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House music star Marc Mysterio has launched a new syndicated interview series where he talks with other stars in the genre. In the first interview of the series Marc talks to chart topper David Tort. Check it out here
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Scissor Sisters Announce Summer Tour

Scissor Sisters will kick off their North American tour on August 21st at Atlanta's Buckhead Theatre.

The tour is in support of their latest album, Night Work, which hit the top of iTunes' Top Pop Albums chart and into the Top 10 of iTunes' Top Albums chart.

The tour will include a show at Terminal 5 (August 24th) in the band's hometown of New York City and a night at Los Angeles' historic Hollywood Palladium (September 11th). - more on this story

Rodrigo y Gabriela Announce Tour and Release New Video

Rodrigo y Gabriela have announced a US Tour and released a new music video for the single "Hanuman" from their recent ATO Records release 11:11.

This summer Rodrigo y Gabriela headline remarkable venues including the Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside of Denver/Boulder, CO, and Greek Theater's in LA and Berkeley, cementing them as one of the top touring acts in the nation.

To date Rodrigo y Gabriela have sold over 1,000,000 albums world wide. They look forward to playing for fans in the United States this August and September - more on this story

Shakira and Freshlyground To Perform at FIFA World Cup Closing Ceremonies

Shakira and Freshlyground will be performing "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)," the Official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, during the closing ceremonies.

The performance will take place on the field at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on July 11 at 6:42 local time to precede the final match of the cup and will be available to all FIFA network partners.

Sony Music announced today that Shakira featuring Freshlyground's Waka Waka (This Time For Africa), the Official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, has reached one million singles sold since it became available May 11. In the history of the World Cup. "Waka Waka" is the fastest-selling single and the biggest-selling World Cup single of the digital age. All proceeds from the song will benefit FIFA's Official Campaign of the 2010 FIFA World Cup "20 Centers for 2010." - more on this story

The Brand New Heavies for Earth, Wind & Fire Tour

The Brand New Heavies will be supporting 'Earth, Wind & Fire' on their upcoming UK Tour.

A funk & R&B fans' dream pairing, dates for the tour include Manchester MEN Arena (Tues July 20), Birmingham NIA (Wed July 21), and London O2 Arena (Thurs July 22). - more on this story

Jaron and The Long Road to Love Top Country Chart

Jaron and The Long Road to Love have topped the iTunes Country Chart just shy of two weeks after the release of his debut album.

Jaron And The Long Road To Love's freshman album, Getting Dressed In The Dark, lands at #2 this week on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, behind only super group Lady Antebellum's smash Need You Now.

The release ranks higher in its inaugural week than any other title this year from a new act. Jaron's world is only getting bigger as his success accelerates; this week his debut single "Pray For You" increases within the Top 15 at Country radio and his video propels to #6 on CMT's Top 20 Countdown. - more on this story

George Hodos Just A Man With Snoop

George Hodos' new single "Just A Man" featuring Snoop Dogg debuted at no. 45 on Billboard's Hot Club Dance Play Chart.

The track continues its steady climb each week since its May 4th release, where it was initially positioned at #32 on Billboard's Nextmusic Charts, landing the #5 Position on Perfect Beats Dance Charts, and can be seen topping others including Billboard's Mike Bordes Sprint Radio Alltel Playlist, and Promo-only Charts.

George Hodos, working alongside Los Angeles-based producers "The Alumni", is scheduling to release his second full-length effort titled George Hodos-Just A Man through Universal Music Group. Drawing on influences such as Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, and Whitney Houston, the album will mark the artist's first North American release. - Check out the video for the song here

Double The John Jorgenson

John Jorgenson releases two new albums: Istiqbal Gathering and One Stolen Night. As one of the pioneers of American gypsy jazz music, Jorgenson is celebrating the father of gypsy jazz, Django Reinhardt, whose 100th birthday would have been this year, with two album releases and a touring schedule that takes him across the country and across the pond with the John Jorgenson Quintet. Widely known as the "U.S. Ambassador of Gypsy Jazz," Jorgenson has earned a reputation as a world-class musician and guitarist and has collaborated with the likes of Elton John, Luciana Pavarotti, Bonnie Raitt and Bob Dylan. Both new releases see this legendary musician exploring new elements of world music, bluegrass, rock and classical as Jorgenson expands the range of gypsy jazz, captivating and enlightening fellow musicians and listeners along the way.

One Stolen Night, Jorgenson's first 2010 release, is the second album credited to the John Jorgenson Quintet, following up on the Billboard Jazz chart success of Ultraspontane. This collection contains a mix of standards and new compositions, with plenty of clarinet and swing, plus a vocal and the addition of the Greek bouzouki into the Quintet's instrumentation. The Quintet recorded all of the tracks in two days using minimal production, resulting in a "live in the studio" sound that is warm, rich and so crisp that it transports the listeners to an intimate private concert. - more on this story

Jaymes Reunion's Fine McVideo

Jaymes Reunion's "Fine" music video will be featured during the month of July in more than 1200 McDonald's across the nation in the McCafe's "Top Breakers" segment.

The Video is also nominated this week for mtvU's rotation on "The Freshman." For this week only, fans vote (no limit on voting) for one of five new videos, including Jaymes Reunion's "Fine."

