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Buffalo, NY is spawning some good music as of recent. Son of a Sun and Made Violent are paving the way for new music along with The Stress Dolls, which consists of lead vocalist Chelsea O’Donnell, Brian Siklinski on guitar, bassist TJ Luckman, and drummer Madison Rich. The band, formerly known as Wolf, has released the in your face modern rock laced single, “Pills”. O’Donnell sings, “I take my pills/they keep me tame/They can save me from dying/but they don’t save me from shame”.  Take a listen to the tune below via Soundcloud. Stay tuned for more new music from…

Garage rockers quintet The Halves, based out of Charlotte, North Carolina are premiering a brand new tune and asking “Are You Happy?”. The band, reminiscent of Cage the Elephant’s sound, plays Brooklyn July 29 at Gold Sounds Bar. Check out the tune below. Stay tuned for more from this band in the coming year.

The Strokes have officially released two new songs off their upcoming Future Present Past EP. “Oblivius” and “Drag Queen” have been released to the public. Their muffled sounds and garage infused rock is still a very retro staple for the band. The new EP is due out June 3, which features the two aforementioned songs plus a song titled “Threat of Joy” and a remix of “Oblivius” by the band’s Fab Moretti. The band will be headlining Governor’s Ball in NYC on June 3. Check out both songs here at Pitchfork.com along with a conversation with the Strokes below. …

Justin Timberlake debuted a new song as part of the soundtrack to the animated film Trolls. The song “Can’t Stop the Feeling” is a feel good energetic jam. Check out the celebrity filled clip below. Timberlake may have new material out this year as he was spotted in the studio with producers Pharell and Timbaland.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have a new offering called “Dark Necessities” and it is the first single off the upcoming album The Getaway out June 17 via Warner brothers Records. The Peppers have parted ways with long time mentor and producer Rick Rubin and have signed up with new producer Danger Mouse on what is the band’s eleventh album. The funk is still there with deep bass grooves in ‘Necessities’. Take a listen to the track below. The band has been working on this new album since their debut on the Superbowl nearly two and a half years ago.

“Burn the Witch” was just released this week by Radiohead this past week along with visuals to the song as well. The video has searing images consisting of claymation. The clever, yet creepy video accompanies this melodic song. What do you think?

Alicia Keys just released a new song enticing that a new album is about to follow. “In Common” finds the singer with air-y vocals over a lush piano-drum beat melody that sounds very reminiscent of Drake and Rihanna’s “Take Care”. This is a low key affair from her last song, “28,000 days”. The singer rejoices about her possible relationship with Swizz Beatz in this new song. Listen to the track below and stay tuned for new a long overdue new album from Alicia Keys on the way.

Remember the littly ditty “We Found Love”? Yea well uber famous Calvin Harris and Rihanna have done it again. “This Is What You Came For” is the new single off of Calvin Harris’s upcoming new album and to what the sneak peek of what he just unveiled on twitter, it sounds like another pop gem.

Is the Smashing Pumpkins original line up ready to reunite? Well original bassist D’Arcy Wretzky came out of hiding to say recently that she’s open to a reunion, but hasn’t spoken to lead singer Billy Corgan since her 1999 firing from the band. The former Pumpkins’ bassist tells BlastEcho.com that she would consider going back but that “Circumstances would have to be a certain way. It’s much too complicated and wouldn’t be able to tell you anyway.” Whatever the case may be does this mean the band is a step closer to reconciling? To feed your Smashing Pumpkins appetite check…

Kesha has been drowning in legal woes in the past year with producer Dr. Luke, (the singer wanted out of her contract due to the claim that Dr. Luke abused her) but she now finally debuts a new song with electronic producer Zedd for his upcoming album, True Colors. The ballad of the same name comes out tomorrow, but Modern Frequency has it for you below. Enjoy Kesha’s return…