A Fine Frenzy To Kick Off 2012 Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe Performances; New Album This Summer
Jan 11, 2012
A FINE FRENZY TO KICK OFF
2012 SUNDANCE ASCAP MUSIC CAFÉ PERFORMANCES
ALBUM TO BE RELEASED THIS SUMMER
(Jan 11, 2012) – The mystical voice of Alison Sudol, better known as A Fine Frenzy, will be kicking off this year’s ASCAP Music Café series at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The series, which will begin with a 30 minute set by A Fine Frenzy on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 2:00 pm., will host performances daily at the Rich Haines Gallery on 751 Main Street until January 27 at 6:00 pm. The songstress will continue to enchant audiences the following day, Saturday, January 21st, for an additional 30 minute set beginning at 2:00 pm.
Having played the same series in 2007, the Sundance veteran will be performing among the likes of former tour mate Ingrid Michaelson as well as Jenny O., Josh Kelley, and the All-American Rejects. A Fine Frenzy has been praised by Paste as “bursting with talent” and has toured with industry greats such as Rufus Wainwright. The follow-up to her 2009 sophomore album Bomb In A Birdcage will be released later this year.
A Fine Frenzy continues her musical journey with the help of mesmerizing elements of nature. A VH1 “You Oughta Know” artist and chart topper of Billboard’s Heatseekers, A Fine Frenzy captures audiences with her magical connections to a natural world that is an illustration of all she represents.
Additional information on ASCAP Music Café:
http://www.sundance.org/festival/film-events/music-cafe/
Tickets can be purchased for the performances on the
Sundance Film Festival website:
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Revolver Magazine Premieres Official Music Video for "The Collapse"
Oct 13, 2011
Watch the world premiere of the official music video for "The Collapse" from Adelitas Way on Revolver Magazine's website here!
Adelitas Way Announces Second Single & Video Premiere; Co-Headlining Tour With Art Of Dying
Oct 13, 2011
CO-HEADLINING TOUR THIS FALL WITH ART OF DYING
October 13, 2011 – LOS ANGELES, CA – Heavy hitting rockers Adelitas Way are ready to unleash a brand new head-banging single, “The Collapse” marking the second from Home School Valedictorian, which Fight! magazine calls an “explosive, adrenaline-induced full-length… packed with attitude.” “The Collapse” was shot live on the Carnival of Madness Tour & features cameos from members of Theory of a Deadman and Alter Bridge. It kicks-off the band’s sophomore effort, out this past June on Virgin Records and premieres today, at Revolver.com:
http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-adelitas-way-premiere-the-collapse-video.html
“The Collapse” follows current single “Sick” which during its 27 weeks on the charts, rose to No. 1 at Active Rock and has over a million hits on YouTube, thanks to the group’s huge fan-base, which continues to grow due to “incredible songwriting, and an amazing work ethic,” as Hails and Horns magazine raved in a recent feature on the band. Front man Rick DeJesus credits his band’s success to the fans, “It’s all because of the people who listen to us. We’ll never forget that,” he says.
The band recently wrapped a string of dates on the Carnival of Madness tour alongside Alterbridge, Theory of A Deadman, Black Stone Cherry and Emphatic, and is set to get back on the road this fall. Catch them at the below dates in support of Home School Valedictorian.
ADELITAS WAY LIVE
Oct. 15 Luxor Lot Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 17 Count’s Vamp’d Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 28 910 Live Tempe, AZ
Oct. 29 Speaking Rock Ent. Center El Paso, TX
Nov. 02 Brewster St. Ice House Corpus Christi, TX
Nov. 03 SRO Club Beaumont, TX
Nov. 04 Wrecker’s Lubbock, TX
Nov. 05 Dos Amigos Odessa, TX
Nov. 06 Trees Dallas, TX
Nov. 08 Hurricane Harry’s College Station, TX
Nov. 09 Scout Bar Houston, TX
Nov. 10 Pharr International Conv Center McAllen, TX
Nov. 11 Clicks Billards Tyler, TX
Nov. 12 Midnight Rodeo Abilene, TX
Nov. 14 Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom Little Rock, AR
Nov. 15 Exit / Inn Nashville, TN
Nov. 17 Chameleon Lancaster, PA
Nov. 18 Recher Theatre Towson, MD
Nov. 21 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
Nov. 22 Val Air Ballroom Des Moines, IA
Nov. 23 The Vault Sioux Falls, SD
Adelitas Way’s self-titled debut album was released in July 2009 and spawned the hit single “Invincible,” which climbed to No. 6 on the Active Rock chart. The song was also heard in promos for CSI Miami, included on the soundtrack to WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010, and was the official theme song of WWE Superstars.
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speakers Debut Video "Bass" Premiering On VEVO; Single Available on iTunes Today
Oct 12, 2011
SINGLE AVAILABLE ON iTUNES TODAY
ADDED TO MTV BUZZWORTHY
October 11, 2011 - Los Angeles, CA - After working feverishly for several months, speakers are set to release their debut single and video “Bass” today and check out the “making of the video” also on VEVO. Written by Keon B. and produced by Blair Taylor, the song’s blend of dance, pop and hip-hop has an infectious energy that has resonated with listeners and is rapidly climbing the club charts. The video was directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada (Goo Goo Dolls, Maximum Balloon) and echoes the themes of the party anthem, yet adds a dark visual twist. Watch the video here.
Having met as teenagers while living in New Orleans and currently based in Los Angeles, Keon and Blair have been writing and recording the music they plan to unleash on the world. “What motivates us is trying to figure out how to communicate,” Keon says. “We were given this ability and we want to use it to help change people’s lives.” Adds Taylor “We are very excited for the release of the single and video, music is our passion and our life; having “Bass” out there for people to hear is a dream.”
Get the new single "Bass" by speakers on iTunes here: http://goo.gl/qMU5g and the "Bass (Nay Ray Club Mix)" here: http://goo.gl/uNSdF
speakers’ debut album is slated to be released in early 2012 on Virgin Records.
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Gorillaz Celebrate A Decade With New Singles Collection, Available November 29, 2011
Oct 06, 2011
The Singles Collection: 2001-2011, the career-spanning best of from Gorillaz, will be released on November 29 2011 by EMI’s Virgin Records.
Formed in 1998, the band released their revolutionary debut album Gorillaz in 2001. The launch had many industry detractors who saw the idea of an animated pop group as merely folly and gimmick – but the album went on to sell 6 million copies around the world. The hugely successful campaign took its toll on Gorillaz. As guitar-playing wunderkind Noodle noted sadly “Every great band is destroyed by their success. Cartoon bands are no exception." Despite this, she wrestled the band back together for the release of second album Demon Days in 2005 and a run of groundbreaking animated live shows at Manchester International Festival and Harlem’s Apollo Theater. In early 2010 Gorillaz resurfaced again – this time from an island in the South Pacific with the album Plastic Beach. The lead single “Stylo” featured a bad ass Bruce Willis chasing down our intrepid Gorillaz who made a clean escape and headed out on their first World Tour with a crack team of musicians including Clash greats Paul Simonon and Mick Jones.
In ten years, Gorillaz didn’t just top charts around the world, hit number 1 in more than a dozen countries and garner sales in excess of 13 million, they received influential awards and recognition that represented the band’s significance beyond their music. Alongside a Grammy and an Ivor Novello, Gorillaz were nominated for four CAD awards and took home the coveted Webby Award for Artist of The Year 2006, plus the Jim Henson Award for Creativity. In 2006 Jamie Hewlett was awarded Designer of the Year for his work on Gorillaz; four years later the band graced the cover of tech bible WIRED magazine.
Always open to an interesting collaboration, Gorillaz have worked with numerous artists including Danger Mouse, Ibrahim Ferrer, Del the Funkee Homosapien, De La Soul, Kano, Bobby Womack, Ike Turner, Lou Reed, Mark E Smith, Bootie Brown, Tina Weymouth, Bashy, Little Dragon, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Snoop Dogg, Dan The Automator, Mos Def, D12, Phi Life Cypher, MF Doom, Rosie Wilson, Shaun Ryder and Neneh Cherry.
Gorillaz are Murdoc Niccals, Noodle, 2D and Russel Hobbs. The track listing for The Singles Collection: 2001-2011 is as follows:
1. Tomorrow Comes Today
2. Clint Eastwood
3. 19-2000
4. Rock The House
5. Feel Good Inc
6. DARE
7. Dirty Harry
8. Kids With Guns
9. El Manana
10. Stylo
11. Superfast Jellyfish
12. On Melancholy Hill
13. Doncamatic
14. Clint Eastwood (Ed Case & Sweetie Irie Refix)
15. 19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)
For more information, please visit: www.gorillaz.com/weare10
2011 VMA Triple Nominee Thirty Seconds To Mars Released 4-Track MTV Unplugged Digital EP August 23rd
Aug 26, 2011
Thirty Seconds To Mars released a digital EP on August 23rd with 4 tracks from their MTV Unplugged performance. The set includes “Hurricane,” “Kings & Queens,” “Night Of The Hunter” and their inspiring rendition of the U2 classic “Where The Streets Have No Name.” Unplugged: Thirty Seconds To Mars premiered July 20th across MTV Music Group’s multiple platforms and screens. “Hurricane” Unplugged is now in music video rotation on MTV’s AMTV, MTV2’s AMTV2, mtvU and MTV Hits. A 30-minute special debuted on Palladia, MTV Networks’ high-definition music channel on Friday, July 29th.
A video album bundle of the MTV Unplugged performance will be available on August 30th.
Don’t miss Thirty Seconds To Mars this Sunday at the 2011 VMA’s. The band is nominated in 3 categories for their controversial and sexual short film “Hurricane” including Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Direction for Bartholomew Cubbins, the nom de plume of Jared Leto. Both a censored and explicit version of the video can be viewed at the band’s website www.thirtysecondstomars.com.
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Chiddy Bang Debuts Newest Single "Mind Your Manngers" Off Of Their Upcoming LP 'Breakfast'
Jun 28, 2011
June 28, 2011 - Virgin Records recording artist Chiddy Bang is back, with the debut of their newest single "Mind Your Manners". At the O Music Awards, Chiddy of Chiddy Bang set the Guinness Book of World Record for the longest continuous freestyle, totaling an impressive 550 minutes straight! But over 9 hours of straight rap and rhyme wasn't going to stop Chiddy from premiering his newest single along side fellow rapper and bandmate Xaphoon Jones. "Mind Your Manners" is the first single off of the group's upcoming LP Breakfast which blends New Wave hip-hop elements, mainstream pop and electro-synth beats together with catchy rhymes and rap.
Chiddy goes right into the rap with,"All my peoples should be raising they glasses/flow crazy celebrating the madness/I never thought I would deliver no classics/but now hooked up with them and then deliver mo classics." Chiddy raps with a catchy and smooth flow which instantly engages the audience. Fans and music lovers alike, are filled with anticipation to hear the rest of the LP. But until it releases, you will have to just mind your manners and wait.
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Sick Puppies Release Live At House Of Blues Cleveland
Jun 22, 2011
June 21, 2011 - RMR/Virgin Records recording artist Sick Puppies is pleased to announce their live EP, Sick Puppies Live At the House Of Blues Cleveland which is available today. Recorded during their Cleveland, OH stop at the historic venue in late 2010 the album is now available exclusively on iTunes (itunes/sickpuppies). The seven track EP features live performances including “All The Same”, “Maybe”, and current single “Riptide” which entered the Active Rock chart at #4 after a Yahoo! Music exclusive 24-hour video premiere on the homepage.
On May 17 Sick Puppies released Tri Polar Deluxe as a follow up to its 2009 sophomore smash, Tri-Polar, which is approaching 400K units to date. The deluxe edition includes all five hit singles from Tri Polar, Polar Opposite (a mini-album of re-imagined unplugged selections), three B-Sides and one unreleased track.
Co-founded by Shim Moore and Emma Anzai while in high school, and later joined by drummer Mark Goodwin, Sick Puppies introduced themselves to the world with their “Free Hugs” video for the song “All the Same” which to date boasts more than 68 million views on YouTube. In the years since Sick Puppies have shared stages with the likes of Nickelback, Seether, Shindeown, Breaking Benjamin, Evanescence, Deftones, Velvet Revolver, Chris Cornell, Flyleaf and many more.
See below for House Of Blues track listing and upcoming tour dates.
Sick Puppies Live At House Of Blues Cleveland track listing:
Intro (live)
Cancer (Live)
Riptide (Live)
Odd One (Live)
Maybe (Live)
All The Same (Live)
You're Going Down (Live)
Tour dates:
July 6 Summerfest Grounds-Rock Stage Milwaukee, MI
July 8 Club Fever South Bend, IN
July 9 JD Legends (Outdoor Venue) Franklin, OH
July 10 Diesel Pittsburgh, PA
July 12 Chesaning Showboat Chesaning, MI
July 13 Six Flags Great America Gurnee, IL
July 15 Red River Valley Fair West Fargo, ND
July 16 Chippewa Valley Music Festival Cadott, WI
July 22 Mat-Su Resort Wasilla, AK
July 23 Downtown Square Anchorage, AK
July 24 Hooligan’s Soldotna, AK
July 27 Cheyenne Frontier Days Cheyenne, WY
August 3 Birmingham County Fair Grandstand Madison, MI
August 6 Grandstand-Wisconsin Valley Fair Wausau, MI
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Saving Abel Announces USO Tour To Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Jun 22, 2011
June 22, 2011- Southern rockers Saving Abel and the USO are proud to announce a trip to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 23-26 to visit and perform for members of our Armed Forces and their families. Over the past several months the quintet has toured extensively across the U.S. as well as touched down in Kuwait and Iraq as part of a USO tour. The band also visited and performed a USO show in the middle of the Pacific Ocean aboard the USS Carl Vinson as the vessel returned from Haiti and a three-month deployment at sea. Most recently, the band played a free concert for the troops at Fort Carson as part of their ‘Miss America’ tour. This visit will mark the band’s third USO tour.
The band continues to perform selfless acts by aiding those in need. Lead singer Jared Weeks recently spent the day performing at THE VOICE at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, on June 9th. Jared recorded a segment with THE VOICE and spent time visiting with and performing for sick children. Provided by the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, the mix/media station in pediatric hospitals aims to contribute positively to the healing process for children and their families during their stay. The first center is located in the lobby of Children’s at Egleston and is also linked to Children’s at Hughes Spalding and Children’s at Scottish Rite. Previous guests include Kelli Pickler and Big Time Rush.
Saving Abel’s latest album, MISS AMERICA is the follow up to their gold-certified self-titled debut. Their latest single “Miss America” is currently in the top 20 at both Rock and Active Rock. Of their six charted songs, it is their best debut at the format. Watch as they salute American troops overseas in their new “Miss America” music video here . With performances at Rock on the Range, and Rocklahoma already this year the band will be touring through the US the rest of the summer, dates below:
SAVING ABEL TOUR DATES:
June 29 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
July 2 Indianapolis, IN Victory Field Rock N Roll BBQ
July 3 Great Lakes, IL Great Lakes Naval Station
July 7 Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede
July 8 Sawyer, ND Rock on the Ridge
July 9 North Lawrence, OH Clay’s Park Amphitheater
July 14 Peoria, IL Heart of Illinois Fair
July 15 St. Joseph, MI Venetian Festival
July 22 Pottsville, PA Goodfellas
July 23 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
July 24 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
July 28 Kansas City, MO Worth Harley Davidson
July 29 Columbia, OH Midway Expo
July 30 Madison, WI Willow Island – Bandcamp
August 6 Bay City, MI Veterans Memorial Park
August 12 Sturgis, SD Buffalo Chip Campground
August 13 Avon, OH Roverfest 2011 – All Pro Freight Stadium
August 18 Escanaba, MI UP State Fair
August 19 Fostoria, OH The New Nest
August 20 Ironton, OH Ironton Bike Rally
August 23 Winston Salem, NC
August 27 Owensville, OH Swinefest Cincinnati
August 28 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair Grandstand
September 1 Marshfield, WI Central Wisconsin State Fair
September 4 Montpelier, IN Montpelier Jamboree
Website: www.savingabel.com
Youtube: www.youtube.com/savingabel
Myspace: www.myspace.com/savingabel
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Adelitas Way Announce North American Summer Tour Dates; Sophomore Album To Be Released June 7th
May 26, 2011
MTV2/MTVU PREMIERES VIDEO FOR ‘SICK’ FROM THEIR SOPHOMORE ALBUM HOME SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN TO BE RELEASED JUNE 7TH ON VIRGIN RECORDS
New York, NY — Adelitas Way is hitting the ground running as the group announces its place on the second annual Carnival of Madness tour alongside Theory of a Deadman, Alter Bridge, Black Stone Cherry, and Emphatic. In preparation for the madness, the band will be playing dates with Seether in June, all in support of the band’s sophomore album Home School Valedictorian.
The digital album is now available for pre-order on the iTunes Store http://www.iTunes.com/AdelitasWay and the physical through amazon.com. Currently you can listen to the entire album exclusively on the AMI Entertainment Network's digital jukeboxes in over 21,000 locations.
On Home School Valedictorian, Philly-born singer/songwriter Rick DeJesus has penned lyrics that are full of relatable pain and pathos in songs. Revolver magazine notes “The headbangers (“Sick,” “The Collapse,” “Cage the Beast,” “Move”) make their points quickly and cleanly, while smoothly melodic tracks such as “Alive,” “Good Enough,” and “I Can Tell” are Bic lighter (or open cellphone) anthems waiting to happen.”
The video for lead single ‘Sick’ premiered May 12th on MTV2 & MTVU (http://t.co/9H4tkuQ) calling it “hallucinogenic, kaleidoscopic cinematography.” The shoot was not without it’s tribulations when vocalist Rick DeJesus’ hair caught on fire and watchful park rangers threatened to shut them down numerous times. The video now lives on the Adelitas Way YouTube channel and is currently in the Top 10 at Active Rock.
The band- vocalist Rick DeJesus, guitarist Keith Wallen, bassist Derek Johnston, and drummer Trevor Stafford, recorded in Los Angeles with producer Dave Bassett (Shinedown). “The title Home School Valedictorian reflects the fact you meet a lot of people who are ungrateful for the things they’ve been given in life,” DeJesus notes, “This CD is a massive step up. We didn’t say, ‘Oh, we did great on our first record, let’s redo it.’ We set the bar so high on this record, we really tried to outdo ourselves,”
Get a sample of Home School Valedictorian here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xaL5qDVGNA
SEETHER TOUR DATES
June 2 Cannery Ballroom Nashville, TN
June 3 Parkersburg Eagles Club Parkersburg, WV
June 7 Soul Kitchen Mobile, AL
June 8 Outside of Club Fire Jackson, MS
June 12 Ground Zero Nightclub Traverse City, MI
June 14 The Oasis Springfeld, MO
CARNIVAL OF MADNESS 2011 TOUR DATES
Saturday, August 13 Twin Lakes, IL Shadow Hill Ranch
Friday, August 19 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah’s Casino
Saturday, August 20 Sedalia, MO Missouri State Fairgrounds
Friday, August 26 Louisville, KY KY State Fair/Cardinal Stadium
Saturday, August 27 Waterloo, IA McElroy Auditorium (outdoors)
Sunday, August 28 St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair
Thursday, September 1 Allentown, PA The Great Allentown Fair
Saturday, September 3 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino
Wednesday, September 7 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Concert Pavilion
Saturday, September 10 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
Sunday, September 11 Huntington, WV Harris Riverfront Park
Tuesday, September 13 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Uptown Amp.
Wednesday, September 14 Fayetteville, NC Crown Coliseum
Friday, September 16 Tulsa, OK Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino
Saturday, September 17 Poplar Bluff, MS Black River Coliseum
Note: More dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
For more about Adelitas Way visit:
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EMI/Capitol Music Group Catalogue Now Available In The U.S. on eMusic
May 20, 2011
eMusic’s US customers will now have access to thousands of amazing albums from the likes of David Bowie, the Beach Boys, Radiohead, N.W.A., Kate Bush and many many more.
If you’re in the U.S., eMusic have set up this helpful A-Z guide right here.
For more information, head over to http://www.emusic.com or EMI's official website.
Sick Puppies Set To Release Tri-Polar Deluxe MAY 17
May 06, 2011
May 6, 2011 - RMR/Virgin Records’ Australian rock trio Sick Puppies will release Tri-Polar Deluxe on May 17 as a follow up to its 2009 sophomore smash LP, Tri-Polar, which has sold over 300,000 units to date. The new deluxe version will include songs from Tri Polar, Polar Opposite (a mini-album of re-imagined unplugged selections), three B-Sides and one unreleased track. To coincide with its release Hulu will be launching their ‘Polar Opposite Sessions’ May 17. Their VEVO sessions including “Maybe”, “White Balloons”, and “Riptide” can be found here.
To date Tri-Polar features four top 10 Rock tracks “Maybe”, “Odd One”, “You’re Going Down”, and their current single "Riptide" which entered the Active Rock chart at #4 this week after a Yahoo! Music exclusive 24-hour video premiere on the homepage. These tracks have steered the way to appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Lopez Tonight.
Co-founded by Shim Moore and Emma Anzai while in high school, Sick Puppies introduced themselves to the world with their “Free Hugs” video for the song “All the Same.” Boasting more than 68 million views on YouTube, the video was shot in a Sydney shopping mall featuring their friend Juan Mann, who held up a hand-written placard offering “Free Hugs.” In the past four years, Sick Puppies have shared stages with the likes of Nickelback, Seether, Shindeown, Breaking Benjamin, Evanescence, Deftones, Velvet Revolver, Chris Cornell, Flyleaf and many more.
The group is currently featured on Cinemax’s Tour Stories, a five-part documentary about the band’s life and stories from the road. Be sure to check Sick Puppies out live as they will be touring all Summer long with stops at Rock on the Range and Rocklahoma. Additional tour dates and track-listing for Tri-Polar Deluxe are as follows:
DISC 1:
1. War
2. I Hate You
3. Riptide
4. You’re Going Down
5. Odd One
6. So What I Lied
7. Survive
8. Should’ve Known Better
9. Maybe
10. Don’t Walk Away
11. Master Of The Universe
12. In It For Life
13. White Balloons
DISC 2:
Polar Opposite
1. You’re Going Down (Unplugged)
2. Riptide (Unplugged)
3. Maybe (Unplugged)
4. Odd One (Unplugged)
5. Don’t Walk Away (Unplugged)
6. All The Same (Unplugged)
7. White Balloons (Unplugged)
B Sides
8. Dead Space
9. Pretender
10. Til Something Breaks
Bonus Track
11. Monsters
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
May 14 Rockford Speedway Loves Park, IL
May 15 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Maryland Heights, MO
May 17 Cuddy Bear Chicago, IL
May 19 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
May 20 Val Du Lakes Mears, MI
May 21 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH
May 22 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
May 24 The Handlebar Greenville, SC
May 25 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
May 27 Rocklahoma Pryor, OK
May 28 Vinoy Park-Memorial Day Backyard St. Petersburg, Fl
May 29 House of Blues (Orlando) Lake Buena Vista, FL
May 30 Jacksonville Landing-WXXJ Rock on Jacksonville, FL
June 1 The Varsity Theatre Baton Rouge, LA
June 2 L’Auberge du lac Casino Resort Lake Charles, LA
June 4 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
June 6 Backstage Live San Antonio, TX
June 7 Dos Amigos Odessa, TX
June 8 Trees Dallas, TX
June 10 Peoria Fairgrounds Peoria, IL
June 11 Fifth Third Ballpark Comstock Park, MI
July 6 Summerfest Grounds-Rock Stage Milwaukee, MI
July 9 JD Legends (Outdoor Venue) Franklin, OH
July 10 Diesel Pittsburgh, PA
July 15 Red River Valley Fair West Fargo, ND
July 16 Chippewa Valley Music Festival Cadott, WI
July 22 Mat-Su Resort Wasilla, AK
July 23 Downtown Square Anchorage, AK
July 27 Cheyenne Frontier Days Cheyenne, WY
August 6 Grandstand-Wisconsin Valley Fair Wausau, MI
EMI's Family Of Artists And Songwriters Raise $940K To Support Japanese Red Cross Disaster Relief
Apr 26, 2011
Funds from charity auction to be used to support the Japanese Red Cross disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake and tsunami
The charity auction, which launched on eBay’s worldwide sites on April 5, attracted bids totaling $470,000 from music fans around the world. All the money from winning bidders will be doubled through a donation by EMI.
EMI Group CEO Roger Faxon commented: “What a wonderful result!! It was made possible by the extraordinary generosity of so many members of the EMI family, artists, songwriters, friends and staff alike. It has been a privilege for all of us at EMI to have participated in this effort to raise money to help the people of Japan who have suffered so much.”
An original Birkin handbag, donated by Jane Birkin and used by the actress and singer for many years, raised more than $163,000 at the auction. A 1987 Ferrari, owned by Daft Punk and used in their movie ‘Electroma’ raised almost $42,000, while a diamante costume head used by DJ and producer Deadmau5 was won with a bid of more than $19,000.
Much sought-after items sold at the auction also included a Steinway grand piano used by artists including Bono and Eric Clapton ($14,878), a jacket worn by Chris Martin onstage during Coldplay’s Viva La Vida world tour ($14,060), a private dinner with Herbert Grönemeyer ($10,792), signed copies of David Bowie’s entire catalogue ($10,138), handwritten lyrics by Brian Wilson to ‘God Only Knows’ and a platinum album for the Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ ($7,643), a day on tour with Simple Minds ($6,891), an original handmade "ZERO" shirt worn by the Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan ($6,744), an original painting from Iron Maiden ($6,466), a cupcake trampoline used onstage on Katy Perry’s current ‘California Dreams’ tour ($5,075), and a signed guitar offered by Japanese musician Miyavi ($8,992).
The auction was supported by more than 200 artists including 30 Seconds To Mars, Aaron Neville, Alice In Chains, Angela Gheorghiu, Anne Murray, Arcade Fire, B-52s, Bat For Lashes, Beastie Boys, The Beatles, Billy Idol, Bret Michaels, Celtic Woman, The Chemical Brothers, Chris Tomlin, Corinne Bailey Rae, Darius Rucker, David Crowder Band, David Gilmour, David Guetta, Dean Martin, Depeche Mode, Dierks Bentley, Duffy, Duran Duran, Eric Church, Family Force 5, A Fine Frenzy, Good Charlotte, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Helene Fischer, Huey Lewis & The News, Immodesty Blaize, Jeff Bridges, JLS, Jonas Brothers, Juan Luis Guerra, Julien Clerc, Keith Urban, Keren Ann, The Kooks, Kylie Minogue, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Lykke Li, Marisa Monte, Megadeth, Melanie C, Michael Franti, Norah Jones, Pat Benatar, Pet Shop Boys, Philippe Jaroussky, Priscilla Ahn, The Prodigy, Professor Green, Raphael, Rosanne Cash, Scouting For Girls, Selena, Sick Puppies, Simply Red, Slash, Sting, Tinie Tempah, Tiziano Ferro, Vasco Rossi, VV Brown and Willie Nelson.
Superstar Artists And Writers Support Second Phase Of Charity Auction To Raise Funds For Japan
Apr 11, 2011
Personal items donated by global stars to aid the Japanese Red Cross’s disaster relief efforts, via charity auction at ebay.com/EMIfamily4Japan
The latest round of the charity auction, which is one of the biggest in eBay’s history, kicks off today and closes on April 21. There are still four days to go until the end of the first phase of the auction, featuring items from artists and writers including Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Jane Birkin, Depeche Mode, 30 Seconds To Mars, Simple Minds, Alice In Chains, and The Chemical Brothers.
Items added to the auction today include the 1987 Ferrari 412 as featured in Daft Punk’s film ‘Electroma’, a cupcake trampoline used on stage in Katy Perry’s current California Dreams world tour, access to private concert rehearsal by Sting, a one-off diamante head used onstage by Deadmau5, a limited edition ‘Yellow Submarine’ bicycle issued to mark the re-release of The Beatles’ famous movie, three framed and signed prints of David Gilmour taken in Gdansk, and more than 30 albums individually signed by David Bowie.
Also included in the auction is the MacBook used by David Guetta to create the demos for his hit album ‘One Love’, the hand written lyrics to ‘God Only Knows’ from the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Tinie Tempah’s pink blazer from the ‘Frisky’ video, and one of the four original handmade "Zero" shirts worn by the Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan for the release and tour of ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’.
All funds raised from the charity auction will be used towards the Japanese Red Cross disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Funds will be used for the on-going provision of immediate relief to support the affected population during their recovery. EMI Group has committed to match all funds raised from the auction up to a maximum of one million euros.
The first phase of the charity auction ends on April 15th, with the second phase ending on April 21st. All the items can be viewed at ebay.com/EMIfamily4Japan.
