Author: Sargeant

Posted on: August 7, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Julie Ocean Sets Out To Get Most Positive Publicity Ever

“Julie Ocean”, the Undertones song from which this this DC-based band takes its name, is an almost spectrally sensitive song, singer Feargal Sharkey’s whispery tenor trembling over a subdued jangle of guitars. (There’s a sublime, shirtless version of it here. It’s not from the Undertones’ Ramones-influenced, spiky punk-pop “Teen Age Kicks” era, but from their baroque pop stretch, so you might think that Long Gone and Nearly There would be…

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Posted on: August 7, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Skyscraper #21

Skyscraper #21 / $4.99 / 2:30 / 132M / http://www.skyscrapermagazine.com / Skyscraper has a lot in common with magazines like Shredding Paper and The Big Takeover. Skyscraper is more like The Big Takeover because each of the magazines cover in an exhaustive way the music that the editors find most cutting-edge. While The Big Takeover has much more in the way of classic acts, Skyscraper showcases the newest, most buzzed-about…

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Posted on: August 7, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Testament Sets Up for New Video, Tours Through Late Summer

Full Metal Jackie of Metal Edge TV was on location in Burbank, California when TESTAMENT hooked up with video director/producer Thomas Mignone (Megadeth, Superjoint Ritual, Slipknot) to shoot the video for “More Than Meets The Eye,” a track from the band’s latest Billboard-charting album, The Formation Of Damnation. View the interview at: www.metaledge.tv/

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Posted on: August 6, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Montana Tucker to Release New Track “Turn It Up” Featuring Rapper Flo Rida

Multi-talented pop singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer Montana Tucker is set to release her new single called “Turn It Up” featuring rap superstar Flo Rida. Written by Montana Tucker, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Betty Wright (Joss Stone, Danity Kane, Beyonce Knowles) and Flo Rida, the energetically upbeat hip hop track was produced by the Diaz Brothers (Pitbull, DJ Khaled, Daddy Yankee).

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Posted on: August 6, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Juggernauts Conduct Tour Through U.S.

“Into The Galaxy” Remix EP Including A Remix By Hip Hop Pioneer Grandmaster Flash Set For August 12th Release (New York, NY – August 06, 2008) – Following previous stints through the U.S. supporting Justice, their own headline tour and a triumphant Coachella performance, Australia’s Midnight Juggernauts will return to the U.S. for a few fall shows not to be missed. The trio will begin their U.S. trek on September…

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Posted on: August 6, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

David Archuleta Signs to 19 Recordings/Jive Records

It was announced today that American Idol sensation David Archuleta has signed to 19 Recordings/Jive Records. The 17-year old is expected to release his debut album later this year. “Signing a record contract with 19 Recordings/Jive Records is truly a dream come true,” states Archuleta. “Being a fan of American Idol since season one and admiring the alumni, I am honored and humbled to be a part of that group.…

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Posted on: August 6, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Henry Poole is Here Songwriter Contest

I want to make sure that a songwriting contest is on your radar. The film Henry Poole is Here releases in August through Overture Films. This is a movie with some amazing themes of hope, faith, belief, miracles. So to celebrate, the film company has created a contest to find a song that fits the film.

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Posted on: August 6, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Skyscraper #20

Skyscraper #20 / $4.99 / 1:30 / 140M / http://www.skyscrapermagazine.com / skyscraperzine@hotmail.com /  As usual, Skyscraper finds itself throwing out its tried and true formula; up and coming bands are interviewed by the barrelful, in-depth reviews find their way through a large section of the magazine, and pictures are visible for all who wish to see. The cover is cute in an “off” sort of way; done by Jeremy Wabiszczewicz,…

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Posted on: August 6, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MeeWee: Hip-Hop for Kids: New Album Scores Big with Kids & Teachers

Hip-Hop Artists help former educator spin positive messages through Rap Music MeeWee Entertainment has released a children’s album entitled “MeeWee: Hip-Hop for Kids.” MeeWee’s music differentiates itself from other children’s hip-hop projects through its educational platform, already tested extensively in classrooms across the country.

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Posted on: August 5, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Music Fun for the Future ‘Idols!’ – ‘Universal Music Family’ CD Collections

New Compilations of Hit Songs for Kids that Won’t Drive Parents Crazy In Stores Aug. 19th from Universal Music Enterprises At home, in the car, on the move — there’s music for it all! Now parents and future “Idols” alike can enjoy a collection of beloved songs sung by the original artists in a brand-new series of CDs, the Universal Music Family collection, coming to stores Aug. 19.

