Author: James McQuiston

Posted on: February 5, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

New York’s Own The XYZ Affair Announce Winter Tour

Play NYC’s Bowery Ballroom With Sam Champion & Drug Rug February 15th 8 PM Release Debut Single/Video From The Forthcoming Release A Few More Published Studies view large Click Here To Listen To Debut Single “All My Friends” ?3omely9swgw Click Here To View Debut Video For “All My Friends” watch?v=IerHOrDQKW0 The New Yorker “The XYZ Affair, the local little power-pop band that could” Insound “These unsigned guys rock undeniably catchy…

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

2008.02.04 Top Ten List (JMcQ)

10. Enur – Calabria 2007 09. Taylor Swift – Teardrops on my Guitar 08. Matchbox Twenty – How Far We’ve Come 07. Fergie – Clumsy 06. Linkin Park – Shadow Of The Day 05. Paramore – Misery Business 04. Miley Cyrus – See You Again 03. Wyclef Jean – Sweetest Girl 02. Good Charlotte – I Don’t Wanna Be In Love 01. Kanye West – Flashing Lights

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Red Hot Comic Katt Williams: Star of Stage, Screen and Now Music With the Coming Release of His New CD It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’

Los Angeles, California–Thursday, January 24—Comedian/actor Katt Williams, the little man with the big talent is already making 2008 a year to remember as the Year of the Katt despite the Chinese calendar marking 2008 as the Year of the Rat and 2008 is only two weeks old! Katt Williams is definitely on the come up. After a star turn in the box office hit First Sunday ($19 million its first…

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Soundside – Seconds From Sunrise

Soundside – Seconds From Sunrise / 2008 Mystery Sound / http://www.soundsideband.com / It is sad that at this point, the vast majority of fans of Soundside are in New York. The band’s music, especially during “Seconds From Sunrise”, should be known by a fan base that is thousands deep in every state in the United States and every country in the world. The band is slowly expanding this fan base,…

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 1

The Smiling Strangers – All The Way

The Smiling Strangers – All The Way / 2007 QCGS / 12 Tracks / http://www.thesmilingstrangers.com / While it wasn’t a major release by any stretch of the imagination, I believe my first experience with The Smiling Strangers came not when I received the copy of “All The Way”, but was when I picked up a copy of “The Big Indie Comeback, Volume 3”. Their track “Smile On Your Face” was…

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Glenn Patrik – Mr. Blues, Jr.

Glenn Patrik – Mr. Blues, Jr. / 2007 Self / 8 Tracks / http://www.glennpatrik.com / Glenn Patrik is an institution of Kansas City. Individuals that are in the know with music from that area will know that he has been around in one form or another in Kansas City for over 40 years. However, this marks his first trek into the recorded realm. What is amazing from the onset of…

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 1

Daryle Ackerman – Attention To Detail

Daryle Ackerman – Attention To Detail / 2006 Self / 14 Tracks / http://cdbaby.com/cd/dsackerman / Daryle Ackerman has been around for about a decade; he made his first singing debut a decade ago, in 1998. His second album, “Not of This World”, was released in 2003. “Attention To Detail” is his second album, and it shows an expansion of the styles and sounds that were first broached during “Not Of…

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Sevendust To Release Chapter VII 4/1

Sevendust are set to release their seventh studio album, Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow, April 1st, 2008. Hope & Sorrow was produced by Sean Groove, Morgan Rose & John Connolly in Atlanta, GA at Tree Sounds Studios. The release will be their second on the band’s wholly owned record label, 7Bros. Records under Warner Music Group.

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Blind Melon Creates Tour In Support of New Album

                       In recent years, the tale of Blind Melon has taken a dramatic turn – from an abrupt and tragic end, to a rebirth and reconnection with their legion of fans. No matter how you slice it, the group was responsible for some of the most memorable and pure-sounding rock music of the ‘90s. And with their reformation in 2007 with singer Travis Warren, Blind Melon are poised to pick…

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Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Filter #18

Filter #18 / $4.95 / 1:30 / 116M / http://www.filter-mag.com /  Filter always has the best layout and indepth content of any of the magazines I have the chance to read. It seems as if the advertisements in this issue are actually less in number than in previous issues, and some of them are ingeniously placed (the car advertisement that is hidden away in the fold-out part of the cover.…

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