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Newton Faulkner – “Gone in the Morningâ€
Posted in Live Music, Music Festivals, Myspace, Newton Faulkner on the June 13, 2008
Newton Faulkner, goes into summer 2008 with the release of his latest single ‘Gone in the Morning’ on July 7th through Ugly Truth Records.
A massive live favorite ‘Gone in the Morning’ is the perfect summer anthem-in-waiting, ideal for beach, picnic or garden with its infectious chorus, supersharp vocals and rolling bassline.
‘Gone in the Morning’ is the latest track to be taken from Newton’s spectacularly successful Number One & Double Platinum debut album, ‘Hand Built By Robots’, which has so far sold 700,000 copies in the UK alone.
23 year old Newton has also started spreading the word globally with his first North American and European live dates - a highlight being an especially exciting performance that took place in a hot air balloon high over the Swiss Alps. Meanwhile his recent US sell-out shows have been watched by none other than Kings of Leon (in Nashville) and Scarlett Johansson (NYC).
After a series of successful festival shows in 2007, Newton comes back to play bigger stages at several key UK festivals this summer including Glastonbury (Other and Acoustic stages), Isle of Wight Festival, T in the Park and V 2008. He also plays various international festivals including Oxygen in Ireland and Lollapalooza & Bonnaroo in the US.
A genuine British grass roots success story, Newton is a true DIY phenomenon with Myspace plays now approaching an amazing 2.5 million.
American Idol Top 4
Posted in American Idol, Live Music, Music, Music People, TV Show on the May 8, 2008
The American Idol top 4 took to the stage this week singing songs by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. David Archuleta got the thumbs up from all three judges on his two songs ‘Stand By Me’ and ‘Love Me Tender’. The judges were split on Syesha Mercado’s songs ‘Proud Mary’ and ‘A Change is Gonna Come’. David Cook struck out with ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’ but came back strong with ‘Baba O’Reilly’. Jason Castro, however, just couldn’t catch a break by being too predictable with ‘I Shot the Sheriff’ and forgot the lyrics to ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’. At this point, that’s a big mistake for the dreadlocked Idol.
Madonna to Perform Live
Posted in Album Release, Concert, Live Music, Madonna, Music Review, Myspace, Performance on the May 3, 2008
Madonna to Perform Live at New York’s Roseland Ballroom April 30th
Watch the Show Live on MSN!
In celebration of the release of Madonna’s upcoming album HARD CANDY, Control Room, MSN and Verizon Wireless will present the one and only Madonna live in New York’s famed Roseland Ballroom on Wednesday, April 30th. The show will be available live on MSN Music In Concert at http://music.msn.com/inconcert and will also be available for viewing post-show.
Now fans can Madonna-fy their online world with promo banners, Myspace codes, and desktop backgrounds:
Jonas Brothers Rock
Posted in Jonas Brothers, Live Music, Music Bands, Photos on the March 24, 2008
The Jonas Brothers rocked the audience when they performed live on ‘The Early Show’ at the Hard Rock Café in Times Square, New York on Friday. The band of brothers did the thing that they do best on the CBS special in front of a national audience. If you weren’t able to catch that, catch them when they perform on the results show of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ on Tuesday. And if you’re still not able to catch that, there is the current tour that they’re on and there’s also another tour lined up for this summer. Lots of Jonas to go around!
American Idol Rocker Cast Off
Posted in American Idol, Live Music, Singers, TV Show on the March 21, 2008
In a first, American Idol producers chose to do a Beatles theme for the second time in one season – and back to back too! While there’s a lot in the legendary band’s catalog to choose from, it seems that most of the contestants didn’t know which was what. A lot of them sucked on that show! As for who paid the price – Amanda Overmyer was cast off the show. Kristy Lee Cook, who in my opinion should have left last week, was also in the bottom three. The third member was Carly Smithson. Shocking! Among the girls, she’s the golden girl – at least when it comes to her vocal chaps.
Paula and Randy Performance is a Go
Posted in Duet, Live Music, New Single, Paula Abdul, Performance, Song, Video on the January 29, 2008
It is most definitely on! Paula Abdul is going to perform her new song at the Super Bowl next weekend. But in a wise move, her big comeback will be pre-taped! Oh, thank God! However, if you want to catch her and Randy Jackson record their performance “live”, you can do so by heading to Fox Studios in Los Angeles on January 27. Their arrival times are 12 PM and 3 PM and the minimum age to attend is 12 and all tickets are free! If you choose to attend, you can watch Paula record her new song ‘Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow’, be in their music video and take part in Super Bowl history.
