Music by Years & Months:
Music News in December, 2008
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ESG To release Digital Dope
posted on December 31, 2008
As a trailblazer of the early ‘90s, Houston native and Screwed Up Click member E.S.G. helped popularize the “chopped and screwed” style associated with his onetime home, Wreckshop Records. The “Everyday Street Gangsta” made his first major move in 19...
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Bosque Brown To release Baby
posted on December 31, 2008
Bosque Brown have been quietly working on their sophomore full-length for the past 15 months with producer Chris Flemmons (Baptist Generals) in Denton, TX. Baby features a fuller sound and more expansive instrumentation than previous releases. The Bo...
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Fol Chen To release John Shade Your Fortunes Made
posted on December 31, 2008
Highland Park, CA band Fol Chen recently joined the roster of Asthmatic Kitty Records - their debut record isn’t due ’til Feb. 17, 2009 but they’re already sharing their first music video (directed by Kelly Sears), plus another track from their recor...
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Benjy Ferree To release Come Back To The Five and Dime
posted on December 31, 2008
For all of Peter Pan’s fantastical, magical skills (flight, expert swordsmanship, voice mimicry, flute proficiency) the one power above all others that captures the imagination of children is his ability to never grow up. Gone is the foreboding futur...
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Bell X1 To release Blue Lights On The Runway
posted on December 29, 2008
After critical raves, three national tours, and multiple late-night TV bookings earlier this year, Ireland's Bell X1 has recorded its most ambitious work to date with 'Blue Lights on the Runway,' coming out March 3 on Yep Roc Records. The band's c...
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Sarah Borges To release Stars Are Out
posted on December 29, 2008
On March 24, 2009 Sugar Hill Records will release Sarah Borges the Broken Singles second album for the label, 'The Stars Are Out.' The Paul Q. Kolderie (Radiohead, Lemonheads, Juliana Hatfield) produced album is a "fiery" (NY Times) ten song collecti...
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Neko Case To release Middle Cyclone
posted on December 29, 2008
On March 3, 2009, Anti- Records will release the eagerly awaited new Neko Case album ‘Middle Cyclone.’ The fifteen-track collection is Case’s first release since 2006’s ‘Fox Confessor Brings The Flood,’ the best-reviewed and best-selling album of her...
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Anne Heaton To release Blazing Red
posted on December 29, 2008
Anne Heaton has amassed awards, praise from critics and fellow artists, and a loyal cult following with her songs that are by turns "tender, barbed and spiritual" (Washington Post). On March 3, the Boston-based singer/songwriter/pianist will release ...
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Soul of John Black To release Black John
posted on December 29, 2008
John Bigham, leader of The Soul of John Black feels as though he's a different person when he writes and plays his music, an idea that crystalized while watching the classic blaxploitation flick "J.D.'s Revenge." Bigham says, "Actor Glynn Turman p...
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The Haywards To release Early Days of Old Age
posted on December 29, 2008
11 muddy songs from the likes of Xenia, Ohio 1970s style. Like a busted window, this is the second album by The Haywards. Love it or hate it, take out insurance on this one. David Enright, GD Mills (formerly of Dan Melchior's Broke Revue, and curr...
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Serotonin Thieves To release Journey East
posted on December 29, 2008
London based DJ/producer duo Ryan King and Scott Blake are collectively known as ‘Serotonin Thieves’. Producing electronic house music together for the past 6 years, the duo has recently launched their own record label, Steal the Love Records. Ser...
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Kinky To release Barracuda
posted on December 28, 2008
Latin electronic rockers KINKY will bring their raucous live shows back to the US for a 15-city trek in support of the upcoming release of their fourth studio album, BARRACUDA. The tour will begin in San Francisco on February 21 and wrap in Chicago o...
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Ryan Leslie To release Ryan Leslie
posted on December 28, 2008
“They try to put me in a box—it’s impossible!” Ryan Leslie proclaims as he opens his Top 40 R&B hit “Diamond Girl,” the hit debut single from his highly anticipated self-titled U.S. debut. It’s impossible to imagine a box expansive enough to contain ...
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Gin Wigmore To release Extended Play
posted on December 28, 2008
Gin Wigmore is a distinctive singer/songwriter, whose sound is driven by a startling voice; her delivery succinctly described by a critic as ‘whiskey and dry’ and whose self-penned songs provide a refreshing new take on life as a ’20-something’ and y...
