429 Records Pays Tribute to 'THE BAND' With 'ENDLESS HIGHWAY: THE MUSIC OF THE BAND'
SANTA MONICA, CA (Savoy Label Group) - Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel - aka THE BAND - inarguably placed alongside a shortlist of groups considered "rock royalty," will be paid a long-overdue, much-deserved tribute with ENDLESS HIGHWAY: THE MUSIC OF THE BAND - ...
| Experience Nirvana Onstage With the Concert Chronicle 'Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!'
SANTA MONICA, CA (Universal Music Enterprises) - Originally conceived by Kurt Cobain the year after the release of Nirvana's "Nevermind," "Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!" makes its DVD debut on November 7th, 2006. First issued on VHS in 1994, "Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!" (Geffen/UMe) has now been color-corrected, ...
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'THE NEW PUNK BLUES OF ED PETTERSEN' MARKS RETURN OF NASHVILLE SONGWRITER/SINGER WHO EVERYONE SEEMS TO KNOW
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Conqueroo) - Two clarifications up front: The New Punk Blues of Ed Pettersen is a folk album. Of course. And Pettersen, often mispronounced or misspelled, is pronounced 'Peterson.'But who is Ed Pettersen'And why does everyone on both sides of the river in Nashville seem to know him, ...
| Saosin Punks The Opposition To Be Crowned The October Winner Of Yahoo! Music's 'Who's Next?: User's Choice' Competition
(Saosin Official Website) - Southern California's post-hardcore group, Saosin, are one of rock's fastest-growing bands and winner of Yahoo! Music's "Who's Next?: User's Choice" contest for the month of October. Beating out worthy competitors, including Under the Influence of Giants, The Format and ...
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Sublime: 'Everything Under the Sun' Career-Spanning Box Set Out On November 14, 2006
SANTA MONICA, CA (By SUJATA MURTHY/ Universal Music Enterprises) - The Long Beach trio known as Sublime began with a gig on July 4th, 1988 that as legend tells ignited the infamous "Peninsula Riot." The chaos and excitement escalated over the next eight years, from the backyards of Long Beach and "40 ...
| Matchbox Twenty's Adam Gaynor Finds Electric Crush
San Antonio, TX (www.electriccrush.com) - Former Matchbox Twenty guitarist Adam Gaynor has signed on to be the new co-manager and producer for the rock band Electric Crush. Adam will be co-managing with current manager / producer Keith Michael Chester of Crop Circle Records, and will be working with ...
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Famed Rock Producer Sylvia Massy Launches Indie Label National Recorder with 'Shine,' the Upbeat Debut from Popular L.A. Band The Skies Of America
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Luck Media & Marketing) - Renowned rock producer and engineer Sylvia Massy - whose resume includes Tool, System of a Down, Tom Petty, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Aerosmith - built her state-of-the-art RadioStar Studios and started her indie label National Recorder in the Northern California ...
| Independent Rock Artist Joe Griffin Releases 'Rough Cut Love', Fuses Stream of Consciousness Word Play, Infectious Pop Hooks
CHICAGO, IL. (Toxic Bag Records) - After a tour that included stops in Wisconsin, Michigan and New York City, Joe Griffin returns to hometown Chicago Thursday for a CD release party for "Rough Cut Love," an album that has been praised for its "infectious pop hooks, impeccable classic rock sensibilities, ...
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Plumbline Releases New Alt/Rock Worship Album
Santa Monica, CA (GoDigital Music Group) - The popular alternative rock group, Plumbline, today announced the release of their fourth album, Louder Than The World: Burn II. The ten-song worship album is available through digital retailers such as iTunes, Yahoo!, Napster, and Sony Connect as well as ...
| The Dead Rebels Sign On To Headline 70th Annual Pioneer Days Festival In Joshua Tree
Los Angeles, CA (deadrebels.com) - Southern rockers, The Dead Rebels, are set to headline the Pioneer Days festival Friday October 20, at 10pm. The Dead Rebels will perform music from their self-titled debut release on the indie label Quarter 2 three, a division of Cherokee Studios music group. The ...
