Katy is playing in a variety of large clubs and small theatres. Her itinerary will take her to the stages of such classic venues as The Fillmore in San Francisco, Irving Plaza in New York City, The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, The Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, Canada and The Elyseé Montmartre in Paris, France, hitting fifty cities around the world between the tour’s Jan. 23rd kick-off in Seattle, and…
D’Angelo was one of the founding fathers of the R&B soul movement of the mid to late ’90s, which took classic R&B fused it with new age hip-hop soul. D’Angelo’s debut album, “Brown Sugar” earned him significant critical acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone Magazine and put him in line with fellow contemporaries Me’Shell Ndegéocello, Joi, Omar and Dionne Farris. The album’s double platinum success triggered extensive touring and…
hese Green Eyes—Colin Cunningham (vocals), Greg Mauro (guitars), Jeff Krenn (guitars), Zach Braz (bass), Mark Brundrett (drums)–are set to release their sophomore album, RELAPSE TO RECOVERY, on March 24, 2009 on Blackledge Music (with distribution by Atlantic/ADA).
The intercontinental cowboys in Brent Amaker and the Rodeo are on a mission to spread their brand of country music to the world, and they’re getting around. Dressed in black from hat to boots, the men of the Rodeo have been racking up the miles in 2007 and 2008, playing club and festival dates, and making radio appearances across the US and Canada, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and Great Britain. The…
The Brighton Port Authority chairman Norman Cook is getting ready to release the long-lost, star-studded BPA session tapes in the United States in the form of a self-titled debut album. The lead single, Toe Jam, featuring David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal, is sure to be the gem of many a mix-tape in the coming months. The accompanying video is as playful as the track, and has already been featured in…
Two new videos are available for posting from Seattle’s SEE ME RIVER. The band’s sophomore album, Time Machine, is busy getting heavy praise for the locals, and if you haven’t yet received a copy, please be sure to let me know. In the meantime, I wanted to share these two fantastic videos with you… The video for the first single, “Don’t Pray for Blood,” is available here: And a special…
Mastiff, a worldwide publisher of videogames and Renegade Kid, developer of innovative interactive software, today announced that the highly anticipated first-person shooter Moon scheduled to release for the Nintendo DSâ„¢ on November 18, 2008, will now be releasing on January 13, 2009.
K’naan returns to the road for his latest tour excursion, this time with Matisyahu. A survivor of war-torn Somalia, K’naan struck the industry head-on with the inspired tracks from his debut album The Dusty Foot Philosopher. With singles like “Soobox” and “Strugglin’,” K’naan has garnered much attention from the media, meriting glowing reviews from sites like PopMatters.com and SkopeMag.com, who raved, “K’naan uses his unique voice and authentic style to…
I still recall my first experience with Knob Creek. I was with one of my friends at DePauw University and ordered a whiskey sour using Knob Creek. I was a big fan of the spirit in that concoction, but this was with limited experience in the field (only being exposed to Ten High, Evan Williams, and Jack Daniels previously) and with the sample being blended in with a mixer. Luckily…
Metal Pioneer, Willie Basse releases his second single “Don’t Waste My Time!” to Active Rock Radio stations nationwide this week. The new single features Ric Parnell on drums (Spinal Tap, Billy Idol) and was mastered at Oasis Mastering in Burbank, CA by Eddy Schreyer (Queen, Iggy Pop, Slayer). “Don’t Waste My Time!” is currently being streamed at www.MySpace.com/WillieBasse
Osceola, AR rock band Finding Jimmy Hoffa has signed a recording contract with Massey Records. Massey Records plans to launch an extensive radio, internet and touring campaign to coincide with Finding Jimmy Hoffa’s debut album early spring 2009.
First 5 singles on self titled CD reach Top 10 Status Filipino-Canadian Music Sensation Elise Estrada (www.eliseestradamusic.com) is in Cancun, Mexico filming her new Crash & Burn Video. Estrada’s songs “Insatiable”, “UnLove You”, “These 3 Words”, “Ix-Nay” and now, “Crash & Burn” have all earned Top 10 Hit Song Status. The spunky singer is a hot commodity in the pop-music world these days, with a debut album of girl-power tracks…
In the grand tradition of great pop music from Glasgow come Sexy Kids. Featuring three members of the sadly departed Royal We (their “All The Rage” single being one of THE anthems of 2006), Sexy Kids specialize in spiky post-pop with the emphasis on POP. Drawing comparisons to groups like Girls At Our Best and The Raincoats, Sexy Kids tunes never take the most direct route, rather they revel in…
The Dark Romantics is a Florida based quintet that features Eric Collins and Dean Paul, ex-members of Denison Marrs, The John Ralston Band, and The Party People. Collins and Paul are backed by three beautiful and remarkably talented ladies: Carla Jones on drums (Collins’s wife), Amanda Jones on keys (Jones’s sister and Paul’s wife), and Stephanie Solomon on drums (the girls’ best friend). Working within such a tight-knit group of…
I must be getting soft in my old age of nineteen. I know what you’re thinking reader, ‘nineteen? psh..’ but in “scene years” I’m as old as dirt and should have dropped out ages ago for a life of courdroy pants and synthesized goodness. Well, I just can’t but after listening to The Pink Spiders latest release sadly but truly I’m getting soft but who would feel all warm and…
MERLE HAGGARD arrived home five days after having lung surgery in a Bakersfield hospital last Monday morning. It was discovered during a previous biopsy that he had non-small cell lung cancer, which has a far better cure rate than the small (oat) cell cancer. At this time, tests show that they were able to eliminate the affected tissue when they removed the upper lobe of his right lung. Upon waking…
In 1995 Derek Christoff was already building a name for himself as D-Sisive at Toronto’s Planet Mars open mic nights while further decimating the competition on the Eat the Beat freestyle battle segment of DJ X’s infamous radio show The Powermove on CKLN 88.1 fm. Two years later D-Sisive was ready to release his debut EP, J.A.C., a touching collection of songs dedicated to his dearly departed mother, featuring his…
• First Time on CD • Remastered from the original CBC tapes • Booklet feat. liner notes by legendary jazz scribe Gene Lees and Kevin Howes “A stunning collection of new songs for and about the time we live in,†billed the text on the backside of composer Doug Randle’s 1971 released Songs For The New Industrial State.
Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc., through its licensing relationship with Microsoft Game Studios, proudly presents Fable II Original Soundtrack featuring the original music score by Russell Shaw and the Fable Theme from Danny Elfman. The original soundtrack from the Xbox 360™ roleplaying adventure video game will be released on Nov. 25, 2008 to retail outlets through Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works record label www.sumthing.com, and for digital download at…