Beastie Boys said: “Japan has always been a special and important place for us as a band. We've made so many friendships there in our personal and professional lives. We hope in some way that our donation can help the people of Japan rebuild after the devastating earthquakes and tsunami.”
Billy Corgan, the vocalist, lead guitarist and songwriter for The Smashing Pumpkins, commented: "The people of Japan are an incredibly strong and proud people, and their love of life and culture has had a profound and positive affect on the way I view my own life. There are a million things I wish I could do right now to help soothe the pain and sorrow that so many of our fans and their families are experiencing, and my heart hurts when I think of the losses they have suffered, and are still suffering. I wanted to contribute to this auction to show my gratitude to the Japanese people and offer something that was particularly meaningful to me. I'm also proud of all the other artists who have pitched in to help, as well as my old label EMI for stepping in to organize and also match donations."
The list of items for sale in the second phase of the charity auction from April 11th – 21st includes the following:
- Anne Murray - 18 holes of golf with Anne Murray at the prestigious Angus Glen Golf Club course
- Arcade Fire - four VIP tickets to their Hyde Park show on 30th June 2011
- B-52s - signed guitar
- Beach Boys - signed limited edition Pet Sounds plaque, plus hand-written, autographed & framed lyrics to The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" from Brian Wilson
- The Beatles – the last of an extremely limited edition Schwinn bicycle featuring the ‘Yellow Submarine’ artwork
- Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) - one of the four original handmade "Zero" shirts worn by Billy Corgan for the release and tour of ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’, with a letter of authenticity signed by Billy
- Billy Idol - limited edition portrait print by Shepard Fairey, signed by Billy Idol and Shepard Fairey
- Bret Michaels – signed cowboy hat
- Chris Tomlin - handwritten and signed lyrics
- Coldplay – a framed guitar signed by all members of the band and a triple platinum sales award from Canada for ‘Viva La Vida’
- Corinne Bailey Rae - a personal favourite Prada dress worn by Corinne on her first album tours, along with a note from Corinne
- Daft Punk - 1987 Ferrari 412, used in the Daft Punk film Electroma
- David Bowie - 35 albums signed by the artist
- David Crowder Band - signed Yamaha keytar
- David Gilmour - three framed and signed prints of David Gilmour in Gdansk, photographed by Anna Wloch, including David, Polly and Lech Walesa, David on stage at soundcheck and a selection of David's guitars.
- David Guetta - his Apple MacBook, used to create the demos for his album ‘One Love’.
- Deadmau5 - his famous diamante mau5head stage costume, autographed, plus VIP tickets to Deadmau5’s live concert in London’s Victoria Park later this year
- Dean Martin - the opportunity to record a duet with Dino at the world-famous Capitol Studios
- Duffy - the bicycle used by Duffy in the making of her 2009 Diet Coke commercial
- Duran Duran - a painting by the band signed by Simon Le Bon
- A Fine Frenzy - the outfit worn by Alison to the 2011 Grammys, plus the handwritten lyrics to a song of the winning bidder’s choice
- Gorillaz - limited edition lithograph, with certificate of authenticity, signed by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn
- Helene Fischer - a dress worn by Helene on stage
- Huey Lewis & The News - hand-written, autographed & framed lyrics, plus a personalized gold album award for Greatest Hits, and a VIP concert experience & personal phone call from Huey to the winner
- Iron Maiden - exclusive limited edition ‘Ed Force One’ A2 print signed by Iron Maiden, two pieces of original Iron Maiden Japan 2011 event artwork signed by artist Herve Monjeaud, plus signed Nicko McBrain drumsticks as used on The Final Frontier World Tour
- Jeff Bridges – signed guitar including a drawing of a symbol that is meaningful to him, “The Seed”
- JLS - Aston and Ortise’s bowling shirts from the filming of ‘Stars & Strikes’, plus two signed albums
- Jonas Brothers - signed record bag
- Juan Luis Guerra - the hat worn on the cover of ‘La Llave De Mi Corazon’, signed by the artist
- Katy Perry - a cupcake trampoline featured on stage on her current California Dreams tour
- Kylie Minogue - signed ‘Kylie’ large lettering in white wood, from the ‘Fever’ album promotional campaign
- Lykke Li - waistcoat worn by Lykke at the Way Out West festival last year
- Marisa Monte - signed limited edition CD kit
- Megadeth - a guitar signed by Dave Mustaine
- Norah Jones - a signed guitar
- Pat Benatar - Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo autographed B.C. Rich Eagle 1 electric guitar
- Pet Shop Boys – the Rubik’s Cube jacket worn by Chris Lowe on the US leg of the Pandemonium tour in 2009
- Philippe Jaroussky - signed and framed gold disc
- Priscilla Ahn - a watercolor painting created by Priscilla following the Japanese earthquake, entitled ‘Falling, Tumbling, Raindrop Hearts’
- The Prodigy - Signed Roland tr707 drum machine used by Liam Howlett on 'Invaders Must Die', along with a signed 7” limited edition of the single
- Professor Green - large signed poster of the album art to ‘Alive Till I’m Dead’
- Rosanne Cash - the blouse designed by Catherine Malandrino that Rosanne wore on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ in 2006, autographed copies of her "Black Cadillac" and "The List" albums, autographed copy of her memoir "Composed,” and two tickets to any concert of the winning bidder’s choice with a meet and greet backstage
- Scouting For Girls - signed Brits memorabilia
- Selena - framed commemorative Selena stamp, signed by the Quintanilla family and Chris Perez
- Simply Red - signed and framed setlist from their last ever gig in Japan
- Slash - signed Gibson Slash ‘Appetite For Destruction’ Les Paul electric guitar
- Sting - attend the private rehearsal for Sting’s forthcoming exclusive fanclub-only show at the Apollo Theater in New York featuring the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as VIP tickets to the show itself on the 28th April
- Tinie Tempah - his pink blazer worn in the video for ‘Frisky’
- VV Brown - signed megaphone as used on stage
- Willie Nelson - signed guitar
The previously announced list of items for sale in the first phase of the charity auction, which runs until April 15, includes the following:
- 30 Seconds to Mars - two tickets to a US show of their choice, a meet and greet with the band, a limited edition signed piece of merchandise, access to watch the show from the side of the stage, and a spot to join the band onstage during their performance of 'Kings & Queens’
- Aaron Neville - signed poetry book
- Alice In Chains - a signed setlist, and 20 piece poster set
- Angela Gheorghiu - her kimono costume from Madame Butterfly
- B-52s - a dress worn by Kate Pierson, and a signed guitar
- Bat For Lashes - costume worn by Natasha, and a signed letter
- Beastie Boys – a Japanese gold record, a Japanese MTV award and a rare copy of their BAPE dolls, all signed.
- Celtic Woman - original dress worn by Mairead Nesbitt in the ‘A Christmas Celebration Live’ DVD
- The Chemical Brothers - pair of guest tickets for Coachella, a meet and greet with the band plus a signed set list
- Coldplay - Chris Martin's jacket from the Viva la Vida world tour 2010, as well as a gold disc signed by the band
- Darius Rucker - signed guitar, signed football and signed CD
- Depeche Mode - a limited edition lithographic print create to celebrate the release of the Tour of The Universe Barcelona DVD, signed by the band and framed.
- Dierks Bentley - handwritten lyrics to ‘Beautiful World’, signed CD, signed photo, and a signed football
- Eric Church - signed acoustic guitar
- Family Force 5 - a private dinner with the band in Atlanta
- Good Charlotte - a meet and greet with the band, a signed guitar, and free tickets to a live show
- Herbert Grönemeyer - dinner with him in Berlin
- Hot Chip - the original drawings for the ‘Coming On Strong’ album
- Immodesty Blaize - 1940's dress from major photoshoot
- Jane Birkin - her own 'Birkin' handbag
- Julien Clerc - signed platinum disc
- Keith Urban - two tickets and a private meet & greet on his Closer tour
- Keren Ann - a signed guitar
- The Kooks - handwritten lyrics to ‘Ooh La’
- Lady Antebellum – signed acoustic guitar
- Little Big Town - signed acoustic guitar
- Luke Bryan – a signed guitar
- Melanie Chisholm - her Cavalli belt as worn on the Spice Girls’ world tour
- Michael Franti - five nights at his Bali yoga retreat
- Raphael - NRJ Award for Best Male Artist from 2006
- Sick Puppies - a signed acoustic guitar
- Simple Minds - spend a day on tour with the band
- Tiziano Ferro - painting created for him by a top artist, inspired by his music
- Vasco Rossi - a special black carpet, used at the launch of his new album
Saving Abel Performs Free Concert For The Troops At Fort Carson
Apr 06, 2011
American rock band Saving Abel will perform a free concert as part of their Miss America tour, on Wednesday April 6th at 7pm at the Special Events Center on Fort Carson, Colorado military base. The concert event is free and open to the general public. Tickets are not required.
Saving Abel’s latest single “Miss America” picked up the top debut on the Active Rock chart this past week at #32. Of their six charted songs, it is their best debut at the format and is the follow-up to the #2 “The Sex Is Good.” Saving Abel’s latest album, MISS AMERICA, the quintet’s follow up to their gold-certified self-titled debut entered the Billboard album chart at #24 the week of it’s release this past summer. The lead single “Stupid Girl (Only In Hollywood)” became the band’s fourth hit at rock radio with performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Lopez Tonight.
The quintet continues their current world tour which has, over the past several months, touched down in India, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq (via a USO / Armed Forces Entertainment tour of the Persian Gulf), extensively across the U.S., and in the middle of the Pacific Ocean aboard the USS Carl Vinson as the vessel returned from Haiti. They salute American troops overseas in their new "Miss America" music video here.
The band is currently on tour through the rest of the Summer, see tour dates below.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
April 1 The Venue Fargo, ND
April 2 Wicked Moose Rochester, MN
April 3 The Grove Lincoln, NE
April 8 Nitetown Lafayette, LA
April 9 Fiesta Oyster Bake Festival San Antonio, TX
April 10 Hard Rock Café Houston, TX
April 12 Floyd’s Music Store Tallahassee, FL
April 13 State Theater St. Petersburg, FL
April 14 Capt. Hiram’s Resort Sebastian, FL
April 16 WRXL Chili Cook Off Richmond, VA
May 1 Tom Lee Park-Beale Street Music Festival Memphis, TN
May 4 Texas Concert Hall Baton Rouge, LA
May 6 Coyote’s Augusta, GA
May 7 Metro Lina Expo-Carolina Rebellion Charlotte, NC
May 11 The Note West Chester, PA
May 13 Granville Forum Granville, NY
May 14 Fitchburg Expo Center Fitchburg, MA
May 15 Higher Ground S. Burlington, VT
May 19 The Machine Shop Flint, MI
May 20 Ground Zero Traverse City, MI
May 22 Rock on the Range Columbus, OH
May 24 Clyde Iron Works Duluth, MN
May 25 The Vault Sioux Falls, SD
May 27 HerrinFesta Italiana Herrin, IL
May 29 Rocklahoma Pryor, OK
Jun 18 Tri State Raceway Earlvill, IA
Jun 29 Summerfest Milwaukee, WI
July 2 Victory Field Rock N Roll BBQ Indianapolis, IN
July 7 Calgary Stampede Calgary, AB
July 8 Rock on the Ridge Sawyer, ND
July 9 Clay’s Park Amphitheater North Lawrence, OH
July 14 Heart of Illinois Fair Peoria, IL
July 15 Venetian Festival St. Joseph, MI
July 23 Mohegan Sun Uncasville, CT
August 6 Veterans Memorial Park Bay City, MI
August 18 UP State Fair Escanaba, MI
September 1 Central Wisconsin State Fair Marshfield, WI
For more information on Saving Abel please visit -
Website: http://www.savingabel.com/
Youtube: http://youtube.com/savingabel
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/savingabel
Street Team Page: http://capitolstreetteam.com/home.php?artist=438
Thirty Seconds To Mars Venture Into New Territory With Politically Charged Video For "This Is War"
Apr 06, 2011
MARS THEME NIGHTS ADDED TO “CLOSER TO THE EDGE” TOUR STARTING APRIL 8TH IN SAN JOSE, CA
“Closer To The Edge” Reaches #34 At Top 40 And #23 Hot AC
Radio This Week And Climbing
“This Is War” became the band’s third career #1 alternative radio single and second consecutive #1 from their platinum-selling album This Is War when it reached the top of the chart last July.
The album’s current single “Closer to the Edge” reached the top 10 at alternative radio and has since crossed to Top 40 where it is at #34 and to Hot AC where it is at #24 this week and climbing on both charts. It follows “This Is War” and the album’s lead single “Kings & Queens” which spent 3 weeks at the top of the alternative radio chart and has sold over 650,000 digital downloads. The “Closer To The Edge” video has been added to MTV, MTV2, MTVU, MTV Hits, MTV Tr3s, Fuse, Music Choice and VH1 where it placed #13 on the this week’s Top 20 Countdown show.
Thirty Seconds To Mars recently announced that they’re adding theme/party nights at shows during their North American “Closer To The Edge” tour which kicks off Friday night in San Jose, CA. The band will dress up and is encouraging their fans to do so as well. The themes will vary from market to market and includes such nights at the classic White Night, Hurricane Night, This Is War/Military Night, Yuppie/Preppie Night, Doctor/Patient/Medical Night, Sport Night, 80’s Night, Zombie Night, Prom Night, Bloodball Night, Goth/Punk Night, Field & Stream Night, Superhero/Comic Night and Warpaint/Color/Neon Night. The band will play a very special sold-out hometown show at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles on April 9th and will tour the country as well as Canada through May before the European summer festival season begins. The band also has plans to visit Russia, the Middle East and Southeast Asia before returning to Europe to play the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August. Since the Dec, 2009 release of This Is War, Thirty Seconds To Mars have played to over 2 million people in 100 cities in 30 different countries, selling out arenas around the world.
Thirty Seconds To Mars have continued to reach new heights since releasing This Is War. The band won their second MTV VMA award in November when they picked up the 2010 VMA for Best Rock Video for “Kings & Queens.” They also won their fourth MTV EMA award in 2010 for Best Rock Band and their fourth Kerrang! award as winner of the 2010 Best International Band. This Is War has sold over 1 million albums worldwide and has been certified gold in six different countries.
To get involved in the Thirty Seconds To Mars community dialogue, check out the band's social media sites:
Facebook --http://www.facebook.com/thirtysecondstomars
MySpace --http://www.myspace.com/thirtysecondstomars
Twitter -- http://twitter.com/30Secondstomars
YouTube --http://www.youtube.com/30secondstomars
Thirty Seconds To Mars website: www.thirtysecondstomars.com
Thirty Seconds To Mars tickets and merchandise can be purchased at: http://30secondstomars.shop.musictoday.com
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Thirty Seconds To Mars Spring Dates:
April 8 San Jose, CA Event Center at San Jose
April 9 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
April 12 Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs City Auditorium
April 14 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
April 15 Kenosha, WI Carthage College
April 16 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
April 17 Champaign, IL University of Illinois
April 18 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
April 19 Grand Rapids, MI The Orbit Room
April 20 Indiana, PA Indiana University of Pennsylvania
April 22 Raleigh, NC Raleigh Amphitheater
April 23 Orlando, FL Universal Studios Florida
April 24 Boca Raton, FL Sunset Cove Amphitheater
April 26 Morgantown, WV WVU Coliseum
April 27 Washington DC Patriot Center
April 29 E. Rutherford, NJ Bamboozle – New Meadowlands Stadium
April 30 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
May 1 Boston, MA Agganis
May 3 Montreal, QC Metropolis
May 5 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
May 6 Montreal, QC Metropolis
May 7 Quebec City, QC Pavilion de la Jeunesse
May 8 Portland, ME State Theater
Artists And Songwriters From The EMI Family Unite For Japan
Apr 05, 2011
Exclusive charity auction to raise funds for the Japanese Red Cross’s disaster relief efforts, at ebay.co.uk/emifamily4japan
The charity auction, which will be managed by eBay, features items from some of the world’s biggest stars, including Coldplay, Norah Jones, Katy Perry, Gorillaz, Iron Maiden, Jane Birkin, the Beach Boys, David Guetta, Michael Franti, Lady Antebellum, The Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode, Celtic Woman, 30 Seconds To Mars, Rosanne Cash, Daft Punk, Herbert Grönemeyer, Angela Gheorghiu, Keith Urban, Good Charlotte, and The Beatles.
All funds raised will be used towards the Japanese Red Cross disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Funds will be used for the on-going provision of immediate relief to support the affected population during their recovery. EMI Group has committed to match all funds raised from the auction up to a maximum of one million euros.
The first phase of the charity auction starts today (April 5) and will run until April 15th, with more than 200 exclusive money-can’t-buy items. A second phase of the auction will take place between April 11th – 21st. All the items can be viewed at http://ebay.co.uk/emifamily4japan.
Items included in the first phase of the auction include Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin’s jacket from the 2010 Viva La Vida world tour, Jane Birkin’s own Birkin handbag designed by Hermes, a pair of vintage speakers from Abbey Road’s famous Studio 3, five nights at Michael Franti’s yoga retreat in Bali, the Beastie Boys’ Japanese MTV award, and a signed limited edition lithographic Depeche Mode print.
The second phase of the charity auction will include a 1987 Ferrari 412 as featured in Daft Punk’s film ‘Electroma’, Katy Perry’s cupcake trampoline from her current California Dreams world tour, a limited edition Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine Schwinn bicycle, a signed guitar from Norah Jones, the MacBook used by David Guetta to create the demos for ‘One Love’, framed hand written lyrics from Brian Wilson, Tinie Tempah’s pink blazer from the ‘Frisky’ video, and a limited edition Gorillaz lithograph signed by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn.
Multi-Grammy award winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones said: "Japan has been one of my favorite countries to visit and my heart goes out to everyone affected by this disaster. I'm so glad I can be part of this fundraising effort along with the EMI family."
Brit Award winner Tinie Tempah commented: "I was shocked when I heard about the earthquake and the devastating effect that it has had on the Japanese people, and my thoughts are truly with them. I'm happy to be a part of this great fundraising effort alongside the EMI family. I really hope it helps make things a little bit easier at such a difficult time.”
The list of items for sale in the first phase of the charity auction from April 5th – 15th includes the following:
• 30 Seconds to Mars - two tickets to a US show of their choice, a meet and greet with the band, a limited edition signed piece of merchandise, access to watch the show from the side of the stage, and a spot to join the band onstage during their performance of 'Kings & Queens’
• Aaron Neville - signed poetry book
• Alice In Chains - a signed setlist, and 20 piece poster set
• Angela Gheorghiu - her kimono costume from Madame Butterfly
• B-52s - a dress worn by Kate Pierson, and a signed guitar
• Bat For Lashes - costume worn by Natasha, and a signed letter
• Beastie Boys – a Japanese gold record, a Japanese MTV award and a rare copy of their BAPE dolls, all signed.
• Celtic Woman - original dress worn by Mairead Nesbitt in the ‘A Christmas Celebration Live’ DVD
• The Chemical Brothers - pair of guest tickets for Coachella, a meet and greet with the band plus a signed set list
• Coldplay - Chris Martin's jacket from the Viva la Vida world tour 2010
• Darius Rucker - signed guitar, signed football and signed CD
• Depeche Mode - a limited edition lithographic print create to celebrate the release of the Tour of The Universe Barcelona DVD, signed by the band and framed.
• Dierks Bentley - handwritten lyrics to ‘Beautiful World’, signed CD, signed photo, and a signed football
• Eric Church - signed acoustic guitar
• Family Force 5 - a private dinner with the band in Atlanta
• Good Charlotte - a meet and greet with the band, a signed guitar, and free tickets to a live show
• Herbert Grönemeyer - dinner with him in Berlin
• Hot Chip - the original drawings for the ‘Coming On Strong’ album
• Huey Lewis & The News - hand written, autographed & framed lyrics, plus a personalized certified gold album for Greatest Hits, and a VIP concert experience & personal phone call from Huey to the winner
• Immodesty Blaize - 1940's dress from major photoshoot
• Jane Birkin - her own 'Birkin' handbag
• Julien Clerc - signed platinum disc
• Keith Urban - two tickets and a private meet & greet on his Closer tour
• Keren Ann - a signed guitar
• The Kooks - handwritten lyrics to ‘Ooh La’
• Lady Antebellum – signed acoustic guitar
• Little Big Town - signed acoustic guitar
• Luke Bryan – a signed guitar
• Melanie Chisholm - her Cavalli belt as worn on the Spice Girls’ world tour
• Michael Franti - five nights at his Bali yoga retreat
• Raphael - NRJ Award for Best Male Artist from 2006
• Sick Puppies - a signed acoustic guitar
• Simple Minds - spend a day on tour with the band
• Tiziano Ferro - painting created for him by a top artist, inspired by his music
• Vasco Rossi - a special black carpet, used at the launch of his new album
The list of items for sale in the second phase of the charity auction from April 11th – 21st includes the following:
• Arcade Fire - four VIP tickets to their Hyde Park show on 30th June 2011
• B-52s - signed guitar
• Beach Boys - signed limited edition Pet Sounds plaque, plus hand-written, autographed & framed lyrics to a Beach Boys song from Brian Wilson
• The Beatles - the last of an extremely limited edition Schwinn bicycle featuring the Yellow Submarine artwork
• Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) - a signed limited edition tour T-shirt worn by Billy Corgan
• Chris Tomlin - handwritten and signed lyrics
• Corinne Bailey Rae - a personal favourite Prada dress worn by Corinne on her first tour, along with a note from Corinne
• Daft Punk - 1987 Ferrari 412, used in the Daft Punk film Electroma
• David Bowie - 35 albums signed by the artist
• David Crowder Band - signed Yamaha keytar
• David Gilmour - three framed and signed prints of David Gilmour in Gdansk, photographed by Anna Wloch, including David, Polly and Lech Walesa, David on stage at soundcheck and a selection of David's guitars.
• David Guetta - his Apple MacBook, used to create the demos for his album ‘One Love’.
• Deadmau5 - his famous diamante mau5 head stage costume
• Dean Martin - the opportunity to record a duet with Dino at the world-famous Capitol Studios
• Duffy - the bicycle used by Duffy in the making of her 2009 Diet Coke commercial
• Duran Duran - a painting by the band
• A Fine Frenzy - the outfit worn by Alison to the 2011 Grammys, plus the handwritten lyrics to a song of the winning bidder’s choice
• Gorillaz - limited edition lithograph with certificate of authenticity signed by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn
• Helene Fischer - a dress worn by Helene on stage
• Iron Maiden - exclusive limited edition ‘Ed Force One’ A2 print signed by Iron Maiden, two pieces of original Iron Maiden Japan 2011 event artwork signed by artist Herve Monjeaud, plus signed Nicko McBrain drumsticks as used on The Final Frontier World Tour
• Jeff Bridges - signed guitar, and a drawing of the seed maze from his yard
• JLS - Aston and Ortise’s bowling shirts from the filming of ‘Stars & Strikes’, plus two signed albums
• Jonas Brothers - signed bag
• Juan Luis Guerra - the hat worn on the cover of “La Llave De Mi Corazon’, signed by the artist
• Katy Perry - a cupcake trampoline featured on stage on her current California Dreams tour
• Kylie Minogue - signed ‘Kylie’ large lettering in white wood, from the ‘Fever’ album promotional campaign
• Marisa Monte - a signed guitar
• Megadeth - a guitar signed by Dave Mustaine
• Norah Jones - a signed guitar
• Philippe Jaroussky - signed and framed gold disc
• Priscilla Ahn - a watercolor painting created by Priscilla following the Japanese earthquake, entitled ‘Falling, Tumbling, Raindrop Hearts’
• The Prodigy - signed drum machine from their studio, and a 7” limited edition of ‘Invaders Must Die’
• Rosanne Cash - the blouse designed by Catherine Malandrino that Rosanne wore on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ in 2006, autographed copies of her "Black Cadillac" and "The List" albums, autographed copy of her memoir "Composed,” and two tickets to any concert of the winning bidder’s choice with a meet and greet backstage
• Scouting For Girls - signed Brits memorabilia
• Simply Red - signed and framed setlist from a gig in Tokyo
• Tinie Tempah - his pink blazer worn in the video for ‘Frisky’
• Willie Nelson - signed guitar
There are three items donated by the world famous Abbey Road Studios, including an in-depth tour of the studio (which is otherwise not open to members of the public), a pair of Quested Q412 loudspeakers, system, amps and crossovers (circa 1987) from Abbey Road Studio 3, and a 1921 Steinway grand piano from the now-closed Olympic Studios, along with a photograph of it being played by Bono.
In addition to these auction items, the charity auction will feature other very special items including a collection of all 37 editions of the US hit NOW compilation series, plus a number of signed CDs, box sets, posters and other items from artists including Jane’s Addiction, Robbie Williams, John Lennon, David Bowie, Radiohead, Pink Floyd and The Band.
Chiddy Bang Announced As Headliners Of The Bamboozle Road Show Tour
Apr 04, 2011
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM, BREAKFAST, DUE OUT THIS SUMMER
GROUP CELEBRATES MTV WOODIE AWARD WIN FOR BEST VIDEO
This year marks the fourth year of the well attended festival whose past headliners included Good Charlotte, All Time Low and many more. The tour announcement comes on the heels of their recent win of Best Video at the 2011 MTVu Woodie Awards which was voted by the fans. The breakthrough duo has sold one million units worldwide beat out notable artists such as Gorillaz, Black Keys and Vampire Weekend for the coveted award.
Of the tour, Chiddy says, “We can't wait to headline the Bamboozle Roadshow. It's our biggest tour yet so it kinda feels like our first in a way. I’m a huge fan of Pusha - and Dev and Ninjasonik are the homies so it should be a wild one."
The tour is also a prelude to Chiddy Bang’s highly anticipated debut album, Breakfast, which is due out Summer 2011. The upcoming album, which has been called one of the “albums that matter most” by Spin Magazine, will feature mostly tracks produced by Xaphoon Jones, one half of the group with the clever rhymes fans have come to expect from emcee Chiddy. The duo wanted to keep the album pure and true to what they have been known for which is good music without the clutter of countless guest appearances; the album will feature 12 all new tracks.
Xaphoon explains the album name change (originally set to be called The Swelly Life) and the unconventional title, “The reason we re-named the album Breakfast is because "1.) We Eatin, 2.) Its the most important yet most neglected meal of the day, 3.) It's the first course on our musical journey, and 4.) I can cook really fluffy eggs - double boil technique."
Dates for the show are as follows, with more being added soon and tickets go on sale today (http://thebamboozle.com/buy_tickets.php). Make sure to check out www.facebook.com/chiddybang or www.chiddy-bang.com for more information.
Bamboozle Show
4/29 E Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands
4/30 E Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands
5/1 E Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands
Bamboozle Road Tour
5/4 Boston, MA - House of Blues
5/6 Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
5/7 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
5/11 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
5/13 Houston, TX -House of Blues
5/15 Dallas, TX -House of Blues
5/18 San Diego, CA -House of Blues
5/19 Los Angeles, CA -House of Blues
5/20 San Francisco, CA -The Fillmore
5/24 Vancouver, BC -The Commodore
5/30 Chicago, IL -House of Blues
6/2 Indianapolis, IN -Egyptian Room
6/3 Cincinnati, OH -Bogart’s
6/4 Detroit, MI -St. Andrew’s
6/5 Cleveland, OH -House of Blues
6/8 Philadelphia, PA -TLA
6/10 Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
Global Music Effort Launches ‘Songs for Japan’ Album on iTunes to Benefit Japan Disaster Relief
Mar 25, 2011
In what stands as a major global music relief effort to benefit those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, over 30 of the biggest names in contemporary music have joined together for the worldwide release of ‘Songs for Japan’, an unprecedented compilation of 38 chart-topping hits and classic tracks, available worldwide on the iTunes Store starting today, March 25th (www.itunes.com/songsforjapan). Proceeds from the album’s sale will benefit the disaster relief efforts of the Japanese Red Cross Society.
