Sunday, July 31, 2005
AuGRID's Internet Audio Device Captures Attention of Platinum-Selling Record Label
AuGRID Corporation has announced it has entered into an agreement with JMR Records, a small platinum-selling record label based in Houston, under which AGRI, through its Internet Audio system, will distribute JMR product to music fans globally over the world wide web. AGRI will also retain a 5% ownership position in JMR, whose feature artist Hynch is spinning in the tier 3 markets; quickly approaching tier 2 and tier 1
Saturday, July 30, 2005
ME2 Volume 1
ME2 is the new look of indie in the 21st century. This compilation CD represents some of the best independent female performers in acoustic rock, rock, Americana, and blues muic. Each performer has a great fanbase and performing track record. Many of them have national recognition from media, festival competitions and peers in the industry. This CD is an opportunity for real music lovers to find the music that they are looking for and support the performers who have the talent to produce itTechnorati Tag: Music
Friday, July 29, 2005
Music Hurts
Music Hurts - digital music quarterly, covering wide range of styles and music trends. Hear the stories, download the music
Cockney Rejects
Cockney Rejects - official site for the band with discography, photos, news, and more
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
The Predators
The Predators - Japanese punk band featuring the vocalist and guitarist from The Pillows
Dr. Abacus
Dr. Abacus - an instrumental jazz quintet that owes as much to Looney Tunes as it does to Henry Mancini. Features four of the members of lounge ensemble Rosin Coven
Nick Menza
Nick Menza - official site of the former Megadeth drummer. Features news, bio, interviews, and more
David Ellefson
David Ellefson - official site of the former bass player of Megadeth. Offers news, bio, gear information, and more
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Musicians United to Sustain the Environment: Songs For the Earth - A Tribute to Rachel Carson
Earth music to inspire and empower the soul, this compilation by some of America's favorite folk-oriented musicians represents a variety of styles and songs; all for the good of the planetTechnorati Tag: Music
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson - official site of the lead singer of Iron Maiden. Includes information on his solo career and weekly radio show
Death Angel
Death Angel - official site of the thrash metal band from San Francisco. Offers news, bio, photos, and a message board
Tom Keifer
Tom Keifer - official site of the lead singer of Cinderella. Includes news, tour dates, and more
The Hovercrafts
The Hovercrafts - official site of this Australian band. Includes gig guide, press releases, and photos
Funny Money
Funny Money - official site of the hard rock band fronted by Steve Whiteman, formerly of Kix. Features news, tour dates, photos, and more
Janet Harbison
Janet Harbison - providing Limerick with Celtic Irish Harp lessons, Harps, the Irish Harp Orchestra, and the National Harp Orchestra
Can't Stop Won't Stop
Can't Stop Won't Stop - blog and official site of hip hop journalist Jeff Chang
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Diamond Head
Diamond Head - official site of the classic British metal band. Features news, tour dates, discography, and more
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Tangiers new album finds home on new label
From within the complex machine that is the music industry, a new record label has come into being. Baudelaire (thanks to Google we assume it's named for the 19th century French poet) is the brainchild of one Evan Newman, former Chart writer and the head of Middle Child Music Inc., a company that had previously only handled artist management and publicity
A waltz with Vienna's iconic spinmaster
Grammy-winning producer, remixer, DJ and label owner Peter Rauhofer is an iconic blond arguably best known for his very gay Star 69 record label, and then his remix work with Depeche Mode, Eurythmics, Madonna, Pet Shop Boys and Yoko Ono. Hour sat down with the NYC-based Rauhofer on the eve of his triumphant return to Montreal
Jay-Z meets world
Rapper Jay-Z is expanding his Roc-A-Fella empire with the launch of a new record label focused on the budding genre called world music. The label, to be called Roc La Familia, will be part of Universal Music's Def Jam Recordings, the world's largest rap label. Last year Jay-Z was elevated to president of Def Jam after Universal bought out the rapper's Roc-A-Fella label
Annihilator
Annihilator - official site of the Canadian speed metal band. Offers news, photos, sounds clips, and more
Glenn Hughes
Glenn Hughes - official site of the classic rock vocalist and bass player. Features news, bio, discography, and more
Rich Robinson
Rich Robinson - official site of the guitarist of the Black Crowes. Features news and sound clips from his solo projects
Magnolia Electric Co.
