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PR reports: The final week countdown has begun
to the June 19th in-store arrival of LOST HIGHWAY, the new album from Island
Records group Bon Jovi, featuring the Top 20 single “(You Want To) Make
A Memory.” The album release will be followed by “Unplugged” performances
on MTV, VH1 and CMT – on June 22nd, 23rd and 24th (Friday through Sunday),
respectively. As legend has it, the first “Unplugged” concert broadcast
was inspired by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora’s surprise acoustic performance
at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards.
It has already been announced that New
Jersey homeboys Bon Jovi will be the inaugural performers at The Rock,
the brand new arena at Newark’s Prudential Center (new home of the Devils
hockey team), with multiple nights scheduled between October 25 and November
1 – the band’s only tour dates of 2007. In celebration of this, Bon Jovi
has partnered with Ticketmaster for the first-ever advance concert ticket
+ digital album package presale. [see full story for more]-
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PR reports: Konvict/Jive Records recording
artist T-Pain, lands at the #1 spot on Billboard’s Top 200 and R&B
Album charts with his sophomore debut Epiphany. The hit single “Buy U A
Drank (Shawty Snappin’),” continues to top the R&B/Hip-Hop and airplay
charts.
“Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” recently
beat out artists such as Maroon 5, Avril Lavigne, Timbaland, and Ne-Yo
to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart as the #1 single in the country.
On four separate Billboard charts the single has been firmly set at the
#1 position for several weeks: #1 Hot 100 Airplay; #1 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Songs; #1 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay; #1 Rhythmic Top 40, and for seven
consecutive weeks T-Pain was the #1 selling ringtone on the Billboard Hot
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PR reports: People Noise began making music
after Zeke Buck's ten year involvement as a founding member of VHS or Beta
came to a halt. Now, Buck and Matt Johnson (formerly of Boom Bip on Drums),
have set out to do some of the things that they weren't album to do before.
Their range recalls some of the earlier alternative rock days of bands
like Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana and Radiohead, yet still births a sincerity
and un-retro quality altogether its own. It shows an interesting voice
of both internal and external relationships, revealing a dynamic of textures
and color not typically found today. Buck says, “We want to make a record
that is altogether more human. Something that is at times awkward and stumbling,
and at other times, alive with a determined ambition.” The result is an
expedition into sound and self. A rock band like few others.
TOUR DATES:
06/15 Doylestown, PA Siren Records (Free
Show)
06/16 Washington, DC The Red & Black
Bar
06/17 Philadelphia, PA The Khyber
06/19 Brooklyn, NY Luna Lounge
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PR reports: Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - the enchanting score to
the hotly anticipated feature film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- will be released by Warner Bros. Records on July 10th, the day before
the movie opens in the U.S. on July 11th.
Hooper recorded nearly two hours of music
at London's fabled Abbey Road Studios, famous for its acoustics and ambience.
His team included engineer Peter Cobbin (the Lord of the Rings trilogy),
and conductor Alastair King (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
who conducted the Chamber Orchestra of London. "The team were all the best
around," Hooper says. "We had a complete rapport and I always felt that
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PR reports: What can only be described as
the 'holy grail' of unreleased recordings by classic rock legends Wishbone
Ash sees its light of day with the CD release of First Light on UK's Talking
Elephant Records. Founded in 1969, Wishbone Ash has released over 30 albums
to date, and has been touted as one of the first dual-guitar rock bands.
As fate would have it, through a chance
encounter with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash
were signed to MCA through Derek Lawrence. Subsequently, for over 35 years
the demos sat in the Apple Records acetate vault gathering dust until recently
discovered. In 2006, Christies Auctions put these recordings up for purchase
through their online auction house, where they were bid on and won by Wishbone
Ash collector extraordinaire Dr. John (not the New Orleans music icon).