The ‘Songs for Japan’ track listing features an all-star lineup:
1. John Lennon ‘Imagine’
2. U2 ‘Walk On’
3. Bob Dylan ‘Shelter From The Stor’
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘Around The World’
5. Lady Gaga ‘Born This Way’
6. Beyonce ‘Irreplaceable’
7. Bruno Mars ‘Talking To The Moon’
8. Katy Perry ‘Firework’
9. Rihanna ‘Only Girl (In The World)’
10. Justin Timberlake ‘Like I Love You’
11. Madonna ‘Miles Away’
12. David Guetta ‘When Love Takes Over’
13. Eminem ‘Love The Way You Lie’
14. Bruce Springsteen ‘Human Touch’
15. Josh Groban ‘Awake’
16. Keith Urban ‘Better Life’
17. Black Eyed Peas ‘One Tribe’
18. Pink ‘Sober’
19. Cee Lo Green ‘It’s Ok’
20. Lady Antebellum ‘I Run To You’
21. Bon Jovi ‘What Do You Got?’
22. Foo Fighters ‘My Hero’
23. R.E.M. ‘Man On The Moon’
24. Nicki Minaj ‘Save Me’
25. Sade ‘By Your Side’
26. Michael Buble ‘Hold On’
27. Justin Bieber ‘Pray’
28. Adele ‘Make You Feel My Love’
29. Enya ‘If I Could Be Where You Are’
30. Elton John ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’
31. John Mayer ‘Waiting On The World To Change’
32. Queen ‘Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)’
33. Kings Of Leon ‘Use Somebody’
34. Sting ‘Fragile’
35. Leona Lewis ‘Better In Time’
36. Ne-Yo ‘One In A Million”
37. Shakira ‘Whenever, Wherever’
38. Norah Jones ‘Sunrise’
"Rock N' Roll Is Free," 1st Single From Ben Harper's 'Give Till It's Gone,' Is Starbucks "Pick Of Th
Mar 22, 2011
BEN HARPER’S GIVE TILL IT’S GONE, IS
STARBUCKS’ “PICK OF THE WEEK”
iTunes Pre-Order Begins Today For Give Till It’s Gone,
Scheduled For Release On May 17th By Virgin Records
Free Download Of “Rock N’ Roll Is Free” Will Be Available Beginning
March 29th At www.BenHarper.com
The album, set for May 17th release by Virgin Records, is available for pre-order beginning today on iTunes. The songs on Give Till It’s Gone – Harper’s first solo record since 2006’s Both Sides of the Gun – are nothing less than a revelation, expressing one man's struggle, confusion, and, ultimately, redemption. Harper has never been afraid to dig deep into his emotions for his songs, but there's a sense of maturity and experience on Give Till It's Gone that add new weight to his efforts. Most of the album was recorded at the Los Angeles studio of Jackson Browne, who harmonizes with him on the wistful “Pray That Our Love Sees The Dawn.” The album also features Ringo Starr on two tracks. “Spilling Faith” and “Get There From Here” were co- written in the studio with the legendary drummer.
Harper made his debut in 1994 with Welcome to the Cruel World, which was subsequently certified Gold. In 2005, he received GRAMMY awards for “Best Pop Instrumental Performance” for his single “11th Commandment” and for “Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album” for There Will Be A Light, featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama. His three most recent studio albums – Both Sides of the Gun (2006), Lifeline (2007) and White Lies for Dark Times (2009) – debuted in the Top 10 of The Billboard 200. Harper formed Fistful of Mercy with Dhani Harrison and Joseph Arthur and the trio released the album As I Call You Down in 2010. He will playing a mixture of festivals and headlining shows this year. See below for itinerary or visit www.BenHarper.com. Additional dates will be announced soon.
Ben Harper – Upcoming Tour Dates
4/2 Santiago, Chile Lollapalooza Chile
4/21 Byron Bay, NSW Australia Bluesfest
4/22 Byron Bay, NSW Australia Bluesfest
6/4 Ozark, AR Wakarusa Festival
6/5 Kansas City, MO Crossroads
6/6 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre SOLD OUT
6/7 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre SOLD OUT
6/12 Fès, Morocco Festival de Fès
6/30 Chicago, IL Vic
7/2 Sioux City, OA Saturday in the Park
7/3 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
7/5 Toronto, ON The Sound Academy
7/16 Aix les Bains, France Festival Musilac
7/18 Lucca, Italy Piazza Napoleone
7/19 Rome, Italy Fiesta Ippodromo delle Capannelle
7/20 Milan, Italy Arena Civica
7/22 Nimes, France Festival de Nimes
7/25 St. Malo Du Bois Festival de Poupet
7/28 Lucerne, Switzerland Swiss Blues Festival
7/29 Tarvisio, Italy Piazza Unita
7/30 Verona, Italy Castello Scaligero di Villafranca
8/5 Avenches, Switzerland Rock Oz Arènes
8/6 Colmar, France Festival Foire aux Vins d’Alsace
8/7 Dranouter, Belgium Dranouter Festival
Additional dates will be announced soon.
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For additional information on BEN HARPER visit:
www.BenHarper.com
Thirty Seconds To Mars Add Dates To Their North American 'Closer To The Edge' Tour
Mar 07, 2011
8 New Dates Including 3 College Shows Added To North American Tour Starting April 8th In San Jose
Tour Includes Special Hometown Show April 9th At The Gibson Amphitheater In Los Angeles Plus Headline Appearance at The Bamboozle Festival On April 29th
Last month Thirty Seconds to Mars performed their new single “Closer to the Edge” for the first time on U.S. television on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Jared Leto did a rare late night interview on Lopez Tonight with George Lopez and the band hosted a screening and Q&A for their controversial “Hurricane” video/short film at the Montalban Theater in Los Angeles before heading to Australia where they are currently touring. They will also play shows in the Middle East and South America including a stop at Lollapalooza Chile before returning home to begin the U.S. spring shows. Since the Dec. 8th, 2009 release of the band’s critically acclaimed third album This Is War (Virgin Records), Thirty Seconds To Mars have played to over 2 million people in 100 cities in 30 different countries, selling out arenas around the world.
“Closer to The Edge” is the third consecutive Top 10 alternative single from This Is War and is the first single to cross to Top 40 radio. “Closer to the Edge” follows “Kings & Queens” and “This Is War,” both singles hit #1 on the alterative radio airplay charts. “Kings & Queens” spent 3-consecutive weeks at the top slot and has sold over 630,000 digital downloads.
Thirty Seconds To Mars have continued to reach new heights since releasing This Is War. The band won their second MTV VMA award in November when they picked up the 2010 VMA for Best Rock Video for “Kings & Queens.” They also won their fourth MTV EMA award in 2010 for Best Rock Band and their fourth Kerrang! Award as winner of the 2010 Best International Band. This Is War has sold over 1 million albums worldwide and has been certified gold in six different countries including Germany, South Africa, Austria, Belgium, Australia and double gold in the UK. A deluxe edition of the album with four different album covers was released in November, 2010 which includes “Hurricane 2.0” featuring Kanye West, live covers of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Kanye West’s “Stronger” which the band recorded for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, and the “Kings & Queens” and “Closer To The Edge” videos along with bonus DVD content.
To get involved in the Thirty Seconds To Mars community dialogue, check out the band's social media sites:
Facebook --http://www.facebook.com/thirtysecondstomars
MySpace --http://www.myspace.com/thirtysecondstomars
Twitter -- http://twitter.com/30Secondstomars
YouTube --http://www.youtube.com/30secondstomars
Thirty Seconds To Mars website: www.thirtysecondstomars.com
Thirty Seconds To Mars tickets and merchandise can be purchased at: http://30secondstomars.shop.musictoday.com
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Thirty Seconds To Mars Spring Dates:
*New Shows in Bold
April 8 San Jose, CA Event Center at San Jose
April 9 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
April 12 Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs City Auditorium
April 14 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
April 15 Kenosha, WI Carthage College
April 16 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
April 17 Champaign, IL University of Illinois
April 20 Indiana, PA Indiana University of Pennsylvania
April 22 Raleigh, NC Raleigh Amphitheater
April 23 Orlando, FL Universal Studios Florida
April 24 Boca Raton, FL Sunset Cove Amphitheater
April 27 Washington DC Patriot Center
April 29 E. Rutherford, NJ Bamboozle – New Meadowlands Stadium
April 30 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
May 1 Boston, MA Agganis
May 3 Montreal, QC Metropolis
May 5 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
May 6 Montreal, QC Metropolis
May 7 Quebec City, QC Pavilion de la Jeunesse
Sick Puppies Go 'Polar Opposite' With New Release; Mini-Album Of Stripped Down Selections From 'Tri-
Feb 25, 2011
MINI-ALBUM OF STRIPPED DOWN SELECTIONS FROM THE BAND’S BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM ‘TRI-POLAR’
The band’s acclaimed sophomore release, Tri-Polar, has sold more than a quarter-million copies to date and has produced three, top ten singles including the #1 Rock track “You’re Going Down,” Top Ten Modern Rock and Active Rock hit “Odd One” and current multi-format hit single “Maybe,” which is currently No. 26 on the Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 Chart, No. 9 at Hot AC and No. 6 at Modern Rock.
Starting on March 1st, the band will embark on the next leg of their tour in support of Tri-Polar, with the first eight dates playing alongside Nelly and 3OH3! on The Blizzard Music Tour. The tour opens in Brookings, SD at Swiftel Center on Tuesday, March 1st (full schedule below).
Co-founded by Shim Moore and Emma Anzai while in high school, Sick Puppies introduced themselves to the world with their “Free Hugs” video for the song “All the Same” from their debut, Dressed Up As Life. Boasting more than 63 million views on YouTube, the video was shot in a Sydney shopping mall featuring their friend Juan Mann, who held up a hand-written placard offering “Free Hugs.” In the past four years, Sick Puppies have shared stages with the likes of Nickelback, Shindeown, Breaking Benjamin, Evanescence, Deftones, Velvet Revolver, Chris Cornell, Flyleaf and many more.
Ben Harper's 'Give Till It's Gone' Scheduled For 5/17 Release; Pre-Sale For June Shows Begins This F
Feb 23, 2011
Pre-Sale Begins This Friday, February 25th, For Pair Of June Shows
With “Rock N’ Roll Is Free,” the album’s first single, Harper pays tribute to an audacious art form that continually challenges the status quo, demanding that we look at the world in “a brand new way.” The song was inspired by rock legend Neil Young, whom Harper opened for in London last summer. Young’s mesmerizing performance of “Rockin’ in the Free World” planted the seeds of a new song in Harper’s mind, compelling him to go straight back to his room after the show and write “Rock N’ Roll Is Free.” The incident is emblematic of the kind of urgency with which the new album was forged.
Harper recorded most of Give Till It’s Gone – his first solo record since 2006’s Both Sides of the Gun – at the Los Angeles studio of Jackson Browne, who harmonizes with him on the wistful “Pray That Our Love Sees The Dawn.” The album also features two tracks co-written with Ringo Starr – the exuberant, psychedelic-tinged “Spilling Faith” and “Get There From Here,” an improvisational instrumental. Starr, who also plays drums on the songs, tapped Harper for his 2010 album, Y Not.
“I’ve never made a record that was such a timeline,” says Harper. “It’s a real extension of the last year and half in my life, and all these sounds are inspired by my experiences. It’s as honest a musical statement as I could make.”
With Give Till It’s Gone, Harper examines the disparity between the man he is today and the man he endeavors to become. Reaching deep within, he discovers there are no easy answers, but implores us to go the distance with him on this journey in the moving album opener, “Don’t Give Up On Me Now.” While its songs are highly personal, Give Till It’s Gone illuminates the universal struggle to find meaning and fully engage with life and one another. We may pass through a dark night of the soul, but giving up is not a viable option, as Harper reminds us with certainty in the transcendent “I Will Not Be Broken.”
Harper made his debut in 1994 with Welcome to the Cruel World, which was subsequently certified Gold. In 2005, he received GRAMMY awards for “Best Pop Instrumental Performance” for his single “11th Commandment” and for “Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album” for There Will Be A Light, featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama. His three most recent studio albums – Both Sides of the Gun (2006), Lifeline (2007) and White Lies for Dark Times (2009) – debuted in the Top 10 of The Billboard 200. Harper formed Fistful of Mercy with Dhani Harrison and Joseph Arthur and the trio released the album As I Call You Down in 2010.
The track listing for Give Till It’s Gone is as follows:
1. Don't Give Up On Me Now
2. I Will Not Be Broken
3. Rock N' Roll Is Free
4. Feel Love
5. Clearly Severely
6. Spilling Faith
7. Get There From Here
8. Pray That Our Love Sees The Dawn
9. Waiting On A Sign
10. Dirty Little Lover
11. Do It For You, Do It For Us
Ben Harper – Upcoming Tour Dates
4/21 Byron Bay, NSW Australia Bluesfest
4/22 Byron Bay, NSW Australia Bluesfest
4/23 Manukau, New Zealand GrassRoots
6/4 Ozark, AR Wakarusa Festival
6/5 Kansas City, MO Crossroads
6/6 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Additional dates will be announced shortly.
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For additional information on BEN HARPER, visit:
www.BenHarper.com
Gorillaz & Alice In Chains Nominated For GRAMMYs; Watch Feb. 13th On CBS 8p ET/PT
Feb 13, 2011
Gorillaz and Alice In Chains are
both nominated for GRAMMYs!
Gorillaz has been nominated for two GRAMMY Awards, including:
Best Pop Instrumental Performance, "Orchestral Intro" (Plastic Beach)
-AND-
Best Short Form Music Video, "Stylo" (Plastic Beach)
Legendary rock band Alice In Chains has been nominated in the Best Hard Rock Performance category for "A Looking In View" (Black Gives Way To Blue).
DON’T MISS THE 53RD ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS ON FEBRUARY 13TH, on CBS 8pm ET/PT!
Adelitas Way To Release Eagerly Awaited Second Album 'Home School Valedictorian' On 6/7
Feb 01, 2011
LAS VEGAS ROCKERS WILL HIT THE ROAD WITH SICK PUPPIES IN MARCH
Home School Valedictorian is the follow-up to Adelitas Way’s self-titled debut album, which AllMusic said “sizzles with rage, sex, and regret … the band kicks up enough noise to satisfy even the most dogmatic hard rock junkie.” Released by Virgin Records in July 2009, the album spawned the hit single “Invincible,” which climbed to No. 6 on the Active Rock chart. “Invincible” was also heard in promos for CSI Miami, included on the soundtrack to WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010, and was the official theme song of WWE Superstars.
Adelitas Way will hit the road for a spring tour with Sick Puppies in March. Please see below for all confirmed tour dates. The band has previously toured with Halestorm, Puddle of Mudd, Saliva, Shinedown, 10 Years, Breaking Benjamin, Chris Cornell, Hinder, Theory of A Deadman, and Tantric, honing their reputation as a powerful live act. They also performed at Rock on the Range in both 2009 and 2010.
Recently, Adelitas Way performed at Patriot Place before the Jets vs. Patriots game on January 16th. Watch a clip of the band touring the stadium here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3XiJO29Uw
Catch Adelitas Way on the road with Sick Puppies!
March 15 The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
March 16 Northern Lights Clifton Park, NY
March 17 The Chance Poughkeepsie, NY
March 18 Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT
March 20 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
March 23 Rams Head Live! Baltimore, MD
March 24 Grammercy Theater New York, NY
March 25 Chameleon Club Lancaster, PA
March 26 Crocodile Rock Allentown, PA
March 27 Water Street Music Hall Rochester, NY
April 14 Diesel Pittsburgh, PA
April 15 The NorVa Norfolk, VA
For more about Adelitas Way visit:
http://adelitaswaymusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/adelitasway
http://www.twitter.com/adelitasway
http://www.youtube.com/adelitasway
http://www.ilike.com/artist/Adelitas+Way
http://www.last.fm/music/Adelitas+Way
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Alter Bridge Find "Isolation" At The Top Of The Rock Chart With Career First #1 Single
Jan 18, 2011
Band’s Long Awaited Alter Bridge - Live From Amsterdam
DVD Released on January 11th
“Mark, Scott, Brian and I want to convey our sincerest gratitude to everyone who supported us at radio and helped get "Isolation" to number one. After slugging it out for the last 7 years it's amazing to finally get to experience something as cool as this. Thank you all!” states front man Myles Kennedy. "Isolation" is just one of those songs that resonated with listeners immediately. We cannot be happier for Mark, Myles, Brian and Scott on their long overdue achievement and finally getting to #1. All of us at EMI are proud to represent Alter Bridge,” adds Bill Carroll, Senior Vice President, Promotion at EMI.
The band took “Isolation” further to the masses with a blistering performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 4th. ABIII was self-released on Alter Bridge recordings via EMI label services and debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
Coinciding with the band’s chart success of “Isolation” and ABIII, DC3 Music Group and Alter Bridge finally released their long-awaited DVD and live CD, Alter Bridge – Live From Amsterdam. Rumored for release multiple times in the US in 2010, the DVD saw the light of day stateside on January 11th, 2011. The US and UK release of single-disc version of the DVD landed at #1 on the Amazon US and UK the same day being released in 2009 and continued it’s trend hitting #1 on Amazon on its January 11th release date. Directed & Produced by Award-Winning Director Daniel E Catullo III (Rush, Rage Against The Machine, Godsmack) the DVD was recorded during the band’s 2008 Blackbird tour, the DVD showcases some of the band’s most memorable hits including “Rise Today,” “Open Your Eyes” and “Broken Wings.” The Deluxe Box set includes 2 discs- a DVD with the full show/ documentary and a live CD. The packaging also includes a 16 page color book. The DVD will also be available in Blu-Ray at the same time.
Alter Bridge just completed their first US tour in two years and will be announcing another leg for the spring in the near future.
For more information please visit: www.alterbridge.com
Alter Bridge is Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips.
“LIVE FROM AMSTERDAM” TRACK LISTING
LIVE CD
1. COME TO LIFE
2. BEFORE TOMORROW COMES
3. BRAND NEW START
4. WHITE KNUCKLES
5. BURIED ALIVE
6. ONE DAY REMAINS
7. WATCH OVER YOU
8. TIES THAT BIND
9. BLACKBIRD
10. IN LOVING MEMORY
11. METALINGUS
12. OPEN YOUR EYES
13. BROKEN WINGS
14. RISE TODAY
LIVE DVD
1. COME TO LIFE
2. FIND THE REAL
3. BEFORE TOMORROW COMES
4. BRAND NEW START
5. WHITE KNUCKLES
6. BURIED ALIVE
7. COMING HOME
8. ONE DAY REMAINS
9. WATCH OVER YOU
10. TIES THAT BIND
11. BLACKBIRD
12. IN LOVING MEMORY
13. METALINGUS
14. OPEN YOUR EYES
15. BROKEN WINGS
16. NEW WAY TO LIVE
17. MUD BONE
18. RISE TODAY
Adelitas Way Performing at Patriot Place Before Jets & Patriots Game this Sunday, January 16th
Jan 14, 2011
Football fans! Adelitas Way are performing on the Plaza at Patriot Place, outside the North Gate on Sunday, January 16th, from 3-4pm before the Jets & Patriots game at Gillette Stadium! Come hang with us!
Did You Miss Saving Abel On Lopez Tonight On 1/13? Well Good News...
Jan 14, 2011
Did you miss Saving Abel on Lopez Tonight last night? If so, check it out HERE now!
The guys from Saving Abel performed "The Sex Is Good" from their album Miss America, which you can download on iTunes HERE.
Gorillaz Nominated For Two GRAMMY Awards; Legendary Rockers Alice In Chains Nominated
Dec 02, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS
TO VIRGIN RECORDS RECORDING ARTISTS GORILLAZ & ALICE IN CHAINS
BOTH RECEIVING GRAMMY NOMINATIONS
FOR THE 53RD ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS!
Gorillaz has been nominated for two GRAMMY Awards, including:
Best Pop Instrumental Performance, "Orchestral Intro" (Plastic Beach)
-AND-
Best Short Form Music Video, "Stylo" (Plastic Beach)
Legendary rock band Alice In Chains has been nominated in the Best Hard Rock Performance category for "A Looking In View" (Black Gives Way To Blue).
Full press release below.
For a full list of all GRAMMY nominees, please visit: http://www.grammy.com/NOMINEES
CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE'S LADY ANTEBELLUM SCORES SIX NOMINATIONS INCLUDING ALBUM OF THE YEAR, RECORD OF THE YEAR AND SONG OF THE YEAR
CAPITOL'S KATY PERRY PICKS UP FOUR NOMINATIONS
INCLUDING ALBUM OF THE YEAR
DIERKS BENTLEY GRABS THREE NOMINATIONS IN COUNTRY CATEGORY
GORILLAZ, GOLDFRAPP, VASHAWN MITCHELL & FOREVER JONES ALL EARN TWO NOMINATIONS
Other nominated EMI Music artists include The Beatles, Norah Jones, Keith Urban, Rosanne Cash, The Chemical Brothers, David Guetta, Little Big Town, Juan Luis Guerra, Alice In Chains, Patty Griffin, Chris Tomlin, TobyMac and Danger Mouse
DECEMBER 2, 2010 - Lady Antebellum and Katy Perry were among the major nominees for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards to be held in Los Angeles on February 13th, 2011. Dierks Bentley, Gorillaz, Goldfrapp, VaShawn Mitchell and Forever Jones were all named multiple nominees for the awards show, as EMI Music artists picked up a total of 46 nominations.
EMI Group CEO Roger Faxon commented: "I’m delighted to see the passion, creativity and determination of the artists we work with being recognized in this way, and proud to see such broad representation across all genres and categories. I’m sure that this is going to be another great Grammy Awards.”
Lady Antebellum have grabbed six nominations for next year's awards, including nods for the top three categories of Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year as well as Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Best Country Song and Best Country Album. Lady Antebellum's sophomore album, Need You Now was recently certified triple platinum in the United States, with sales of more than three million and three consecutive #1 singles. The Capitol Records Nashville band has picked up two nominations at each of the previous two Grammy Awards, winning Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "I Run to You" at last year's ceremony. The latest nominations come just one month after the band took home two awards for Vocal Group of the Year and the Single of the Year at the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards for their smash single "Need You Now."
Capitol Records artist Katy Perry picked up four nominations including a nod for the coveted Album of the Year, along with Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, and Best Pop Vocal Album. Perry followed up on the huge success of her 5x platinum debut One of the Boys with the release of her second studio album Teenage Dream earlier this year. Teenage Dream debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts in August and has since spawned two consecutive #1 Billboard Hot 100 singles with the summer smash “California Gurls” feat. Snoop Dogg, and title track “Teenage Dream". Her current hit "Firework" sits at the #1 slot this week for both biggest selling digital song and music video.
Dierks Bentley has three Grammy nominations this year, including Best Country Album for Up On The Ridge and two in the Best Country Collaboration With Vocals category for "Bad Angel" and "Pride (In The Name Of Love)".
The world’s most famous animated band and previous Grammy winner Gorillaz notched two nominations for their album Plastic Beach, including Best Short Form Music Video for their groundbreaking video for “Stylo” starring Bruce Willis that was directed by Jamie Hewlett. “Orchestral Intro” from Plastic Beach was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, while Damon Albarn’s band Blur was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video for No Distance Left To Run.
Goldfrapp also grabbed two nominations, with the 2010 album Head First receiving a nomination in the Best Electronic/Dance Album category, and the track "Rocket" being nominated for Best Dance Recording. This is the second time that the band have scored a double nomination at the Grammys, with previous album Supernature and the single "Oh La La" being recognized in the same categories in 2007.
EMI Gospel and Christian Music Group artists performed strongly in the nominations, picking up an astonishing sixteen nods. Forever Jones scored two nominations, with "He Wants It All" recognized for Best Gospel Performance, and debut album Get Ready featuring in Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album. VaShawn Mitchell also picked up a double nomination, for Best Gospel Performance ("Nobody Greater") and Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album (Triumphant).
Amy Grant's "It's What I Do" and Chris Tomlin's "Our God" both earned nominations in the Best Gospel Song category, while David Crowder Band and Switchfoot were each nominated for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album. Three EMI artists were recognized in the Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album (Steven Curtis Chapman, Sanctus Real and TobyMac), while Jeff & Sheri Easter scored a nod in Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album for Expecting Good Things. EMI artists also dominate the Best Traditional Gospel Album category, with nominations for Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Patty Griffin and Karen Clark Sheard, while Aaron Sledge's eponymous album was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album.
Rosanne Cash has been nominated for Best Americana Album for The List. This is Cash’s eleventh career nomination, including a nomination last year for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for “Sea of Heartbreak,” a duet with Bruce Springsteen that appears on The List. She won a Grammy Award in 1985 for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female for “I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me.” The List also won Album of The Year at the 2010 Americana Music Honors and Awards Show in September. Cash’s first-ever covers album, The List is a collection of 12 classic songs she selected from a list of "100 Essential Country Songs" that her legendary father Johnny Cash gave her when she was a teenager.
The Best Male Country Vocal Performance category features a nomination for Keith Urban for “’Til Summer Comes Around”, taken from his 2009 studio album Defying Gravity. Urban has won the Best Male Country Vocal Performance twice before, winning in 2008 for "Stupid Boy" and earlier this year for "Sweet Thing". Keith Urban’s latest album Get Closer was released on November 16th, and follows two previous consecutive Billboard country and pop #1 albums, as well as five previous solo efforts all of which have been certified platinum or multi-platinum.
Little Big Town are nominated alongside labelmates Lady Antebellum in the Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group category, for “Little White Church” from the chart topping album The Reason Why. In their career to date, the group has earned three Grammy nominations, seven ACM nominations, and eight CMA award nods.
Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton) was nominated for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for his standout production work on albums including his collaboration with Sparklehorse on Dark Night of the Soul, as well as Broken Bells and The Black Keys. Danger Mouse’s forthcoming album Rome will be released on Capitol in spring 2011.
The Chemical Brothers continue a successful Grammys track record, with the recent album Further picking up a nomination in the Best Electronic/Dance Album category. The band have previously won three Grammy awards, with "Galvanize" (Best Dance Recording) and Push The Button (Best Electronic/ Dance Album) winning in 2006, and We Are The Night also winning Best Electronic/Dance Album in 2008.
Alice In Chains are nominated in the Best Hard Rock Performance for "A Looking In View". This is the seventh time the band has been nominated for a Grammy award, and follows last year’s Best Hard Rock Performance nod for lead single “Check My Brain,” the No. 1 hit from the band’s gold-certified album, Black Gives Way To Blue. The album entered Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart at No. 5, with first-week sales exceeding 126,000 copies.
Iron Maiden, whose career-long association with EMI Music has now reached 30 years, are nominated in the Best Metal Performance category for “Eldorado” from their latest album The Final Frontier. The album was released by EMI worldwide outside of the USA in August, and reached number one in over 20 countries.
Nine-time Grammy Award winner Norah Jones received a nomination in the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance category for “Chasing Pirates” from her platinum selling album The Fall. Jones has sold over 40 million albums worldwide to date.
The Beatles followed their successful digital launch on iTunes last month with a nomination in the Best Historical Album category for The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings) stereo box set. The band is a seven times Grammy winner, with Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band having notably picked up the Best Album award in 1967.
Alaska-born mezzo soprano Vivica Genaux has been nominated in the Best Classical Vocal Performance category for her Vivaldi album on Virgin Classics. Pyrotechnics – Opera Arias features numbers from a dozen of operas and includes five arias receiving their first recording. Released in 2009, it has already been awarded the prestigious 2010 Echo Klassik prize in Germany.
Multi-platinum artist Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 received a Grammy nomination for Best Tropical Latin Album for Asondeguerra. The Dominican superstar recently dominated the Latin Grammys, taking home three awards for Album of the Year, Best Contemporary Tropical Album, and Best Topical Song.
EMI Music superstar DJ/producer/artist David Guetta was nominated for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for his One Love Club Remix of Madonna’s “Revolver.” Last year Guetta was nominated in five categories including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for his production work with The Black Eyed Peas and won the award for Best Remixed Recording for his remix of his breakthrough international hit featuring Kelly Rowland “When Love Takes Over” from his hit album One Love. Guetta will release a re-package of One Love called One More Love on Jan. 25th which includes his latest track “Who’s That Chick” featuring Rihanna. One Love was originally released in August, 2009 and has since sold over 2 million albums and 10 million singles worldwide.
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Thirty Seconds To Mars Releases Daily Teasers Of Their Anticipated New "Hurricane" Video Leading Up
Nov 23, 2010
This Is War’s 3rd single “Closer To The Edge” is currently climbing the alternative radio charts where it broke into the top 10 this week. It is the follow up to the albums 2-consecutive #1 singles “Kings & Queens” and “This Is War.” “Closer To The Edge” will impact Top 40 radio in January.
The band has spent most of the last year touring the world in support of This Is War. They are currently headlining a sold-out arena tour throughout Europe which includes a night at London’s legendary O2 Arena. They return to the U.S. for a special New Year’s Eve show at the Palm Casino Resort in Las Vegas and will begin a new U.S. tour presented by HP on January 11th (full schedule below).
This Is War was originally released in December 2009 and has been certified gold in six different countries around the world including Germany, South Africa, Austria, Belgium, Australia and a double gold award in the U.K. Earlier this month, Thirty Seconds To Mars released a deluxe edition of This Is War, which includes “Hurricane 2.0” featuring Kanye West, live versions of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Kanye West’s “Stronger” which the band recorded for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, and the “Kings & Queens” and “Closer To The Edge” videos along with bonus DVD content. The new edition of the album also has four different covers and an entire new look and design.