Magnolia Electric Co. - official site for the country rock band featuring Jason Molina
Friday, July 22, 2005
Cardboard Vampyres
Cardboard Vampyres - official site of the metal cover band, featuring Jerry Cantrell of Alice and Chains, and Billy Duffy of The Cult
Liz Carlisle
Liz Carlisle - New England-based Montana native straddling the boundary between country and folk
Thursday, July 21, 2005
The Accept Archive
The Accept Archive - official site of the German heavy metal band, provides tour dates, discography, photos, and band history
Mesa Symphony Orchestra
Mesa Symphony Orchestra - includes listing of seasonal events, educational programs, and ticket information
Open Media Network
Open Media Network - lets users access movies, music, video blogs, podcasts, and public television and radio programming offered by producers for Internet distribution
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Singersroom.com launched
Singersroom.com has been launched by MusicLife Entertainment Group, with a mission to provide a forum and community for the R&B and urban culture. Singersroom.com is an interactive e-zine which includes candid interviews, music, videos, fashion trends, technology reviews, and business & educational tips on a wide array of topics
Bluegrass Lyrics
Bluegrass Lyrics - providing lyrics for traditional bluegrass and early country music
2005 Video Music Awards
2005 Video Music Awards - online voting, sweepstakes, photos, and more. Airs August 28, 2005 from Miami
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Queensland Music Festival 2005
Queensland Music Festival 2005 - held in 20 centers around Queensland. Includes calendar of events, news, and artist profiles
Scott Parsons
Scott Parsons - style ranges from flawless finger picking to a percussive syncopated reggae style that Scott has labelled Rastacadian, his own style of East Coast influenced world music
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo - official site for the band includes fan forums and news about Richard and Danny Elfman
DevilDriver
DevilDriver - official site of the metal band fronted by Dez Fafara, formerly of Coal Chamber. Features news, tour dates, media, and more
The Haunted
The Haunted - official site of the Swedish metal band offers news, bio, discography, tour dates, photos, merchandise, and more
Missy Higgins
Missy Higgins - official site with the latest news, tour dates, and photos of this Australian singer/song writer
Dark Canada: Documenting the Great Dark North
Dark Canada: Documenting the Great Dark North - features people and businesses in Saskatoon involved in the so-called dark culture, characterized by aggressive music, and black, gothic-style fashions
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Scissors for Lefty
Scissors for Lefty - San Francisco-based indie rock band creating a sound like the lovechild between hi-fi producing and low-fi charisma
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Iceland Airwaves
Iceland Airwaves - October 19-23, 2005 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Includes a number of local Icelandic bands and international artists like The Fiery Furnaces, The Zutons, Babyshambles, and The (International) Noise Conspiracy
The Mitchell Brothers
The Mitchell Brothers - the first signing to Mike Skinner's The Beats record label
Wicked - Chicago Production
Wicked - Chicago Production - official site for the Chicago production of the musical by Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz
Once Around the Sun
Once Around the Sun - official site for the musical about music, musicians, and the music business. Book by Kellie Overbey, music and lyrics by Robert Morris, Steven Morris, and Joe Shane
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
The Great American Trailer Park Musical - official site for the musical with a book by Betsy Kelso and music and lyrics by David Nehls
American Folk Festival
American Folk Festival - five stages featuring music and dance from traditions across the Americas, a children's area, parades, storytelling, workshops, craft exhibits, and demonstrations for people of all ages
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Petty Booka
Petty Booka - ukulele-strumming duo from Japan takes pop, country, and traditional tunes and reworks them into country-western covers
Suburban Beats
Suburban Beats - official site of DJ Matt Lee and DJ MLD. Includes streaming mixes, an appearance calendar, pictures, and mailing list information
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Chicago Blues Reunion: Burned Alive In The Blues
A who’s who of Chicago blues and rock icons joins Out The Box Records who signed the key performers to a two record deal. The reunion joins Barry Goldberg on keyboards, Nick Gravenites for vocals and guitar, Sam Lay on drums, Tracey Nelson vocals, Harvey Mandel on guitar and Corkey Siegel on harmonicaTechnorati Tag: Music
Friday, July 08, 2005
Wikipedia: Grime
Wikipedia: Grime - description of the musical offshoot of early 21st U.K. garage music. Well known purveyors include Wiley, Dizzee Rascal, So Solid Crew, Virus Syndicate, Kano, and Lady Sovereign
Grimemusic.com
Grimemusic.com - news, interviews, reviews, and links for the British grime garage scene
BluesFest.com
BluesFest.com - directory of live blues music venues in the U.S. and Canada including bars, clubs, and festivals
Young Jeezy
Young Jeezy - official site for Young Jeezy from Corporate Thugz Entertainment. Features information, pictures, and video samples
