Episode 11 Premiers Thursday, August 28

Each episode of the acclaimed Sundance series, Live From Abbey Road keeps getting better with interviews and performances from the most accredited artists and bands. Academy Award nominee for songwriting in films, Bryan Adams will start off episode 11 with his first #1 single, “Heaven.” Off the five time platinum album, Reckless, this strong ballad was featured on “A Night In Heaven” soundtrack. The Canadian rock singer follows with a performance of “She’s Got A Way” from his eleventh and latest album, 11. Pursuing the “eleven theory,” 11 features 11 tracks, and is sold in most retail stores for $11, and had an “11 Days, 11 Cities” tour to promote the album. Adams wraps up this powerful set with “Cuts Like A Knife,” a song about how painful it is to be betrayed by someone you love.

Double up with Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals 2-disc album, Both Sides of the Gun. “Better Way,” a song off the #7 album on the billboard charts will be the first played in the three piece set. The band continues to be successful with their 2007 album, Lifeline and will perform the heartfelt “Fool For A Lonesome Train.” Being their eighth studio album, Lifeline was recorded in Paris in only seven days while the band was on tour for their previous album, Both Sides of the Gun. Bringing some funk to the stage for an upbeat closing, Harper will show off his vocals with a cover of Bill Wither’s “Use Me Up.”

Fresh, solo, and ready to perform, Justin Currie has finally taken the leap to record his own album What Is Love For. First named, Rebound, the album was subsequently re-titled and released in 2007. With clever lyrics and mournful beats, “Still In Love” will be Currie’s only song performed. “Still In Love” has a “brutally selfish point of view,” claims Currie and with lyrics like “I reminisce like a hangman wishing his prisoners well” this will make to an interesting ending for episode 11 of Live From Abbey Road.

VIDEOS:

Bryan Adams -
Interview: http://www.sundancechannel.com/videos/230326088
Performance: http://www.sundancechannel.com/videos/230326079

Ben Harper -
Interview: http://www.sundancechannel.com/videos/230326087
Performance: http://www.sundancechannel.com/videos/230326078

Justin Currie -
Interview: http://www.sundancechannel.com/videos/230326089
Performance: http://www.sundancechannel.com/videos/230326080

Upcoming Line-ups:
Episode 12 - September 4
Teddy Thompson, Martha Wainwright, Brian Wilson

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National Tour with Tyga Starts September 16th in Las Vegas

MTV Buzzin’ Reality Show Airs Through September 10th

Malibu twosome SHWAYZE hit the road in support of their eponymous debut, in stores now. Their headlining tour with opener Tyga commences September 16th and runs though October 11th. A melting pot of laid-back melodies, hip-hop rhythms and acoustic guitars, SHWAYZE pays homage to the all-day-and-into-the-night party. Collaborating with 23 year-old Shwayze is Cisco Adler, who co-wrote, produced and lent backing vocals to all the songs on the album.

With over one million plays on MySpace and one million plus views on YouTube, “Buzzin’” and “Corona and Lime” are climbing the charts. “Corona and Lime” debuted at #8 on TRL. The album marries Cisco’s roots-rock acoustic guitar with Shwayze’s laid back delivery. Says the rapper, “it’s California chill, West Coast stoner music.” “Don’t Be Shy” is about Malibu being an endless summer. It’s about waiting for the sun and kicking it at the beach. New York Newsday calls “Buzzin,’” “a slice of SoCal hip-hop so laid back, it almost sounds baked in the summer sun.”

Be sure to catch Shwayze on tour!

09/16    Blush                             Las Vegas, NV
09/17    The Grove                      Anaheim, CA
09/18    Venue of Scottsdale        Scottsdale, AZ
09/19    Rialto Theatre                 Tucson, AZ
09/21    Bluebird Theatre              Denver, CO
09/22    Buffalo County Fairgrounds    Kearney, NE
09/23    Cains Ballroom                Oklahoma City, OK
09/24    Graham Central Stations  St. Angelo, TX
09/25    El Ray Theatre                McCallen, TX
09/26    Ghost Bar                       Dallas, TX
09/27    Riches                            Houston, TX
09/29    Vicci                               San Antonio, TX
10/05    Toad’s Place                   Richmond, VA
10/06    Norva                              Norfolk, VA
10/07    Crazy Donkey                  Farmingdale, NY
10/08    Blender Theatre at Gramercy New York, NY
10/09    The Stone Pony              Asbury Park, NJ
10/10    The Fountains                 Delmar, MD
10/11    Santa Fe Café                 College Park, MD

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I Scream Records is gearing up for the US release of the Bad Luck Charms self titled CD to street on September 23.