To get involved in the Thirty Seconds To Mars community dialogue, check out the band's social media sites:
Facebook --http://www.facebook.com/thirtysecondstomars
MySpace --http://www.myspace.com/thirtysecondstomars
Twitter -- http://twitter.com/30Secondstomars
YouTube -- http://www.youtube.com/30secondstomars
Vevo - http://www.vevo.com/artist/thirty-seconds-to-mars
Hulu - http://www.hulu.com/30-seconds-to-mars
Thirty Seconds To Mars tickets and merchandise can be purchased at: http://30secondstomars.shop.musictoday.com.
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Thirty Seconds To Mars Presented by HP ePrint
Jan 11 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Jan 12 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Jan 14 Pomona, CA The Fox
Jan 15 San Jose, CA San Jose Events Center
Jan 16 Davis, CA Freeborn Hall
Jan 18 Seattle, WA Paramount Theater
Jan 21 Denver, CO Fillmore
Jan 23 Dallas, TX House of Blues
Jan 24 Dallas, TX House of Blues
Jan 25 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
Jan 26 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
Jan 28 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Jan 30 Louisville, KY Expo Five
Jan 31 Richmond, VA The National
Feb 2 Niagara Falls, NY Rapids Theater
Feb 3 Rochester, NY Armory
Feb 4 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
Feb 5 Wallingford, CT Oakdale
Additional ticket information can be found at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.
Thirty Seconds To Mars Returns To The U.S. For First 2011 Tour Presented By HP
Nov 15, 2010
Thirty Seconds To Mars will end 2010 playing sold-out arena shows throughout Europe, including London’s legendary O2, and will play a very special New Year’s Eve show at the Pearl Theater in the Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas.
This has been a big year for Thirty Seconds To Mars as the band experienced several career highs in 2010. The first two singles “Kings & Queens” and the title track from their album This Is War (Virgin Records) reached No. 1 on the alternative album airplay charts. The third single “Closer To The Edge” is currently on its way up the modern rock chart, sitting at No. 11 this week and will impact Top 40 radio in January. On November 7, the band won their fourth MTV EMA award in Madrid for Best Rock Band. They also performed their new single “Hurricane” featuring Kanye West for the first time on television and were joined on stage by Kanye himself for a surprise show-stopping performance. Earlier this year, Thirty Seconds To Mars won their second MTV VMA when they picked up the 2010 VMA for Best Rock Video. They also won their fourth Kerrang! Award as winner of the 2010 Best International Band.
This Is War was originally released in December 2009 and has been certified gold in six different countries around the world including Germany, South Africa, Austria, Belgium, Australia and a double gold award in the U.K. Last week, Thirty Seconds To Mars released a deluxe edition of This Is War, which includes “Hurricane 2.0” featuring Kanye West, live versions of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Kanye West’s “Stronger” which the band recorded for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, and the “Kings & Queens” and “Closer To The Edge” videos along with bonus DVD content. The new edition of the album also has four different covers and an entire new look and design.
The album’s next single will be “Hurricane” feat. Kanye West. The band recently shot the video in New York City with director Bartholomew Cubbis. The band released a sneak peak trailer from the video on their website last week and the full video is expected to premiere soon. The teaser can be seen at; http://thirtysecondstomars.thisisthehive.net/blog/.
HP will play a central role in enhancing music fans’ live music experience by enabling them to print from their mobile devices to an HP ePrint[1]--enabled printer from anywhere in the world through the simplicity of email. To illustrate how easy it is to connect with Thirty Seconds To Mars, HP will launch two fan-driven promotions, “HP ePrint Conest,” and “ePrint Your HP Entry.”
“HP ePrint Contest” enables fans to print a photo depicting why they are the biggest Thirty Seconds To Mars fan directly to the band’s HP printer. The biggest fan, selected by the band, will win a trip to see the show and meet the band in person during the tour’s Atlanta, GA stop. The photos printed using HP ePrint will be a special addition to the band’s tour, giving Thirty Seconds To Mars a unique way to connect and engage with their fans.
“ePrint Your HP Entry” is an opportunity for ticket holders to print to their venue box office and receive $15 Live Nation® Concert Cash® or an opportunity to meet the band in person at the show.
Details on the HP ePrint fan promotions can be found at www.livenation.com/HPthirtysecondstomars.
“Our relationship with Thirty Seconds To Mars enables HP to introduce live music fans to our amazing new ePrint technology that is revolutionizing the way people print,” said Tariq Hassan, vice president, Worldwide Marketing and Communication, HP. “HP wants fans to engage with the music they love in innovative ways and learn how they can use this technology in their everyday lives.”
“We are bringing together one of the most well-known brands in printing and one of today’s coolest artists to illustrate the benefits of HP ePrint’s cutting edge technology,” said Russell Wallach, president of the Live Nation Network. “We hope to creatively engage Thirty Seconds To Mars fans with HP ePrint technology.”
To get involved in the Thirty Seconds To Mars community dialogue, check out the band's social media sites:
- Facebook --http://www.facebook.com/thirtysecondstomars
- MySpace --http://www.myspace.com/thirtysecondstomars
- Twitter -- http://twitter.com/30Secondstomars
- YouTube --http://www.youtube.com/30secondstomars
Thirty Seconds To Mars tickets and merchandise can be purchased at: http://30secondstomars.shop.musictoday.com.
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Thirty Seconds To Mars Presented by HP ePrint
Jan 11 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Jan 12 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Jan 14 Pomona, CA The Fox
Jan 15 San Jose, CA San Jose Events Center
Jan 16 Davis, CA Freeborn Hall
Jan 18 Seattle, WA Paramount Theater
Jan 21 Denver, CO Fillmore
Jan 23 Dallas, TX House of Blues
Jan 24 Dallas, TX House of Blues
Jan 25 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
Jan 26 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
Jan 28 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Jan 30 Louisville, KY Expo Five
Jan 31 Richmond, VA The National
Feb 2 Niagara Falls, NY Rapids Theater
Feb 3 Rochester, NY Armory
Feb 4 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
Feb 5 Wallingford, CT Oakdale
Thirty Seconds To Mars Win Best Rock Band Award At The 2010 MTV EMAs
Nov 09, 2010
KANYE WEST MAKES SURPRISE APPEARANCE FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE OF NEW SINGLE “HURRICANE”
SPECIAL NEW YEAR’S EVE SHOW ANNOUNCED AT THE PEARL THEATER IN THE PALMS HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS
“Closer To The Edge” Climbs To #11 On The Alternative Radio Airplay Chart And Will Impact Top 40 Radio in January
A special New Year’s Eve show with Thirty Seconds To Mars was announced yesterday. The band will ring in the New Year on the Las Vegas strip with a concert at the Pearl Theater at the Palms Casino Resort. For the band this is an opportunity to rally their most dedicated fans around the world, The Echelon, to celebrate together what has been an incredible 2010 and to bring in the new year with a unforgettable night of music, art, and spectacle. Fans can pre-order advance Golden Tickets at: http://thirtysecondstomars.thisisthehive.net/blog/the-golden-ticket-to-mars/newyears2011/ before the general on-sale begins this Saturday, November 13th at noon. The band heads next to South Africa and then back to Europe for an entire sold out arena run including London’s legendary O2 Arena before returning stateside to play at the Pearl on New Year’s Eve.
As announced last week, Thirty Seconds To Mars released a deluxe edition of This Is War today, November 9th. The deluxe album features “Hurricane 2.0” feat. Kanye West, live versions of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Kanye West’s “Stronger” which the band recorded for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, the “Kings & Queens” and “Closer To The Edge” videos along with bonus DVD content (full track listing below). The new edition of the album also has four different covers and an entire new look and design. Fans can pre-order the deluxe edition and other Thirty Seconds To Mars merchandise at http://30secondstomars.shop.musictoday.com.
This Is War was originally released in December, 2009 and has been certified gold in 6 different countries around the world including Germany, South Africa, Austria, Belgium and a double gold award in the UK. The album’s 3rd single “Closer to the Edge” is soaring its way up the alternative radio airplay charts where it is currently #11. It follows 2-consecutive #1 singles at the format. “Kings & Queens” and “This Is War.” Besides their MTV VMA and EMA wins this year, Thirty Seconds To Mars was also named Best International Group at the 2010 Kerrang! Awards. They have won 3 previous Kerrang! Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, 3 MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award and a Fuse Award.
To get involved in the Thirty Seconds To Mars community dialogue, check out the band's social media sites:
Facebook --http://www.facebook.com/thirtysecondstomars
MySpace --http://www.myspace.com/thirtysecondstomars
Twitter -- http://twitter.com/30Secondstomars
YouTube --http://www.youtube.com/30secondstomars
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This Is War Deluxe Edition Tracklisting
CD
1. Escape
2. Night of the Hunter
3. Kings and Queens
4. This is War
5. 100 Suns
6. Hurricane
7. Closer to the Edge
8. Vox Populi
9. Search and Destroy
10. Alibi
11. Stranger in a Strange Land
12. L490
Bonus Audio Content on CD:
Hurricane 2.0 featuring Kanye West
Bad Romance – BBC Live Version
Stronger - BBC Live Version
DVD:
Closer To The Edge
The Ride (Kings & Queens)
The Making of "The Ride"
Into the Wild
The Summit
War is Coming short films
Photo Gallery
Thirty Seconds To Mars Album 'This Is War' Deluxe Edition Set For Release This Tuesday, Nov. 9th
Nov 05, 2010
New Single “Closer To The Edge” Soars Into The Top 15 At Alternative Radio And Will Impact Top 40 Radio in January
This Is War Certified Gold In Six Different Countries Around The Globe
This Is War was originally released in December, 2009 and has been certified gold in 6 different countries around the world including Germany, South Africa, Austria, Belgium and a double gold award in the UK. The album’s 3rd single “Closer to the Edge” is soaring its way up the alternative radio airplay charts where it is currently in the top 15. It follows 2-consecutive #1 singles at the format. “Kings & Queens” and “This Is War.” The video for “Kings & Queens” won the 2010 MTV VMA for Best Rock Video. The band also won the 2010 Kerrang! Award for Best International Group and is nominated for 3 MTV EMA awards. Thirty Seconds To Mars recently teamed up with director Bartholomew Cubbins in NYC to shoot video for the album’s next single “Hurricane 2.0” feat. Kanye West. An announcement on the video’s premiere is expected soon.
Thirty Seconds To Mars just wrapped the 2nd U.S. leg of their massively successful “Into The Wild” tour. They head to South Africa and then back to Europe for an entire sold out arena run including London’s legendary O2 Arena.
Since the December 9th, 2009 release of This Is War, Thirty Seconds To Mars have been experiencing several career highs. They celebrated their third #1 single at alternative radio with “This Is War.” “Kings & Queens” hit #1 in January and the platinum-selling A Beautiful Lie’s “From Yesterday” reached #1 in 2007. A Beautiful Lie’s “The Kill” was voted the #1 alternative song of the decade by AOL Radio listeners. In addition to their MTV 2010 VMA win and EMA nominations, Thirty Seconds To Mars was the most nominated band at the 2010 Kerrang! Awards with 4 nominations, winning the award for Best International Band. They have won 3 previous Kerrang! Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award and a Fuse Award.
To get involved in the Thirty Seconds To Mars community dialogue, check out the band's social media sites:
Facebook --http://www.facebook.com/thirtysecondstomars
MySpace --http://www.myspace.com/thirtysecondstomars
Twitter -- http://twitter.com/30Secondstomars
YouTube --http://www.youtube.com/30secondstomars
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This Is War Deluxe Edition Tracklisting
CD
1. Escape
2. Night of the Hunter
3. Kings and Queens
4. This is War
5. 100 Suns
6. Hurricane
7. Closer to the Edge
8. Vox Populi
9. Search and Destroy
10. Alibi
11. Stranger in a Strange Land
12. L490
Bonus Audio Content on CD:
"Hurricane" feat. Kanye West
"Bad Romance" – BBC Live Version
"Stronger" - BBC Live Version
DVD:
Closer To The Edge
Kings & Queens
Making of Kings and Queens
Into the Wild EPK
Behind the Summit
War is Coming spots
Photo Gallery
Chiddy Bang Featured MTV PUSH Artists; 'The Swelly Life' Out Early 2010
Oct 27, 2010
CURRENT EP “THE PREVIEW” DEBUTS IN TOP 5
HEAVILY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM, “THE SWELLY LIFE” OUT EARLY 2011 VIRGIN RECORDS / EMI MUSIC
During the PUSH promotion, Chiddy Bang’s latest video “The Good Life" will be on rotation on MTV, MTV2, MTVU and MTV Jams in addition to MTV.com and MTV. Previous ‘PUSH’ artists have included Never Shout Never, Neon Trees, Trey Songz, Drake, Phoenix and Jason Derulo.
Chiddy Bang’s latest effort, The Preview, an eight song EP that documents the incredible journey the group has had over the last year, starting from underground dorm parties and graduating to performances at the biggest festivals in the world including Glastonbury and Lollapalooza, was released to positive reviews on October 12, 2010. An auspicious debut, The Preview clocked in at #2 on the top Hip Hop Album chart after one day of sales.
Featuring contributions from Pharrell and Q-Tip, The Preview is currently #5 on the Top Hip Hop Album chart on iTunes and #75 on the Top 200 Album Chart. Having sold thousands of copies to date, the album is also #16 on the Digital & Current Digital Albums Chart, #17 on the R&B Current Overall Albums Chart and #11 on the Rap Current Albums Chart.
Chiddy Bang’s debut album, The Swelly Life, will be released in early 2011 through Virgin Records/EMI Music. Currently supporting Tinie Tempah on The Discovery Tour, fans can see Chiddy Bang’s high energy, spontaneous live performances across the United Kingdom.
Tour Dates:
10.22 – Sugarmill (Stoke, UK)
10.23 – 02 Acadamy (Liverpool, UK)
10.24 - The Plug (Sheffield, UK)
10.25 – Norwich UEA (Norwich, UK)
10.26 – Brighton, UK
10.27 – London Koko (London, UK)
10.28 – Bournmouth University Fire Station (Bournmouth, UK)
10.29 – Bristol 02 Academy (Bristol, UK)
For up to date, confirmed information on the EP, The Swelly Life, upcoming tours and club appearances, please visit http://www.chiddy-bang.com or http://www.myspace.com/chiddybang
Gorillaz To Be Joined By Lou Reed And Mos Def Oct. 8 At MSG
Oct 08, 2010
MOS DEF TO ALSO APPEAR ON OCT. 10 AND 11 DATES
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN PERFORMANCE ON OCTOBER 7
ESCAPE TO PLASTIC BEACH TOUR BEGINS OCT. 3 MONTREAL
N.E.R.D. SUPPORTING ALL U.S. DATES
On October 7, the day before Gorillaz’ Madison Square Garden debut, the band made its first ever visit to the Late Show with David Letterman. The band also performed a set for Live On Letterman, which was broadcasted live on CBS.com. You can watch it here: http://www.cbs.com/late_night/liveonletterman/gorillaz/video/
The two additional special guests at the Garden date will appear along with De La Soul, Little Dragon, Bobby Womack and other touring guests of the Gorillaz Plastic Beach band which features Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of the Clash. Those attending the once in a lifetime Madison Square Garden extravaganza can expect Reed to take center stage on “Some Kind Of Nature” and Mos Def to man the mic for “Sweepstakes,” reprising their already classic turns on Gorillaz’ Plastic Beach, currently in its 28th week on the U.S. Top 200 and recently voted #1 record of 2010 thus far by NPR’s listenership.
Mos Def will also perform with Gorillaz at the tour’s October 10 stop at Camden NJ’s Susquehanna Bank Center and at the October 11 date at the Patriot Center in Washington DC.
The full list of currently confirmed guests of the Gorillaz Plastic Beach band is as follows (more to be announced if/when confirmed):
Lou Reed (NYC only)
Mos Def (NYC, Camden and DC only)
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Bashy
Little Dragon
De La Soul
Bobby Womack
Roses Gabor
Bootie Brown
Kano
Miho Hatori (to appear in Los Angeles and NYC only)
** some artists will not be appearing in all cities, for a full list of scheduled appearances please visit Gorillaz.com
A preview of what can be expected when these guests join the Gorillaz live band this fall on hits “Stylo,” “Rhinestone Eyes,” “Feel Good Inc.” and more can be seen in the official tour trailer now live at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lxvzkdPwbE
N.E.R.D. has been confirmed as support for the North American dates, joining the tour at Boston's Agganis Arena and performing on all North American dates except the Montreal opener.
Tickets are now available on LiveNation.com. The U.S. and Canada dates, promoted by Live Nation, will be followed by a series of ten shows across Europe and the UK, as well as, seven shows across Australia and Asia.
GORILLAZ ESCAPE TO PLASTIC BEACH WORLD TOUR 2010
NORTH AMERICAN ITINERARY
October 3 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
October 6 - Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
October 8 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
October 10 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
October 11 - Washington, DC - Patriot Center
October 13 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
October 14 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
October 16 - Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion
October 17 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
October 19 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
October 20 - Dallas, TX - Verizon Theatre
October 22 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
October 24 - Denver, CO - Wells Fargo Theatre
October 26 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
October 27 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre
October 28 - San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena
October 30 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena -
November 2 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
November 3 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
Thirty Seconds To Mars Is Nominated For 3 MTV EMA Awards For Best Video, Best Rock & Best World Stag
Sep 22, 2010
3 MTV EMA AWARDS FOR BEST VIDEO, BEST ROCK
AND BEST WORLD STAGE PERFORMANCE
New Single “Closer To The Edge” Climbs To #23 At Alternative Radio
“Closer To The Edge” Video Added To MTV, MTV2, MTVU, MTV Hits, MTV Tr3s, Vh1 And Music Choice
Deluxe Edition Of Album This Is War To Be Released November 9th
Following their appearance at the VMA’s, frontman Jared Leto was the #1 top trending topic on twitter for 15-hours. He was the top trending top again last Thursday after appearing on the talk show “Chelsea Lately.” Sales also spiked on both the album and “Kings & Queens” single following the VMA win. “Kings & Queens” is currently featured in the promo spots for the new ABC show “My Generation” and is also being used in the trailer for the new Warner Bros. film “Legend of the Guardians.”
Thirty Seconds To Mars is currently on the 2nd U.S. leg of their massively successful “Into The Wild” world tour with Neon Trees, Violent Soho and New Politics (full Schedule below). The first leg of the tour took them to 89 cities in 27 countries where they played in front of over 1.3 million ecstatic fans. The European leg of the tour was the band’s first arena headline tour and they sold out shows around the globe including gigs at London’s Wembley Arena and Paris’ Bercy Arena. They return to Europe in November where they will play arena dates, including a sold-out show at London’s famed 02 Arena on November 30th.
Since the December 9th, 2009 release of This Is War, Thirty Seconds To Mars have been experiencing several career highs. They recently celebrated their third #1 single at alternative radio with “This Is War.” “Kings & Queens” hit #1 in January and the platinum-selling A Beautiful Lie’s “From Yesterday” reached #1 in 2007. A Beautiful Lie’s “The Kill” was voted the #1 alternative song of the decade by AOL Radio listeners. In addition to their MTV 2010 VMA win and EMA nominations, Thirty Seconds To Mars was the most nominated band at the 2010 Kerrang Awards with 4 nominations, winning the award for Best International Band. They have won 3 previous Kerrang Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award and a Fuse Award.
To get involved in the Thirty Seconds To Mars community dialogue, check out the band's social media sites:
Facebook -- http://www.facebook.com/thirtysecondstomars
MySpace -- http://www.myspace.com/thirtysecondstomars
Twitter -- http://twitter.com/30Secondstomars
YouTube -- http://www.youtube.com/30secondstomars
For photos and other press materials on Thirty Seconds To Mars, please visit: http://thirtysecondstomars.thisisthehive.net/blog/
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This Is War Deluxe Edition Tracklisting
CD
1. Escape
2. Night of the Hunter
3. Kings and Queens
4. This is War
5. 100 Suns
6. Hurricane
7. Closer to the Edge
8. Vox Populi
9. Search and Destroy
10. Alibi
11. Strnager in a Strange Land
12. L490
Bonus Audio Content on CD:
Hurricane feat. Kanye West
Bad Romance – Live BBC Version
Stronger - Live BBC Version
DVD:
Closer To The Edge
Kings & Queens
Making of Kings and Queens
Into the Wild EPK
Behind the Summit
War is Coming spots
Photo Gallery
“Into The Wild” Fall U.S. Tour Dates
Sep 21 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Sep 22 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theater
Sep 23 Medford, OR Medford Academy
Sep 25 Oreum, UT Utah Valley College
Sep 26 Fontana, CA Auto Club Speedway SOCAL
Sep 29 Kingsville, TX Texas A&M University
Sep 30 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
Oct 2 Clive, IA 7 Flags Event Center
Oct 3 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian
Oct 4 Murray, KY Curris Ctr at Murray St
Oct 6 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Oct 7 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion
Oct 8 Kent, OH Kent State
Oct 9 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
Oct 11 Louisville, KY Expo Five
Oct 12 Nashville, TN Rocketown
Oct 13 Charlotte, NC Fillmore
Oct 15 Tampa, FL USF Outdoors
Oct 16 Pensacola, FL DeLuna Festival
KT Tunstall To Hit The Road For Fall North American Headlining Tour; Third Studio Album Due Oct. 5th
Sep 08, 2010
MULTI-PLATINUM SINGER-SONGWRITER'S THIRD STUDIO ALBUM, TIGER SUIT, DUE OCTOBER 5TH, 2010, FROM VIRGIN RECORDS
APPEARANCES ON THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, NPR'S WORLD CAFE, YAHOO!'S MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE AND CBS/LAST.FM'S SUMMER CONCERT SERIES SLATED
The tour will support her brand-new album Tiger Suit, which will be released by Virgin Records on October 5th, 2010. Recorded in January at Berlin’s world-famous Hansa Studios, Tiger Suit heralds the beginning of a new musical adventure for Tunstall. Organic instrumentation is blended with dance-friendly textures, the results of which she has dubbed “Nature Techno” to encapsulate the album’s collision of raw, upfront rootsiness and sleek electronic textures.
KT will perform the album’s first single, “Fade Like A Shadow,” October 5th on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The single was released to all digital retailers on August 10th and is already Top 20 at Triple A radio. Watch the video, directed by Paul Minor, here: http://www.youtube.com/kttunstallofficial#p/a/f/0/yiYx9glnt6M. In addition, Tunstall's performance on NPR’s World Café program will air on Friday, October 1st, a Yahoo! Maximum Performance will run in early October, and a live session for CBS/Last.FM’s Summer Concert Series will be posted on September 9th at http://lastfmdiscover.radio.com/shows/summer-sessions/.
Tiger Suit was produced by Jim Abbiss, known for his work with Arctic Monkeys, Adele, Kasabian, Editors, and many more. Tunstall co-wrote several tracks with A-list songwriter/producers Linda Perry and Greg Kurstin, as well as her long-time collaborators Martin Terefe and Jimmy Hogarth, both of whom contributed to Tunstall’s previous albums, 2007’s Top 10 Drastic Fantastic and its predecessor, 2006’s platinum-seller Eye To The Telescope.
KT Tunstall’s upcoming U.S. tour dates are on sale this weekend:
Oct 31 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Nov 1 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
Nov2 Seattle, WA The Showbox SODO
Nov 4 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
Nov 5 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
Nov 7 Reno, NV Knitting Factory
Nov 8 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
Nov 11 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box
Nov 12 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Nov 16 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Nov 18 Minneapolis, MN Epic
Nov 19 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Nov 21 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
Nov 22 Detroit, MI The Crofoot
Nov 23 Toronto, ON Phoenix Theatre
Nov 25 Montreal, QU Club Soda
Nov 26 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
Nov 27 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Nov 29 Boston, MA House of Blues
Dec 1 New York, NY Terminal 5
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Ask Sick Puppies Questions Using YouTube's Moderator Module
Sep 01, 2010
Do you have a question you'd like to ask Sick Puppies?
Now's your chance!
Hop over to the band's YouTube Channel -- http://www.youtube.com/sickpuppies1 -- and upload a question to their Moderator module.
Just click "Submit a Question," and either type in a question, or upload a video of yourself asking a question.
It can be about gear, songwriting, or even personal stuff.
The band will pick their favorites and answer them!
For the latest news & tour dates, please visit: www.sickpuppies.com
LCD Soundsystem New September-October Fall U.S. Tour Dates Confirmed
Aug 02, 2010
NEW SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER FALL U.S. TOUR DATES CONFIRMED
DATES TO INCLUDE FIRST EVER HOLLYWOOD BOWL HEADLINE
FESTIVAL APPEARANCES TO INCLUDE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, TREASURE ISLAND, V FESTIVAL
Special Guests To Include Sleigh Bells and Hot Chip
Fresh off triumphant appearances at the Sasquatch, Bonnaroo and Pitchfork festivals, sold out multiple headline dates in New York, Paris, Dublin and more, and stops in Japan, Australia, Korea and beyond, LCD Soundsystem has confirmed dates of its extensive U.S. fall tour. This next U.S. leg will commence September 24 at Philadelphia’s Naval Cruise Terminal and will include LCD’s first ever headline engagement at Los Angeles’ legendary Hollywood Bowl on October 15, as well as sets at the Austin City Limits and V festivals, among others.
Special guests Sleigh Bells will appear on the September 24-October 8 dates, after which Hot Chip will occupy the special guest slot from October 13 on. Both Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells will appear at the Hollywood Bowl show.
The newly announced dates are the latest in LCD Soundsystem’s ongoing world tour in support of its third album, This Is Happening, which was released May 18 in the U.S. on DFA/Virgin. The first LCD record to debut in the U.S. Top 10, This Is Happening and attendant LCD live experience have been garnering unanimous acclaim, most recently including a #5 showing in NPR’s mid-year best music of 2010 so far listeners poll and Spin naming the band’s performance “Best Moment Everyone Expected To Be Great” at the recent Pitchfork festival.
On the forthcoming dates LCD Soundsystem constant James Murphy will be joined by core members Nancy Whang (keyboards, vocals) and Pat Mahoney (drums), as well as Al Doyle of Hot Chip (bass), Gavin Russom (keyboards), David Scott Stone (guitar) and Matt Thornley (percussion).
More dates will be announced shortly. For updates and additions, continue to check http://lcdsoundsystem.com.
Fri-Sep-24-10 Philadelphia Making Time @ Philadelphia Naval Cruise Terminal (with Sleigh Bells)
Sat-Sep-25-10 Columbia MD. V Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Mon-Sep-27-10 Burlington VT Memorial Auditorium (with Sleigh Bells)
Tue-Sep-28-10 Boston Orpheum (with Sleigh Bells)
Fri-Oct-01-10 Clinton, NY Hamilton College (with Sleigh Bells)
Mon-Oct-04-10 Atlanta Tabernacle (with Sleigh Bells)
Tue-Oct-05-10 Orlando Hard Rock (with Sleigh Bells)
Wed-Oct-06-10 Miami Fillmore (with Sleigh Bells)
Fri-Oct-08-10 Houston Verizon Amphitheater (with Sleigh Bells)
Sat-Oct-09-10 Austin City Limits Festival
Wed-Oct-13-10 San Diego RIMAC Arena (with Hot Chip)
Fri-Oct-15-10 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl (with Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells)
Sat-Oct-16-10 San Francisco Treasure Island
Tue-Oct-19-10 Salt Lake City The Complex (with Hot Chip)
Wed-Oct-20-10 Denver Fillmore Auditorium (with Hot Chip)
Fri-Oct-22-10 Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom (with Hot Chip)
Sat-Oct-23-10 Saint Paul Roy Wilkins (with Hot Chip)
Gorillaz World Tour To Kick Off October 3 In North America
Jul 23, 2010
THREE MONTH “ESCAPE TO PLASTIC BEACH” GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO INCLUDE FIRST EVER MADISON SQUARE GARDEN HEADLINE
Plastic Beach #1 in NPR’s Mid-Year Best Music of 2010 So Far Listeners’ Poll
New and Exclusive Video Material Live Now at Gorillaz Official Hulu Channel
With blown minds still reeling from a record-breaking one-off headline appearance at this year's Coachella festival, Gorillaz have confirmed that their worldwide "Escape To Plastic Beach" tour will begin in North America with a 20 date stretch commencing October 3 at Montreal's Bell Centre and including the band's first ever performance at Madison Square Garden on October 8.
Gorillaz fanclub, the Sub-Division, will benefit from a 48 hour pre-sale ahead of tickets going on general sale. To join Sub-Division go to www.gorillaz.com/subdivision. Get a sneak peak of the Gorillaz live experience here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Kf1LtDQxE.
The U.S. and Canada dates, full details of which will be announced shortly, will be followed by a series of 10 shows across Europe and the UK, including a two-night stand at London's O2 arena, as well as seven shows across Australia and Asia.
