Category: Artist News

Posted on: June 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BY THE FANS AND FOR THE FANS: SONGS ON 2-CD MOTOWN 50 FANTHOLOGY COMPILATION TO BE SELECTED VIA WEBSITE VOTING

Continuing the celebration of Motown’s 50th anniversary, fans will decide which 50 songs from the classic Motown catalog will be heard on a forthcoming two-CD “fanthology.” The selections on Motown 50 Fanthology (Motown/UMe), to be released September 1, 2009, will be chosen by fans voting for their favorites on a special Website, http://classic.motown.com/vote . Voting begins immediately and will conclude July 15. The songs will be arranged on the CDs…

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Posted on: June 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

3OH!3 WARPED TOUR DATES!!!!

JUNE 28 Ventura, CA Seaside Park 30 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion JULY 1 Las Cruces, NM NMSU Pan American Center 2 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center 3 Houston, TX The Showgrounds @ Sam Houston Race Park 5 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center 7 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 8 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion @ Star Lake 9 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre 10 Toronto, ONT Arrow Hall 11 Montreal,…

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Posted on: June 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Sinner – re-issues of 3 albums out in July

Sinner – one of the most famous and respected names on the German heavy metal scene. With nearly 30 years on stage and 17 albums on their account, the band still keeps serving their fans breathtaking music and stunning live performances. And today Metal Mind Productions presents the exclusive re-releases of some of Sinner’s best albums – “Judgement Day”, “The Nature of Evil” and “There Will Be Execution”! “Judgement Day”…

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Posted on: June 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NeuFutur.com Introduces Abused Romance

Hollywood, California based band Abused Romance is a melodic hard rock band. In March 2009, the band released their debut album “Naked Faces.” The album delivers 11 powerful songs that range from mainstream radio hits such as “Shine,” “Hit and Run” and “For Long” to the alternative hard rock anthems “Bleeding,” “Overcome” and “Silent Call”. Abused Romance fans often compare the band’s music to such bands as Incubus, Linkin Park,…

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Posted on: June 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Blind Pilot on tour with The Decemberists

7/17/09 – Marymoor Amphitheater (w/ The Decemberists) – Redmond, WA 7/18/09 – Edgefield Amphitheater w/ The Decemberists – Troutdale, OR 7/19/09 – Edgefield Amphitheater w/ The Decemberists – Troutdale, OR 7/21/09 – Vogue Theater w/ The Decemberists – Vancouver, BC, CANADA 7/22/09 – Vogue Theater w/ The Decemberists – Vancouver, BC, CANADA 8/07/09 – Lollapalooza @ Grant Park – Chicago, IL 8/10/09 – KY Brown Theater w/ The Decemberists –…

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Posted on: June 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

SCREAMING FEMALES=MAIN SUPPORT ON THE DEAD WEATHER’S JULY TOUR!

7/13 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC 7/14 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC 7/16 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY 7/17 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY 7/18 – House of Blues – Boston, MA 7/21 – Olympia De Montreal – Montreal, Canada 7/22 – Kool Haus – Toronto, Canada 7/24 – The Fillmore – Detroit, MI 7/25 – The LC Pavilion – Columbus, OH 7/27 –…

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Posted on: June 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Introducing Anna Schaad’s “Dream Within a Dream”

Schaad self-produced and engineered her newest release, Dream Within a Dream mentored by sound engineer guru, Lynn Murphy, known for his work with Jean-Luc Ponty, Don Henley, and Roger Waters. Schaad’s three earlier releases, The Raven Project (1998), Songspell (1999) and The Journey (2001) focused on her immaculate, virtuosic violin and viola playing in a hybrid style that melded classical, Celtic, blues and world music. Dream Within a Dream, while…

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Posted on: June 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

A-Trak embarks on 20+ date 10,000LB Hamburger Tour

A-TRAK EMBARKS ON 20+ DATE 10,000LB HAMBURGER TOUR THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA THIS SUMMER DANCEFLOOR DARLINGS RYE RYE AND TREASURE FINGERS TO OPEN A-Trak, undoubtedly the year’s hardest working DJ and producer responsible for two recent mix albums, Infinity +1 and Fabriclive 45, is announcing his tour de force, pun intended: the 10,000LB Hamburger Tour. The famously blogging, air mile accumulating, twittering tastemaker will be hitting North American live venues this…

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Posted on: June 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Curumin Returns for Summer North American Tour

Curumin will be back in North America this summer, bringing his own brand of samba-soul to festival-goers across the continent. The tour is bookended by stops in New York (at SummerStage on July 8 with Juana Molina, at Southpaw on July 26) but in between he’ll be playing everything from the Montreal International Jazz Fest to San Francisco’s Stern Grove Festival, not to mention shows in Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Ottawa,…

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Posted on: June 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NeuFutur Magazine Introduces Publik Parking