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Kylie Minogue To release Boombox The Remix
posted on December 27, 2008
International pop icon Kylie Minogue will continue to rule the dancefloor with the release of a brand-new collection of remixes of her classic songs, entitled Boombox The Remix Album 2000-2008, on January 27th on Astralwerk Records. The collection fe...
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Fiction Family To release Fiction Family
posted on December 27, 2008
Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek and Jon Foreman of Switchfoot have joined forces on an exciting new collaboration called Fiction Family. Their self-titled debut album will be released on January 20 via ATO Records. Fiction Family will kick off a 21-date...
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Tyrone Wells To release Remain
posted on December 27, 2008
Tyrone Wells has delivered an epic pop/rock album with his second major label effort, Remain. Pursuing a more collaborative process and having added a more lush production to his singer- songwriter roots, the new album proves to be a great showcase ...
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Auditory Canvas To release Earth EP
posted on December 27, 2008
Lush, intricate melodies, fused with glitched breaks and percussion describe this new release from Auditory Canvas. Each track is inspired by the state of our planet, with some tracks containing excerpts from a talk given by Severn Cullis-Suzuki on o...
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Ladyfinger To release Dusk
posted on December 26, 2008
At a time when the world’s two biggest rock bands have released their long-awaited, return to form albums and the last few years have seen some of the best shows being performed by bands who originally formed 20 years ago, Ladyfinger (ne) could not h...
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Thirstin Howl 3rd To release Polo Rican Movie
posted on December 26, 2008
The original polo-rican Thirstin Howl The 3rd has been hard at work on a variety of projects and endless list of songs. He has just released his latest single, “I’m Living,” with his flawless choppy rhyme-flow over a bright jazzy banging beat. This t...
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A-Alikes To release Us Against Them
posted on December 26, 2008
At a time when the economy is sinking, the prison industrial complex is expanding and the music industry is shrinking into a handful of major corporations driven by sales alone, A-Alikes (K & Ness) offers a connection to the streets with a concern fo...
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Mulatto Patriot To release Sonic Visuals
posted on December 26, 2008
Mulatto Patriot, or MP as he is also known, is not what you would typically expect of a hip-hop artist. Hailing from Chicago, IL, MP is a more than just a talented and multi-faceted producer, engineer and entrepreneur. He is an active member in his c...
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Marcio Local To release Adventures in Samba Soul
posted on December 26, 2008
Marcio Local stands at the crossroads of two great traditions in modern Brazilian music, with one foot in samba, the heavily percussive Afro-Brazilian dance music that took its modern form in the early twentieth century, and the other in soul, the Af...
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Youngman To release Who I Be
posted on December 26, 2008
With only one listen to Youngman's debut album you will understand that he is ready to stake his claim on not just the UK R&B scene, but that of the world. The album, WHO I BE, which has been two years in the making sees Youngman calling on artists s...
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A Camp To release Colonia
posted on December 25, 2008
A Camp announce the release of their long awaited sophomore album and US debut Colonia, out April, 28th 2009 on Nettwerk. Originally formed as a Swedish musical duo by The Cardigans front woman/lyricist Nina Persson and Atomic Swing musician Niclas F...
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Jacki-O To release Lil Red Riding Hood
posted on December 25, 2008
Amidst the scores of Hip Hop starlets, independent recording artist Jacki-O is a bonafide standout - an emerging star who disarms her fans with lyrical dexterity, girl-power anthems and unapologetic sexuality. Jacki-O’s sophomore solo album Lil Red R...
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Leathermouth To release XO
posted on December 24, 2008
New Jersey hardcore group Leathermouth have signed to Epitaph Records and will release their debut album January 26th 2009. Leathermouth’S founding members include Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance (this time on vocals) and friend Rob Hughes (guitar)...
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Dollphace To release debut
posted on December 24, 2008
Our relationships define us. They often determine whether we are happy or sad, optimistic or pessimistic. R&B duo Doll Phace understands this reality, especially as it pertains to love. On their forthcoming debut album, Love Tonic, Monica and Juanita...
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Urban Mystic To release GR 3 Old School 2 Nu Skool
posted on December 23, 2008
Recognized simply by the sound of his powerful, raw, spiritual and emotional voice, Urban Mystic will share his thoughts, his soul, and his dreams in his third SoBe Entertainment-released album GR III: Old School 2 Nu Skool on March 31, 2009. The off...
