Category: Artist News

Posted on: February 9, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Richmond’s Copper Sails release “Hiding Place”

Copper Sails, who have just released their sophomore album, continues to achieve the attention of their audience quickly and with great progress. Already accomplishing mass appeal with the placement of their new song “Sleeping Giant” on ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight”, a program that reaches over 4 million viewers, they continue to gain recognition. They were Chosen as a Budweiser True Music Band, and have performed with national artists such as The…

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Posted on: February 9, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

‘ROCK & WORSHIP ROAD SHOW’ TO LAUNCH MARCH 2009 INCLUDES DIVERSE LINE UP OF MERCYME JEREMY CAMP, HAWK NELSON, TENTH AVENUE NORTH AND ADDISON ROAD

In one of the most anticipated tours of the spring, the “Rock & Worship Road Show” will launch on March 17th in Billings, MT. The diverse line up boasts current GRAMMY® nominee and multi-platinum band MercyMe, Award-winning and multi-Gold selling male vocalist Jeremy Camp and Hawk Nelson, as well as new and burgeoning bands Tenth Avenue North and Addison Road. The tour will hit over 20 U.S. Markets (see tour…

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Posted on: February 9, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Long Lost is the Sound of Love on Self-Titled Debut LP

“The Long Lost” is the sound of love – on so many levels and in so many ways that it’s hard to list them. Imagine back in the 60’s they decided to relocate to California with Caetano Veloso. And imagine if, once there, the pair slipped through a time portal whilst high on mescalin and came round in the late noughties, with the kind of production twists that would allow.…

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Posted on: February 9, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM BLINK-182

Hi. We’re blink-182. This past week there’ve been a lot of questions about the current status of the band, and we wanted you to hear it straight from us. To put it simply, We’re back. We mean, really back. Picking up where we left off and then some. In the studio writing and recording a new album. Preparing to tour the world yet again. Friendships reformed. 17 years deep in…

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Posted on: February 8, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

GRAILS ANNOUNCE WEST COAST TOUR DATES ‘DOOMDAYER’S HOLIDAY’ OUT NOW ON TEMPORARY RESIDENCE LTD.

Grails will be making several stops in California next month, with shows in San Francisco, Santa Cruz, LA, and San Diego. Their latest release, Doomsdayer’s Holiday, out last October on Temporary Residence, is their darkest, heaviest record yet. Written and recorded over 18 months, Doomsdayer’s Holiday delivers on the promises made by their previous albums, taking equal pride in smoky psychedelics and mountain-ascending riffs.

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Posted on: February 8, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Black Lips Tour Dates

02-26 Birmingham, AL – Bottle Tree 02-27 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse MySpace Music Presents Tour: 03-04 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle 03-05 Washington, DC – Black Cat 03-06 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s 03-07 Cambridge, MA – Middle East 03-09 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom 03-10 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg 03-12 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom 03-13 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick 03-14 Chicago, IL…

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Posted on: February 8, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

John Petkovic and Cobra Verde continue to garner critical praise for new album!

Cleveland legends Cobra Verde’s first originals disc in five years — “Haven’t Slept All Year” is all over the map in sound and style. It opens with a badass riff (“World Can’t Have Her”), then detours into classic pop (“Wildweed”), glittery post-punk (“Riot in the Foodcourt”), wounded sing-a-longs (“Home in the Highrise,” “Together Alone”), woozy blues (“Wasted Again”) and raging, glorious rock. It’s been drawing great press notices since it’s…

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Posted on: February 8, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Accomplished Musician Launches Music Licensing Boutique

The words “day job” aren’t generally the mark of success for a musician. Except in the case of artist/composer Gooding, whose day job is reinventing the music licensing industry by bringing high-impact tracks to the world via the online catalog Kingdom2Music.com With a mission to pair perfect music with; film, television, advertising, commercial video, video games, Web sites, branding, or any creative project, Kingdom2 fulfills by cataloging 20 plus years…

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Posted on: February 7, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

KiTCHEN MuSIC: New Album Cooks Up Groovin’ Standards + Cooking Videos

Roberto Mighty’s debut album, “KiTCHEN MuSIC,” features funky versions of romantic songs from the 40’s and 50’s over sensuous grooves, plus his jazzy singing and acoustic guitar playing. Roberto, a professional TV food producer (Todd English, Ming Tsai, Jacques Pepin) also has a free cooking/music video series on www.robertomighty.com. “These are the kinds of tunes my Mom sang while cooking,” says Roberto. “I love these tunes, and now I sing…

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Posted on: February 7, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

CORMORANT Issue Studio Update

Bay Area progressive black metallers CORMORANT are hard at work recording their upcoming full-length with Billy Anderson (Neurosis, The Melvins, Sleep, Primordial), at Sharkbite Studios. Vocalist/bassist Arthur von Nagel checked in earlier this week from sunny Oakland, California with a studio report:

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Posted on: February 7, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Abigail Williams return to the road in February

Abigail Williams have confirmed a string of headline dates beginning January 30 as they continue to tour in support of their recently released full-length debut, In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns. Produced by James Murphy and featuring contributions from Trym Torson (Emperor/Zyklon), the album topped the CMJ charts the week ending December 5. MTV2/Headbangers Ball world premiered the sextet’s video for the song “Into the Ashes” online December 4…

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Posted on: February 7, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 1

Storefront Recordings Launches Thru R.E.D.

President and Founder of Storefront Entertainment, Jon Leshay, has joined forces with RED Distribution to form Storefront Recordings. The music label will officially launch with the release of Mandy Moore’s follow-up album to the 2007 critically acclaimed, “Wild Hope.” The new album is slated for release in April, 2009, while the label will also venture into releasing various charitable and benefit albums, soundtracks as well as unique corporate branded compilations.

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Posted on: February 6, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

MARIA TAYLOR S THIRD SOLO EFFORT LADYLUCK TO BE RELEASED APRIL 7 THROUGH NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP

Critically acclaimed songstress MARIA TAYLOR is set to release her third solo album titled LADYLUCK on April 7. Teaming up with producer friends Andy LeMaster (Bright Eyes, Azure Ray and a host of Saddle Creek label mates), Mike Mogis and Lukas Burton and featuring collaborations with Michael Stipe, Nate Walcott of Bright Eyes and Mckenzie Smith of Midlake, LadyLuck showcases Taylor’s ability to pull at your heart strings while proving…

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Posted on: February 6, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Gojira – new video “All The Tears”

Gojira, the French quartet whose latest album, “The Way of All Flesh,” ended up hundreds of best of lists worldwide (Revolver – #2, Metal Hammer – #4, Rock Hard – #2a nd wowed US audiences on a recent run of dates with In Flames have unveiled a visually stunning video to accompany “All The Tears.”  Directed by Spanish artist Jossie Malis, drummer Mario Dupliantier commented, “When we first came across Jossie’s…

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