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Afro-Norwegian duo Nico & Vinz has been all over radio as of lately and getting many spins on VH1 due to their summer jam “Am I Wrong”. Well now the duo have finally put the final touches on their debut album entitled Black Star Elephant due out on September 16 on Warner Brothers Records. The duo are set to perform at Fashion Rocks live on CBS from Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center which will also see performances by Rita Ora, Duran Duran, Jennifer Lopez, KISS, Pitbull, The Band Perry, Usher, Pitbull, and Miranda Lambert. Nico & Vinz hail from Oslo, Norway as…

The former My Chemical Romance singer, Gerard Way, is now paving the way for solo stardom. Way will be touring the U.S. in October and will be performing songs from his upcoming solo LP, Hesitant Alien. The LP will be released via Warner Brothers Records on September 30. Rolling Stone described it as “snappy, catchy songs delivered with arty panache”. You can check out the the video for “No Shows” below and it is an obvious departure from his MCR days. Way says, ” I wanted to make small things sound big,” about the album. “My intention was to make…

SomeKindaWonderful is a new band on the horizon with an 80s sound, but don’t be looking for a synth band. The band’s sound is reminiscent of a Genesis-Journey sound. They just released the video for the single “Reverse” and the images are breathtaking. Marc Klasfield, who helmed Justin Timberlake, Foo Fighters, and Jay Z’s videos, was in charge of directing the video as well. The Cleveland, Ohio band is on tour behind their latest self-titled album as well. Dates are below the video. Enjoy! SomeKindaWonderful Tour With New Politics and Bad Suns: October 11 Wilmington, NC @ Cowan Street Festival…

Highly influential dance-punk duo, Death From Above 1979, have finally revealed more details about their much anticipated new album, The Physical World, which will be released on Last Gang Records on September 9. The digital pre-order is available on iTunes now. The band’s first single, “Trainwreck 1979” is also available. The duo’s first album in over a decade was produced by D. Sardy, who has helmed projects with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsystem, and Oasis. The band’s debut, You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine, got them critical and commercial appraise across the board. The band consists of the…

New York band, Little Racer, officially takes over New York City’s Pianos every Wednesday night in June starting on June 4. The band is spreading the word about their Modern Accent EP, which was released in April via PaperCup Music. The first single, “Dancing”  is catching on like wildfire hitting NYLON, BBC Radio, and New Music Express. The band is easily influenced by rock music from the past three decades alone as the band’s sound borrows heavily from the soft rock 80s category. Their NYC dates are as follows and the video for “Dancing” can be seen below. Tour Dates:…

Arc & Stones have a retro 80s/90s retro sound that they are building upon with their release of their EP, As You Were, on June 10. The band’s New York roots crossover with a Nashville sound. The band is now opening up for Kansas, and drummer Phil Ehart of Kansas has taken Arc & Stones under his wing as manager. Arc & Stones is Dan Pellarin (vocals, guitar), Ben Cramer (guitar), Eddy Bayes (bass), and Joe Doino (drums). Take a listen of their first single, “Walkin’ In'” below.

Lost In Los Angeles, a lush packed melodic-based quartet with a light throwback sound to Depeche Mode, has just premiered their new video for “Cloud City”, which can be seen below. The video features Hurley model Rosie O’ Laskey and is directed by the man who has helmed All American Rejects and Incubus videos Steve Lippman. The video finds O’Laskey walking around the streets of NYC passionately lip synching the song. Lost In Los Angeles is vocalist Danny Klein, guitarist and synth-player Eddie Deering, bassist Clark Souter, and drummer Iajhi Hampden. Their full length album, Love Is Fate will be…

Americana band, Bootstraps, is picking up where the Wallflowers left off. The band just re-released their self-titled debut album this past February and has officially premiered their single for “Sleeping Giant” on YouTube and have embarked on their first ever U.S. tour. Get ready to hold your significant other and the lasts wig of whiskey close to the bonfire this summer and sway back and forth to the tunes of Bootstraps.

Multi-platinum and Grammy nominated recording artist Gavin DeGraw and acclaimed singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson are launching a co-headlining tour this summer with special guests Mary Lambert and Andrew McMahon. The tour will include pit stops to San Diego, Los Angeles, New York, and Boston. Tickets for most markets go on sale Friday March 21st. For a full itinerary of tour dates see below: Dates:                   City:                                       Venue: 6/13/14                Tucson, AZ                         Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre 6/14/14                Las Vegas, NV                    Mandalay Bay Beach 6/15/14                San Diego, CA                    Humphrey’s 6/18/14                Los Angeles, CA                Greek Theatre 6/20/14                Berkeley, CA                      Greek Theatre 6/21/14                New York, NY                    Madison…

The Aussie rock act reminiscent of Jet, the Vernons,  have released their new video for “Shake ‘n’ Roll”, which can be seen below. Consisting of Jonny Nyst (Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar), James Nikiforides (Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals), Hugh Tait (Bass Guitar/Backing Vocals), and Elliot Gooch (Drums/Backing Vocals), the Vernons have taken all that was great from the vinyl age and have been inventing their own sound since 2011. “Shake ‘n’ Roll” is off their current EP entitled Volume 1 which was released last year. Track Listing off Volume 1 is as follows: 01. Shake ‘n’ Roll 02. Standing In Line 03. White…