The good Doctor then contacted Andy Powell about the recordings and graciously
offered them back to him, in hopes that they would eventually be released
for all Wishbone Ash fans worldwide to enjoy! [see full story for more]-
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PR reports: The Snake The Cross The Crown
will be performing a live set on THE DAILY HABIT on FUEL TV! Tune in to
watch the band's broadcast television debut where they will showcase two
songs from their new album, Cotton Teeth.
BROADCAST TIMES:
* Thursday, June 14th - 9:00pm EST (6:00pm
PST)
* Thursday, June 14th - 11:59pm EST (9:00pm
PST)
* Friday, June 15th - 3:00pm EST (12:00pm
PST)
* Friday, June 15th - 6:00pm EST (3:00pm
PST)
The Snake The Cross The Crown are currently
on a tour of the United States with mewithoutYou, Piebald, and Manchester
Orchestra. For dates see the full story link. - Click
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PR reports: Bloodshot Records is pleased to
announce the signing of Ha Ha Tonka, a young band from the Ozarks that
mixes lonesome four-part harmonies and high-energy rock, carving out a
sound that conveys a sharp sense of place. With Buckle in the Bible Belt
slated to hit stores September 11, 2007, the band hits the road this summer,
playing select festivals and a string of dates with longtime heroes the
Violent Femmes. Said singer/guitarist Brian Roberts, “Opening for the Violent
Femmes is somewhat mind-boggling since they were one of those bands that
dominated our high school years.”
Ha Ha Tonka's lyrics replicate the paradox
that exists in the Midwestern Bible Belt that they know so well, where
the realities of meth use, strip clubs, socio-economic hardship, and backwoods
prejudices meet the literal interpretations of biblical story-tellers.
This Ozark milieu creates some contradictory notions, but also some of
the most poignant folk and gospel musical traditions in the nation's history.
The band’s first single from the album, “St. Nick on the Fourth in a Fervor”,
is the most representative of the band’s sound, combining harmonies and
biting guitar riffs with lyrics that delve into issues of nationalism,
religious allegiances, and rites of passage. A lyric from the song captures
the experience of this album precisely: “…this glimpse of brilliance is
much better than your long look at mediocrity.”
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PR reports: It’s the return of the boy-band
‘Diddy’ style! MTV’s hit reality series “Making The Band” returns but this
time around Diddy creates the ultimate R&B all male group! Fresh on
the heels of creating the successful all girl group ‘Danity Kane,’ whose
album debuted at number one, Diddy raises the bar and puts himself to the
test once again. Check out the competition by going to MTV.com and get
to know all the guys in the cast. Find out who has the right stuff to make
history and become a part of the hottest new all-male group when MTV’s
“Making The Band 4” premieres on Monday, June 18th at 10pm ET/PT. Mondays
on MTV will include the premiere of MTV favorites, “My Super Sweet 16”
at 9pm ET/PT and MTV News & Docs powerful documentary series “Engaged
& Underage” at 9:30pm ET/PT.
After nationwide open auditions with the
help of celebrity judges including New Edition’s Michael Bivens, R&B
sensation Joe, choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson and superproducer Bryan
Cox, Diddy selects 20 of the most talented young men from across the country
to live together in a loft in Manhattan. The ultimate singing and dancing
competition begins as these eager young men who hail from cities such as
LA, NY, Detroit, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, Orlando and Charlotte try to
impress one of the most successful men in the music business in hopes of
becoming a part of the next hot all male-group. They’ll have to learn to
live and work together and make it through Diddy’s unexpected tests to
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PR reports: With their brand new single “Restless
Sea” and their first national tour, LA-based power trio Seneca Hawk are
gearing up for their biggest summer yet. After headlining LA’s most famed
and respected venues such as The Troubadour, Spaceland, The Roxy, and The
Whisky a Go-Go, Seneca Hawk are taking their polished, high energy live
show on the road for 40 dates.
