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PR reports: Whether you are a long-time Sia
fan from her days with Zero 7 (Simple Things, When It Falls and The Garden),
or a more recent convert after hearing her solo track "Breathe Me" featured
in the final episode of "Six Feet Under," you will no doubt be excited
to know that Sia will release a new solo full-length CD this fall entitled
Some People Have Real Problems.
The new collection of music is at once
upbeat, quirky, and achingly gorgeous, featuring incredible song writing
and lush arrangements to frame Sia's stunning vocals. Sia also enlisted
the help of a few talented friends when recording Some People Have Real
Problems, including Beck, who sings on a track called 'Academia.' Now living
in Los Angeles, Sia will support her new release with a month-long U.S.
tour this fall. And New York fans take note: Sia will also perform an exclusive
show in New York at Hiro Ballroom on September 12.
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PR reports: Mondo Generator has announced
the dates for the upcoming "What Is Rock" tour with Turbonegro. The tour
will kick off in September and go through the middle of October.
Mondo Generator was originally formed by
ex-Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss bassist Nick Oliveri in 1997. Initially
intended as a side-project, the band has now become Oliveri's full time
venture. Mondo Generator's new album "Dead Planet" was recently released
through Suburban Noize Records.
Scandinavian rock outfit Turbonegro is
touring in support of their eighth full-length album "Retox."-
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PR reports: Evans Blue's first single, "The
Pursuit" has been climbing the rock radio charts with the video recently
released. Check out the video for "The Pursuit". Evans Blue combines eerie
stop motion animation with live action to create a distressed film look
that brings the album art to life. The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal
Of Life Ends is in stores now.- check
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PR reports: Just announced today, Rogue Wave
is going on tour! Coinciding with the release of their upcoming album Asleep
at Heavens Gate, they will be embarking on a six date trip opening for
Feist in September and then head out on their own in October through November
across North America.
Tickets go on-sale this Friday, August
3rd. Asleep at Heavens Gate is out September 18th on Brushfire Records.
9/9 Burlington, VT - Flynn Theatre w/ Feist
9/11/07 Baltimore , MD - Ram's Head Live
w/ Feist
9/12/07 Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
w/ Feist
9/13/07 Pittsburgh PA - Carnegie Music
Hall w/ Feist
9/14 /07 Grantham, PA - Messiah College
w/ Feist
9/15/07 Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theatre
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PR reports: To commemorate the 30th Anniversary
of Elvis Presley's death (16th August, 1977), Sony BMG Music Entertainment
will celebrate his outstanding contribution to popular music with a triumphant
return to the U.K. singles chart. Following the huge success of 2005's
18 No.1 Singles Campaign, Sony BMG Music Entertainment will offer fans
the opportunity to collect singles week by week to build the 'Elvis The
King' singles boxset.
Each classic single will be released in
a limited edition numbered CD and 10" vinyl format, beautifully packaged
utilising the original U.S. and U.K. sleeve and label artwork. They will
also be available as digital download singles for the first time.-
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PR reports: Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic
recording artist Plies has officially announced the upcoming release of
his debut album, "THE REAL TESTAMENT." The eagerly awaited collection -
which features the breakthrough hit single, "Shawty (Feat. T-Pain)" - will
drop into stores nationwide on August 7th. "I got the most anticipated
situation in the streets right now," says Plies. "The streets told me that."
Plies will return to Florida, Georgia,
and the Carolinas during the week of his album release, where he'll complete
a whirlwind promo tour of over 10 cities in just four days, including Ft.
Myers, Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville, Savannah, Charlotte, and Columbia.
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PR reports: ProgRock Records, formidable US
progressive rock label, is pleased to announce the release of the exciting
debut CD by Amaran's Plight. The band's premier CD release has been greatly
anticipated throughout the 'prog world' and immediate reaction has been
fervid! Amaran's Plight can only be described as a new 'Supergroup' and
features the talents of: DC Cooper (Ex-Royal Hunt, Silent Force) - Gary
Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery) - Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard, Kevin Gilbert,
Tears for Fears, Genesis) - Kurt Barabas (Under the Sun)
The band's debut album Voice in the Light
upon release by Progrock Records and its label partners has been receiving
rave reviews from fans and music critics worldwide. Voice in the Light
was recorded in 2006 at Gary Wehrkamp's New Horizon Studios and described
as textbook Symphonic Progressive Metal. It combines the soaring vocals
of DC Cooper with the master riffs and melodies of Gary Wehrkamp, backed
by the sonic, dynamic and explosive rhythm section of D'Virgilio and Barabas.
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PR reports: In celebration of the 50th Annual
Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival Records will make its debut
with a remarkable series of historic live-at-Monterey releases. Not only
does this mark the first time a festival has launched its own label, but
the riches of its tape archivesmore than 1600 tapes with more than 2000
hours of concerts in the vaultmakes this ambitious endeavor a jazz bonanza.