Publik Parking, formed in 2003, is an ever-evolving alternative/metal band who has recently signed with Revolution Music Records. Monica’s sultry melodic to growling vocals has set Publik Parking’s style away from the rest. All the while, Neiko’s strong, complimenting backup vocals along with his aggressively, gritty guitar riffs, and Tucker’s highly energetic guitar style and rhythm lends itself well to the musical mix. Tim’s vigorously enthusiastic bass style to Erik’s…

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Posted on: June 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Natsume Announces Afrika for PlayStation 3

Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, today announced that it will publish “AFRIKA” for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. The company’s first title for PLAYSTATION®3, “AFRIKA” takes players on a photographic safari of Africa and its exotic animals. The game will be available at retail early fall 2009. “We are very excited to be releasing “AFRIKA” in North America, and thrilled to be working with…

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Posted on: June 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Drug Rug Sophomore LP Out On Black & Greene Records July 28th

SPIN Magazine: “Together the two’s vocals, paired with their brand of sunshine lo-fi, teeter on the shrill end, a la the beginnings of electric-Dylan.” URB: Their 60s influenced, easy going sound contrasts well with rugged love ballad lyrics and keep listeners in head-bobbing, foot tapping heaven. American Songwriter: “Drug Rug plays a mightily banged-up mix of blues, rock and country that,in spite of itself, manages to be insanely catchy and…

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Posted on: June 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

RIKETS Announce The Gunslingers Tour With BUTCHER JONES

Rikets have announced the bulk of tour dates for their Hollywood Music Tv Sponsored “The Gunslingers Tour” alongside Butcher Jones (ex-SIXSTITCH). Rikets frontman Scott Rose commented, “We can’t wait to get back out on tour! We truly feel most at home when we are on stage.” Rikets has been in the studio working on their upcoming new album “All American Death Cult” scheduled for release this fall. The band is…

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Posted on: June 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NeuFutur.com Introduces Gondo

What happens when really rich bankers get stupid and implode the financial system? They lay off folks and odds are one of them will eventually write a music album! Never one to rush things (and consequently avoid delivering a quality product), Gondo took 35 years to actually grow the balls to write a few songs, record them, and publish them. The album “At The Twilight’s Last Gleaming” is the result.…

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Posted on: June 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

YACHT Unveils Album Out July 28!

After releasing three albums of original music, touring worldwide, and making scores of remixes for bands like Stereolab, Ratatat, and Architecture in Helsinki, Jona Bechtolt, the former half of The Blow otherwise known as YACHT, has taken his “life project” to a new level. Last year YACHT (Young Americans Challenging High Technology) reincarnated as a duo, with Bechtolt joined by new full-time member Claire L. Evans – an accomplished science…

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Posted on: June 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

LYMBYC SYSTYM SUMMER TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED- MAGIC BULLET RECORDS RE-ISSUE AND SPLIT EP

“The Bell brothers are fundamentally not fundamental and their talents for chimes and loops, which create a steady state of rhythm and rolling but could never give off any motion sickness, are seemingly endless. There is blissfulness and there is bluster that – if you wanted to save money on your winter utility bills – could be used to heat your entire house. It’s a warm blaze that they entice…

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Posted on: June 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

311 Stream New Album on MySpace, Embark on Unity Tour

311 fans can rejoice as the band unleashes Uplifter, their first new album in three years on June 2nd through Volcano/JIVE Records. In addition to a pre-order which automatically enters you into a contest to win an autographed guitar, side-stage tickets and other great prize packs, the band is streaming the entire album on their MySpace page through the end of today, giving a sneak peek to fans who simply…

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Posted on: June 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

What They’re Saying About Zach Williams and The Reformation’s Electric Revival…….

“….don’t look for any traces of blip-hop, hoodie-approved indiecentricity or world-beat mashups here. Instead, you’re gonna get a dose of pure, unfiltered rawk like your bellbottoms-clad mama used to sing to ya as a tyke, from the iconic likes of the Allmans, Derek & the Dominoes and Humble Pie to such latterday practitioners as the Black Crowes, Gov’t Mule and the North Mississippi Allstars.”— Fred Mills, Blurt “…the band utilizes…

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Posted on: June 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NEW BOYZ: MORE THAN YOUR AVERAGE “JERK”

NEW BOYZ: MORE THAN YOUR AVERAGE “JERK” While there is arguably nothing new under the sun, there are times when the recycled past takes on new relevance and meaning within a different context. Enter the New Boyz and their revamping of “the Jerk,” a regional phenomena of the 90’s perpetuated by L.A. street culture and house-party connoisseurs alike. Armed with a minimalist beat and a hip(ster)-hop fashion sense, the summer-ready…

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Posted on: June 25, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NeuFutur Magazine Introduces Brian O’Shea

Brian O’Shea aka Brian Keith Born in Port-Glasgow, Scotland. Brian began his musical career as a trombonist while in high school performing in local Jazz bands, he then immigrated to Canada and joined the Royal Canadian Guards as a bandsman and ended his stint as a sergeant. http://www.oshea-keith.com/ After returning to London he toured as an opening act for Junior Walker & The All Stars, The Four Tops, The Temptations,…

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