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Artist, Album Adam Lambert, VELVET [Explicit] VELVET is the fourth studio album by singer Adam Lambert. He had intended to promote the September 2019 release in 2020, starting with a five date residency in Las Vegas, followed by a European tour. The postponement of these performances resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. Praising Lambert's work on VELVET, Variety's A.D. Amorosi wrote, "Perhaps tired of being Queen’s plus one, or smoothing over his rougher Read more
KID DAD's new track "Limbo" is a song that deals with feeling unsafe, hassled, or even abused. As vocalist and guitarist Marius Vieth says, it’s about being “caught between uncertainty and fear, searching for something real to hold on to, in search of hope.” The band has chosen to convey this in a music video that tells the story of a child trying to escape domestic violence. Part of what initiated this Read more
Just two days after sharing the Tommie Sunshine & MureKian Remix of his track “Overs”, The Guidance - properly known as Stefan Pruett - was found to have passed away peacefully overnight. Pruett was open about his lifelong heart condition — his pacemaker, his three open-heart surgeries, and one closed-heart surgery. He was formerly the lead vocalist of Phoenix electro pop group Peachcake, which was founded by him and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Read more
Award-winning Italian vocalist / multi-instrumentalist NeroArgento is sharing with fans the new music video for the full length's second single "Shed My Skin", featuring singer/musician Brandon Ashley from The Dark and Caitlin Stokes from Corlyx. 'Shed My Skin' is a more industrial-oriented song, based on heavy and low-tuned guitar riffs, plus huge and catchy layered vocals that give the song a killer radio attitude. Watch the "Shed My Skin" Music Video The music video was directed once more by Fabio Brunello(Director, CGI, FX, and editing). Listen to Read more
LOS ANGELES — TOOL has issued the following statement regarding their postponed concerts (original dates listed below): “As so many music lovers have come to realize over the last several weeks, there is no playbook that artists, promoters and venues can pull from in these unprecedented times. When we played what would be our final show of 2020, March 11 at Portland’s Moda Center, we believed we would be back Read more
Artist, Album Ice Cube, Everythangs Corrupt [Explicit] Ice Cube's Everythangs Corrupt was released on December 7, 2018. It was the first album from Ice Cube in 8 years (I Am The West was released in September of 2010 and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Top Rap Albums chart). Since then, he's released the hit film, Straight Outta Compton, been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and received Read more
It’s been 45 years since the golden voice of a “kid from Chicago” hit the Top 10 with the song “Lady” and propelled the band Styx into the worldwide spotlight. Now, at age 73, crooner Dennis DeYoung shows no signs of slowing down with the release of his new solo CD entitled 26 East: Volume 1. The songs are refreshingly original and yet instantly familiar while the lyrics are peppered Read more
SAN FRANCISCO – Faith No More have announced a number of rescheduled dates for the band’s European tour that was originally slated for this Summer: Original DateNew DateVenueJune 09, 2020 June 7, 2021 Manchester, UK O2 ApolloJune 10, 2020June 8, 2021 Manchester, UK O2 ApolloJune 11, 2020June 9, 2021 Glasgow, UK O2 AcademyJune 15, 2020June 11, 2021 Birmingham, UK O2 AcademyJune 16, 2020June 12, 2021 London, UK O2 Academy BrixtonJune 17, 2020June 13, 2021 London, UK Read more
An official video for “Lucky Cat,” viral K-pop smash DRMAGDN Cyborg Drummer/DJ, is available today. Watch the Video Now Here: Official Lyric Video | Official Audio Stream | Spotify “Lucky Cat” is the first single from DRMAGDN Cyborg Drummer/DJ’s upcoming debut album, aptly titled Escape From NYC. The song literally came to him complete in a dream three years ago. In the dream, it went massively viral, had its own Read more
When you think of albums that are specifically “of their time,” so to speak, it usually evokes folk protest anthems of the 60’s, such as early Dylan songs or maybe the way New York punks at CBGB tapped into a growing angst in America. More recently, I think of Springsteen’s The Rising album, which was not written about 9/11 and yet seemed to speak to much of the pain and Read more
Maynard James Keenan-fronted Band Releases First New Music since 2015 Jerome, AZ — Puscifer, the Arizona-born, “exceptionally groovy” (Entertainment Weekly) band that Revolver dubbed “Maynard James Keenan’s… indescribable musical/performance-art collective,” release the eerily topical “Apocalyptical” single and video: A message from Keenan arrives alongside the track: “Manipulated information disseminated by kings, queens, dictators, so called leaders, supposed professionals or outliers and conspiracy theorists living underground, or in basements, is not new or unique Read more
Missing Concerts? So Are We! Covid has cancelled all of the tours that our concert photographers were set to shoot. Any support you can offer to help offset our loss of income stream during this unprecedented time is truly appreciated by our talent staff of photographers and journalists. Consider contributing to our Patreon account so that we "Get Back To Where We Once Belonged!" (Pictured: One of our team photographers- Read more
Kadima, the brainchild of Seattle-based guitarist Aidan Israel, has unveiled their debut prog metal opus, All Birds Deserve to Fly. Recorded with a host of accomplished guest musicians, Israel set out to create an amalgam of a Devin Townsend-influenced album with a Coheed and Cambria writing style and The Contortionist’s ambiance while creating a distinctly Kadima sound. All Birds Deserve to Fly is available via Bandcamp, Apple Music and Spotify. The seven-track album opens with “Here and Where,” which begins with Read more
About a decade ago, I was first introduced to Georgia Train as part of a two-piece band named Bitter Ruin. From the moment of first hearing the track that introduced me to them on Myspace, “Trust”, their dramatic music had the ability to connect with my mental and emotional state. Released on May 1, her 10-track solo album I do is no exception, as it resonates deeply on personal levels. Read more
"We must kill the false woman who is preventing the live one from breathing."— Hélène Cixous We do this to women. We expect a performance, and the exact one we desire, on demand: Manic Pixie Dream girl, vixen, maiden, mother, crone. We want to dial a number, press a button, swipe right, and order up exactly the kind of woman we want. We box women in, pigeonhole them; we do Read more
Now Streaming and Available as FREE Download on Bandcamp San Diego's Hey, Chels have released their debut full-length Everything Goes digitally for FREE on Bandcamp. The LP is also streaming on DSPs and will be released on vinyl later this year via Brainworm Records. The band says, "Our reasoning is that we don’t feel right asking for money right now with the current state of everything. If you feel like helping the Read more
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