The Gypsy Sons Release New Video

The Gypsy Sons are an American rock band hailing from DC with roots in rock, blues and country. This band has been compared to such influences as Aerosmith, The Beatles, The Eagles and Doyle Bramhill II thanks to their diverse musical style and their trade-offs in vocal duties.

They are all about inspiring and connecting with their audience and their career is lifting off as well. Their new album "Whiskey and the Devil" is catching attention daily with radio airplay and a brand new video spotlighting their first single which shares the same name as the album. Simply put, "Whiskey and the Devil" is destined to be a fan favorite and is working its way into the hearts of rock, blues and country fans alike.

Visit their website at www.thegypsysons.com for tour information, merchandise and more.

 

Check out their latest video "Whiskey and the Devil"






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Barricades Rise release new album "All I Have Is Here."

Barricades Rise release their latest album "All I Have Is Here." With over 15 years together honing their musical partnership, Barricades Rise AKA Jonathan Coates and Michael McEntee have mastered the art of sounding like a 9-piece band encased in 2 acoustic guitars and vocals, taking the over-ripe Acoustic folk scene and turning it on it's head.

They infuse each song, each performance with that life-affirming partnership they have, effortlessly gliding from glorious harmonies to stomping, head-banging riffs. Forever involving the audience in their gigs they feel it's the most vital part of being in a band.  Michael - "It's great going to a gig and hearing new music, but if the person on stage doesn't want to have a chat and interact with the audience, they're missing a trick."



 
After going through several different musical incarnations, Jonathan, lead vocals and Michael, lead guitar fell on the acoustic scene by accident. Jonathan - "Previously we played in a 5-piece indie band but it was so much easier just the two of us playing together. We played a few open mics and instantly fell in love with it"

The rock-driven energy of their previous band was carried through to the acoustic stage, and this is what the audience absorbed. Most gigs the pair leave the stage covered in sweat and minus a few guitar strings. Since hitting the acoustic scene they have supported Roddy Woomble (Idlewild), Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly, Gabriella Cilmi and more.

Get more at http://www.barricadesrise.co.uk

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Fatal Smile releases new album "21st Century Freaks" in USA

During the last ten years Fatal Smile has built a strong and solid reputation internationally and achieved great success with their 2nd album "Neo Natural Freaks", mixed by Stefan Glaumann (Rammstein, Backyard Babies..).

The first single from the album "Learn, Love, Hate" landed heavy rotation on rock radio worldwide and was top three for ten weeks on national radio. The band toured massively in Europe and led them all the way to Japan.  

The guitar player & founder MR. Y changed the complete line up in 2007 and recorded their much awaited album "World Domination" that was released in 2008. The mixing duties was handled by the legendary Michael Wagener, famous for his work with Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Skid Row just to name a few.


The album did great thanks to fantastic reviews in press and media all over the world, which led to massive exposure of the videos for the singles "S.O.B." and "Run For Your Life" in USA and Europe. "World Domination" was listed top ten in the largest magazines of the main target countries. It was also nominated for awards such as "Album Of The Year" at the Swedish Metal Awards, Sweden´s largest rock magazine "Sweden Rock Magazine" listed it as "Album Of The Month" just before In Flames...

The band was invited to play festivals all over Europe and toured with a bombastic live show filled with pyro effects, smoke and fire! Since the release of "World Domination" FATAL SMILE did more than 350 shows worldwide, ... including tours with Dio - W.A.S.P. - Queensryche - Lordi - Doro - Winger and played festivals like Sweden Rock Festival, Wacken, Hard Rock Hell, Long'I'Rock, Rockalies and Rock Weekend just to name a few. The band is back with a new album "21st Century Freaks." The first single "Welcome to the Freakshow" is already causing a buzz as it gains momentum through radio airplay worldwide. 

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Deborah Bonham joins the Spectra Music Group

Singer/Songwriter Deborah Bonham joins Spectra Records: A division of the Spectra Music Group. The crafty, stylish and incomparable artist and sister of John Bonham of Led Zeppelin fame is set out on a course all of her own. Deborah is no stranger to the industry and her new album soon to be released is one of many records by the dazzling blonde performer. The spirit in the songs and music of Deborah Bonham draws on the hurt, pain, joy and anger that come with life for all of us. Negatives are decanted as positivity, from mistakes comes learning. From that spirit comes the determination to always push forward and celebrate life, sharing experiences with her audience. As she sings in the opening salvo from the album: “Pain is going away, it's gonna stop today. I'm gonna fly”.

So there could be only one title for the new album: “SPIRIT” but Deborah also has soul. It's the soul that comes from her deep love and understanding of so many musical greats - Otis Redding, Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, Elkie Brooks, Lowell George and many more - all of whom are artists who surrounded themselves with great musicians who had that same 'feel'.

