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antiMusic reports: If there is one thing we
love here at antiMusic it is when an artist finds success on their own.
There is no better example of this than Brad Skistimas, better known as
Five Times August, who not only turned down major label deals to stay indie
but does everything on his own from his website to CD art and more important:
marketing. He seems to have the Midas touch as he has logged over 100,000
in sales at online digital stores like iTunes, placed nine songs from his
album on television shows like MTV's "Laguna Beach," the CW's "One Tree
Hill," etc. And he has become the very first unsigned artist to have a
CD carried by retail giant Wal-Mart. Talk about bucking the odds. So this
week we asked Brad to pick five of favorite songs from the "Independent"
album and tell us a little bit about them to maybe gain an insight into
how he is succeeding all on his own.
Here is Brad to tell us about "Better With
You": The night I finished this song I knew my style as a songwriter was
starting to figure itself out. I wrote it in October of 2003, and though
the song is already 4 years old, it's continued to be a faithful song to
my career. It has been placed on four different television shows and I'm
amazed at it's 'underground' success. I actually didn't write it for anyone
in particular, just with the hope of finding the perfect relationship.
I think that's why so many people relate to it. I think everybody wants
that kind of love. Some people have it, and some people are hoping for
it. Others had it, lost it, and now they're playing the song to their ex
trying to win them back!- Have
a listen for yourself and if you like what you hear, support true Indie
music by picking up the Five Times August CD or buying the download!
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antiMusic reports: 50 Cent has made the world
a deal we simply can't refuse! Half a buck says that if Kanye West's new
CD sells more than his then he will take his ball and go home. So we finally
have a legitimate reason to buy a Kanye album.
Both rappers will commemorate the brutal
terrorist attacks on the US this September 11th by dropping their new albums
on the public. In the past, Fiddy has logged more sales than Kanye, who
was once pictured as Jesus on the cover of Rolling Stone, but some are
predicting that the new CD "Graduation" from the biggest ego in popular
music (a.k.a. Kanye) may just outsell pocket change's CD "Curtis". So Fiddy
laid it all on the line and promises to quit his solo career if Kanye's
"Graduation" sends him back to the 1st grade.- see
what loose change had to say
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antiMusic reports: Nine Inch Nails mastermind
Trent Reznor has plans to turn the band's negative utopia concept album
'Year Zero,' into a TV show. A show would be the final piece of the elaborate
puzzle that has been centered around the album.
Reznor tells a UK paper that plans for
a TV series based on the album are moving forward. "We've got a producer
on board and have met with writers," Reznor told the Sun. "We're about
to pitch it to the network, so we're a couple of weeks away from meeting
all of the main people, and we'll see what happens."-
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antiMusic reports: Nothing says family values
more than underage drinking. Imagine the proud parents of the kids that
went off to the Family Values Tour in New Jersey last week that were arrested
for tossing a few back.
Police reportedly arrested 33 concert goers
for underage drinking at the PNC Bank Arts Center concert in Holmdel, NJ
last Wednesday night. Korn and Evanescence are headlining this year's Family
Values outing and underage drinking wasn't the only family value on display
at the NJ stop of the tour. - more
kids got busted for other fun stuff
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antiMusic reports: Michael Barker of the John
Butler Trio tried to save a man from drowning on Friday morning. Sadly,
the attempt was unsuccessful and a 22-year-old man lost his life.
Barker was riding through Townsville, Australia
around a quarter after 8 in the morning Friday when he heard a woman calling
for help down an embankment to Ross Creek. He and another man pulled the
victim out of the water but by then it was too late to save him, according
to a report by Contact Music. - Barker
explains what happened
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antiMusic reports: The complete Van Halen
reunion press conference will air commercial-free and uncensored nationwide
on XM Radio channel 41 between 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. EST on Monday, August
13, according to Blabbermouth.
Van Halen are expected to officially announce
their reunion tour with David Lee Roth Monday at a press event in Los Angeles.
The press event will take place at 11 am on Monday at the Four Seasons
Hotel in Los Angeles and the band is expected to announce a reunion tour
that will kick off a 50 date North American arena run in October.-
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antiMusic reports: Aretha Franklin disappointed
Motown fans on Sunday because she couldn't take the heat. The famed singer
called off her hometown concert due to concerns over east coast weather
that has caused her recent shows in the region to be "sweltering and all
but overwhelming."
