Thursday 29 September 2016

Cobi premieres highly anticipated new track "Prophet Story"



While singing the blues in smokey bars throughout Northern Minnesota, 12‐year‐old Cobi always had a vision of touring the world. He was eight years old when a family friend first taught him a few basic chords on the guitar. With money earned from mowing lawns, Cobi soon bought an electric guitar and began teaching himself to play his new instrument by ear, relaying heavily on his Godfather’s extensive eclectic music collection.

Cobi went on to team up with five other musicians in Boston to form the group Gentleman Hall, a synth heavy alternative rock band who would later sign with Island Def Jam Records. With local radio play and multiple TV syncs, the band performed at the Billboard Music Awards and were named "Best Breakout Boston Artist” at the MTV VMAs.

Cobi left Gentleman Hall in 2014 and moved to Los Angeles to follow his heart and desire to play his soulful style of rock and folk. In 2016 Cobi toured as a guest vocalist for the electronic act Above and Beyond performing at iconic venues including Royal Albert Music Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, the Sydney Opera House, the Greek Theater and more.

Cobi's debut single was released on May 6th 2016. As powerful of a song as they come, ‘Don’t You Cry For Me’ caught the ear of industry veteran Lyor Cohen who immediately signed Cobi to his new label 300 Entertainment (alongside Grammy nominated artists Fetty Wap and Highly Suspect).

The track features a seventies vibe with a piano and moog under Cobi’s soaring vocals complimented by his layered backing vocals. The track reached #1 on Spotify’s Most Viral Chart (World) and has surpassed 12 Million streams to date.

Cobi is currently on tour with his band, performing at venues and music festivals throughout the US and Canada. He’s set to tour alongside Boy & Bear October 2016.

ZARDONIC Premieres Internationally Filmed Live Footage "Pure Power" Lyric Video On Huffington Post



Internationally renown Electronic Music Producer ZARDONIC has released his compelling, live footage lyric video for "Pure Power" off of his 2015 Chart Topping Album Antihero, out now on eOne Entertainment. Originally premiered with a Q&A on Huffington Post, "Pure Power" offers fans a view of the Masked Bass Phenom's live experience from shows all over the world while inviting them to also understand the music and motivations of the enigmatic solo artist.



ZARDONIC will also be performing at the legendary, sold out Loud Park Festival at Saitama Super Arena in Chūō-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan on October 8, 2016. The first and only Electronic Producer invited to the massive metal head event, Zardonic will be performing alongside such legendary bands as Scorpions, Queensrÿche, Sixx:A.M., Dokken, Exodus, Rage, and Whitesnake, as well as mega rockers Shine Down, Children Of Bodom, and Lacuna Coil.

TENGGER CAVALRY Reissues Early Albums with Updated Compositions



Global Music Award-winning Nomadic Mongolian folk metal group TENGGER CAVALRY recently reissued two of their earlier albums originally released in 2013 and 2014, re-composed and instrumented. 2013's The Expedition was reissued as Cavalry In Thousands, and 2014's Ancient Call was reissed as Hymn Of The Earth. Both albums are available via Bandcamp now.

Order here: tenggercavalry.bandcamp.com/album/cavalry-in-thousands" | tenggercavalry.bandcamp.com/album/hymn-of-the-earth.

Each reissue features brand new melody compositions, vocal lines and re-recorded guitars. TENGGER CAVALRY frontman Nature Ganganbaigal states, "It has been years since I recorded the original versions of these reissue records. My life has changed a lot since then, and musically, I've changed too. I wanted to embrace more of the traditional music roots. I felt the original songs that I wrote years ago had the potential to be modified and improved, so I transformed the texture and melody, replacing death growling with throat singing, etc. The reissues represent the taste and status of this present moment of my life - my experiences, my emotions - bound with grassland."

TENGGER CAVALRY is currently on a headline tour of North America!

