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The Vaughns Premiere New Single + Video “Raina”

The Vaughns Premiere New Single + Video “Raina” with Brooklyn Vegan. New EP, rom-coms + take-out Out January 29 via Equal Vision Records. Pre-Order Now Brooklyn, NY – January 5, 2021 – A few months back, New Jersey indie-rockers, The Vaughns, have announced that they have officially signed to Equal Vision Records. On January 29, 2021, the band will be dropping a three-track EP, rom-coms […]

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Jesse Brewster Forges Ahead with The Lonely Pines

Bay Area Songwriter Takes Stock, Delivers Insightful Statement On Fifth Record San Francisco, CA (January 5, 2021) — Jesse Brewster is a roots-music Renaissance man — a singer/songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who’s spent the better part of two decades sharpening his personal brand of West Coast Americana. It’s a sound that’s every bit as diverse as his background. […]

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A Personal Story: My Bittersweet Feelings Towards “Happier”

Can I be honest with you all here for a minute? As some of you who follow me know I am suffering from a number of mental disabilities including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Bipolar 2, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Severe Major Depressive Disorder. Now I’m not looking for sympathy here, I am just stating what […]

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Chamber Works: NieR Automata Kicks Off New Album Series

Materia Collective is thrilled to kick off a new album series alongside arranger Sean Schafianski with Chamber Works: NieR Automata. Schafianski – best known for his Remastered Soundtrack series with albums dedicated to Secret of Evermore, Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, and Breath of Fire III – turns his attention to live orchestra with performances by the ETHEReal String Orchestra, Videri […]

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We The Kings Announces New Album, Shares New Single On Billboard

Rock band We The Kings have announced their forthcoming album, Six, which will be released on July 6th, 2018 via S-Curve Records/BMG. Fans received their first taste of the record recently via the exclusive premiere of lead single “On My Love” on Billboard. Pre-orders are available now and include an instant grat download of the track – for more information, please […]

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Hopeless Records Celebrates Milestone 25 Year Anniversary

2018 marks the 25 Year Anniversary for the independent and influential label, Hopeless Records. Today, the Van Nuys-based team debuts a brand-new logo and will be celebrating throughout the rest of the year with special releases, giveaways and events. Regarded as one of the most iconic and longest standing independent record labels, Hopeless Records has released over […]

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Visitors Debut Video “Pollyanna” Out Now

Heavy, progressive rock band Visitors have teamed up with Heavy Blog Is Heavy for the music video premiere of the band’s new single “Pollyanna”. Watch the music video here. The track is the first single off of the band’s forthcoming debut album Crest out on July 13th. “Despite an incredibly difficult two years, we wanted […]

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Crossfaith Announces New Album – EX_MACHINA

Japanese metal juggernauts Crossfaith are thrilled to announce their forthcoming album, EX_MACHINA. The album, which features lead single “The Perfect Nightmare” as well as cameos from Enter Shikari frontman Rou Reynolds and industrial hip hoppers Ho99o9, will be released on August 3rd, 2018 via UNFD, and is available for pre-order at unfd.lnk.to/ex_machina. On EX_MACHINA, singer Kenta ‘Ken’ Koie explains, “After we released our last album XENO, we were […]

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Vans Warped Tour Announces 2018 Compilation Album

As the Vans Warped Tour prepares to embark on its final cross-country trek, Target is offering an exclusive package of the 2018 Warped Tour Compilation, featuring songs from bands on the tour this year including: Tonight Alive, Waterparks, Senses Fail, Picturesque, Broadside, Simple Plan, and more. Fans can pre-order the 2018 Warped Tour Compilation at Target.com or on iTunes. The compilation will be released […]

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Austin Wintory to Compose Music for Co-Op Exploration Game, PODE

Independent developer Henchman & Goon have revealed that Austin Wintory, the Grammy-nominated composer of Journey, Banner Saga and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, has composed the score for their co-op exploration game, Pode, coming to Nintendo Switch this Spring. “I love working with games that have a beautiful, universal story to tell. Pode definitely aspires to that with […]