Buzz Track: Believe in Love

Alternative rock act Beta Wolf who we posted before will release the full length “Dark Days” next week in Japan on Victor RCA. Check them out if your a fan of melodic choruses and crushing guitar riffs.

Contact: dpangleguitar@gmail.com

Update: Kings favorite Noah Gundersen’s song “Family” hit #1 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart. The full album reached #3 and has been hanging steady. For fans of Ryan Adams, The Civil Wars, and Damien Rice.

Buzz Track: Family

This Seattle based singer-songwriter duo have released 4 EP’s. The latest EP was released in August and produced by Daniel Mendez (Dashboard Confessional, Heart, Duran Duran). The songs have been featured on “One Tree Hill” and MTV’s “16 & Pregnant.” They performed sold-out shows at The Triple Door (Seattle). Nancy Wilson of the band “Heart” says, “Noah Gundersen is my favorite new singer songwriter. Music like this will never become dated. His timeless songs are full of true humanity and longing. Just what the soul doctor ordered.”

Contact: daniel@headabovewatersongs.com

YouTube is preparing to set up a Merch Store that will allow artists to sell tickets, music, and t-shirts.

With 800 million people per month coming to YouTube, you have a pretty big stage to share your music, and now we’re adding features to also make YouTube your box office, merchandise table and music store,” YouTube announced.

“Fans will be able to buy artists’ merchandise, digital downloads, concert tickets and even unique experiences like meetups,” it added.

Buzz Truck: No Love

Josh Smith’s debut EP which is set to be released on November 1st was produced by Roger Goodman (Asher Roth, Lupe Fiasco). He has self-released 5 mix tapes in the past year.

Contact: Brandon@alliancemusicmgmt.com

Aussie pop singer Gotye has signed with Universal Republic for North America. He has released three studio albums independently and his latest single “Somebody That I Used to Know” was big hit overseas and is starting to build a buzz worldwide.

Gotye has upcoming shows in NYC and Los Angeles.