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Madeleine Peyroux To release Bare Bones
posted on December 23, 2008
Smoky voiced singer Madeleine Peyroux’s earthy new album ‘Bare Bones’ will be released March 10, 2009 on Rounder Records. Peyroux — who’s achieved critical notice and sales success with her signature “postmodernist coolness” (LA Times) -- had a hand ...
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Diana Krall To release Quiet Nights
posted on December 23, 2008
Verve Records will release Diana Krall's new album 'Quiet Nights,' on March 31st. The romantic album combines Brazilian and west coast jazz styles and features three recordings of songs by bossa nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim. 'Quiet Nights' reu...
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Audrye Sessions To release self-titled
posted on December 23, 2008
It begins with Ryan Karazija strumming a few chords, then the drums kick in with a healthy thwack. As fans migrate hypnotically toward the stage, Alicia Marie Campbell's bass line dances in and everything locks into place. The soaring vocals and ring...
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Johnny Polygon To release upcoming
posted on December 23, 2008
Do you know where your girlfriend is right now? Probably the same place you left your wallet, with Johnny Polygon? What can you say about Johnny that won’t make a person laugh, cry, sigh or have the cops knocking on your door at 6 in the morning aski...
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The Blakes To release Live Session
posted on December 23, 2008
The Blakes are back with an exclusive iTunes album entitled "Live Session". Record label 'Light in the Attic' have released the album on the streets. If you havenot heard The Blakes yet then listen to Iggy Pop: "Who's this? This shit is good!".
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Gavin Castleton To release Home
posted on December 22, 2008
Gavin Castleton is set to release the digital version of his epic production, HOME: on Friday the 13th of February on Five One Records. The physical version will be available in April. HOME carries you on a focused journey of love (and the footpri...
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Dierks Bentley To release Feel That Fire
posted on December 22, 2008
Country music star Dierks Bentley is naming his highly anticipated fourth studio album FEEL THAT FIRE after the lead single, which is already a Top 10 hit and the fastest rising single of the singer/songwriter's career todate. The album is scheduled ...
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Winter Gloves To release about a girl
posted on December 21, 2008
Let me Drive EP is about seduction and urban lifestyle. It has been recorded with one single microphone in Montreal between a rehearsal studio across the Molson factory and a small apartment. Vincent Chalifour and Charles F mixed the EP letting ambie...
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Asher Roth To release Daily Kush
posted on December 21, 2008
"I got a question/What's a rapper look like?/Is he tan? Is he black, white?/Is he blacked out, high on the crack pipe?/Or more the cats that'll ride on the half pipe?/Don't wanna act like I know about the rap type/'Cause matter of fact, I can't grasp...
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Melanie Fiona To release The Bridge
posted on December 21, 2008
Don’t ask her to define it. Singer/songwriter Melanie Fiona’s debut album The Bridge reveals a sweet push-and-pull between countless elements of herself. At once Canadian and Caribbean, strong and sexy, contemplative and joyous, blending the sounds o...
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Hot Chip To release with Robert Wyatt & Geese
posted on December 21, 2008
Despite their feverish schedule this year which took in numerous side projects, solo records, countless dancefloor-igniting remixes, production duties and, of course relentless touring (which culminated in their triumphal homecoming shows at Brixton ...
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Alaska In Winter To release Holiday
posted on December 21, 2008
Alaska In Winter began when art student, Brandon Bethancourt spent a semester writing and recording music in an isolated cabin on the south coast of Alaska. Upon arrival back in New Mexico, he teamed up with Zach Condon of Beirut, Heather Trost of A ...
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Blvd Benny To release Que Sera Sera
posted on December 21, 2008
Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Blvd Benny, learned his most valuable life lessons. Unfortunately, the death of his older brother led Benny’s parents to move to a “better neighborhood.” This new neighborhood would be in the now infamous, South Jamaica, Q...
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Keyshia Cole To release A Different Me
posted on December 19, 2008
Hugely successful Grammy nominated R&B singer and songwriter KEYSHIA COLE is set to close out 2008 with a bang. Three (3) songs from her second album reached number one (#1) status -- “Let It Go” (w/Missy Elliott and Lil Kim), “I Remember” and “Heav...
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TI To release Paper Trail
posted on December 19, 2008
Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I. has put the finishing touch on his incredible 2008 by hitting #1 on the CHR/Top 40 with the blockbuster single, "Live Your Life (Feat. Rihanna)." The track continues the ATL-based superstar's seemingly endl...
