Author: LIB Staff

Paper Jackets shared a new single titled “Drugs & Honey.” This song is the first look at the band’s next collection of songs Souvenirs Volume Two. “‘Drugs & Honey’ is about what we do to mask the pain. It’s a stylish approach to the nothingness that becomes us and the colorful veil to cover up. I personally like drug metaphors, crispy vocals and hot take heart breaks,” shared vocalist James Mason. “Society places a certain pressure to exude happiness at all times and this song translates the feeling of putting on your best face while working through your existence,” replied vocalist Aimee Proal .…

2nd Generation Wu (comprised of the sons of the Wu-Tang Clan) is exploring the simplicity of joy, premiering the blissful video for “Heaven on Earth” featuring producer J. Glaze . “With this visual, I wanted to go with a more artistic aesthetic to satisfy the inner filmmaker in me,” explains 2nd Generation Wu frontman iNTeLL. “So my wife [artist Prema777] and I came up with the concept that heaven on earth can be as simple as having a good time with friends. The video was shot by Prema777 and edited by me and we think it compliments the vibe of the song…

LP Giobbi is taking it to the next level with the release of her debut EP Playing My Role. Get ready for bass-rattling house beats, classic piano riffs and dreamy melodic vocals , a hallmark of her signature style. “When I was little, I remember my mom listening to ‘’Gonna Make You Sweat” by C + C Music Factory,” said Hermixalot. “She had the cassette single and the tape deck in the car on auto repeat, so we’d listen to it over and over. Martha Wash’s vocal is what was in my head when I recorded this. Something big…

Steve Brian announces upcoming album 1986 upon release of new song “Hold You Down”. Listen here.

Electric Zoo Festival, announced phase one lineup for Electric Zoo 2021: Supernaturals, Labor Day Weekend, September 3, 4 and 5 on Randall’s Island in New York City. Phase One Lineup ALAN WALKER ALESSO ALY & FILA ANDREW RAYEL ARTBAT BLACK TIGER SEX MACHINE BRUNO FURLAN CARNAGE CHAMPAGNE DRIP CHARLESTHEFIRST CHRIS LORENZO COSMIC GATE CRYSTAL SKIES DEORRO DUKE DUMONT EKALI FATUM GAMMER GHASTLY B2B EPTIC I_O ILLENIUM JOHN SUMMIT JVNA KASKADE LIQUID STRANGER LOUD LUXURY LSDREAM MARTIN IKIN MASON MAYNARD MIME MITIS MOORE KISMET NINA LAS VEGAS OFFAIAH PAX PEEKABOO RINZEN RIOT TEN SEVEN LIONS SHIBA SAN SHIP WREK SIPPY SUBTRONICS…

Old Cross release new single “Vertebrae.” Stream here.

Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage is continuing its free digital series SummerStage Anywhere events October 7th & 13th. Don’t miss these two events! Wednesday, October 7th SummerStage Anywhere Encore Performance (SummerStage YouTube,SummerStage Facebook, SummerStage Instagram) at 7:00PM ET All-female performances by Trinidadian Soca singer-songwriters Nailah Blackman, Nadia Batson, and Patrice Roberts. Nailah Blackman is most strongly associated with the soca genre. Tuesday, October 13th SummerStage Anywhere with Amazon Music Series (Amazon Music Twitch) at 5:00PM ET: A special performance from Mexico City in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month by Rodrigo y Gabriela and The Mavericks. Rodrigo y Gabriela will…

Women Who Rock, Gibson and Gibson Give are joining forces this October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Together with Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation they are honoring breast cancer rockstars, by raising funds and spreading awareness for life-saving women’s health research. Donations generated from the Gibson Guitars’ Foundation, Gibson Gives and Women Who Rock campaign during the month of October benefiting Magee-Womens Research Institute, will be matched by UPMC and UPMC Health Plan up to $25,000. Stay tuned for ther October virtual concert series lineup here.

Mouth Culture’s debut debut album “ihatesadsongs” will be released on October 23, 2020. The music video for “15 Missed Calls” is out now “Ihatesadsongs is a sad song. We’ve really embraced our DIY roots with this one, it’s a bit of a psychotic, but melancholic jam, inspired by the year 2020. We meal-dealed it with a music video filmed in lockdown, shot and directed by our guitarist Jacob. For us, ihatesadsongs is a zeitgeist for the moment, a feel good pop song for a society emerging from the unknown. Even though 2020 has posed a whole set of new challenges, we have…

California-based quartet Seahaven, return a new single and video, “Moon,” off of their forthcoming album, Halo of Hurt, out November 20, 2020. “I wanted to bring it back to the beginning of the band — a revived version of our younger selves in my garage in 2009. No timelines, no pressure. No need to fit a certain mold,”  said, lead vocalist Kyle Soto. Pre-order the highly anticipated record now here.