Miley Cyrus and Jonas Brothers Rock Eve
Posted in Carrie Underwood, Concert, Jonas Brothers, Live Music, Miley Cyrus Hannah Montana, Performance on the January 5, 2008
It’s almost the new year and that means that it’s almost time for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2008 which will air on Monday, December 31 on ABC. These years performers include Carrie Underwood, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers.
The 15-year old star of Hannah Montana was seen exiting her New York City Hotel on Sunday carrying a lovable pooch on the way to a concert. The Jonas Brothers were also seen exiting their hotel in NYC to get pumped for their performance.
Well, I’m getting pumped too! Happy New Year everyone! May 2008 be a good year for you.
Kylie Minogue on Tour
Posted in Concert, Kylie Minogue, Life Style, Live Music, Music, Music People, Music Review, News, Pop Music, Singers on the December 3, 2007
Some British media falsely reported that Kylie Minogue cancelled all her plans of going on the road in support for her album. But the singer announced on Wednesday that she will be making her way across Europe in 2008. Kylie X 2008 will start on May 6 in Paris and end with two shows at London’s O2 Arena on July 26 and 27.
A statement was released about the tour saying “Minogue and her creative team have devised a new show that she describes herself as ‘fresh, exhilarating and innovative.’ The new show will be a totally different concept to previous Minogue spectaculars, which have seen her fuse her remarkable creativity with groundbreaking technology to become one of the most respected live performers of our time.”
Bobby Brown Gets Wheeled Away
Posted in Bobby Brown, Concert, Live Music, Music, Music People, Music Review, New Single, Performance, Photography, R&B, Singers, Song on the November 21, 2007
Whitney Houston’s ex-husband is not only looking to get a new career in country music, he now has a new ride! Bobby Brown was spotted wearing a brace on his right leg as he was wheeled through LAX on Wednesday.
His rep spoke to some media and said that the 38-year old R&B singer started on his ‘New Jack Swing’ tour last week. During soundcheck for the second show, Bobby decided to try some new fancy foot work, he came down wrong and landed badly on his ankle. Any Bobby fans shouldn’t worry though, his rep says that “he’s doing great and will not disappoint. He’s on track for his scheduled performances this weekend in Atlanta and Ohio.”
Streetlight Manifesto - Somewhere in the Between
Posted in Album Release, Celebs, Live Music, Music, Music Bands, Music People, Music Review, New Single, Records Deal, Rock, Song, Streetlight Manifesto on the November 18, 2007
Although Somewhere in the Between is the third full-length release by Streetlight Manifesto, longtime fans are more likely to view it as the band’s sophomore effort. 2006’s Keasbey Nights was, for all intents and purposes, a refurbished replica of the Catch-22 album by the same name, complete with the same vocalist and few (if any) musical changes. This makes Somewhere in the Between the band’s first effort of all-original material in nearly five years, and Streetlight Manifesto is no longer the fresh-faced group that once rose from Catch-22’s ska/punk ashes. They’ve spent a half-decade on the road, touring with ska stalwarts like Reel Big Fish while weathering lineup changes and several robberies of their equipment-filled van. Losing treasured bandmates and expensive instruments would dampen anyone’s spirits, and Streetlight Manifesto does sound a bit less reckless here, but not at the expense of the group’s peppy ska/punk appeal. The rasp is still there, but so is a focused tone that we haven’t heard before, particularly during the subdued intro to “Down, Down, Down to Mephisto’s Café.” Despite his improved vocals, Kalnoky remains the most punked-out member of the band, whose other members play their horn lines and guitar chords with crisp, bright precision. It’s this balanced relationship — clear orchestration and jaunty tempos paired with rasped melodies about the macabre (”Would You Be Impressed”), war (”Watch It Crash”), and sin (”Forty Days”) — that ultimately governs the album, and even if Somewhere in the Between can’t match the raucous nature of the band’s debut, it’s nevertheless a catchy follow-up.
Backstreet Lives
Posted in Backstreet Boys, Celebs, Debut Album, Live Music, Music, Music Bands, Music People, New LP, New Single, News, Performance, Pop Music, Records Sale, Singers, Song, TV Show on the November 4, 2007
If there’s still doubt about it, this should erase them all. The Backstreet Boys are most definitely back!
Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough and AJ McLean made their first live TV debut performance as the newly reformed group of four on the Wednesday edition of Regis & Kelly Halloween special.
The foursome performed their new single ‘Inconsolable’ off their latest album ‘Unbreakable’ which has already hit the stores this week.
I still think it’s odd to not see a boy band with five people in it. There’s the former Backstreet Boys, the former 5ive, the former NSYNC. But hey, whatever.