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Plies To release Da REAList
posted on December 19, 2008
"Da REAList," the eagerly awaited new album from recording artist Plies has been released on December 16th -- marking the Fort Myers, Florida-based rap superstar's third full-length release in just under 16 months. The album -- which includes the cur...
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Jazzy To release untitled (interview)
posted on December 18, 2008
In 2009 R'n'B-artist Jazzy will release her, independently released in 2005, untitled album. MusicRemedy had the opportunity to talk with the lovely Jazzy about her album, Christmas, etc... and no, there are no houses on sale in her street ;-). Je...
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Joe Budden To release Padded Room
posted on December 18, 2008
Joe Budden’s self-titled debut album went gold in 2003, earning him a Grammy nomination for best male rap solo performance (“Pump It Up”). Despite his successful debut, Budden’s sophomore album sat on the shelves at Def Jam for nearly four years; a ...
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Asobi Seksu To release Hush
posted on December 18, 2008
While Asobi Seksu's creative core explored music at an early age (lead vocalist/keyboardist Yuki Chikudate got standing ovations at child prodigy recitals when she was just 8; guitarist/vocalist James Hanna bounced between sludgy hardcore and Mogwai-...
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Michael Zapruder To release Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope (interview)
posted on December 17, 2008
A few weeks ago artist Michael Zapruder released his first major album "Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope". MusicRemedy had the opportunity to talk with him about the album, simple and advanced songs, karate chop of love, etc... and no a 'karate chop...
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Case To release The Rose Experience
posted on December 17, 2008
On February 10th, 2009 R'n'B-artist Case will release his fourth album "The Rose Experience". You might remember him from his classic single "Touch Me Tease Me" which was featured on great "Nutty Professor" soundtrack. MusicRemedy had the opportunity...
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40 Glocc To release I Am Legend
posted on December 17, 2008
Infamous/G-Unit recording artist, 40 Glocc is releasing his new mixtape, entitled "I Am Legend" on Dec. 19th, as a free download on ThisIs50.com. "I Am Legend" is released with mixtape pioneers; DJ Whoo Kid and DJ Nik Bean, and features a guest line-...
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India Arie To release Testimony Vol 2 Love and Politics
posted on December 17, 2008
Two-time Grammy award winner and 16-time Grammy nominee INDIA.ARIE returns with her 4th career album, Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics, marking the return of her signature brand of "acoustic soul." Testimony: Vol. 2 was produced by India.Arie, Nove...
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The Tindersticks To release The Hungry Saw
posted on December 17, 2008
Following their reformation and the release of new Constellation album The Hungry Saw in 2008, we are pleased to announce legendary UK band Tindersticks will be bringing their inimitable sound and songcraft to North American stages for the first time...
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Jump Back Jake To release Brooklyn Hustle Memphis Muscle
posted on December 17, 2008
While the name Jump Back Jake is directly aligned with lead singer/ guitarist/ lyricist Jake Rabinbach, the band is no one-man act. Instead, the quartet (and sometimes sextet) prides itself as being a group of players along the lines of the Muscle Sh...
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Coheed and Cambria To release Neverender-Children of the Fence
posted on December 16, 2008
Columbia Records is excited to announce that on March 17, 2009, Coheed and Cambria will release Neverender, The Children of the Fence boxset, a release that is possibly as ambitious as the event itself. Neverender marked the triumphant culmination...
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D Rider To release Mother of Curses
posted on December 15, 2008
D. Rider is a new rock band founded and fronted by guitarist/singer Todd Albert Rittmann. Founding member of U. S. Maple, Singer (both Drag City), and Robert Johnson and the Browns, T. Rittmann is also an occasional member of Cheer-Accident and has p...
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Wild Beasts To release Limbo Panto
posted on December 15, 2008
Limbo, Panto is the debut album by Wild Beasts. A cursory glance at the record’s tracklisting: "Vigil For A Fuddy Duddy," "The Old Dog," "Cheerio Chaps," will quickly inform you of the band’s distinct personality. The title alone gives notice that, l...
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Lenka To release self-titled
posted on December 15, 2008
Epic recording artist Lenka will launch a headlining tour of North America on January 10th in support of her self-titled solo debut, which jumped onto iTunes' Top 10 Albums chart just days after its release this past September and reached the No. 3 s...
