MEEK MILL & TEE GRIZZLEY LINK UP FOR 'FIRST DAY OUT' REMIX

Rap's biggest break out star, Tee Grizzley gifted fans with a surprise remix of his hit single, "First Day Out" featuring Meek Mill

Following the release of his latest single, "Colors," Tee's "First Day Out (Remix)" comes just a day after the Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their big Super Bowl LIIvictory in their locker room partying to Meek's classic record, "Dreams & Nightmares." Everyone from LeBron Jamesto Gabrielle Union rejoiced in the support shown for the incarcerated Philly native with "#FreeMeek" tweets last night. This isn't the first time Tee and Meek have collaborated on a record, last fall the two teamed up for Tee's highly anticipated "Beef" record.

Take a listen to Tee Grizzley's "First Day Out (Remix)" featuring Meek Mill below. Also, be sure to check out Tee Grizzley's newest single, "Colors.ACTIVATED on the way!

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Households Premieres New Single
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Minneapolis natives Household are thrilled to share the second single from their forthcoming album, Everything A River Should Be. Fans can check out the anxious and jittery "Dark Matter" now on Alternative PressEverything A River Should Be will be released on February 23rd, 2018 via Equal Vision Records, and is now available for pre-order at household.merchnow.com.

On the new track, vocalist/bassist Joshua Gilbert shares: "I feel like this song portrays the worst side of relationships gone bad. The idea of dark matter and black holes is that there's a lot of mystery behind them, but we do know that they are distractive and pull things into themselves."

Everything A River Should Be is a record that redefines who and what - and even why - the Minneapolis trio are. Anybody familiar with the music the band - vocalist and bassist Joshua Gilbert, drummer Matthew Anthony, and guitarist Nathanael Olsen - made before will immediately hear the shift in sound of these 11 songs. While the urgency and sincerity of the raw and visceral post-hardcore they began life making remains, Everything A River Should Be is a collection of dense, dark and brooding songs full of a tense, glowering atmosphere.

Lyrically, too, the album - which was recorded over the course of a month by Nate Washburn at Atlanta's Glow In The Dark studios - marks a change in approach. Not only is this the first time the band have really had any production on a recording, but Gilbert says he has never written from the heart so much or presented so much of himself - and his emotions and fears and insecurities - within his songs. 

"The songs touch on some close-to-home feelings for me," he says. "It's much more of a personal expression of my own emotions - it's not so much a declarative thing, as some of our music has been in the past. It's more personal and vulnerable in a lot of ways."

 The band will be touring in support of the new record this winter with Senses Fail, Reggie & The Full Effect, and Have Mercy. The run kicks off in Santa Ana on February 27th and concludes in Las Vegas on March 31st. For a full list of dates, please see below or visit: www.equalvision.com/tour-dates.

 

Upcoming Tour Dates w/ Senses Fail:

2/27 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory

2/28 - Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater

3/2 - Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill

3/3 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda

3/5 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

3/6 - Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum

3/7 - Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues 

3/9 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle

3/10 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage

3/11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

3/12 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground **

3/13 - Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre

3/14 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew's Hall

3/16 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

3/17 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

3/18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of The Living Arts

3/20 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom

3/21 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues

3/22 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre

3/23 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall

3/24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

3/26 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos 

3/27 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre

3/29 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's

3/30 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park

3/31 - Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl

4/3 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar **

4/4 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hoosier Dome **

**Denotes show w/ Have Mercy ONLY

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Romance & Rebellion Release Lyric Video For New Single "BOYS DON'T CRY"

LA-based pop-rockers, Romance & Rebellion have released a lyric video for their new single "BOYS DON'T CRY." Watch and listen HERE. The single is off of the band's sophomore EP, Amps & Anthems, which debuted earlier this month. 

On "BOYS DON'T CRY," vocalist David LaViola shares, "Boys don't have to be 'boys'...girls don't have to be 'girls'...and everyone should be able to rock a little pink.  'BOYS DON'T CRY' is an anthem for anyone who is anything but normal."

Produced by Warren Huart (Aerosmith, James Blunt, Korn), Stefan Litrownik (One Direction, Andy Grammer), and Lennon Leppert (Over Atlantic) Amps & Anthems is a 4-track EP that tears out all of the romantic innocence you've come to expect from Romance & Rebellion; distorts it, and cranks up the volume. On their new music, LaViola says, "These four tracks are filled with emo-studded angst, dripping with candy-coated heartache, wrapped in youthfully rebellious pop rock."

