It feels really good to say that we’re only a week away from a new Sum 41 album, and in anticipation of that, the band just put out a new video for “God Save Us All (Death to POP)”. The video is a compilation of the band’s recent comeback, showing them hit the stage all over the world, including their
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With their debut album, “Be Nothing.” released today on Pure Noise Records, England’s Boston Manor are about to embark on the rollercoaster of their introduction to the world. The Blackpool natives are about to play their first tour of the United States, as well, and we caught up with Henry Cox to talk about the experience: B&E: How would you
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Dare I say, in 2016, we have something uplifting, and it comes by way of St. Paul, Minnesota. With a flip of Bas’ single “My N**** Just Made Bail” that features J. Cole, the duo put their own unique spin on things, bringing a much more peaceful flow. Destiny takes the hook and makes it blend with the guitar-oriented beat
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Raz Simone is quickly on his way to becoming one of the most talented artists that mainstream radio hasn’t heard of yet. While known to do his thing over a beat regardless of BPM, Raz slows it down on his new drop, “All I Think Of”. The track features Raz singing and rapping, and includes a hook that is unforgettable.
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Dance Gavin Dance have announced that their 7th album, “Mothership”, will be out on October 7th via Rise Records. To pair with that news, the band also released the video for single “Young Robot”, which features animation from John Howe. The song is everything that we’ve come to know from Dance Gavin Dance; intricate melodies mixed with screamo angst and
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Every once in a while, a track slips through the cracks with us. In the case of The Other Shapes, who recently released a slew of singles, we overlooked “The Fight”. With a little more tempo than previous tracks, “The Fight” carries all sorts of aggression to it, while still being the same catchy pop rock that we’ve come to
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Regardless of sexual orientation, PWR BTTM’s latest single “I Wanna Boi” is a well-crafted, catchy pop tune with a punk rock edge to it. The band is currently in the studio working on their second album, to be released by Polyvinyl Records in 2017, but still made time to release the video for this track. Filmed by Anneliese Cooper, the
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Let’s face it, Lil’ Wayne’s birthday should practically be a national holiday. Across the country, there were various tributes to Weezy, and Milwaukee’s LeanBeatz celebrated the occasion by dropping a new track entitled “In The Back”. The hook to the track is based off of Wayne’s lyrics, and the beat is so spaced out you’d think Weezy came straight from
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The buzz surrounding Wave Chapelle is real, and it’s only getting bigger. Wave’s latest drop is “Don’t See Em”, which he put out before the end of last week. The track features national acts Coldway and K Camp, and has some major radio appeal to it. K Camp and Wave put their all into the verses, and Coldway brings it
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The NiceFM roster is back, offering up their latest mix, “Comp2Cruise”. The electronic label has a host of talented artists, and many of them are on display here, in a 40-minute release that intertwines them all. Tracks from Ipaghost, Forth Child, Echo Island, DASHCAM, Luxi, Michael Vintage, Hot Science, Plaid Hawaii, Martiln, and Laguna all make the cut, and it
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Today we’re thrilled to premiere the first solo track from Raze in over five years, “The Struggle Is Real”. While some time may have passed between releases, Raze’s signature sound has remained consistent to his previous releases. From a production standpoint, Raze’s work has continually improved since the House of M’s “The Alternate Reality Of” album, and that trend continues
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Whether it’s the lyrics or the music, sometimes one song isn’t enough to tell it’s story. A sequel may appear on the same album while other times you have to wait years to see one. With that being said, here are five awesome song sequels. The Unforgiven II – Metallica This one is one of the prime examples of
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Ah, the 90’s. It’s a time that we’ll sadly never get back, but Portland’s Risley decide to time travel in their new video for “Time Was Slow”. The video, directed by Tony Schilling, accurately captures the combination of grit and innocence of the decade, all set to a dreamy indie pop offering from the band. “Time Was Slow” is from
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The Pacific Northwest hip hop scene is something of wonder. The combination of backpack rap and creative visuals is something that is sorely needed in the hip hop world today. To say it’s slept on is an understatement. Luckily, artists like Jake Kost are making incredibly creative music that is bucking the current trends in hip hop, and the look
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California quartet The Only Ocean’s latest single, “So Shy So High” is simply an glistening indie dream. With elements of psych and pop mixed in, the band’s second single from their upcoming “Too” EP is a mellow track perfect for almost any setting. This track is definitely radio ready, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it finds its way into
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IshDARR has already done a lot by the age of 20. He’s managed to tour the world, work with some impressive names, and now he’s on the verge of dropping his next project, “Broken Hearts and Bankrolls”. Before that, though, he hit 10,000 Twitter followers, and in celebration, dropped a new track produced by Esta, “Mucho Mango”. No word on
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On his latest single, Milwaukee’s iKhaan just needs a minute, or maybe a little over three, to state his case as to why he deserves a bigger buzz within the city. The track, produced by Mike Regal, keeps a very laid-back, relaxed motif about it, while iKhaan uses that canvas to talk smooth to the ladies. What’s the most captivating
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Bad Grades, the punk project of Call Me Lightning’s Nathan Lilley and Shane Hochstetler, is finally on Bandcamp, and along with that, they’ve released a single for free download, entitled “Whaddja Doo”. The band recently tore through a set at the Bay View Bash, and according to Facebook, have demos in the works for a full project. “Whaddja Doo” was
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If you’re familiar with local hip hop collective SAFS Crew, you’ve probably heard the name RTystic floating around, or featured on their mixtapes. Today, we have the premiere of his new single “Seen The Focus”, featuring fellow SAFS Crew member Young Daa. The track is a laid-back, Mammyth produced jam, with each emcee doing their thing with their own unique
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Talk about jump-starting the old Cadillac. Taking Back Sunday continue to evolve with their seventh album, Tidal Wave. First off, not only is this a damn good rock album but it is undoubtedly the best album in their discography. It has everything you want in a TBS album. Atmosphere, good old fashion rock and roll, throwback, and of course the
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Barcelona punks The Penny Cocks recently put out their second LP, “Fake Gold and Broken Teeth” on Spanish label BCore Disc, and it’s a release that is definitely worth your attention. With an overdose of energy, the album calls upon everything from punk to  50’s pop, to straight up rock and roll, and is a relentless stream of punk rock
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The end of the year may very well become New Age Narcissism season, as it appears a ton of new material is in the works. One of the artists on the roster that is well known but has little recorded work out is Siren, but she is about to change all of that. On Tuesday she unleashed “Priestess”, the lead
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The next generation of Milwaukee hip hop is rising up quickly, and among those ranks is VellG, who recently released a new track in “Slum.Lord”. On the track, Vell manages to flex over a trap beat, with a smooth saxophone sample that sounds like it should be somewhere in the middle of a Chance The Rapper tape. When it comes to
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One of the great things about the Milwaukee hip hop scenes is that just when you think you’ve heard everybody, you can discover another pocket full of artists doing their own thing, regardless of the coverage (or lack there of) that they receive. C.M.P. recently popped onto our radar with his single, “Black Out”, and is definitely an artist that
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If we had some sort of banger alert to set off every time we heard a hot hip hop track, we’d have to hit all the bells and whistles on this new track from Portland’s T$poon and Southern California’s Larry June. With a dizzying beat from Nonstopdahitman, this is probably the end result of constantly turning up without a need
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