UVME Is now an International Business covering Francais,Espanol,Deutsch,Portugues,Italiano and many more places.
Francais
http://uvme-france.pinurl.com
Espanol
http://uvme-spain.pinurl.com
Deutsch
http://uvme-germany.pinurl.com
Portugues
http://uvme-portugal.pinurl.com
Italiano
http://uvme-italy.pinurl.com
Right now, a revolution is taking place on the Internet. It's making the fortunes of a select few. While you work, they play. While you sleep, they're making money. See why uVme is going to sweep the world ... and this is just the beginning
Mark Davies, Head of Marketing, interviews Tom Brodie, Co-founder of uVme, giving the latest updates on uVme pre-registrants and progress since the pre-launch, including some tips on building your business during this period. Tom also explains the ins and outs of the development of the pioneering web-based IM... unique in its application to this business, and announcing the upcoming desktop version.
Part 1 of 2
Mark Davies, Head of Marketing, continues his interview with Tom Brodie, Co-founder of uVme. They discuss why the IM is such a powerful tool for growing your uVme business, and why it is going to be so simple and fun to use. Plus, see some of the games in action, and hear the latest update on the games' development and testing.
Part 2 of 2
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Promote your band - online
The music industry says it's in a process of transition as it faces up to the challenges of downloads and the internet.
But in a world where many groups promote themselves on MySpace and other similar social networking sites, the internet could also provide bands with new ways of booking concerts and reaching out to fans in other countries. The website Sonicbids lets bands create an online profile, which they can use to contact music promoters and get concert bookings around the world. This new form of self-promotion is well underway at the Popkomm music and entertainment trade fair in Berlin.
Joanna Partridge reports for Reuters.
© Reuters 2007. All rights reserved.
But in a world where many groups promote themselves on MySpace and other similar social networking sites, the internet could also provide bands with new ways of booking concerts and reaching out to fans in other countries. The website Sonicbids lets bands create an online profile, which they can use to contact music promoters and get concert bookings around the world. This new form of self-promotion is well underway at the Popkomm music and entertainment trade fair in Berlin.
Joanna Partridge reports for Reuters.
© Reuters 2007. All rights reserved.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
'Think Different?' Meet the iPhone Hacker
A New Jersey teenager has developed a way to break the lock tying Apple's iPhone to its wireless network, making what's arguably the gadget of the year available to a wider audience.
Internet Changes Music Industry
The Internet is innovating the music industry in a way that effects the entire recording process. A new website called slicethepie.com allows music groups financial support for recording sessions and also gives fans the opportunity to buy into their success. For more information on slicethepie.com, tune into WebProNews.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Playing Through The Blues
I've just finished looking at Griff Hamlin's latest
package, Playing Through The Blues - A Guide For The
Lead Guitar Player. Obviously I see a lot of products
either because I'm looking for something specific, or
because someone wants me to promote their product.
Most of the time I'm less than impressed, but this
product has me quite excited because it is so different
from anything I have seen in a long time. That is why
I have taken the time to sit and type a letter to all
the people I know and tell you all about it.
Learning the blues can be a frustrating task. It seems
so simple, but only a handful of people seem to know
the trick to really making it sound great. Griff and
his team have put together what I believe is a really
thorough, step-by-step method that has actually been
tested and proven on his own guitar students over the
past several years.
The main book provides all of the scales, techniques,
theory, and tricks that you'll need. It follows a
simple and logical progression. Each chapter builds on
the one before it. At the end of each chapter, you'll
be told exactly what you need to be able to do before
moving on to the next chapter. You can't fail with this.
The best part, however, is the audio examples and jam
tracks. Every audio example comes with a full speed
and slow speed version, so you can play along easily
at first, and pick up the pace as you get better.
There's also 4 complete solos that really sound like
they are from your favorite blues songs. You could
memorize them and totally use them at your next blues
jam or gig. They demonstrate all of the techniques
throughout the book, and give a very good "real world"
example of the techniques and approach.
Also, there are 6 jam tracks that come with the
package, so once you get going you can just play
along with the band. And the tracks are really good
quality, just like you're jamming with a real band.
It's a lot of fun.
As a bonus Griff has included an excellent book full
of turnaround and ending licks. Some of them are
pretty straight forward blues, but a couple of them
are real head-turners.
As you can tell, I'm really impressed with this
package as a whole. The testimonials on the website
prove that I'm not alone. This is a very well thought
out, tested, and put together system.
Don't just take my word for it though, take a look
for yourself at:
http://playblues.check-free.info/
All the best,
Phil Bradshaw
package, Playing Through The Blues - A Guide For The
Lead Guitar Player. Obviously I see a lot of products
either because I'm looking for something specific, or
because someone wants me to promote their product.
Most of the time I'm less than impressed, but this
product has me quite excited because it is so different
from anything I have seen in a long time. That is why
I have taken the time to sit and type a letter to all
the people I know and tell you all about it.
Learning the blues can be a frustrating task. It seems
so simple, but only a handful of people seem to know
the trick to really making it sound great. Griff and
his team have put together what I believe is a really
thorough, step-by-step method that has actually been
tested and proven on his own guitar students over the
past several years.
The main book provides all of the scales, techniques,
theory, and tricks that you'll need. It follows a
simple and logical progression. Each chapter builds on
the one before it. At the end of each chapter, you'll
be told exactly what you need to be able to do before
moving on to the next chapter. You can't fail with this.
The best part, however, is the audio examples and jam
tracks. Every audio example comes with a full speed
and slow speed version, so you can play along easily
at first, and pick up the pace as you get better.
There's also 4 complete solos that really sound like
they are from your favorite blues songs. You could
memorize them and totally use them at your next blues
jam or gig. They demonstrate all of the techniques
throughout the book, and give a very good "real world"
example of the techniques and approach.
Also, there are 6 jam tracks that come with the
package, so once you get going you can just play
along with the band. And the tracks are really good
quality, just like you're jamming with a real band.
It's a lot of fun.
As a bonus Griff has included an excellent book full
of turnaround and ending licks. Some of them are
pretty straight forward blues, but a couple of them
are real head-turners.
As you can tell, I'm really impressed with this
package as a whole. The testimonials on the website
prove that I'm not alone. This is a very well thought
out, tested, and put together system.
Don't just take my word for it though, take a look
for yourself at:
http://playblues.check-free.info/
All the best,
Phil Bradshaw
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Beatles monument revealed
A Beatles monument is to be constructed in Germany, in memory of their emergence almost 50 years ago, it has been announced.
A radio station in Hamburg has announced plans for the sculpture, in the town where The Fab Four first made their name in the early '60s.
Local radio station Oldie 95 confirmed news of the monument, which will be made of steel and cost $625,000.
It will be built on a corner of the St. Pauli district near the clubs where The Beatles honed their trade during 1962.
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and early Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe , who died in Hamburg in 1962, will all feature in the sculpture.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Does YouTube Have a Business Opportunity No! But This Does
Hot new eVo broadcast reveals sneak-preview reactions!
"Guys, you haven't seen nothing yet..."
"This is going to attract millions of people....There's a tidal wave on its way, there's no question about that!"
...Just a few quotes from the two eVo members who were given the chance to peek behind the curtain of eVo at the new brand. Suffice it to say, they were astonished by what they saw!
The Internet is the world’s fastest-growing marketplace.
Discover a market growing four times faster than the Internet.
The growth is worth the equivalent of $412 every second of every hour of every day.
http://tinyurl.com/27k9ln
http://tinyurl.com/27k9ln
"Guys, you haven't seen nothing yet..."
"This is going to attract millions of people....There's a tidal wave on its way, there's no question about that!"
...Just a few quotes from the two eVo members who were given the chance to peek behind the curtain of eVo at the new brand. Suffice it to say, they were astonished by what they saw!
The Internet is the world’s fastest-growing marketplace.
Discover a market growing four times faster than the Internet.
The growth is worth the equivalent of $412 every second of every hour of every day.
http://tinyurl.com/27k9ln
http://tinyurl.com/27k9ln
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
'Quiet One' gets a star
The late George Harrison will join his former bandmate John Lennon on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
The ex-Beatle was among the list of inductees announced for 2008's ceremony.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - George Harrison
Other figures from the world of music include Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The pavement stars have been a feature of Hollywood Boulevard since 1960 and are awarded to entertainers in film, television, theatre and music.
According to Hollywood's honorary mayor, Johnny Grant, 2008's artists were chosen "for a combination of professional achievement and community involvement."
He added: "I am happy to announce an array of celebrities who have earned this recognition for a combination of professional achievement and community involvement."
The ex-Beatle was among the list of inductees announced for 2008's ceremony.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - George Harrison
Other figures from the world of music include Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The pavement stars have been a feature of Hollywood Boulevard since 1960 and are awarded to entertainers in film, television, theatre and music.
According to Hollywood's honorary mayor, Johnny Grant, 2008's artists were chosen "for a combination of professional achievement and community involvement."
He added: "I am happy to announce an array of celebrities who have earned this recognition for a combination of professional achievement and community involvement."
Monday, June 25, 2007
Beatles Sgt Pepper Album - 40 Years Ago
Beatles Sgt Pepper Album
Live performance on BBC Radio 2 special documentary about 40th anniversary of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Using original analogue 4-track equipment. Part 1 aired on 06/02/07.
Bryan Adams - Sgt. Pepper´s (Beatles Cover)
Razorlight - W/ A Little Help From My Friends(Beatles Cover)
Stereophonics - Sgt. Pepper´s [Reprise] (Beatles Cover)
The Fray - Fixing A Hole (Beatles Cover)
Magic Numbers - She´s Leaving Home (Beatles Cover)
Kaiser Chiefs - Getting Better (Beatles Cover)
Travis - Lovely Rita (Beatles Cover)
Travis. Lovely Rita. 40th Anniversary Sgt Pepper.
Stereophonics. Sgt Pepper Reprise. Full Rehearsal and Song
Live performance on BBC Radio 2 special documentary about 40th anniversary of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Using original analogue 4-track equipment. Part 1 aired on 06/02/07.
Bryan Adams - Sgt. Pepper´s (Beatles Cover)
Razorlight - W/ A Little Help From My Friends(Beatles Cover)
Stereophonics - Sgt. Pepper´s [Reprise] (Beatles Cover)
The Fray - Fixing A Hole (Beatles Cover)
Magic Numbers - She´s Leaving Home (Beatles Cover)
Kaiser Chiefs - Getting Better (Beatles Cover)
Travis - Lovely Rita (Beatles Cover)
Travis. Lovely Rita. 40th Anniversary Sgt Pepper.
Stereophonics. Sgt Pepper Reprise. Full Rehearsal and Song
Sunday, June 24, 2007
The Who star at Glastonbury mudbath
GLASTONBURY (Reuters) - Rock godfathers The Who headline at Glastonbury on Sunday with persistent rain turning the rural English meadows which host the world's biggest greenfield music and arts festival into a high-spirited mudbath.
Baba O'Riley
Tractors spread straw and woodchips as paths became harder to negotiate, but music-inspired festival-goers in brightly coloured ponchos and rubber wellington boots danced, frolicked and played undaunted.
"It's gone very well in spite of the rain, in spite of the mud," upbeat festival founder Michael Eavis said on Sunday.
"Believe it or not the drains have actually worked ... the show compensates for the weather ... the sun's not everything."
Other big acts on the third and final day of Glastonbury include British music sensation the Kaiser Chiefs, angsty rockers Manic Street Preachers, Californian indie band Cold War Kids, Arkansas' The Gossip, and Welsh diva Shirley Bassey.
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot
More than 1,200 of the record 177,500 attendees had been injured by Sunday, mostly with sprains and bruises from slipping in the mud at Eavis's farm in southwest England set up in the 1970s as a musical hippy haven.
Police said one 26-year-old man had died from a suspected drugs overdose and that despite far more people on site than last year there were fewer arrests and these were mostly drug related. Only 31 thefts were reported.
Downpours were forecast for the rest of the festival but organisers said the flooding would have been much worse without the new 100,000 pound ($199,000) drainage system and other precautions installed by 71-year-old Eavis.
"I was completely unprepared for the Glastonbury experience," said Norwegian singer Lawra Somby, with the group Adjagas, who had to walk barefoot through the mud because he had the wrong shoes before he togged up with boots and raincoat.
Many people were fretting about how they would exit the rural muddy site on Monday.