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Word Pimpin To release We Dont Need You
posted on December 15, 2008
Bay Area record label E-HUSTL is pleased to announce the release of Word Pimpin 2: We Don't Need You. Following the success of the first Word Pimpin (which featured B-Legit), the new release pairs Keak Da Sneak, heralded as one of the leaders of the ...
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Junkie XL To release Booming Back At You
posted on December 15, 2008
2008 has been an incredible year for JUNKIE XL (aka Tom Holkenborg). Since the release of Booming Back At You (Artwerk Music), his fifth studio album earlier this year, the Venice, CA-based producer, composer and performer has appeared at Ultra Musi...
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Corneille To release Birth of Cornelius
posted on December 14, 2008
“Music has been the place where I could go to hide and forget about the world. I couldn’t make sense of a majority of the things that happened to me, so I used music as a shield. But over time, music has become a vehicle to channel out everything tha...
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Sally Anthony To release Goodbye
posted on December 14, 2008
The media has been overrun lately with stories of YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, etc., and how the Internet has changed the way we communicate with others around the world. Singer-songwriter Sally Anthony has taken this theory to the next level, using t...
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The Virgins To release self-titled
posted on December 14, 2008
Atlantic Recording group The Virgins have announced details of a full-scale touring schedule, set to keep the downtown NYC-based band traveling across North America through March 2009. The dates kick off with a sold-out hometown show at New York C...
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Phantom Band To release Checkmate Savage
posted on December 13, 2008
“Over-population, dwindling natural resources and the yawning void within every one of us caused by society's unnatural social contracts and mass sexual repression means one thing: its checkmate for the human animal.” So say The Phantom Band, with...
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NASA To release Spirit of Apollo
posted on December 13, 2008
N.A.S.A., and their worldwide debut The Spirit of Apollo, is an ongoing creative collaboration between two lifelong music aficionados, Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon, and their friends, friends of friends and musical heroes. While N.A.S.A. stands fo...
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BLK JKS To release Mystery
posted on December 13, 2008
South Africa's BLK JKS have announced to be signed to Secretly Canadian. After an action packed 2008 that found the band playing its first U.S. shows, receiving critical acclaim from the likes of The New York Times, Billboard, The Guardian and Dazed ...
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LeMarvin To release Confusion
posted on December 13, 2008
For all its challenges, growing up in the ‘hood has at least one advantage: you develop a natural resilience to whatever life throws at you. R&B singer LeMarvin Harris can certainly attest to that. The Inglewood, CA native has survived the street lif...
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J Holiday To release Back of My Lac
posted on December 12, 2008
J. Holiday follows up his first Grammy Awards nomination – Best Contemporary R&B Album for his RIAA gold debut Back Of My ’Lac (on the Music Line Group/Capitol Records label), featuring the back-to-back hits “Bed” and “Suffocate” – with the announcem...
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Antony and The Johnsons To release The Crying Light
posted on December 12, 2008
Antony and the Johnsons have revealed the cover art for the forthcoming full-length, The Crying Light. Following a natural progression from the Another World EP, the album art features a 1977 portrait of renowned Butoh dancer, Kazuo Ohno, taken by N...
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Jeffree Star To release Cupcakes Taste Like Violence
posted on December 12, 2008
Jeffree Star, the self-made phenomenon with a flare for the dramatic and an on (and off)-line army of supporters as dedicated as they are diverse makes his musical debut today by way of the EP Cupcakes Taste Like Violence which is available today at ...
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Jane Monheit To release The Lovers The Dreamers and Me
posted on December 11, 2008
“The Lovers, The Dreamers And Me,” Jane Monheit’s eagerly anticipated new CD, is set for release on Concord Records January 20th, 2009. An ode to songwriters past and present whom Monheit greatly admires, “The Lovers, The Dreamers And Me” is a sumptu...
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Luke Temple To release Here We Go Magic
posted on December 11, 2008
To date, Luke Temple has been unconfined by genre. His full-length debut Hold a Match for a Gasoline World presented heartfelt folk tunes and expansive pop numbers filtered through a unique outsider perspective. Last year’s follow-up Snowbeast was an...
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Keak Da Sneak To release Welcome To Scokland
posted on December 11, 2008
This year represents the official return of the Bay Area as the vibrant epicenter of an ever-changing, multi-layered West Coast sound. In the middle of this re-birth is the Bay Area record label E-HUSTL Entertainment and the release of their latest p...