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Posted on: August 5, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

I Am Ghost Releases New Album 8/7

Post-hardcore Group To Release Sophomore Album, Those We Leave Behind, On October 7th Los Angeles based dark-rock group, I Am Ghost, return with their much anticipated sophomore album, Those We Leave Behind, on October 7th.  Recorded with producer Paul Leavitt (Senses Fail, The Bled, Circa Survive) in Baltimore, MD, Those We Leave Behind contains fourteen turbulent tracks of brooding passion-fueled rock infused with monstrously accessible hooks.

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Colourmusic Set To Release f, monday, orange, february, venus, lunatic, 1 or 13 in September

When the founders of Colourmusic, British Nick Turner (then an exchange student) and Okie Ryan Hendrix, first met each other at Oklahoma State University in 1998, they agreed they didn’t much care for the music the other was then making. However, bored out of their minds, they decided they could still try to write music together as long as it had nothing to do with what they had been doing…

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Posted on: August 5, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Earth To The Dandy Warhols Out August 19

The Dandy Warhols are back and ushering in a rockin’ return to form with their sixth LP, Earth To The Dandy Warhols, the band’s debut album as masters of their own destiny. Pulling together the diverse sounds and influences that have always characterized their music, it’s quintessential Dandys, full of the same dry vigor that’s made them world famous. Earth To The Dandy Warhols is set for release on August…

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Skyscraper #19

Skyscraper #19 / $4.99 / 1:30 / 188M / http://www.skyscrapermagazine.com / skyscraperzine@hotmail.com /  Skyscraper is a tri-partite zine; featured in its run each time are equal parts of advertisements, band features, and reviews. This may seem to some to be a strength for the zine, but with this extremely long issue and a lack of mixture of these three parts, it becomes hard to read through the zine throughout with…

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Posted on: August 5, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Apollo Sunshine Announce Shall Noise Upon

Shall Noise Upon, set for release on September 2nd, 2008 on the Headless Heroes label, is the third full-length album from Apollo Sunshine. Recorded during the summer of 2007 in the Catskill Mountains, in a house inhabited by spirits (and next door to the home of the original Uncle Sam), the album sees multi-instrumentalists Jesse Gallagher, Sam Cohen, and Jeremy Black weaving through a multitude of styles (psych-pop, groove-funk, cowboy…

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Posted on: August 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Pop Evil / Dark Knight Tie-In

Fans of Pop Evil joined forces across the country at the premier of the highly anticipated film Dark Knight to spread the word about the band’s debut album Lipstick On The Mirror that hits stores August 12th.  Street team leaders across the country hit sold out cinemas with their Flip Cameras (these are the coolest things since the iPod – seriously) where they took video footage of their teams talking to…

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Posted on: August 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NeuFutur Magazine Introduces Tim Mahoney

Facts Minneapolis based artist is featured artist on Sun Country Airlines in-flight audio Stay/Leave, released in February 2007, selected by Target as part of Emerging Artists Program 2-page spread in Rolling Stone’s 40th Anniversary Issue Won Durango Song Expo’s “Write With a Hit-Maker” contest in 2008

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Posted on: August 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MAVIS STAPLES TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM

Truly great live albums are about capturing lightning in a bottle, that rare and perfect convergence of time, place and performance. When legendary soul/gospel artist Mavis Staples returned home to Chicago this last June for a performance at The Hideout, Chi-Town’s renowned stronghold of alt country and purist rock and roll, it was undeniably such a moment.

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Posted on: August 4, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Acid Drinkers – Acid Empire 1989-2008 BOX coming out soon!

Metal Mind Productions presents the complete discography of Acid Drinkers, one of the best metal bands from Poland! A deluxe box entitled “Acid Empire – 1989 – 2008” contains of 13 albums (studio and live): “Are You A Rebel?”, “Dirty Money, Dirty Tricks”, “Strip Tease”, “Vile Vicious Vision”, “Fishdick”, “Infernal Connection”, “The State Of Mind Report”, “High Proof Cosmic Milk”, “Varran Strikes Back – Alive!!!”, “Amazing Atomic Activity”, “Broken Head”,…

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