KILLERS' PYROTECHNICS
American indie rock kings The Killers rounded off the second day of the festival on Saturday night with a storming 1-1/2 hour-long set that left the main stage audience cheering for more.
Against a pyrotechnic display The Killers played some of their biggest hits, like "All These Things That I've Done" and "Smile Like You Mean It".
Bad boy rocker Pete Doherty and his band Babyshambles, dressed as 1930s gangsters, played a popular set, with Doherty's partner supermodel Kate Moss joining in on backing vocals.
Dirty Pretty Things, featuring Doherty's former Libertines band mate Carl Barat, made their debut Glastonbury performance to riotous applause, singing tracks including "Gin and Milk".
Barat squashed this year's Glastonbury rumour that the Libertines would reunite for the festival. "I'd love to play with Pete one day," he said.
As The Killers played their set, music legend Iggy Pop and the Stooges played on the Other Stage. Iggy, in a trademark wild gesture, invited a fan on stage. Once one fan was on stage the floodgates opened and Iggy was soon swamped by up to 400 fans.
Paul Williams, a security guard at the event said: "Iggy broke the rules big time." Fans were removed from the stage by a combination of the security team and Iggy pleading with the fans to "calm it down".
During the stage invasion, Ron Asheton's Fender guitar was stolen and one man was arrested for indecent exposure.
Baba O'Riley
Tractors spread straw and woodchips as paths became harder to negotiate, but music-inspired festival-goers in brightly coloured ponchos and rubber wellington boots danced, frolicked and played undaunted.
"It's gone very well in spite of the rain, in spite of the mud," upbeat festival founder Michael Eavis said on Sunday.
"Believe it or not the drains have actually worked ... the show compensates for the weather ... the sun's not everything."
Other big acts on the third and final day of Glastonbury include British music sensation the Kaiser Chiefs, angsty rockers Manic Street Preachers, Californian indie band Cold War Kids, Arkansas' The Gossip, and Welsh diva Shirley Bassey.
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot
More than 1,200 of the record 177,500 attendees had been injured by Sunday, mostly with sprains and bruises from slipping in the mud at Eavis's farm in southwest England set up in the 1970s as a musical hippy haven.
Police said one 26-year-old man had died from a suspected drugs overdose and that despite far more people on site than last year there were fewer arrests and these were mostly drug related. Only 31 thefts were reported.
Downpours were forecast for the rest of the festival but organisers said the flooding would have been much worse without the new 100,000 pound ($199,000) drainage system and other precautions installed by 71-year-old Eavis.
"I was completely unprepared for the Glastonbury experience," said Norwegian singer Lawra Somby, with the group Adjagas, who had to walk barefoot through the mud because he had the wrong shoes before he togged up with boots and raincoat.
Many people were fretting about how they would exit the rural muddy site on Monday.
KILLERS' PYROTECHNICS
American indie rock kings The Killers rounded off the second day of the festival on Saturday night with a storming 1-1/2 hour-long set that left the main stage audience cheering for more.
Against a pyrotechnic display The Killers played some of their biggest hits, like "All These Things That I've Done" and "Smile Like You Mean It".
Bad boy rocker Pete Doherty and his band Babyshambles, dressed as 1930s gangsters, played a popular set, with Doherty's partner supermodel Kate Moss joining in on backing vocals.
Dirty Pretty Things, featuring Doherty's former Libertines band mate Carl Barat, made their debut Glastonbury performance to riotous applause, singing tracks including "Gin and Milk".
Barat squashed this year's Glastonbury rumour that the Libertines would reunite for the festival. "I'd love to play with Pete one day," he said.
As The Killers played their set, music legend Iggy Pop and the Stooges played on the Other Stage. Iggy, in a trademark wild gesture, invited a fan on stage. Once one fan was on stage the floodgates opened and Iggy was soon swamped by up to 400 fans.
Paul Williams, a security guard at the event said: "Iggy broke the rules big time." Fans were removed from the stage by a combination of the security team and Iggy pleading with the fans to "calm it down".
During the stage invasion, Ron Asheton's Fender guitar was stolen and one man was arrested for indecent exposure.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
PARIS IN JAIL: The Music Video
LYRICS AT OMOVIES.COM Hello, Allan Murray and Sean Haines here, the guys behind OMOVIES.COM. There's more to come soon so please subscribe!
Watch us on CNN's Headline News' Showbiz Tonight! AJ Hammer is the man!
We hope you like our first clip "Paris in Jail: The Music Video". We're a couple of writer/comedians who have decided to indulge our long time dream of producing content for the Youtube generation.
We made this video on a shoe string budget with the help of some great peeps. See below. And hey, thanks for the hits!
Directed by:
Allan Murray & Sean Haines
Lyrics by: Allan Murray
Starring: Amber Hay as Paris
Prison Guard: James Evans
Inmate: Michael Q Schmidt
Vocals: Elizabeth Intza
Chihuauas: Zelda and Brigitte
Assistant Director: Michael Risner
Director of Photography: Shaheen Seth
Technical Director: Sarah Adina Smith
Post Production: Friendofafriendfilms.com
Special Thanks:
Marcie Smolin, Robin Taylor, April Lawrence, Tony Rudenko,1690 Swimwear, Anna Drumm, Paris Hilton and Warner Music (more) (less)
Friday, June 15, 2007
Evo Day is Coming!! Or is it just Hype?
Evo Day is Coming!!
Or is it just Hype? Read on and see what You maybe missing!
How often have you wished you were in at the beginning of something that turns out to be huge?
Imagine taking 3 of the most powerful Web trends to create one of the biggest opportunities this decade!
Learn how having fun, being entertained and social networking can earn you Money!
Even better if that 'something huge' is coming from a company that already has a hugely successful product and has been established for over 5 years.
Evolution day is a special event along the way to the launch of something big. In fact I don't think big will do it justice but I'm not one for hype :-)
This new product is known to us, the distributors, as project e-play. Eplay is an online gaming platform with some twists that will make it unique.
And if you're already a networker, this is going to appeal to you BIG time.
Contact me for details CLICK HERE or read on, to find out how you can receive and read a privileged Insiders Report which will blow your mind.
You will then realise what you have in front of you.
You can actually take action and be active NOW. If you take action now, and over the next few weeks, you could earn $20,000 in your first month.
Online gaming, Evolution Day and project E-play - how it will work from a network marketing perspective
The online gaming market is HUGE. Marketing reports talk in millions of people and billions of dollars.
Online gaming is to South Korea what reality TV is to the United States: Huge.
Online gaming is by no means a fad, but a burgeoning business that has been embraced by the next generation of computer game consoles, remains a mainstay of PC and Mac gaming and is broadening its appeal to older generations as well as capturing the younger population.
Online gaming is predicted to be $7 billion by 2008.
Social networking sites are amongst the top visited sites on the Internet.
Social Networking is all about building trustworthy and everlasting relationships and as such, pretty much like in real life,
Forrester Research’s Vice President and Principal Analyst Charlene Li believe that social networking is becoming so important that it is like air, it is everywhere.
If you think the explosion of social networking is relegated to the high school and college crowd, you might be surprised at the results of a recent survey on online social networking.
Any way you slice it social networking is white hot – leveraging the very fabric of an increasingly digital society to thrive and grow exponentially.
Get your privileged Insiders Report which will blow your mind.
CLICK HERE
Discover a market growing FOUR times faster than the Internet.
The growth is worth the equivalent of $412 every SECOND of every hour of every day.
See why 28% (7.6 million) of one country’s online population visited this sector in just ONE month.
Find out why “Fortune 500” and “Blue-Chip” companies such as Sky TV and MTV Networks want a piece of the action.
Be one of the first to learn how this powerful business, using a simple system, can earn you a fortune!
Project e-play will combine these AND offer an awesome opportunity for the network marketer.
Imagine getting paid everytime a player you or one of your team introduced plays a game!
Project e-play is the codename for the latest offering from VWD (Virtual World Direct) - the company behind e-lottery.
E-lottery is already making great incomes for its affiliates and will continue to do so.But this new string to our bow is going to have even more appeal to a broader market!
There are companies that sell online gaming franchises for thousands of dollars up front and hundreds of dollars a month.
E-play will offer any entrepreneur the same potential at a fraction of the cost as well as providing a much richer player experience.
CLICK HERE
Get Your Privileged Insiders Report which will blow your mind.
© Phil Bradshaw 2007
Or is it just Hype? Read on and see what You maybe missing!
How often have you wished you were in at the beginning of something that turns out to be huge?
Imagine taking 3 of the most powerful Web trends to create one of the biggest opportunities this decade!
Learn how having fun, being entertained and social networking can earn you Money!
Even better if that 'something huge' is coming from a company that already has a hugely successful product and has been established for over 5 years.
Evolution day is a special event along the way to the launch of something big. In fact I don't think big will do it justice but I'm not one for hype :-)
This new product is known to us, the distributors, as project e-play. Eplay is an online gaming platform with some twists that will make it unique.
And if you're already a networker, this is going to appeal to you BIG time.
Contact me for details CLICK HERE or read on, to find out how you can receive and read a privileged Insiders Report which will blow your mind.
You will then realise what you have in front of you.
You can actually take action and be active NOW. If you take action now, and over the next few weeks, you could earn $20,000 in your first month.
Online gaming, Evolution Day and project E-play - how it will work from a network marketing perspective
The online gaming market is HUGE. Marketing reports talk in millions of people and billions of dollars.
Online gaming is to South Korea what reality TV is to the United States: Huge.
Online gaming is by no means a fad, but a burgeoning business that has been embraced by the next generation of computer game consoles, remains a mainstay of PC and Mac gaming and is broadening its appeal to older generations as well as capturing the younger population.
Online gaming is predicted to be $7 billion by 2008.
Social networking sites are amongst the top visited sites on the Internet.
Social Networking is all about building trustworthy and everlasting relationships and as such, pretty much like in real life,
Forrester Research’s Vice President and Principal Analyst Charlene Li believe that social networking is becoming so important that it is like air, it is everywhere.
If you think the explosion of social networking is relegated to the high school and college crowd, you might be surprised at the results of a recent survey on online social networking.
Any way you slice it social networking is white hot – leveraging the very fabric of an increasingly digital society to thrive and grow exponentially.
Get your privileged Insiders Report which will blow your mind.
CLICK HERE
Discover a market growing FOUR times faster than the Internet.
The growth is worth the equivalent of $412 every SECOND of every hour of every day.
See why 28% (7.6 million) of one country’s online population visited this sector in just ONE month.
Find out why “Fortune 500” and “Blue-Chip” companies such as Sky TV and MTV Networks want a piece of the action.
Be one of the first to learn how this powerful business, using a simple system, can earn you a fortune!
Project e-play will combine these AND offer an awesome opportunity for the network marketer.
Imagine getting paid everytime a player you or one of your team introduced plays a game!
Project e-play is the codename for the latest offering from VWD (Virtual World Direct) - the company behind e-lottery.
E-lottery is already making great incomes for its affiliates and will continue to do so.But this new string to our bow is going to have even more appeal to a broader market!
There are companies that sell online gaming franchises for thousands of dollars up front and hundreds of dollars a month.
E-play will offer any entrepreneur the same potential at a fraction of the cost as well as providing a much richer player experience.
CLICK HERE
Get Your Privileged Insiders Report which will blow your mind.
© Phil Bradshaw 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Friday, June 08, 2007
Stones to end festival with 'bang'
(Friday June 08, 2007)
More than 30,000 music fans will be heading to the Isle of Wight this weekend to see the Rolling Stones headline their first UK festival appearance in more than 30 years.
This year's event is the sixth since the festival was relaunched 30 years after its heyday when it attracted up to one million hippies to the island.
The Isle of Wight festivals at the end of the 1960s were a series of legendary events featuring Bob Dylan, The Who, Free, The Doors, Joni Mitchell and Jefferson Airplane, culminating in 1970 with 600,000 hippies descending on the island to see Jimi Hendrix perform his penultimate concert.
The rolling Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Vancouver
Since re-starting the festival, world-renowned acts such as Coldplay, The Who, David Bowie, Robert Plant, Lou Reed, Foo Fighters and REM have played.
John Giddings, of festival organisers Solo, said: "We would never have attempted to restart the festival without having such a strong history - the Isle of Wight was the Woodstock of Europe.
