JIMMY IOVINE SIGNS CHARLES HAMILTON / DOWNLOADS
July 24, 2008
Rapper, mad music scientist, child of Sonic the Hedgehog are just a few of the adjectives used to describe Charles Hamilton. With his self-produced mixtape “Outside Looking” hosted by Green Lantern praised by the likes of Pharrell and Eminem and a forthcoming album, via Interscope in the first quarter of 2009. Jimmy Iovine’s newest signee, Charles Hamilton produces and writes all his own music and plays multiple instruments at the very young age of 20.
Download link to Charles Hamilton’s “Outside Looking mixtape (hosted by Green Lantern):
Download link to Charles Hamilton’s “Brooklyn Girls”:
JAY BAUMGARDNER PRODUCES NEW PAPA ROACH ALBUM
July 24, 2008
Award–winning producer Jay Baumgardner, head of NRG Studios, and his talented staff have been working tirelessly inside the famous Studio A, recently producing and mixing the much-anticipated, new PAPA ROACH album. Papa Roach, who joined with Baumgardner on their best-selling, debut album, Infest, is in full-prep mode for the upcoming Cruefest Tour with Motley Crue and Buckcherry.
JOHN MELLENCAMP NEW VIDEO / DATES
July 24, 2008
John Mellencamp’s new album Life, Death, Love and Freedom debuted at #7 on the Billboard Pop Chart and is his most acclaimed record to date. He is currently on tour to support the release.
“My Sweet Love” on Vimeo:
US Tour Dates
July 25 Ford Center - Oklahoma City, OK
July 27 Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Denver, CO
July 30 Santa Barbara Bowl- Santa Barbara, CA
July 31 Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
Aug 2 Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA
ROCCETT TRACK W/ YOUNG BUCK HERE
July 24, 2008
Get Your Green Up Ent. recording artist, Roccett, has been nominated for an Ozone Awards for this year’s event which will take place in Houston, Texas. The talented rapper has been nominated in the category “Patiently Waiting California”.
Roccett has developed a buzz and loyal fan base on the mixtape scene, extending his fan base from the US to abroad. His current street album “Corporate America” features appearances by Young Buck, and Gorilla Zoe among others and has been well-received by DJ’s and fans alike.
The Ozone Awards will take place in Houston, Monday, August 11, 2008.
Roccett “Throw Your Hoods Up” Ft Young Buck
JOAN BAEZ’S NEW ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 9 / DATES
July 24, 2008
Joan Baez’s 24th studio album, Day After Tomorrow will be released September 9 on Bobolink/Razor & Tie Entertainment. The album is Baez’s first studio album since 2003’s Dark Chords On a Big Guitar and follows her acclaimed 2005 live album Bowery Songs. Produced by Steve Earle, Day After Tomorrow continues Baez’s role as a musical curator and interpreter of songs and includes material by Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Patty Griffin and Earle himself. On October 26, Baez will begin a nationwide tour in support of the release. Please see reverse for full details.
CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
October 26 Philadelphia, PA Verizon Center
October 28 & 29 New York, NY Town Hall
November 1 & 2 Boston, MA Berklee Performance Center
November 5 & 6 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
November 10 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theater
November 11 Chicago, IL Symphony Center
November 13 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
November 18 & 19 San Francisco, CA Herbst Theatre
November 21 Eugene, OR The Shedd Institute
November 23 Portland, OR Newmark Theatre
November 24 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
OTEP HOOK UP WITH CARBON RALLY / DATES
July 24, 2008
Otep Shamaya, the powerful singer and brainchild of the group OTEP, continues to engage her fans not only with her powerful music and message, but with her fierce dedication to activism.
Shamaya has recently become involved with Carbonrally.com, a web-based activism platform offering people a fun, simple and social way to have an impact on climate change. The site was designed to empower people on a massive scale and band together in team challenges to reduce CO2. Shamaya created her Rally team, and within 48 hours, the team grew to 200 members - the largest team on the site!
The band OTEP will hit west coast on its “Secrets That Kill” Tour on west coast tour dates with special guests DROID (Emotional Syphon Recordings) and fellow KOCH Recording artists ANEW REVOLUTION:
July 29 – RENO, NV – CLUB UNDERGROUND
July 30 – BOISE, ID – THE BIG EASY
August 01 – SPOKANE, WA – THE BIG EASY
August 02 – PORTLAND, OR – ROCK N’ ROLL PIZZA
August 03 – SEATTLE, WA – EL CORAZON
August 05 – MODESTO, CA – FAT CAT
August 06 – ORANGEVALE, CA – THE BOARDWALK
August 07 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – THE 12 GALAXIES
PRETENDERS NEW ALBUM SEPTEMBER 23
July 24, 2008
Shangri-La Music is proud to announce the newest album by one of rock’s seminal bands with the release of The Pretenders’ Break Up The Concrete out September 23rd. The album, the ninth in the band’s illustrious career and its first in 6 years, has band leader Chrissie Hynde collaborating with a new group of musicians. Recorded in 10 days the result is a stripped down roots album, pure and raw, which highlights Hynde’s timeless vocal sound.
JODY PORTER TO RELEASE FIRST SOLO RECORD
July 24, 2008
Fountains of Wayne guitarist Jody Porter is set to release his first solo record via itunes on August 26, 2008. Entitled Close to the Sun, the album is made up of 12 original songs that were recorded in New York and produced by Porter and Michael Tudor. Strokes producer Gordon Raphael also produced one song.
“Close To the Sun is a collection of songs I wrote and recorded over the last few years, in between Fountains of Wayne albums and tours,” says Porter . “After working on my friends records (Albert Hammond, Jr., Juliana Hatfield), I decided it was time to put out my own. It was nice to be able to let this record come together gradually until I had the right songs to make sense together on one album.”
SONY BMG INTRODUCES MANDI PERKINS / VIDEO / DATES
July 24, 2008
Sony BMG recording artist Mandi Perkins is an intensely passionate and charismatic singer/songwriter who creates uncompromising melodic rock. She writes about her life and those around her in a musical form of empathy, which makes listeners, care, think and question.
EMO TO BE BANNED IN RUSSIA?
July 24, 2008
People around the world are up in arms over “Emo.” The music genre, which is short for “emotional,” began receiving lots of bad press after a 13-year-old girl and fan of the genre committed suicide in England a few months ago. According to NME.com, Russia is now trying to make Emo music and its associated lifestyle illegal in their country. A new law could regulate Emo Web sites and Emo and Goth style clothes from schools and government buildings. The fear? According to the Russian government, the Emo attitude promotes depression and suicide. Fans of the genre are protesting the legislation.
