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Seth Bogart - New Album Press Release /  by E

Burger Records is excited to announce the official debut album from Seth Bogart, the former frontman for iconic DIY acts Hunx & His Punx and Gravy Train! The genre-twisting pop homage features guest appearances from Kathleen Hanna, Tavi Gevinson, Clementine Creevy (Cherry Glazerr), Chela and is co-written and produced by long-time friend Cole MGN.

  1. Hollywood Squares
  2. Eating Makeup (f. Kathleen Hanna)
  3. Forgotten Fantazy
  4. Smash The TV
  5. Lubed (featuring Jeremiah Nadya)
  6. Club With Me
  7. Supermarket Supermode (f. Chela)
  8. Flurt (f. Chela)
  9. Nina Hagen - Daaz (f. Clementine Creevy)
  10. Plastic!
  11. Barely 21 (f. Tavi Gevinson)
  12. Sunday Boy

Seth's reinvention began when he moved to Los Angeles in 2012 and started to focus on his visual art. With new surroundings and inspiration, a laptop, guitar, microphone, a $50 keyboard and help from Cole MGN, Seth's new sound was born.  Inspired by music he grew up loving - Radio Disney, Broadcast, 80s French Pop like Lio and Plastic Bertrand, Le Tigre, Nina Hagen and Kraftwerk - the new sound is a welcomed adventurous step in a completely new direction.

Previously, Seth shared the first single "Eating Makeup", featuring a vocal assist from the legendary Kathleen Hanna.  The song is based on an episode of "My Strange Addiction" in which the subject is literally addicted to eating makeup.  The tongue-in-cheek video directed by JJ Stratford (Telefantasy Studios) shows off Seth's friends eating makeup but also acts as a Pee Wee's Playhouse-meets-Liquid Television-inspired social commentary on the effects of the beauty industry. New track "Forgotten Fantazy" shows his more somber and contemplative side. 

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End of Year Announcements, Pt. II /  by E

Two announcements in one month!? It's almost like we're back on my personal blog (still not 100% certain how that transitioned to an actual music site, but let's keep going with this strange, awesome flow)! Here's one last personal note to you guys this year, just for being your beautiful selves in 2015. 

I could not be more excited to share with you everything we have coming in 2016; with our album review and artist feature pages premiering in January, we're excited to continue bringing you even more ways to fall for your music in the new year. Honestly, I get butterflies just thinking about all the new stuff we have in the works (though that could be the caffeine and lack of sleep; not a real reliable measure).

Again and always, I want to pointedly thank all long-time readers for sticking with the site during our near four month slow down and three month hiatus. Getting over the mental and physical complications brought on by a decade of anorexia really sucked, but getting messages that you guys were still here waiting and knowing that there are awesome people who care enough about our site to keep it running, even during a relapse that fantastic, is just so much cooler than words can ever capture; I am super into you people. 

In 2016, I promise you more truly awesome artists, loads of music, some fun new ideas, and an ever present and always active effort to stay true to our 'Good Music, Better Artists' tagline; I would just hate if we knowingly let you fall for the music of an absolute ass of a person.

Below you will find a (relatively.. it is a year's worth) short list of some of my personal favorites from 2015 (only the ones we got in to the site, to hopefully make it a bit less overwhelming and give them a chance at equal views). Everything from beach-soaked Australian productions to jaunty English riffs to smooth, trance-like European mixes and back to sweet West coast beats, cool East coast polishes, and just perfect Canadian rock. 

So, be kind, be happy, and be super fucking excited that you've made it through one more year, I am so happy you're still here.

And, a quick heads up that our first two preview album reviews of 2016 will be those of Vandaveer's and The Gills' forthcoming albums, because Vandaveer keeps it so damn pretty it's hypnotic and The Gills' is far too fun to miss; if "Aria" and "Lemonade" don't get your attention, "La Di Da" and "Gimme" will knock you the fuck out (seriously, it's something akin to The Strokes and The Shins had a lovechild that grew up listening to Franz Ferdinand and post-2010 Phoenix but with a dash of something that can't be defined that just really guarantees them as ones to know).

Burnt Rice /  by E

Shawn Wasabi is excited to announce the release of his new video and single Burnt Rice, a collaboration with new LA based production crew YDG and vocalist YUNG GEMMY. Burnt Rice is the highly anticipated follow up to Wasabi’s monster viral hit Marble Soda, which to date has amassed over 10 million views combined on Youtube and Facebook. Both songs and videos are performed on a custom made one-of-a-kind Midi Fighter 64 by DJ TechTools.

Shawn explains, "Burnt Rice is an incredibly special work between me and my LA friends who recently began a new musical project called YDG. I visited their studio space, and we played around with a melody concept while eating Lunchables. Later this year, my internet friend Gemel (YUNG GEMMY) sent me some vocal lines over Twitter DM. I vibed so well with the style and lyrical content!"

Shawn Wasabi will be performing Burnt Rice and Marble Soda at his first headline show at The Echo on Thursday 17th December 2015, supported by Hex Cougar, tdoyle and OmniBoi. Tickets available at bit.ly/wasabiparty

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Victorious /  by E

Panic! At The Disco has shared a music video for new single "Victorious". 

The video was directed by Brandon Dermer and features a cameo from MMA Kickboxing champion Joe Schilling.

"Victorious" is the second song the band has shared from their forthcoming fifth album Death of a Bachelor, out January 15 via DCD2/Fueled By Ramen. The album is available for preorder HERE. 

Death Of A Bachelor was made available for pre-order at 11pm on 10/21 and shot to No. 1 at iTunes in under 24 hours. "Victorious" launched at No. 1 on iTunes, iTunes Alternative Songs, and Billboard + Twitter's Trending 140 charts just hours after its release. Previous single "Hallelujah" has accumulated over 16 million streams on Spotify and over 8 million plays on YouTube. 

Catch Panic! At The Disco on tour. Dates HERE. 

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