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Elliott Yamin - Elliott Yamin 2007-03-31 22:08:00 Elliott Yamin
- Elliott YaminReleased: March, 20, 2007Record Label: HickoryIn retrospect, it's hard not to wish that underdog Elliott Yamin won the fifth season of American Idol. Ever a likeable, humble soul, Yamin never had as clearly defined a personality as Taylor Hicks, the white-haired leader of the Soul Patrol who wound up besting Elliott. If Hicks seemed like a bit like a seasoned bar band pro, Elliott always seemed like the neighborhood boy made good, a guy with a cockeyed grin (sadly now corrected with veneers; thanks cosmetic dentistry for all your modern wonders!), a guy with a fixation on Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder who felt more comfortable slyly delivering the jazzy soul of "Moody's Mood for Love" than belting out barroom blues-rock à la Taylor.In other words, not only was he kinda shy but his gifts were subtle too -- the perfect ingredients to be a beloved underground on a televised competition, but not quite enough to push him into the winner's circle. But if h Read more:Elliott
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TV On The Radio team up with Massive Attack 2007-03-31 01:13:00 TV On The Radio
's David Sitek has been named as the producer of the new Massive Attack album.The album will be the band's first new material since 2003's '100th Window'.Sitek said he was intimidated when he first met the band."When we found out we were playing with them, I was like, 'How the fuck am I...'cause it's obvious that I steal shit. I thought he was going to take my lunch money or something," he said. "Then to be asked to work on it was like 'Holy fuck'. It's one of those things I don't even question."Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja was equally apprehensive about approaching the band, so got rapper Mos Def to break the ice.He said: "Mos Def did a track with us from the stage. I was there with a CD in my pocket and Mos Def goes backstage (and says), 'These are my boys.' (I thought) 'Well, in that case.' (I said) 'Here's a CD by the way - not from Mos Def but from me'."The band have also worked with Dot Allison, Horace Andy and Mike Patton on the album, repo
Kasabian mix it with royalty 2007-03-31 00:55:00 Kasabian performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London on March 29, in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.The group got the packed crowd standing for the entirety of their set at the prestigious all-seated venue.Taking the stage, the band launched into instrumental 'Brown Acid' and then, having been joined by singer Tom Meighan, 'Shoot The Runner'.Kasabian were visibly excited to be performing in the auspicious surroundings, with Meighan telling the crowd: "It's so fucking surreal, it's fantastic!"The singer was in a jovial mood all evening, even at one point joking the Queen was in attendance, saying: "Hello Ma'am! The Queen's here, you know!"After playing a host of tracks, including 'Empire', 'Me Plus One' and 'Cutt Off', the group left guitarist Serge Pizzorno and drummer Ian Matthews to perform an acoustic version of 'British Legion', which the guitarist dedicated to the Teenage Cancer Trust.Kasabian left the stage after the well-received 'The Doberman', but returned Read more:Kasabian
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'Live Earth' US gig to change cities 2007-03-31 00:33:00 Al Gore's US leg of the 'Live Earth
' concerts has run into location difficulties.Gore's plans to hold the enormous concert in July at Washington's National Mall have been scuppered following the news that two other groups have plans to use the location for events.The concerts, which will bring attention to the issue of climate change, are to be held in cities around the world including Sydney, London, Shanghai and Johannesburg. Performers lined-up to take part include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters and Jon Bon Jovi.It is now reported that the US gig may be held in an entirely different city.In other news, Al Gore is set to receive an honorary International Emmy Award for his involvement with launching the Current TV channel which has been on air almost two years.An interactive television channel, Current TV screens short documentaries including content created by viewers. Read more:Live Earth
The Bravery announce North American tour 2007-03-31 00:11:00 The Bravery have announced the dates of an extensive tour in support of their forthcoming album, 'The Sun And The Moon'.In addition to playing three April gigs in the UK as previously announced, the New York rockers will play several dates throughout North
