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 Idol
Hedging His Bets |
PR reports: After surviving last night's elimination,
Chris Sligh has officially cracked the top 10 of this season of American
Idol. While he is looking to follow in the footsteps of former Idol winners
Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson, his former band Half Past Forever
is looking to capitalize on Chris' sudden fame by looking to win a record
deal of their own through Music Nation (www.musicnation.com, an online
video music competition that is awarding three contracts with Epic Records.
While Chris is on leave from the band, he can be seen singing lead vocals
on the bands single "Know" that can be viewed at the full story link Whereas
on Idol, Chris has to deal with Randy, Simon and Paula on Music Nation,
Half Past Forever is being judged in the rock genre by Joel and Benji Madden
from Good Charlotte and Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson.
So will it be Chris Sligh or his former
band Half Past Forever walking away with a recording contract and the chance
of a lifetime? Chris appears to be hedging his bets as according to the
American Idol official site he says he'll "travel with his band" if he
doesn't make it on Idol.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Nielsen
SoundScan's 2007 "At A Glance" |
PR reports: In 2007, Nielsen SoundScan has
tracked more individual music purchases than ever in its history (YTD).
Overall Consumer Music Purchase Decisions are up 19% (including all Album
& individual Digital Track sales).
Consumers have made more than 46 million
additional music purchase decisions this year than last year.
-288 million individual Digital Tracks
vs. 242 million at this time last year.
- 99 million Albums vs. 119 million at
the same time last year.
Overall Album purchases, including Track
Equivalent Albums (total # of Digital track purchases divided by 10, in
order to provide a like-for-like comparison with traditional Album purchases),
are down 10% this year.
2007: 118 million
2006: 131 million
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| McMurtry
the Biggest Agitator |
PR reports: The awards continue to pile up
for roots rocker James McMurtry. McMurtry, the 2006 winner of the Americana
Music Association's Song and Album of there year, has just been awarded
Esquire's 2007 Esky Award for "Biggest Agitator" in the April issue of
the magazine. The "Agitator" tag refers to McMurtry's recent musical commentaries
on the current state of the union � "We Can't Make It Here" and "God Bless
America." The annual Esky Awards recognize musical achievement in areas
that aren't explored by typical music awards. The award itself features
a mustachioed little man holding up the rock �n' roll hand sign. Other
winners of a 2007 Esky include LCD Soundsystem for "Best Soundtrack for
Getting Off Your Ass" and Cold War Kids' Matt Maust for "Best Advertisement
for Indie Rock Medical Insurance." Esquire Magazine has a circulation of
over 700,000. See the full list of winners at the full story link.
In addition to his Esky, McMurtry was elected
into the Austin Chronicle Music Poll Hall of Fame at the Austin Music Awards.
The Awards were held last week in Austin, Texas during the SXSW Music Conference.
The rest of inductees included Paul Ray (of the Cobras), Lucinda Williams,
Scratch Acid, Patrice Pike, DJ Casanova, Blues Boy Hubbard and Ernie Mae
Miller.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Floyd,
Mott and Leonard Under Review |
PR reports: The latest in the MVD Under Review
series will hit stores on April 24th and includes DVD docs about Leonard
Cohen, Pink Floyd and Mott The Hoople. Here is a little info on each release:
Leonard Cohen - Under Review 1935 -1977
is a 90-minute documentary film which reviews the poetry, music, performances,
and career of one of contemporary Americas greatest artists. Features include
musical performances of Leonard Cohen reviewed by our team of esteemed
experts, obscure footage, rare interviews, and scarcely seen photographs
of and with Leonard and review, comment, criticism and insight from; official
Cohen biographer, Ira Nadel; Leonards regular guitarist and band leader,
Ron Cornelius; producer on the New Skin For The Old Ceremony and New Positions
albums, John Lissauer, Cohens backing vocalist, Ronee Blakley and many
more. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Aasim
Go |
PR reports: Here is the latest from Diddy's
lab, Aasim is a lyrically gifted Queens bred MC that will be crashing the
party hard this year....he's currently opening up for Snoop and Diddy on
their European tour......here is a track called "Go" for you to wet your
users whistles! - Click
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| Lou
Reed Adds UK Date |
PR reports: Lou Reed has just added a third
UK show to his 'Berlin' 2007 European tour. His first date, in the UK,
will now be at the Manchester International Festival on Friday 29th June,
followed by two nights at London's Hammersmith Apollo on 30th June &
1st July.
