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    The latest music news from independent artists around the world.

    Electro Meets Hip-Hop This Halloween

    NDangR Species and Roel Funcken have today announced plans to release their collaborative electro-meets-hip-hop EP ‘Night Terrors’ this Halloween, which can be streamed now over on SoundCloud. The 7-track EP will be digitally released...

    First Listen: Ummagma – Kiev (Original Mix)

    Formed in Moscow in 2003, Canadian Shauna McLarnon and Ukrainian Alexx Kretov have been consistently writing and recording music whilst living between Ukraine and Canada. Shauna’s delicate airy gossamer-like vocals hold glimmers of Cocteau...

    Songs For Justice

    PeaceTones is a nonprofit Initiative that works with musicians living in communities fractured by social conflict and economic inequality, empowering voices that aren't traditionally heard through education on legal rights, marketing and technology. PeaceTones...

    First Listen: Essick – Atriums

    Emerging from Brisbane’s fertile music scene, Essick’s eleven-track debut album is full of simple yet effective hooks, tight, complex drum patterns, synthesised electronic flourishes and intricate guitar lines. Musicians Ravi Das and Freddy MacDougall met...

    First Look: The Watanabes – Make Things Better

    Make Things Better was taken from The Watanabes' EP Draw What You Like, released in September 2014 on BabyBoom Records JP. Produced, engineered and mixed by David Naughton, it features a guest appearance from...

    Mitch Winehouse Swings Back to Music for His Second Album

    His 2011 debut 'Rush Of Love' was Mitch returning to his first love, the Winehouse musical DNA that fuelled daughter Amy and spoke elegantly of a deep love of jazz and swing classics. That sharp...

    Help Scott Helmer Bring Jobs Back to the U.S.

    Independent touring and recording artist Scott Helmer, who has opened for iconic acts such as Heart, Eddie Money, 3 Doors Down and Big Country, is spending an entire year traveling more than 25,000 miles...

    First Look: Chynna Chameleon – Got It Like That

    HTR Music Group and Jazzy Management recording artist “Chynna Chameleon” unleashes her R&B/Hip Hop Alter Ego, with the release of her official music video, "Got It Like That" featuring popular Hip Hop Artist, AV...

    Old Habits Die Hard For The Heavytrackerz

    It seems that The HeavyTrackerz have the Midas touch and artists are flocking to work with the production trio as everything they touch is turning to music gold! Responsible for the number 13 hit ‘German...

    Blend.io Will Do More Than Blend In

    Blend, the premier music collaboration platform, has partnered with the distribution powerhouse The Orchard to offer its community of producers and musicians a digital distribution outlet via the official Blend.io label. Blend sees the addition...

    Indie Folksters The Diving Bell announces debut EP

    Behold! Indie-folk seafarers The Diving Bell, having accomplished a most adventuresome and perilous journey in the recording studio, now proudly announce the unveiling of a precious artifact of their travels: a five-song collection of...

    Ready… Set… Go!

    Following the success of their debut single 'Count to Ten/Messing With History’, The Four Fours, the masked trio from Derbyshire, are ready to ‘Go’ with their new single due out 27th October. ‘Go’ showcases the...

    30th Anniversary History of PRS Captured In A Book

    It’s been 30 years since Paul Reed Smith set up the first PRS guitar factory in Annapolis, Maryland, and the electric models that have appeared since – the original Customs, the refined McCartys, the...

    First Listen: Kicking Harold – Kill You

    Kicking Harold are modern rock alchemists, synthesizing hard rock, alternative, metal and dance-pop elements, to generate radio gold. But this isn't some hollow sleight of hand. New album Red Light District boasts twelve expertly...

    Miami-based producer makes Pop Rox Muzik debut

    ‘Fallout’ is a no-holes-barred big room anthem that’s soaked in high-energy synths and boasts a top-end production job, making David Messeri’s latest effort one of the most impactful releases we’ve heard on Pop Rox...

    Island Of Skylines Releases Acoustic Track “The New Sunrise”

    European post-hardcore outfit Island Of Skylines has released their new track, entitled “The New Sunrise.” The acoustic track is expected to be on a mini acoustic album to be released at a later date....

    First Look: Dirty Dishes – Thank You Come Again

    DIRTY DISHES formed in Boston Massachusetts after songwriter Jenny Tuite (guitar/vocals) and Alex Molini (synth/bass) attended the same party. Having had far too much to drink, Alex vomited all over Jenny's shoes, but got...

    Young Singer Living with Autism Joins All Star Nation Tour

    Kyle Cousins – a singer, songwriter, and musician living with Autism – will share his personal experiences with overcoming bullying and Autism while participating on the Allstar Nation Tour, a peer-to-peer national concert tour...

    Desert Sparrow releases debut EP ‘Leave This Town’

    The indie music duo known as Desert Sparrow have released their debut EP record, “Leave This Town.” The record comprises four original tracks for an approximate total listening time of 18 minutes. It has...

    Will Sing For Food will be discontinued on October 15th…

    The digital version of Will Sing For Food will be discontinued on October 15th. CreateSpace (the service through which the album is released) is discontinuing all their MP3s on that date. The CD version...

    Meet Emin Eminzade

    Emin Eminzada Khazar is an Azerbaijanian singer-songwriter.Born and raised in Baku, he performed in various singing and drama classes as a child, and at the age of thirteen his music career has shined because...

    John Galea Is ‘Struggling’ On VeVo

    Rising star John Galea has released the official new video of Struggling to VeVo. Shot by Bafta nominated production team Luti Media, the team behind videos for One Direction and Little Mix and John's...

    L.A. Artist Melo Kan Releases Soulful “Bluez Man”

    Melo KAN, LA’s own guitar-toting lyricist most popular for his “You Don’t Like” collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, drops a thought provoking new single titled “Bluez Man.” The soulful record is a thrilling precursor of...

    20 Years On, Washington DC musicians Release “LaPeña”

    After more than 20 years of making music, Mike Meier (acoustic guitar) and Rosalinda Bird (flutes) finally released a music CD. They performed throughout the 1990s in the Washington DC area as LaPeña. Their...

    27 Bands All Set To Perform During Columbus Day Weekend

    There'll be dancing ... dancing in the streets ... a guaranteed ingredient at HONK!, this year to include a total of 27 bands, all with social and/or political activism as part of their charters,...