Thursday, July 07, 2005
LatinRapper.com
LatinRapper.com - Latin hip-hop source with artists, labels, album reviews, news, artist resources, and more
Bands of the Calgary Stampede
Bands of the Calgary Stampede - showbands that act as ambassadors to the Calgary Stampede, and lead the Calgary Stampede Parade
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Rob Lee: The Upstate Hustle
With the smoothness of Smokey Robinson, and the seductiveness of D'Angelo, R&B artist Rob Lee shows what true falsetto singing is aboutTechnorati Tag: Music
Myspace.com: Music
Myspace.com: Music - featured artists and pick of the week, music videos, forums, classifieds, artist signup, and more
Directors Label
Directors Label - highlights the work of filmmakers who have helped redefine music video in recent decades. Volumes 4-7 showcases the work of Anton Corbijn, Jonathan Glazer, Mark Romanek, and Stephanie Sednaoui
105 Tangents
105 Tangents - alterna-rock with a touch of slow, country blues and forays into 70's psychedelic England and the 80;s Los Angeles punk scene
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Nashville Session Players: Homeless In America
20 Songs plus 2 free downloads of satirical, political & social commentary; populist progressive view addressing war, poverty, health, taxation, social security privatization, environmental, globalization, gun control & other important Human Rights issuesTechnorati Tag: Music
Sunday, July 03, 2005
Rapper 2Pac keeps Crazy Chick from top of chart
Teenage Welsh soprano Charlotte Church's first pop single "Crazy Chick" has been restricted to second place in Britain's charts after American rapper 2Pac retained the top spot for the second week. 2Pac's "Ghetto Gospel", released almost nine years after he died in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, features a sample of Elton John's 1971 track "Indian Summer" and is his first UK number one
Simon Waronker
In 1955 Simon Waronker, who has died aged 90, had spent 16 years as Twentieth Century Fox's orchestral contractor, organising the studio's music. It was then that his cousin, Decca Record's Herb Newman, proposed that they launch a record label. Waronker finally decided that he would do so - even if, by then, Herb had set up his own label. The result from Waronker, after a banking neighbour had accepted his furniture as collateral, was Liberty Records
Delta Goodrem
Delta Goodrem will soon be living in New York with Irish boyfriend Brian McFadden and concentrating solely on breaking into the American music market
Emilio Gotay
Singer/Songwriter and New York/Puerto Rican native Emilio Gotay has signed a development deal with THE RECORD LABEL (TRL Records), an independent label with a strong distribution arm, Sony/BMG World wide. Gotay's deal with TRL will allow the talented artist to continue to write/produce and perform all music for his upcoming untitled debut CD in the late fall
Saturday, July 02, 2005
Raul Midón.com
Raul Midón.com - official site for the pop/jazz/Latin guitarist. Includes news, journal, photos, tour information, and more
Morning Spy
Morning Spy - San Francisco-based indie pop band laced with rich guitar textures and fuzzy, yet intricate songwriting
E! Online: Luther Vandross
E! Online: Luther Vandross - facts, credits, news, and multimedia for award-winning singer-songwriter
Friday, July 01, 2005
New film on music and health care
Rock A Mole Productions of Los Angeles has released Everybody In, Nobody Out, a new film on musicians and health care. It's just seven minutes long but it packs quite a wallop. It will be sent free on VHS to any musician or music writer who requests it. For more information, contact rockrap@aol.com or RRC, Box 341305, LA, CA 90034.
"What does it say about the richest country on earth that its citizens must depend upon raffles and spaghetti dinners to pay the medical bills--a situation that exists in no other civilized country? What does it say about members of Congress and presidents, Democrats and Republicans all, who are content with a health care system that ignores the needs of tens of millions of Americans while it makes multimillionaires out of those who profit from disease and death?"--from Critical Condition by Donald L. Bartlett and James B. Steele
"What does it say about the richest country on earth that its citizens must depend upon raffles and spaghetti dinners to pay the medical bills--a situation that exists in no other civilized country? What does it say about members of Congress and presidents, Democrats and Republicans all, who are content with a health care system that ignores the needs of tens of millions of Americans while it makes multimillionaires out of those who profit from disease and death?"--from Critical Condition by Donald L. Bartlett and James B. Steele
Telluride Jazz Celebration
Telluride Jazz Celebration - Telluride, Colorado - 2005 - Annual music festival. Highlighting schedule, tickets, lodging options, and sponsors
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Georgia Public Broadcasting - Peach State Public Radio. Network broadcasting local and NPR news, classical music and jazz to listeners in Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama
Coverville
Coverville - podcast, produced three times a week, that focuses exclusively on cover songs
Know You're Waking
Know You're Waking - official site for the rock quartet includes news, shows, and media clips
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