As the music world knows, Joey Ramone, may he rest in peace, left behind a legacy as one of the pioneers of Punk music, who put out quality solo material along with fronting The Ramones, of course. We lost Ramone to lymphoma in 2001, but now in 2012 we can expect to hear unreleased...
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Nneka Shines in new “Shining Star” Music Video: Nneka has just released the latest music video for her track “Shining Star”. Nneka is a Nigerian-German singer/songwriter that continues to impress music lovers and djs with each new track. The track is from her upcoming LP “Soul Is Heavy” which drops this month and...
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Santigold “Disparate Youth” Animated Video: See the new video from the upcoming “Master Of My Own Make Believe” LP: Santigold released a new video for her song “Disparate Youth”. The video is animated and features a touch of illustrative visual stylings that mainly uses the song cover art. The song is a combination of...
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YACTH Takes Time Off From Touring To Drop “Shangri-La” Video: YACHT (Young Americans Challenging Higher Technology) took some time off from touring to create a brand new video from the title track to their new album Shangri-La. The new video premiered on the LA Times website and its about a perfect day in YACHT’s newly-adopted hometown...
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Missing the punk of your youth? Fear not, because you can meet Blink-182 “At The Rock Show” this season and stay “Up All Night”. The tour dates are listed below, so mark your calendars and tweet your excitement @CollegeDJ and @AltMusicWorld Full tour dates for Blink-182′s 20th Anniversary Tour 2012: May 15 – Rochester, NY...
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Alabama Shakes will tour this spring The band will tour (most of) the globe in support of their upcoming album. Now is the time to start paying attention to Alabama Shakes if you haven’t been already. On the verge of releasing their first album, Boys and Girls on April 10, the band will kick...
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Mumford and Sons almost done recording second album No title or release date yet, though. So, Mumford and Sons fans, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that the British folksters are “in the final stages” of recording their second album, and are feeling confident that the record will hit...
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It has just been announced that legendary songwriter, Carly Simon, will receive the ASCAP Founders Award at a special ceremony to be held on April 18th. ASCAP president and chairman Paul Williams comments: “Carly Simon has always poured her heart and soul into her songwriting, and in the process she has helped re-write the...
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Sister Crayon covers Bill Withers, The Beatles, others on new EP The best part? It’s freakin’ FREE. Sister Crayon is no stranger to covers, providing a sweet version of David Bowie‘s The Bewlay Brothers for a collection of Bowie covers entitled We Were So Turned On (which I highly recommend, by the way.) The...
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Bonnaroo announces official 2012 lineup Don’t worry. This one’s real. After the supposed leak of Bonnaroo‘s full lineup a couple of days ago, the summer music festival has announced its official lineup. Surprisingly, the lineup is very similar to the rumored lineup unearthed earlier, but where the rumored lineup featured Prince, the official schedule...
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