
Elaine Palmer Returns With New Single/Video And UK Dates
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UK hard rockers The Raven Age have dropped a new track, entitled 'The Day The World Stood Still,' ahead of the release of their second album which is out next month. The new song is the fourth track to be released from the new record, and and captures the essence of the band with soaring vocals, epic guitar solos and hooks which remain catchy despite the song's weighty sound.
Last In Line - the offshoot band formed originally by guitarist Viv Campbell and other members of the original line-up of Dio - have dropped a video for new song 'Blackout The Sun.' The track appears ahead of the band's second full-length record - titled simply 'II' - which arrives on February 22nd via Frontiers SRL.
Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker has released a statement paying tribute to Ted McKenna - the drummer of his 'Michael Schenker Fest' band who sadly passed away last month.
AOR heroes The Michael Thompson Band have returned with a new single Love & Beyond which precedes a full album of the same title due in April. The record will be released on top rock label Frontiers SRL and features a mammoth 18 tracks.
Grammy and Oscar-winning singer/songwriter Melisaa Etheridge will release her new record, The Medicine Show, on April 12th 2019 via Concord Records and Snakefarm Records in the UK. It's the artist's 15th studio album and was recorded with famed producer John Shanks (Bon Jovi, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson). The record is preceded by a UK tour which starts February 18nd in Manchester and comprises 5 dates including a show at London's Indigo O2.
Latvian trio Carnival Youth are back with a brand new release - a double A side single featuring ‘Birthday’ and ‘Phantom Planet’ on 16th March via their own label, Carnival Youth through The Orchard.
Gregory Porter, Jamie Cullum, Katie Melua, Level 42, Sergio Mendes, Abdullah Ibrahim, Curtis Stigers, James Morrison, Nubya Garcia, Swing Out Sister and more to perform at 6-day event in May
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Genre-blending British/Turkish songwriter and producer Gazel has shared an acoustic version of her debut single, ‘Pointing At The Moon’, ahead of her headline show at London’s St Pancras Church later this month.
Fantastic Negrito has shared the video for ‘A Boy Named Andrew’, ahead of Sunday’s 61st annual Grammy Awards, where he will celebrate his second consecutive nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album, after winning the award for his last album The Last Days Of Oakland.
Diving into a lush soundscape of layered sounds, Brooklyn's Semaphore continue to break barreirs as they explore elements of post-rock and IDM (intelligent dance music) with their new single "Pie". An accompanying music video provides a colorful, abstract-oriented visual, creating a hypnotizing, emotive vibe.
The cult melodic rock/AOR heroes Fortune are back with a new studio album. The seeds of Fortune were planted by brothers Richard and Mick Fortune, who came from a family of professional musicians.
Liverpool by way of Ireland producer and singer New Atlas has released his brand new single ‘Lay Low’.
Front Line Assembly are set to release their first album in almost six years on Feb 8th. Having rejoined the group in 2016 in a touring capacity, ‘Wake Up The Coma’ also marks the studio return to FLA of Rhys Fulber, thus reuniting him with founder member Bill Leeb in the duo line-up that has already made so many classic electronic records together.
Band Of Friends - the long running musical memorial to guitar maestro Rory Gallagher which has featured many of the Irishman's former bandmates - have announced that their upcoming UK Tour will go ahead as planned, and will be dedicated to the memory of the group's drummer, Ted McKenna, who sadly and suddenly passed away a few weeks ago. In particular Band Of Friends' show at Oran Mor in McKenna's hometown of Glasgow will be a special tribute to the legendary sticksman.
One of the most talked about idependant record labels in the world today, Golden Robot Records, are celebrating a great start to 2019 with the signing of iconic guitarist Gilby Clarke. The six stringer is best known for his stint in Guns N Roses after replacing Izzy Stradlin during the band's Use Your Illusion era in the early 1990s. Aside from this he has had a sterling career and will release 'The Gospel Truth' - his first solo album in 15 years - via Golden Robot later this year.
Known for melding hip-hop with electro-funk and R&B, Lophiile (Tyler Acord) has made a name for himself globally as a go-to producer for the new generation of breaking artists (Goldlink, H.E.R., Ray Blk), as well as a member of London-based trio Radiant Children, who released their debut EP TRYIN’ in 2018, described by Clash Magazine as “the breath of fresh air that we need” and championed by BBC Radio 1xtra presenter Jamz Supernova.
New Jersey's rock/pop-noir artist Shayfer James released a new EP titled Hope And A Hand Grenade today. A dramatic and diverse mix of captivating tunes, he seamlessly weaves between soft-spoken ballads and uptempo social anthems. Combining dark, poetic lyrics and swaggering melodies, James enamors audiences in an emotional and moving performance.