The trio, comprised of lead singer/guitarist
Jonah Rivera, bassist Kyle Beswick, and drummer Ankur Bulsara, had previously
completed a West Coast tour in the fall of 2006 in support of their self-titled
debut LP. Following their enthusiastic reception in San Francisco, Portland
and Seattle, Seneca Hawk will be bringing all-new material to more American
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PR reports: Roky Erickson, leader of the revolutionary
60’s psychedelic masters “The 13th Floor Elevators”, possesses one of the
most amazing voices Rock n’ Roll has ever heard. He also holds one of the
most tragic stories Rock n’ Roll has witnessed.
Known for his colossal heroin & LSD
binges, struggles with schizophrenia, and an unthinkable term at Rusk hospital
for the criminally insane, Roky went missing from the world. YOU'RE GONNA
MISS ME reveals the shocking & triumphant truth behind one of Rock's
great mysteries.
PALM Pictures is releasing YOU’RE GONNA
MISS ME on DVD on July 10th. There will also be a soundtrack to the DVD
containing songs by The 13th Floor Elevators as well as Roky solo goodies
and some unreleased gems. Check out the trailer for YOU’RE GONNA MISS ME
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PR reports: BRING ME THE HORIZON will be coming
to America this summer with an impressive lineup of bands that include
IT DIES TODAY, KITTIE, SILENT CIVILLIAN and BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART.
Fresh off the band’s breakthrough performance
in front of a crowd of over 10,000 fans at Download 2007 (where they were
considered to have one of largest, most brutal pits of the entire festival),
BRING ME THE HORIZON is looking to take the same smash-mouth energy that
has become a hallmark of their live act and immerse America into the raucous
brilliance that the rest of the world has already come to know and love.
Sat Aug-11 New York, NY @ BB King's
Sun Aug-12 Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony
Tue Aug-14 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
Wed Aug-15 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
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PR reports: Singer/songwriter Chuck Ragan
will be doing a seven show run beginning June 18 in San Francisco, CA and
ending June 26 in Reno, NV. Ragan will be performing with his fiddle player
Jon Gaunt and members of the band Dusty Roads during select nights. Ragan
will also be opening for Jesse Malin in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San
Diego and Tempe. Ragan will be playing new material from his upcoming studio
debut, Feast or Famine, out August 7 on SideOneDummy Records.
Tour Dates:
06/18/2007 Café du Nord w/Jesse
Malin San Francisco CA
06/20/2007 Troubadour w/Jesse Malin Los
Angeles CA
06/21/2007 The Alley Fullerton CA
06/22/2007 The Casbah w/Jesse Malin San
Diego CA
06/23/2007 The Sets w/Jesse Malin Tempe
AZ
06/24/2007 The Dive Bar Las Vegas NV
06/26/2007 Satellite Lounge Reno NV
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PR reports: The Dutch SQY Rocking Team has
launched an E-Card for their latest CD " Top Fuel Tendencies " and their
upcoming Video - DVD "Get It Done & N.Y.C ". [see the full story for]
The E-Card contains full info about the two products and three full songs
can be listened to. From the upcoming Video - DVD, two previews from the
video-clips for " Get It Done " and " N.Y.C " are included. The Video –
DVD "Get It Done & N.Y.C." will be released on June 23, 2007.
The brand-new Video – DVD "Get It Done
& N.Y.C." is filmed with the corporation of (inter-)national celebrities
! During the filming of ‘Get It Done’, SQY Rocking Team was joined by friends
and (inter-)national stars known from inside and outside the music – business.
Band-members from Epica, BZB, Asrai, Dreamside, Mennen en Peter Pan Speedrock
make their appearance in the video-clip for ‘Get It Done’ and over 30 well-known
faces related to the music-scene in Eindhoven ( Holland ) will also join
the band in this video-clip. ‘N.Y.C.’ has been filmed by Erocktica. You
can see Erocktica's front-woman Pink Snow in New York during a day moving
and driving through the city.
SQY Rocking Team will play a couple of
shows together with Erocktica in New York City (USA) to promote their Video
- DVD. Confirmed shows are :
June 21, 2007 Don Hill's New York City
USA
June 23, 2007 TBA Long Island USA
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