Created in the basements and attics of the city streets The Bad Luck Charms are straight from Brooklyn New York and are fueled by the syringe sound of The Heartbreakers, tongue in cheek of Hanoi and The Stones and all the snot of the Dead Boys!!!

This cast is made up of punk legend Kerry Martinez, on vox and guitar of US Bombs fame.  Brian Knott on guitar has ripped his way through the New York City circuit playing some short stints with The Nuns, Molotov Cocktail and The Stiff Mickys. Max A. Million is a new addition to the band on bass and is quickly carving his name in the rock of the music world. Last but not least, Brenden “the deal” Van Meir on drums formerly with the late Nick Hawkins of (B.A.D.) completes the Bad Luck Charms quartet!!

There’s gonna be a whole lot of shakin,goin on!!! So, lock up your booze, your daughters, your mothers, your sisters and your medicine cabinets, and get ready for The Bad Luck Charms and some sweaty, sleazy, dirty rock ‘n’ roll.

(www.myspace.com/thebadluckcharms)

I Scream Records Inc.
PO Box 956
New York, NY 10272-0956
I Scream Records
Broekstraat 10
1730 Kobbegem
Belgium

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~September 30~

Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter Gets Duel CD/DVD Release

New York, NY (August 26, 2008)—Tori Amos splashed on the scene in the early ‘90s brimming with newfound creativity, intelligence, sensitivity and an exacting literary bearing. Fawned over by critics and the public alike, that first spotlight was a heady time in the young singer/songwriter’s career. On September 30, 2008, Eagle Rock Entertainment, through its wholly-owned Eagle Eye Media subsidiary, will release Tori Amos Live At Montreux 1991/1992 on both CD (16 songs) and DVD (90 minutes, 19 songs) simultaneously sold separately [pre-book date September 10, DVD Retail Sales Price $14.98, CD Retail Sales price $13.98]. It is a rare glimpse into that initial breathy rush of a great artist’s ascendency.

The ’91 gig came only months before her Little Earthquakes debut had catapulted her into an instant icon, the ’92 appearance shortly thereafter. The progression in both performance and audience receptivity is appreciable. Material includes most of the stellar debut but also tracks from her indie EPs and some curious covers (Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” and “Thank You” as well as Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”).

Tori was born Myra Ellen Amos in 1963. Her stark confessional style owes a hint of a debt to Joni Mitchell. Tori, though, updated Joni’s obliquely personal oeuvre by digging down deep into such dramatic lyrical topics as sexuality, religion and personal tragedy. It touched a universal chord and a star was born.

1991 DVD TRACK LISTING

1) Silent All These Years

2) Precious Things

3) China

4) Crucify

5) Leather

6) Song For Eric

7) Upside Down

Happy Phantom

9) Winter

10) Thank You

1992 DVD TRACK LISTING

11) Little Earthquakes

12) Crucify

13) Silent All These Years

14) Precious Things

15) Happy Phantom

16) Whole Lotta Love/Thank You

17) Me And A Gun

18) Winter

19) Smells Like Teen Spirit

CD TRACK LISTING

1991 show:

1)     Silent All These Years

2)   Precious Things

3)   China

4)   Crucify

5)    Leather

6)   Song For Eric

7)    Upside Down

8)   Happy Phantom

9)   Winter

10)  Thank You

1992 show:

11)  Little Earthquakes

12)  Precious Things

13)  Whole Lotta Love/Thank You

14)  Me And A Gun

15)  Winter

16)  Smells Like Teen Spirit

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Metallica just released the second single off their upcoming album, Death Magnetic today. Entitled “My Apocalypse,” the track is now available for download on iTunes. Metallica fans should also check out iTunes where you can also purchase the riveting track “The Day That Never Comes” which premiered last week.

Additionally, the band have recently unveiled a new widget that the band will frequently updated with news, a trailer for their MissionMetallica.com fan site, and other Death Magnetic related material. The widget can be embedded onto most social networking sites and blog applications.

Death Magnetic will be available everywhere on September 12th.

iTunes link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=288891078&s=143441

Widget link: http://www.clearspring.com/widgets/48adab7d81ce34d9?pid=48adab7d700cdbbb

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We couldn’t help cracking up when we heard Coldplay secret to their success - sewing.

