New York – As the longest, coldest winter since the Ice Age comes to an end, we (in the Eastern and Northern parts of the U.S.) look forward to switching from layers of sweatshirts, scarves and coats to eventually just a long-sleeved T-shirt. Despite nature’s cruel sense of humor, Best New Bands decided to ignore
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New York – BestNewBands.com, a top destination for reviews, interviews and news about the world’s best emerging recording artists, has announced the winners of its 2014 Newbie Awards honoring the year’s best new Band, Male artist, Female artist, Album and Breakthrough Artist. Best New Album: The War On Drugs, Lost In The Dream Best New
New York – If you haven’t started your holiday shopping list yet, you’re in good company. But the organizers of Record Store Day have just published their Black Friday list of goodies that labels will release exclusively to participating stores on November 28 to get you in the giving mood. Best New Bands IDs ten
New York – New Music Seminar (NMS), dedicated to exploring ideas that will lead to a better music business through networking, engagement and discussion about the future of music and business, returns to New York for its annual conference, June 8-10 at The New Yorker Hotel. From breakout indie artists to visionary CEOs and executives, NMS is
New York – Let’s get this part out of the way first. It’s not a matter of “will” Hurray For The Riff Raff become a household name. It’s a matter of “when.” Seriously, Alynda Lee Segarra is that talented and poised and primed for stardom. I don’t know about you, but I’m not aware of
New York – Unsigned Only is a unique music competition designed for bands, solo artists, and singers all over the world who are not signed to a major record label or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or imprints. The goal of Unsigned Only is to find an outstanding, talented performer: a band, singer, or solo
New York – For those of us experiencing below-freezing temperatures for much of this winter, what gets us through these cold weather months are the dates we’re marking on the calendar for the vast and diverse number of acts that are touring this winter. Helping us get from January to February to spring break in
New York – BestNewBands.com has announced the winners of its 2013 Newbie Awards, to honor the year’s top new artists in a variety of categories, as determined by a poll of the site’s editorial staff and readers: Best New Band: Chvrches Best New Male Artist: Shakey Graves Best New Female Artist: Lorde Best New Album:
New York – Grouplove have released a video for “Shark Attack,” the second single off their recent album, Spreading Rumours (Atlantic). The clip was directed by Cameron Duddy, who also directed the video for “Ways To Go,” the LP’s first single. The “Shark Attack” vid features actor John Hawkes, known for his role in HBO’s