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Sno Core Tour Canceled 

Canceled! That's the status of the 2014 Sno Core Tour, which was to launch TOMORROW. Taylor Momsen and her band The Pretty Reckless were forced to pull out of the SnoCore Tour, which they were set to headline. The tour was to begin on January 29, but due to acute laryngitis and walking pneumonia,

Folk Singer Pete Seeger Dead at 94 

Several sources are reporting that singer/songwriter/activist Pete Seeger died Monday, January 27 at the age of 94. Seeger was called the "Father of American Folk Music" by Bruce Springsteen and it was Seeger who popularized songs like "This Land Is Your Land" and "We Shall Overcome." He also wrote

Exclusive Song Premiere: Diamante, "Burns" 

ARTISTdirect has teamed up with Diamante to premiere her song "Burns." It's a gorgeous, lush, piano-driven track. It also follows her previous single "Savage." Have a listen to this up and comer who NEEDS to be on your radar. She has quite a set of pipes and this song might cause your speakers to

Exclusive Video Premiere: Winds of Plague, "Left for Dead" 

Time to bang those heads, hard rockers! ARTISTdirect has teamed up with metal warriors Winds of Plague to premiere their lyric video for "Left for Dead." "Left For Dead" appears on the band's latest album Resistance, out now. Enjoy some thrashy, So Cal metal. Watch and listen, but be sure to crank

Exclusive Video Premiere: Isle of Rhodes, "Tic Toc" 

ARTISTdirect has teamed up with Isle of Rhodes to premiere their video for "Tic Toc" from the Affirmation Caravan EP, which is out February 11. "'Tic Toc' is a funk/rock fusion song about the dream like passage of time," the band told us. Fun fact: Rob and Colin from Isle of Rhodes met on