By bandweblogs on Oct 17, 2008 in Press Releases, Videos | Tags: Ashanti, Children, Colbie Caillat, Jason Mraz, Moby, Musicians, Natasha Bedingfield, Sara Bareilles, youtube | 0 Comments

Ashanti, the multi-platinum Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter and actress and singer/songwriter Jason Mraz, along with Natasha Bedingfield, Moby, Chuck D, Chris Cornell, Tony Hawk, Colbie Caillat, Darius Rucker, Sara Bareilles, Sean Kingston, Matt White, Julie Roberts, Diana Page, and Krista, joined with Strong American Schools and YouCast to launch a series of public service announcements by top talent and music artists …
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By bandweblogs on Oct 15, 2008 in Bands, Press Releases | Tags: DissolvedIn, Musicians, Red Bull Bedroom Jam, Shows | 0 Comments

After the brilliant performance last time by the boys from Bognor, next up on Red Bull Bedroom Jam are DissolvedIn. Formed in 2006, this exciting Reading based quartet create a pop/punk sound with an unique hint of electro …
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By bandweblogs on Sep 22, 2008 in Albums, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Berklee School of Music, Bon Jovi, Luke Mulholland, Mountain, Musicians | 0 Comments

“That kid [Luke] is incredible…” - Richie Sambora, Bon Jovi. Luke Mulholland is a guitar virtuoso who, in his late teens, has already recorded and released four full-length albums and completed several tours of the United States and Canada …
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By bandweblogs on Sep 18, 2008 in Albums, Featured, New Releases, Press Releases, Videos | Tags: Carla Bruni, France, Jools Holland, Later w, Musicians, Nicolas Sarkozy, youtube | 0 Comments

Carla Bruni performed for the first time on UK TV September 16th, 2008 on Later Live…with Jools Holland. We have a clip of her appearance on the show, which includes an interview with Jools Holland where she discusses her songwriting, her husband French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s participation …
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By bandweblogs on Jun 11, 2008 in Music, Press Releases | Tags: Competitions, Music, Musicians, Unsigned Bands | 0 Comments

Are you a musician? Looking for incredible exposure? Want your stuff played in a national ad campaign?
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By bandweblogs on Apr 17, 2008 in Bands, Featured, Music, Press Releases, Videos | Tags: Beer, Budweiser, Dave Cloud, Instruments, Music, Musicians, TV | 4 Comments

Budweiser will be launching their True Dedication campaign, which starts with the release of Budweiser’s new ‘True Dedication’ TV ad …
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By Jenny May on Feb 19, 2008 in Albums, Bands, Interviews, Music, New Releases | Tags: Aristazabal Hawkes, Drummers, Fyfe Dangerfield, Greig Stewart, Guillemots, MC Lord Magrao, Music, Musicians, Red | 0 Comments

Guillemots (pictured: Aristazabal Hawkes, Fyfe Dangerfield, Greig Stewart and MC Lord Magrao) return with their second studio album, ‘Red’, released March 24, 2008. Read the interview! …
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By bandweblogs on Feb 15, 2008 in Albums, Music, Press Releases | Tags: Forest Tour, Forestry Commission, Going Green, KT Tunstall, Music, Musicians, Shows, Tom Baxter, Tour Dates | 0 Comments
The fantastic KT Tunstall has announced two concerts as part of the Forestry Commission’s forest tour this Summer.
The past 3 years have been a hectic time for KT Tunstall as she has become established as a phenomenally successful artist both sides of the Atlantic. Her debut album ‘Eye To The Telescope’ has sold over 4 [...]
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By Jenny May on Feb 15, 2008 in Albums, Music, New Releases | Tags: BBC, Classical Music, David Garrett, Music, Musicians, Stradivarius, Track Listings, Violin | 2 Comments

I just watched a funny interview on the BBC news. Classical violinist David Garrett must have a pretty good PR person working for him, because I think this was the first time that I’ve seen a musician play in the studio, on the news …
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By bandweblogs on Feb 14, 2008 in Albums, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Artists, Beatles, Cds, Creation Records, Franz Ferdinand, Hoorgi House Records, Ivor Cutler, Jeremy Cutler, John Lennon, John Peel, Music, Musicians, Poets, Record Companies | 1 Comment

Two years after the death of iconic poet and musician Ivor Cutler, his family have announced a new release of ‘A Flat Man’, Ivor’s final album. This much-sought-after album has been unavailable since 1999 …
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By Jenny May on Feb 12, 2008 in Albums, Music, New Releases, Reviews | Tags: Cds, Kathryn Williams, Music, Musicians, Neill McColl, Singer/Songwriter, UK Singles Releases | 0 Comments

Listening to Kathryn Williams and Neill McColl is like lying on your back outside on a sunny day, watching the clouds go by. The music is so tranquil that I couldn’t concentrate on the work I was trying to do - and instead, gave up and am now writing this review …
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By bandweblogs on Feb 8, 2008 in Bands, Music, Press Releases | Tags: Carl Evans Jr, Concerts, Events, Fattburger, Fundraisers, Humphreys, Jazz, Music, Musicians, Networking, San Diego | 1 Comment
Family, friends and fans will join together for a special event at Humphreys in honor of San Diego native Carl Evans Jr., frontman of nationally acclaimed jazz band Fattburger on Sunday, February 10, 2008 from 6 pm to 12 am.
Evans is in the midst of some serious health challenges and all proceeds collected from the [...]
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By bandweblogs on Feb 7, 2008 in Albums, Music, New Releases, Press Releases, Videos | Tags: Cds, Ewan MacColl, Kathryn Williams, Music, Musicians, Neill MacColl, Peggy Seeger, Tour Dates, UK Singles Releases | 0 Comments

Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl release “Come With Me” as a first single from their forthcoming ‘Two’ album on 25th February, 2008. “Come With Me” is a spine-tingling, intimate and beguiling song …
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By bandweblogs on Feb 7, 2008 in Albums, Free Mp3s, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Downloads, Groove Armada, Jack McManus, Music, Musicians, Piano, Polydor Records, Shows, Steve Robson, UK Singles Releases | 0 Comments

Introducing…Jack McManus. See Jack McManus at his piano, and it’s hard to imagine man and keyboard apart. The musical hooks fly in from all corners on his debut album, ‘Either Side of Midnight’ …
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By bandweblogs on Feb 6, 2008 in Bands, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Bonerama, Damian Kulash, David Letterman, Downloads, EPs, Mardi Gras, Music, Musicians, New Orleans, OK Go, Track Listings | 0 Comments

For Mardi Gras this year (February 5th, 2008), OK Go released ‘You’re Not Alone’, a five-song digital EP featuring New Orleans brass band Bonerama (as in TROMbone, of which there are four in the band). All proceeds from this project, available exclusively at iTunes, will benefit members of New Orleans’ music community …
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