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PR reports: We got an interesting email today
from one of the PR companies we work with. We bring this to your attention
because last month a reader asked us about ways to discover new bands (aside
from our news and reviews) and this seems to fit the bill. It also allows
you to help the bands you discover. Sounds pretty cool to us. Here is the
press blurb followed by a link to check it out.
Imagine if you will the power to make someone's
career with the click of a mouse. OurStage does just that, putting control
back in the hands of the people. Like "American Idol" meets "The Lot" on
the internet, contestants submit their own music and films to be judged
by viewers on the site. It's easy watch videos, listen to music and vote
on what you like. Judging videos is fun and addictive and there are lots
of categories to choose from. Pick your favorites in comedy, animation,
indie rock, hip hop and many others.
Through its wealth of partner programs,
including Paste, CMJ, PLUG Awards, Slamdance, Relix, Gen Art, Noise Pop,
Videomaker, IFFBoston, and many others, OurStage offers artists real opportunities
to launch their careers. Each month winners in film and music are chosen
for a grand prize of $5,000 each as well as other tangible rewards like
promotion in mainstream outlets and festival spots. -
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PR reports: Twisted Sister's Dee Snider and
Jay Jay French recently stopped by the VH1 Classic offices to present Autism
Speaks/Cure Autism Now with a check for $17,000. The check represents the
proceeds from Twisted Sister's A Twisted Christmas, the rockin' holiday
album that enamored both critics and fans alike.
The album's success prompted demand for
a live DVD of Twisted Sister's take on Christmas. On September 25th, Razor
& Tie Entertainment will release A Twisted Christmas Live, a DVD of
the band's holiday '06 show at New Jersey's legendary Starland Ballroom.
The DVD will feature performances of tunes from A Twisted Christmas, as
well as Twisted Sister's greatest hits.- more
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Filter reports: The Veils have announced details
of a U.S. tour. The band is touring in support of their sophomore album
Nux Vomica which was released earlier this year via Rough Trade America.
The album was recorded in Los Angeles with
producer Nick Launay, (Midnight Oil, INXS) then mixed in London by Bill
Price (The Libertines, Jesus And Mary Chain.)
[The tour is set to kick off on August
13th in Phoenix and conclude on September 10th in NYC.]-
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PR reports: On Tuesday, August 7th, Drowning
Pool hosted a press conference to a full-house at the Pacific Design Center
in Los Angeles, CA to announce the release of Full Circle and their fall
tour with The Exies.
Drowning Pool was joined by over 25 members
of the Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) and war veterans who
validated the importance of their efforts. The band spoke of their concern
for supporting the U.S. troops upon their return from the middle-east.
The press conference was a very moving
and emotional experience urging the validation of the American people to
support the troops upon their return.- Check
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PR reports: Metal Mind Productions presents
a unique mixture of classical compositions and speed-metal madness - re-releases
of "Worship Me or Die!" and "Beethoven on Speed" by The Great Kat.
Both titles will be available in a new
digipack edition, limited to numerated 2000 copies, digitally remastered
using 24-Bit process on golden discs. Release date is set for 20th August
in Europe & 15th October in USA (via MVD).
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PR reports: Tony Defries, the legendary rock
manager who launched David Bowie and whose groundbreaking innovations form
the bedrock of modern media presentation, is breaking a career-long silence
to publish his long-awaited autobiography, Gods And Gangsters.
A key figure behind some of the most crucial
events and developments in contemporary music history, Defries was present
at the birth of Madonna, the reincarnation of Stevie Wonder, the death
of the Beatles and the ignition of Iggy. But he has never been interviewed,
never made public declarations, never opened up and revealed his innermost
truths.
Told now for the very first time, Gods
And Gangsters is the story behind a career spent managing, marketing, and
branding superstars - from the fashion idols of the Pop Art 60s to the
rock gods of the 70s and 80s. Written with renowned music historian Dave
Thompson, the book is projected for publication in 2008.
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PR reports: On September 18, Lost Highway
will release Between Daylight And Dark, the new album from critically-acclaimed
singer/songwriter Mary Gauthier, of whom Entertainment Weekly says, "The
beauty of Gauthier's country noir lies in the humanity of her characters,
and in the sweet yearning of her gruff Louisiana drawl."
