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The Voice’s Prinnie And Mahalia Team Up For Duets Album

Stars of The Voice, Prinnie Stevens and Mahalia Barnes, announce a covers album plus an original and guest spot from Mark Lizotte.

Tagged as: Deisel, Mahalia Barnes, Mark Lizotte, Prinnie Stevens, soul, The Voice

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Questlove Posts His Beastie Boys Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Demo

by Andrew Tijs

Ringleader of The Roots, Questlove, has posted the Beastie Boys mix demo for the R’n’R Hall Of Fame online.

Tagged as: Beastie Boys, demo, Hall of Fame, hip-hop, Questlove, rap, rock and roll, The Roots, tribute

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British India Unveil Cool New Clip And Huge Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Indie-rockers British India deliver a nifty new video for ‘I Can Make You Love Me’ and a national tour.

Tagged as: British India, indie, rock

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Peaches ‘Free Pussy Riot’ Clip Features Lykke Li, Hives, Wayne Kramer

by Andrew Tijs

Agit-prop electroclash Canuck Peaches has written a song for imprisoned Russians Pussy Riot with an all-star clip.

Tagged as: electroclash, JD Samson, Le Tigre, Lykke Li, MC5, Nick Zinner, Peaches, protest, punk, Pussy Riot, The Hives, Wayne Kramer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Hobart’s Asta Wins Triple J Unearthed High 2012

by Andrew Tijs

Hobart singer Asta has been anointed the greatest unsigned act still in high school by triple j.

Tagged as: Asta, electro, Hobart, synth

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Grizzly Bear Perform Live On The Colbert Report

by Music-News.com

Grizzly Bear broke a two year hiatus from performing live to bring their new single ‘Yet Again’ to The Colbert Report last night.

Tagged as: Fun, Grizzly Bear, The Colbert Report, The Flaming Lips

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Brandon Flowers Follows The Killers’ ‘Great Great Songs’

by Music-News.com

Brandon Flowers decided to ignore critics and follow his “great, great songs” when working on new material.

Tagged as: Battle Born, Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Hot Fuss, Jr., Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci, The Killers

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M83 Announces Video Clip Competition

by Andrew Tijs

French synth stars M83 offer £3000 for fans to produce a video for next single ‘Steve McQueen’.

Tagged as: electro, French, M83, synth

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63CD Johnny Cash Box Coming

by Paul Cashmere

A massive 63CD Johnny Cash box set is on the way and even then it won’t include his entire recordings.

Tagged as: Johnny Cash

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Listen: New Beth Orton Single ‘Magpie’

by Andrew Tijs

Haunting UK songstress Beth Orton delivers a new song from her first album in six years.

Tagged as: Beth Orton, folk, singer, trip-hop, UK

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Alicia Keys Names Her New Album From The Studio

by Andrew Tijs

Soulful pop star Alicia Keys has posted from the studio about her next album, and it’s fiery.

Tagged as: Alicia Keys, pop, R&B, soul

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Green Day Release A Behind-The-Scenes Video For ‘Oh Love’

by Andrew Tijs

Platinum punks Green Day have posted a video from the shoot for their new clip ‘Oh Love’.

Tagged as: Green Day, punk, rock

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MNDR Announces Debut Album, Interactive Video

by Andrew Tijs

Vocalist for Mark Ronson’s hit ‘Bang Bang Bang’, MNDR, readies her debut album and an interactive video clip.

Tagged as: electro, interactive, Mark Ronson, MNDR, pop

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Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo Release Single With Frank Turner

by Karen Freedman

Hot on the heels of performing with Frank Turner at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo are releasing a new single, ‘Fields Of June’.

Tagged as: Emily Barker, Emmylou Harris, Frank Turner, Gram Parsons, Kenneth Brannagh, Kylie Minogue, Lee Hazelwood, Nancy Sinatra, Nick Cave

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Gallows Release New Video For ‘Outsider Art’

by Andrew Tijs

In the lead-up to their self-titled album, UK punks Gallows deliver a video for new single ‘Outsider Art’.

Tagged as: Gallows, hardcore, punk, rock, UK

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Indie Supergroup Divine Fits Prepare Debut Album

by Andrew Tijs

Garage synth act Divine Fits, featuring members of Spoon, Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs and New Bomb Turks, deliver their debut.

