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The Bravery: The Bravery On Letterman Tonight |
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Monday, 30 July 2007 |
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The Bravery will be appearing on The Late Show With David Letterman tonight on CBS.
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Fall Out Boy: Download The Newest Video Now |
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Monday, 30 July 2007 |
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The video for the newest single from Fall Out Boy is now available for download on iTunes.
Click here to get the video for "The Take Over, The Break's Over" |
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Lucy Walsh: Feature In Music Connection |
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Monday, 30 July 2007 |
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Lucy Walsh is featured in the current Music Connection in their "Signing Stories" section.
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Ludo: Get The New Ludo Single! |
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Friday, 27 July 2007 |
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The new Ludo single "Drunken Lament" is now avaialble for download on iTunes.
Click here to pick up the new single. |
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Melissa Etheridge: New Studio Album On The Way |
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Friday, 27 July 2007 |
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THE AWAKENING ON SEPTEMBER 25TH ON ISLAND RECORDS "MESSAGE TO MYSELF" IS FIRST SINGLE.
Los Angeles, CA - It was announced today that multi-platinum Oscar®-winner and two time Grammy®-winner Melissa Etheridge will release her first studio album in 3½ years, THE AWAKENING, on September 25, 2007 on Island Records. Her 9th studio album, THE AWAKENING, has been described as a collection of powerful and playful yet confessional and engaging songs that are personal as well as universal. THE AWAKENING was co-produced with David Cole and recorded with her band: bassist Mark Browne, drummer Mauricio 'Fritz' Lewak, and guitarist Philip Sayce.
The first single, "Message to Myself," goes to radio on July 30. It rides an indelible pop hook that is surely Melissa’s most buoyant sing-along. The sly "Threesome" is a country-rocker that is unlikely to be covered by Carrie Underwood. Other songs include "California," "An Unexpected Rain," "I've Loved You Before" and "The Universe Listened." They are poetically detailed chapters of her remarkable life and the epiphanies along the way.
"The album is my story and my journey. I hope that it will ring universally," states Melissa. "I began to retrace the path of my own American dream: from my early years in California in the ‘80s, to my dream for fame and fortune and my sad realization of the false images that lead so many of us into misery," elaborates Melissa. The story begins with Melissa's first steps, continuing through her well-chronicled rise to fame as a rock star, activist, parent of four, cancer survivor, and 2007 Academy Award winner for her song "I Need To Wake Up."
Melissa's first album, Melissa Etheridge (1988), was a critically-acclaimed debut that led to an invitation to sing on the 1989 Grammy® Awards broadcast. For several years, her popularity built around such memorable originals as "Bring Me Some Water," "No Souvenirs" and "Ain't It Heavy," for which she won a Grammy® in 1992. Etheridge hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am (1993). The collection featured the massive hits, "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window," a searing song of longing that brought Etheridge her second Grammy® Award for Best Female Rock Performance.
In 1995, Etheridge issued her highest charting album, Your Little Secret, which was distinguished by the hit single, "I Want to Come Over." Her astounding success that year led to Etheridge receiving the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996.
Melissa continued to write, record, and tour throughout the ‘90s and into the new millennium, releasing Skin (2001) and the upbeat Lucky (2004) along with her DVDs Live And Alone (2002) and Lucky Live (2004). 2005 marked the release of Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled, which includes "I Run for Life," commissioned by Ford Cares as part of their cancer initiative in support of The Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure. The album was recently re-released in an Eco-pak, to include Melissa's Oscar® winning song "I Need To Wake Up."
In April 2007, Melissa Etheridge received the distinguished ASCAP Founders Award honoring the anthemic power, compassion, and generosity of spirit of her music, and her enduring status as one of the greatest all-time female rock icons.
"This is my ninth album and I wanted to get back to why I love music," Melissa says of The Awakening. "It's already a success for me. I got to create it. That was the fun and joy." |
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The Rocket Summer: "So Much Love" Premieres Friday on The N! |
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Thursday, 26 July 2007 |
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Catch the World Premiere of The Rocket Summer's "So Much Love" Friday 7/27, on The N! The video will premiere right after the new episode of The Best Years, which airs at the following times: 8:30pm ET, 10:30pm ET and 12:30am ET. |
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Jon McLaughlin: New Jon McL Pics! |
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Thursday, 26 July 2007 |
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Check out some new pictures of Jon McLaughlin's recent shows! Click on the thumbnails for larger images.