Blackout Reviews
Posted in Britney Spears, Live Music, Music Award, Music Review, New LP, Photography, Pop Music, Records Sale, Singers, Song on the October 30, 2007
Even if you don’t listen to her album and just judge it by what she’s been doing over the time it was recorded and promoted, you all know the Britney Spears’ ‘Blackout’ album is pretty much the nail in the coffin of her career. The Wall Street Journal thinks so too when they did a review on her album.
They said “A phalanx of producers and backing vocalists exert more of an influence on a disc that’s not quite a mess but only occasionally rises above a muddle… as a vocalist, Ms. Spears sounds weary, snide and at times disconnected. On some songs, her voice seems grafted to the material as if an afterthought… At the bottom register, her voice is a throaty bleat… With Blackout, Ms. Spears fails to deliver a recording that will re-establish her as a dominant pop star rather than a 25-year-old woman who seems bent on self-destruction.”
Spice Girls Making Headlines
Posted in Live Music, Music, Music Review, New Single, Singers, Song, Spice Girls on the October 24, 2007
The Spice Girls just released a 30 second preview of their new single ‘Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) to tease the fans of what’s in store. The song was co-written by Geri and Emma and it’s on the average side of a ballad. I guess you could say that I’m wishing that they came out with an up-tempo jam because this is the Spice Girls we’re talking about.
The full song will be available on Amazon on November 6th. Here’s the lyrics for the snippet that’s already available:
“To reach into your soul/This love is not demanding/My heart has told me so/I hold onto my hero/With faith and love to fly/The power to imagine/Will keep this love alive/Let’s make the headlines/Loud and true”.
Beyonce World
Posted in Beyonce Knowles, Celebs, Concert, Live Music, Music, Music Award, Music People, News, R&B, Song, Video on the August 18, 2007
It’s Beyonce’s world and we all just happen to live in it… no matter how much we hate it.
Beyonce was joined on the red carpet by her little sister Solange and her mom Tina to announce that she will be launching her junior apparel collection ‘Dereon’ in Toronto, Canada on Tuesday. That takes up the world of fashion.
Let’s head back to her roots in the music world now. On August 21, Beyonce will be releasing ‘Ireemplazable’. It’s an eight track Spanish language EP featuring select songs from Beyonce’s hit album ‘B’Day’.
B also has an unreleased duet with the beloved R&B singer Luther Vandross. That track will be featured in a new box set of the late singer’s hits. That album will be released in October.
50 Cent Takes Aim at Shooting Game
Posted in 50 Cent, Celebs, Hip-Hop, Live Music, Records Deal, Rumor on the July 24, 2007
50 Cent is apparently no fonder of fake shooting than he is of the real deal.
The Massacre rapper filed a $1 million lawsuit against Internet advertising company Traffix Inc. Friday, claiming that the Pearl River, New York, outfit pilfered his image for a banner ad that invites would-be consumers to “Shoot the Rapper” and “win $5,000 or five free ring tones GUARANTEED”—meaning, “Click here, and end up on one of our client’s Websites.”
If one’s mouse aim is on target, a misty spray of blood appears on the screen before the new Website opens.
The ad does not name check 50 Cent but, according to the complaint filed in New York State Court, the cartoon rapper on the screen is obviously supposed to be the 32-year-old hip-hop star.
The “vile, tasteless and despicable” depiction of 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, was “completely unauthorized” and “literally calls for violence against him,” states the lawsuit.
Before he hit it super-big with “In Da Club,” 50 Cent was shot nine times in a drive-by outside his grandmother’s house in Queens in May 2000. He inked a short-lived deal with Columbia Records from his hospital bed, later moving on to Universal Music Group’s Interscope after Eminem hooked him up with Dr. Dre and included the tune “Wanksta” on the 8 Mile soundtrack.
Traffix Inc.’s lawyer, Ezio Scaldaferri, told reporters that he had not yet seen the suit and couldn’t comment.
Live Nation, Maroon 5 ink for the long run
Posted in Adam Levine, Celebs, Concert, Live Music, Maroon 5, Music, Music Bands, Music People, News, Rock, Song on the July 18, 2007
Live Nation is now in the live Maroon 5 business. And not just for one tour.
Billboard has learned that the promoter has not only cut a deal to produce rock act Maroon 5’s 28-city fall arena tour, but both parties have also committed to a full-blown Live Nation amphitheater tour for summer 2008. Maroon 5 will play at least 60 shows under the Live Nation banner by the end of next year.
The deal follows previous statements by Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino that he wants to extend the life of the relationship between artist and promoter beyond one show or tour.
At a time when the touring industry is focusing on developing more arena-level headliners, many think Maroon 5 might fit the bill.
