RadioU Music News

Have you ever wondered about the business side of being in a band? Kye Kye recently wrapped funding of their sophomore album and took time to talk with Unitive about the interplay of money and creativity, “selling out” and whether lack of resources spur imagination. Check out the fascinating read here and don’t miss Kye Kye’s [...]

Manafest has posted a new video for his song “Fighter,” title track to his current album. He calls this MMA-inspired video “Fighter 2.0” since it’s a second video for the same song. The original he filmed during his time in Japan and features lots of skateboarding and live show footage. Manafest recently funded his new [...]

Steven Cooper wants to give $10,000 to one of his fans. His goal is to reach gold status by reaching 385,996 songs sold and is offering the reward, an autographed plaque, and dinner. To get involved, just share this status on Facebook and spread the word. Steven Cooper is releasing a new album November 19th [...]

The Devil Wears Prada have posted a second update from Glow In The Dark Studios as they work on their next full length album. This one mostly covers Daniel Williams as he’s tracking drums but you do get a small taste of new riffs in the update as well. This will be the follow-up to [...]

Abandon Kansas have posted two new video updates. One takes a look at the band tracking guitars in the studio and the other features vocalist Jeremy Spring on the subject of their new single “You + Me + The Radio.” The band released a video for the song and are already hard at work on [...]

Oh, Sleeper has completed funding of their next project via the crowd sourcing site IndieGoGo. Fans responded quickly after the band posted a video update featuring a look at album art, new riffs, and the announcement of an Oh, Sleeper first, releasing on vinyl. The band has also posted the concept and story behind the [...]

Check out a recent interview with Playdough from his stop at the South by Southwest music festival earlier this year. Playdough talks about musical influences, the history behind his moniker and more. He is currently working on his new album Gold Tips with DJ Sean P and recently wrapped shooting a new video for the [...]

For Today have launched and acoustic cover contest. Record yourself performing the song “Fearless” in acoustic fashion, upload it to YouTube with the title “For Today – Fearless Acoustic – Alt Press contest,” and then post the video here. One grand prize winner will scoop up an Ibanez AW300NT acoustic guitar. The contest ends on [...]

August Burns Red shot a new music video this past weekend. The band posted pictures on their main and individual member Instagram accounts and Vine. August Burns Red also talked to our friends at Substream Magazine about their upcoming album. Guitarist J.B. Brubaker talks about writing and recording, thoughts on playing this year’s Vans Warped [...]

Switchfoot are planning to screen their new film Fading West during their fall tour. To get your city on the map you have to “demand it” via the site WeDemand.com. Along with the screening, Switchfoot says the fall tour will include “an intimate, live performance.” Switchfoot recently teamed up with producer Neal Avron for their [...]