Gorillaz co-creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's new live experience encompassing material from all three multi-platinum Gorillaz albums played its first ever show at this April's Coachella festival, absolutely slaying a crowd of 70,000 in the final headline slot of the weekend. Featuring Albarn, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash, Bobby Womack, Little Dragon, Bootie Brown, UK Hip Hop stars Kano and Bashy and others as well as video animation, artwork, film and stage design by Hewlett, Gorillaz have since played in front of more than 400,000 fans headlining Glastonbury, Roskilde in Denmark and Benicassim Festival in Spain and will soon become the first Western band of their magnitude to play in Syria when they play the ancient Citadel in Damascus on July 25th following a headline slot at Byblos Festival, in Beirut, Lebanon.
Universal raves for the current Gorillaz live band have included the following:
"The guest appearances from Bobby Womack, De La Soul, the Clash's Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, and more were all real. Not that Albarn really needed any help commanding attention. He sang with real soul and exhibited boundless energy... This, ladies and gentlemen, was pop spectacle done right."—ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"The evolving band-art project -- that originally began as a partnership between Blur's Damon Albarn and comics artist Jamie Hewlett -- was at its most expansive at Coachella. Albarn acted as a composer and a conjurer, directing a mini symphony and waving his arms to inspire flashes of synthesized and electronic sounds. The Gorillaz -- aided by Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, anchors of what was once one of England's most ambitious bands, the Clash -- were, in many ways, the most perfect of Coachella bands."—LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Gorillaz, the multi-media music project helmed by former Blur front man Damon Albarn and Tank Girl co-creator Jamie Hewlett, is the most intriguing, and perhaps one of the most important, music groups to emerge from the '00s. Nowhere was that more obvious than Sunday night at Coachella, when Gorillaz sucked the crowd from virtually every other portion of Empire Polo Field for a rousing conclusion to the festival."—LA WEEKLY
On the heels of the recently released third Gorillaz album Plastic Beach being voted #1 album of 2010 thus far in NPR's listeners poll, and first single/video "Stylo" setting the record for the most successful YouTube Music Tuesday premiere ever, Gorillaz have followed up with an epic clip for "On Melancholy Hill." The narrative reveals the whereabouts of Gorillaz guitar slinger Noodle, making her first appearance since her apparent demise in the "El Manana" video that capped the 2005-2006 Demon Days campaign, and drummer Russel Hobbs, returning from MIA status transformed into a giant. "On Melancholy Hill" also picks up immediately following the conclusion of the white knuckle chase captured in "Stylo," with Noodle's Cyborg doppelganger, Murdoc and vocalist 2D headed to Plastic Beach by way of an undersea odyssey featuring cameos from Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, Simonon and Jones, De La Soul and more. The full back story of the various Gorillaz misadventures filling the gap between Demon Days and Plastic Beach, the discovery of Point Nemo and construction of Murdoc's new HQ, the formation of the current Gorillaz live band and more are chronicled in Journey To Plastic Beach: http://www.hulu.com/watch/158164/gorillaz-journey-to-plastic-beach#s-p1-sr-i0. Journey To Plastic Beach recently debuted alongside "Feel Good Inc.," "DARE," "Clint Eastwood" and other visual essentials from the extensive Gorillaz videography at the band's recently christened Hulu channel at http://www.hulu.com/gorillaz
Plastic Beach was released March 9 in the U.S. on EMI's Virgin Records. It immediately set two career landmarks, selling more than 112,000 copies in its first week and entering the U.S. album chart at #2. Both career highs, the sales number and chart position bested those of 2005's double-platinum Demon Days, which sold 107,000 in its debut week, entering the chart at #6.
Gorillaz a/k/a Murdoc Niccals, 2D, Noodle and Russell Hobbs were co-created by Albarn and Hewlett over ten years ago, and unleashed on the world with their self-titled 2001 debut album, which has sold nearly two million copies in the U.S. The band's 2005 follow up, Demon Days, featured the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocal Grammy winner "Feel Good Inc." and sold in excess of two million copies in America.
For further developments in the ongoing Gorillaz saga, check back hourly at the all new http://gorillaz.com, follow the band's own Murdoc Niccals at www.twitter.com/murdocgorillaz, or check out the Gorillaz YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/gorillaz
Thirty Seconds To Mars New Single, "This Is War" Claims The #1 Spot At Alternative Radio
Jul 19, 2010
“This Is War” Becomes Band’s Third #1 Single Following “Kings & Queens” Earlier This Year And “From Yesterday” from the previous album
New Single ”Closer To The Edge” Impacts Radio In August
“Into The Wild” World Tour Returns Stateside On August 30th
Multi-platinum rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars single “This Is War” reaches #1 on the alternative radio airplay charts this week, after an 8-week run at #2. This is the band’s second consecutive #1 single from their 3rd studio album This Is War (EMI’s Virgin Records) which was released in December, 2009. The album’s first single “Kings & Queens” spent three weeks at #1 in January. Thirty Seconds To Mars now has three #1 songs and four top 5 hits at the format. The platinum selling A Beautiful Lie’s “From Yesterday” reached #1 in 2007 and “The Kill” peaked at #3 in 2006 before becoming the first song in alternative radio history to be retired from the Billboard chart after a 52-week run. “The Kill” was named the #1 Alternative song of the last decade by AOL Radio listeners. Their new single “Closer To The Edge” is already climbing the airplay charts across Europe and will impact U.S. radio in August.
Last week Thirty Seconds To Mars announced new dates for the stateside return of their “Into The Wild” world tour which kicks off on August 30th in Syracuse, NY at the New York State Fair and runs through Oct. 16th at the Deluna Festival in Pensacola, FL (full schedule below). Neon Trees, Violent Soho and New Politics will support Thirty Seconds To Mars on select dates.
Earlier this month, it was announced that Thirty Seconds To Mars leads the nominations for the 2010 Kerrang Awards with 4 nominations, including best album (This Is War), best video (Kings & Queens), best live band and best international band. Fans have until Wednesday, July 21st to vote for the winner and can register to vote at http://awards.kerrang.com. The band is winner of 3 previous Kerrang awards, 1 in 2007 and 2 in 2008.
Thirty Seconds to Mars began the “Into the Wild” tour in early 2010 in support This Is War. The first leg of the tour took them to 89 cities in 27 countries where they played in front of over 1.3 million ecstatic fans. The European leg of the tour was the band’s first arena headline tour and they sold out shows around the globe including gigs at London’s Wembley Arena and Paris’ Bercy Arena. The band will play festivals in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Israel, and throughout Eastern Europe before returning home for the new U.S. dates. Thirty Seconds To Mars will return to Europe in November to play gigs through December and will play at London’s O2 arena for the first time on November 30th.
Alternative Press praised This Is War with 4/5 stars and The Los Angeles Times declared that the album is “the most confident sounding thing the band has done.” This Is War debuted at #2 on the alternative album and digital album chart, selling nearly 71,000 albums in the first week of release. The album has 2000 different album covers, as friends, fans, musicians, artists and many other notable persons submitted their own photos to be used on individual covers as part of the band’s innovative Faces of Mars campaign. Not only are fans on the album’s different covers but thousands of fans from around the world can be heard singing on tracks throughout the album. The band invited fans to attend summits in 8 different countries and online, where they recorded a variety of sounds, choruses and versus for the album.
Formed by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto, Thirty Seconds To Mars have over 100 million views on YouTube, 50 million plays on MySpace and more than one million fans on iLike/Facebook. The band have won numerous awards and accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award, a Fuse Award, and three Kerrang! Awards. Thirty Seconds To Mars’ sophomore record, A Beautiful Lie hit multi-platinum status after two years of heavy touring and winning fans over, one-by-one, garnering the band a growing and loyal fan base.
For More information on Thirty Seconds To Mars, please visit: http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com/
Follow Thirty Seconds To Mars on Twitter: www.twitter.com/30secondstomars
Register to vote for the Kerrang Awards at http://awards.kerrang.com
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“Into The Wild” Fall U.S. Tour Dates
Aug 30 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair
Sep 1 Baltimore, MD Sonar w/Violent Soho
Sep 2 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues w/Violent Soho
Sep 3 Norfolk, VA The Norva w/Violent Soho
Sep 4 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues w/Violent Soho
Sep 5 Hampton, NH HB Casino w/Violent Soho
Sep 8 Providence, RI Lupo’s w/Violent Soho
Sep 9 Hartford, CT The Webster w/Violent Soho
Sep 10 Worcester, MA Palladium w/Violent Soho
Sep 11 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights w/Violent Soho
Sep 13 Niagara, NY Rapids Theater w/Violent Soho
Sep 14 Pittsburgh, PA Club Zoo w/Violent Soho
Sep 16 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue w/Violent Soho
Sep 17 Fargo, ND The Venue w/Violent Soho
Sep 18 Winnipeg, MT Burton Cummings w/Violent Soho
Sep 20 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Events Ctr w/Violent Soho
Sep 21 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall w/Violent Soho
Sep 22 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theater w/Violent Soho
Sep 23 Medford, OR Medford Academy w/Neon Trees, New Politics
Sep 26 Los Angeles, CA Epicenter Festival
Sep 29 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa w/Neon Trees, New Politics
Sep 30 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom w/Anberlin,Neon Trees, New Politics
Oct 2 Clive, IA 7 Flags Event Center w/Neon Trees, New Politics
Oct 3 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian w/Neon Trees, New Politics
Oct 4 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s w/Neon Trees, New Politics
Oct 6 Cleveland, OH House of Blues w/Neon Trees, New Politics
Oct 7 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion w/Neon Trees, New Politics
Oct 9 Plymouth, MI Compuware Arena 89X Radio Fall Festival
Oct 11 Louisville, KY Expo Five w/Neon Trees, New Politics
Oct 12 Nashville, TN Rocketown w/Neon Trees, New Politics
Oct 13 Charlotte, NC Fillmore w/Neon Trees, New Politics
Oct 15 Tampa, FL Ritz Ybor w/Neon Trees, New Politics
Oct 16 Pensacola, FL DeLuna Festival Festival
Innovative Hip Hop Duo Chiddy Bang Announces "The Swelly Life Tour"
Jul 15, 2010
“THE SWELLY LIFE TOUR”
FEATURING DONNIS, XV AND BAD RABBITS
HEAVILY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM, “THE SWELLY LIFE” OUT LATE SUMMER VIA VIRGIN RECORDS / EMI MUSIC
"Genre blending valedictorians of the Kanye West School of Sampling" –Nylon
"Drexel University dudes....crib the synth line from MGMT's "Kids" for a brash and bittersweet blast of Peter Pan syndrome." -Spin
"[Chiddy Bang’s single] Opposite of Adults is sure to attract a crowd" –Billboard
Support acts for The Swelly Life tour include XXL Freshman 10 alum - Donnis, XV and Bad Rabbits. The 12 city jaunt kicks off on August 4, 2010 at Altar Bar in Pittsburgh and ends on September 2, 2010 in their hometown of Philadelphia at the Theatre Of Living Arts. Adding to their string of high profile festival appearances at Glastonbury and Wireless, Chiddy Bang will also make their US festival debut at Lollapalooza before heading to the UK for the storied Reading and Leeds festivals. In between tour dates they will be performing with the likes of B.O.B and Kesha at various radio shows throughout the country.
Chiddy Bang’s debut album, The Swelly Life, will be released later this summer through Virgin Records/EMI Music. Currently in the finishing stages, the album features contributions from Pharrell and Q-Tip amongst others.
For up to date, confirmed information on the EP and upcoming album, tours and club appearances please visit www.myspace.com/chiddybang
Tour Dates Include:
8/04 WEDS - PA - Pittsburgh – Altar Bar
8/05 THU - OH - Cleveland- Cambridge Room
8/06 FRI - OH – Columbus - BOMA
8/07 SAT - MI - Detroit- St. Andrew’s Hall
8/08 SUN - IL - Chicago - Lollapalooza
8/12 THU - MO- St. Louis – Old Rock House
8/15 SUN - SC – Charleston – Music Farm
8/17 TUE - NC- Charleston –Tremont Music Hall
8/18 WED-NC – Carrboro – Cat’s Cradle
8/19 THU- NC- Wilmington – Kefi
8/23 MON - MA – Allston – Harper’s Ferry
8/24 TUE – NY - New York City – Highline Ballroom
9/02 THU – PA - Philadelphia - TLA
Thirty Seconds To Mars Leads 2010 Kerrang Awards With Four Nominations
Jul 01, 2010
“INTO THE WILD” WORLD TOUR RETURNING STATESIDE WITH
NEW DATES THIS FALL
2nd Single “This Is War” Is Currently #2 At Alternative Radio
For 6-Consecutive Weeks
“Closer To The Edge” Selected As 3rd Single - Already Heating Up UK Charts
Since the release of This Is War last December, Thirty Seconds To Mars have been on the road touring the world in support of the release. Their hugely successful “Into The Wild” world tour took them to 89 cities in 27 countries where they played in front of over 1.3 million ecstatic fans. “Into The Wild” was the band’s first arena headline tour and sold out shows around the globe including gigs at London’s 02 and Paris’ Bercy arenas. The band is currently back in Europe playing the summer festival circuit with upcoming shows at Germany’s Rock-Am-King festival, the UK’s Download Festival, Scotland’s T In The Park fest and Ireland’s Oxygen Festival amongst others. They will also play festivals in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Israel, and throughout Eastern Europe before heading home for the fall tour. A complete list of international dates can be found at www.thirtysecondstomars.com.
This Is War has dominated the airwaves around the world since late 2009 when the first single “Kings & Queens” was released. “Kings & Queens” shot to #1 at alternative radio in the U.S. where it remained for 3-consecutive weeks. The follow-up “This Is War” has spent the last 6 weeks at #2 and has it’s eye on the top spot. “Closer To The Edge” has been selected as the album’s third single and will impact radio later this summer in the U.S. It is already heating up the charts overseas.
Alternative Press praised This Is War with 4/5 stars and The Los Angeles Times declared that the album is “the most confident sounding thing the band has done.” This Is War debuted at #2 on the alternative album and digital album chart, selling nearly 71,000 albums in the first week of release. The album has 2000 different album covers, as friends, fans, musicians, artists and many other notable persons submitted their own photos to be used on individual covers as part of the band’s innovative Faces of Mars campaign. Not only are fans on the album’s different covers but thousands of fans from around the world can be heard singing on tracks throughout the album. The band invited fans to attend summits in 8 different countries and online, where they recorded a variety of sounds, choruses and versus for the album.
Formed by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto, Thirty Seconds To Mars have over 100 million views on YouTube, 50 million plays on MySpace and more than one million fans on iLike/Facebook. The band have won numerous awards and accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award, a Fuse Award, and three Kerrang! Awards. Thirty Seconds To Mars’ sophomore record, A Beautiful Lie hit multi-platinum status after two years of heavy touring and winning fans over, one-by-one, garnering the band a growing and loyal fan base.
For More information on Thirty Seconds To Mars, please visit: http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com/
Follow Thirty Seconds To Mars on Twitter: www.twitter.com/30secondstomars
Register to vote for the Kerrang Awards at http://awards.kerrang.com
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“Into The Wild” Fall U.S. Tour Dates
Aug 30 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair
Sep 1 Baltimore, MD Sonar
Sep 2 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
Sep 3 Norfolk, VA The Norva
Sep 4 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
Sep 5 Hampton, NH HB Casino
Sep 8 Providence, RI Lupo’s
Sep 9 Hartford, CT The Webster
Sep 10 Worcester, MA Palladium
Sep 11 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
Sep 13 Niagara, NY Rapids Theater
Sep 14 Pittsburgh, PA Club Zoo
Sep 16 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Sep 17 Fargo, ND The Venue
Sep 26 Los Angeles, CA Epicenter
Oct 16 Pensacola, FL DeLuna Festival
Saving Abel's MISS AMERICA Achieves Highest Debut Career To Date For Mississippi Rockers
Jun 18, 2010
DEBUT CAREER TO DATE FOR MISSISSIPPI ROCKERS
Follow-up to gold-certified debut enters chart at number 24
BAND ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL DATES WITH
WE ARE THE FALLEN, TADDY PORTER AND
AMERICAN BANG ALONG FOR THE RIDE
New York, NY --- Virgin Records Saving Abel have achieved another milestone in their notable career. The quintet’s follow up to their gold-certified self-titled debut MISS AMERICA has entered the Billboard album chart at 24. This is the highest position the band has held with any album on the Top 200. Released June 8, 2010, MISS AMERICA and the band’s presence in the marketplace, has been delivered a level of critical mass that documents the arrival of Saving Abel. The lead single “Stupid Girl (Only In Hollywood)” is flying up the rock charts, currently bulleted at 12, while the accompanying video is in rotation on MTV2. Last week the band announced plans for an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) on August 2.
The quintet continues their current world tour which has, over the past several months, touched down in India, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq (via a USO / Armed Forces Entertainment tour of the Persian Gulf), extensively across the U.S., and in the middle of the Pacific Ocean aboard the USS Carl Vinson as the vessel returned from Haiti. Following appearances in Biloxi on June 25 and Springfield, MO on June 27, a two-month run will begin the 30th in Kansas City, MO, when headliner Saving Abel will hit the road with direct support act We Are The Fallen, and openers American Bang and Taddy Porter. The itinerary includes appearances in:
6/30 KANSAS CITY, MO KC POWER & LIGHT DISTRICT
7/02 WICHITA, KS THE COTILLION
7/03 GREELEY, CO INDEPENDENCE STAMPEDE (SA ONLY)
7/05 CALGARY, AB THE BACK ALLEY
7/06 EDMONTON, AB UNION HALL
7/08 VANCOUVER, BC THE RED ROOM
7/10 SEATTLE, WA SHOWBOX
7/11 SPOKANE, WA KNITTING FACTORY SPOKANE
7/12 PORTLAND, OR WONDER BALLROOM
7/13 BOISE, ID KNITTING FACTORY
7/14 RENO, NV KNITTING FACTORY
7/17 ANAHEIM, CA HOUSE OF BLUES
7/18 TEMPE, AZ TEMPE MARKETPLACE
7/20 AMARILLO, TX MIDNIGHT RODEO
7/21 SAN ANTONIO, TX SCOUT BAR
7/23 DALLAS, TX PALLADIUM BALLROOM
7/24 HOUSTON, TX WAREHOUSE LIVE
7/25 LITTLE ROCK, AR THE VILLAGE
7/27 FAYETTEVILLE, AR GEORGE’S MAJESTIC LOUNGE
7/28 HUNTSVILLE, AL SAMMY T’S MUSIC HALL
7/30 CLEAR LAKE, IA SURF BALLROOM
7/31 DUBUQUE, IA COUNTY FAIR (SA ONLY)
8/03 ASHWAUBENON, WI TOM, DICK & HARRY’S
8/04 WEST DES MOINES, IA VAL AIR BALLROOM
8/05 OMAHA, NE WHISKEY TANGO
8/06 FT. WAYNE, IN PIERE’S (SA ONLY)
8/10 COMSTOCK PARK, MI FIFTH THIRD FIELD (SA ONLY)
8/21 HOLMDEL, NJ PNC BANK ARTS CENTER (SA ONLY)
8/28 PARKERSBURG, WV EAGLES CLUB
WWW.SAVINGABEL.COM
KT Tunstall To Release Brand New Album 'Tiger Suit' On Sept. 28th
Jun 16, 2010
TIGER SUIT IS GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER-SONGWRITER’S
THIRD STUDIO ALBUM
U.S. Press Days Scheduled for July 10 – 18; Tunstall to perform solo shows that week at New York City’s Hiro Ballroom and LA’s Hotel Café
After a highly successful worldwide tour, the eco-minded Tunstall began demo-ing songs for Tiger Suit (a title inspired by a dream) in 2009 at the solar-powered recording studio she has built at her home in the English countryside. After pre-production at London’s Sarm Studios, the Scottish-born Tunstall traveled to Berlin to record Tiger Suit over the course of three weeks in January at the world-famous Hansa Studios, where several legendary albums, including David Bowie’s Heroes, U2’s Achtung Baby, and Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life, were made. Finishing touches to Tiger Suit were completed at London’s RAK Studios. The album was produced by Jim Abbiss, known for his work with Arctic Monkeys, Adele, Kasabian, Editors, and many more.
Describing the music as “Nature Techno” (due to its blend of organic instrumentation and electronic, dance-friendly textures), Tunstall co-wrote several tracks with A-list songwriter/producers Linda Perry and Greg Kurstin, as well as her long-time collaborators Martin Terefe and Jimmy Hogarth, both of whom contributed to Drastic Fantastic and its predecessor, 2006’s platinum-seller Eye To The Telescope.
Released in 2007, Drastic Fantastic debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and spawned the multi-week No. 1 Triple A airplay smash “Hold On.” Previously, Eye to the Telescope debuted at No. 47 and went on to sell more than four million copies worldwide thanks to multi-media exposure of its three singles, the Grammy-nominated “Black Horse the Cherry Tree,” “Suddenly I See,” and “Other Side of the World.”
Next month, Tunstall will perform during "WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Stars at the Sun" halftime presentation. This marquee event will showcase the world's best female basketball players under one roof when the WNBA's top talent faces the USA Basketball Women's National Team at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT on Saturday, July 10 and will be televised nationally on ESPN at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Tunstall will be in the US for press days from July 10th through July 18th. She will also perform two special solo shows that week: July 13th at New York City’s Hiro Ballroom and July 15th at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles.
www.kttunstall.com
www.twitter.com/kttunstall
www.facebook.com/kttunstall
www.myspace.com/kttunstall
Adelitas Way Announce Summer Dates With Halestorm
Jun 10, 2010
ANNOUNCE SUMMER DATES WITH HALESTORM
Following consecutive tours with Chevelle and Puddle of Mudd this year, hard-rocking road-warriors Adelitas Way are ready to tour the Midwest with Halestorm in July. The band has already shared dates with the likes of Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, Theory Of A Deadman, Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown.
Adelitas Way’s Virgin Records debut album has garnered success with its current anthemic single, “Last Stand”, paving the way to the mainstream. Plus, the group’s explosive first single, “Invincible”, can be heard as the WWE Superstars theme song and has been featured in trailers for the motion picture “The Losers,” as well as on promo spots for CSI Miami.
Led by frontman Rick DeJesus, the band is grounded by native Californian drummer Trevor Stafford and New-York bred bassist Derek Johnston and includes guitarists Keith Wallen and Creighton Bibbs. It isn’t easy to assemble such a diverse crew—with influences ranging from indie-rock to hardcore to classic rock—but it seems to be paying off as DeJesus explains, “It took a while to find this ideal lineup, where we all want the same thing. And everything finally feels right.”
DON’T MISS ADELITAS WAY WITH HALESTORM:
Friday, July 2 Evansville, IN Woody’s West w/Halestorm
Saturday, July 3 Detroit, MI I- Rock w/Halestorm
Tuesday, July 6 Atlanta, GA Masquerade w/Halestorm
Wednesday, July 7 Knoxville, TN The Valarium w/Halestorm
Friday, July 9 Dayton, OH McGruffy’s House of Rock w/Halestorm
Saturday, July 10 Ft. Wayne, IN Headwaters Park w/Halestorm
Tuesday, July 13 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad w/Halestorm
Saturday, July 24 Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre w/Halestorm
Sunday, July 25 Billings, MT Shrine Auditorium w/Halestorm
Tuesday, July 27 Cedar Rapids, IA 1st Avenue Live w/Halestorm
Thursday, July 29 Tulsa, OK The Marquee w/Halestorm
Links:
www.adelitaswaymusic.com
www.myspace.com/adelitasway
www.facebook.com/adelitasway
www.twitter.com/ADELITASWAY
Saving Abel MISS AMERICA To Be Released Tomorrow; Performance On Kimmel On August 2
Jun 07, 2010
Band to stage multiple in-store appearances at Best Buy locations week of release
PERFORMANCE ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE LOCKED FOR AUGUST 2
SAVING ABEL TO PERFORM AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL
SPEEDWAY FOLLOWING NASCAR RACE ON JUNE 13
Saving Abel has confirmed multiple in-store appearances at Best Buy locations in the Midwest following the release of MISS AMERICA. Performances and signings will be held at 6:00 P.M. in MADISON, WI on 6/07 (7357 West Towne Way); MINNEAPOLIS, MN on 6/08 (300 Northtown Drive Blaine, MN); CHICAGO, IL on 6/09 (1432 Butterfield Road Downers Grove, IL); INDIANAPOLIS, IN on 6/10 (562 Fry Road Greenwood, IN); and DETROIT, MI on 6/11 (30701 Gratiot Avenue Roseville, MI). At Wal-Mart, MISS AMERICA has been selected to be one of the few titles featured for the month of June in the chain’s Soundcheck Program, delivering tens of millions of impressions.
On August 2, the quartet will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC). This is the first of multiple television appearances planned for late-Summer in to the fall to support the release of MISS AMERICA.
On Sunday, June 13, Saving Abel will headline a post-race concert following NASCAR’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The concert will begin 30 minutes following the checkered flag of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on the Lifelock stage in the New Holland Fan Plaza. Michigan International Speedway President Roger Curtis shared, “This is a first for us to try a Sunday concert post-race and I can’t think of a better way to wind down the June event and get ready for August than with Saving Abel.” The band will also perform acoustically at Budweiser Acceleration, the track’s fan hospitality club while on-site. The week-end of August 13-15 they will return to MIS to perform that Saturday evening as featured talent for the Show Me the CARFAX Weekend. This appearance will be held in Lot 10.
http://www.savingabel.com
http://www.myspace.com/savingabel
http://www.facebook.com/savingabel
Saving Abel To Release MISS AMERICA On June 8
May 27, 2010
LEAD SINGLE “STUPID GIRL (ONLY IN HOLLYWOOD)”
AN INSTANT HIT VIA MASSIVE RADIO AND VIDEO AIRPLAY
In front of the imminent release of MISS AMERICA, guitarist Scott Bartlett shares, “There is always anticipation when it comes to the release of a new record. You're nervous, excited, and vulnerable. The key is to remember that this is rock and roll and those emotions don't matter once the record is done. We roll the dice and the game begins. We couldn't be more proud of the way it turned out. Now it's up to the public. Get ready.” Guitarist Jason Null adds, “It's been a great past 2 1/2 years and we've been very blessed with the success of the first record. With that said, we are really proud of this album. Every song on Miss America is special to us, and each has a purpose for being on there. I love this record and everything about it, our story down to the cover art.”
The quintet continues their current world tour which has, over the past several months, touched down in India, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq (via a USO / Armed Forces Entertainment tour of the Persian Gulf), extensively across the U.S., and in the middle of the Pacific Ocean aboard the USS Carl Vinson as the vessel returned from Haiti. On why MISS AMERICA was chosen as the title of the upcoming release, Singer Jared Weeks shares, “Having just returned from our USO tour of Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar, we all seemed to be on the same page when it came to naming the album. Just being out there with those men and women who do so much for us and the country we live in, we really wanted to give them something back. So for all of us, MISS AMERICA was the perfect name, for a perfect situation. The message of the song is simple - it tells a story of a soldier writing home to his mom, family, wife, and kids. Throughout the song you get the feeling of what it is like to be so far away from your home, your life, and your loved ones, but still having to soldier up and do what you came there to do. It offers the message of not giving up, not losing love, and not running away. We are hoping that this song and our second album MISS AMERICA will spark a fire in some people, and maybe cause a wave of support for all our men and women in the service.”
The release of MISS AMERICA continues one of the great artist development stories of the past several years. The debut yielded multiple hits, one of which “Addicted,” was the most played song of 2008 at rock radio and Top 10 at Modern Rock, Top 40, Hot AC and additional formats. Follow-up singles “18 Days” and “Drowning (Face Down)” hit the Top 5. The album was certified gold for sales exceeding 500,000 by the RIAA, with over two million digital singles sold, alongside over a million ringtones of “Addicted.”
Sick Puppies, Saving Abel Ready To Rock MIS Concerts In June and August
May 24, 2010
Sick Puppies, Saving Abel ready to rock MIS
Concerts set for June 12-13 and August 14
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Sick Puppies and Saving Abel headline an amazing concert lineup for Michigan International Speedway’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 weekend, June 12 and 13.
Australian alternative rock trio Sick Puppies will headline the Saturday night concert in the New Holland Fan Plaza on June 12. The performance on the LifeLock stage will begin shortly after the VFW 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.
Sick Puppies is supporting its third album, the appropriately named “Tri-Polar,” which debuted at No. 31 on The Billboard 200 album chart. The first single, “You’re Going Down,” was used by World Wrestling Entertainment as the official theme song for the pay-per-view event “Extreme Rules 2009.”
The group has been touring with Nickelback and Shinedown this summer.
“Our spirit comes together when we're on-stage," says bass player Emma Anzai. “When we get ready to go out on stage, we're like gladiators entering the arena.”