They’ve sold 34.6 million albums and top the rock rich list, but the thrifty lot don’t care about their image or waste their wonga on designer threads.

Instead, the millionaire rock stars like nothing better than getting behind their sewing machines for a good stitch and bitch.

And Chris Martin reckons it’s what keeps the group so tight-knit.

“Making clothes together in our studio makes us feel complete. We probably sound like a group of grannies in a knitting circle but it’s the truth and it gives us some control over our visual identity.”

It’s certainly an interesting thread to their success. For while other rock ‘n’ roll bands devour the mini-bar or trash the room while staying in hotels on tour, the clean-living musos seek out the needle and cotton. “We see if they have a sewing kit in the amenities draw in case we feel inspired,” says Chris.

“When you are a big band and everyone is taking shots at you, the more things you can do together the better.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2008/08/25/coldplay-s-chris-martin-reveals-sewing-is-key-to-their-success-115875-20711336/

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TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO CONFIRMED FOR AUGUST 27TH
Low Vs Diamond is proud to announce they’ve been named one of Rolling Stone magazine’s “10 Artists To Watch” in 2009. Since the release of their Epic Records debut in late July, the Los Angeles-based band has performed on The Late Show with David Letterman, were hand picked by itunes for their “Next Big Thing” program and have been praised by Blender, Filter, YRB Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, NME and many more, for their ability to achieve an intimacy within powerful cinematic tracks full of explosive choruses and undeniable melodies. On August 27th, Low Vs Diamond will perform their single “Heart Attack” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Low Vs Diamond has created an album full of romantic songs that build to stadium worthy choruses and soar with nostalgic sounding chords that grab you instantly. Blender raves Low Vs Diamond is full of  “roll down the car window and sing until you’re hoarse epics” while Access Hollywood simply calls it “magnificent” and “easily the best debut album heard in years. It’s full of promises made and kept, swept up in emotion, raining guitars and swollen vocals.” Nylon says, “Low Vs Diamond will have you singing along until the last power chord fades out. Their major label debut is going to be big” and The Los Angeles Times raves, “Standing precipitously between overwrought melancholy and chimey hopefulness, avoiding both excesses … the band’s music plays to an optimism that stops short of outright glee.”

www.lowvsdiamond.com
http://www.myspace.com/lowvsdiamond

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With the distinguished musicians of the
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Also includes Bell’s interpretation of Tartini’s The Devil’s Trill

Sony BMG Masterworks Recording
Titled Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons (88697110132)
Available September 2, 2008

Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell, who has enchanted audiences for two decades with his breathtaking playing and tone of rare opulence, has recorded Antonio Vivaldi’s concertos The Four Seasons. Widely considered as one of the premiere violinists of his generation, Bell is joined on this studio release by the celebrated musicians of the Academy of St.Martin in the Fields, who toured the work with him prior to the recording sessions.

This recording of The Four Seasons is coupled with another masterpiece of Baroque virtuosity, Giuseppe Tartini’s The Devil’s Trill. The liner notes by Linda Kobler explain the curious genesis of Tartini’s piece and the indisputable place of Vivaldi’s concertos in the history of sonata composition.

Known for his breadth and daring in choice of repertoire and collaborators, Bell is no less innovative in the way he reinvigorates Vivaldi’s perennial favorite. Bell explains his take on Vivaldi’s classic: “You will never hear two versions of The Four Seasons that are alike, which is why I think there is always room for another view of the piece. My version is very personal.” Bell mixes together the influences of the grand Romantic tradition, in which he was schooled by teacher and mentor Josef Gingold, and his experiences with prominent early music practitioners such as conductor Roger Norrington. The results are true to Bell’s buoyant and emotionally attuned musical personality. Bell comments: “One could go overboard and make everything too pretty, and it’s nice to have the gutsier side of Baroque music. The [players] I admire in Baroque music really dig into it, and the violinists play with great abandon. I think with The Four Seasons you can’t be too deferential.”

Bell’s interpretation on this recording is enriched by his seasoned partnership with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. The quality of their chamber-music playing — intimate, expressive, unified — made the decision to play without a conductor a natural, stylistically appropriate choice, as Bell explains:

“Certainly in the Baroque time it would have been unheard of to have a middle man conducting while the violinist was playing the music. When you don’t have a conductor you also have a different feeling with the orchestra because they feel much more empowered. This particular recording we did at the culmination of a big tour where we played The Four Seasons night after night, and from night to night we changed things, experimented with things and everyone had suggestions. It was very much a team feeling.”

