakes, but it seems that The Shakers' Sessions is actually a benefit album...for Parkinson's Disease patients. All right, all [...]
Well its the return of 'Drop On A Classic' after a long hiatus due to many factors but now your fix is back. So continuing on with the Native Tongues series this time around its the 'Jungle... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Daniel Copeman from Esben & the Witch, and gig promoter Andy Rossiter, have started an EP only record label called Love They Neighbour Records. Their first release will be Abi Wade 's debut EP, And Blood and Air , which will get a release on November 28th. Watch this video of Abi performing the first track from the EP, 'Stability': EP Tracklisting: 1. Perfect Form 2. Green Youth Great Plans 3. Hope 4. Stability [...]
Have you ever had trouble trying to buy music because it was not available? For example, some music can't be purchased in other countries moths after release. On Music Think Tank , Michael Brandvold has updated his original article on MTT about his frustrations with purchasing music. "As with any commerce purchase, if you put a road block or obstacle in the way of that purchase you risk killing the sale ." ( Read On )
CLICK PICTURE TO VIEW FLYER If you have been to any of Peanut Butter Wolf's (as I would call it) "triple digit date" series within the past six years, you've known that there was always a theme to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Music industry novices and hopefuls of all types, lend your ears, and get to Murfreesboro's Walnut House tomorrow evening. Youth Empowerment through Arts & Humanities (YEAH) presents Seafood Hotline , Mom & Dad , and our favorites, JEFF the Brotherhood . Preceding their performance, Jake and Jamin are going to get into the ins and outs of running their nearly 10-year-old label. These guys built Infinity Cat with little knowledge of how to run a label going in; now they've got over 60 releases from some [...]
Below is a new music video from U.S. Girls (a.k.a. Meg Remy) for the track "The Island Song" from her latest LP "U.S. Girls on Kraak," which was released via Kraak Records. The song is also available as a 7" single from Remy's newly formed record label with Slim Twig (a.k.a. Max Turnbull), Calico Corp . It's the debut release from their joint venture. The Island Song - U.S. Girls from Ross Turnbull
Adele has had to cancel more concert dates of her tour to promote 21 because of what is becoming a prolonged illness. Adele has been having issues with her voice and some have suggested that the leave was for vocal rest. But, it seems that the "it" girl of the moment is still not well. A statement from her record label explains: "It is with deep regret that Adele has been forced to cancel her remaining live dates and promotional appearances in 2011. She is to undergo surgery to alleviate the current issues with her throat [...]
If there was ever a candidate for music blog to turn into a record label Awesome Tapes From Africa is it. Having unearthed many a cassette tape on his travels in Africa, Brian Shimkowitz has been sharing his finds on his blog for the past five years and this week, the Awesome Tapes From Africa label lets loose La Grande Cantatrice Malienne Vol 3 by Malian singer Nâ Hawa Doumbia the first blog's foray into releasing. Originally released on, cassette in 1982, the four-track EP contains truly emotive and richly-woven together [...]
CLICK PICTURE TO VIEW FLYER First and foremost, how often do you seen an event (exactly like this one) is put together? This is definitely one of the event that people should be a part of this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Shelflife Records down in Portland has been quietly and consistently releasing quality records for the past 15 years. There's no let up in sight, and the recent handful of releases sees them continuing to do it. Here's a rundown of those recent releases, all of them worth checking out. White Wishes are from St. Petersburg, Russia and have an obvious thing for records that came out on 53rd & 3rd. They write slightly noisy yet tuneful pop songs. Come Say [...]
City Pages - Gimme Noise
The Word Is Bond
Whatever Takes Your Fancy
No Rock And Roll Fun
LOFT965
Hypebot
Obscure Sound
End Hits
The 405
The Deli Magazine
nialler9
the finest kiss
Childish Gambino
The Shins: “September” (b-side of “Simple Song” 7”)
St. Vincent - 'Cheerleader'
OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video
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Niki & The Dove - The Fox [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Chromatics: “Into The Black”
Download: The Violet Lights - "Sex and Sound"
Sunday Means Eight Of The Best
[Listen/Download] Sean Nicholas Savage- She Was The One