Mark Goodwin, drummer, added: “I can't wait to play at Michigan International Speedway," he said. “If there's anything that people should know, it's that we're all about playing live.”
And in an MIS first, the track presents a post-race concert on Sunday, June 13. Southern rock band Saving Abel will perform following the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400. The concert will begin about 30 minutes following the checkered flag of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, also on the LifeLock stage in the New Holland Fan Plaza.
“We’re excited to bring two free concerts to our guests during the June race weekend —one on Saturday and one on Sunday,” speedway President Roger Curtis said. “This is a first for us to try a Sunday concert post-race and I can’t think of a better way to wind down the June event and get ready for August than with Saving Abel.”
Saving Abel will be at MIS in June to support its sophomore album “Miss America” in stores June 8. The group is doing a major ticket promotion to bring VIP fans to the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400. Fans can register to win a trip to MIS in June by logging onto www.savingabel.com.
Along with the post-race concert, the band will also play a couple of acoustic songs in Budweiser Acceleration, the track’s fan hospitality club. Tickets for Budweiser Acceleration are on sale.
Saving Abel released its self-titled debut album in 2008. Known for such hits as “Addicted,” “18 Days” and “Drowning (Face Down),” Saving Abel has also been signed to play during the August 13-15 Show Me the CARFAX Weekend at MIS. The popular Saturday night concert in Lot 10 has always been a crowd staple and fan favorite at MIS.
Nestled in the lush Irish Hills of Southeastern Michigan, Michigan International Speedway is the Great Escape, a venerable NASCAR national park where fans can get away and enjoy the very best in racing and camaraderie. It’s the love of racing and the thrill of a great time for race fans and drivers alike.
Sprint Cup Series tickets for the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 on June 13 and CARFAX 400 on August 15 are as low as $25. Visit MISpeedway.com or call the MIS ticket hotline at 800-354-1010 today to take advantage of great pricing for 2010 events at MIS.
You can also visit on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MISpeedway or Twitter @MISpeedway.
Saving Abel on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/savingabel
Saving Abel on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/savingabel
Saving Abel on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/savingabel
Sick Puppies on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sickpuppies
Sick Puppies on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sickpuppies
Sick Puppies on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/sickpuppies
Michigan International Speedway - 2010 Schedule
Friday, June 11 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards Racing for Wildlife 200
Saturday, June 12 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series VFW 200
Sunday, June 13 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400
June 26-27 Great Lakes Wine Fest
Friday, Aug. 13 Meijer Pole Day
Saturday, Aug. 14 NASCAR Nationwide Series CARFAX 250
Sunday, Aug. 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series CARFAX 400
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Chiddy Bang Announce First U.S. Headlining Tour; "Opposite Of Adults" EP On iTunes
May 19, 2010
“OPPOSITE OF ADULTS” EP AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES
“NEXT BIG THING” PROMOTION WEEK OF MAY 18TH
Featuring performances by The Pack, XV and 2am Club, the 15 city tour kicks off on June 6, 20010 at Nuemos in Seattle and ends on June 23, 2010 in San Francisco. The Opposite of Adults Tour is tentatively scheduled to extend into the Midwest and East Coast starting in August. Chiddy Bang has also been added to the line up of several high profile festivals including Lollapalooza and the UK Festivals Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds.
Chiddy Bang’s four track EP, Opposite of Adults, will be released on June 1, 2010 through Virgin Records/EMI Music but from May 18-May 31, 2010 the EP will be available exclusively on the iTunes Store as part of their “Next Big Thing” promotion. Additionally, the playful and buzzworthy music video for the duo’s debut single, “Opposite of Adults,” a fun party jam which samples MGMT’s breakout hit “Kids,” was featured as iTunes “Music Video of the Week”for the week of May 11th. Proving it is already a fan favorite, the video recently won the coveted MTVu “Best Freshman Video” title. The video, first seen on Kanye West’s tastemaker blog, KanyeUniversecity, has been officially added to MTV Jams, MTVu, Music Choice and is part of Fuse’s “Incoming” platform that spotlights developing artists.
Having made their US TV debut on Last Call with Carson Daly, this collegiate hip hop duo has received early support from US print media with Blackbook proclaiming their Swelly Express mixtape as “one of the 3 mixtapes you need to own”. Look for upcoming profiles in Nylon, Spin and XXL magazines.
For up to date, confirmed information on the upcoming EP and album, tours and club appearances please visit www.myspace.com/chiddybang.
Tour Dates Include:
6/09 WEDS - WA - Seattle - Nuemos
6/10 THU - OR - Portland - Berbati's Pan
6/11 FRI - UT – Salt Lake City- W Lounge
6/12 SAT - NV - Reno- Knitting Factory
6/13 SUN - CA - Chico – Senator Theatre
6/15 TUE - CA – Los Angeles – Key Club
6/16 WED - CA- Pomona – Glasshouse
6/17 THU- CA – San Diego – Brick By Brick
6/18 FRI- PA- Philadelphia – Private Event
6/19 SAT - NV – Las Vegas – Hard Rock Live Pool
6/20 SUN – AZ - Scottsdale – Club After Life
6/21 MON – AZ - Tucson- Club Congress
6/22 TUE - CA – Los Angeles - Cinespace
6/23 WED- CA – San Francisco- KYLD
Green River Ordinance Returns To The Road With Kris Allen & Goo Goo Dolls
May 14, 2010
IN SUPPORT OF SECOND SINGLE ‘ON YOUR OWN’; JOINED BY KRIS ALLEN AND GOO GOO DOLLS
As Lone Star state rock quintet Green River Ordinance wrapped up their spring headlining tour on May 6 in Los Angeles, they were joined at the Troubadour by friends David Cook, Angel Taylor, and Matt Hires. The group wastes no time as it prepares to return to the road in support of their current single "On Your Own," the follow up to "Come On" which reached Top 15 on the Adult Top 40 chart. The boys will link up with Kris Allen for the month of June, and the Goo Goo Dolls for the month of August, adding to an impressive start to the year. The band dropped its second single ‘On Your Own’ on April 12 and the song has already been heard on TV shows like The Hills, The Young And The Restless and So You Think You Can Dance.
So far this year the band has announced a charity project to benefit five charities of their choice throughout 2010 called thehopeGROs.com, participated in VHI’s Best Cruise Ever along side hosts 3 Doors Down with Lifehouse and Shinedown, and even penned an inspirational tune called ‘Rise Up’ included on the 2010 Winter Olympics Compilation.
‘A pop-rock act to keep an eye on in 2010,’ according to Billboard, you can catch Green River Ordinance performing nonstop high-energy sets through the summer on the heels of their successful EMI/Virgin Records debut, Out Of My Hands. The boys have past dates with Counting Crows, Train, Third Eye Blind, Gavin DeGraw and Collective Soul under their belts and have even set a record for most CDs sold at The Nokia Theater in NYC—a testament to their unparalleled live experience.
CHECK OUT GREEN RIVER ORDINANCE WITH KRIS ALLEN:
(more dates to come)
June 1 Madison, WI Capitol Theatre
June 2 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
June 4 Milwaukee, WI Turner Theatre
June 5 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
June 6 Green Bay, WI Meyer Theatre
June 7 Iowa City, IA Englert Theatre
June 17 Oklahoma City, OK Frontier City
July 23 Louisville, KY Churchill Downs Music Festival
GOO GOO DOLLS DATES TBA
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www.myspace.com/gro
www.twitter.com/gro
www.youtube.com/greenriverordinance
Saving Abel Performs USO Concert Aboard the USS Carl Vinson for Sailors Returning from 3 Month Deplo
Apr 14, 2010
Saving Abel Performs USO Concert Aboard the USS Carl Vinson for Sailors Returning from Three-Month Deployment at Sea
Performance on Aircraft Carrier Proves a Big Hit Among Sailors
Relocating to San Diego After Five Years in Hampton Roads
MISS AMERICA TO BE RELEASED JUNE 8, 2010
Tweet It: @SavingAbel re-teams with @the_USO and performs concert aboard USS Carl Vinson
Details:
· Airlifted to an undisclosed location in the Pacific Ocean on April 11, the band mingled with troops, performed a 90-minute USO concert and spent the night with sailors. This is Saving Abel’s second USO tour.
· Avid supporters of the U.S. military, Saving Abel traveled to Kuwait and Iraq in late February, and participated in an eight-day USO tour. The band visited four bases and touched the lives of more than 4,800 troops. Footage from the group’s concert at Camp Arifjan was later streamed online with help from Ustream. The show was viewed by more than 9,600 fans.
· Known for such hits as “Addicted,” “18 Days” and “Drowning (Face Down),” the band released their self-titled debut album in ’08 and are scheduled to release their sophomore album MISS AMERICA on June 8, 2010. Named after their first USO tour, the album title was inspired by the service and sacrifice of America’s troops and their families.
· The USS Carl Vinson is relocating its homeport from Norfolk, VA, to San Diego, CA, on April 12. The ship spent five years in Hampton Roads before departing the area on January 12.
· While in route to its new home, the USS Carl Vinson was deployed to Haiti to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster response missions. The ship arrived off the coast of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti on Jan. 15 – equipped with 3,200 troops, 19 helicopters and support equipment from five different East Coast Navy squadrons.
· After spending three weeks in Haiti, the USS Carl Vinson participated in “Operation Southern Seas 2010,” a U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Partnership of the Americas.
Virgin Records has announced the release of Saving Abel’s MISS AMERICA on June 8, 2010. The Corinth, Mississippi-based act released their self-titled debut album on March 11, 2008, which just one year and five days later was certified gold by the RIAA. Singles which included “Addicted,” “18 Days,” and “Drowning (Face Down),” cumulatively sold millions of digital downloads. The lead single from MISS AMERICA, “Stupid Girl (Only in Hollywood),” impacts Active and Modern Rock radio on April 19th.
On why MISS AMERICA was chosen as the title of the upcoming release, singer Jared Weeks shares, “’Miss America’ is actually a song on the album that Saving Abel co-wrote with Marty Fredrickson. Although we didn’t believe we would release it as a single, we felt that we needed to bring more attention to the song and its’ message. Having just returned from our USO tour of Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar, we all seemed to be on the same page when it came to naming the album. Just being out there with those men and women who do so much for us and the country we live in, we really wanted to give them something back. So for all of us, MISS AMERICA was the perfect name, for a perfect situation. The message of the song is simple - it tells a story of a soldier writing home to his mom, family, wife, and kids. Throughout the song you get the feeling of what it is like to be so far away from your home, your life, and your loved ones, but still having to soldier up and do what you came there to do. It offers the message of not giving up, not losing love, and not running away. We are hoping that this song and our second album MISS AMERICA will spark a fire in some people, and maybe cause a wave of support for all our men and women in the service.”
Saving Abel USO Tour Photos: https://uso.box.net/shared/84yfne2icd
Social Media and Other Web Sites:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/the_USO and www.twitter.com/savingabel
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theUSO and http://www.facebook.com/savingabel
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/savingabel
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/USO4troops and http://www.youtube.com/savingabel
Web: http://www.uso.org and http://www.savingabel.com/
The Constellations Set To Release Their Debut "Southern Gothic" On June 22; Announce Summer Tour Dat
Apr 12, 2010
THEIR DEBUT “SOUTHERN GOTHIC” ON JUNE 22;
ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR DATES
INCLUDING BONNAROO AND LOLLAPALOOZA
Following recent opening slots with Snoop Dogg, Hockey, Greyboy Allstars and RJD2, The Constellations will continue to tour extensively throughout the summer, including performances at major festivals such as Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Mile High. The band was named one of SPIN’s “Must Hear Bands At SXSW,” and PASTE’s “Best of What’s Next.” They are also currently featured as one of iheartradio’s “Artists To Watch.”
Southern Gothic is all about what happens in The Constellations’ Atlanta stomping grounds afterhours, a spectacle rife with seedy scenes and eccentric personalities, and propelled by a manic energy that hustles the audience deeper into the unexpected. Your tour guide on this madcap adventure is the magnetic frontman and vocalist Elijah Jones—the ringleader of the twisted circus that is The Constellations—who spent two years writing and recording the album with producer Ben H. Allen.
“Atlanta is strange,” says Jones, “because we’re all basically pushed together.” The hip-hop heads, punk rockers, and indie kids all rub shoulders and mix it up. Southern Gothic reflects that inclusive diversity in its far-reaching sound. One expects nothing less from a singer who cites Tom Waits and Cee-Lo of Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley as his musical heroes, working with a producer who name-checks Fela Kuti and Gorillaz among their record’s key influences.
The band’s name refers to the myriad musicians from the regional scene who either contributed to making the album or have since played in The Constellations live band. One luminary who drops in is Cee-Lo, who added a verse to the electro-rocker “Love Is A Murder.” Another guest is suburban rapper Asher Roth, lending his playful rhymes to “We’re Here To Save The Day.” Other highlights include the funk number “Felicia,” for which Jones drew inspiration from the laidback ‘70s vignettes of Iggy Pop and Lou Reed, and the album’s centerpiece, “Step Right Up (A Tribute To Tom Waits).”
THE CONSTELLATIONS – 2010 TOUR DATES
Apr. 12 – Spaceland – Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 13 – Cinespace – Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 15 – Popscene – San Francisco, CA
Apr. 16 – Beauty Bar – Las Vegas, NV
Apr. 28 – Sunfest – West Palm Beach, FL
Apr. 29 – The Social – Orland, FL
May 1 – Beale Street Music Festival – Memphis, TN
May 3 – DC 9 – Washington DC
May 4 – North Star Bar – Philadelphia, PA
May 5 – Brillobox – Pittsburgh, PA
May 6 – Soundlab – Buffalo, NY
May 7 – Mod Club – Toronto, ONT
May 8 – Washington Park – Albany, NY
June 4 – Wakarusa – Ozark, AK
June 10 – Bonnaroo Festival – Manchester, TN
June 11 – North Star Bar – Philadelphia, PA
June 12 – Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
June 13 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
June 16 – Mercy Lounge – Nashville, TN
June 18 – Rock and Roll Hotel – Washington DC
June 19 – The Bell House – Brooklyn, NY
July 11 – Ottawa Blues Festival – Ottawa, ONT
July 16 – Indian Lookout Country Club – Mariaville, NY
Aug. 6-8 – Lollapalooza – Chicago, IL
Aug. 14-15 – Mile High Music Festival – Commerce City, CO
Visit www.theconstellationsmusic.com or www.myspace.com/theconstellations
Adelitas Way Announce Dates This Spring With Puddle Of Mudd
Apr 09, 2010
WITH PUDDLE OF MUDD
Their self-titled debut album is full of hard, edgy modern rock anthems, with current single ‘Last Stand’ leading the way and impacting radio now. The album’s kick off single, the power-rock anthem ‘Invincible,’ has exploded on to the charts, scoring them a Top 5 record at Active Rock. Songs from the album can be heard on MTV, CSI Miami, ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown, Monday Night Football, on the Yankees Stadium highlights reel, as the WWE Superstars theme song, and most recently ‘Invincible’ will be featured in the motion picture trailer for The Losers.
The band, formed by lead-singer Rick DeJesus is joined by Trevor Stafford, an in-demand tour and studio drummer, who was on Ozzfest with the band Shuvel at 17, New York-bred bassist Derek Johnston, West Virginia native guitarist Keith Wallen and Creighton Bibbs of Kansas City, who all joined after the record was complete. Each brings indie, hardcore and classic rock influences to the Adelitas Way stew.
Catch them finishing out their tour with Chevelle/Three Days Grace and don’t miss the new Puddle of Mudd dates below:
Friday, April 9 Savannah, GA James Brown Arena
Saturday, April 10 Raleigh, NC RBC Center
Sunday, April 11 Charlotte, NC Bojangles Coliseum
Tuesday, April 13 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Coliseum
Thursday, April 15 Elmira, NY First Arena
Friday, April 16 Springfield, MA Springfield Civic Center
Sunday, April 18 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom w/Papa Roach
Wednesday, April 21 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre w/Puddle of Mudd
Friday, April 23 Gainesville, FL The Venue w/Puddle of Mudd
Saturday, April 24 Glendale, AZ KUPD U Fest w/Three Days Grace
Sunday, April 25 Ontario, CA Citizens Business Bank Arena
Tuesday, April 27 Jackson, MS Fire w/Papa Roach
With Puddle of Mudd:
Saturday, May 8 Lubbock, TX Lonestar Amphitheatre
Tuesday, May 11 Jacksonville, NC Hooligan’s
Thursday, May 13 Baltimore, MD Power Plants Live!
Saturday, May 15 Kansas City, MO ROCKFEST (KQRC)
Sunday, May 16 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
Tuesday, May 18 South Burlington, VT Higher Grounds
Wednesday, May 19 Watertown, NY Watertown Fairgrounds
Friday, May 21 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
Saturday, May 22 Columbus, OH Rock on the Range
Monday, May 24 Aberdeen,SD RamkotaInn
Tuesday, May 25 Minot,ND MinotMunicipal Auditorium
Wednesday, May 26 Sioux Falls, SD Ramkota ExhibitHall
Friday, May 28 Pryor, OK Rocklahoma 2010
Sunday, May 30 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Monday, May 31 Richmond, VA The National
Friday, June 4 Nashville, TN Wildhorse
www.adelitaswaymusic.com
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Thirty Seconds To Mars Return To U.S. For Their 'Into The Wild' World Tour Kicking Off 4/9
Mar 31, 2010
MTV Will Help Fans Keep Up With The Band On The Road Through Multi-Platform Promotion To Run On MTV, MTV2, MTVU, MTV Hits And MTV.com And Sirius-XM Alternative Station Alt Nation Will Give Away Pair Of Tickets To Each Tour Date and 1 Grand Prize Winner Will Be Flown To Los Angeles For Show At The Greek Theater To Meet The Band
New Single “This Is War” Climbing The Charts At Alternative Radio
Thirty Seconds To Mars has partnered with MTV for a special exclusive multi-platform promotion that will bring fans close to the band throughout the tour. Exclusive behind the scenes and performance footage will air on MTV, MTV2, MTVU, MTV Hits and through out the tour. The band will also host an episode of MTV2’s “Rock N Jock” at one of their stops, airdate will be announced soon. In addition to airing behind the scenes footage, MTV.com will host “30 Seconds With 30 Seconds To Mars,” allowing fans to submit questions for the band that will be answered at each tour date. Sirius-XM Satellite Radio is also running an exclusive promotion. The alternative channel Alt Nation will give away a pair of tickets to each date of the tour and 1 grand prize winner will receive a trip to Thirty Seconds To Mars’ show at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles on May 15 to meet the band.
MTV praised This is War, declaring “If only all big rock albums had this much nerve” when it debuted in December at #2 on the alternative album and digital album chart, selling nearly 71,000 albums in the first week of release. The album has 2000 different album covers, as friends, fans, musicians, artists and many other notable persons submitted their own photos to be used on individual covers as part of the band’s innovative Faces of Mars campaign. Not only are fans on the album’s different covers but thousands of fans from around the world can be heard singing on tracks throughout the album. The band invited fans to attend summits in 8 different countries and online, where they recorded a variety of sounds, choruses and versus for the album.
Formed by brothers Jared Leto and Shannon Leto, Thirty Seconds to Mars have over 100 million views on YouTube, 48 million plays on MySpace and more than one million fans on iLike/Facebook. The band have won numerous awards and accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award, a Fuse Award, and three Kerrang! Awards. Thirty Seconds to Mars’ sophomore record, A Beautiful Lie hit multi-platinum status after two years of heavy touring and winning fans over, one-by-one, garnering the band a growing and loyal fan base.
For More information on Thirty Seconds To Mars, please visit: http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com/
Follow Thirty Seconds to Mars on Twitter: www.twitter.com/30secondstomars
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Into The Wild U.S. Tour Dates
* Indicates Radio Show
4/9 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Theatre
4/11 Tucson, AZ Pima County Fair
4/13 Tulsa, OK Brady Theatre
4/15 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
4/16 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
4/17 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
4/18 Toronto, ON The Sound Academy
4/20 Boston, MA House of Blues
4/21 NYC, NY Roseland
4/23 Washington DC Bender Arena
4/24 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
4/25 Charlotte, NC Uptown Amphitheatre
4/27 Miami, FL The Fillmore
4/28 Orlando, FL House of Blues
4/29 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
*5/1 Frisco, TX Pizza Hut Park
5/4 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
5/6 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
5/7 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
5/8 Salt Lake City, UT The Rail Event Center
5/10 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
5/11 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
5/13 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
5/14 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
5/15 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theater
5/16 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
LCD Soundsystem New Album Title Confirmed: "This Is Happening" Out May 18
Mar 30, 2010
The title of the forthcoming third LCD Soundsystem album has been confirmed: This Is Happening will be released May 18 in the U.S. on DFA/Virgin and will consist of the following songs:
Dance Yrself Clean
Drunk Girls*
One Touch
All I Want
I Can Change*
You Wanted A Hit*
Pow Pow
Somebody’s Calling Me*
Home
The above were recorded at The Manshun in Los Angeles and the DFA studios in New York and mixed at DFA from April 2009 through February 2010. This Is Happening was written and produced by James Murphy. Additional mixes were done by Dave Sardy as indicated (*).The confirmation of the title and completion of its artwork coincides with the leak of the track “Drunk Girls” and the announcement of LCD Soundsystem’s shows at New York’s Terminal 5 on May 20 and 21. Tickets can be purchased here.
This Is Happening is LCD Soundsystem’s first full offering of new studio material since 2007’s Sound Of Silver, which was named best album of the last decade by NPR, ranked #1 in the 2007 Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, landed at #12 and #17 respectively in Rolling Stone and Pitchfork’s best albums of the decade, and like its predecessor 2005’s LCD Soundsystem received a Grammy nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album. Sound Of Silver also featured “All My Friends,” ranked #4 by Time in its Best Songs of 2007 and named single of the year by Pitchfork, and Entertainment Weekly #8 song of 2007 “Someone Great.” In 2008, LCD Soundsystem contributed the track “Big Ideas” to the soundtrack of the movie 21. The band has since released the 45:33: The Remixes EP and a cover of Alan Vega’s “Bye Bye Bayou,” issued to commemorate Record Store Day 2009 and earning LCD its fifth NME single of the week. The album has been preceded by the March 23 release of the soundtrack to Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg, which features both composition’s from James Murphy’s original score for the film and the new LCD Soundsystem song “Oh You (Christmas Blues).”
The record’s release will be supported by a world tour beginning with an April 16 penultimate slot at the Coachella festival in Indio CA and continuing with a run of UK/Europe headline dates (several of which have sold out well in advance and necessitated added dates) and further worldwide festival appearances. YACHT and Planning To Rock will support on the UK/Euro headline dates. For a full itinerary, see below and continue to check http://lcdsoundsystem.com/ for additions going forward.
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM On Tour 2010
April 16 Indio CA Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
April 20 Dublin Tripod * SOLD OUT
April 21 Dublin Tripod * SOLD OUT
April 23 London Brixton Academy * SOLD OUT
April 24 London Brixton Academy *SOLD OUT
April 26 Birmingham Academy
April 27 Leeds Academy * SOLD OUT
April 28 Glasgow Barrowlands
April 29 Glasgow Barrowlands * SOLD OUT
May 1 Manchester Academy * SOLD OUT
May 2 Bristol Academy * SOLD OUT
May 4 Amsterdam Paradiso * SOLD OUT
May 5 Brussels Ancienne Belgique * SOLD OUT
May 6 Berlin WMF
May 7 Luxembourg Den Atelier
May 8 Paris Bataclan * SOLD OUT
May 9 Paris Bataclan
May 20 New York Terminal 5
May 21 New York Terminal 5
May 30 George WA Sasquatch Festival
June 11 Manchester TN Bonnaroo Festival
June 17 La Coruna Sonar
June 18 Barcelona Sonar
June 19 Neuhausen ob Eck Southside Festival
June 20 Scheesel Hurricane Festival
June 22 Zagreb T Mobile Inmusic Festival
June 24 Ferrara Bands Apart Festival
June 25 St. Gallen Open Air festival
July 1 Roskilde Roskilde Festival
July 3 London Wireless Festival
July 8 Novi Sad Exit Festival
July 10 Lisbon Alive Festival
July 17 Chicago IL Pitchfork Music Festival
July 15 Mariaville Camp Bisco
July 16 Mariaville Camp Bisco
August 12 Oslo Oya Festival
August 13 Gotenberg Way Out West Festival
September 12 Isle of Wight Bestival
MUSIC MATTERS
Mar 24, 2010
MUSIC MATTERS
The music world comes together to launch Music Matters. A collective of people in the music industry, including artists, retailers, songwriters, labels and managers has formed to remind listeners of the significance and value of music.
Music Matters is bringing people together from across the industry for the first time, to highlight the profound value of music and to educate consumers on how to identify legitimate music services.
Allowing the music to speak for itself, Music Matters comprises a series of short animated films about inspirational artists who have dedicated their lives to music and contributed to our cultural landscape. The films, including the stories of artists such as Sigur Ros, the Fron Choir, Blind Willie Johnson, The Jam, John Martyn, Nick Cave and Kate Bush, will be carried on supporting artist and organisation websites, with further films scheduled for roll out later in the year.
A Music Matters trust mark will be launched to help audiences make the ethical choice when looking for new music. The trust mark is a widespread certification scheme which identifies legitimate music services. Leading music retailers will display the trust mark and host the Music Matters films on their websites.
The Music Matters website, www.whymusicmatters.org, goes live on 24th March. It will host all of the films will as well as advice on how to identify legitimate music sites.
A Fine Frenzy Announces Los Angeles Residency At Largo; Dates Confirmed For 2010 Lilith Fair
Mar 24, 2010
DATES CONFIRMED FOR 2010 LILITH FAIR
Following her residency at Largo, A Fine Frenzy will play a series of dates, to be announced soon, on this Summer’s 2010 Lilith Fair. She joins the highly prestigious tour alongside label mates like Corinne Bailey Rae and Norah Jones. The tour –a celebration of women in music- has been one of the highest grossing touring festivals in the world. She’ll also be touring Europe this Summer with Owl City:
5/08/2010 Glasgow, Scotland Barrowland Ballroom
5/09/2010 London, England Shepherd's Bush Empire
5/11/2010 Paris, France Elysee Montmartre
5/12/2010 Cologne, Germany E-Werk
No stranger to the virtual world, (@AFineFrenzy has over a million Twitter followers making her one of the top ten musicians on the service) Sudol played Austin’s SXSW as part of the Global Zone Music Festival which took place live in Videoranch3D. Videoranch3D is a 3D virtual world on the internet, where live musical performances occur in real-time, attended by a virtual audience from all over the world.
Links:
www.afinefrenzy.com
www.myspace.com/afinefrenzy
http://www.facebook.com/afinefrenzy
http://twitter.com/afinefrenzy
Video Links:
‘Blow Away’ http://www.youtube.com/user/AFineFrenzy#p/a/u/0/xtzFGhAyEn0
‘Lost Things’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwX7uEiEWx4
‘Happier’ http://www.youtube.com/user/AFineFrenzy#p/a/f/0/xcqqCIAGRpo
Gorillaz' PLASTIC BEACH Released Today; "Stylo" Is Most Successful Premiere In YouTube History
Mar 09, 2010
EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES GALORE ON
iTUNES LP AND DELUXE EXPERIENCE EDITION
“STYLO” SETS RECORD AS MOST SUCCESSFUL
MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE IN YOUTUBE HISTORY
“…some of the most forward-looking music you’ll hear this or any other year… Plastic Beach is more than the sum of its big-name parts.”
—Q
“From the Thriller-infused electro-funk of "Stylo" to the bubbly grooves of "Superfast Jellyfish" and "Some Kind of Nature," there's something for everyone, and often in the same song… Plastic Beach exudes fun.”
—NPR Music
“Gorillaz’s third excellent album in a row”
—Rolling Stone
"[Gorillaz] has returned, once again gilding their four-character core with a delightfully random roster of guest stars... its songs sound like dispatches from a crew of hip-kid astronauts, unmoored in some space-dust ether... they do it with style."
—Entertainment Weekly
"Befitting an album about an ocean, the collection gains momentum via the song-to-song ebb and flow... It works both as a conceptual piece and also as a collection of danceable pop... for a bunch of cartoon characters, it does feel especially alive and human."
—Stereogum
The physical and digital deluxe editions of Plastic Beach promise to surpass anything previously hatched from the Gorillaz imaginarium: The iTunes LP version of Plastic Beach includes the record-breaking “Stylo” video and a Making of “Stylo” documentary; a video collection of Gorillaz animation, Plastic Beach trailers and six exclusive films set to album tracks; a still gallery featuring original Gorillaz art and images exclusive to iTunes; a Gorillaz interactive game; and an Online Extras section providing access to Gorillaz live concert performances and additional exclusives. The iTunes deluxe edition of the record also features the bonus tracks “Pirate’s Progress: and “Three Hearts, Seven Seas, Twelve Moons.”