This Other hot news with Jaymes Reunion includes MyYearbook.com selecting the band as one of their HOT up and coming artists where the band gathered more than 30K friends in one week. Building momentum, Jaymes Reunion was recently featured on Windows Music Guide as an "Artist on the Rise." In May, the band was highlighted in the 17 Buzz on Seventeen.com as a Buzz Band. - more on this story

Mike Posner's 31 Minutes to Takeoff in August

J Records have set an August 10th release date for Mike Posner's debut album 31 Minutes to Takeoff.

Say Posner on the album title, "Something happens 31 minutes into the record. You're going to have to listen to find out what it is. All I can say is that both the listener and I will be in a higher place when it's over."

Posner co-wrote and co-produced every track on the album, which features collaborations from Benny Blanco (Ke$ha, 3Oh!3), Boys II Men, Smeezingtons (B.O.B), and Travis Barker. - more on this story

Captain Accident To Pick up the Microphone Next Week

Captain Accident will be releasing his debut full-length album "Pick up the Microphone" next Monday July 12th through Go Steady Records.

Captain Accident is an up and coming artist from Cardiff, who has been generating a real buzz on the British reggae / ska circuits in the last twelve months. Following the success of his debut single "Fire! Fire! Fire!" which was released in February this year, Captain Accident seems destined to cement his name alongside other Welsh musical acts that have taken the world by storm and put our little country on the map!

After receiving rave reviews from the release of his single, and from touring all around the UK, Captain Accident teamed up with Go Steady Records to launch his debut full length album "Pick Up The Microphone", which will be available from all good online music retailers, record shops in South Wales, and of course at his live shows, from Monday 12th July 2010. - more on this story

Deluka Working On Full Length Album

Vel Records will release Deluka's debut album this October. The band has been holed up in the studio writing one of the year's most exciting debuts.

Their breakthrough self-titled EP and thrilling live shows were simply the warning shots! Deluka are on a mission to remind you of everything that is exciting and sexy about rock 'n' roll.

Recorded at Vel Records' studio in Brooklyn, the new album builds on the sound of the EP that NME called "Girl-charged electro-skuzz punk, akin to Ladytron snacking on The Killers for brunch." Two of the EP's standout tracks are present on this album: opener "OMFG" and the band's hit debut single, "Cascade", the video for which won MTVu's "The Freshman" by a landslide, and debuted on MTV's "Subterranean" last month. - more on this story

Comedy Central Comic-Con Events

Comedy Central have announced their events for the San Diego Comic-Con. Here are the details: This year Comedy Central will host panels for their new animated show Ugly Americans as well as a panel for the newly returned to TV Futurama.

In addition to the panels, Comedy Central will cap things off Saturday night with the free comedy event, Comedy Central Live @ Comic-Con live from the House of Blues which will be hosted by comedian Pete Holmes (Ugly Americans).

FRIDAY, JULY 23rd: UGLY AMERICANS PANEL (ROOM 25ABC) - 10:00 – 11:00 am: Join David M. Stern (Showrunner and Executive Producer), Dan Powell (Executive Producer), Jeff Poliquin (Supervising Producer), Devin Clark (Producer and Series Creator), Aaron Augenblick (Director of Animation), Matt Oberg (voice of Mark Lilly), Kurt Metzger (voice of Randall Skeffington) and Randy Pearlstein (voice of Leonard) for a behind-the-scenes look, a sneak peek into the return of new episodes in October, Q&A and more of COMEDY CENTRAL's new original animated series. - more on this story

Long Beach To Swing This Saturday

Long Beach is gonna swing on Saturday, July 10 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Summer And Music's (SAM) mid-July showcase, Swing Saturday, where Lindy Hoppers and Boogie-Woogers can dance to the early bright by a solar-powered, outdoor stage on 3rd Street and Long Beach Boulevard.

Swing Saturday will mark the first swing-centered event of SAM 2010—downtown Long Beach's sustainable concert series, presented by the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency (RDA) and the Downtown Long Beach Associates (DLBA), providing an entire summer of free music to the public.

Swing aficionados of all types are encouraged to attend in their most copacetic threads to cut a rug, take in the syncopated armstrongs coming out of the speakers and drop a dime note on dinner at one of the local eateries. Further fostering the arts, the event will be located on the future site of the Long Beach Art Exchange. - more on this story

Orange County Great Park Fifth Anniversary Event

The Orange County, California Great Park will become an artists village this Saturday at Growing the Park, a wide-ranging event marking the fifth anniversary of the Orange County Great Park.

Bring out the potential in your little artists with hands-on arts activities coordinated by Arts Orange County. Growing the Park includes five themed sections reflecting the ultimate goals of the Great Park, including enriching and supporting arts education in Orange County.

In the Great Park Gallery section of the event, the Orange County Performing Arts Center's Italian street painters will invite families to create art on asphalt, the Philharmonic Society will highlight its Music Mobile, and the Bowers Kidseum, OC Museum of Art and Chuck Jones Center for Creativity will feature hands-on art activities. In addition, the Orange County Performing Arts Center presents Vybration, a 6-person a capella group featuring vocals and vocal percussion. Other participating organizations include: Backhaus Dance, Irvine Barclay Theatre, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Playhouse, Muzeo, and Southland Ballet home to Festival Ballet Theater. - more on this story