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CD review: Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist |
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Written by krotzyk
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Thursday, 19 July 2007 |
Zeitgeist is a German term meaning "spirit of the age." Being the first true Pumpkins' record since 2000's Machina: The Machines of God, the title fits well. The music scene has changed considerably since Corgan decided to throw in the towel, not to mention the country and the world. The first Pumpkin's album in a post-9/11 world, it needed to be loud, fast and heavy. And it is. Basically a metal album with Pumpkins production and songwriting, it can hardly be called a "return" to their original sound. This is new territory for them. (Well, for Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, who are the  only two listed in the liner notes as performing on the CD.) A few songs do invoke pre-Adore era Pumpkins, however. Mellon Collie's heavier moments like "Bodies" or "X.Y.U." would feel right at home beside the churning "7 Shades Of Black" or the album's first single, "Tarantula." The gentler moments of the record may be the standouts, however. From the snappy, lively beats of "That's the Way (My Love Is)" to the unashamed pop of "Bring the Light," the Pumpkins pack in the hooks on nearly every song. The album has a very deliberate, flowing momentum that seems to get more optimistic as it goes on. "United States," the album's epic 10 minute centerpiece, seems to be the turning point—the guitars hammer out tuned-down power chords while Corgan sings "Let me be something good - Let me prove something real like I should," and "I don't have to run scared no more." The Pumpkin already drew criticism from some of the early reviewers, such as Stephen Erlewine, saying the album's political and social overtone's detract from the appeal of the music, and the excessive amounts of guitar overdubs "saps Zeitgeist from any impact it may have." While the cover art may give the impression of impending doom for the United States and the world, this record is about Billy Corgan. This is Corgan's attempt at regaining his former spotlight, and he tells the listener that straight from the beginning. In the opening track "Doomsday Clock," the drums and guitar bang like thunder, while Corgan broods over "There's wages on this fear - Oh so clear - Depends on what you'll pay to hear," and "Please don't stop it's lonely at the top - These lonely days when will they ever stop?" As for the overdubs, they have basically been a part of the Pumpkin's signature sound since the opening riff of "Cherub Rock" on Siamese Dream. Layers upon layers upon layers of guitar. That was/is the Smashing Pumpkins. |
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Written by krotzyk
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Monday, 16 July 2007 |
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This is the newest Against Me! Music video called White People For Peace. Great song featuring with great video, which show us how some people should see the war. As some game... Enjoy!
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System Of A Down - Mainstream success |
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Written by krotzyk
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Thursday, 12 July 2007 |
The group's big break arrived when their second album Toxicity debuted at #1 on the American and Canadian charts, eventually achieving multi-platinum certification. The album has since sold 6 million copies worldwide. It was still on top in America on the week of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the political environment caused by the attacks added to the controversy surrounding their hit single "Chop  Suey!" causing it to be taken off the radio as it contained politically sensitive lyrics at the time such as "(I don't think you) trust in my self-righteous suicide." Regardless, the video gained constant play on MTV as did the second single, "Toxicity". Even with the controversy surrounding "Chop Suey!" which earned a Grammy nomination, System of a Down still received constant airplay in the United States throughout late 2001 and 2002 with "Toxicity " and "Aerials". In May of 2006, VH1 listed Toxicity in the #14 slot in the 40 Greatest Metal Songs.
In 2001, the band went on tour with Slipknot. In late 2001, a few unreleased tracks made their way onto the Internet. The group released a statement that the tracks were unfinished material. Soon after, the band released the final versions of the songs, which were recorded at the same time, but hadn't been used for Toxicity. The result was Steal This Album!, released in November 2002. Steal This Album! resembled a burnable CD that was marked with a felt-tip marker. 50,000 special copies of the album with different CD designs were also released, each designed by a different member of the band. The name of the album is a reference to Abbie Hoffman's counter-culture book, Steal This Book and as a message to those who stole the songs and released them on the Internet. Dolmayan said in an interview "I don't care if fans download our songs from the internet but I don't like it when fans get our songs before the release date". The singles "Innervision" and "I-E-A-I-A-I-O" were released as radio-only promos and received constant airplay on alternative radio. A video for "Boom!" was filmed with director Michael Moore as a protest against the War in Iraq. |
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