Lou Reed will be performing his 1973 landmark
album Berlin, in its entirety. These rare European concerts will see Reed
performing with a 30-piece ensemble including his band, a string and horn
section, and a children's choir.
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| The
Mother Hips Set Release |
PR reports: Kiss the Crystal Flake, the new
studio album by California's The Mother Hips, will be released April 3
on New York based-indie Camera Records. It is the follow up to the acclaimed
Red Tandy EP (Camera Records, 2005) and the first full album for The Hips
since 2001's Green Hills of the Earth. Featuring 12 new songs Kiss The
Crystal Flake reintroduces the world to The Mother Hips' own brand of California
rock, blending a natural psychedelia with their own 21st century musicianship
and songwriting. It is produced by The Mother Hips with Badman Recording
Co. founder Dylan Magierek (Mark Kozelek, Call and Response, Erlend Oye.)[see
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| K
Fed's Pay Day |
PR reports: News reports are circulating that
Kevin Federline will score $19 million in his divorce with Britney. Hardy
har har. TMZ knows the real deal -- and Kevin isn't getting anywhere near
19. The real story -- put a decimal point between the 1 and the 9 and then
reduce it significantly.
As for why K-Fed isn't in a position to
bargain -- Britney's disso-queen lawyer, Laura Wasser, drafted an airtight
prenup before the marriage. Kevin will end up pocketing around a mil.
The divorce is winding its way to a quick
end. Britney and Kevin are getting along, and they have agreed in principle
to a custody arrangement. As TMZ first reported, there will be a 50/50
custody split for now, but in the long run, Britney will get primary custody.[see
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| We
Are The Fury Bowling |
PR reports: We Are The Fury's debut full length
VENUS is set for a May 22nd release on Unborn Media/East West - The band
just finished ripping apart SXSW, playing about three shows a day down
in Austin. The first single off of VENUS is called "Now You Know" and you
can check out a clip from the video which stars SUPERMODELS Fargo &
Natalie from the first season of Janice Dickinson's Modeling Agency - If
hot chicks dancing around to a hot Rock 'N Roll band is your thing, which
it absolutely should be, then you'll dig WaTF and their new video at the
full story link.
We Are The Fury will be playing live on
national TV this weekend - That's right, they'll be playing the PBA World
Bowling Championships in Grand Rapids, MI this weekend which ESPN will
broadcast live this Sunday, March 25th. WaTF will be playing to open the
show, in/out of all the commercials and they'll be introducing the bowlers
by playing riff or two. The band will also be playing the Denny's All American
High School Bowling Championships this weekend which will air on ESPN on
April 22nd.
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| Indy
500 Saliva |
PR reports: Saliva has announced a handful
of new dates on their current tour. The final date on the tour will be
in Indianapolis at the Indy 500 "Fast Friday" kick off event. In other
Saliva news "Ladies and Gentlemen" has been selected as the official song
for WWE's Wrestlemania 23.
Saliva Tour
April 7 Classic Amphitheater - Richmond,
VA
April 8 Hooligans - Jacksonville, NC
April 10 Amos Southend � Charlotte, NC
April 11 Cannery Ballroom - Nashville
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| Chicken
Wings For Hudson |
PR reports: TMZ has learned Jennifer Hudson
was drop-kicked by Starbucks after her agent made some crazy demands over
a performance -- but Jennifer could be the victim.
Sources say Hudson was slated to perform
yesterday at the Starbucks annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. But
then the demands started. Among them -- five town cars for herself, hair
and makeup artists, security and her assistant. But wait, there's more.
Humidifiers were part of the backstage demands. But the final straw came
when Hudson's William Morris agent notified Starbucks: Hudson would need
baked CHICKEN WINGS at 10:00 AM.
We're told at that point, Starbucks Chairman
Howard Schultz had enough and pulled the plug because he didn't like the
way the agent was dealing with his people. [but it's not all that cut and
dry, see full story for more]
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| Boost
Mobile RockCorps Bay Area Event |
PR reports: Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC),
the national youth volunteerism movement that has motivated more than 16,000
young people to get involved and help their communities, today announced
that platinum recording artist recording artists Keyshia Cole and Bay-area
rap legend EA Ski are to perform at this year's BMRC concert event at San
Francisco's "The Grand" at The Regency Center on April 9 in celebration
and reward the hard-working local youth who have volunteered four hours
of community service in Oakland through BMRC to earn tickets to this ultra-exclusive
event.
