PARACHUTE’s DEBUT ALBUM ‘LOSING SLEEP’ SET FOR MAY 19 / VIDEOS
April 29, 2009
As the release date of their Mercury Records debut album LOSING SLEEP approaches on May 19th, Parachute moves into a final week of college dates and gear up for their spring tour with O.A.R.
Parachute’s tour schedule, kicked off the first at South By Southwest (SXSW) Music & Media Conference in Austin, Texas, where they were included in the IFC Channel’s SXSW Behind the Badge half-hour special throughout April highlighting them as one of the best of 2009’s showcases.
As featured in Nivea Body’s Smooth Sensations tv spots:
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Parachute was chosen “Adult Artist To Watch” at Clear Channel’s New! site in March:
BUCKSHOT & KARDINAL HOOK UP WITH SMIRNOFF
April 29, 2009
“I Got Cha Opin ‘09 (Smirnoff Signature Mix)” by Buckshot + Kardinal Offishall, the third and final song released from this year’s Smirnoff Signature Mix Series, is now downloadable for FREE at http://www.SmirnoffSignatureMixSeries.com.
“I Got Cha Opin ‘09 (Smirnoff Signature Mix)” by Buckshot + Kardinal Offishall – STREAM:
GREEN DAY ANNOUNCES VENUES FOR UPCOMING SUMMER TOUR
April 29, 2009
Reprise Records’ Green Day has announced the venues for their first proper tour of the United States and Canada in more than three years. The tour begins July 3rd at Seattle’s Key Arena and will cross North America through the summer, including a July 27th stop at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, before finishing up with a show at the Forum in Los Angeles on August 25th. All cities and venues are listed below. Ticket on-sale dates will be announced soon.
Green Day’s upcoming North American tour dates are as follows:
JULY
03 Seattle, WA Key Arena
04 Vancouver, BC GM Place
06 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
07 Saskatoon, SAS Credit Union Centre
09 Winnipeg, MAN MTS Centre
10 Fargo, ND Fargo Dome
11 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
13 Chicago, IL United Center
14 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
16 Hamilton, ONT Copps Coliseum
17 Ottawa, ONT Scotiabank
18 Montreal, QUE Bell Centre
20 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
21 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum
22 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
24 Hartford, CT XL Center
25 Albany, NY Times Union Center
27 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
29 Washington DC Verizon Center
31 Nashville, TN Sommet Center
AUGUST
01 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center
03 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
04 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
05 Orlando, FL Amway Arena
07 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
09 Houston, TX Toyota Center
09 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
11 St Louis, MO Scottrade Center
12 Kansas City, 12 Sprint Center
13 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
15 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
16 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Sol Arena
18 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
20 San Diego, CA Cox Arena
21 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay
22 Phoenix, AZ US Air Arena
24 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena
25 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
CHRIS CORNELL & KIM THAYIL REUNION IN SEATTLE / JPEG
April 29, 2009
Last night Chris Cornell played a sold out show at Seattle’s Showbox. Good friend and former Soundgarden bandmate Kim Thayil was at the show with Chris as was Queensryche’s Chris DeGarmo. Attached photo Kim, Chris, and Chris.
ROCKERS OUT ON DVD BLU RAY / TRAILER
April 29, 2009
MVD Visual and Blue Sun Film Company are pleased to announce the home viewing release of the ROCKERS for worldwide distribution on Blu-ray. Theatrically released in June of 1980, thisclassic reggae film has been transferred to HD from original 35mm negative and lovingly cleaned & restored.
JIBBS RETURNS WITH NEW VIDEO “THE DEDICATION” FEAT LLOYD
April 29, 2009
Born Jovan Campbell, Jibbs got his rap moniker as a child because of his gift for “jibber jabber.” With his mother a former rapper, his father a musician, and his older brothers also making their way in the rap game, Jibbs was steeped in music.
30 SECONDS TO MARS SIGN NEW WORLDWIDE DEAL WITH EMI MUSIC’S VIRGIN RECORDS
April 29, 2009
EMI Music’s Virgin Records is pleased to announce that it has signed a new worldwide deal with Los Angeles rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.
30 Seconds to Mars, fronted by vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Jared Leto, is currently in the studio in Los Angeles recording their third album with acclaimed producer Flood, known for his work with U2, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, and Smashing Pumpkins. Due this fall, the as-yet-untitled album is the follow-up to 2005’s platinum-selling A Beautiful Life, which sold more than three million albums and singles worldwide and spawned two Top 10 Modern Rock singles, “From Yesterday” and “The Kill.” The latter set a radio record for the longest-running hit in the history of Modern Rock radio play when it remained on the national airplay chart for more than 50 weeks following its No. 3 peak in 2006. “From Yesterday” was the band’s first No. 1 at the format. Its epic video was the first American music video ever shot in the People’s Republic of China.
WILLY NORTHPOLE WALKS THE ROAD TO HIP HOP STARDOM / AUDIO / VIDEO
April 29, 2009
When one thinks of the western city of Phoenix, images of cacti might be the first thing that pops into your head, but that would be a mistake. “People don’t really know much about where I’m from,” says native rapper Willy Northpole, the first true Arizona rapper to break out of the confines of the state.
SAVING ABEL TO DEBUT NASCAR-THEMED VIDEO FOR “DROWNING (FACE DOWN)”
April 29, 2009
NASCAR Media Group and Virgin Records rock quartet Saving Abel announced today that the music video for the band’s third single from their gold certified self-titled debut album will debut exclusively on Yahoo! on Thursday, April 30th.
The NASCAR-themed video for “Drowning (Face Down)” stars NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeremy Mayfield as an aspiring racer who makes great sacrifices for a chance to compete at the highest level. The driver has no sponsor and no endorsement deals, but pushes forward through all obstacles in pursuit of his racing dreams.
KAY SLAY HOSTS TIYE PHOENIX AT SIRIUS XM / VIDEO
April 29, 2009
The legendary New York DJ Kay Slay invited Babygrande’s own lyrical queen Tiye Phoenix (along with Eric B. and others) to the Shade 45 booth at Sirius XM’s NY studio to discuss everything from the Kemetic origins of her name to the influence of Nas on the title of her album.
