NY Fly-Away Contest

“Thats Not My Name” Video

We’ve all heard the song and by now, we all know their name. UK dynamic duo, The Ting Tings, are once again making their way stateside this September.

Showcasing their brand of art-minded dance rock, Katie White and Jules De Martino will be hitting the arena circuit in continued support of their infectious 2008 debut, ‘We Started Nothing’.

Columbia Records are hosting a fly-away contest for The Ting Ting’s upcoming performance at New York’s acclaimed Madison Square Garden.

To enter, simply count the total number of times Katie says “That’s Not My Name” in the video below. Everyone who answers correctly is automatically entered to win, with one lucky winner earning two roundtrip tickets to NY, one night of hotel accommodations and a pair of tickets to the show!

For more information, go to: Ting Tings – fly-away contest

Current single, “That’s Not My Name” continues in their video tradition of optical explosions and unparalleled dance moves.

Watch “That’s Not My Name” video:

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The Ting Tings on amazon.com

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September / October 2009 Tour Dates:

(Dates and information subject to change.)

September 2009

15 Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater
17 San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion
18 Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
20 Glendale, AZ – Jobing.com Arena
23 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
24 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
26 Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
28 Fairfax, VA – The Patriot Center
30 Toronto, ONT – Air Canada Center

October 2009

2 Boston, MA – TD Banknorth Garden
3 Philadelphia, PA – Wachovia Center
5 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Album: We Started Nothing
Release Date: Out NOW!
Label: Columbia Records

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The Ting Tings Official Website

Recorded live at New York’s Madison Square Garden in August, 2008, experience Neil Diamond Hot August Night/NYC on DVD – the entire show beginning to end – 25 career-spanning hits from Neil’s phenomenal four-night sold-out run at the fabled concert hall.

The DVD features more than two hours of music including “Holly Holy,” “Love On the Rocks,” “I Am …I Said,” “Forever In Blue Jeans,” “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “America” and the world’s greatest sing-along “Sweet Caroline.”

It also includes the first concert versions of songs from his critically acclaimed album, 12 Songs and the chart-busting Home Before Dark PLUS the exclusive bonus feature “Welcome Home Neil,” a behind-the-scenes look at Neil’s pilgrimage to his childhood home in Brooklyn, and a bonus CD featuring 10 Neil Diamond studio favorites.

Available Now for pre-order at Walmart.com

Also available at NeilDiamond.com

WATCH NEIL DIAMOND – HOT AUGUST NIGHT/NYC
Friday, August 14, 2009 8pm ET/7pm CT
ONLY ON CBS

DVD sold exclusively at all Walmart locations. In Stores August 14, 2009

Check out some clips from the show here…

Watch videos:

Hot August Night NYC Promo video:

Cracklin’ Rosie:

I Am I Said:

Buy Music:

Neil Diamond on amazon.com

Neil Diamond Official Website

We are pleased to present the release of Phish’s December 30, 1997 live concert from Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Phish on amazon.com

After a standout show on 12/29/97, the band gave a loose, funky performance on the second night of their three-night stand at Madison Square Garden. The band came out of the gates smoking on night three of a four-show holiday tour on December 30th with “Sneakin’ Sally Thru The Alley” and “Taste”.

The nearly 3.5 hour marathon was capped by a playful, non-stop second set that highlighted a sublime “AC/DC Bag”, rare “McGrupp And The Watchful Hosemasters” and a heavily-narrated “Harpua” which introduced elements of the New Year’s Eve Udder Ball gag and Tom Marshall’s mysterious appearance from Trey’s past for Phish’s first and only cover of The Proclaimer’s “I Wanna Be (500 Miles)”.

An extended “Harry Hood”,  “My Soul” and a deep, four-song encore of “Carini”, “Black-Eyed Katy”, a reprised “Sneakin’ Sally” and “Frankenstein” completed a curfew-breaking second set so long that the band got to wish the audience an early happy new year. Paul Languedoc’s 2-track soundboard mix mastered by Fred Kevorkian was sync’d to all the available video shot from the front-of-house position to create this latest LivePhish Video offering. 12/30/97 Madison Square Garden is an excellent example of just how fun a Phish Holiday show could be. Alone or as a necessary companion to the previous show, this is must-hear (and must-see) Phish from the archives.

This concert is available now for download at LivePhish.com (MP3 and FLAC) and on CD (available also at Phish Dry Goods) as part of the LivePhish series, packaged in an innovative and earth-friendly (fully recycled) folding softcase digi-pak. Video of this concert (with fully sync’d soundboard audio) is also available at LivePhish.com. We’ve also created specially priced bundles for CD+MP3, CD+VIDEO, and FLAC+VIDEO.

Track List:

DISC 1
1. Sneakin’ Sally Thru The Alley
2. Taste
3. Water In The Sky
4. Punch You In The Eye
5. Stash
6. Chalk Dust Torture
7. A Day In The Life

DISC 2
1. AC/DC Bag
2. McGrupp And The Watchful Hosemasters
3. Harpua
4. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
5. Harpua
6. Izabella

DISC 3
1. Harry Hood
2. My Soul
3. Sleeping Monkey
4. Guyute
5. Carini
6. Black-Eyed Katy
7. Sneakin’ Sally Thru The Alley
8. Frankenstein

Live Phish

Phish Dry Goods Shop

Phish Official Website

Coldplay announce their “Viva La Vida” North American Tour in support of their new album of the same name, set for release in the US on June 17th, 2008 (UK – June 12th).

The tour, which will be produced by Live Nation, will kick off on June 29th in Philadelphia, PA.

Ticket information is available at www.coldplay.com or at Live Nation.