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Buckwild To release Rare Studio Masters
posted on December 11, 2008
While the 80's became the decade that established hip-hop as a musical art form capable of becoming a big influence in American Culture, it was the 90's hip-hop movement that secured hip-hop's stature as a musical force able to attract listeners by t...
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Framing Hanley To release The Moment
posted on December 11, 2008
Lollipop, Lollipop,... No, don't think about Lil Wayne but about Framing Hanley. The band have just re-released their album "The Moment" as a deluxe version. MusicRemedy had the opportunity to talk with Brandon, Nixon, Chris, Luke about their album,...
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RZA To release Afro Samurai The Resurrection
posted on December 10, 2008
Wu Music Group, the new label ran by the administrative mind of Mitchell "Divine" Diggs and the creative force of Wu-Tang Clan's chief architect, "The RZA", will release their second album, Afro Samurai: The Resurrection, on January 27th, 2009. The a...
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Wild Light To release Adult Nights
posted on December 10, 2008
Wild Light win “Outstanding Rock Act of the Year” at the 2008 Boston Music Awards, only furthering the excitement and anticipation for the release of their debut album Adult Nights, out March 3rd, 2009 on StarTime International. Taking place this pa...
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Human Abstract To release Midheaven
posted on December 10, 2008
Los Angeles progressive metal act The Human Abstract, fresh off their tour with Japanese rockers Dir En Grey, will tour the US in January and February with As I Lay Dying, Protest the Hero and My Children My Bride, The tour will be followed by a Euro...
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Jupiter Rising To release The Quiet Hype
posted on December 10, 2008
Producer and beat-boxer Spencer Nezey and vocalist Jessie Payo, collectively known as electropop duo Jupiter Rising, are preparing to release their sophomore album, 'The Quiet Hype,' in March. Songs from their debut album, 'Electropop,' garnered pra...
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Ben Kweller To release Changing Horses
posted on December 10, 2008
ATO Records is excited to announce the release of Ben Kweller's new record on February 3, 2009. The album is his fourth full-length and is called Changing Horses. It was produced by Kweller and recorded mostly in Austin, TX, where he and his family r...
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Black Tide To release Light from Above
posted on December 10, 2008
Armed with a slew of tour dates for 2009, Black Tide are primed to continue to light up crowds across the globe in support of their Interscope Records debut album “Light From Above.” The band will be part of the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour ...
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Gym Class Heroes To release The Quilt
posted on December 10, 2008
Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording group Gym Class Heroes have announced details of their hugely anticipated arena tour alongside Lil Wayne. The dates -- which feature a multi-artist bill that also includes T-Pain, Keyshia Cole, and Keri Hilson -- ...
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Musiq To release ONMYRADIO
posted on December 10, 2008
Atlantic recording artist Musiq Soulchild has announced a range of promotional activities surrounding the release of his eagerly anticipated new album, entitled "ONMYRADIO." The collection -- which follows last year's chart-topping Atlantic label deb...
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Dead Confederate To release Wrecking Ball
posted on December 9, 2008
Singer/guitarist Hardy Morris, bassist Brantley Senn, guitarist Walker Howle, keyboardist John Watkins, and drummer Jason Scarboro first bonded over Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath ("stoner shit," as Morris puts it) when they attended high school togeth...
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50 Cent To release Before I Self Destruct
posted on December 9, 2008
Jay-Z dismissed the notion that we would get The Blueprint 3 this year, and a rep for Interscope Records confirmed that there won't be a new 50 Cent CD under anyone's Christmas tree this year: Before I Self Destruct has been pushed back until 2009. ...
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Romi Lovel To release Rock Ur World
posted on December 9, 2008
After a verse packed with searching and tension that builds to an anguished plateau, "Letting Go," the lead U.S. single from pop-rock singer Romi Lovel's debut album, "Rock Ur World" (due in early 2009 from Rosehip Records), explodes into an exuberan...
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Saving Abel To release self-titled
posted on December 9, 2008
Breakout rock band Saving Abel will Join Seether as openers for Nickelback on their North American tour beginning February 25th in Nashville, TN. Saving Abel's largest outing to date will hit arenas in over 30 cities across the continent. Tickets go ...