"I saw Jimi Hendrix there, and was proud to be offered the chance to contribute to the island's musical heritage. The unique location brings out the best in artists; it relaxes them and contributes to some stunning performances.
Rolling Stones Don't wanna go home.Bigger Bang Photo Session
The Rolling Stones, whose last UK festival was Knebworth Fair in 1976, kicked off their European tour in Belgium this week with a 30-mile traffic jam of fans queueing to see them in the town of Werchter.
But the critics and 33,000 fans were wowed by the old-timers' "A Bigger Bang" tour which will feature 30 gigs across Europe including performances in Belgrade, Serbia, and in St Petersburg, Russia, which the band has never visited before.
In addition to making stops in Eastern Europe, the band will play in Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland and Scandinavia.
The Stones' previous tour became the highest-grossing in concert history in November 2006, netting the band more than £50 million last year and putting them at the top of Forbes' annual list of music's biggest earners.
More than 30,000 music fans will be heading to the Isle of Wight this weekend to see the Rolling Stones headline their first UK festival appearance in more than 30 years.
This year's event is the sixth since the festival was relaunched 30 years after its heyday when it attracted up to one million hippies to the island.
The Isle of Wight festivals at the end of the 1960s were a series of legendary events featuring Bob Dylan, The Who, Free, The Doors, Joni Mitchell and Jefferson Airplane, culminating in 1970 with 600,000 hippies descending on the island to see Jimi Hendrix perform his penultimate concert.
The rolling Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Vancouver
Since re-starting the festival, world-renowned acts such as Coldplay, The Who, David Bowie, Robert Plant, Lou Reed, Foo Fighters and REM have played.
John Giddings, of festival organisers Solo, said: "We would never have attempted to restart the festival without having such a strong history - the Isle of Wight was the Woodstock of Europe.
"I saw Jimi Hendrix there, and was proud to be offered the chance to contribute to the island's musical heritage. The unique location brings out the best in artists; it relaxes them and contributes to some stunning performances.
Rolling Stones Don't wanna go home.Bigger Bang Photo Session
The Rolling Stones, whose last UK festival was Knebworth Fair in 1976, kicked off their European tour in Belgium this week with a 30-mile traffic jam of fans queueing to see them in the town of Werchter.
But the critics and 33,000 fans were wowed by the old-timers' "A Bigger Bang" tour which will feature 30 gigs across Europe including performances in Belgrade, Serbia, and in St Petersburg, Russia, which the band has never visited before.
In addition to making stops in Eastern Europe, the band will play in Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland and Scandinavia.
The Stones' previous tour became the highest-grossing in concert history in November 2006, netting the band more than £50 million last year and putting them at the top of Forbes' annual list of music's biggest earners.
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Stones traffic chaos
(Wednesday June 06, 2007 02:40 PM)
The Rolling Stones brought traffic in a Belgian city to a standstill last night, as they kicked-off the latest leg of their enormous world tour.
The rock legends played a show in Werchter in front of a sold-out crowd of 33,000, as their "Bigger Bang" global jaunt landed in Europe.
Apparently interest in the concert beforehand was so big that a tailback stretching 30 miles built-up on roads approaching the concert, affecting many fans trying to get to the gig.
Rolling Stones - Live in Rio - 2006 - Brown Sugar
The Stones are scheduled to play in France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Scandinavia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the UK in the coming months.
Their set-list last night was as follows, according to the NME:
"Start Me Up"
"Shattered"
"Rough Justice"
"Rocks Off"
"Heartbreaker"
"Some Girls"
"Waiting On A Friend"
"Can't You Hear Me Knocking"
"Tumbling Dice"
"I'll Go Crazy"
"I Wanna Hold You"
"Slipping Away"
"It's Only Rock 'N' Roll"
"It's All Over Now"
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
"Honky Tonk Women"
"Paint It Black"
"Jumping Jack Flash"
"Brown Sugar"
"Sympathy For The Devil"
Mick Jagger and co headline the Isle Of Wight Festival this weekend.
The Rolling Stones brought traffic in a Belgian city to a standstill last night, as they kicked-off the latest leg of their enormous world tour.
The rock legends played a show in Werchter in front of a sold-out crowd of 33,000, as their "Bigger Bang" global jaunt landed in Europe.
Apparently interest in the concert beforehand was so big that a tailback stretching 30 miles built-up on roads approaching the concert, affecting many fans trying to get to the gig.
Rolling Stones - Live in Rio - 2006 - Brown Sugar
The Stones are scheduled to play in France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Scandinavia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the UK in the coming months.
Their set-list last night was as follows, according to the NME:
"Start Me Up"
"Shattered"
"Rough Justice"
"Rocks Off"
"Heartbreaker"
"Some Girls"
"Waiting On A Friend"
"Can't You Hear Me Knocking"
"Tumbling Dice"
"I'll Go Crazy"
"I Wanna Hold You"
"Slipping Away"
"It's Only Rock 'N' Roll"
"It's All Over Now"
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
"Honky Tonk Women"
"Paint It Black"
"Jumping Jack Flash"
"Brown Sugar"
"Sympathy For The Devil"
Mick Jagger and co headline the Isle Of Wight Festival this weekend.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Ozzy is back!
Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed details of his first solo album in six years.
Ozzy Osbourne-Dreamer
"Black Rain" is out next month and was recorded in his studio at home in Los Angeles with his touring band of Zakk Wylde, Blasko and Mike Bordin.
Amongst the album tracks are "I Don't Wanna Stop", "Not Going Away", "Civilize The Universe", "Trap Door", "Thank God For The Almighty Dollar" and "Black Rain".
The former Black Sabbath legend has also revealed that "Black Rain" is the first LP in his career to be recorded completely sober.
ozzy osbourne - paranoid
He told Billbaord: "I thought I'd never write again without any stimulation. But you know what? Instead of picking of the bottle I just got honest and said, "I don't want life to go (to pieces)."
"Black Rain" is due out on May 22.
Ozzy Osbourne-Dreamer
"Black Rain" is out next month and was recorded in his studio at home in Los Angeles with his touring band of Zakk Wylde, Blasko and Mike Bordin.
Amongst the album tracks are "I Don't Wanna Stop", "Not Going Away", "Civilize The Universe", "Trap Door", "Thank God For The Almighty Dollar" and "Black Rain".
The former Black Sabbath legend has also revealed that "Black Rain" is the first LP in his career to be recorded completely sober.
ozzy osbourne - paranoid
He told Billbaord: "I thought I'd never write again without any stimulation. But you know what? Instead of picking of the bottle I just got honest and said, "I don't want life to go (to pieces)."
"Black Rain" is due out on May 22.
Friday, April 06, 2007
Police: New album?
The Police are considering making a new album, as they prepare to embark on their enormous comeback world tour.
Andy Summers, the band's guitarist, revealed the news in London earlier this week, and said they were hoping to play "a couple of new songs" at the live shows.
Summers was asked about the possibility of a new Police album, their first in almost 15 years, at the launch of his memoirs "One Train Later" yesterday.
He explained: "If we do well with these concerts we may well make a sixth album. I can't see why not."
The Police - Roxanne
The Police playing Roxanne at the 49th Grammy's
Speaking about the band's rehearsals, which follow their official reunion performance at the Grammys earlier this year, Summers confirmed the group had been having fun.
"We've been jamming acoustically lately and we've been really enjoying it. We'll be playing a couple of new songs at the shows in the summer", he said.
The Police play the first of their comeback dates in Vancouver at the end of May before appearing at the following UK shows later in the year:
September 2007
04+05 Birmingham NIA
08+09 London Twickenham Stadium
October
15+16 Manchester MEN Arena
19 Cardiff Millennium Stadium
Andy Summers, the band's guitarist, revealed the news in London earlier this week, and said they were hoping to play "a couple of new songs" at the live shows.
Summers was asked about the possibility of a new Police album, their first in almost 15 years, at the launch of his memoirs "One Train Later" yesterday.
He explained: "If we do well with these concerts we may well make a sixth album. I can't see why not."
The Police - Roxanne
The Police playing Roxanne at the 49th Grammy's
Speaking about the band's rehearsals, which follow their official reunion performance at the Grammys earlier this year, Summers confirmed the group had been having fun.
"We've been jamming acoustically lately and we've been really enjoying it. We'll be playing a couple of new songs at the shows in the summer", he said.
The Police play the first of their comeback dates in Vancouver at the end of May before appearing at the following UK shows later in the year:
September 2007
04+05 Birmingham NIA
08+09 London Twickenham Stadium
October
15+16 Manchester MEN Arena
19 Cardiff Millennium Stadium
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Stones add London show
The Rolling Stones have confirmed another show in London as part of the latest leg of their "A Bigger Bang" world tour.
Mick Jagger and co last week announced plans to play across Europe this summer, including a headlining show at the Isle Of Wight Festival in June.
They have now added a second concert at the O2 Dome in August, bringing their tour to a total of 28 gigs across Europe.
Tickets for the London dates go on-sale this Friday, although they are already on-sale to members of The Rolling Stones fanclub.
Rolling Stones - Satisfaction - Live in Rio - 2006
The full tour is now as follows:
June 2007
05 Belgium, Werchter Park
08 Nijmegen, Holland, Goffertpark
10 Isle of Wight, UK, Isle of Wight Festival
13 Frankfurt, Germany, Commerzbank
16 Paris, France, Stade De France
18 Lyon, France, Stade Gerland
21 Barcelona, Spain, Olympic Stadium
23 San Sebastian, Spain, Anoeta
25 Lisbon, Portugal, Alvalade Stadium
28 Madrid, Spain, Calderon Stadium
30 El Ejido, Spain, Santo Domingo Stadium
July
06 Rome, Italy, Olympic Stadium
09 Budva, Montenegro, Jaz Beach
14 Belgrade, Serbia, Hippodrome
17 Bucharest, Romania Lia Manoliu Stadium
20 Budapest, Hungary, The Puskas Ferenc Stadium
22 Brno, Czech Republic, Outdoor Exhibition Centre
25 Kiev, Ukraine, NSC Olimpiys'kyi
28 St Petersburg, Russia, Place Square
August
01 Helsinki, Finland, Olympic Stadium
03 Gothenburg, Sweden, Ullevi Stadium
05 Copenhagen, Denmark, Parken
08 Oslo, Norway, Valle Hovin
13 Düsseldorf, Germany, LTU Arena
15 Hamburg, Germany, AOL Arena
18 Dublin, ROI, Slane Castle
21+23 London, UK, O2 Arena
Mick Jagger and co last week announced plans to play across Europe this summer, including a headlining show at the Isle Of Wight Festival in June.
They have now added a second concert at the O2 Dome in August, bringing their tour to a total of 28 gigs across Europe.
Tickets for the London dates go on-sale this Friday, although they are already on-sale to members of The Rolling Stones fanclub.
Rolling Stones - Satisfaction - Live in Rio - 2006
The full tour is now as follows:
June 2007
05 Belgium, Werchter Park
08 Nijmegen, Holland, Goffertpark
10 Isle of Wight, UK, Isle of Wight Festival
13 Frankfurt, Germany, Commerzbank
16 Paris, France, Stade De France
18 Lyon, France, Stade Gerland
21 Barcelona, Spain, Olympic Stadium
23 San Sebastian, Spain, Anoeta
25 Lisbon, Portugal, Alvalade Stadium
28 Madrid, Spain, Calderon Stadium
30 El Ejido, Spain, Santo Domingo Stadium
July
06 Rome, Italy, Olympic Stadium
09 Budva, Montenegro, Jaz Beach
14 Belgrade, Serbia, Hippodrome
17 Bucharest, Romania Lia Manoliu Stadium
20 Budapest, Hungary, The Puskas Ferenc Stadium
22 Brno, Czech Republic, Outdoor Exhibition Centre
25 Kiev, Ukraine, NSC Olimpiys'kyi
28 St Petersburg, Russia, Place Square
August
01 Helsinki, Finland, Olympic Stadium
03 Gothenburg, Sweden, Ullevi Stadium
05 Copenhagen, Denmark, Parken
08 Oslo, Norway, Valle Hovin
13 Düsseldorf, Germany, LTU Arena
15 Hamburg, Germany, AOL Arena
18 Dublin, ROI, Slane Castle
21+23 London, UK, O2 Arena
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Download announces more bands
by: Marco Gandolfi
Preparing for a weekend of exceptional music and entertainment, Download Festival announces five more incredible bands to the line-up. Having only announced one third of the line up so far, the first festival of the year looks set to be a phenomenal weekend of live music.