Romance & Rebellion was established in 2015 in Echo Park, CA. By the end of that year, the band had created a buzz around themselves solely using social media and live performances, and soon there after was recognized by pop producer Stefan Litrownik. After the release of their debut EP in June 2016, they had to opportunity to take the stage at influential festivals such as Warped Tour and SXSW, and even headlined Emo Nite LA. 

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2018 Musink Line Up Revealed

Travis Barker announced the line up for his 11th annual Musink Tattoo, Music and Car festival on KROQ this morning. The festival will include a mixture of punk and hip hop acts along with a car show and daily tattoo contest!

The festival will be returning to the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California March 16-18 for its 11th year.

"Every year we have more and more fun and this year I am excited to announce blink-182, the Descendents, Lil Yachty, MGK and more," Barker says. "Super stoked for all the fans to come out for a great time of music, cars and tattoos."

 

Tickets go on-sale Friday, Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. PT here.

The list of tattoo artists includes Jack Rudy, Robert Atkinson, Black Anchor Collective, Franco Vescovi, Baba, True Tattoo, Small Paul, Eddie Tana, Boog Star, Corey Miller, Britton McFetridge, Spotlight Tattoo, Bob Tyrrell, Big Gus, Elm St. Tattoo, Goethe, Gypsy Rose, Alex Strangler, Karen Costleigh and Christine Barnum, with more to be announced.

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Streetlight Manifesto calls out ticket distributors

This morning Streetlight Manifesto took to Facebook to voice their concern about ridiculous ticket surcharges, almost doubling the price of the ticket. In the bands statement they told fans that they were not aware of the amount of the surcharge and have promised to make it up to fans.  "We will brainstorm some sort of gift we can give each and every one of you that comes to the show in question." Read the full statement from the band below.

"IT AIN'T RIGHT.
Hi everyone
So, as many of you know, a certain company that handles ticketing for the majority of live events in this country somehow managed to add a $20 surcharge on a $25 ticket to see us play. We’ve always tried our best to keep ticket prices to our shows as low as possible, so this really makes us angry. We had no idea until the tickets went on sale and it’s our position that while ticketing fees are a necessity and a reality in the live music world, paying almost the full ticket price a second time to some company is completely and utterly insane. We’re looking into it now and we’re going to see if we can somehow get some part of that small fortune refunded to you guys. We’re also pretty angry that we didn’t know anything about this until we heard from you guys. Lastly, we’d LOVE to know where all the surcharges are going. At worst, if we can’t find a way to at least fix this retroactively, we will brainstorm some sort of gift we can give each and every one of you that comes to the show in question. It’ll be a lot of whatever-it-is, but we want to make this right. And lastly-lastly, we will add this to our list of things to check on before we announce shows in the future. Often times when there is a monopoly or a duopoly, companies try to get away with as much as they think they can get away with, and that, simply, ain’t right.

The ONLY way this would be alright is if they were printing the tickets on actual twenty dollar bills."

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Conveyer Premiere New Music Video On Tattoo.com

Conveyer released a new music video "New Low" off of their new album "No Future"  just in time to start their 6 week tour in Europe with He'd PE.

“’New Low’ is a unique song for the album, we feel it has a bit of a different energy and wanted the music video to really capture that energy. We wanted the video to have a grittiness to it, and we are pleased with how it turned out,” admits CONVEYER drummer John Gaskill. Frontman Danny Adams adds, “This song is my way about talking out a struggle with social anxiety, and accepting that I can only control what people think about me so much.”

“We’ve been hard at work to share our music with new people in new places, and we are so grateful for (Hed) P.E. giving us a chance to do just that,” acknowledges Gaskill. “Europe has been a goal of ours and to be able to spend our first visit there with such an experienced band is exciting. We are gonna give Europe everything we’ve got. What a way to kick off 2018, No Future worldwide!”

Check Out "New Low" below and click here for more information about their European tour with Hed PE.