RockCorps, an organization harnessing the
power of music to inspire volunteerism, and Boost Mobile, a wireless telecommunications
brand dedicated to boosting the lives of today's youth, continue their
highly successful partnership for the third year in a row. BMRC exposes
young people to simple and fun ways they can proactively contribute to
their neighborhoods and positively transform society. Combining the power
of music, community and volunteerism, Boost Mobile RockCorps will offer
entrance to this summer's most popular concerts for which the only way
in is to earn tickets by contributing four hours of volunteer service.-
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| Kaiser
Chiefs Are Coming |
PR reports: The Kaiser Chiefs have already
enjoyed an #1 album and single in the UK and now it's America's turn! The
Kaisers' sophomore release Yours Truly, Angry Mob is released next Tuesday,
March 27th, and after storming the UK charts the boys are all set to do
the same in the US. The Kaiser Chiefs are also preparing to kick off their
US tour. Starting in Philadelphia, the band will wind their way across
the country until they arrive in California for the Coachella festival.
April
6 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
7 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
9 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
12 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
17 Montreal, QUE - Spectrum
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| Dollyrots
Dates |
PR reports: The Dollyrots on tour
APRIL
24--San Francisco --Bottom Of The Hill
25--Zephyr Lounge - Reno, NV
26--Salt Lake City--Burts Tiki Lounge
27--Denver-- Bluebird Theater
28--Omaha-- The Waiting Room
30--Des Moines--Vaudeville Mews
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| Mower
Western US Tour |
PR reports: San Diego, CA based Mower have
announced some more headlining dates in support of their sophomore album
album, "Not For You." The band will be embarking on a quick run on the
West Coast before heading out on the Scratch 'N' Sniff Radio tour in early
May.
April 01, 2007 Tacoma, WA - The 54
April 02, 2007 Portland, OR - Hawthorne
Theatre
April 03, 2007 Spokane, WA - The Boulevard
April 04, 2007 Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
April 06, 2007 Salt Lake City, UT
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| Bobby
Lee Rodgers & The CodeTalkers Tour |
PR reports: Rock & roll needs fresh blood
to thrive, and it's rarely had a more exuberant, beautifully crafted infusion
than Bobby Lee Rodgers & The CodeTalkers, a fiery trio that taps into
the primal mojo of '50s pioneers embellished with the captivating twists
& turns of hard electric blues, Muscle Shoals soul, fleet fingered
acoustic picking, and huge scale epic rock. Bobby Lee Rodgers & The
CodeTalkers hit the road this spring on a run of shows dubbed the "Galaxy
Girl Tour." The band's recently recorded new single, "Galaxy Girl," will
be included in the band's next studio release, slated to hit streets in
Fall 2007.
April 6 Crossroads Huntsville AL
April 7 Locos Savannah GA
April 11 The Nick Birmingham AL
April 12 Martin's Jackson MS
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| Ari
Hest Release Set |
PR reports: Red Ink/Columbia Records will
release The Break-In, the avidly-anticipated new album from acclaimed Brooklyn-based
singer-songwriter Ari Hest, on Tuesday, May 1.
Upcoming Tour Dates (supporting Brandi
Carlile):
April 12 Fayetteville, AR University of
Arkansas
April 13 New Orleans, LA The Parish at
House of Blues
April 16 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay
April 17 Nashville, TN Belcourt Theater
April 18 Memphis, TN Newby's
April 19 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
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Mark Hensch caught up with Shadows
Fall guitarist/backing vocalist Matt Bachand on Wednesday night to discuss
a variety of topics including the band's major label debut, touring, how
they have managed to stand out in the current metal scene and more. Here
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What do you say to a legend?...
Talking with Grace is like having lunch at one of those buffets where the
food is paraded in front of you. You get a bit of this and a bit of that.
While we talked about her art and how she got started, we also touched
on a pile of other subjects.- Read
the full Grace Slick MorleyView
If you appreciate inherently
original music with a heavy yet inviting sense, Makahiya is the band for
you. Here's hoping they get a chance to blow an increasing number of minds
in the years to come with later releases.- Read
the full Makahiya - Attack of the Bridgeport Shaman review
Jay Bennett is a dabbler. So
much so, that, at times, he makes Beck sound simple. The Magnificent
Defeat reveals a singer who sounds like a variety of others: Tom Petty,
Mojo Nixon, Roger McGuinn, and Elvis Costello.- Read
the full Jay Bennett - The Magnificent Defeat review
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