Festival organisers are excited to announce the inclusion of Within Temptation, Stone Sour, Unearth, Chimaira and Job For A Cowboy to the bill. Taking place on 8, 9, 10 June, Download Festival have already announced My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park and Iron Maiden as this year’s headliners, and as always are striving to improve the Donington Park facilities year on year. Festival organisers are currently looking not only to have more entertainment on site than ever, but are also aiming to implement new initiatives to make the festival greener.
Within Temptation are Holland’s biggest selling musical export, and one of the fastest growing rock acts internationally. Seen as Europe’s hottest new superstars, they have sold over one million units worldwide. Their fourth album, 'The Heart Of Everything’ has been met with critical and commercial praise, and 2007 looks set to be their most successful year yet. Headed up by the beautiful Sharon Den Adel, their combination of her stunning vocals, and the bands masterful musicianship make this six piece ensemble a Download Festival must see.
Sharon Den Adel, singer of Within Temptation says: 'Playing at Download is one of the most exciting things for us this year! We really enjoyed ourselves last year so when we got asked again, we didn’t hesitate to say yes! We look forward to play some songs off of our new album that’s out and we can’t wait to see all those other cool bands as well!'
American melodic rock band Stone Sour were founded by Corey Taylor of Slipknot. Their double Grammy nominated debut album 'Cellar Falls’ went Gold in the US, while their second album 'Come What(Ever) May’ peaked at number 4 in the US Billboard Chart. Having recently sold out their UK tour, this will be the third time that Stone Sour have played Download Festival.
Josh Rand of Stone Sour announces, 'My lords, ladies, and gentleman it is our privilege to be returning to Download this year. Growing up I always heard about this crazy festival that takes place in England. And in 2003, I finally got to experience it first hand - it was a truly amazing event. This year will be no different. With acts like Mötley Crüe, Korn, and Iron Maiden I’m getting excited just talking about it! So with that said, I’ll see you there or you can go take a piss,'
Unearth’s musicianship is legendarily complex, harmonized guitar riffs, harmony oriented bass riffs, and rapid kicks make a sound that can only be Unearth. This unique approach makes them one of the most abrasive, commanding and emotionally charged groups in music today. 2007 is their second appearance at Download.
Unearth’s Trevor Phipps can’t wait 'One of our favorite live experiences to date is our appearance at the 2005 Download Festival. Needless to say, we are beyond stoked to make a return trip this June'
Florida’s sextet Chimaira combine old-school styling’s with undoubted flair, it’s easy to see why they have fans across the globe. The band's sound is uniquely their own, yet it pays homage to those who have influenced them most. Drawing inspiration from an array of musical genres, Chimaira are an adrenaline rush to watch. This is their third Download appearance, and it will be mind blowing.
Chimaira front man Mark Hunter enthused 'Its an honor to be invited back to Download again. This is number three for us and to think just a few years ago we were the first band on the bill... my oh my, have things changed! We plan on making this year go down in history!'
Job For A Cowboy’s first album 'Doom’ was released in 2005 to critical acclaim. The bands underground success soon caught the eye of the larger labels, and they were soon signed to the legendary Metal Blade Records. Seen by many as one of the most talented bands in the US underground music scene, they are currently touring the US and Europe. They’re highly anticipated second album 'Genesis’ is release in May of this year.
Job For A Cowboy guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju said "It is an honor to be invited to such a well renowned festival. Download is one of the biggest festivals and it is awesome that we get to be a part of it this year. We're stoked to tear the stage up!"
DOWNLOAD 2007 LINE-UP:
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (FRIDAY 8 JUNE) LINKIN PARK (SATURDAY 9 JUNE) IRON MAIDEN (SUNDAY 10 JUNE)
30 SECONDS TO MARS, BOWLING FOR SOUP, BRING ME THE HORIZON, BUCKCHERRY, CHIMAIRA, DRAGONFORCE, DEVILDRIVER, DIMMU BORGIR, DREAM THEATER, ENTER SHIKARI, EVANESCENCE, GALLOWS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, KORN, LAMB OF GOD, MACHINE HEAD, MARILYN MANSON, MEGADETH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SHADOWS FALL, SLAYER, STONE SOUR TURBONEGRO, VELVET REVOLVER, WITHIN TEMPTATION, UNEARTH, WOLFMOTHER
Preparing for a weekend of exceptional music and entertainment, Download Festival announces five more incredible bands to the line-up. Having only announced one third of the line up so far, the first festival of the year looks set to be a phenomenal weekend of live music.
Festival organisers are excited to announce the inclusion of Within Temptation, Stone Sour, Unearth, Chimaira and Job For A Cowboy to the bill. Taking place on 8, 9, 10 June, Download Festival have already announced My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park and Iron Maiden as this year’s headliners, and as always are striving to improve the Donington Park facilities year on year. Festival organisers are currently looking not only to have more entertainment on site than ever, but are also aiming to implement new initiatives to make the festival greener.
Within Temptation are Holland’s biggest selling musical export, and one of the fastest growing rock acts internationally. Seen as Europe’s hottest new superstars, they have sold over one million units worldwide. Their fourth album, 'The Heart Of Everything’ has been met with critical and commercial praise, and 2007 looks set to be their most successful year yet. Headed up by the beautiful Sharon Den Adel, their combination of her stunning vocals, and the bands masterful musicianship make this six piece ensemble a Download Festival must see.
Sharon Den Adel, singer of Within Temptation says: 'Playing at Download is one of the most exciting things for us this year! We really enjoyed ourselves last year so when we got asked again, we didn’t hesitate to say yes! We look forward to play some songs off of our new album that’s out and we can’t wait to see all those other cool bands as well!'
American melodic rock band Stone Sour were founded by Corey Taylor of Slipknot. Their double Grammy nominated debut album 'Cellar Falls’ went Gold in the US, while their second album 'Come What(Ever) May’ peaked at number 4 in the US Billboard Chart. Having recently sold out their UK tour, this will be the third time that Stone Sour have played Download Festival.
Josh Rand of Stone Sour announces, 'My lords, ladies, and gentleman it is our privilege to be returning to Download this year. Growing up I always heard about this crazy festival that takes place in England. And in 2003, I finally got to experience it first hand - it was a truly amazing event. This year will be no different. With acts like Mötley Crüe, Korn, and Iron Maiden I’m getting excited just talking about it! So with that said, I’ll see you there or you can go take a piss,'
Unearth’s musicianship is legendarily complex, harmonized guitar riffs, harmony oriented bass riffs, and rapid kicks make a sound that can only be Unearth. This unique approach makes them one of the most abrasive, commanding and emotionally charged groups in music today. 2007 is their second appearance at Download.
Unearth’s Trevor Phipps can’t wait 'One of our favorite live experiences to date is our appearance at the 2005 Download Festival. Needless to say, we are beyond stoked to make a return trip this June'
Florida’s sextet Chimaira combine old-school styling’s with undoubted flair, it’s easy to see why they have fans across the globe. The band's sound is uniquely their own, yet it pays homage to those who have influenced them most. Drawing inspiration from an array of musical genres, Chimaira are an adrenaline rush to watch. This is their third Download appearance, and it will be mind blowing.
Chimaira front man Mark Hunter enthused 'Its an honor to be invited back to Download again. This is number three for us and to think just a few years ago we were the first band on the bill... my oh my, have things changed! We plan on making this year go down in history!'
Job For A Cowboy’s first album 'Doom’ was released in 2005 to critical acclaim. The bands underground success soon caught the eye of the larger labels, and they were soon signed to the legendary Metal Blade Records. Seen by many as one of the most talented bands in the US underground music scene, they are currently touring the US and Europe. They’re highly anticipated second album 'Genesis’ is release in May of this year.
Job For A Cowboy guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju said "It is an honor to be invited to such a well renowned festival. Download is one of the biggest festivals and it is awesome that we get to be a part of it this year. We're stoked to tear the stage up!"
DOWNLOAD 2007 LINE-UP:
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (FRIDAY 8 JUNE) LINKIN PARK (SATURDAY 9 JUNE) IRON MAIDEN (SUNDAY 10 JUNE)
30 SECONDS TO MARS, BOWLING FOR SOUP, BRING ME THE HORIZON, BUCKCHERRY, CHIMAIRA, DRAGONFORCE, DEVILDRIVER, DIMMU BORGIR, DREAM THEATER, ENTER SHIKARI, EVANESCENCE, GALLOWS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, KORN, LAMB OF GOD, MACHINE HEAD, MARILYN MANSON, MEGADETH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SHADOWS FALL, SLAYER, STONE SOUR TURBONEGRO, VELVET REVOLVER, WITHIN TEMPTATION, UNEARTH, WOLFMOTHER
Monday, March 12, 2007
O2 Wireless Festival 2007
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O2 Wireless Festival 2007
Exclusive pre-sale this Thursday 9am
As announced on Christian's Breakfast Show, www.virginradio.co.uk/tickets will be the place to get your tickets a day before everyone else for this year's O2 Wireless Festival in Leeds - hometown of headliners, Kaiser Chiefs.
The White Stripes, Queens Of The Stone Age, Editors and The Rakes are also confirmed, with more acts to be announced. More info here as we get it...
Virgin Radio is your summer festival station
O2 Wireless Festival 2007
Exclusive pre-sale this Thursday 9am
As announced on Christian's Breakfast Show, www.virginradio.co.uk/tickets will be the place to get your tickets a day before everyone else for this year's O2 Wireless Festival in Leeds - hometown of headliners, Kaiser Chiefs.
The White Stripes, Queens Of The Stone Age, Editors and The Rakes are also confirmed, with more acts to be announced. More info here as we get it...
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Police Special Announcement
The Police will hold a press conference next week, where they will make a "special announcement", it has been confirmed.
Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are expected to confirm news of their reformation at the gathering.
Taking place at the famed Whisky A Go Go club in West Hollywood, California, the conference comes a day after the band are scheduled to appear at The Grammys.
Speculation has been rife for some months that The Police will embark on a full world tour this year, 30 years since "Roxanne" broke the band in America.
Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are understood to have been rehearsing at Lions Gate Studios in Vancouver in recent weeks.
On February 12, 20 Sting.com legacy members will be able attend The Police Rehearsals - to commemorate The Police's 30th anniversary. Sting.com have secured credentials so that 20 legacy members can be there to attend this historic event which will take place late morning at the famous Whisky A Go Go on Sunset Boulevard.
Would you like to attend ''The Police Rehearsals''?
Any Sting.com Legacy member who wishes to be have their name entered in a draw to attend "The Police Rehearsals" should log in to the community area at Sting.com, visit the Contests message board, and read the thread entitled "Attend the Police Rehearsals!" for details of how to enter. After the event, we would like the winners to each submit to us 250 words that describes their experience of the day - we can say with some certainty that none of you will be lost for words!
You have until midnight on February 8 to express your interest in attending. Sting.com will draw names on February 9 and advise the winners that day that of their success.
Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are expected to confirm news of their reformation at the gathering.
Taking place at the famed Whisky A Go Go club in West Hollywood, California, the conference comes a day after the band are scheduled to appear at The Grammys.
Speculation has been rife for some months that The Police will embark on a full world tour this year, 30 years since "Roxanne" broke the band in America.
Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are understood to have been rehearsing at Lions Gate Studios in Vancouver in recent weeks.
On February 12, 20 Sting.com legacy members will be able attend The Police Rehearsals - to commemorate The Police's 30th anniversary. Sting.com have secured credentials so that 20 legacy members can be there to attend this historic event which will take place late morning at the famous Whisky A Go Go on Sunset Boulevard.
Would you like to attend ''The Police Rehearsals''?
Any Sting.com Legacy member who wishes to be have their name entered in a draw to attend "The Police Rehearsals" should log in to the community area at Sting.com, visit the Contests message board, and read the thread entitled "Attend the Police Rehearsals!" for details of how to enter. After the event, we would like the winners to each submit to us 250 words that describes their experience of the day - we can say with some certainty that none of you will be lost for words!
You have until midnight on February 8 to express your interest in attending. Sting.com will draw names on February 9 and advise the winners that day that of their success.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
U2 defy "scam"
U2 have moved to distance themselves from a series of adverts promoting non-existent live shows by the band in Europe.
The group completed their enormous "Vertigo" world tour in Hawaii at the end of 2006, and are now understood to be taking a break in preparation for their new LP.
