Author: James McQuiston

Posted on: December 19, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Audible Treats Audio Stream: Nicolay & Kay- “Tight Eyes feat. Oh No & The Luv Bugz”

First Single from upcoming release TIME:LINE The Song: “Tight Eyes” is a bouncing, smooth track with a hook so soft it’s almost whispering, with guests The Luv Bugz singing, “We must be tight/Let’s go out.” Also featuring Oh No, Nicolay and Kay travel the well-worn path to the club, encountering some familiar characters – but what sets this slick track apart from most drink-smoke-and-dance-a-longs is the light-headed atmosphere Nic lays…

Posted on: December 19, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Michael Hurley Celebrates 20th Full Length Through Touring

Michael Hurley, the legendary rambler, cartoonist, and “outsider” folk singer, guitarist, is undertaking a second set of select U.S. tour dates in support of The Ancestral Swamp his 20th full length album and his label debut for Devendra Banhart and Andy Cabic’s Gnomonsong label. Immediately preceding the last set of dates he taped segments for NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday” and “World Café” as well as APR’s “American Routes” program. The…

Posted on: December 19, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

A Beat Of Our Own #2

A Beat Of Our Own #2 / $2 / 40M / Jared, A Beat of Our Own, 123 B Park Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27605 / A Beat Of Our Own is a decent magazine. There are interviews with members of The Avengers, APPLE, Social Unrest, and Thought Crime, among others. This is pretty much the only thing that is in this issue of the magazine. For those individuals that are…

Posted on: December 19, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Ayo Breaks It Big; “Live From Monte-Carlo” Presented on PBS

Ayo “Live from Monte-Carlo” will be presented on U.S. Public Television as both a one hour special and as a 90-minute fundraising special nation-wide. Like The three tenors, Andrea Bocelli, Sara Brightman, Michael Bubble, Josh Groban and many others, Ayo will be introduced to the American market on television through more than 300 pbs affiliates covering 99% of total U.S. households.

Posted on: December 19, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 8

NeuFutur Magazine: Bullet For My Valentine Contest

NeuFutur Magazine and Total Assault band together to create a new contest. Bullet for My Valentine is getting ready to release their sophomore album, Scream Aim Fire, on January 29th. The band traveled to Texas to team up with renowned producer Colin Richardson (Machine Head, Funeral for A Friend) to create an album packed with aggressive tempos, insane guitar riffs and incredible lyrics. Bullet for My Valentine is comprised of…

Posted on: December 18, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

OST: Enchanted

OST: Enchanted / 2007 Walt Disney / 15 Tracks / http://www.disneymusic.com / Alan Menken (“The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Pocahontas”, and “Hercules”) hooked up with Stephen Schwartz (“Godspell”, “Rags”) to create this score, which is similar to what the two did during both “Pocahontas” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”. “Enchanted” is the latest Walt Disney movie, and it blends together live action film with animation, both in…

Posted on: December 18, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Emerson Hart’s “I Wish The Best For You” Most Added

With his debut solo album, Cigarettes and Gasoline, in stores now, former Tonic singer/songwriter Emerson Hart has the most added single at radio this week with the unforgettable “I Wish The Best For You.” The song is the follow up to the “gracefully earnest, almost anthemic first single” (USA Today) “If You’re Gonna Leave,” a Top 20 Hot AC radio hit. The album has been met with waves of acclaim,…

Posted on: December 18, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

A Beat Of Our Own #1

A Beat Of Our Own #1 / $1 / :20 / 32M / [email protected] /  This is the introductory issue of A Beat of Our Own, and it is pretty evident. Jared’s opening to the zzine says that ey has done zines in the past, but this issue just does not seem to have much in the way of hooks to catch onto readers. The collage style of this magazine…

Posted on: December 18, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

NOW That’s What I Call Christmas! Volumes 1 to 3 Out Now

The world’s best-selling multi-artist album series, NOW That’s What I Call Music!, rings in the holiday season with the digital release debut of two of its multi-platinum holiday collections, NOW That’s What I Call Christmas! Vol. 1 and NOW That’s What I Call Christmas! Vol. 2, and the digital return of last year’s NOW That’s What I Call Christmas! Vol. 3. All three of NOW’s festive 36-track holiday collections are…

Posted on: December 18, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

V/A – Christmas Number Ones

V/A – Christmas Number Ones / 2007 Universal / 17 Tracks / http://www.ilovethatsong.com/numberones / As one can conceivably glean from this CD, these are the songs that have reached number 1 on the chart during the Christmas season. This means that there are tracks from Elton John, Dolly Parton, the Jackson 5, Louis Armstrong, and Bing Crosby on this album. To keep the cost down of the disc, the album…