As an exclusive Sony Classical artist, Joshua Bell has released a series of albums to critical and popular acclaim, including The Red Violin Concerto, Voice of the Violin, West Side Story Suite, Nicholas Maw’s Concerto for Violin, and Romance of the Violin, which remained on the Billboard charts for two years and was named Billboard’s 2004 “Classical Album of the Year.” Recent honors include the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize and his appointment to the Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music faculty as a senior lecturer.

RCA RED SEAL, Sony Classical, deutsche harmonia mundi, Masterworks Broadway and Masterworks Jazz are labels of SONY BMG Masterworks.  For email updates and information regarding RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical, deutsche harmonia mundi, Masterworks Broadway and Masterworks Jazz artists, promotions, tours and repertoire, please visit www.sonybmgmasterworks.com.

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The producers of the finest quality limited-edition replicas in the world
develop spitting image of the legendary axeman’s signature tool

Winder, GA - With his astonishingly accomplished guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan ignited the blues revival of the 80s. Drawing from a wealth of influences lie Albert King, Otis Rush, and Muddy Waters, Stevie incorporated players like Jimi Hendrix and Lonnie Mack to develop a uniquely eclectic and fiery style that has inspired countless aspiring guitarists. Stevie Ray was the leading beacon of light in American blues, consistently performing for sellout crowds and earning four Grammy Awards.

In tribute to the inspiring musicianship and indelible legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan, GMP Diecast is pleased to announce the release of Stevie Ray’s most recognizable guitar #1. This officially licensed, 1:3-scale Fender guitar replica features a real wood neck contoured to match the real guitar, an accurately contoured die-cast body, moveable pickup selector switch, volume and tone controls, real steel strings, and a moveable tremolo arm. Vivid colors and wood grain details make this replica a must-have for any guitar enthusiast. It comes with a display stand, wall mount, and full-color collector’s box.

The worldwide release of this remarkable Stevie Ray Vaughan replica will be limited to 1000 serialized units. It is certain to sell out quickly so customers should reserve theirs today at www.gmpdiecast.com.

Photos + info: http://www.gmpdiecast.com/products/details.cfm?ProductNumber=S0303404&category=Guitars#

GMP, located in Winder, Georgia, is a privately held company, commonly recognized as producing some of the finest quality limited edition replicas in the world.

Retail cost of product: 99.95

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P!nk  Titles New Album Funhouse In Stores October 28th.

This week P!nk’s current single “So What” is the #1 Most Added song at Pop and Adult Contemporary radio formats in the U.S. Last week “So What” was the Most Added single at Canadian radio and is currently the #1 single at iTunes Canada!

New York, NY – LaFace/Zomba artist P!nk is rapidly climbing up the radio charts  with her catchy and rebellious new song “So What” from her forthcoming album Funhouse. The album is confirmed for commercial release on October 28th.

This week “So What” makes a big splash at radio: it is the #1 Most added song at two radio formats in the U.S. (Pop and Adult Contemporary), and the Most Added single at Canadian radio. In addition to the enthusiastic response at radio, “So What” gets a stamp of approval on Entertainment Weekly’s “10 Things We Love This Week” list: “The singer’s her old self again with this taunting, raspy rebel yell of an anthem that boasts a mean hook.”

In Canada, P!nk is set to premiere her colourfully bold “So What” video (directed by David Meyers) on Yahoo! Music Canada on Friday, August 22 at 9:00 p.m. EST, and the portal will exclusively stream the video for 24 hours. “So What” was co-written by P!nk and produced by Max Martin, who worked with her on ‘Who Knew” and ”U + Ur Hand.”

Since her debut in 2000, P!nk (Alecia Moore) has been widely hailed as a fearlessly talented singer/songwriter, and the Pennsylvania native’s genre-defying creative risk-taking has propelled her to global stardom. To date, the chanteuse has sold 22 million albums cumulatively worldwide. Her previous albums include: her four million-unit selling debut, Can’t Take Me Home (2000); her sophomore follow-up, M!ssundaztood (2001) which sold 11 million worldwide; and the 2.7 million worldwide seller Try This (2003). Her most recent effort, I’m Not Dead (2006) sold over 5 million units globally and spawned two No. 1 hits, “Who Knew” and “U + Ur Hand”  along with  critic/fan favorites, “Stupid Girls” and “Dear Mr. President.”

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