And so it is with Deborah's band. It's also their instinctive affinity with the words being sung and how they absorb her emotions; sometimes soft, sometimes fierce.

The last two years has seen Deborah touring alongside and dueting with Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant and as a special guest with Nazareth (Dan McCafferty performed his first-ever duet on tour in the UK with Deborah, singing the Lorraine Ellison soul classic ‘Stay With Me Baby’). She also performed alongside Ozzy Osbourne in the Czech Republic, where she returned for more shows and also appeared at the massive Harley Davidson festivals in France and Austria (100,000 people). During her career she has also toured and performed with Van Halen, Alannah Myles,Tim Rose, Uli Jon Roth, Paul Weller, Humble Pie, Donovan, Lonnie Donegan, Jools Holland, Ann Peebles, Foreigner and FM. She’s played festivals from Glastonbury to Donnington, Harley Davidson to Ripfest, and twice at Fairport Convention's Cropredy Festival.

"Having performed and recorded with Deborah, I’m touched by her sweet nature and her warm and wicked singing and writing talent” PAUL RODGERS

“For and from the heart, soul and feet. No one does what this band do. We need them.” BBC

The new album by Deborah Bonham entitled “Spirit” will be released in early 2014. A supporting tour is already in the works for the UK as well as the USA.

For tour dates visit Deborah’s website at www.deborahbonham.com

For more information about her upcoming releases or to request an interview, please contact: info@spectrarecords.com

Matthew Modine To Release "Full Metal Jacket Diary" Audiobook in Early 2014

Actor and filmmaker Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises) is thrilled to announce the soon to be released Full Metal Jacket Diary audiobook through the Spectra Music Group, which is based on his award-winning 2005 limited edition book of the same name and his FMJ Diary App for iPad which is available now in the App Store. 

Fans of legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick will be taken on a rare, behind-the-scenes journey through the making of the 1987 Vietnam War masterpiece, Full Metal Jacket. 
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the film this past summer, Modine's diary chronicles the nearly two years it took to complete the film and features hundreds of stunning behind-the-scenes photographs taken by him on location.






The Full Metal Jacket Diary is a feast for fans of director Stanley Kubrick and Matthew Modine. If you appreciate the movie you will love the Full Metal Jacket Diary audiobook. Full Metal Jacket was nominated for an Oscar in 1988, and won the Saturn Award in 2012, the BSFC Award, the David Award, the NBR Award, the ALFF Award and the KINEMA JUNPO Award. 

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The Brown Edition Nominated for IMA's

Spectra Jazz Recording artists The Brown Edition sprint out of the gate with their debut release SOULPOCALYPSE (February 26, 2013), and nab two 12th annual Independent Music Award nominations (IMA's) in the Funk/Fusion/Jam category and music producer category (Thomas Pell & Justin Armstrong).

The Music Resource Group (MRG) announced nominees today from over 80 album, song, video and design categories based on submissions from all over the world.



Winners will be determined by a "Who's Who" music industry judging panel including artists such as Tom Waits, Ziggy Marley, McCoy Tyner, Meshell Ndegeocello, Arturo Sandoval and many others, alongside voting from the general public.

Winners of the IMA's receive promotions, distribution and performance opportunities that place them in front of over one billion music fans.

For a complete list of nominees, please visit the Independent Music Awards website. The general public is encouraged to listen and register to vote at the Vox Populi Jukebox from March 19 until July 19, 2013. Winners will be announced shortly after the closing date.

We would like to extend our congratulations to our Spectra Jazz family and nominees The Brown Edition.

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Spectra Joins Live and Unsigned

The Spectra Music Group has now officially joined the UK's largest unsigned artist competition, "Live and Unsigned." Spectra will be offering a full recording contract for each year's winner. This year is looking to be even more exciting than the last as this season gets underway in August.

Live and Unsigned features over 50,000 artists performing in all genres as they set out on their quest to make it to the top. Only one artist will walk away with the gold, who will it be?







For more information about the competition and to learn how you can become a part of this exciting UK music experience, visit their website at www.liveandsunsigned.uk.com

Contact info@spectrarecords.com for any other questions concerning Live and Unsigned.

Echo Arcadia New Album and Deal

Echo Arcadia signs a deal with Spectra Records to release their new album "Beauty In An Average Life." Echo Arcadia make sweet music out of Edinburgh, Scotland. Their unusual mix of gritty rock back beats, grumbling guitars and catchy pop melodies have gained them a growing fan base. The seven members' eclectic influences marry to create a fresh alternative to the usual indie-pop/rock fare. 

