Month: June 2008

Posted on: June 30, 2008 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Fujiya & Miyagi Play Numerous World Summer Festivals

Fujiya & Miyagi celebrate the recent recording of their most anticipated sophomore LP, due out this Fall on Deaf Dumb + Blind Recordings, with a no holds barred World Summer Tour. They were asked to join 11 world festivals, including the most prestigious UK Meltdown Festival by everybody’s favorite, Massive Attack. They will be showcasing new songs from the upcoming LP (FYI, Its amazing!), as well tunes from their now…

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John Mayer – Where The Light Is: Live In Los Angeles (CD)

John Mayer has slowly grown on me in the years since debuting on radio stations all across the country. “Say” was the track that really clinched that, being a perfect blend of soulful rock and honest vocals. Now, “Where The Light Is” gives me an idea of the live allure that Mayer has, placing listeners in three different positions – seeing Mayer acoustically-based, as a trio, or as a full…

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Greg Street Set To Release Mixtape for Interscope

Perennial radio personality and hip hop hit-breaker Greg Street is primed for the release of “Greg Street Certified Worldwide,” his long-anticipated compilation for Interscope Records. The compilation’s first single is the upbeat, feel-good track “Good Day,” featuring Nappy Roots which is currently airing on BET’s “106 and Park,” features Street with a classroom of singing school children interspersed with scenes of members of Nappy Roots. The compilation also features appearances…

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KT Tunstall Set to Tour Through U.S.

Multi-platinum Scottish-born Relentless/Virgin Records singer/songwriter KT TUNSTALL will return to the live U.S. stage this summer, with a month of dates scheduled, many of them with acclaimed Zoe/Rounder artist Martha Wainwright.

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The American Dollar Set To Release “A Memory Stream” 8/19

Ready to break out of two album’s worth of being loved by fans on Last FM, MySpace, and other facets of the Internet, New York City stationed duo The American Dollar release A Memory Stream this July. John and Rich, the duo that comprise this talented collaboration, have been making music together for seven years, and what has come out of their sonic chemistry is a project that plays on…

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Teddy Geiger’s TG33 To Light Up World

Teddy Geiger will hit the road in June to headline the “TG33 4U Tour,” a 33 date summer-long North American concert tour beginning June 11 at the Glass House in Pomona, California and running through July 24 at the Handlebar in Greenville, South Carolina (see full itinerary following). Rising young artist Hilary McRae will support on the tour.

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Lamb of God Singer Blythe to Star in “The Graves

Lamb of God vocalist D. Randall Blythe will be appearing in the upcoming horror/thriller, The Graves, which will be screened for distributors this fall. The film stars Tony Todd (Candyman) and Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects) and was written and directed by former comic book writer Brian Pulido.

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Lenka (Decoder Ring) Releases S/T Solo Debut 9/23

Lenka, former vocalist for the critically-acclaimed Australian electronic/ambient band Decoder Ring, will release her self-titled solo debut on Epic Records on September 23rd. Lead single “The Show” goes to radio on July 29th. In characteristic Lenka fashion, the song takes a dour premise – that life is a show, and sometimes a pretty bad one – and delivers it with such aplomb that one can’t help but grin as it…

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Radiohead Summer Tour Dates

“Radiohead: The Best Of” is out now in the following formats: *1CD collection featuring 17 tracks *Special Edition 2CD, adding 13 tracks *4-piece vinyl set with 29 tracks *17-track & 30-track digital downloads *DVD featuring 21 classic promo videos All formats available for purchase from: http://www.radioheadstore.com Radiohead Tour Dates: Europe 6/27/08 – Glasgow, UK @ Glasgow Green 6/29/08 – Manchester, UK @ Lancashire County Cricket Ground 7/01/08 – Amsterdam, NET…