Between Daylight And Dark is Gauthier's
fifth album and the follow up to her 2005 breakthrough Mercy Now, which
garnered high praise in the media. Gauthier was named 2005 NEW/EMERGING
ARTIST OF THE YEAR by the Americana Music Association.
Between Daylight And Dark was cut live,
with minimal overdubs, and produced by Joe Henry. The album features guest
appearances by Van Dyke Parks (piano on "Can't Find The Way") and Loudon
Wainwright (backing vocals on "Soft Place To Land" and "I Ain't Leaving").
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PR reports: California Transit Authority (CTA)
is drummer Danny Seraphine's trip back to the future, effectively tipping
his hat to his past as a founding member of the Grammy award-wining band
Chicago, with his feet firmly planted in the here and now. Aptly titled
"Full Circle," California Transit Authority's debut album brings Seraphine
back to his roots.
"Full Circle" will be released on August
14 (Street Sense Records) through Borders as well as online outlets such
as Amazon.com. While the album revisits early Chicago classics such as
"I'm A Man" and "Make Me Smile," CTA has also penned a new original track,
"Several Thousand."
On August 9th, Danny and the band will
be performing in the city of Chicago for the first time in 17 years at
Borders flagship store to celebrate the album's release.-
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PR reports: Necessary/Atlantic recording group
Hard-Fi has unveiled details of their eagerly anticipated second album.
Entitled "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST," the 11-track collection arrives
in the U.S. on September 18th.
The album - which follows last year's breakthrough
debut, "STARS OF CCTV" - sees the British band returning with a fully loaded
arsenal of category-defying pop grenades, melding genre-hopping beats,
Motown hooks, and rock 'n' roll swagger into its own indefinable, undeniable
sound. "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST" is highlighted by the Billy Bragg-inspired
"We Need Love," the rousing "Can't Get Along Without You," and the anthemic
first single, "Suburban Knights," which NME recently hailed as a "startling"
example of "a more dexterous and inventive Hard-Fi."-
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PR reports: Koffeehouse Music Productions,
LLC, known for creating live outdoor performance stages for some of the
best indie online music in Los Angeles will produce a charity music festival
on August 26th, 2007, at the 1200-seat Ford Amphitheater in Los Angeles,
to benefit The Guitar Center Music Foundation.
The event, entitled "An Evening of Independence:
A Celebration of Singers, Songwriters and Music!" will showcase some of
the hottest emerging independent artists and new bands, many first discovered
on MySpace.
General admission tickets will become available
on August 10th for $20 as well as a limited number of VIP seats for $75
at www.fordtheatres.org or by calling the Ford Box Office at 323.461.3673.
Tickets will also be available at the Ford box office on the day of the
event. The Ford Theatre is located at 2580 Cahuenga Boulevard East, Hollywood,
CA 90068 (across the 101 freeway from the Hollywood Bowl).
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PR reports: Jake La Botz has stolen and lived
in cars, learned to play blues from the last of the Delta greats (Robert
Johnson protégé David "Honeyboy" Edwards), performed in a
South Central L.A. church band, acted in indie films and even auditioned
for the band Velvet Revolver.
And on September 15, La Botz will reprise
his innovative "Tattoo Across America Tour," playing tattoo parlors in
21 cities.
The tour starts in West Hollywood (Shamrock
Social Club) on Saturday, September 15 and wends it way across 21 U.S.
cities coast to coast until an October 15 closing date near Pueblo, Colorado.
Among his destinations are Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Boston, Philadelphia,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Denver, Tampa, Phoenix and Orlando.
La Botz has engendered a loyal fan base
of tattoo aficionados across the U.S., arising from last year's tour as
well as from his acting role in Steve Buscemi's cult film Animal Factory.-
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PR reports: After playing to sold-out venues
throughout North America and Europe, Great Lake Swimmers will head back
out across the US and Canada for 27 new show dates this fall.
The rollicking dust kicking is in continued
support of their otherworldly third album Ongiara, released earlier this
year on Nettwerk Records. As with their first two critically acclaimed
albums (Great Lake Swimmers, 2003 and Bodies and Minds, 2005), Ongiara
continues to explore the worlds of indie folk, roots music and alt-country
pop with Tony Dekker's signature majestic vocal.- more
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