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Sam Scarfo To release God Dont Like Ugly (interview)
posted on December 8, 2008
In 2008 rapper Sam Scarfo released a fresh album and an collabo EP. He was the first signed artist to Jay-Z's Def Jam and during the last years he has released a lot of dope underground singles. MusicRemedy had the opportunity to talk with Sam Scarfo...
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Avant To release self-titled
posted on December 8, 2008
Avant’s upcoming self-titled release, AVANT, out December 9th, will mark his 5th career album and his first release on new label, Capitol Records. The lead single from his latest effort “When It Hurts,” continues to climb the charts, recently breaki...
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Chester French To release She Loves Everybody EP
posted on December 8, 2008
In 2008 upcoming duo Chester French released their EP and their album will be released in 2009. They were signed to Pharrell Williams label and their EP includes the great single "She Loves Everybody". MusicRemedy had the opportunity to talk with Che...
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Wideawake To release Something That We Cant Let Go
posted on December 7, 2008
Something We Can’t Let Go Of is WIDEAWAKE’s third studio album. The album contains the song “MAYBE TONIGHT, MAYBE TOMORROW” that has already sold in excess of 15,000 downloads on iTunes via a partnership with the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The song ...
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Fires Of Rome To release You Kingdom You
posted on December 7, 2008
They met in a plane crash! They learned to play in the swamps of Uruguay! Not much is known about the true origins of Fires of Rome but regardless of how it all happened, they have recorded what is sure to be one of next year’s most enthralling and c...
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Syleena Johnson To release Chapter 4 Labor Pains
posted on December 7, 2008
R&B’s best kept secret is finally out. Another chapter in the book of Syleena Johnson has been written. And this time, it’s more than recording an album. After amicably leaving an eight year record deal with Jive Records in 2006 Syleena has launch...
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Tommy Wallach To release Tommy Wallach EP
posted on December 7, 2008
After winning Gather’s “First Tracks” competition in late-April 2008, Los Angeles native Tommy Wallach began recording what would become his first major label debut. His four-song, self-titled EP will be available at all online retailers including i...
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Josiah Leming To release Angels Under Cover
posted on December 7, 2008
In 2008 the talented Josiah Leming has released his album "Angels Under Cover". MusicRemedy had the opportunity to talk with the Josiah about his album, his personal life and childhood, a bit American Idol and a lot more... Jermy Leeuwis (MusicRem...
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Red To release Innocence & Instinct
posted on December 6, 2008
Still riding the momentum of its huge-selling Grammy-nominated debut album End of Silence, Red returns with Innocence & Instinct, a provocative new album forged in a perfect storm of inspiration and catastrophe. From the literary spark of Dante's Inf...
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After Edmund To release Hello
posted on December 6, 2008
Slanted Records’ rock band After Edmund garnered their first GRAMMY® nomination, according to the National Recording Academy of Arts & Sciences, as announced last evening on “GRAMMY® Nominations Concert LIVE! Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night,” aire...
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Daniel Powter To release Under the Radar
posted on December 5, 2008
When Daniel Powter hunkered down in a Los Angeles recording studio with producer Linda Perry earlier this year to make his new album Under the Radar, he had no idea what kind of music would result. “I knew the songs were good,” the former violinist t...
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Flex To release La Evolucion Romantic Style
posted on December 5, 2008
Flex recently announced the release of his upcoming new album titled “La Evolucion Romantic Style,” which will hit U.S. stores nationwide on January 27, 2009. In early 2008, Flex released his first U.S. album “Te Quiero” which landed him a spot on Bi...
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Common To release Universal Mind Control
posted on December 5, 2008
Universal Mind Control, the Common album originally titled Invincible Summer and pegged as a literal summer release, will finally hit stores on December 9th through Geffen. While Santogold's reported appearance hasn't made the cut in a final tracklis...
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B-Real To release Smoke N Mirrors
posted on December 4, 2008
B-Real, a rapper of Mexican and Afro-Cuban heritage, is best known for being the lead rapper in the hip hop group Cypress Hill. Since the group's formation in 1988, the pioneering rap-rock quartet Cypress Hill -- founders B-Real, DJ Muggs, and Sen Do...
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Wafeek To release Artistocrats Mixtape
posted on December 4, 2008
Heavily endorsed by The Smoking Section & hosted by Trackstar The DJ, The Aristocrats is Wafeek's second solo release. The title is twofold in name - an allusion to the mythic dirty joke told and retold by comedians and the subject of a documentary o...