America.They'll kick off their American
jaunt in Vancouver on May 14 and hit Portland's Wonder Ballroom, New York's Irving Plaza, and several points in between.They'll wrap up the tour in St. Louis, Missouri on June 20.The band's second full-length is due out in May in the US and July in the UK.The first single, 'Time Won't Let Me Go', is now available via US iTunes.The North American tour dates are:Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom (May 14)Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom (15)Seattle, WA El Corazon (16)Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom (25)Detroit Magic Stick (26)Toronto, ON Opera House (28)New York, NY Irving Plaza (29, 30)Nashville, TN Exit In (June 3)Philadelphia, PA TLA (5)Washington DC 9:30 Club (7)Reno, NV New Oasis (12)Salt L
Dave Matthews Band Bring Roots, Pete Yorn, Guster Along For Summer Tour 2007-03-30 23:13:00 For jam-band enthusiasts, it's become something of an annual tradition. Like backyard barbecues, baseball and lazy days spent soaking up the sun, sand and surf, it just wouldn't be summer without Matthews
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Band. That's because the band has consistently toured, summer after summer, since 1998. Likewise, the arrival of each spring usually brings with it a slew of amphitheater gigs. It's an unswerving pattern you could set your watch to.Of course, Dave Matthews isn't one to disappoint his loyal fans — meaning, this summer won't be any different. The rocker will crisscross the U.S. with his namesake band, packing them into one arena after another starting July 8 in Bridgeview, Illinois.The 36-show run will conclude with a two-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, which has been set for October 1 and 2.A host of support acts &$8212; including Stephen Marley, Guster
, Xavier Rudd, Toots & the Maytals, Umphrey's McGee, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Pete Yorn, Read more:Dave Matthews Band
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Hacker To Lead 'Nashville Star' Tour 2007-03-30 22:18:00 "Nashville
Star" winner and Warner Bros. recording artist Angela Hacker
, as well as three of the reality show's finalists, will hit the road this summer for the 2007 Nashville Star Tour, sponsored by Sonic. Starting July 1 in Hershey, Pa., and ending Sept. 30, the tour may hit as many as 40 markets, according to organizers.Hacker will be joined by her brother Zac Hacker, David St. Romain and Josh Stevens, the three runners-up on the country talent search contest. Members of the Nashville Star Band will back each artist at the 90-minutes shows.Among the cities confirmed so far are Kansas City, Mo., Webster, Mass., Fort Myers, Fla., New Paltz, N.Y., and Mount Pleasant, Mich.Hacker's debut album, "The Winner Is..." will be in stores Tuesday (April 3).
Neutral Milk Hotel Not Reuniting For Festival 2007-03-30 22:02:00 Cult favorite indie rock act Neutral
Milk Hotel
was supposedly reuniting to play the Tiny Mix Fest in Minneapolis in August. Trouble is, the band's agent knew nothing of the event. Nor did the manager of the Apples In Stereo, who are listed on a flyer on the Tiny Mix Tapes site in what its creators now acknowledge was an early April Fool's Joke.Hair Police, Sage Francis, Atmosphere, Wooden Wand, Sunn 0))), Boris, Jesu, the Flying Lutenbachers, Busdriver, Dan Deacon, Mount Eerie and the Plastic Constellations were among the other groups on the phony bill.This is the second Neutral Milk Hotel-related hoax to circulate online in the past year. Last summer, a Web posting attributed to reclusive group leader Jeff Mangum that referenced the progress on his first new album since 1998's iconic "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" hit the Web. But Mangum, via Apples In Stereo principal Robert Schneider, quickly disavowed its authenticity.Neutral Milk Hotel has not played live in nearly a decade, Read more:Festival
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank 2007-03-30 07:01:00 Modest Mouse
- We Were Dead Before the Ship Even
SankNow that Modest Mouse have fully established themselves as a major-label indie rock band -- no longer an oxymoron! -- with the success of 2004's Good News for People Who Love Bad News (though they had actually been on Sony, through Epic, since 2000's The Moon & Antarctica), they face the difficult task of trying to follow up a mainstream hit while still retaining the adroit quirkiness that won them fans in the first place.Finding that space between "creativity" and "accessibility" is not easy, but the band (with help from Johnny Marr, among others) is probably as well, if not better, equipped as anyone to tackle the challenge. The first single, "Dashboard," is catchy and interesting, even a little off-kilter, but it's also completely radio-friendly, in that dancey Franz Ferdinand kind of way, and the album's opener, "March into the Sea," has great juxtaposition between Isaac Brock's maniacal Cookie Monster laugh and lighter acco Read more:Modest