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GOGOL BORDELLO Release "Seekers And Finders (Acoustic)"
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Recharging after a triumphant 2017 that saw the release of their critically-acclaimed seventh album SEEKERS AND FINDERS, self-proclaimed gypsy-punk rockers GOGOL BORDELLO are kicking off the new year with the release of a stripped down version of the title track "Seekers And Finders (Acoustic)." Featuring fellow Eastern European and close personal friend Regina Spektor, the track is a lilting and breezy duet that is the perfect blanket for the frigid winter spell that is currently gripping the United States. “It's the duet of the wandering Jew and the roaming gypsy by the campfire, which we represent most perfectly," adds Gogol vocalist and mastermind Eugene Hütz.  The track is available today via all traditional digital outlets.

Digital exclusive acoustic version of the title track to the band's most recent album, Seekers And Finders. Regina Spektor guests on the track. https://GB.lnk.to/SAF

In addition, Gogol Bordello is gearing up for their West Coast tour (full list of dates below) which kicks off mid-February in Vancouver and hugs the coast to Los Angeles' Fonda Theatre on March 5th! Accompanying them again on this trek is the high energy five-piece brass band LUCKY CHOPS who were described by NPR Music as a, "Totally on fire, big ass brass band... gnarly, punky and funky." The fierce horn players of Lucky Chops will even be sitting in on some songs with Gogol Bordello making for a unique and unforgettable time! 

 

TOUR DATES
 

2/18 Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
2/19 Vogue Theatre - Vancouver, BC
2/20 Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA
2/21 Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR
2/23 Midtown Ballroom - Bend, OR
2/24 Senator Theatre - Chico, CA
2/26 The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA
2/27 The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
2/28 The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
3/2 The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA
3/3 The Observatory North Park - San Diego, CA
3/5 Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles, CA

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Upcoming show: Neck Deep at The Majestic Theater Detroit

 Neck Deep are headed to Majestic Theatre in Detroit, MI on February 9th for The Peace and The Panic Tour with support from Seaway, Creeper and Speak Low if You Speak Love.

Most recently, Neck Deep gave fans another music video before the end of this whirlwind year with the release of "Parachute!" On the track, Singer Ben Barlow shares "Parachute is one of the 'different' songs for Neck Deep on The Peace and the Panic. It's a song about wanderlust, the desire to travel, see the world and change your life in a profound way. Something I felt very strongly growing up and still do now. There's a love element to the song too, because if you can experience things with someone special that's even better." Watch the video below!

 

Celebrating their smash-hit album, The Peace and The Panic, which scored the #2 on the Top Album chart and #4 debut on Billboard Top 200 chart earlier this Summer, this will be the band's first return back to the United States since their Headlining Spot on the 2017 Vans Warped Tour. The 11-track album, produced by Mike Green (Pierce The Veil, Paramore), is a meditation on the constant duality of life and the struggles that come with it. The album garnered incredible praise with outlets like like Nylon, Billboard, New Noise Magazine, Kerrang, Rocksound and more and is available through Apple Music, Spotify, on Vinyl and in stores via Hopeless Records.

 

For more information on Neck Deep's tour click here.

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Warped Tour adjusts dates of final tour

Warped Tours founder Kevin Lyman took to Twitter yesterday to announce couple date changes to Warped's original schedule, adjusting for long drives and Atlanta's first day of school. 

Kevin Lyman - "letting you know a couple of date changes for @VansWarpedTour 
Cleveland is now 7/18, Cincinnati 7/19, Atlanta 7/31, Charlotte is 8/2, sorry but drive was very long out of Toronto & we got away 1st day of school in Atlanta." 

Be sure to check out the updated version of the last Warped Tours last dates below

Dates:

6/21 - Pomona, CA
6/22 - San Diego, CA
6/23 - Mountain View, CA
6/24 - Ventura, CA
6/26 - Phoenix, AZ
6/29 - Las Vegas, NV
6/30 - Salt Lake City, UT
7/1 - Denver, CO
7/3 - St. Louis, MO
7/5 - Bonner Springs, KS
7/6 - Dallas, TX
7/7 - San Antonio, TX
7/8 - Houston, TX
7/10 - Nashville, TN
7/12 - Virginia Beach, VA
7/13 - Camden, NJ
7/14 - Holmdel, NJ
7/15 - Hartford, CT
7/16 - Pittsburgh, PA
7/17 - Toronto, ON, CND
7/18 - Cuyahogo Falls, OH
7/19 - Cincinnati, OH
7/20 - Detroit, MI
7/21 - Chicago, IL
7/22 - Minneapolis, MN
7/23 - Milwaukee, WI
7/24 - Indianapolis, IN
7/25 - Darien Center, NY
7/26 - Scranton, PA
7/27 - Mansfield, MA
7/28 - Wantagh, NY
7/29 - Columbia, MD
7/31 - Atlanta, GA
8/1 - Charlotte, NC
8/3 - Orlando, FL
8/4 - Tampa, FL
8/5 - West Palm Beach, FL