Before kicking off the “Viva La Vida” tour, Coldplay will play free concerts in London (June 16, 2008 at the Brixton Academy) and New York (June 23rd at Madison Square Garden). Information on how to win tickets to these shows will be available at www.coldplay.com. The contest will run May 9th, 2008 through June 1st. Winners will receive notification on June 5th.

‘Viva La Vida’, Coldplay’s upcoming album, will be released by Capitol Music Group on June 17th. Produced by Brian Eno and Markus Dravs, the record is the follow-up to 2005’s ‘X&Y’, which debuted at #1 in 32 countries and has sold 10 million copies worldwide to date.

The album’s lead single “Violet Hill” was downloaded by two million people during the recent one-week period in which the band made the song available to fans for free. It is now for sale at all digital retailers and is quickly rising to the top of the charts at Modern Rock and AAA radio.

Coldplay will perform “Violet Hill” on the “TODAY” show on NBC on Friday, June 27th. Fans are encouraged to check out the performance in person. Viewing is on a first-come, first-served basis outside the show’s Window on the World Studio, located at 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. The band will also perform on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” on June 26th.

“[Lead singer Chris] Martin broods over a lost lover with a snarling acidity that makes him sound more human than ever – miles away from the dreamy romantic he was on soaring ballads like ‘Speed of Sound,’” said Rolling Stone, naming “Violet Hill” a must-have in a recent “Downloads” column. “Jonny Buckland rips jagged, bluesy riffs that match Martin’s mood while drummer Will Champion and bassist Guy Berryman maintain a stalking beat primal rock & roll.” The Los Angeles Times pronounced the single a “promising return,” also marveling at its harder edge.

‘Viva La Vida’ tracklisting:
1. Life In Technicolor
2. Cemeteries Of London
3. Lost!
4. 42
5. Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love
6. Yes
7. Viva La Vida
8. Violet Hill
9. Strawberry Swing
10. Death And All His Friends

Coldplay 2008 North American tour dates are as follows:

All dates are subject to change! Go to Coldplay’s Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

June 29 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
July 2 Washington, DC Verizon Center
July 3 Hartford, CT XL Center
July 5 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 6 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
July 8 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
July 9 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
July 10 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
July 12 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
July 19 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 21 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
July 24 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
July 27 Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival
July 29 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
July 30 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
August 1 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
August 3 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
August 4 Chicago, IL United Center
October 20 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
October 21 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
October 26 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
October 29 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
October 30 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
November 3 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
November 11 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
November 18 Houston, TX Toyota Center
November 19 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
November 21 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
November 22 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena

Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends on amazon.co.uk

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends on amazon.com

Coldplay Official Website

Coldplay Myspace

For some, it’s not cool to like Justin Timberlake. For others, he’s the one. The Prince of Pop. The ‘it’ guy.

The more singles that Justin Timberlake releases, the more he’s growing on me. His voice, the harmonies, the feel of the mix and the production on his songs are quality. When I first heard “Cry Me A River” I thought, “What is this?” It’s got to be one of the best pop songs that I’ve heard so far in the 21st century.

Also, people want to work with him. His collaborations with other singers, producers and musicians confirms to me that there is ’something there’ when it comes to not only his music, but his character as well. Established names in the music industry like 50 Cent, Missy Elliott, Beyonce, Nelly Furtado, Timbaland, Rick Rubin, Reba McEntire, Duran Duran and Snoop Dog are just a few of the names that he’s already worked with.

On November 25th, 2007 Channel 4 in England aired FutureSex/LoveShow, Justin Timberlake’s August 2007 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. I just happened to turn on the TV just a few minutes into the 2-hour show. I didn’t plan on watching the whole thing, but that’s what I ended up doing.

I can’t recall ever seeing live footage of a Justin Timberlake concert like the FutureSex/LoveShow before. I was impressed. The concert came across as a great party atmosphere that included a spectacular light show with songs from the ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’ album and more. The dancers were fun to watch – dressed in casual clothes most of the time – with the exception of the strippers/dancers for one of the songs!

At times Justin would dance on his own, which takes some nerve and a lot of confidence. The backup singers sounded and looked good. Timbaland made a guest appearance and for some songs, Justin played the piano/keyboard. His voice sounded great when he was dancing and he seems to be at the top of his game.

The word Future in both the title of his show and his album seems appropriate. With all that he’s done so far, it will be interesting to see what the future holds for Justin Timberlake. It seems for him, the sky is the limit.

The FutureSex/LoveShow that aired on TV didn’t include all that is available on the DVD that has just been released. It mainly showed the live performances with just some backstage footage.

Here’s a track listing that I found for the Australian DVD release…not sure if this is the same track listing for the US and UK release:

(Unconfirmed Track Listing)

Disk 1
1. DVD1: Opening Conversation
2. FutureSex/LoveSounds
3. Like I Love You
4. My Love
5. Senorita
6. Sexy Ladies
7. Until The End Of Time
8. What Goes Around…/…COMES Around
9. Chop Me Up
10. Intermission – Jt & Timbaland
11. Rock Your Body
12. Gone
13. Take It From Here
14. Last Night
15. Damn Girl
16. Summer Love
17. Losing My Way
18. Cry Me A River
19. Lovestoned / I Think She Knows
20. Sexyback
21. (Another Song) All Over Again
22. Goodnights & Credits

Disk 2
1. DVD2: 1 On 1 With Jt
2. The Making Of FutureSex/LoveShow
3. Open Mic
4. Under The Stage
5. Lovestoned/I Think She Knows (Justice Remix)

Futuresex/Loveshow – Live from Madison Square Garden DVD on amazon.com

FutureSex/LoveShow DVD on amazon.co.uk

For more information go to:

Justin Timberlake Official Website

By: Jenny May – Band Weblogs