The physical “Experience Edition” of Plastic Beach includes such bonuses as a Making of Plastic Beach DVD, ability to stream live Gorillaz performances, and a special access card unlocking a world of exclusive and interactive online content to be revealed over time.
Having already been hailed with a 4-star Rolling Stone review and an Entertainment Weekly “Must List” plug, Plastic Beach’s first single, “Stylo,” was unveiled in its video incarnation Tuesday March 2 on YouTube. The “Stylo” world premiere instantly became the most successful official music video premiere in YouTube Music Tuesday history, generating over 900,000 views in its first 24 hours, since breezing past the million view mark and surpassing previous record holders U2 and Weezer. The “Stylo” video can also be seen on VH1, MTV, MTV2, MTVU, Logo, and Fuse.
Elsewhere, the NPR Music Exclusive First Listen for Plastic Beach was the #1 most popular story on NPR.org in its first 24 hours.
Plastic Beach is the first Gorillaz album produced entirely by Damon Albarn and features a roster of guest stars including Snoop Dogg, Bobby Womack, Mos Def, Lou Reed, The Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, The National Orchestra for Arabic Music and many more. Gorillaz a/k/a Murdoc Niccals, 2D, Noodle and Russel Hobbs were co-created by Albarn and visual artist Jamie Hewlett over ten years ago, and unleashed on the world with their self-titled 2001 debut album, which has sold nearly two million copies in the U.S. The band’s 2005 follow up, Demon Days, featured the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocal Grammy-winner “Feel Good Inc.” and sold in excess of two million copies in America. Gorillaz will headline the April 18 final day of this year’s Coachella festival in Indio CA, which will be the first live Gorillaz experience in the States since the Demon Days Live sold out five-night run that took place in April 2006 at Harlem’s Apollo Theater.
For further developments in the ongoing Gorillaz saga, check back hourly at the all new http://gorillaz.com/, follow the band’s own Murdoc Niccals at www.twitter.com/murdocgorillaz, or check out the Gorillaz YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/gorillaz.
LCD Soundsystem: Third Album Out May 18th On DFA/Virgin Records; U.S. Festival Dates
Mar 08, 2010
THIRD ALBUM OUT MAY 18 ON DFA/VIRGIN
Coachella, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Pitchfork U.S. Festival Dates Confirmed
UK/Euro Headline Dates Continue To Sell Out
http://lcdsoundsystem.com/
Dance Yrself Clean
Drunk Girls *
One Touch
All I Want
Change *
Hit *
Pow Pow
Somebody’s Calling Me *
What You Need
The above were recorded at The Manshun in Los Angeles and the DFA studios in New York and mixed at DFA from April 2009 through February 2010. TBD was written and produced by James Murphy. Additional mixes were done by Dave Sardy as indicated (*).
The new album is LCD Soundsystem’s first full offering of new studio material since 2007’s Sound Of Silver, which was named best album of the last decade by NPR, ranked #1 in the 2007 Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, landed at #12 and #17 respectively in Rolling Stone and Pitchfork’s best albums of the decade, and like its predecessor 2005’s LCD Soundsystem received a Grammy nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album. Sound Of Silver also featured “All My Friends,” ranked #4 by Time in its Best Songs of 2007 and named single of the year by Pitchfork, and Entertainment Weekly #8 song of 2007 “Someone Great.” In 2008, LCD Soundsystem contributed the track “Big Ideas” to the soundtrack of the movie 21. The band has since released the 45:33: The Remixes EP and a cover of Alan Vega’s “Bye Bye Bayou,” issued to commemorate Record Store Day 2009 and earning LCD its fifth NME single of the week. The album will be preceded by the March 23 release of the soundtrack to Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg, which features both composition’s from James Murphy’s original score for the film and the new LCD Soundsystem song “Oh You (Christmas Blues).”
The record’s release will be supported by a world tour beginning with an April 16 penultimate slot at the Coachella festival in Indio CA and continuing with a run of UK/Europe headline dates (several of which have sold out well in advance and necessitated added dates) and further worldwide festival appearances. For a full itinerary, see below and continue to check http://lcdsoundsystem.com/ for additions going forward.
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM On Tour 2010
April 16 Indio CA Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
April 20 Dublin Tripod * SOLD OUT
April 21 Dublin Tripod * SOLD OUT
April 23 London Brixton Academy * SOLD OUT
April 24 London Brixton Academy *SOLD OUT
April 26 Birmingham Academy
April 27 Leeds Academy * SOLD OUT
April 28 Glasgow Barrowlands
April 29 Glasgow Barrowlands * SOLD OUT
May 1 Manchester Academy * SOLD OUT
May 2 Bristol Academy * SOLD OUT
May 4 Amsterdam Paradiso * SOLD OUT
May 5 Brussels Ancienne Belgique * SOLD OUT
May 6 Berlin WMF
May 7 Luxembourg Den Atelier
May 8 Paris Bataclan * SOLD OUT
May 9 Paris Bataclan
May 30 George WA Sasquatch Festival
June 11 Manchester TN Bonnaroo Festival
July 10 Lisbon Alive Festival
July 17 Chicago IL Pitchfork Music Festival
September 12 Isle of Wight Bestival
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Green River Ordinance Announce Spring 2010 Tour Dates; 2nd Single Hits Radio 4/12
Mar 08, 2010
SECOND SINGLE ‘ON YOUR OWN’ IMPACTS RADIO APRIL 12th
A testament to the power of their live show, the band recently broke the record for most CD's sold at The Nokia Theater in NYC. They’ve toured with the likes of Counting Crows, Gavin DeGraw, Train, David Cook, Third Eye Blind, Collective Soul, Five for Fighting, Michelle Branch, and Need To Breathe.
Recently, the band penned an inspirational song called ‘Rise Up’, exclusively for the AT&T Team USA Winter Olympics Compilation, joining world-renowned recording artists 3 Doors Down, Mariah Carey, Gloriana, Rascal Flatts, Puddle Of Mudd, Sugarland and others. The song is currently available on iTunes and all sales from the compilation made before March 2nd benefited Team USA. In addition, the band will be heading out to sea as part of VH1’s Best Cruise Ever hosted by 3 Doors Down - plus Lifehouse, Shinedown and more. The cruise will feature non-stop concerts from your favorite VH1 bands, VH1-themed activities and contests, plus the chance to hang with your favorite artists.
Catch Green River Ordinance on tour, dates below:
March 26 Oklahoma City, OK Conservatory
March 27 Austin, TX Stubbs
March 29 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck
March 31 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
April 1 Minneapolis, MN Station 4
April 2 Des Moines, IA House of Bricks
April 3 Milwaukee, WI Rave Bar
April 6 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
April 7 Knoxville, TN Square Room
April 8 Atlanta, GA Vinyl
April 9 Louisville, KY Headliner’s
April 11 Birmingham, AL Workplay Theater
April 13 Tampa, FL Ritz Ybor (Supporting Lifehouse)
April 15-19 VH-1 Best Cruise Ever
April 22 Houston, TX House of Blues
April 24 Dallas, TX House of Blues
April 26 Denver, CO Bluebird
April 27 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
April 28 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
April 30 Seattle, WA El Corazon
May 1 Portland, OR Berbati Pan
May 3 San Franscico, CA Café du Nord
May 4 Modesto, CA Theatre
May 6 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
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Ben Harper and Relentless7 Release CD/DVD 'Live From The Montreal Int'l Jazz Festival' On 3/9
Feb 24, 2010
LIVE FROM THE MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
ON MARCH 9
BEN HARPER/EDDIE VEDDER SPLIT SINGLE BENEFITTING
ARTISTS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE HAITI RELIEF NOW AVAILABLE
TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
In addition, Ben Harper’s live performance of “My Father’s House” and Eddie Vedder’s version of “My City of Ruins” is now available as a split digital single on iTunes and AmazonMP3 to benefit Artists for Peace and Justice Haiti Relief. “My Father’s House” was written by Bruce Springsteen and performed by Harper live at the Kennedy Center Honors on December 6, 2009, in front of an extraordinary audience including The Boss and President Barack Obama. Exclusive video of the performance can be seen on www.BenHarper.com.
The new video “Lay There and Hate Me,” the third single from White Lies For Dark Times, premiered on YouTube and was directed by James Frost (Radiohead / ‘House of Cards’, Coldplay / “Yellow”). Check out the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijAai55TbfI. An explicit version of the video is currently available on Playboy.com.
On January 4th, Harper performed the duet “Old Enough” on the Ellen Degeneres Show, and on January 22nd, Ben joined an all star band including Will Ferrell, Billy Gibbons, Beck and Conan O’Brien performing “Freebird” to close out the final Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.
A truly honored Ben Harper recently performed what Rolling Stone called a “stirring version” of the Crosby, Stills, Nash song “Ohio” at the MusicCares Person of the Year event honoring Neil Young.
In addition, Ben Harper and Relentless7 served as backing band for several amazing promotional appearances by Ringo Starr in the last several weeks including The Daily Show, The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Jay Leno Show, Artists Den and a very special performance at the Grammy Museum. Harper was also invited to speak at Ringo Starr’s induction into the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8th.
Ben Harper and Relentless7 will headline this summer’s Campus Consciousness Tour. Created by non-profit group Reverb, CCT is half music, half environmental campaign aiming to inspire and activate students in a fun and exciting atmosphere while leaving a positive impact on each community and college that the tour reaches.
CAMPUS CONSCIOUNESS TOUR with BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7:
Apr 15 Dekalb, IL Illinois Univ / Convocation Center
Apr 16 Athens, OH Ohio Univ / Templeton-Blackburn Auditorium
Apr 17 Williamsport, PA Lycoming College
Apr 20 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
Apr 21 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forrest/Wait Chapel
Apr 24 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Univ / Alumni Lawn
Thirty Seconds To Mars Announce U.S. Dates Of 'Into The Wild' Tour
Feb 23, 2010
INTO THE WILD TOUR IN SUPPORT OF THEIR
NEW ALBUM ‘THIS IS WAR’
Mute Math and Neon Trees Will Open On U.S. Leg Which Kicks Off April 9th At The Pearl Theater In Las Vegas And Ends May 15th
At The Greek Theater In Los Angeles
American Express, I Love All Access And Musictoday Pre-sale
Packages Begin Feb. 24th With General On Sale Starting Feb. 26th
New Single “This Is War” Impacts Alternative Radio March 1st
“This Is War,” the albums’ title track and second single will impact alternative radio on March 1st. It is the follow up to the hugely successful “Kings & Queens” which recently spent 3 weeks at #1 and is currently in the top 5 on the alternative playlist charts. “Kings & Queens” is the band’s second #1 single and third top 5 hit. The platinum selling A Beautiful Lie’s “From Yesterday” reached #1 in 2007 and “The Kill” which was voted the #1 song of the decade by AOL Radio listeners peaked at #3 in 2006 before becoming the first song in alternative radio history to be retired from the Billboard chart after a 52-week run. The video for “Kings & Queens, a short film entitled The Ride was one of the most downloaded iTunes video of the weeks ever to be featured and received airplay on Fuse, MTV, MTV2, MTVu, VH1 and Music Choice. “Kings & Queens” will be featured in the trailer for the upcoming Warner Bros. animated film “Guardians of Ga’Hoole” and album opener “Escape” is currently featured in promos for the A&E Network show Fugitive Chronicles.
‘This is War’ which was declared an “artistic triumph” by Alternative Press and as “epic rock at its most affecting” by Billboard debuted at #2 on the alternative album and digital album chart, selling nearly 71,000 albums in the first week. The album 2000 different album covers, as friends, fans, musicians, artists and many other notable persons submitted their own photos to be used on individual covers as part of the band’s innovative Faces of Mars campaign. Not only are fans on the album’s different covers but thousands of fans from around the world can be heard singing on tracks throughout the album. The band invited fans to attend summits in 8 different countries and online, where they recorded a variety of sounds, choruses and versus for the album.
Formed by brothers Jared Leto and Shannon Leto, Thirty Seconds to Mars have over 100 million views on YouTube, 40 million plays on MySpace and more than one million fans on iLike/Facebook. The band have won numerous awards and accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award, a Fuse Award, and three Kerrang! Awards. Thirty Seconds to Mars’ sophomore record, A Beautiful Lie hit multi-platinum status after two years of heavy touring and winning fans over, one-by-one, garnering the band a growing and loyal fan base.
Video for “Kings & Queens”
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For More information on Thirty Seconds To Mars, please visit: http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com/
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Into The Wild U.S. Tour Dates
* Indicates Radio Show
Date City Venue On Sale
4/9 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Theatre 2/27
4/10 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre 2/27
4/11 Tucson, AZ Pima County Fair 2/27
4/13 Tulsa, OK Brady Theatre 2/27
4/15 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom 2/27
4/16 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom 3/6
4/17 Detroit, MI The Fillmore 2/27
4/18 Toronto, ON The Sound Academy 2/26
4/20 Boston, MA House of Blues 2/27
4/21 NYC, NY Roseland 3/6
4/23 Washington DC TBA 2/27
4/24 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory 2/27
4/25 Charlotte, NC Uptown Amphitheatre 3/12
4/27 Miami, FL The Fillmore 2/27
4/28 Orlando, FL House of Blues 2/27
4/29 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle 2/27
*5/1 Frisco, TX Pizza Hut Park 3/12
5/4 St. Louis, MO The Pageant 2/26
5/6 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium 3/6
5/7 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium 2/27
5/8 Salt Lake City, UT The Rail Event Center 3/6
5/10 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO 3/6
5/11 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre 3/5
5/13 Oakland, CA Fox Theater 2/28
5/14 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl TBD
5/15 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theater TBD
Saosin Return To The U.S. For Headline Tour
Feb 23, 2010
Headline Tour With Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster
“Confidence pours through the speakers” – Alternative Press
“This is a band well on its way to the forefront of modern rock.” – Outburn
Deemed by Alternative Press Magazine as one of the most anticipated releases of 2009, In Search of Solid Ground is the follow-up to Saosin’s 2006 self-titled full-length debut, which bowed at No. 22 on The Billboard 200 and peaked at No. 7 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart. In Search Of Solid Ground embarks on a new journey with universal themes – mankind’s search for truth and meaning, the fragility of relationships, the pain implicit in growth and goodbyes – from a fresh perspective. The first single “Changing” reached #28 on the Alternative Radio charts and the video was spun on MTVu and Music Choice. Saosin last toured the states as headliner of the 2nd Annual PacSun Tour with innerpartysystem, POS, and Eye Alaska. They also spent last summer on the Van’s Warped Tour.
In Search of Solid Ground is the end product of months of writing, tracking and mix sessions which Saosin fans were able to witness online in real time, with songs written and tracks demoed in the Costa Mesa, CA studio of global youth brand Hurley, where they self-produced several final album tracks. In early 2009, Saosin worked with producer Butch Walker (Sevendust, Fall Out Boy, P!nk) which resulted in 5 songs on In Search Of Solid Ground. They also worked with John Feldman (The Used, Good Charlotte, Story Of The Year) who produced 2 tracks and with Lucas Banker/Logan Mader (Five Finger Death Punch, Soulfly, Machine Head) on 1 album track. Band guitarist Beau Burchell mixed all songs on In Search of Solid Ground.
Saosin is comprised of Cove Reber (vocals), Chris Sorenson (bass), Alex Rodriguez (drums), Justin Shekoski (guitar) and Beau Burchell (guitar).
For more information on Saosin, please visit www.myspace.com/saosin or www.saosin.com
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Tour Dates ( with Maylene & The Sons of Disaster)
23- Feb Indianapolis, IN Emerson Theater
24- Feb Sauget, IL Pop’s
25- Feb Covington, KY The Mad Hatter
26- Feb Chicago, IL Cubby Bear
27- Feb Detroit, MI Shelter
28- Feb Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
2- Mar Syracuse, NY Lost Horizon
3- Mar Cambridge, MA Harper’s Ferry
4- Mar Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
5- Mar Providence, RI Jerky’s Live Music Hall
6- Mar Baltimore, MD Ottobar
7- Mar Virginia Beach, VA Skate High
9- Mar Richmond, VA Canal Club
10- Mar Louisville, KY Headliner’s Music Hall
11- Mar Nashville, TN Exit/In
12- Mar Johnson City, TN Capone’s
13- Mar South Columbia, SC St. Patricks Day at Five Points
14- Mar Greensboro, SC Greene Street
17- Mar Denver, CO Keggs and Eggs
18- Mar Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
19- Mar Tuscon, AZ Club Congress
20- Mar San Bernardino, CA Stinger’s Bar and Nightclub
21- Mar Pomona, CA Glass House
Chicago-based Rock Band AM TAXI Announce Upcoming Tour In Support Of Debut Album
Feb 18, 2010
ANNOUNCE UPCOMING TOUR IN SUPPORT OF THEIR
VIRGIN RECORDS DEBUT ALBUM, ‘WE DON’T STAND A CHANCE’
(New York, NY) AM Taxi— so-called because they’re all about moving across the U.S. towards their destination—gets ready to hit the road…hard. The guys will be touring in support of Spill Canvas late Spring with additional dates for this Summer’s Warped Tour, starting June 24 through August 15. AM Taxi are one of the few groups booked for the entire prestigious concert series prior to releasing an album. They’ve already been out on the road with the likes of Sum 41 and The Ataris, while opening for The Offspring at Summerfest in Milwaukee, so they’re more than up for the task.
“Our goal is to take that 45 or 60 minutes and let people get away for a little bit,” says lead singer and guitarist Adam Krier, “maybe even convert some of ‘em to AM Taxi fans. And, if they dig what we’re doing, maybe they’ll check out some of the stuff that influenced us.”
Take one listen to AM Taxi’s Virgin records debut, We Don’t Stand A Chance to be released June 8, 2010 and you can hear reverence for the past and hope for the future, a band that can cut across any age or genre demographics. The band just wrapped their video for the single ‘The Mistake’ which you can check out here. With a blend of old-school punk, world beat and modern pop influences, the Chicago-based band combines experience with exuberance.
“I try to write songs about things people can relate to,” nods Adam. “For me, the best music, at the end of the day, is therapeutic. That’s always in the back of my mind a little when I’m sitting down to write.”
Take the ride and catch AM Taxi, tour dates are as follows….
April 21 The Hub Cedar Falls, IA
April 23 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
April 24 Murray Theater Salt Lake City, UT
April 25 The Venue Boise, ID
April 26 El Corazon Seattle, WA
April 27 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
April 29 Slim’s San Francisco, CA
April 30 The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, CA
May 1 The Boardwalk Orangevale, CA
May 3 The Rock Tucson, AZ
May 5 The Loft Dallas, TX
May 6 Meridian Houston, TX
May 7 The White Rabbit San Antonio, TX
May 8 Emo’s Austin, TX
May 10 The State Theatre St. Petersburg, FL
May 11 The Social Orlando, FL
May 12 Masquerade Atlanta, GA
May 14 The Recher Theatre Towson, MD
May 15 Stone Pony Asbury, NJ
May 17 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA
May 18 The Middle East- Downstairs Cambridge, MA
May 20 The Basement Columbus, OH
May 21 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
May 22 Metro Chicago, IL
May 23 Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
Green River Ordinance Featured On 2010 Olympic Soundtrack
Feb 16, 2010
Green River Ordinance have recorded a brand new song for the 2010 Olympic’s titled “Rise Up.” The band is joining world-renowned recording artists — 3 Doors Down, Mariah Carey, Gloriana, Hoobastank, Puddle Of Mudd, Sugarland and many more— to create the exclusive AT&T Team USA Soundtrack for athletes as they pursue their dream of competing in the Olympic Games. All proceeds from the purchase of “Rise Up” will benefit Team USA on their quest to win gold in Vancouver this month.
“Rise Up” and Green River Ordinance’s debut album Out Of My Hands are both available now on iTunes!
For more details on the band and touring information, please visit GreenRiverOrdinance.com.
Vote for "The Mistake" on MTVu The Freshmen today!
Feb 08, 2010
Head over to MTVu.com now to vote for AM Taxi's "The Mistake" on MTVu's "The Freshman".
The Constellations Set To Release Their Debut "Southern Gothic" On June 8; Announce Tour Dates
Jan 26, 2010
THEIR DEBUT “SOUTHERN GOTHIC” ON JUNE 8;
ANNOUNCE HEADLINING TOUR DATES &
SUPPORT DATES WITH HOCKEY
The Constellations will release their debut album Southern Gothic on EMI’s Virgin Records on June 8. Rising stars of the Atlanta scene, the band—which is fronted by charismatic vocalist Elijah Jones—is set for a breakout year in 2010. Southern Gothic was produced by Ben H. Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley), and features guest appearances by Cee-Lo and Asher Roth. The band is currently giving away a free mp3 of the album’s opening track “Setback” at www.theconstellationsmusic.com.
Following recent tours with the Greyboy Allstars and RJD2, The Constellations’ upcoming touring plans will include a run of headlining dates with a stop at Brooklyn Bowl in New York City (Feb. 3), opening dates with Hockey (March 11-April 8), and their SXSW debut (March 18-21). The band will also head to the UK for a five night residency in London (March 1-5), and release the 7” “Setback/Love Is A Murder” in the UK through the indie label Parallel Lines on March 8.
Southern Gothic is all about what happens in The Constellations’ Atlanta stomping grounds afterhours, a spectacle rife with seedy scenes and eccentric personalities, and propelled by a manic energy that hustles the audience deeper into the unexpected. Your tour guide on this madcap adventure is the magnetic frontman and vocalist Elijah Jones—the ringleader of the twisted circus that is The Constellations—who spent two years writing and recording the album with producer Ben H. Allen.
“Atlanta is strange,” says Jones, “because we’re all basically pushed together.” The hip-hop heads, punk rockers, and indie kids all rub shoulders and mix it up. Southern Gothic reflects that inclusive diversity in its far-reaching sound. One expects nothing less from a singer who cites Tom Waits and Cee-Lo of Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley as his musical heroes, working with a producer who name-checks Fela Kuti and Gorillaz among their record’s key influences.
The band’s name refers to the myriad musicians from the regional scene who either contributed to making the album or have since played in The Constellations live band. One luminary who drops in is Cee-Lo, who added a verse to the electro-rocker “Love Is A Murder.” Another guest is suburban rapper Asher Roth, lending his playful rhymes to “We’re Here To Save The Day.” Other highlights include the funk number “Felicia,” for which Jones drew inspiration from the laidback ‘70s vignettes of Iggy Pop and Lou Reed, and the album’s centerpiece, “Step Right Up (A Tribute To Tom Waits).”
THE CONSTELLATIONS – 2010 TOUR DATES
Feb. 2 The Note West Chester, PA
Feb. 3 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
Feb. 4 Great Scott Allston, MA
Feb. 5 Snow Barn West Dover, VT
Feb. 10 529 Atlanta, GA
Mar. 1 Barfly London, UK
Mar. 2 The Flowerpot London, UK
Mar. 3 Hoxton Square London, UK
Mar. 4 Underbelly London, UK
Mar. 5 Club NME @ Koko London, UK
Mar. 11 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN w/ Hockey
Mar. 12 Schuba’s Tavern Chicago, IL w/ Hockey
Mar. 13 Outland on Liberty Columbus, OH w/ Hockey
Mar 15 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY w/ Hockey
Mar. 16 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA w/ Hockey
Mar. 17 Rock n Roll Hotel Washington, DC w/ Hockey
Mar. 18-21 SXSW Austin, TX
Mar. 22 Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC w/ Hockey
Mar. 23 Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN w/ Hockey
Mar. 24 Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, GA w/ Hockey
Mar. 25 Café 11 St. Augustine, FL w/ Hockey
Mar. 26 Club Downunder Tallahassee, FL w/ Hockey
Mar. 27 Bottle Tree Birmingham, AL w/ Hockey
Mar. 29 Thirsty Hippo Hattiesburg, MS w/ Hockey
Mar. 30 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, LA w/ Hockey
Apr. 1 Warehouse Live Houston, TX w/ Hockey
Apr. 2 Emo’s Austin, TX w/ Hockey
Apr. 3 The Loft Dallas, TX w/ Hockey
Apr. 6 Larimer Lounge Denver, CO w/ Hockey
Apr. 7 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT w/ Hockey
Apr. 8 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR w/ Hockey
For more info on The Constellations, please visit: www.theconstellationsmusic.com or www.myspace.com/constellationsatl
Trouble Andrew Kicks Off Tour Dates Including Live Sets At The Olympics And The X-Games
Jan 21, 2010
Two-time Olympian Snowboarder In Studio Completing the Follow-up to 2009’s punk/hardcore/rock Trouble Andrew Debut CD; New Disc Due Spring 2010
(New York, NY) – Musician Trouble Andrew returns to his snowboarding roots with a historic concert at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, performing his signature brand of “electro sk8/crunk rock” at a 12,000-capacity outdoor venue. The two-time Olympian and Burton-sponsored pro snowboarder (aka Trevor Andrew) will play songs from his 2009 10-song debut CD Trouble Andrew, as well as new material from his forthcoming second full-length CD. Trouble Andrew’s live performances have been garnering raves, one critic noting: “Whether rapping or singing, he enthralled the audience, even writhing around the floor like he was Iggy (synth-) Pop.”
The musician cites influences such as Bad Brains, Ice Cube, Black Flag, Descendents, Minor Threat, the Beastie Boys and Three Six Mafia, noting: “Punk rock, hip hop, sk8, snowboard, and surf cultures have a lot in common. They came about naturally and from the underground. That freedom of nonconformity is what ties them together. I wanted it all represented in my music.” Trouble turned seriously to making music during a long period of recuperation from a snowboarding injury: “Making music definitely saved my life,” he says. “I could’ve gotten depressed over my injury, but instead I was so excited to make music and discover new sounds.
The as yet untitled Trouble Andrew CD will be out in Spring 2010.
Leading up to his Olympian gig on February 21st, Trouble Andrew launches a tour beginning January 21st in Modesto. Below are all confirmed dates.
January
21st Modesto, CA, Fat Cat Music House (with Shwayze)
22nd Los Angeles, CA The Roxy (with Shwayze)
23rd Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones (with Shwayze)
28th Denver, CO City Hall
30th Avon, CO Agave
31st Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen (X-Games Party)
February
2nd Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep
3rd Crested Butte, CO The Eldo
5th Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
6th Breckenridge, CO Three20South
7th Steamboat Springs, CO Ghostranch Saloon
9th The Star Bar, Park City, UT
11th Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
12th Reno, NV Tonic Lounge
21st Vancouver, BC Cypress Mountain (Olympics)
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Thirty Seconds To Mars Return To Top Of Charts As "Kings & Queens" Reaches #1 At Alternative Radio
Jan 20, 2010
# 1 AT ALTERNATIVE RADIO
“Kings & Queens” Is The First Single From The Multi-Platinum Band’s
Acclaimed Third Album This Is War
Thirty Seconds To Mars Encourages Their Fans To Donate Money To Emergency Relief Efforts For Haiti
Headline European Arena Tour Begins Feb. 19th, Spring U.S.
Tour To Be Announced Soon
“This Is War… shines as an artistic triumph for 30 Seconds to Mars” 4/5 stars
– Alternative Press
Thirty Seconds to Mars has been actively encouraging their fans to donate money to emergency relief efforts in Haiti. The band has compiled and posted a list of relief organizations including UNICEF, The Red Cross, OXFAM and others on their website and social networking sites. They are also auctioning off tickets, backstage passes and dinner with the band at a concert of choice through ebay at http://ow.ly/Y3JP, all proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross. Leto participated in the “Haiti: How You Can Help" live telethon on Larry King Live on Jan. 18th which raised $5 million dollars for UNICEF and the American Red Cross, including the $1,000 winning-bid by Jared for the a suspenders that Larry was wearing.
This is War, which received 4 out of 5 stars by Alternative Press who declared the album an “artistic triumph,” was released on Dec. 8th, 2009 with thousands of different album covers, as friends, fans, musicians, artists and many other notable persons submitted their own photos to be used on individual covers as part of the band’s innovative Faces of Mars campaign. The album debuted at #2 on the alternative album chart and the digital album chart, selling nearly 71,000 copies in the first week. Both Thirty Seconds To Mars and This Is War have been top ten trending topics on Twitter for weeks and two of the album’s songs “Kings & Queens” and “This is War” are constantly at the top of the Twitter Music Monday chart #MusicMonday at twit40.com, a weekly Twitter trend that gives Tweeters a chance to find and share music. Thirty Seconds to Mars was also named “Best Band” in the Kerrang! 2009 Reader’s Poll.
