Duran Duran has created an exclusive video podcast series that gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the band's latest album Red Carpet Massacre, as well as a glimpse of the creative process surrounding the video "Falling Down." In-studio footage with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland launches this week and will be featured on the front page of MSN Music. Additional podcasts are being released throughout the entire month of May with 4-5 new episodes featured each week. Exclusive backstage interview footage with Nick Rhodes captured by Zune prior to the band's first U.S. tour date in Seattle will be rolling out in weekly installments as well.
Duran Duran fans can link to the band's profile in the Zune online music community through http://www.zune.net/duranduran by creating their own Zune Card, a profile that automatically updates to reflect what they or their friends are listening to and provides a vibrant method of music discovery. Zune is the only digital entertainment brand that delivers an all-in-one experience featuring a portable media player, online store + music community, and DRM-free Mp3s. With Zune Pass, consumers can explore millions of tracks for the price of one CD ($14.99) per month.
Red Carpet Massacre Tour (U.S. 2008) May 14 Chicago, IL Rosemont Theatre May 15 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre May 17 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre May 18 Orlando, FL UCF Arena May 19 Boca Raton, FL Mizner Park Amphitheatre May 21 Raleigh, NC Koka Booth Amphitheatre May 22 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center for the Performing Arts May 24 Paradise Island, Bahamas Atlantis May 27 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion May 28 Boston, MA Agganis Arena May 30 New York, NY Central Park Summerstage May 31 New York, NY Central Park Summerstage
Dolly Parton is hopping mad at The Howard Stern Show, which last week manipulated recordings from one her audio books into sexually graphic sound bites that made Dolly appear to say terrible things about Kenny Rogers, Johnny Carson and Linda Ronstadt. In a statement, Dolly reacts, "I have never been so shocked, hurt and humiliated in all my life. I cannot believe what Howard Stern has done to me. In a blue million years, I would never have such vulgar things come out of my mouth. They have done editing or some sort of trickery to make this horrible, horrible thing. Please accept my apology for them and certainly know I had nothing to do with this."
Dolly also hints that there may be legal action, noting, "If there was ever going to be a lawsuit, it's going to be over this. Just wanted you to know that I am completely devastated by this."
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The Pharmacy is currently planning a massive tour of Europe for the fall. Beyond that, who knows where you might end up seeing the trio. Check out the group's MySpace page and you'll see they'll play just about anywhere upon request: "Email us and we'll probably play for you at your homecoming party, Cliffside generator show, barn, BART station, children's TV show, etc., etc."
Choose Yr Own Adventure isn't the only new Pharmacy related record out now. Life-long friends The Terrordactyls recently released the Mike Bowers EP, also on Don't Stop Believin' Records, covering five Pharmacy songs using their signature classical guitar, toy pianos, and kazoos to take the edge off The Pharmacy's old school spazz punk stylings by transforming them into perfect campfire songs. Have a listen to The Terrordactyls take on The Pharmacy HERE.