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WIRED ALL WRONG Lands Music in Hit TV Show 'CSI Miami'
LOS ANGELES, CA (Melissa Dragich-Cordero / MAD Ink PR) - Matt Mahaffey (formerly of sElf) and Jeff Turzo (formerly of God Lives Underwater) have joined forces as WIRED ALL WRONG, a perfect musical blend that entices and captivates upon the very first beat. With the group's debut album, "Break Out The ...
| Brett Dennen's 'So Much More' Tops Digital Download Charts
NASHVILLE, TN (Dualtone Music Group) - Songwriter Brett Dennen's critically acclaimed new album "So Much More" rocketed into the digital stratosphere last week to claim the No. 1 most-downloaded spot on the iTunes folk chart, sharing the Top 10 with musical luminaries including Bob Dylan, Damien Rice ...
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As CBGB And Continental Close Their Doors, Red Sparowes Ponders What It Means To Embody Punk Rock Elements Today
LOS ANGELES (Red Sparowes Official Website) - As the CBGB and Continental night clubs close their doors, there comes a time to think about what punk rock means in modern day terms. Punk rock means something different today than it did a generation ago when bands like The Ramones, The Replacements and ...
| Skillet Unveils 'COMATOSE,' Grammy-Nominated Rock Outfit's Eagerly Awaited Return Features Rising Single,
NEW YORK, NY (By Christina Kotsamanidis/ Atlantic Records)- Lava/Atlantic Records has announced the forthcoming release of "COMATOSE," the much-anticipated new album from Grammy Award-nominated rock outfit, Skillet. Due in stores on October 3rd, the album features the ascendant new single, "Whispers ...
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Alternative Rock Artist John Romano to Release New CD Free Over the Internet
Los Angeles, CA (AVANT GARDE A CLUE/ www.johnnyrome.com) - Ignoring the traditional battle between free and paid, John Romano's new CD 'Evolution' is available free starting today, exclusively at www.johnnyrome.com/music.html. 'The reality of the new record business is the mp3, in most cases, is a free ...
| Good Charlotte: New Track Explained
LOS ANGELES (Good Charlotte Fans Website) - Joel Madden puts the record straight on the new song from Good Charlotte: "NO this song is not about my girlfriend or any other girl in particular. Once again people are missing that good ol' Good Charlotte sarcasm.... anyways. This is a song Benj and I wrote ...
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Mastodon's Critically Acclaimed 'Blood Mountain' Debuts at No 1 on Billboard's Hard Music Chart and at No 32 on Billboard's Top 200 Chart!
NEW YORK, NY (Warner Bros/ Reprise Records) - "If 'Blood Mountain,' their brilliantly upsized and unrelenting third album, doesn't confirm their position as the greatest big-time metal crew on earth, I demand a state-by-state recount" (score 8.7) -Pitchfork "Underneath all this medieval blood and thunder ...
| Boston Band 'i' Attracts Acclaimed Producer Anthony J Resta For Second Album
Boston, MA (Speedstar Management) - Hard Rock Band " i " is in the studio with producer Anthony J. Resta and engineer Karyadi Sutjeda producing their second album. The production/engineering team has collaborated with musicians Elton John, Megadeth, Collective Soul, and Perry Ferrell. "I like working ...
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Jakob Dylan Writes & Performs Theme for 'Six Degrees' J.J. Abrams-Produced Drama Debuts Thursday on ABC
NEW YORK (Columbia Records) - Columbia Records recording artist Jakob Dylan has written and recorded the theme song for "Six Degrees," the new ABC Television drama produced by J.J. Abrams (Lost) that airs Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. ET. "Here Comes Now," produced by Steve Lillywhite (U2, Dave Matthews), ...
| Atmospheric Groove Rock Band Nectarphonic Gets Home Grown
LOS ANGELES (www.nectarphonic.com) - Nectarphonic's new CD Satellite has just been accepted into the Home Grown section of Amoeba Records, Hollywood store. Nectarphonic forges a sound from the heavens above and the earth below, as if The Cocteau Twins fronted Pink Floyd at a seedy downtown club. Liberally ...
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