However, the Irish rockers have been contacted about apparent concerts in 2007, which appear to have been erroneously advertised.
A statement on www.u2.com reads: "Some fans have been in touch to let us know of adverts appearing in the press offering tickets for U2 shows in London and Paris this year.
"Take it from us, these adverts are a scam - there are no live plans for this year. Do not buy tickets for U2 shows unless you've read it here first."
U2
U2 With or Without You(Live)
The group completed their enormous "Vertigo" world tour in Hawaii at the end of 2006, and are now understood to be taking a break in preparation for their new LP.
However, the Irish rockers have been contacted about apparent concerts in 2007, which appear to have been erroneously advertised.
A statement on www.u2.com reads: "Some fans have been in touch to let us know of adverts appearing in the press offering tickets for U2 shows in London and Paris this year.
"Take it from us, these adverts are a scam - there are no live plans for this year. Do not buy tickets for U2 shows unless you've read it here first."
U2
U2 With or Without You(Live)
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Leading Lights in the Music World who were silenced in 2006
Following is a list of some leading lights in the music world who were silenced in 2006
LOU RAWLS
Velvet-voiced singer and longtime community activist
Lou Rawls, 72, January 6 in Los Angeles. His trademark song "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine," was released in 1976 and exemplifies the classic "Philadelphia Sound." Rawls recorded 52 albums in a career that spanned nearly five decades and won Grammy Awards for hits "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)," "Natural Man" and "Lady Love." He also played a major role in United Negro College Fund telethons in the '80s that raised more than $200 million and appeared in 18 movies and 16 TV series.
WILSON PICKETT
Soul/R&B legend Wilson Pickett, 64, January 19 in Virginia. In 1965, Pickett signed a solo deal with Atlantic, scoring a No. 21 pop hit with "In the Midnight Hour," which he co-wrote with legendary sessions musician Steve Cropper. A slew of late '60s R&B/soul hits followed, five of which reached No. 1 on The Billboard R&B charts. Pickett was a 1991 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His last studio album, "It's Harder Now," (1999) won W.C. Handy Awards for soul/blues album of the year and comeback album of the year, and Pickett himself was named soul/blues male artist of the year.
GENE MCFADDEN
R&B vocalist/songwriter Gene McFadden, 56, January 27 in Philadelphia. McFadden was half of the Philly soul duo the Epsilons with John Whitehead. As McFadden & Whitehead, the pair's best-known song, "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now," reached No. 1 on Billboard's R&B chart and No. 13 on The Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for a Grammy Award. The duo also wrote several hits performed by others, including the O'Jays' "Back Stabbers" and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' "Wake Up Everybody."
JAMES YANCEY AKA J DILLA
Rapper/producer James Yancey aka J Dilla, 32, February10 in Los Angeles. Since forming the rap trio Slum Village in the late '90s with MCs Baatin and T3, J Dilla worked closely with such artists as A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Common and the Pharcyde. J Dilla later left the group to pursue a solo career. Before his passing, he had been working on "The Shining," which was released in August on BBE Records.
ALI FARKA TOURE
Africa's best-known blues singer and guitarist Ali Farka Toure, in his late 60s, March 7 in Mali. After emerging on the global scene with a bluesy, self-titled 1988 release, Toure won a best world music album Grammy Award for his 1994 release "Talking Timbuktu." The album stayed at No.1 on Billboard's Top World Music chart for 16 weeks. His World Circuit recording with countryman Toumani Diabate, "In the Heart of the Moon," won Toure a second Grammy in February 2006.
LUMUMBA CARSON AKA PROFESSOR X
Rapper Lumumba Carson aka Professor X, 49, March 17 in New York. The Brooklyn MC was best-known for his role with the '90s hip-hop group the X-Clan. The group's second and final album, "Xodus," reached No. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 1992.
GENE PITNEY
Singer/songwriter Gene Pitney, 65, April 5 in Wales. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pitney peaked on The Billboard pop singles chart at No. 2 with "Only Love Can Break a Heart" in 1962. Pitney also had some success as a country singer, and in 1990, he scored his first U.K. No. 1 single with the Marc Almond duet "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart."
Gene Pitney - Here and Now
JUNE POINTER
Pointer Sisters singer, June Pointer, 52, April 11 in Los Angeles. As part of the Grammy-winning quartet, which also featured sisters Ruth, Anita and Bonnie, the Pointer Sisters are best-known for a string of '70s and '80s R&B/pop hits that included "He's So Shy," "Slow Hand" and "Fire."
DESHAUN HOLTON aka PROOF
Rap star Deshaun Holton aka Proof, 32, April 11 in Detroit. Proof helped build the Detroit scene by hosting rap battles at the Hip Hop Shop. Proof was later a valued member of the group D12 led by rapper Eminem. "Without Proof there would be no Eminem, no Slim Shady, no D12," Eminem said.
GRANT MCLENNAN
Go-Betweens' principal Grant McLennan, 48, May 6 in Brisbane, Australia. With longtime partner Robert Forster, McLennan led the Go-Betweens to critical, if not commercial, success. After the band split in 1989, McLennan released four solo albums. The Go-Betweens reunited in 2000 for the acclaimed album "The Friends of Rachel Worth."
HILTON RUIZ
Jazzman Hilton Ruiz, 54, June 6 in New Orleans. One of the most accomplished pianists in the contemporary Latin jazz world, Ruiz was as versatile with bop and stride as with Afro-Cuban music. Aside from countless collaborative albums with the likes of Tito Puente, Freddie Hubbard and Mongo Santamaria, Ruiz also released more than 20 solo albums.
BILLY PRESTON
Renowned soul musician Billy Preston, 59, June 6 in Scottsdale, Ariz. In addition to his healthy Grammy-winning solo career, Preston collaborated and toured with superstars such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Little Richard, Ray Charles, George Harrison and Aretha Franklin. Preston recorded 20 solo albums and had two No. 1 songs, "Will It Go Around in Circles" in 1973 and "Nothing from Nothing" in 1974, on The Billboard Hot 100. He also wrote "You Are So Beautiful," made famous by singer Joe Cocker.
Eric Clapton & Billy Preston - Isn't It A Pity
JOHNNY JENKINS
Guitar legend Johnny Jenkins, 67, June 26 in Macon, Ga. Jenkins worked with Otis Redding in the early '60s and influenced Jimi Hendrix through his acrobatic style. His last two albums, in 2001 and 2003, were released by Mean Old World Records.
ROGER 'SYD' BARRETT
Enigmatic Pink Floyd co-founder and reclusive cult hero Roger "Syd" Barrett, 60, July 7 in Cambridge, England. Starting with Pink Floyd's 1967 debut album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," Barrett blended elements of pop and psychedelia in ways that would influence generations of rock acts. Leaving Pink Floyd in 1968 after a drug-influenced mental decline, Barrett released two beloved solo albums in 1970, "The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett." Barrett's music can also be heard on the 1993 boxed set "Crazy Diamond."
MILAN B. WILLIAMS
R&B/funk keyboard player, Milan B. Williams, 58, July 9 in Houston. As a founding member of the Commodores, Williams helped the band achieve their first hit with the synthesizer-pumped 1974 instrumental "Machine Gun," which he wrote. The group went on to score seven No. 1 R&B hits--two of which, "Three Times a Lady" and "Still," also notched No. 1 on The Billboard Hot 100 chart.
BILL MILLER
Pianist Bill Miller, 91, July 17 in Montreal. Miller was Frank Sinatra's pianist for nearly 50 years until the singer's last performance in 1995. He also played with such giants as Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Charlie Barnet.
JESSIE MAE HEMPHILL
Blues singer and guitarist Jessie Mae Hemphill, 71, July 22 in Memphis. Making her recording debut in 1981 with "She-Wolf," Hemphill went on to win the W.C. Handy Award for best traditional female blues artist in 1987 and 1988. Her sophomore album and first U.S. release "Feelin' Good" won the Handy Award for best acoustic album in 1991.
FLOYD DIXON
Acclaimed jump-blues and R&B pianist/vocalist/songwriter Floyd Dixon, 77, July 26 in Los Angeles. Best-known for the 1954 song "Hey Bartender," Dixon recorded for Supreme Records and Modern Records in the late '40s. He reached No. 4 on The Billboard R&B singles chart in 1951 with "Telephone Blues," and in the next year with "Call Operator," both on Aladdin Records. His album "Wake Up and Live!" won a Blues Foundation Award as comeback album of the year in 1997.
ARTHUR LEE
Singer and guitarist for L.A. rock pioneers Love, Arthur Lee, 61, August 3 in Memphis. Lee formed Love in Los Angeles in 1965 and recorded three albums with the group's original lineup, including 1967's psychedelic classic "Forever Changes." The band was once the leading light of the Los Angeles scene that included the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and the Doors. Love's early material proved perennially influential, with acts from Led Zeppelin to Echo and the Bunnymen citing Lee as an inspiration.
Love - Alone Again Or (2003)
FREDDY FENDER
Freddy Fender (Baldemar Huerta), 69, October 14 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Fender hit it big in 1975 when "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" climbed to No. 1 on the pop and country charts. "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" rose to No. 1 on the country chart and top 10 on the pop chart that same year. Fender won a best Latin pop album Grammy Award in 2002 for "La Musica de Baldemar Huerta." He also shared in two more Grammys with the Texas Tornados and with Los Super Seven.
SANDY WEST
Sandy West, 47, October 21 in San Dimas, Calif. West was a founding member and the drummer for the '70s rock band the Runaways, which featured fellow rockers Joan Jett, Lita Ford and Cherie Currie. After the band broke up, West continued to perform as a drummer, guitarist and vocalist with the Sandy West Band.
GERALD COOK
Pianist, composer, musical director and arranger Gerald Cook, 85, October 22 in Chicago. He performed with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra and in nightclubs, starting out in a duo piano act with Margaret Bonds, then going on to accompany singers and personalities including Ethel Waters, Lena Horne, Carmen McRae, Shirley Jones, Johnny Hartman and Sammy Cahn. Cook was the pianist and musical director for Libby Holman's one-woman show, "Blues, Ballads and Sin-Songs," and he helped fuel cabaret/blues singer Alberta Hunter's comeback.
RUDY TAYLOR
Producer and songwriter, Rudy Taylor, 52, October 28 in Baton Rouge, La. Taylor toured with Bobby Womack, for whom he acted as musical arranger. Taylor co-produced, arranged and co-wrote many of the Gap Band hits, including "Oops Upside Your Head," "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" and "Early in the Morning."
GERALD LEVERT
Popular R&B singer Gerald Levert, 40, November 10 in Cleveland. The son of O'Jays lead singer Eddie Levert came to national attention in 1986 as a member of Atlantic Records group Levert, then emerged from his father's shadow to become a well-regarded singer/songwriter and producer in his own right. Topping the R&B and pop charts both with the Atlantic group and in his solo career, Levert released eight solo albums.
TONY SYLVESTER
Tony Sylvester, 66, November 26 in New York. Sylvester was a founding member of the R&B trio Main Ingredient. The group, known for its smooth harmonies, initially recorded on the Red Bird label as the Poets and eventually scored the 1972 No. 2 R&B hit "Everybody Plays the Fool" and two subsequent top 10 R&B chart hits.
MARISKA VERES
Mariska Veres, 59, December 2 in The Hague, Netherlands. Singer for the Dutch group Shocking Blue, Veres started out in 1964 as a vocalist in Les Mysteres. In 1970, the Shocking Blue song "Venus" reached the top of the American music chart; a later cover version by Bananarama topped the chart in 1986 as well. After the Shocking Blue disbanded in 1974, Veres made a number of solo records.
ANITA O'DAY
Jazz vocalist Anita O'Day, 87, November 23 in West Los Angeles. O'Day joined Gene Krupa's band with trumpeter Roy Eldridge in 1941. Her duet with Eldridge, "Let Me Off Uptown," became a million-seller. Striking out solo in the late '40s, she teamed up with drummer John Poole, with whom she played for the next 32 years. She later performed with such musicians as Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington and Thelonious Monk. "Jazz on a Summer Day," a documentary filmed at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958, made her an international star.