Tagged as: Divine Fits, fSpoon, garage, Handsome Furs, New Bomb Turks, rock, synth, Wolf Parade

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The Rubens Release ‘My Gun’ Clip Before Their Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Bluesy indie outfit The Rubens deliver an evocative video for ‘My Gun’ before heading off on a big national tour.

Tagged as: blues, indie, rock, soul, The Rubens

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Animal Collective Will Stream Their New Album Online

by Andrew Tijs

Hipster cause celebre Animal Collective announce they’ll stream their new album Centipede Hz next Monday.

Tagged as: Animal Collective, indie, psych, rock

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Bettye LaVette Announces Soulful Folk Covers Album

by Andrew Tijs

Gospel and soul legend Bettye LaVette prepares covers of Black Keys, Tom Waits, Neil Young and Bob Dylan.

Tagged as: Bettye Lavette, Bob Dylan, covers, Gospel, Neil Young, soul, The Black Keys, Tom Waits

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Grinspoon Announce Their Seventh Album ‘Black Rabbits’

by Andrew Tijs

Hard rock champs Grinspoon gear up for their seventh album, named after cockney rhyming slang for ‘bad habits’.

Tagged as: alternative, Grinspoon, hard, rock

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Taylor Swift Announces Her New Album Red

by Andrew Tijs

Country pop princess Taylor Swift has revealed details of her next album, titled Red, in a fan Q&A.

Tagged as: country, pop, Taylor Swift

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Peter Gabriel Reissues 25th Anniversary So Box

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The official announcement won’t be made until later this week of the contents of the So reissue from Peter Gabriel, but we have some of the information from the Amazon listing.

Tagged as: Genesis, Martin Scorsese, Peter Gabriel, So

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Donald Fagen To Release Fourth Solo Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Donald Fagen of Steely Dan has announced that his fourth album, Sunken Condos, will be out on October 16.

Tagged as: Boz Scaggs, Donald Fagen, Isaac Hayes, Michael McDonald, Steely Dan, Sunken Condos

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Mark Wilkinson Announces National Tour And Single Release

by Karen Freedman

Singer/songwriter and busker Mark Wilkinson has just announced a national tour in support of his new single, ‘Benny’s On The Rooftop’ and a brand new acoustic album, Hand Picked.

Tagged as: Benny's On The Rooftop, Hand Picked, Mark Wilkinson

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Illy Talks About His Back-To-Basics New Album

by Andrew Tijs

Melbourne hip-hop upstart Illy tells Noise11 about his back-to-basics, non-pop new album Bring It Back.

Tagged as: Grey Ghost, hip-hop, Illy, interview, Mantra, Melbourne, Pez, rap, Reason, Thundamentals

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Tony Bennett Reveals Snippet Of Maria Gadú Duet

by Andrew Tijs

Living legend Tony Bennett has posted a clip from his Viva Latin duet with Brazilian songstress Maria Gadú.

Tagged as: Gloria Estefan, jazz, Juan Luis Guerra, Latin, Marc Anthony, Maria Gadú, Roberto Carlos, Romeo Santos, Thalia, Tony Bennett, Vicente Fernandez, Viva Latin

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Olympics Closing Ceremony Soundtrack Already Released

by Paul Cashmere

Just hours after the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony Universal Music has released the soundtrack album.

Tagged as: closing ceremony, Ed Sheeran, Olympic Games, Queen, The Who

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Gotye Reassembles Scores Of YouTube Covers

by Andrew Tijs

Chart-topping sensation Gotye adds to the litany of ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ covers with a massive mash-up.

Tagged as: Gotye, mash-up, pop, Somebody That I Used To Know

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Timomatic Announces Promo Tour For His Self-Titled Debut

by Andrew Tijs

R&B-dance sensation Timomatic delivers his self-titled debut album via promo shows around the nation.

Tagged as: dance, pop, R&B, Timomatic

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New Aaliyah Album Will Feature Drake, Missy Elliott, Timbaland

by Andrew Tijs

Rapper Drake and Aaliyah’s cousin have spoken about the posthumous album they are producing for the late R&B star.

Tagged as: Aaliyah, Drake, hip-hop, Missy Elliott, new album, R&B, rap, Timbaland

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