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Novel To release Audiobiography
posted on December 3, 2008
Urban music’s most anticipated and intriguing new artist, Novel, is offering a glimpse into his storied debut The Audiobiography, due out on March 24th, 2009. Last Tuesday, November 25th, he digitally released his EP I Am...(Future Black President). ...
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Funeral Party To release Bootleg EP
posted on December 3, 2008
Funeral Party is a five-piece electro-rock band from Whittier, CA carving their way into the Los Angeles music scene. Described by the LA Times as "a quintet of electro-charged youngsters," Funeral Party have been making a name for themselves durin...
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Peasant To release On The Ground
posted on December 3, 2008
Peasant, the musical alter ego of Damien DeRose, was created when the small town of Doylestown, PA provided him with the seemingly perfect series of experiences to create an entirely new breed of songwriting and musicianship. Having drawn comparis...
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The Submarines To release Honeysuckle Weeks
posted on December 3, 2008
As one excitingly hectic year comes to an end for THE SUBMARINES, another begins. The duo will kick off 2009 with a co-headline tour alongside The Morning Benders. The 23-city trek begins on January 31 in Costa Mesa, CA and ends on March 1 in San Die...
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Black Stone Cherry To release Folklore & Superstition
posted on December 3, 2008
"There is a mystique with folklore and superstition," says Black Stone Cherry drummer John Fred Young. "We're intrigued by and interested in history, roots and heritage, and we incorporate that into the band." The ability to tell compelling stories a...
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The Pretenders To release Break Up The Concrete
posted on December 2, 2008
The Pretenders announced a tour through North American starting January 29 at the Palace Theatre in Albany, NY with the final show taking place on March 14 in Reno, Nevada. The tour is the band's first extensive headlining tour since 2003. The Pr...
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Bullet For My Valentine To release Scream Aim Fire
posted on December 2, 2008
Britain’s metal heroes Bullet For My Valentine will release a deluxe version of their sophomore album, Scream Aim Fire. The limited edition enhanced CD/DVD package will hit stores on December 9, 2008 and includes the original album in its entirety al...
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Christina Aguilera To release A Decade of Hits
posted on December 2, 2008
Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits is the first greatest hits album by pop singer Christina Aguilera. The compilation contains the biggest hits from all of the singer's studio albums released to date: Christina Aguilera (1999), Mi Reflejo (2000),...
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Jamie Foxx To release Intuition
posted on December 2, 2008
Academy Award winner actor and Grammy nominated songster Jamie Foxx will release his J Records sophomore album Intuition on December 16. The first single, “Just Like Me” featuring T.I., will impact multiple radio formats on November 10 and will be av...
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Women To release Women
posted on December 2, 2008
The debut album by Women was recorded over 4 months on ghetto blasters and old tape machines in Chad VanGaalen's basement, an outdoor culvert and a crawl space. Sometimes light and spacious, at other times eerie and dense with an ominous weight, this...
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Matt and Kim To release Grand
posted on December 2, 2008
Matt and Kim have officially announced the release of their amazing new LP, "Grand"!! Recorded over a nine–month period in Matt's childhood bedroom in Vermont, 'Grand' stands to be the duo's most compelling work to date. Matt self–produced the entire...
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88 Keys To release Death of Adam
posted on December 1, 2008
On October 28th producer & rapper 88-Keys has released his original album "Death of Adam" including the hit-single "Stay Up (Viagra)" featuring Kanye West. The album has received good reviews and gained a lot of respect in the HipHop scene. MusicReme...
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Ken Block To release drift
posted on December 1, 2008
Ken Block, whose voice is familiar to many as the lead singer of the band Sister Hazel, will be releasing his debut solo album, “drift,” on December 9th via Rock Ridge Music. “Recording by myself, without the five-man democracy, was both liberating ...
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Age Of Daze To release Hollywood Ending
posted on December 1, 2008
Hollywood Ending, is made up of eight skillfully-crafted, unadulterated rock songs, ranging the gamut from passionate ballad to kickass guitar anthem. And yes, the results are in... 10 out of 10 blind listening sessions have concluded ...there’s no @...
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Anthony Stokes To release Prelude EP
posted on December 1, 2008
The "Prelude" EP is a soulful demo by Anthony Stokes, featuring three songs arranged and produced by the talented singer, songwriter and self-taught pianist. The disc is likely to precede a major release of the opus he has been penning for years. ...