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Akon Scores Second No. 1 Hit From 'Konvicted' 2007-03-30 06:35:00 Akon lands his second No. 1 Hot 100 hit on the album "Konvicted
" as "Don't Matter" jumps 3-1 on the chart, where it is the fastest growing track at radio for a fifth week. The song follows "I Wanna Love You," which held No. 1 for two weeks in December. Another track from the album, "Smack That," peaked at No. 2 in November after making what was then the largest jump (95-7) in the history of the Hot 100.That distinction now belongs to Beyonce and Shakira's "Beautiful Liar," which rockets 94-3 thanks to digital sales of 150,000 copies. The track comes from a new edition of Beyonce's "B-Day" album, due April 3.Last week's Hot 100 No. 1, Fergie's "Glamorous," falls to No. 2, while Mims' former chart-topper "This Is Why I'm Hot" drops 2-4. Gym Class Heroes' "Cupid's Chokehold" featuring Patrick Stump is down 4-5, while Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape" featuring Akon slides 5-6. Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" rebounds 8-7, followed by Rich Boy's "Throw Some D's" featuring Polow D Read more:Second
DAUGHTRY - DAUGHTRY 2007-01-31 22:12:00 DAUGHTRY - DAUGHTRYReleased: November, 21, 2006Record Label: RCAEverything that made Chris Daughtry insufferable as a contestant on American Idol -- his utter lack of humor, his oppressive earnestness, his desire to sing every song in the same gut-wrenching fashion, a style that only suited the post-grunge brooding that is his chosen specialty -- work for him on his post-Idol debut album, Daughtry. Technically, this is not a solo album, it's the debut of a band called Daughtry, which is actually spelled all in capital letters, which could be seen as a sign that Chris Daughtry might have a bit of a credibility complex.It certainly seems as if he thinks he'll only be taken seriously as part of a band that, like lots of bands from the grunge revolution, is spelled in a specific, exacting way, even if it means that by the rules of the internet he is, quite literally, shouting at us -- which is only appropriate for a singer who is fueled by Fuel and lives by Live. And, let's face facts,
R.E.M. to unveil tracks from new album 2007-04-01 23:14:00 DUBLIN, Ireland - R.E.M. plans to give fans a taste of tracks
from their upcoming album during a series of gigs in Dublin this summer.In a statement posted Friday on the R.E.M. Web site, the band said it would hold a five-night "working rehearsal" for the album at Dublin's Olympia Theatre June 30, July 1 and July 3-5.Singer Michael Stipe said the concerts would provide "the great start we need for our next album's work.""I intend to hit the ground running," he said.Stipe and bandmates Peter Buck and Mike Mills are due to begin work on the as-yet-untitled 14th album this spring with producer Jacknife Lee.Formed in Athens, Ga. almost 30 years ago, R.E.M. were college radio favorites in the 1980s with songs like "Radio Free Europe" and "Pretty Persuasion" before becoming mainstream stars with 1990s hits including "Losing My Religion" and "Everybody Hurts."Their 13th album, "Around the Sun," was released in 2004.
Proclaimers retain number one spot 2007-04-01 22:58:00 The Proclaimers have held onto the number one spot in the UK charts.The Comic Relief version of their hit 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)' featuring comedians Peter Kay and Matt Lucas holds onto the top spot, the song's first placing in the stop 40.New chart rules means that the original version also makes it into the chart at number 29.Meanwhile, Take That remain at the top of the album chart with 'Beautiful World'.This week's top ten singles are:1. 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)' â€" The Proclaimers and Friends2. 'Girlfriend' - Avril Lavigne.3. 'The Sweet Escape' â€" Gwen Stefani ft Akon4. 'Destination Calabria' â€" Alex Gaudino ft Crystal Waters5. 'How To Save A Life' â€" The Fray6. 'Glamorous' â€" Fergie ft Ludacris7. 'Ruby' â€" Kaiser Chiefs8. 'Shine' â€" Take That9. 'What Goes Around Comes Around' â€" Justin Timberlake10. 'Grace Kelly' - Mika
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