Monthly Archives: January 2011

Free Fearless Records Sampler

In exchange for a “Like” on Facebook, Fearless Records is giving away a free download of a label sampler. The sampler features brand new songs from Sparks The Rescue and Go Radio.

Check out the tracklisting below.

Tracklisting:

1. Breathe Carolina – Hello Fascination
2. Every Avenue – Tell Me I’m A Wreck
3. blessthefall – Hey Baby, Here’s That Song You Wanted
4. Go Radio – Lucky Street
5. Sparks The Rescue – Postcard of a Tidal Wave
6. A Skylit Drive – XO Skeleton
7. The World Alive – 2012
8. The Aquabats – The Shark Fighter!
9. Motionless in White – Abigail
10. Amely – Sing For You
11. For All Those Sleeping – I’m Not Dead Yet

Kid Cudi Confirms ‘Wizard’ Singles, Previews Songs

joomplu:131“Perfect Is The Word”, “Rocket”, and “Upper Room” have been confirmed by Kid Cudi to be the first three singles off of his upcoming Wizard album. He announced the singles and even played the first two while on Ustream last night, celebrating his 27th birthday. Happy birthday Scott!

Check out a preview of “Rocket”, the second single, from the UStream session last night below, recorded and uploaded by a fan who was in the Ustream room.

Track: XV – “SmallVille (Prod. J. Cole)”

Track: “SmallVille (Prod. J. Cole)”
Artist: XV
Release Date: January 28, 2011
Label: Warner Bros. Records and Roc Nation

Recent Warner Bros. signee XV dropped his latest track “SmallVille” a few days ago, collaborating with fellow rapper J. Cole. While Cole doesn’t grace us with a new verse, he crafts a superb track as producer, sampling The Smashing Pumpkins‘ “To Forgive”. Needless to say, XV goes in on the track, dropping clever line after clever line – “They’ll never steal my dreams like Leo DiCaprio.” – all while chronicling his relatively meteoric rise to fame. I haven’t watched the TV show Smallville, so I’m not entirely sure how the track relates, but Vizzy’s superhero references are smooth over J. Cole’s mellow, bass-heavy beat, taking the artistic liberty to add superhero inspired rhymes to the sampled chorus. Stream and download the song below.

“Smallville (Prod. J. Cole)” was released via Twitter; happy birthday to J. Cole! XV is expected to release his highly-anticipated album The Kid With The Green Backpack later this year.

Rating: 8.5/10

State Radio Announces Tour Dates

State Radio have announced tour dates throughout March and April. The tour will take the band throughout the United States, ending with dates at the Bamboozle Festival.

Check them out below.

Tour Dates:

03/10/11 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
03/11/11 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
03/12/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
03/15/11 – Redondo Beach, CA @ Brixton
03/16/11 – Pomona, CA @ Glass House
03/17/11 – West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
03/18/11 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
03/19/11 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
03/22/11 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
03/23/11 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
03/24/11 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore
03/26/11 – Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theatre
03/27/11 – Jackson, WY @ Roadhouse
03/29/11 – Ames, IA @ Maintenance Shop
03/30/11 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
03/31/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
04/01/11 – Madison, WI @ The Majestic
04/02/11 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic
04/03/11 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls
04/29-05/01/11 – East Rutherford, NJ @ New Meadowlands Stadium for Bamboozle