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Tonight Alive Releases New Music Video "Disappear" feat. Lynn Gunn

Tonight Alive is celebrating the release of the music video for their latest single "Disappear" today. The super-charged track features Lynn Gunn (PVRIS) and is the third single from their upcoming album Underworld. On the track and collaboration, singer Jenna McDougall shares "Disappear is a song about the escapist inside all of us. As you can expect from Tonight Alive, the lyrics discuss freedom, but this time with a flavour of anonymity and detachment. Disappear was written with the intention of sounding neither like Pvris or Tonight Alive, and aimed to capture the sonic imagery of a long straight highway out of your comfort zone." 

 

Musically, the upcoming album gives fans unique melodies and heavy hitting rock sounds. Lyrically, it is the most personal work they have ever put forth. It is full of moments that pushed the band to explore every aspect of themselves both creatively and emotionally. Due out January 12th, 2018 via Hopeless RecordsUnderworld is available for pre-order at http://smarturl.it/TAUnderworld.

 

"Disappear" premiered earlier today as Annie Mac's Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1 and joins previously released videos for "Crack My Heart" and "Temple," both of which have been seeing incredible streaming success with adds to Spotify's Rock This, The Scene, Pop Punk's Not Dead and Crash Course Playlists in the US, coveted New Music Friday adds in Thailand and Italy as well as spots on iTunes' Best of the Week and A-List: Rock Playlists in the UK.

 

Tonight Alive will be returning to the United States for a Co-Headlining Tour with Silverstein later this month to perform these tracks live for the first time. With support from Broadside and Picturesque, The Get Free Tour will kick off in Cleveland, OH on January 19th and travel to cities all around the United States before wrapping up on March 1st in Pittsburgh, PA. Tickets are on sale now at http://tonightalive.com/.

 

Upcoming Tonight Alive Tour Dates:

1/13 - South Gippsland - Unify 2018

1/19 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues *

1/20 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's *

1/21- Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe *

1/23 - St. Louis, MO @ Ready Room *

1/24 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre *

1/26 - Denver, CO @ Summit *

1/27 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot *

1/28 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory *

1/30 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades *

1/31 - San Francisco, CA @ Slims *

2/1 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues *

2/2 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent *

2/3 - Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl *

2/5 - Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee *

2/6 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre *

2/8 - San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall *

2/9 - Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey *

2/10 - Houston, TX @ White Oak *

2/12 - Orlando, FL @ The Beacham *

2/13 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room *

2/15 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *

2/16 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground *

2/17 - Richmond, VA @ Canal Club *

2/18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *

2/19 - Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents *

2/20 - Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage *

2/23 - Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot *

2/24 - Chicago, IL @ Concord *

2/26 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom *

2/27 - Boston, MA @ Paradise *

2/28 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *

3/1 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls *

3/6 - Manchester, UK @ The Ritz ++

3/8 - London, UK @ Koko ++

3/10 - Glasgow, UK @ QMU Glasgow ++

3/11 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City ++

3/12 - Leeds, UK @ Stylus @ Leeds University ++

3/13 - Bristol, UK @ Motion ++

3/15 - Cologne, Germany @ Luxor ++

3/16 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg ++

3/17 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Pumpehuset Club ++

3/18 - Berlin, Germany @ Cassiopela ++

 

* - Co-Headlining Tour with Silverstein

++ - UK Headline Tour with Support from ROAM and The Gospel Youth

 

The band also recently announced a special run of U.S. acoustic in-stores and signings happening on the East Coast later this month. Fans who pre-order the album directly from the store will receive guaranteed entry to the acoustic set and signing. Limited space is available. The participating stores include F.Y.E. in Hanover, MALooney Tunes in West Babylon, NYVintage Vinylin Fords, NJ and Sound Garden in Baltimore, MD.

 

Upcoming In-Store Performances + Signings

January 15th - FYE (Hanover Mall) - Hanover, MA

January 16th - Looney Tunes - West Babylon, NY

January 17th - Vintage Vinyl - Fords, NJ 

January 18th - Sound Garden - Baltimore, MD

 

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