Remaining TENGGER CAVALRY 2016 Fall Headline Dates w/ INCITE: 9/29 - Oakland, CA @ Opera House 9/30 - Portland, OR @ Ash Street Saloon 10/1 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater 10/2 - Bellingham, WA @ Shakedown 10/3 - Seattle, WA @ Crocodile 10/5 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro 10/6 - Denver, CO @ 3 Kings Tavern 10/7 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room 10/8 - Champaign, IL @ Hi Drive 10/9 - Chicago, IL @ Reggies 10/10 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe 10/11 - Detroit, MI @ Smalls 10/12 - Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck 10/13 - Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks 10/14 - Montreal, QC @ Foufounes 10/15 - Revere, MA @ Sammy's Patio

TENGGER CAVALRY recently released their new Mountain Side EP. Mountain Side EP features re-orchestrated versions of popular tracks, as well as completely new music accented by acoustic, instrumental and remix versions. The EP also features bonus live tracks and folk recordings. TENGGER CAVALRY was recently awarded a Bronze Medal for the EP title track "Mountain Side" as part of the Global Music Awards.

A fully acoustic version of their most recent full-length release, Blood Sacrifice Shaman, is also available now. Make sure to also check out the band's official guitar tab book, featuring guitar tabs of band's most popular songs such as "War Horse", "Horseman" and "Hymn of the Earth". Get your copy now via Amazon, or download digitally via iTunes.

About TENGGER CAVALRY: Nature Ganganbaigal and TENGGER CAVALRY have been turning heads in the music world since the band's inception in 2010. In 2014, Ganganbaigal released his Mongolian New Age album To Where Tengger Leads Me. The album won a bronze medal from Global Music Awards and a nomination from Hollywood Music in Media Awards. In 2015, Nature moved to New York City from China and re-located the band with brand new American members.

TENGGER CAVALRY blends the nomadic music tradition of Central Asia with heavy metal music, creating the unique music genre mentioned above, Mongolian folk metal. Nature Ganganbaigal performs multiple Mongolian nomadic instruments including Mongolian horse-head fiddle Morin Khuur, Mongolian flute, Tibetan horn, Mongolian guitar (Tovshuur) and other instruments native to the region. He is also able to sing using the ancient Mongolian singing tradition of Khoomei, also known as throat singing or overtone singing. After the release of four studio albums in Europe and United States, TENGGER CAVALRY has become known as one of the most unique, innovative and exciting metal bands in Asia.

Wednesday 28 September 2016

CYBER TRACKS Sign California Punk-Rock Band PULLEY



Los Angeles-based record label CYBER TRACKS has announced the signing of legendary punk-rock band PULLEY to its roster. 2016 marks the band’s 20-year anniversary as a group.

"We couldn't have found a better home,” lead singer Scott Radinsky explains. “Friends who appreciate the music and genuinely support us as a band, why put out music with anyone else?" “Pulley is such a talented band. I never dreamed I would have the pleasure of working with them,” explains Cyber Tracks co-owner Jen Abeyta, excitedly. “I'm stoked to be part of their upcoming album on their 20th anniversary,” says Aaron (El Hefe) Abeyta about their upcoming album (details TBA). “The coolest part about signing Pulley is that they are very easy to work with, they have great attitudes, and they are very appreciative.”

In addition to the signing to Cyber Tracks, Pulley is announcing that they will be heading out on a handful of dates around California, stopping by cities like San Diego and Long Beach (dates below).

Pulley is Scott Radinsky (Vocals), Mike Harder (Guitar), Jim Blowers (Guitar), Tyler Rebbe (Bass), and Chris Dalley (Drums).

Pulley Tour Dates: November 4th - Maui Sugar Mill Saloon (Tarzana, CA) December 2nd - Alex's Bar (Long Beach, CA) December 10th - Brick by Brick (San Diego, CA) December 17th - The Karman Bar (San Clemente, CA)

Tuesday 27 September 2016

Last Great Dreamers unveil brand new video 'Oblivion Kids'



Last Great Dreamers unveil the brand new video for Oblivion Kids, three minutes of sonic power-pop mayhem. The anthemic Oblivion Kids opens their new album Transmissions From Oblivion released on September 30th through the bands independent label Ray Records.