Spectra is looking forward to the band breaking into the U.S. and the U.K. and feels the band will be very well received and become a fan favorite. The lineup is deafening: four vocals, two guitars, bass, drums, piano, trumpet and violin, yet the reality is altogether different. Each Arcadian takes their place, and bides their time, waiting for one perfect moment to speak. "Beauty in an Average Life" is an album borne of introspection, though it’s not always easy to spot. Veiled behind fistfuls of violin, bursts of trumpet and soaring fourpart harmonies, the unassuming lyrics tell a different story.

 In short, the industry will soon find that Echo Arcadia is one of Scotland's best kept secrets.


 
 
The talented line up consists of:

Leigh Moyes: Vocals & Rhythm Guitar
Vonny Moyes: Lead Guitar, Vocals
Dan Ciesielski: Drums
Kevin Tierney: Trumpet, Flugel Horn
Andrew Gray: Violin
Euan Mushet: Bass Guitar
Pete Nicholson: Keys & Vocals

Check back often for more details on Echo Arcadia and visit their website at www.echoarcadia.com

For more information, please contact: info@spectrarecords.com  

Reachback Signs With Spectra

Reachback, one of HYPE’s premier bands from overseas, just signed a record deal with US label Spectra Records, a branch of Spectra Music Group. The label will be distributing their debut album to American stores, as well as providing tour support for the band to travel the country and allowing them to break into bigger American markets.

The band also recently grabbed the “Best Music Video” award at the Artist In Music Awards for their HYPE song “No One Else”. Check out the original as well as an acoustic version we filmed with the band at Abbey Road Studios. Both videos are below.

2013 is proving to be a lunge forward for the ironically named Reachback. We can’t wait to see what’s to come.

Article by HYPE MUSIC. Visit www.hypemusic.com

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Robbie Dupree Releases Live CD

Robbie Dupree releases new album entitled "Live All Night Long" available now. Dupree originally became popular with his breakout hit, "Steal Away", which hit #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in July 1980. Thereafter, he scored another hit with "Hot Rod Hearts", which rose to #15 in October 1980. Dupree's third single to make the Billboard charts, "Brooklyn Girls", peaked at #54 in June 1981.

The live record captures a fantastic vibe playing to a sold out crowd as Dupree takes the stage to play all his hits to date backed by an all star band including Brian Ray (Paul McCartney Band), Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel and King Crimson ) along with Peter Bunetta , Rick Chudacoff , Arno Lucas, Ann Lang, Debbie Lan and Tom Nicholson.






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Jefferson Releases "No Surprise"

Australian rock band, Jefferson is releasing their first single "No Surprise." The single is coming off their debut worldwide release due out on Spectra Records May 7, 2013 entitled "All The Love In The World."

The band has been gearing up for this release for a while as they have been working diligently in the studio to produce some of their best work to date. Jefferson have also been quick to garner recognition from the Australian music community, with “NO SURPRISE”, reaching the Top 10 in the category of Pop for the Music Oz Awards 2012, Australia’s premier music awards for independent artists. Furthermore, Geoff was a 2011 shortlisted finalist for the APRA Professional Development Award, in the genre of Popular Contemporary.





The band’s emphatic song “Running” was selected as a Semi-Finalist in the Pop/Top 40 category. The 2012 International Songwriting Competition (ISC). Jefferson are often compared to bands who exhibit huge stadium-filling sounds such as U2, Snow Patrol and Kings of Leon. After many years honing their sound, playing live shows and touring around the world together, the Jefferson feel that 2013 will see them introduce themselves officially to the world.


The single "No Surprise" is being serviced to all digital retail outlets such as iTunes, Amazon, Napster, Rhapsody, Spotify and more and will be available for purchase on Tuesday February 5, 2013.

Visit their website at www.thejeffersonband.com

For more information, please contact: info@spectrarecords.com

Robbie Dupree's "Arc of a Romance" Voted Top Ten Best Albums of 2012

Recently released on Spectra Records, the new album by Robbie Dupree has been catching some pretty major attention. The EP covers remakes of some of the most unforgettable and timeless classics spanning numerous decades of popular hit music such as The Isley Brothers, The Flamingos, and Marc Jordan to name a few.

The new EP was recently voted as "One of the top ten best regional albums of 2012" by the Daily Freeman. The article stated the new release is one of the best attributes of our area is the immense treasure of important artists who live here, many of which are some of the best on the planet.






Fortunately, Robbie Dupree isn’t stuck in his impressive past, and his jaw-dropping voice, quest for excellence of should be an inspiration to all musicians, and this CD a must have. Check out Robbie Dupree's website at www.robbiedupree.com for all the latest tour dates and music.

by David Malachowski

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