JAMES BROWN
"Godfather of Soul" James Brown, 73, December 25 in Atlanta. His frenetic singing style and bold rhythms brought funk into the mainstream and influenced a new generation of black music, The so-called "hardest-working man in showbusiness" emerged from extreme poverty to send more than 100 singles into the charts, including "Please, Please, Please," "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "I Got You (I Feel Good)" "Get Up (I feel like being a Sex Machine)" and "It's a Man's World." In later years, he ran afoul of the law, and wound up behind bars on several occasions, but he toured the world constantly, reminding fans of hip-hop music that it all started with him.
Reuters/Billboard
LOU RAWLS
Velvet-voiced singer and longtime community activist
Lou Rawls, 72, January 6 in Los Angeles. His trademark song "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine," was released in 1976 and exemplifies the classic "Philadelphia Sound." Rawls recorded 52 albums in a career that spanned nearly five decades and won Grammy Awards for hits "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)," "Natural Man" and "Lady Love." He also played a major role in United Negro College Fund telethons in the '80s that raised more than $200 million and appeared in 18 movies and 16 TV series.
WILSON PICKETT
Soul/R&B legend Wilson Pickett, 64, January 19 in Virginia. In 1965, Pickett signed a solo deal with Atlantic, scoring a No. 21 pop hit with "In the Midnight Hour," which he co-wrote with legendary sessions musician Steve Cropper. A slew of late '60s R&B/soul hits followed, five of which reached No. 1 on The Billboard R&B charts. Pickett was a 1991 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His last studio album, "It's Harder Now," (1999) won W.C. Handy Awards for soul/blues album of the year and comeback album of the year, and Pickett himself was named soul/blues male artist of the year.
GENE MCFADDEN
R&B vocalist/songwriter Gene McFadden, 56, January 27 in Philadelphia. McFadden was half of the Philly soul duo the Epsilons with John Whitehead. As McFadden & Whitehead, the pair's best-known song, "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now," reached No. 1 on Billboard's R&B chart and No. 13 on The Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for a Grammy Award. The duo also wrote several hits performed by others, including the O'Jays' "Back Stabbers" and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' "Wake Up Everybody."
JAMES YANCEY AKA J DILLA
Rapper/producer James Yancey aka J Dilla, 32, February10 in Los Angeles. Since forming the rap trio Slum Village in the late '90s with MCs Baatin and T3, J Dilla worked closely with such artists as A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Common and the Pharcyde. J Dilla later left the group to pursue a solo career. Before his passing, he had been working on "The Shining," which was released in August on BBE Records.
ALI FARKA TOURE
Africa's best-known blues singer and guitarist Ali Farka Toure, in his late 60s, March 7 in Mali. After emerging on the global scene with a bluesy, self-titled 1988 release, Toure won a best world music album Grammy Award for his 1994 release "Talking Timbuktu." The album stayed at No.1 on Billboard's Top World Music chart for 16 weeks. His World Circuit recording with countryman Toumani Diabate, "In the Heart of the Moon," won Toure a second Grammy in February 2006.
LUMUMBA CARSON AKA PROFESSOR X
Rapper Lumumba Carson aka Professor X, 49, March 17 in New York. The Brooklyn MC was best-known for his role with the '90s hip-hop group the X-Clan. The group's second and final album, "Xodus," reached No. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 1992.
GENE PITNEY
Singer/songwriter Gene Pitney, 65, April 5 in Wales. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pitney peaked on The Billboard pop singles chart at No. 2 with "Only Love Can Break a Heart" in 1962. Pitney also had some success as a country singer, and in 1990, he scored his first U.K. No. 1 single with the Marc Almond duet "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart."
Gene Pitney - Here and Now
JUNE POINTER
Pointer Sisters singer, June Pointer, 52, April 11 in Los Angeles. As part of the Grammy-winning quartet, which also featured sisters Ruth, Anita and Bonnie, the Pointer Sisters are best-known for a string of '70s and '80s R&B/pop hits that included "He's So Shy," "Slow Hand" and "Fire."
DESHAUN HOLTON aka PROOF
Rap star Deshaun Holton aka Proof, 32, April 11 in Detroit. Proof helped build the Detroit scene by hosting rap battles at the Hip Hop Shop. Proof was later a valued member of the group D12 led by rapper Eminem. "Without Proof there would be no Eminem, no Slim Shady, no D12," Eminem said.
GRANT MCLENNAN
Go-Betweens' principal Grant McLennan, 48, May 6 in Brisbane, Australia. With longtime partner Robert Forster, McLennan led the Go-Betweens to critical, if not commercial, success. After the band split in 1989, McLennan released four solo albums. The Go-Betweens reunited in 2000 for the acclaimed album "The Friends of Rachel Worth."
HILTON RUIZ
Jazzman Hilton Ruiz, 54, June 6 in New Orleans. One of the most accomplished pianists in the contemporary Latin jazz world, Ruiz was as versatile with bop and stride as with Afro-Cuban music. Aside from countless collaborative albums with the likes of Tito Puente, Freddie Hubbard and Mongo Santamaria, Ruiz also released more than 20 solo albums.
BILLY PRESTON
Renowned soul musician Billy Preston, 59, June 6 in Scottsdale, Ariz. In addition to his healthy Grammy-winning solo career, Preston collaborated and toured with superstars such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Little Richard, Ray Charles, George Harrison and Aretha Franklin. Preston recorded 20 solo albums and had two No. 1 songs, "Will It Go Around in Circles" in 1973 and "Nothing from Nothing" in 1974, on The Billboard Hot 100. He also wrote "You Are So Beautiful," made famous by singer Joe Cocker.
Eric Clapton & Billy Preston - Isn't It A Pity
JOHNNY JENKINS
Guitar legend Johnny Jenkins, 67, June 26 in Macon, Ga. Jenkins worked with Otis Redding in the early '60s and influenced Jimi Hendrix through his acrobatic style. His last two albums, in 2001 and 2003, were released by Mean Old World Records.
ROGER 'SYD' BARRETT
Enigmatic Pink Floyd co-founder and reclusive cult hero Roger "Syd" Barrett, 60, July 7 in Cambridge, England. Starting with Pink Floyd's 1967 debut album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," Barrett blended elements of pop and psychedelia in ways that would influence generations of rock acts. Leaving Pink Floyd in 1968 after a drug-influenced mental decline, Barrett released two beloved solo albums in 1970, "The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett." Barrett's music can also be heard on the 1993 boxed set "Crazy Diamond."
MILAN B. WILLIAMS
R&B/funk keyboard player, Milan B. Williams, 58, July 9 in Houston. As a founding member of the Commodores, Williams helped the band achieve their first hit with the synthesizer-pumped 1974 instrumental "Machine Gun," which he wrote. The group went on to score seven No. 1 R&B hits--two of which, "Three Times a Lady" and "Still," also notched No. 1 on The Billboard Hot 100 chart.
BILL MILLER
Pianist Bill Miller, 91, July 17 in Montreal. Miller was Frank Sinatra's pianist for nearly 50 years until the singer's last performance in 1995. He also played with such giants as Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Charlie Barnet.
JESSIE MAE HEMPHILL
Blues singer and guitarist Jessie Mae Hemphill, 71, July 22 in Memphis. Making her recording debut in 1981 with "She-Wolf," Hemphill went on to win the W.C. Handy Award for best traditional female blues artist in 1987 and 1988. Her sophomore album and first U.S. release "Feelin' Good" won the Handy Award for best acoustic album in 1991.
FLOYD DIXON
Acclaimed jump-blues and R&B pianist/vocalist/songwriter Floyd Dixon, 77, July 26 in Los Angeles. Best-known for the 1954 song "Hey Bartender," Dixon recorded for Supreme Records and Modern Records in the late '40s. He reached No. 4 on The Billboard R&B singles chart in 1951 with "Telephone Blues," and in the next year with "Call Operator," both on Aladdin Records. His album "Wake Up and Live!" won a Blues Foundation Award as comeback album of the year in 1997.
ARTHUR LEE
Singer and guitarist for L.A. rock pioneers Love, Arthur Lee, 61, August 3 in Memphis. Lee formed Love in Los Angeles in 1965 and recorded three albums with the group's original lineup, including 1967's psychedelic classic "Forever Changes." The band was once the leading light of the Los Angeles scene that included the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and the Doors. Love's early material proved perennially influential, with acts from Led Zeppelin to Echo and the Bunnymen citing Lee as an inspiration.
Love - Alone Again Or (2003)
FREDDY FENDER
Freddy Fender (Baldemar Huerta), 69, October 14 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Fender hit it big in 1975 when "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" climbed to No. 1 on the pop and country charts. "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" rose to No. 1 on the country chart and top 10 on the pop chart that same year. Fender won a best Latin pop album Grammy Award in 2002 for "La Musica de Baldemar Huerta." He also shared in two more Grammys with the Texas Tornados and with Los Super Seven.
SANDY WEST
Sandy West, 47, October 21 in San Dimas, Calif. West was a founding member and the drummer for the '70s rock band the Runaways, which featured fellow rockers Joan Jett, Lita Ford and Cherie Currie. After the band broke up, West continued to perform as a drummer, guitarist and vocalist with the Sandy West Band.
GERALD COOK
Pianist, composer, musical director and arranger Gerald Cook, 85, October 22 in Chicago. He performed with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra and in nightclubs, starting out in a duo piano act with Margaret Bonds, then going on to accompany singers and personalities including Ethel Waters, Lena Horne, Carmen McRae, Shirley Jones, Johnny Hartman and Sammy Cahn. Cook was the pianist and musical director for Libby Holman's one-woman show, "Blues, Ballads and Sin-Songs," and he helped fuel cabaret/blues singer Alberta Hunter's comeback.
RUDY TAYLOR
Producer and songwriter, Rudy Taylor, 52, October 28 in Baton Rouge, La. Taylor toured with Bobby Womack, for whom he acted as musical arranger. Taylor co-produced, arranged and co-wrote many of the Gap Band hits, including "Oops Upside Your Head," "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" and "Early in the Morning."
GERALD LEVERT
Popular R&B singer Gerald Levert, 40, November 10 in Cleveland. The son of O'Jays lead singer Eddie Levert came to national attention in 1986 as a member of Atlantic Records group Levert, then emerged from his father's shadow to become a well-regarded singer/songwriter and producer in his own right. Topping the R&B and pop charts both with the Atlantic group and in his solo career, Levert released eight solo albums.
TONY SYLVESTER
Tony Sylvester, 66, November 26 in New York. Sylvester was a founding member of the R&B trio Main Ingredient. The group, known for its smooth harmonies, initially recorded on the Red Bird label as the Poets and eventually scored the 1972 No. 2 R&B hit "Everybody Plays the Fool" and two subsequent top 10 R&B chart hits.
MARISKA VERES
Mariska Veres, 59, December 2 in The Hague, Netherlands. Singer for the Dutch group Shocking Blue, Veres started out in 1964 as a vocalist in Les Mysteres. In 1970, the Shocking Blue song "Venus" reached the top of the American music chart; a later cover version by Bananarama topped the chart in 1986 as well. After the Shocking Blue disbanded in 1974, Veres made a number of solo records.
ANITA O'DAY
Jazz vocalist Anita O'Day, 87, November 23 in West Los Angeles. O'Day joined Gene Krupa's band with trumpeter Roy Eldridge in 1941. Her duet with Eldridge, "Let Me Off Uptown," became a million-seller. Striking out solo in the late '40s, she teamed up with drummer John Poole, with whom she played for the next 32 years. She later performed with such musicians as Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington and Thelonious Monk. "Jazz on a Summer Day," a documentary filmed at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958, made her an international star.
JAMES BROWN
"Godfather of Soul" James Brown, 73, December 25 in Atlanta. His frenetic singing style and bold rhythms brought funk into the mainstream and influenced a new generation of black music, The so-called "hardest-working man in showbusiness" emerged from extreme poverty to send more than 100 singles into the charts, including "Please, Please, Please," "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "I Got You (I Feel Good)" "Get Up (I feel like being a Sex Machine)" and "It's a Man's World." In later years, he ran afoul of the law, and wound up behind bars on several occasions, but he toured the world constantly, reminding fans of hip-hop music that it all started with him.
Reuters/Billboard
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Clapton to play concert in Shanghai
Guitarist Eric Clapton is set to play in Shanghai.
Clapton, 61, is scheduled to appear on January 20 at the Shanghai Grand Stage, the same venue where the Rolling Stones made their Chinese debut last April.
Ticket prices for the show run from 1,800 yuan (£120) for stage-side seats to 300 yuan (£20) for the upper balcony.