Last Great Dreamers wrote Oblivion Kids from the “perspective of a loner, someone who wants to be part of something with the need to belong. Their imagination is free but they’re restricted by social or emotional boundaries. The desire for that buzz that is just out of reach.” “For the video we came up with a rough storyboard & used some aspiring child actors & a wrestler, then taking inspiration from what was available to us & our own dark humour we just kind of let them loose with some guitars and various outfits & wigs and left the camera rolling. We think the end result captures the essence of youth & the general vibe of the song!”

Transmissions From Oblivion is the Last Great Dreamers first brand new album since they reformed and they’ve turned up the dials to deliver an album chock-full of trademark hook-laden anthems. Spirited, diverse and occasionally dark, it promises to be one of the most talked about albums of the year. To celebrate the release of Transmissions From Oblivion the Last Great Dreamers take their rocket fuelled power pop on the road for 12 headline dates, including London’s Nambucca on September 30th ,where they “will be playing quite a few tracks from the new album as well as old favourites & trying to pick a few songs from the last two albums that we haven’t played live that much over the last few tours”.

Transmissions From Oblivion is an energetic yet sensitive album that celebrates music and storytelling with14 finely crafted songs overflowing with rock’n’roll attitude, emotion and glamour. The recording of the album was an “incredibly organic and yet cathartic process”, working with producer Tony Harris the band have created an aural treat. With no calculated image or reliance on nostalgia Last Great Dreamers instead have honestly created an album that is full of romantic bravado and the perfect manifestation of their immutable wit, sadness, quiet anger and charm.

The opening power pop anthem and new single Oblivion Kids sets the tone as the flamboyant yet urgent album takes the listener through 14 heartfelt songs. Including the previous singles Glitterball Apocalypse, which documents the tragedies of rock n roll and the raucous Dope School, plus the best 2 minute pop/punk song the Buzzcocks never wrote The Way We Collide, before this quintessentially English album concludes with the punktastic clarion call Turn It Up. There’s something indefinable about Transmissions From Oblivion but very special that makes it irresistible & despite being under the radar, Last Great Dreamers are possibly one of the most essential British rock bands of recent times. This stunning new album has the potential to lift the band above cult status to a much wider audience!

Last Great Dreamers with their distinctly British take on power-pop are the antithesis of grunge and the best band you’ve probably never heard. They built a formidable live reputation in the mid 90’s with their shimmering glam style. Their debut album Retrosexual, a love letter to the early '70s glam scene, caught the attention of Kerrang! magazine, resulting in an awards nomination for 'best new band’ before tragedy and disillusionment forced the band to call it a day. In 2014 they staged a fabulous comeback releasing an album of rarities, the critically acclaimed ‘Crash Landing In Teenage Heaven’ and have since toured with Runaway’s singer Cherie Currie in 2015 & this year opened for bands such as the Darkness, Terrorvision, Hey Hello & Tigertailz and released 2 brand new singles ‘Dope School’, & 'Glitterball Apocalypse’ both achieving no.1 status on the TBFM radio network charts.

In Transmissions From Oblivion, Last Great Dreamers have created a truly honest & personal album: their first set of new songs since their resurrection is highly melodic & full of emotion; with power, sensitivity & poetry, its catchy hooks, light & shade & rock n roll attitude ‘kicks like a mule’ - a rare commodity in today’s world.

Catch the Last Great Dreamers on tour as they guarantee Rock’n’Roll mayhem! Last Great Dreamers UK Tour:

September: 29th Bolton Bar Metro 30th London Nambucca (Some Weird Sin Club)

October: 1st Wolverhamton Slade Rooms (with StopStop ) 2nd Norwich B2 6th Newcastle Trillions 7th Edinburgh Bannermans 8th Wakefield Snooty Fox 9th Sutton In Ashfeld Diamond 12th Oxford Wheatsheaf 13th Nottingham Tap N Tumbler 14th Abertillery Dolls House 15th Wellington Beambridge

Monday 26 September 2016

OCEANS OF SLUMBER – European tour supporting Ne Obliviscaris kicking off soon!



On September 29th, OCEANS OF SLUMBER joins the "Spinning Wheel Ritual" tour featuring ENSLAVED. Tour dates will also include two Euroblast Festival appearances (feat. Intronaut, Port Noir and more) in addition to select show dates with Ne Obliviscaris. Tour dates below, and even more OCEANS OF SLUMBER announcements to come!