“They are uniquely poised at this point in their career to be a huge force in the industry for years to come,” said Jason Garner, president of North American music for Live Nation. “This is what everyone has said they would like to see — the promoter taking a step in the direction of helping to grow an artist’s career. We think we’ve come into this partnership at exactly the right time.”
iTunes Launches a Special Festival
Posted in Concert, Live Music, Music, Music Bands, Music People, Photography, iTunes on the June 13, 2007
Live music is the latest field of activity that is eyed by iTunes. Their technology will back the free iTunes Festival that will be held in London in July. Apple managed to put together a huge show with over 60 artists already confirmed for the events. Mika will start it off on July 1 and others that will be featured include Travis, Amy Winehouse, Crowded House, Stereophonics, Beverley Knight and Editors.
Fans that want to get their hands on a ticket will need to go to the official iTunes Festival web site and enter different competitions. In this 31 days program organizers will give access to artist interviews, videos, pictures, blogs and different podcasts. As expected there is also something to make money of. Every single concert will be recorded and sold on iTunes. This is the first event of its kind and people are skeptic when talking about results.
The Dr. Pepper Band Bubble
Posted in Live Music, MTV, Music, New LP on the May 25, 2007
Ever wondered what it would be like to see a band write their music? Dr. Pepper is sponsoring just such an opportunity, that is if you live in New York near Pier 54. The band Cartel will be living and working in a plastic bubble for 20 days, all for a show shot by MTV. Cameras will be on the 5 band members as they write and record their latest CD. The band is perfect for this sort of stunt, heck their lead guitarist is even named Joseph Pepper. MTV will shoot four episodes in a short series about the Band in the Bubble, and although this venture is sponsored by Dr. Pepper and they will brand the hell out of the bubble (and presumably force Cartel to drink LOTS of their soda) they insist that is the extent of their influence on the project. Cartel won’t be writing any jingles for the soda, if that’s what you’re wondering. As much as I love Dr. Pepper, I always cringe when I see publicity stunts like this. Although, I doubt I will be able to resist watching the show, no matter how high minded I think I am.
Two more members leave Evanescence
Posted in Live Music, Music, News, Rumor on the May 16, 2007
The guitarist and drummer with Evanescence have left the top-selling rock act for undisclosed reasons.
Guitarist John LeCompt claimed on his MySpace.com blog that he was fired during a cell phone conversation with singer Amy Lee, while drummer Rocky Gray said he was asked by band management not to discuss the situation.
However, Lee said in a statement that Evanescence remains “alive and well” and will soon return to the road with new musicians.
“John and Rocky were in Evanescence for four years and we shared some great times together playing live, but they were ready to move on and so we have parted ways,” she said. “Evanescence is something I have loved and nurtured since I was 14, and I will continue to protect and fight for it as I always have.”
LeCompt did not paint the situation so rosily on his blog. “Without any warning or negotiations for my future, I was fired for no good reason,” he said. “We have not always seen eye to eye on everything, but who does? Our common goal was always the same. To make Evanescence the best rock band it could ever be. I have always given blood, sweat and tears to make that happen but apparently that is not enough. I have now become just another of the people fallen by the wayside on the revolving door of her life.”
LeCompt was referring to the messy 2003 departure of founding guitarist Ben Moody, who was replaced by former Cold principal Terry Balsamo, and the 2006 exit of bassist Will Boyd, who was replaced by former Revolution Smile guitarist Tim McCord.
Lee said no shows would be canceled due to the lineup shift, but the group won’t have long to draft replacements for LeCompt and Gray. It is due to return to the stage May 19 at the first Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio, and has European dates on tap through late June.
Lollapalooza Line-Up 2007
Posted in Concert, Live Music, Music, TV Show on the April 17, 2007
That�s right, the summer music festival line-up has been posted. Look to see your favorite bands August 3rd through August 5th in Chicago. This honestly makes me wish I was going to be in town that weekend, because this is a great band list. Pearl Jam will be there, along with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Snow Patrol. Modest Mouse and Muse along with Interpol will be playing during the three day event at Grant Park. It�s one of the few line-ups for these large forum concerts that I seem to like most of. You know it�s going to be a great concert when you own albums from half of the artists planning to attend.
Why the heck is it out in Chicago though? This saddens my heart knowing that it�s in the middle of the country and now out on the West Coast where it should be (where I can attend). Also, I am slightly annoyed at these summer concerts held in outdoor venues where you spend most of your time distracted by the heat, sweat and flies and miss most of the music. I know it�s about ambiance and enjoying the season, but for goodness sake I want some comfort with my concert ticket! 