Archive for March, 2007
By Guest on Mar 30, 2007 in Music, Reviews, Track Listings, Jazz, Fusion, Rock, Cds, Instrumental, Musicians, Albums, UK, Hill Briggs | 0 Comments
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Hill Briggs is a one man show on his simply and fittingly titled Solo Album. I find it difficult to begin to articulate all the feelings and complete satisfaction I felt listening to this music. Briggs is an outstanding musician. He spent two years putting this amazing project together. What I find astonishing is the […]
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By bandweblogs on Mar 30, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Reviews, Record Companies, Bands, Promotion, Marketing, Independent, Signed, Unsigned, Publicists, PR Firms, Management, Guest Bloggers, Distribution, Publicity | 0 Comments
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Music publicists, pr firms, record companies, band management companies, bands and artists that have music press releases and music reviews to distribute online, can submit them to BandWeblogs.com. If you would like to sign up as a Guest Music Blogger to submit press releases, music reviews, band links, music, videos and more just register and […]
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By Jenny May on Mar 30, 2007 in Music, Festivals, Bands, Events, New York, Live Earth, Going Green, Earth Day, Chicago, San Francisco, Taylor Hicks, Bob Weir and Ratdog, Mad Professor | 0 Comments
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If you’re out and about on Earth Day (Sunday April 22, 2007) or that weekend and are wondering what to do, there are some great shows happening at the Green Apple Music and Arts Festival. The festival is spread out across three cities: New York City, Chicago and San Francisco and takes place April 20-22, […]
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By Guest on Mar 29, 2007 in Music, Reviews, Jazz, Piano, Albums, England | 0 Comments
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Born in Guildford, England in 1986, this self-taught musician began playing piano at the age of 12. By the time Rupert Leighton was 14, he was irreversably hooked on blues and jazz.
At the tender age of 16, Leighton was a professional musician on the local club circuit and left school to set up his own […]
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By Guest on Mar 29, 2007 in Music, Tour Dates, Reviews, Festivals, Jazz, Warren Hill, Nick Colionne, SmoothViews, SmoothVibes, Live Show Reviews, All Star Cruise, Berks Festival | 0 Comments
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Berks Festival fans were treated to the funky grooves of Warren Hill on March 24 for The Groove Boutique’s Rafe Gomez Hosts Warren Hill and Nick Colionne show. According to sources, Hill had a packed house standing and dancing to his rendition of “Play That Funky Music.”
“Warren is a great player, and he knows how […]
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By Jenny May on Mar 28, 2007 in Music, Charts, Bands, Cds, Indie, UK Singles Releases, New Releases, Musicians, England, Band Names, New Bands | 0 Comments
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As always there are some exciting new spring releases to look forward to from old and new names.
Here is a list of upcoming UK singles releases for April 2007 from ukmix.org. Remember that these dates could change, so the best thing to do is to go to the band or artists’ Official Website for the […]
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By Guest on Mar 28, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Events, Singer/Songwriter, Charity, Brooklyn, Ben Godwin, LIFEbeat | 0 Comments
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Brooklyn songwriter Ben Godwin will be performing a private show on April 3rd for LIFEbeat’s Hearts and Voices Series. The show begins at 7PM at the Rivington House, located at 45 Rivington Street, between Forsyth & Eldridge.
LIFEbeat’s Hearts and Voices is a series of free shows and performances that reaches thousands of HIV+ people at […]
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By Guest on Mar 27, 2007 in Music, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Folk, Blues, New Releases, Country, Jen Porter | 0 Comments
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Moving On, the third album from Chicago-based artist Jen Porter, showcases the singer’s sultry, gutsy voice and ability to seamlessly blend rock and roll, blues and country-folk influences into a contemporary sound. Featuring a solid backing band, this collection of songs is polished, down-to-earth, and full of energy, the perfect soundtrack to a dinner party […]
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By Guest on Mar 27, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Bands, Rock, New York, Promotion, Artist Development, Musicians, MusicDish, Eric de Fontenay, The Love Kills Theory | 0 Comments
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MusicDish Network, the artist development department of MusicDish LLC, a leading music magazine publisher and marketing firm, announced the addition of New York-based alternative rock band The Love Kills Theory to its roster. MusicDish will provide full online management support, including brand development and marketing, as well as representation at major music conferences such as […]
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By Jenny May on Mar 26, 2007 in Music, Events, New Releases, iTunes, Al Gore, Live Earth, Charity, Going Green, Dave Stewart, Greenpeace Works, Go Green, Bonnie Raitt, Annie Lennox, Sarah McLachlan, Greenpeace, Earth Day, Glen Ballard | 6 Comments
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Dave Stewart (The Eurythmics) and his company Weapons of Mass Entertainment are working with Greenpeace as “Greenpeace Works” to help get the word out amongst Hollywood celebrities and the media about going green and environmental issues.
Reuters reports that after years of supporting Greenpeace, Dave Stewart is now planning to release a single, “Go Green” on […]
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By Jenny May on Mar 23, 2007 in Music, Tour Dates, Festivals, Interviews, Bands, Jimi Hendrix, Muse, Rock, The Rolling Stones, Isle of Wight Festival, Europe, Mick Jagger, Webcasts, Amy Winehouse, Martin Scorsese, A Bigger Bang | 0 Comments
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How cool is Mick Jagger? I say. After hearing about The Rolling Stones‘ upcoming European tour dates, I thought I’d log onto their website to read more about the tour. What I didn’t expect was to see that not only was an official announcement planned yesterday, but there was an exclusive live tour announcement interview […]
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By Guest on Mar 22, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Bands, Jazz, Promotion, Guitar, Hollywood, Charity, Vernon Neilly, Musicians Institute, Hurricane Katrina, Japan | 0 Comments
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Recently, contemporary jazz award winning, Billboard Top 10 charting artist/producer Vernon Neilly took some time out to perform at a Los Angeles area school. Vernon who is a stickler for education and supporting music in public school programs, is always reaching out to young aspiring talent who are interested in learning about and pursuing professional […]
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By Guest on Mar 22, 2007 in Music, Reviews, Rock, Cds, Guitar, Electronica, Instrumental, Classical, New Age, New Releases | 0 Comments
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Richard Zeier’s Phenomenation is a cleanly produced, mostly instrumental album that incorporates sounds from rock, classical, new age, and electronica. The album is well composed and Zeier’s guitar work is superb. Each of the thirteen tracks explores emotional locations that combine to create an overall sound that at once transcends time and location yet feels […]
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By Jenny May on Mar 21, 2007 in Music, Tour Dates, Videos, Charts, Track Listings, youtube, Bands, Cds, New Releases, Arctic Monkeys, Brainstorm, Favourite Worst Nightmare, Domino Records, Mercury Prize, Lily Allen, Little Flames, Gas Club | 1 Comment
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Arctic Monkeys are back and it looks like they’re not ready to go away anytime soon. Arctic Monkeys have a new video out for their latest single, “Brianstorm” set for release in the UK on April 16th on Domino Records. The single will be available for download April 2nd. The official UK release date for […]
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By Jenny May on Mar 20, 2007 in Music, Bands, Contests, BBC, England, Red Nose Day, Scooch, Justin Hawkins, Beverlei Brown, Eurovision Song Contest, Big Brovaz, Helsinki, Finland, Terry Wogan | 4 Comments
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After living in England for the last four years, one thing (amongst many others) that was completely new to me when I came here was the Eurovision Song Contest that takes place annually in Europe. The contest is held in the country of the winner from the previous year, and this year the contest will […]
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