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LOS ANGELES - Renman Music & Business, the music industry mentoring website founded by longtime industry veteran Steve Rennie (aka "Renman"), will broadcast the next episode of its Renman Live web show next Wednesday, February 4 with special guest, Executive Vice President/General Manager, West Coast for Republic Records, Tom Mackay. The show will air live starting at 10:00 a.m. PST / 1:00 p.m. EST on the Renman MB YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/renmanmb. A teaser video for the episode can be seen online at: http://youtu.be/367aEugeImM. Head over to Renman Music & Business at: http://www.renmanmb.com/live/renman-live-w-ar-exec-tom-mackay for more info.

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One of the most popular and enduring British rock bands of the last 25 years, with 18 Top 40 singles in the UK and a string of gold and platinum albums around the world, Thunder have just announced a series of new live shows. 

The rapper known as Hobo the Ghetto Bastard has released his latest hip-hop album, “Hobo Funk the Great Hip Hop Depression.” The album comprises nine original tracks and has been published on the Swamp Street Records Inc. music label. With heavy doses of funk and rap in equal measure, “Hobo Funk the Great Hip Hop Depression” stands as evidence that the West Coast sound will keep booming, so long as hip-hop heroes like Hobo the Ghetto Bastard keep cutting titanic records like this one.

 

 

The singer and songwriter of soul music known as Niall MacMahon has released his latest official single, “Sold Out on Love.” The track has been proudly published on the Mosa Records independent music label, which has been home to such artists as the Vandal, Ray Morrison, Germaine Johnson, and South East Side. A blend of blues, rock and soul played way down deep in the groove, “Sold Out on Love” by Niall MacMahon is the latest example of Europe's part in the continuing blues tradition.

 

Bali Lau Entertainment Media herald the release of the first new single of 2015 from the RnD Twinz of Cape Town, South Africa.

Garage and House producer Jeremy Sylvester and Leanne Brown have teamed up and it comes with 10 tasty Garage and House remixes!

Moho Productions, LLC, Moho Music, ASCAP and Growlyman Endeavors, ASCAP announce the world-wide release of the debut EP from the indie rock group Mirage Box entitled CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE, February 1, 2015 on CDBaby.com and iTunes.

Award-winning bluesy artist with a siren’s voice, Norine Braun has released, The Norine Braun Chronicles: Journal of a Grassroots Musician. The documentary is an entertaining and engaging look at "life on the road" for a working musician.

After his compilation "Cycles 6" hit the Top 5 on both the Techno and Trance charts on Beatport, Max Graham is ready to bring his ever-evolving underground sound to the streets. Hitting the road at the end of January and going well into April, the #CyclesTour2015 will showcase Max in over 20 cities across North America. Many of these dates will feature Max's epic Open-to-Close sets, where fans will witness his unique fusion of techno and progressive with melody and emotion.

EMERGING POP SONGSTRESS ANNIE BANY JOINS

FELLOW INDIE ARTISTS TO HEADLINE ‘STUPID CUPID – A BITTERSWEET BASH’ ON VALENTINE’S DAY AT

12^TH & PORTER IN NASHVILLE- AN ICONIC LANDMARK SET TO CLOSE AT FEBRUARY’S END

 

NORWAY - Mysticum has launched a music video for the track "The Ether," taken from its widely acclaimed 2014 return, Planet Satan. In the true spirit of Mysticum, do not expect the typical kind of video, but instead a dark and cosmic trip - a powerful glimpse into the all-conquering Mysticum universe. Stream "The Ether" on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSrLP6AH2KA&;feature=youtu.be and Vimeo at: https://vimeo.com/117192906.

 

AWOLNATION recently completed an official music video for 'Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)' that can now be viewed online at http://youtu.be/i2PsXT88UeU. The band will be playing live in London at the Electric Ballroom on April 1st as part of a short European tour this spring, with an extensive U.S. summer tour to be announced shortly, including a stop at this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. A current itinerary is listed below.
 

Nordic Giants release their debut album A Séance Of Dark Delusions through Kscope on April 6^th. The elusive duo Loki and Roka bring their beautifully apocalyptic soundscapes alive in a rich project exploring the deep breadths of sonic and visual art.

PORTLAND - Acclaimed baritone/soprano husband and wife duo Beth Donnelly and Doug Feller are celebrating Valentine's Day in style this year, sharing "From Our Hearts To Yours, A Valentine Collection of Songs"from the opera, operetta and Broadway stage at Classic Pianos Recital Hallin their hometown of Portland, Oregon.

 

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LOS ANGELES - Proving that contemporary urban jazz is all about the groove these days, funk-driven emerging indie artist Mitchell Coleman, Jr. (www.mitchellcolemanjr.com) is creating the instrumental sound of 2015.

NASHVILLE, TENN., USA The winners of the SongDoor 2014 International Songwriting Competition have been announced: the Grand Award has gone to Hudson Henry of Los Angeles, California for this song, "Addicted," which also won the Hard Rock/Alt-Rock category. Entries were received from 21 countries on four continents. All of the winning songs can be heard at http://songdoor.com.

SWEDEN - Swedish heavy metal quintet, Lancer, has announced an April 10 release date for its sophomore album, Second Storm, to be released on Despotz Records. The band has teamed up with Revolver to launch a music video for the first single, "Masters and Crowns," streaming exclusively at: http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=69646.

Avenue One is a new collaboration between two established producers in the progressive trance scene, but for now their identities remain anonymous. They've been subtly releasing work over the past year, including their remixes of Aly & Fila's "For All Time" featuring Jaren and Matt Cerf and Ost & Meyer featuring Fenja "Like We Love," so a fan with a keen ear could solve the puzzle. On February 9, the enigmatic duo releases their first original track together, "In Your Arms," on Enhanced Progressive and is one step closer to revealing their names.

 

“I didn’t know it was being recorded” says BP Fallon about his new album ‘Live In Texas’. “That’s maybe why it has such a great vibe”. It goes like this ~ Jack White comes up to BP Fallon in a club in New York and says “Would you like to come down to Nashville and make a record?” Of course BP says yes, having never made a record in his life. Well, you would, wouldn’t you? Oh, BP had done the odd bit of music-making ~ playing tom toms with Led Zeppelin live during ‘Whole Lotta Love’ a few times, congas now and again with Marc Bolan & T.Rex, harmonica and vocals on the classic album ‘So Alone’ by New York Dolls subterranean star Johnny Thunders, among the backing singers on U2’s ‘Pride (In The Name Of Love)’ record, miming bass guitar with John Lennon on TV for Lennon’s ‘Instant Karma’ single. Wild, really.