Monterey Jazz Festival Records is a stand-alone
label in partnership with the Monterey Jazz Festival and Concord Music
Group. The profits realized by the Monterey Jazz Festival will be re-invested
into its ongoing internationally recognized jazz education programs. The
MJFR imprint's first five recordings, to be released on August 21, capture
the crème de la crème of the jazz heritage: Louis Armstrong
(caught headlining the first night of the festival in 1958); Miles Davis
(introducing to the West Coast his soon-to-be-classic '60s quintet rhythm
section in 1963); and Thelonious Monk (his quartet augmented by bassist
Steve Swallow and an expanded five-piece festival workshop in 1964), plus
sets by Dizzy Gillespie (in 1965 having expanded his usual quintet with
Kenny Barron and James Moody to a sextet by adding Big Black on congas)
and Sarah Vaughan (backed by a young Bill Mays, Bob Magnusson and Jimmy
Cobb and one tune with the Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars in 1971).
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PR reports: Negativland's greatest hits become
all new moving pictures in the amazing and long awaited DVD release of
Our Favorite Things, to be issued via the Other Cinema (Sonic Outlaws,
So Wrong They're Right) imprint on October 23rd. Years in the making, this
package is an epic career-capping project from Negativland. Sure to please
the group's old fans, this very accessible DVD is also an incredible introduction
to Negativland's work for new ones.
Created with a crew of 18 other experimental
filmmakers from all over the USA, Our Favorite Things is a collaborative
project that takes a striking visual leap into the same legally gray area
that Negativland has been exploring with sound for the last 27 years. A
dark and charming film collection of unforgettable collage and classic
cut-up entertainment for all ages, it also comes with over 90 minutes of
bonus material, as well as a truly silly and bizarre 50-minute bonus CD
of 100% acapella versions of Negativland's work by The 180 Gs, a five-person
black acapella group from Detroit, that has endeavored to "cover" Negativland's
cut up collage work in R 'n B, Doo-Wop, and Gospel styles. The resulting
album 180 D'Gs To The Future! is extremely fun, funny, and very weird.-
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PR reports: HORSE the Band recently filmed
a video for the powerhouse new song "New York City" with director Roboshobo
(Mastodon, The Blood Brothers, Poison The Well). The vocalist for HORSE
the Band, Nathan, had this to say about the song and the video:
"If 'A Natural Death' is about the vast
scope of nature from the horror of birth to the beauty of death then 'New
York City' is a song about the life in the middle. It's about civilization
and society and the brief moments in time when we as people come together.
The director uses these elements to weave
a retro-modern science fiction tale rooted in the concrete and asphalt
world of today about two tragic lovers trying to find each other against
the odds. It's beautiful and touching as well as intense and epic. HORSE
the Bands greatest video yet!!!!"- Decide
for yourself here
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PR reports: The Washington, DC-area Can A
Sista Rock A Mic? festival's featured artist this year is critically acclaimed
producer/vocalist Georgia Anne Muldrow, known for her soulful innovations,
free-jazz soundscapes, and bottom-heavy beats. Half of the soul, funk,
hip-hop project G&D, Georgia will be joined on stage by her partner
Dudley Perkins.
Known to underground hip-hop fans as Declaime,
Dudley is the only man slated to take the stage; the festival is a live
music and visual arts showcase charged with giving female independent hip-hop
artists a platform to speak their minds, be seen, and be heard.
G&D will be headlining the opening
event "Beauty and the Beat:" D.C.'s first ever "lady beat maker" competition.
The event will also feature visual art and DJ Earth1ne on the decks and
will take place on August 8th at 8:30PM (doors at 7) at the Rock &
Roll Hotel in D.C. - more
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PR reports: Greg Kihn, the 1980's recording
artist known for his chart-topping songs and MTV videos, "Jeopardy," and
"The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em Like That)," as well as San Jose's
current #1 FM Radio Morning Man, will make a personal appearance at the
Silicon Valley Business Expo II, August 16, 2007, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Greg will meet and greet fans and sign autographs as he promotes his latest
business venture as an in-demand corporate and trade association special
event celebrity performer, motivational and keynote speaker, and event
emcee for national and Bay Area clients.
As a motivational and keynote speaker,
and event emcee, Greg relates to, motivates and captivates the audience
with real-world and, often times, hysterical tales from over 30-years of
overindulgent Rock Star exploits and escapades. Greg's presentation drives
home messages of innovation, creativity, stick-to-itiveness, passion, determination,
motivation, perseverance, teamwork, leadership, ambition, goals and success.
Regardless of the audience, from Casino appearance, university commencement,
corporate golf outing, sports hospitality event, corporate function, trade
show, and VIP meet-and-greets, Greg weaves engrossing and elaborate messaged
tales about his Rock and Roll adventures, encompassing those times he's
been at the top of the charts or the bottom of the barrel that everyone
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