Throughout the band’s decade-long career, Thirty Seconds to Mars have been known for having and energizing live show and have played over 500 shows around the globe. They just wrapped a U.S. tour playing radio holiday shows which prompted the Denver Post to declare that Thirty Seconds to Mars “treated fans to an energetic performance” and that “Leto’s vocals were clean and strong, reaching impressive ranges effortlessly” and the Tampa Bay Times to say,” Of all the bands at Next Big Thing last weekend, 30 Seconds to Mars knew best how to get the crowd going and how to make the most interactive show I’ve ever seen.” Thirty Seconds to Mars head to Europe in February to headline their first ever arena tour where they will play to sold-out rooms, including a stop at London's 13,000 capacity Wembley Arena. The band will return stateside in the Spring for a headline tour across the U.S. Dates and venues will be announced soon.
Formed by brothers Jared Leto and Shannon Leto, Thirty Seconds to Mars have over 100 million views on YouTube, 40 million plays on MySpace and more than one million fans on iLike/Facebook. The band have won numerous awards and accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award, a Fuse Award, and three Kerrang! Awards. Thirty Seconds to Mars’ sophomore record, A Beautiful Lie hit multi-platinum status after two years of heavy touring and winning fans over, one-by-one, garnering the band a growing and loyal fan base.
Video for “Kings & Queens”:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=100601596
Performing “Kings & Queens” on The Tonight Show:
http://virg001.edgeboss.net/wmedia/virg001/30_seconds_to_mars/video/appearances/tonight_show_december_10.wvx
For More information on Thirty Seconds To Mars, please visit: http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com/
Follow Thirty Seconds to Mars on Twitter: www.twitter.com/30secondstomars
AM Taxi's "The Mistake" Video Set To Premiere On MySpace January 16; Debut Album Out In June 2010
Jan 13, 2010
CHICAGO BAND’S DEBUT VIRGIN RECORDS ALBUM, WE DON’T STAND A CHANCE, OUT IN JUNE WITH WARPED TOUR TO FOLLOW
“The Mistake,” the first video from Chicago-based rock band AM Taxi’s upcoming Virgin Records debut album, We Don’t Stand a Chance, will premiere this Saturday, January 16 on MySpace. The debut CD comes out on June 2010, just prior to the band hitting the road for this summer’s Warped Tour, starting June 24 through August 15. AM Taxi are one of the few groups booked for the entire prestigious concert series prior to releasing an album.
The band was formed in the Windy City almost two years ago—with the encouragement of Sublime producer Miguel Happoldt—by longtime bandmates and pals, singer/songwriter Adam Krier, drummer Chris Smith and bassist Jason Schultejann, releasing a pair of EPs before getting signed to EMI’s Virgin Records label.
Recorded in Austin, TX, with renowned producer Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Patty Griffin, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead), AM Taxi’s major label bow, We Don’t Stand a Chance, offers a variety of different styles, from old-school punk to world beat and modern pop. “The Mistake” is a heart-on-the-sleeve confessional that recalls the Replacements, while “Fed Up” is a Springsteen-by-way-of-The Hold Steady classic rock raver, “Dead Street” sports a Police-styled world beat and “Sharissa” a Clash-esque reggae rhythm.
“I try to write songs about things people can relate to,” says vocalist/guitarist Krier. “For me, the best music, at the end of the day, is therapeutic. It’s just classic rock songwriting with present-day arrangements.”
With favorites like Pacific Northwest Nuggets-style garage bands like the Wailers, the Sonics and Paul Revere and the Raiders, as well as the British Invasion bands, soul greats Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, Two-Tone bands The Specials and the Selecter along with alt-country acts Wilco and Ryan Adams, AM Taxi take their inspiration from non-stop touring, with songs like “Dead Street” and “Shake, Rattle and Stall” capturing restlessness of life on the road.
“Our goal is to take that hour and let people get away for a little bit,” says Adam. “And if they dig what we’re doing, maybe they’ll check out some of the stuff that influences us.”
AM Taxi will tour the States prior to Warped Tour with dates to be announced soon.
For more information on AM Taxi, please visit the band's MySpace.
Green River Ordinance's New Single "Come On" Cracks Top 20 At Radio
Jan 11, 2010
VIDEO ADDED TO VH1
BAND TO HIT ROAD IN FEBRUARY FOR HEADLINE DATES
Green River Ordinance recently wrapped a Fall/Winter tour with American Idol winner David Cook. The band was invited to tour with David twice in 2009 and have played with many friends along the way including tours with Gavin DeGraw, Collective Soul, Serena Ryder, Need To Breathe and One Tree Hill star Kate Voegele. A testament to the power of their live show, the band recently broke the record for most CD's sold at The Nokia Theater in NYC.
Green River Ordinance continues touring in support of their EMI/Virgin Records debut, Out Of My Hands, and their smash single, "Come On," which has cracked the Top 20 on Billboard's Hot Adult Rock chart. The single is being played in such heavyweight markets as Los Angeles & Chicago and the video can be seen on VH1, Teen Nick and MTVU channels.
In addition, CD sales of the band's debut have been consistently increasing as the album launches up the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. Their songs can be heard on MTV's The Hills and Real World/RoadRules Challenge: The Duel. They scored big when the song "On Your Own" was used repeatedly as the sign off song on So You Think You Can Dance and CNN.com recently featured the rising talent in a segment that brings audiences closer to the band as they gun towards stardom (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2009/08/28/dcl.gro.band.cnn).
Tour dates:
February
10 Jammin Java Vienna, VA
11 The Note West Chester, PA
13 Harpers Ferry Allston, MA
16 Mercury Lounge New York, NY
17 Club Cafe Live Pittsburgh, PA
18 Musica Akron, OH
19 Radio Radio Indianapolis, IN
20 The Basement Columbus, OH
Thirty Seconds To Mars New Album 'This Is War' Debuts At No. 2 On The Alternative Album Chart
Dec 16, 2009
AND NO. 2 ON THE DIGITAL ALBUM CHART
Thirty Seconds To Mars Scores The Top 2 Songs On Twitter’s Music Monday Chart With “Kings & Queens” and “This Is War”
“Kings & Queens” Holds Strong At No. 3 & On Alternative Radio Airplay Chart While “The Kill” Named No. 1 Alternative Song Of The Decade By AOL Radio
Thirty Seconds To Mars Named “Best Band” in the Kerrang! 2009 Readers Poll
“This Is War… shines as an artistic triumph for 30 Seconds to Mars” 4/5 stars
– Alternative Press
“Epic rock at its most affecting” - Billboard
“It’s a huge-sounding record, epic and expansive… an important moment for the band” – Nylon
“Combative…sinister…the most confident sounding thing the band has done.” – Los Angeles Times
"On the unashamedly epic, ‘This Is War’, Leto doesn’t just shoot for the moon, he practically colonizes it" - Entertainment Weekly
"This is War" is a big enterprise, layered with stadium-sized sheets of sound and film-score pageantry” - Detroit Free Press
“The Summit started as an interactive recording experiment and quickly became a defining element to this album,” said frontman Jared Leto. “An extension to this interactive idea is The Faces of Mars campaign. Basically an art project that celebrates the physical release of the cd and gave us a chance to put a face to the thousands and thousands of voices from around the world.”
Thirty Seconds To Mars and This Is War have been top ten trending topics on Twitter for weeks leading up to the release and two of the album’s songs top the Twitter Music Monday chart this week. The first single “Kinds & Queens” and title track “This is War” are no. 1 and no. 2 on #MusicMonday at twit40.com, a weekly Twitter trend that gives Tweeters a chance to find and share music. Both singles were released yesterday as bonus downloadable content through the Rock Band online store. “Kings & Queens” raced into the top 5 at Alternative radio where it has spent the last 4 consecutive weeks at no. 3. The video for “Kings & Queens” is being played on MTV, MTV2, MTVu, VH1, Fuse and Music Choice. Additionally, “The Kill” from 2005’s A Beautiful Lie was recently voted the < Alternative Song of the Decade by AOL Radio listeners (http://www.aolradioblog.com/2009/12/11/top-alternative-songs-of-the-decade-2000s/). Thirty Seconds to Mars was also named “Best Band” in the Kerrang! 2009 Reader’s Poll.
Beyond gracing the covers of this month’s Nylon Guys, Kerrang! and Rock Sound magazines, Thirty Seconds to Mars has spent the last month playing holiday radio shows nationwide in support of This Is War, their first U.S. shows in more than two years. Fans and critics alike have welcomed the band back with open arms. According to the Tampa Bay Times,” Of all the bands at Next Big Thing last weekend, 30 Seconds to Mars knew best how to get the crowd going and how to make the most interactive show I’ve ever seen.” The Mercury News agreed, “In Oakland, there was no denying that this band knows how to put on an entertaining, engaging set.” The Denver Post said that Thirty Seconds to Mars “treated fans to an energetic performance” and that “Leto’s vocals were clean and strong, reaching impressive ranges effortlessly.” On Dec. 10th, the band performed “Kings & Queens” for the first time on television on The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien, a memorable performance that featured the Street Drum Corps, a string quartet and ten-person choir. Jared has been documenting many of the band’s activities with his exclusive Buzznet blog:
http://30secondstomars.buzznet.com/user/journal/5577081/.
Thirty Seconds to Mars will continue to play radio shows throughout December (full schedule below) before headlining their first ever arena tour in Europe in the New Year. A U.S. tour is expected to be announced in early 2010.
Formed by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto, Thirty Seconds to Mars have over 100 million views on YouTube, 40 million plays on MySpace and more than one million fans on iLike/Facebook. The band have won numerous awards and accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award, a Fuse Award, and three Kerrang! Awards. Thirty Seconds to Mars’ sophomore record, A Beautiful Lie hit multi-platinum status after two years of heavy touring and winning fans over, one-by-one, garnering the band a growing and loyal fan base. The record spawned two Top 5 Modern Rock singles, “From Yesterday,” which hit < and ”The Kill” and the latter set a radio record for the longest-running hit in the history of Modern Rock radio play when it remained on the national airplay chart for more than 50 weeks following its & peak in 2006.
Watch the Video for “Kings & Queens”:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=100601596
Thirty Seconds to Mars on Tour
Dec 16 Chicago, IL House of Blues ** Radio Show Q101
Dec 17 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom ** Radio Show WLUM
Dec 18 Detroit, MI The Fillmore ** Radio Show 89X
Dec 19 Cleveland, OH House of Blues ** Radio Show WKRK
Thirty Seconds To Mars, Livestream Q&A, Dec. 9th 5pm PST/8pm EST
Dec 09, 2009
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Livestream Q&A
Tonight 12.9.09 - 5pm PST / 8pm EST
Tune into the chat on
Livestream, Facebook, or ThirtySecondsToMars.com
Find out how to access the chat on your iPhone here.
Adelitas Way Team up With Theory of a Deadman For Upcoming U.S. Tour
Dec 08, 2009
ADELITAS WAY
TEAM UP WITH THEORY OF A DEADMAN FOR UPCOMING US TOUR
Lead Single, “Invincible” Top 5 at Active Rock Radio
LOS ANGELES, CA – Virgin Records latest breakout rock band, Adelitas Way will join forces with Theory of a Deadman on their upcoming US tour this winter in support of their self-titled debut on Virgin/EMI Music and debuted at <6 on Billboard’s Top New Artist Chart. The tour will kick off in Minneapolis, MN on Monday, January 18 and will include spots in Chicago, Baltimore and Boston.
The album’s kick off single, the power-rock anthem “Invincible,” has exploded on to the charts, scoring them Top 5 record at Active Rock, while racing its way to Top 25 at Rock. “Invincible” has already been tagged as WWE Superstars theme song, heard on the 2009 season of Monday Night Countdown on ESPN and showcased in the new WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2010 Video Game. Since then, the single has been streamed almost 400,000 times on Adelitas Way’s MySpace page (www.myspace.com/adelitasway).
Adelitas Way is fronted by singer Rick DeJesus, who grew up in a rough Philadelphia neighborhood that was ravaged by drugs and poverty. In 2005, he seized an opportunity to move to Las Vegas where he met up with drummer Trevor Stafford. They were later joined by guitarists Keith Wallen, and bassist Derek Johnston when they started to record the album in Chicago and have since added Creighton Bibbs to the lineup. The quintet has since then opened for artists like Chris Cornell, Hinder and Tantric, generating an impressive industry buzz that resulted in their signing with Virgin.
Produced by the Grammy-nominated Johnny K (Disturbed, Plain White T’s, 3 Doors Down), the band’s debut album is filled with hard, edgy modern rock anthems spotlighting the shredding blues style of teenage axe-slinger Iorio and the propulsive, grunge-like drums of Huntington Beach, CA native Stafford, a veteran of Ozzfest band Shuvel. N.Y. bassist Johnston and West Virginia guitarist Wallen bring a combination of indie, hardcore and classic rock influences to the band’s distinctive sound.
Adelitas Way, whose name comes from an unplanned visit to a Tijuana brothel, is currently on tour with Breaking Benjamin. You can check out their first single “Invincible” and other music from Adelitas Way on the group’s MySpace page (www.myspace.com/adelitasway) and at www.adelitaswaymusic.net.
Supporting Theory of A Deadman:
Monday, January 18 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Tuesday, January 19 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Friday, January 22 Toledo, OH Headliners
Saturday, January 23 Flint, MI The Machine Shop (supporting Halestorm)
Sunday, January 24 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
Monday, January 25 Youngstown, OH Wedgewood Entertainment Center
Wednesday, January 27 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
Friday, January 29 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Saturday, January 30 Baltimore, MD Bourbon Street Ballroom
Sunday, January 31 Boston, MA House of Blues
Tuesday, February 2 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
Tuesday, February 9 Wichita, KS The Cotillion
Wednesday, February 10 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Thirty Seconds To Mars Reveal The Faces Of Mars When New Album 'THIS IS WAR' Hits Stores Worldwide
Dec 07, 2009
‘THIS IS WAR’ HITS STORES WORLDWIDE THIS TUESDAY DECEMBER 8TH WITH INDIVIDUAL FAN PHOTOS ON THOUSANDS OF ALBUM COVERS
Fans Can Find Out If Their Faces Were Selected From Thousands Of Submitted Photos
For Innovative “Faces of Mars” Campaign
Thirty Seconds To Mars Set To Kick Off Album Release Playing Holiday Radio Shows, Online Chat, In-store Appearance in LA And A Special Performance On The “Tonight Show”
“This Is War… shines as an artistic triumph for 30 Seconds to Mars” 4/5 stars – Alternative Press
“If only all big rock albums had this much nerve” – MTV.com
“Combative…sinister…the most confident sounding thing the band has done.” – Los Angeles Times
“Epic rock at its most affecting” - Billboard
Beyond gracing the covers of this month’s issues of Kerrang! and Rock Sound to celebrate the release of THIS IS WAR, Thirty Seconds to Mars will also be touching base with their supportive and loyal fan community through a Livestream chat on December 9th where they will answer questions from a host as well as listeners who have submitted questions to their local radio stations. Fans will be able to watch the live broadcast on the band’s Facebook page, Web site, and at Livestream.com as well as download the footage to their iPhones. The band will also make two special appearances at their Hive headquarters in Los Angeles on the 8th and 9th where they’ll sell and sign copies of THIS IS WAR.
Not only did the band’s supporters have the opportunity to be on the cover of THIS IS WAR through the Faces of Mars campaign, they also had the opportunity to be a part of the album’s recording when the band teamed up with their fan community, The Echelon, earlier this year to record sounds for the record in a groundbreaking event they dubbed, “The Summit”. The band invited The Echelon members to travel to Los Angeles to take part in an impromptu recording session at Hollywood’s Avalon Club. It was so successful that Thirty Seconds to Mars decided to hold summits in 8 more countries across the world (Australia, Italy, Germany, France, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, Canada).
Formed by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto, Thirty Seconds to Mars have over 100 million views on YouTube, 40 million plays on MySpace and more than one million fans on iLike/Facebook. The band have won numerous awards and accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award, a Fuse Award, and three Kerrang! Awards. Thirty Seconds to Mars’ sophomore record, A Beautiful Lie hit multi-platinum status after two years of heavy touring and winning fans over, one-by-one, garnering the band a growing and loyal fan base. The record spawned two Top 5 Modern Rock singles, “From Yesterday,” which hit < and ”The Kill” and the latter set a radio record for the longest-running hit in the history of Modern Rock radio play when it remained on the national airplay chart for more than 50 weeks following its & peak in 2006.
Check out the video for “Kings & Queens” here:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=100601596
Pre order THIS IS WAR through iTunes and receive two bonus tracks. “Kings And Queens” - LA Riots remix and “Night Of The Hunter” - Flood Remix (track only available through release).
Catch Thirty Seconds to Mars on tour this winter:
Dec 8 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre ** Radio Show KNXX
Dec 11 Oakland, CA Alameda County Coliseum ** Radio Show kits
Dec 13 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena ** Radio Show 91X
Dec 15 Seattle, WA WAMU Theatre ** Radio Show KNDD
Dec 16 Chicago, IL House of Blues ** Radio Show Q101
Dec 17 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom ** Radio Show WLUM
Dec 18 Detroit, MI The Fillmore ** Radio Show 89X
Dec 19 Cleveland, OH House of Blues ** Radio Show WKRK
For more information on Thirty Seconds To Mars, please visit: www.thirtysecondstomars.com
Alice In Chains Garner Grammy Nomination; No. 1 Hit Single "Check My Brain" Earns Nod
Dec 03, 2009
NO. 1 HIT SINGLE “CHECK MY BRAIN” EARNS NOD FOR “BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE”
Los Angeles, CA (December 3, 2009) – ALICE IN CHAINS have earned a Grammy nomination for “Best Hard Performance” for “Check My Brain,” the No. 1 hit single from the band’s new album BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE. Fueled by the chart-topping track, which hit No. 1 on the Modern, Active and Rock formats and was hailed by Spin magazine as “one of the catchiest songs of Alice In Chains' history,” the album entered Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart at No. 5, with first-week sales exceeding 126,000 copies.
The quartet (guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, guitarist/vocalist William DuVall, drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Inez) is maintaining momentum with second single “Your Decision,” which was this week’s No. 1 Most Added track at Modern and Active Rock. Earlier this week, the video for “Your Decision” premiered on iTunes and shot to No. 1 on their Rock Video Chart. Stephen Schuster, who they previously worked with on the video for “A Looking In View”, directed the clip.
In other news, ALICE IN CHAINS have announced dates for a North American tour set to kick off at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver on February 2nd. Tickets go on sale December 4th and 5th – fans can get more info at www.aliceinchains.com.
The band is currently touring Europe and recently performed on the UK television show "Later ... With Jools Holland." The international dates followed a sold-out U.S. buzz tour and performances on “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” and back-to-back nights on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
Don’t miss your chance to catch Alice In Chains live.
Tour dates are as follows:
Date City Venue
Dec. 4 Paris, France Bataclan
Dec. 6 Nottingham, UK Rock City
Dec. 7 London, UK Brixton Academy
Dec. 11 Las Vegas, NV The Joint (KXTE radio show)
Dec. 12 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre (KROQ Acoustic Xmas)
Feb. 2 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre
Feb. 4 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
Feb. 6 Salem, OR Salem Armory
Feb. 8 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
Feb. 10 Reno, NV Knitting Factory
Feb. 11 Oakland, CA Fox Theatre
Feb. 17 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
Feb. 19 Denver, CO Fillmore
Feb. 21 Kansas City, MO Midland
Feb. 22 St. Louis, MO Pageant
Feb. 23 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace
Feb. 25 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Feb. 27 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
Mar 1 Nashville, TN Municipal Auditorium
Mar 2 Charlotte, NC Fillmore
Mar 3 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
Mar 5 Richmond, VA The National
Mar 6 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods
Mar 8 New York, NY Terminal 5
Mar 12 Atlantic, City, NJ Borgata
Mar 13 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
Mar 14 Boston, MA Orpheum
Mar 16 Montreal, QC Metropolis
Mar 17 Toronto, ONT Sound Academy
Mar 19 Detroit, MI Fillmore State Theatre
Mar 20 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
Mar 21 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
www.aliceinchains.com
Alice In Chains, Maximum Performance on Yahoo Music!
Nov 25, 2009
Alice In Chains - Maximum Performance on Yahoo Music!
Check out an insightful interview and amazing acoustic performances of "Check My Brain", "Black Gives Way To Blue" and "Your Decision"!http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/live/3588/alice-in-chains-unpluggedunchained/
Massive Attack Set To Release 5th Studio Album 'Heligoland' On Virgin Records Feb. 9th
Nov 24, 2009
(Nov.24th, 2009 -New York, NY) Legendary trip-hop duo Massive Attack are set to release their highly anticipated 5th studio album Heligoland on EMI's Virgin Records on February 9th, 2010. Last month, the duo released their first new material in three years, giving fans a preview of Heligoland with a 4-song EP Splitting the Atom which features 2 album tracks and 2 album track remixes. Heligoland features an all star cast of guest vocals from Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval, Martina Topley-Bird, Guy Garvey and Tunde Adebimpe. Long time cohort Horace Andy makes a return alongside Massive Attack founding members Robert Del Naja (3D) and Grand Marshall (Daddy G). Damon also plays bass on "Flat Of The Blade" and keyboards on "Splitting The Atom" while Portishead's Adrian Utley plays guitar on "Saturday Come Slow". The band also collaborated with DFA's Tim Goldsworthy on selected tracks. The cover artwork features an original image by Robert Del Naja.
Over the last three years Robert Del Naja has written and produced soundtracks for a number of films and documentaries, including "Trouble In The Water", "44 Inch Chest", "In Prison My Whole Life" and "Gomorra," the latter for which he won the David Di Donatello Award for Best Song. Earlier this year, Massive Attack won the Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award at the Ivor Novello Awards. In September, Massive Attack headlined this year's Bestival ahead of their first full UK tour in three years. They have just announced a few more UK dates in February and are expected to announce a U.S. tour next year.
For more information on Massive Attack, visit www.massiveattack.com or Massive Attack's Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_Attack
Green River Ordinance Premieres New Video For "Come On" On mtvU
Nov 20, 2009
GRO's debut album, OUT OF MY HANDS, is available NOW!
Click HERE to download on iTunes!
Alice In Chains Announce North American Tour
Nov 19, 2009
NEW SINGLE “YOUR DECISION” TO IMPACT RADIO DECEMBER 7
Los Angeles, CA – ALICE IN CHAINS have announced dates for a North American tour set to kick off at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver on February 2nd. Tickets go on sale December 4th and 5th – fans can get more info at www.aliceinchains.com. The band is touring in support of its critically acclaimed new album BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE (Virgin/EMI), which entered Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart at No. 5, with first-week sales exceeding 126,000 copies.
The band’s electrifying set list will spotlight classic hits and new favorites, including new single “Your Decision,” which impacts radio on December 7th. The band recently shot a video for the song with director Stephen Schuster, who they previously worked with on the video for “A Looking In View.”
Los Angeles-based AIC fans can catch the band performing at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas show at the Gibson Amphitheatre on December 12. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, November 21 and proceeds will benefit two local charities, Para Los Ninos and the Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center. On November 24th, the band will also perform three songs acoustically for a special Yahoo! Maximum Performance, which can be seen on Yahoo! Music. In other news, Alice In Chains recently released a Black Gives Way To Blue iPhone app, which features full songs from the album, music videos, news, photos, social networking and much more. The app separates itself from the pack with an impressive level of interactivity; its custom-built functionality allows fans to interact with each of the album’s 11 tracks via a touch, drag and hold feature that reveals hidden visual gems. A demo of the app (which was designed and developed by Mobile Roadie, Streetwise Concepts & Culture (www.streetwise.biz) and EMI Music) can be viewed by clicking here: http://bit.ly/1VWXWZ
The band (guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, guitarist/vocalist William DuVall, drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Inez) is currently touring Europe and recently performed on the UK television show "Later ... With Jools Holland." The international dates followed a sold-out U.S. buzz tour and performances on “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” and back-to-back nights on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” All three shows saw AIC perform chart-topping lead single “Check My Brain,” which hit No. 1 on the Modern, Active and Rock formats and was hailed by Spin magazine as “one of the catchiest songs of Alice In Chains' history.”
Don’t miss your chance to catch Alice In Chains live. Tour dates are as follows:
Date City Venue
Nov. 20 Antwerp, Belgium Trix Zaal
Nov. 21 Weisbaden, Germany Schlachthof
Nov. 23 Dortmund, Germany FZW
Nov. 24 Prague, Czech Rep. Lucerna
Nov. 25 Warsaw, Poland Stodola
Nov. 27 Budapest, Hungary Petofi Csarnok
Nov. 29 Vienna, Austria Gasometer
Nov. 30 Munich, Germany Thearterfabrick
Dec. 2 Milan, Italy Alcatraz
Dec. 3 Fribourg, Switzerland Fri-Son
Dec. 4 Paris, France Bataclan
Dec. 6 Nottingham, UK Rock City
Dec. 7 London, UK Brixton Academy
Dec. 11 Las Vegas, NV The Joint (KXTE radio show)
Dec. 12 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre (KROQ Acoustic Xmas)
Feb. 2 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre
Feb. 4 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
Feb. 6 Salem, OR Salem Armory
Feb. 11 Oakland, CA Fox Theatre
Feb. 17 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
Feb. 19 Denver, CO Fillmore
Feb. 21 Kansas City, MO Midland
Feb. 22 St. Louis, MO Pageant
Feb. 23 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace
Feb. 25 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Feb. 27 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
Mar 1 Nashville, TN Municipal Auditorium
Mar 2 Charlotte, NC Fillmore
Mar 3 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
Mar 5 Richmond, VA The National
Mar 6 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods
Mar 8 New York, NY Terminal 5
Mar 12 Atlantic, City, NJ Borgata
Mar 13 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
Mar 14 Boston, MA Orpheum
Mar 16 Montreal, QC Metropolis
Mar 17 Toronto, ONT Sound Academy
Mar 19 Detroit, MI Fillmore State Theatre
Mar 20 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
Mar 21 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkens Auditorium
New European tour dates announced for 2010!
Nov 18, 2009
Thirty Seconds To Mars have confirmed a major European tour for Feb/March 2010.
See Tour section for further details.
Thirty Seconds to Mars New Single "Kings & Queens" Soars Into Alternative Radio's Top 5
Nov 12, 2009
SOARS INTO ALTERNATIVE RADIO’S TOP 5
“Kings & Queens” Short Film The Ride Set To Premiere on MySpace Today
“‘Kings and Queens’ is epic rock at its most affecting” - Billboard
“If only all big rock albums had this much nerve.” – MTV.com
(New York, NY – Nov. 12th, 2009) – Multi-platinum rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars have been climbing radio charts with the first single “Kings & Queens” off of their highly anticipated upcoming album THIS IS WAR available for pre-order at ITunes. Soaring into Alternative Radio’s top 5 only four weeks after impact, the track is also working its way up through the Active Rock format landing in the top 25 this week. Thirty Seconds to Mars will be debuting the single live on the Tonight Show, December 10th. Set for release on December 8th, THIS IS WAR (EMI/Virgin Records), the follow up to their incredibly successful sophomore release A Beautiful Lie, has already been deemed notable as Billboard Magazine proclaimed “’Kings & Queens is epic rock at its most affecting”. The video, a short film entitled “The Ride” shot this past month in Los Angeles is inspired by the critical mass and crank mob movement, founded with forward thinking and eco-conscious intentions, and celebrates this amazing community of riders on a night time journey downtown LA to Santa Monica. For this epic short film the band shut down Hollywood blvd, Santa Monica pier and sections of downtown Los Angeles, making this their love letter to the city of angels. “The Ride” makes its global premiere today on MySpace and “Kings & Queens” is currently available on ITunes.
Thirty Seconds to Mars recently teamed up to headline the in-game soundtrack for Electronic Arts Inc. epic new game; Dragon Age: Origins with the title track off of THIS IS WAR. Fans and press can get a first-listen of “This Is War” in an exclusive game trailer co-produced by front-man, Jared Leto. The trailer received over 350,000 YouTube views in only a few days. The band will be spending November overseas playing a set of European dates and will return stateside at the end of the month to kick off a nationwide radio show tour through December.
Formed by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto, Thirty Seconds to Mars have over 100 million views on YouTube, 40 million plays on MySpace and more than one million fans on iLike/Facebook. The band have won numerous awards and accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award, a Fuse Award, and three Kerrang! Awards. Thirty Seconds to Mars’ sophomore record, A Beautiful Lie hit multi-platinum status after two years of heavy touring and winning fans over, one-by-one, garnering the band a growing and loyal fan base. The record spawned two Top 5 Modern Rock singles, “From Yesterday,” which hit #1 and "The Kill". The latter set a radio record for the longest-running hit in the history of Modern Rock radio play when it remained on the national airplay chart for more than 50 weeks following its & peak in 2006.
Check out the video for “Kings & Queens” here:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=100601596
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