OCEANS OF SLUMBER live: 29.09.2016 Aarau (Switzerland) - KiFF (with Enslaved) 30.09.2016 Stuttgart (Germany) - Club Cann (with Enslaved) 01.10.2016 Cologne (Germany) - Euroblast Festival (with Intronaut, Port Noir and more) 02.10.2016 Cologne (Germany) - Euroblast Festival (with Intronaut, Port Noir and more) 03.10.2016 London (UK) - The Dome (with Ne Obliviscaris) 04.10.2016 Oxford (UK) - O2 Academy 2 (with Ne Obliviscaris) 05.10.2016 Liverpool (UK) - Arts Club (with Ne Obliviscaris) 06.10.2016 Glasgow (UK) - O2 ABC2 (with Ne Obliviscaris) 07.10.2016 Manchester (UK) - Rebellion (with Ne Obliviscaris) 09.10.2016 Dublin (Ireland) - On The Rox (with Ne Obliviscaris) 15.10.2016 Berlin (Germany) - Bi Nuu (with Enslaved) 16.10.2016 Warsaw (Poland) - Progresja (with Enslaved) 17.10.2016 Wroclaw (Poland) - Firlej (with Enslaved) 18.10.2016 Prague (Czech Republic) - Nova Chelmnice (with Enslaved) 19.10.2016 Munich (Germany) - Backstage (with Enslaved) 20.10.2016 Vienna (Austria) - Szene (with Enslaved) 22.10.2016 Brasov (Romania) - Club Rockstadt (with Enslaved) 24.10.2016 Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Kino Siska (with Enslaved) 26.10.2016 Ravenna (Italy) - Bronson (with Enslaved) 27.10.2016 Rome (Italy) - Traffic (with Enslaved) 28.10.2016 Brescia (Italy) - Circolo Colony (with Enslaved) 29.10.2016 Pennes Mirabeau (France) - Jas'rod (with Enslaved) 02.11.2016 Toulouse (France) - Metronum (with Enslaved) 03.11.2016 Rennes (France) - Antipode (with Enslaved) 04.11.2016 Paris (France) - Divan du Monde (with Enslaved) 05.11.2016 Leeds (UK) - Damnation Festival 09.11.2016 Hannover (Germany) - Musikzentrum (with Enslaved) 10.11.2016 Dresden (Germany) - Beatpol (with Enslaved)

Sunday 25 September 2016

SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE ‘CRYSTALLISE’



Following the release of new album Familia, Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced she will release her new single Crystallise on October 28th, via EBGB’s/Red Essential. She has also announced a UK 2017 tour, tickets for which will go on sale this Friday at midday.

Familia, which was released last week charting at #12, is Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s sixth studio album and follows her #4 charting and silver certified album Wanderlust, which marked a critically acclaimed change in musical direction for Sophie. Following suit with her last record, Familia was also co-written, produced and arranged by acclaimed singer-songwriter and good friend Ed Harcourt and was recorded in London with a close-knit group of musician friends.

Discussing her new album as “the bolshier, more extrovert little sister to Wanderlust”, Familia was introduced by the Radio 2 A-List track "Come With Us," which is an instant disco-pop anthem. Second single "Crystallise" offers a different glimpse into Familia and is a romantic track that opens with a soft tempo before building into an impactful string-laden, emotive chorus. Sophie says:

“Everyone has the potential to fall in love and "Crystallise" is about how easy it is to realize it if you let yourself. The ability to love has been there since the day you were born.”

Familia features 11-tracks, which continue to showcase Sophie’s newfound lyrical and musical maturity, from the beautiful and emotive Unrequited to the synth-laded ballad Death Of Love and the alt-pop buoyant opener Wild Forever.

After a busy live circuit around Wanderlust with packed out festival performances and sold out headline tours, which garnered a host of rave live reviews, Sophie launched Familia with a one-off intimate London show at Bush Hall last week. She has now announced a UK tour in February and March 2017, kicking off in Norwich on February 16 and culminating at London’s Koko on March 1st.