Western stars from Sir Elton John to the late James Brown and the Black Eyed Peas have played Shanghai over recent months.
The Stones' concert was considered the most lavish and high-profile rock show ever staged in the communist state.
While such appearances point to Shanghai's increasingly affluent and cosmopolitan profile, they also underscore some enduring limitations.
Most of the audience at the concerts have been expatriates because many Chinese remain unfamiliar with such stars or unwilling to pay high ticket prices.
Eric Clapton - Layla
Eric Clapton - Badge (Live In Hyde Park)
Clapton, 61, is scheduled to appear on January 20 at the Shanghai Grand Stage, the same venue where the Rolling Stones made their Chinese debut last April.
Ticket prices for the show run from 1,800 yuan (£120) for stage-side seats to 300 yuan (£20) for the upper balcony.
Western stars from Sir Elton John to the late James Brown and the Black Eyed Peas have played Shanghai over recent months.
The Stones' concert was considered the most lavish and high-profile rock show ever staged in the communist state.
While such appearances point to Shanghai's increasingly affluent and cosmopolitan profile, they also underscore some enduring limitations.
Most of the audience at the concerts have been expatriates because many Chinese remain unfamiliar with such stars or unwilling to pay high ticket prices.
Eric Clapton - Layla
Eric Clapton - Badge (Live In Hyde Park)
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Floyd remember Barrett
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour is to release three new tracks in tribute to former band member and friend Syd Barrett, he has announced.
Gilmour confirmed details of his "Arnold Layne" single on his official website, dedicating the release to Barrett, who died this summer of pancreatic cancer.
The material consists of an acoustic take on "Dark Globe", plus two versions of Pink Floyd's first ever single, "Arnold Layne", all recorded at Gilmour's shows earlier this year at London's Royal Albert Hall.
One features David Bowie on vocals and the other Richard Wright from Pink Floyd. Both tracks were initially written by Barrett.
The songs will all be available to download from Christmas Day but will also be released to shops in December.
Meanwhile, it was revealed last week that Barrett left around £1.2 million to his family in his will. He died in July at the age of 60.
Shine On you crazy diamond - Syd Barrett Tribute PART 1
Colitis performing shine on you crazy diamond in memory of the late Syd Barrett.Performed live at the barbi tel aviv 12/08/06.I had to split it into 2 parts, cause of the 10 mins limit.
Shine On you crazy diamond - Syd Barrett Tribute PART2
Syd Barrett Newsnight Feature
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
U2 - Vertigo
Bono makes surprise appearance at protest concert in Australia (Saturday November 18, 2006 00:45 AM) MELBOURNE (AFP) - Irish rocker Bono made a surprise appearance at a Make Poverty History concert staged in Melbourne to coincide with a meeting of the world's most powerful economic leaders.
The U2 frontman and fellow band member The Edge teamed up with Pearl Jam to perform a rendition of Neil Young's "Rockin' In The Free World" before a 14,000 audience at the open-air concert.
Bono told the crowd to maintain pressure on Group of Twenty (G20) leaders meeting to work to eliminate world poverty at their meeting in Melbourne Saturday and Sunday .
"Politicians all have to do what you tell them to do, scream it from the mountains," he said.
Earlier this month, Bono made another surprise appearance at a Sydney concert by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, who is making a comeback after receiving treatment for breast cancer.
He is in Australia as part of U2's "Vertigo" tour.
Hardy U2 fans get midnight surprise (Friday November 17, 2006 09:49 AM) Hardy U2 fans have been rewarded with exclusive band goodies for queuing at midnight for the supergroup's new album.
HMV in Dublin's Grafton Street was mobbed by a large crowd hoping to get the first copies of U218.
The album is the first single disc collection to span the band's career from 1980 to 2004.
It features top hits from two decades including tracks from their back catalogue of albums from Boy to How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.
The first 10 females and the first 10 males in the queue on Thursday night received exclusive U2 merchandise like hoodies and baseball caps.
A HMV store spokesman said : "By opening at midnight we gave fans an opportunity to be the first to get their hands on this album and the opportunity to get their hands on some exclusive merchandise."
Fans visiting the store also had their photographs taken with the famous Macnas U2 heads.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Darkness lead singer Hawkins quits band
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Singer Justin Hawkins has left British glam-revival band the Darkness to continue his drug rehabilitation and work on a solo album, telling the Sun newspaper Wednesday that "it's time for me to move on."
He added: "It would be damaging to my recovery to stay on. I'm not blaming the band for my problem -- I am an addict."
The remaining band members wrote on the Darkness message board (http://www.thedarknessrock.com): "We ... are still in total shock and can't say at this stage what the future holds. You will hear from us, once we know what we want to do."
The group burst onto the worldwide stage with its 2004 debut, "Permission To Land," which has sold 698,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. But last year's "One Way Ticket to Hell ... And Back" fizzled here, selling 91,000 copies to date.
In August, Hawkins entered rehab; at the time, the band insisted it would hit the studio as soon as he was well, and it denied rumours that it had been dropped by Atlantic Records.
Reuters/Billboard
Justin Hawkins- A Tribute to his time with The Darkness
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
A "new" album of Beatles music
A new Beatles Album is not something I thought I would see
but having the backing of Ringo and Paul also Yoko
and Olivia Harrison with producer George Martin
cutting the album I cannot wait to hear it
LONDON (Reuters) - A "new" album of Beatles music mixed by their legendary producer George Martin and described as a new "way of reliving the whole Beatles musical lifespan", will be released in November.
EMI Music and Apple Corps Ltd said on Tuesday that Martin and his son Giles began work on the album, called "Love", after getting permission from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison representing
John Lennon and George Harrison.
The music has already been used as the soundtrack to the theatrical Cirque du Soleil show called "Love".
"This music was designed for the Love show in Las Vegas but in doing so we've created a new Beatles album," George Martin said in a statement.
"The Beatles always looked for other ways of expressing themselves and this is another step forward for them.
"What people will be hearing on the album is a new experience, a way of re-living the whole Beatles musical lifespan in a very condensed period."
The Martins worked from the original master tapes from the Abbey Road studios to produce a medley of Beatles music by remixing favourite songs, such as Harrison's "Within You Without You" being played to the drum-track of "Tomorrow Never Knows."
EMI Music, part of EMI Group Plc, and Apple Corps Ltd., the company that administers The Beatles' interests, said the album would be released world-wide in November. Additional information such as the track listing will be released later.
Beatles 'Love' TV advert
The Beatles LOVE
Beatles Tribute
but having the backing of Ringo and Paul also Yoko
and Olivia Harrison with producer George Martin
cutting the album I cannot wait to hear it
LONDON (Reuters) - A "new" album of Beatles music mixed by their legendary producer George Martin and described as a new "way of reliving the whole Beatles musical lifespan", will be released in November.
EMI Music and Apple Corps Ltd said on Tuesday that Martin and his son Giles began work on the album, called "Love", after getting permission from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison representing
John Lennon and George Harrison.
The music has already been used as the soundtrack to the theatrical Cirque du Soleil show called "Love".
"This music was designed for the Love show in Las Vegas but in doing so we've created a new Beatles album," George Martin said in a statement.
"The Beatles always looked for other ways of expressing themselves and this is another step forward for them.
"What people will be hearing on the album is a new experience, a way of re-living the whole Beatles musical lifespan in a very condensed period."
The Martins worked from the original master tapes from the Abbey Road studios to produce a medley of Beatles music by remixing favourite songs, such as Harrison's "Within You Without You" being played to the drum-track of "Tomorrow Never Knows."
EMI Music, part of EMI Group Plc, and Apple Corps Ltd., the company that administers The Beatles' interests, said the album would be released world-wide in November. Additional information such as the track listing will be released later.
Beatles 'Love' TV advert
The Beatles LOVE
Beatles Tribute
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Monday, April 03, 2006
eMusic...50 free music downloads
by John Rivers
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If you are looking for free music downloads eMusic lets you download free music online. This digital music download service has a variety of options for a music download site. One of them is 50 free music downloads , a great incentive to test drive this program.eMusic is a website for sampling and purchasing music in the MP3 format, which has become the standard in digital music download distribution. With their direct relationship with leading artists and exclusive licensing agreements with over 600 independent record labels, eMusic is able to offer an expanding collection of over 100,000 digital music downloads for purchase - individual tracks for 99 cents each or entire downloadable albums for $8.99.
eMusic features top artists in all musical genres, such as:
* Alternative (Bush, They Might Be Giants, Violent Femmes, Frank Black) * Punk (Blink-182, Pennywise, Rancid) * Jazz (Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Concord Records) * Blues (John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Buddy Guy) * Hip Hop (Snoop Dogg, 50 cent, Kool Keith, The Coup) * Country (Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline, June Carter Cash) * Rock (Phish, Elvis Costello, Goo Goo Dolls, David Crosby) * World (Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, Lee "Scratch" Perry) * Vintage Pop (Liza Minnelli, Eartha Kitt, Judy Garland).
Since it was founded in January 1998, eMusic has established itself at the forefront of how music will be discovered, delivered and enjoyed in the next decade. In addition to having the Internets largest catalog of downloadable MP3 music available for purchase, eMusic operates one of the most popular families of music-oriented Web sites - including: RollingStone.com, eMusic.com, DownBeatJazz.com and IUMA
Find "top" independent artists
With eMusic, you can download up to 50 free music downloads over a two-week period absolutely free. Thats right, download free music online without fear of any big record company coming after you. Not only popular for their 50 free music downloads, eMusic is also a big distibutor of independent artists. Members can get digital music downloads for as low as .22 cents to .25 cents per song. Thats right, you can download a free music CD of "top" independent artist songs for under $3. This is by far the cheapest I have seen for any pay-per song program.
If you are not familiar with the independent artist industry, just remember all the popular artists were unknowns at one time. This is still some great music and with most music download sites you get a 30 second song clip to check out the song before you buy.
John Rivers has been involved with music for over 30 years as a student, performer and teacher. His site The-NetGuide-for-MusicDownloads.com helps individuals to find safe and legal Music and Movie download sites. Subscribe to "NetMusic News" and receive Free music downloads each month.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
iPod May Have To Change Its iTunes
APPLE could be forced to share its iTunes technology so that rivals can sell music to iPod owners, it has emerged.
The French parliament has passed a law which aims to tackle claims that its iPod and iTunes systems are operating as an unfair monopoly.
Apple's bestselling MP3 player includes a coding system which means it willl play only songs downloaded through the company's iTunes service for 79p for a track or 7.90 uk pound for an album.
However, the French law would require Apple and other digital music services to volunteer these codes to all MP3 manufacturers. opening the download market to rivals.
Apple and the iPod are believed to have up to 75 per cent of the market in the UK.
The French parliament has passed a law which aims to tackle claims that its iPod and iTunes systems are operating as an unfair monopoly.
Apple's bestselling MP3 player includes a coding system which means it willl play only songs downloaded through the company's iTunes service for 79p for a track or 7.90 uk pound for an album.
However, the French law would require Apple and other digital music services to volunteer these codes to all MP3 manufacturers. opening the download market to rivals.
Apple and the iPod are believed to have up to 75 per cent of the market in the UK.
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Mp3 Advanced Music and Video Downloads
Mp3 Advanced Music And Video Downloads Offers Lastest In Download Technology You Can Now Download Music 100% Legally And Free; You Just Have To Know Where To Look
by Kip Goldhammer
Music lovers can now experience a convenient way of music downloading. http://www.freemp3glee.com/ is a music online Internet store with more than 1 billion audio tracks to download.
(PRWEB) September 11, 2005 -- Music lovers can now experience a convenient way of music downloading. http://www.freemp3glee.com/ is a music online Internet store with more than 1 billion audio tracks to download.
Devoted to digital music, MP3 Advanced is one of the newest music providers on the Internet. With the latest technology in the multimedia industry, the company brings this unique service that provides the opportunity to search and download music files with ease.
The advanced database contains thousands of the best known and rare albums in history, hundreds of soundtracks of films and computer games, and plenty of audio books. Every day, the site adds 100s of new albums of artists and bands.
Before ordering a track or album, every user has the option of listening to a preview of the music to be purchased. The preview is available for low quality download, or in streaming audio format.
Audio encoding platform allows users to download music in their preferred format and quality. Online encoding is a unique technique of audio encoding that allows the user to select the format (mp3, wma, ogg, etc.) as well as the quality of the files.