More about The Pharmacy: Scott Yoder and Brendhan Bowers made plenty of noisy racket in the local garages and teen centers while growing up on Vashon Island, Washington. They moved across the Puget Sound to Seattle and booked their first tour as The Pharmacy (with then-member Joey Seward) in 2003 and have kept the show pretty much on the road ever since. In 2006 Joey left for more metal pursuits and classically trained pianist and fellow Vashon kid Stefan Rubicz joined on keyboards. Since then The Pharmacy have transformed from the synth-heavy overdrive of their 2005 debut album B.F.F. through the drizzly sunshine of the "Overcast Summer" 7-inch at last landing on the off-kilter psychedelic pop of Choose Yr Own Adventure. Replete with epic instrumentation - viola, violin, cello, harpsichord and horns all make an appearance - Choose Yr Own Adventure has been years in the making, re-vamped re-recorded and re-written over time. The Pharmacy In The Press:
"...quirky, Beatles-informed tunes filled with quick tempo changes, fuzzy vocals, and cowbells. It's cluttered like a scrapbook and yet catchy as hell." - Brian J. Barr, Seattle Weekly
"...a drunk, less intellectual They Might Be Giants." - threeimaginarygirls.com
"[The] wonderful new video for The Pharmacy's "Little Toys [on a Shelf]" proves that the band is having much more fun than you are." - Seattle Sound Magazine
"The Pharmacy is the band that won't die. Thank Christ. Their new record, Choose Your Own Adventure, is finished... it's the strongest stuff the band has done yet-weaving their less polished, basement sensibilities with playful keyboards and harmonies." - Megan Seling, The Stranger
"I believe that, if the current path is any indication of the future, all pharmacies will have to be renamed because the term "great music" will unequivocally be associated with Seattle's The Pharmacy. I mean, if The Pharmacy [the band] keeps giving us songs like "Mirror," no longer will pharmacies be known as the place where you acquire prescription drugs and other useful necessities. A "pharmacy" will instead evoke strong, polished, tempo-wavering melodies, creeping up to catch you through hook-laden guitars and delightfully varied keys." - A Limerick Ox
The Pharmacy Live w/ Japanther:
05/14 Tallahassee, FL @ Charles Mansion*
05/15 Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo's *
05/16 New Orleans, Louisiana @ Big Top*
05/17 Austin, TX @ Red 7 *
05/19 Las Cruces, NM @ The Farm *
05/22 Flagstaff, AZ @ Stab Mountain *
05/23 Long Beach, CA @ Babe's Warehouse*
05/24 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell *
05/25 San Francisco, CA @ Thrillhouse Records *
05/25 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern *
05/27 Eugene, OR Shady Pines *
05/28 Portland, OR @ Exit Only *
05/29 Olympia, WA @ Midnight Sun *
05/30 Seattle, WA @ Sonic Boom Records - Ballard
05/30 Seattle, WA @ Booty Cave *
05/31 Silverdale, WA Jackson Hall
06/27 Seattle, WA Bend-It Fest @ Cal Anderson Park
Inspired by the energy and experience of their performance with their Crüe Fest cohorts Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M. and Trapt at the press conference to announce their upcoming summer tour,Mötley Crüe extended the production for their upcoming CD, returning to the studio this week to record one more track for their first studio album in over a decade, Saints of Los Angeles. The album, which has a new release date of June 24th, follows the story of the band's NY Times best-selling memoir The Dirt, a no-holds-barred tell-all that features every gritty detail of the group's exploits as one of the world's biggest rock bands.
Says Sixx, "Before our performance at the press conference, we were firing on all cylinders at sound check just jamming out, and that's when the new idea came. We quickly laid it down and went to the studio to record it, and liked it so much we pushed back the release one week so that we could get it onto the album - it now has 13 tracks. It's the ultimate song to end the record with and begin the new chapter of our career."
Produced by Live Nation, Crüe Fest is a touring rock festival embracing the lifestyle of rock. With the lineup including Mötley Crüe, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M. and Trapt, "Crüe Fest "08" will undoubtedly be the summer's loudest show on earth. The trek kicks off July 1st in West Palm Beach, Florida and works its way across North America for over 40 dates throughout July and August. Tickets, band profiles and exclusive content from all of the Crüe Fest bands will consistently be uploaded at www.therockvine.com.
Crüe Fest U.S./Canada Tour Dates:
July 1 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre July 3 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre July 5 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte July 6 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater July 8 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater July 9 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center July 10 - Sarnia, ONT - Bayfest July 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center July 13 - Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion July 15 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre July 16 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre July 18 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis July 19 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater July 20 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis July 22 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion July 23 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre July 24 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center July 26 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion July 27 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre July 29 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre July 31 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion August 1 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center August 2 - Los Angeles, CA - Glen Helen Pavilion August 5 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion August 6 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View August 8 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre August 9 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden August 11 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place August 13 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place August 14 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome August 15 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre August 17 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre August 19 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Amphitheatre August 20 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center August 22 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts August 23 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center August 24 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena August 28 - Toronto, ONT - Molson Amphitheatre August 29 - Albany, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center August 30 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain August 31 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
Pick up your guitar and shred along to "One Armed Scissor" by At the Drive-In this summer on Guitar Hero IV. The game will be released this June on all major platforms including Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, PC, Mac and Nintendo DS. At The Drive-In will have their track included along with rock giants such as Aerosmith and Def Leppard.