On Friday Franklin announced that she was
pulling the plug on her Sunday night concert at the DTE Energy Music Theatre
because of the east coast heat wave. In a statement she said "Following
the Weather Channel and the daily reports in the news via television and
newspaper publications, I see that the temperatures in Detroit have been
very similar, [to the east coast locations of her recent concerts]" she
said in the statement. "I am exhausted from the heat and cannot tolerate
heat in these extremely high numbers and being in concert simultaneously."
Maybe she should have used the web for
better info? At 4:00 PM local time the Weather Underground reported that
it was 86 degrees in Motown and Clarkston, Michigan (where the amphitheatre
is located). They also report that it was 108.4 in the Western Hills of
Yucca Valley where antiMusic is headquartered. But as long as there is
cold beer we won't let a little thing like the heat stop us. Ok, the air
conditioner helps too and the beer explains the typos.-
comments?
Beer money donations?
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antiMusic reports: A rather disturbing message
was posted to Punkbands over the weekend. The message was an open call
for college interns to man the label's A&R department. Yes, A&R
is now apparently in the hands of interns instead of seasoned musicians
which really does explain so much of current music! We figure that the
originator of said message may have failed middle school geometry due to
the fact that they think Los Angeles and San Francisco are in the same
region as well as Portland and Seattle (though 175 miles is pretty close
in comparison to the 400 miles that separate LA and SF). We have no idea
if this is legit or not since they use a "free email" account but here
is the message:
Mercury Records is currently seeking A&R
interns for the upcoming Fall 2007 semester. Interns will partake in a
variety of activities including new music research, talent scouting, and
attending local showcases. Candidates must possess good communication skills
and have the ability to attend local shows. This is a hands-on internship
and a great stepping-stone into the music industry. Only eager candidates
need apply, as this is a highly competitive internship.-
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antiMusic reports: It appears that members
of the Michael Schenker Group pulled an intervention on that band's namesake
according to the group's drummer who also alluded that the famed guitarist
is in rehab. Thus explaining the recent tour cancellation half way through
a concert.
MSG drummer Bodo Schopf took to his website
to explain why the band had to pull out of their UK tour in the middle
of a gig. He writes: "First I want to thank everybody for coming to see
us and giving us the support. Sorry that we couldn't give you the 100%
but those who were there saw that a man who plays from his heart was really
hurt in his heart. We and some really close friends took care of him, and
he is now in good hands, where he gets a really good treatment. Thank you
again for your support."- more
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antiMusic reports: Universal Music Group will
soon be the owner of V2. And in another big move by the label group, they
have jumped on the DRM-free bandwagon and will begin offering up unrestricted
music files on a host of online music services beginning August 21st. However,
don't look to find these unprotected downloads on iTunes.
UMG will be testing the idea of selling
unrestricted music via Rhapsody, Pure Tracks, Amazon.com, Best Buy and
Walmart, according to Filter. Fans find these formats appealing because
they can easily be used on various MP3 players without having to bypass
the dreaded DRM. According to the Filter report "The DRM-free MP3s will
remain the same cost and will be available until January 2008." What they
do after that is anyone's guess. - more
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Filter reports: Sad news today as Factory
Records founder and Manchester hero Tony Wilson passed away at 57. The
Salford-born Wilson - famous for discovering bands like the Happy Mondays
and Joy Division - succumbed to cancer.
He was diagnosed with the disease in 2006
and subsequently underwent surgery and chemotherapy to stop it from spreading.
When chemotherapy failed to beat the cancer, the drug Sutent was recommended,
but the expensive treatment was unfortunately not covered by the NHS.
However, the Happy Mondays banded together
with other Manchester musicians that Wilson had supported to start a fund
to help pay for his treatment.- more
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antiMusic reports: Lily Allen may be getting
her own TV show next year if reports by the always reliable Sun are to
be believed. Allen has reportedly been in talks with BBC3 about putting
together a show.
Allen met with BBC3 boss Danny Cohen last
week, according a NME report which also says, "A BBC source said that they
would be working with Allen after she finishes recording her new album,
which is scheduled to be completed by May next year."
Gigwise gives us a little clue into what
one possible Allen show may be- about
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PR reports: MySpace invites you to catch the
live webcast of Yellowcard's first ever Hey Play This! concert produced
by CenterStaging on Monday August 13th at 5pmPT, 8pm ET. The band will
perform tracks off their brand new album "Paper Wall" live for an intimate
gathering of their biggest MySpace fans.
Viewers at home can send their song requests
via MySpace IM directly to the band and watch the live video stream on
MySpace TV as well as on Yellowcard's MySpace profile http://myspace.com/yellowcard
.To participate, add username yellowcard to your Contact List in MySpaceIM
and send your request. - more
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