The track "One Armed Scissor" originally released on Relationship and Command still continues to stand the test of time. It has been recognized by Spin Magazine as one of the "Top 100 albums between 1985 and 2005" and by Time Magazine as an album that, "deftly combines punk ferocity with artful though sometimes inscrutable lyrics."
CMJ MUSIC MARATHON & FILM FESTIVAL 2008 LAUNCHES THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE TODAY
Official site launches with an innovative new look and exclusive content categories for music, film, panels and more
New York, NY (May 5, 2007) - CMJ Network Inc. announced today the launch of the official 2008 CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival Web site at www.cmj.com/marathon. With a revamped look from last year's festival design, the 2008 design includes drop-down menu functionality featuring exclusive categories of content in music, film, panels, information and registration.
The Web site will feature news updates and special events sections on its main page, as well as access to the legendary photo gallery, featuring unique photos from years past. The main navigation bar offers visitors with all tools needed for Music, Film, Panels and Registration for 2008. CMJ has also launched the Music Marathon & Film Festival travel page, partnering this year with Quikbook.com for the lowest rates at New York City's best hotels.
CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival has featured many of the world's most influential and revolutionary musicians, artists, cultural and political figures at a variety of events including presentations, screenings, Q&A sessions, panel discussions and over 1,000 live music performances. 2008 continues in that tradition, highlighting the best new music and groundbreaking films. CMJ Music Marathon, New York City's largest music event, is the world's largest emerging-music festival, drawing over 12,000 professionals from all sectors of the music business and over 100,000 music fans, all of whom converge on New York to discover the world's best new music and films. Registration for 2008 is open and artist/film submissions are currently being accepted with special discount prices.
For more information or to visit the new site, visit www.cmj.com/marathon.
Atmosphere - 101x In Studio (SXSW)Free Videos at Roxwel
Atmosphere are MTV's 52/52 ARTIST FOR THIS WEEK! 52/52 is a way for MTV to give unprecedented exposure to unsigned artists, indie bands and established acts on major labels in a completely new and innovative way. MTV handpicks one band/artist per week for an entire year and gives them the equivalent of over 11 hrs of on-air promo inventory per week on the channel.
MTV 52/52 Spots Artist of the Week
Atmosphere's 6th studio album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold came in at #5 on last week's Billboard Top 200, selling 36,526 copies in its first week. The chart position and the sales mark the highest one week totals in the 11 year history of Atmosphere and their label, Rhymesayers. When Life Gives You Lemons... nearly doubled the first week number of Atmosphere's last album, You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having, which sold 18,549 in week one, good for a #66 debut back in October of 2005. In addition to being #5 on the Top 200, When Life Gives You Lemons... was the #1 selling Rap Record, #1 selling Internet record, #2 selling Indie record. Look for Atmosphere performing on Late Night w/Conan O'Brien Weds, May 21st and on FUEL TV's "The Daily Habit" Friday, May 23rd and Monday May 26th.
PaintThatShitGold.com (or PaintItGold.com) launches today and arms fans with spray cans, markers and stencils allowing them to "tag" any site on the Web, save it to their gallery and share it with friends - All while listening to tracks from the new album. Designed to create an online experience for fans in conjunction with the release of When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold.
Check out PaintThatShitGold.com being shouted out by Creativity Magazine, feature is currently up on the main page! Upcoming Atmosphere US Tour Dates: 05.06 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre 05.07 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre 05.08 San Francisco, CA The Regency 05.09 San Francisco, CA The Regency 05.12 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom 05.13 Seattle, WA Showbox 05.14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom 05.16 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue 05.17 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre 05.18 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre 05.25 Minneapolis, MN Metrodome Parking Lot - Soundset 08
Check Out Roxwel's interview at SXSW 08 with ATMOSPHERE
The Offspring have posted a free, high quality MP3 download of the first single from their upcoming album. The record is titled Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace and is due out June 17, 2008.
You can grab "Hammerhead" as a 320kbps MP3 right here.
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