MP3 Advanced online encoding service also has an advanced sub-service called "Online Encoding Exclusive" (OEEX), which allows the user to encode files without losing quality: Monkey's Audio, WMA 9 Lossless, FLAC, and OptimFrog. OEEX enables users to encode music using the original audio source, a CD.
Another unique utility is MP3 Advanced Explorer. This download manager is free to use and makes music downloading easier and safer. The program supports multi-flow downloading and downloading resumption after corruption.
Register at http://www.freemp3glee.com/
http://www.freemp3glee.com/
Thursday, March 09, 2006
January's Top 10 Free Electronic Music Downloads Announced
by Eric Hamilton
Free Music Downloads is a blog that posts electronic music tracks regularly. The primary goal is to provide exposure to deserving independent artists.
(PRWEB) February 2, 2005 -- Free Music Downloads is an mp3 blog for electronic music fans, established by Dilvie (an electronic music producer) January 5, 2005. It quickly attracted hundreds of subscribers (via the free podcast feed), and tens of thousands of visitors. All of the music posted is available for free download, and it's all legal. The music spans a wide variety of electronic music genres, including house, breakbeat, drum n bass, ambient, jazz, soul, and catchy synthpop.
Musicians supply free mp3's primarily as a promotional tool. They realize that the best way to gain new fans is to be heard, and the Internet is a great way to connect with an audience, even for artists with limited resources.
There are two top ten lists, which will be published monthly. The first is an all-time list, which represents the most popular music, counting the complete history of the site. The second is a list of the most popular tracks during the last week of the month, designed to help new artists break into the all-time chart.
The top ten lists are a measure of song popularity, based on a variety of factors, including click counts and the popularity of individual item pages. The majority of the blog subscribers use iPodder to automatically fetch new tracks on a daily basis. Many other users subscribe from one of many RSS syndication points on other websites. In other words, its likely that most people visiting the song pages have already heard the song, and are there looking for additional information about the artist.
http://download-electronica.blogspot.com/2005/01/top-10-free-downloads-all-time.html
http://download-electronica.blogspot.com/2005/01/top-ten-recent-downloads.html
http://download-electronica.blogspot.com/
http://www.dilvie.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3_blog
http://www.ipodder.org/
http://download-electronica.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
No.1 Band Online Community
No.1 Band Online Community is Revolutionizing the Music Industry
by Daryl H. Bryant
Now bands and musicians can promote themselves online, better than ever before. No.1 Band has created an online community that is revolutionizing the music industry. No.1 Band allows bands to register for free, promote their band, upload pictures, audio and video, list upcoming events, create band member biographies, interact with fans and sell products such as CDs, t-shirts, band equipment and much more.
A portfolio on No.1 Band is not any ordinary portfolio. No.1 Band gives their members a multi-page website that allows bands and venues to promote themselves anyway they choose. When a member registers they choose a username; with this username their website can be viewed simply by going to
www.number1band.com/username.
The most important feature of No.1 Band, which separates them from their competition, is the store front that the band and venue receive when they register as a member of the No.1 Band community. The band and venue can add products directly to their No.1 Band website, allowing them to sell and manage an online store of their own. Any money made by selling these products is paid back to the member, minus a small transaction fee.
No. 1 Band is also raising the bar in one other major way. They are putting their members against one another in a grueling battle for ultimate website supremacy. No.1 Band is holding monthly Battle of the Band contests directly on their website. If a band can outlast and outshine the rest, then they will have earned the right to be known as No.1 Band's Arena Grand Champion and will have their music played directly on the homepage of the No.1 Band website for one month.
The first winner of The Arena writes, “Thanks so much for choosing our songs. The site looks and sounds great! Keep it up!” – Ditch (Broken Heart Auto League)
Account Features Include:
- Multi page personal website
- Storage to upload 20 MB of data (photos, audio and video files)
- Ability to upload music files (for example: .mp3, .mpg)
- Ability to upload video/movie files (for example: .mov, .avi)
- Personal events calendar
- Online store to sell products such as CDs, t-shirts, band equipment and much more
- Personal fan posting page
- Ability to customize your personal website
- Personal website link for quick access and marketing purposes:
www.number1band.com/username
Account Benefits Include:
- Industry exposure (searchable by venues and the general public)
- Community membership
- Ability to message other members
- Free inclusion in Featured Band rotation
- The Arena Battle of the Band contests
- Potential to earn extra money selling your music and other products
- Ability to interact with fans, venues and other band members in one online community
About No.1 Band http://www.number1band.com/ was launched on September 23rd, 2005. The website and back-end administrative system is powered by Hudson Horizons DMS Technology http://www.hudsonhorizons.com/
Matt Mayernik, the Chief Operating Officer of No.1 Band states, “The goal at No. 1 Band is to provide bands, of all types and styles, with a means to be discovered; as well as fans, venues, industry professionals and the public a means to discover new bands.”
Above all else, the most important service No.1 Band provides their members is the opportunity to be discovered. For free registration visit http://www.number1band.com/ and find out what you've been missing.
Contact
Daryl H. Bryant
Chief Executive Officer
1-877-495-7551
Visit us online at http://www.number1band.com/
http://www.number1band.com/
by Daryl H. Bryant
Now bands and musicians can promote themselves online, better than ever before. No.1 Band has created an online community that is revolutionizing the music industry. No.1 Band allows bands to register for free, promote their band, upload pictures, audio and video, list upcoming events, create band member biographies, interact with fans and sell products such as CDs, t-shirts, band equipment and much more.
A portfolio on No.1 Band is not any ordinary portfolio. No.1 Band gives their members a multi-page website that allows bands and venues to promote themselves anyway they choose. When a member registers they choose a username; with this username their website can be viewed simply by going to
www.number1band.com/username.
The most important feature of No.1 Band, which separates them from their competition, is the store front that the band and venue receive when they register as a member of the No.1 Band community. The band and venue can add products directly to their No.1 Band website, allowing them to sell and manage an online store of their own. Any money made by selling these products is paid back to the member, minus a small transaction fee.
No. 1 Band is also raising the bar in one other major way. They are putting their members against one another in a grueling battle for ultimate website supremacy. No.1 Band is holding monthly Battle of the Band contests directly on their website. If a band can outlast and outshine the rest, then they will have earned the right to be known as No.1 Band's Arena Grand Champion and will have their music played directly on the homepage of the No.1 Band website for one month.
The first winner of The Arena writes, “Thanks so much for choosing our songs. The site looks and sounds great! Keep it up!” – Ditch (Broken Heart Auto League)
Account Features Include:
- Multi page personal website
- Storage to upload 20 MB of data (photos, audio and video files)
- Ability to upload music files (for example: .mp3, .mpg)
- Ability to upload video/movie files (for example: .mov, .avi)
- Personal events calendar
- Online store to sell products such as CDs, t-shirts, band equipment and much more
- Personal fan posting page
- Ability to customize your personal website
- Personal website link for quick access and marketing purposes:
www.number1band.com/username
Account Benefits Include:
- Industry exposure (searchable by venues and the general public)
- Community membership
- Ability to message other members
- Free inclusion in Featured Band rotation
- The Arena Battle of the Band contests
- Potential to earn extra money selling your music and other products
- Ability to interact with fans, venues and other band members in one online community
About No.1 Band http://www.number1band.com/ was launched on September 23rd, 2005. The website and back-end administrative system is powered by Hudson Horizons DMS Technology http://www.hudsonhorizons.com/
Matt Mayernik, the Chief Operating Officer of No.1 Band states, “The goal at No. 1 Band is to provide bands, of all types and styles, with a means to be discovered; as well as fans, venues, industry professionals and the public a means to discover new bands.”
Above all else, the most important service No.1 Band provides their members is the opportunity to be discovered. For free registration visit http://www.number1band.com/ and find out what you've been missing.
Contact
Daryl H. Bryant
Chief Executive Officer
1-877-495-7551
Visit us online at http://www.number1band.com/
http://www.number1band.com/
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
A $1 million Web idea, one pixel at a time
British man dreams up unique way to finance university
Some of the advertisers first bought spots on the page as a lark, only to discover they were receiving significant Web hits.
To get your bit of the action with Pixel Marketing. Pixmeup has setup a website that you can buy pixels for as little as $25 show others how to adverting on your page and get paid see how CLICK HERE
This is pixel mania and it is taking the world by storm
LONDON - If you have an envious streak, you probably shouldn't read this.
Because chances are,
Alex Tew, a 21-year-old student from a small town in England, is cleverer than you. And he is proving it by earning a cool million dollars in four months on the Internet.
Selling porn? Dealing prescription drugs? Nope. All he sells are pixels, the tiny dots on the screen that appear when you call up his home page.
He had the brainstorm for his million dollar home page, called, logically enough, http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/, while lying in bed thinking out how he would pay for university
The idea: turn his home page into a billboard made up of a million dots, and sell them for a dollar a dot to anyone who wants to put up their logo. A 10 by 10 dot square, roughly the size of a letter of type, costs $100.
He sold a few to his brothers and some friends, and when he had made $1,000, he issued a press release.
That was picked up by the news media, spread around the Internet, and soon advertisers for everything from dating sites to casinos to real estate agents to The Times of London were putting up real cash for pixels, with links to their own sites.
So far they have bought up 911,800 pixels. Tew's home page now looks like an online Times Square, festooned with a multi-coloured confetti of ads.
"All the money's kind of sitting in a bank account," Tew told Reuters from his home in Wiltshire, southwest England. "I've treated myself to a car. I've only just passed my driving test so I've bought myself a little black mini."
The site features testimonials from advertisers, some of whom bought spots as a lark, only to discover that they were receiving actual valuable Web hits for a fraction of the cost of traditional Internet advertising.
Meanwhile Tew has had to juggle running the site with his first term at university, where he is studying business.
It's been quite a difficulty trying to balance going to lectures and doing the site," he said.
But he may not have to study for long. Job offers have been coming in from Internet companies impressed by a young man who managed to figure out an original way to make money online.
"I didn't expect it to happen like that," Tew said. "To have the job offers and approaches from investors — the whole thing is kind of surreal. I'm still in a state of disbelief."
(c) Reuters 2005. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world.
To get your own bit of the action CLICK HERE
Some of the advertisers first bought spots on the page as a lark, only to discover they were receiving significant Web hits.
To get your bit of the action with Pixel Marketing. Pixmeup has setup a website that you can buy pixels for as little as $25 show others how to adverting on your page and get paid see how CLICK HERE
This is pixel mania and it is taking the world by storm
LONDON - If you have an envious streak, you probably shouldn't read this.
Because chances are,
Alex Tew, a 21-year-old student from a small town in England, is cleverer than you. And he is proving it by earning a cool million dollars in four months on the Internet.
Selling porn? Dealing prescription drugs? Nope. All he sells are pixels, the tiny dots on the screen that appear when you call up his home page.
He had the brainstorm for his million dollar home page, called, logically enough, http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/, while lying in bed thinking out how he would pay for university
The idea: turn his home page into a billboard made up of a million dots, and sell them for a dollar a dot to anyone who wants to put up their logo. A 10 by 10 dot square, roughly the size of a letter of type, costs $100.
He sold a few to his brothers and some friends, and when he had made $1,000, he issued a press release.
That was picked up by the news media, spread around the Internet, and soon advertisers for everything from dating sites to casinos to real estate agents to The Times of London were putting up real cash for pixels, with links to their own sites.
So far they have bought up 911,800 pixels. Tew's home page now looks like an online Times Square, festooned with a multi-coloured confetti of ads.
"All the money's kind of sitting in a bank account," Tew told Reuters from his home in Wiltshire, southwest England. "I've treated myself to a car. I've only just passed my driving test so I've bought myself a little black mini."
The site features testimonials from advertisers, some of whom bought spots as a lark, only to discover that they were receiving actual valuable Web hits for a fraction of the cost of traditional Internet advertising.
Meanwhile Tew has had to juggle running the site with his first term at university, where he is studying business.
It's been quite a difficulty trying to balance going to lectures and doing the site," he said.
But he may not have to study for long. Job offers have been coming in from Internet companies impressed by a young man who managed to figure out an original way to make money online.
"I didn't expect it to happen like that," Tew said. "To have the job offers and approaches from investors — the whole thing is kind of surreal. I'm still in a state of disbelief."
(c) Reuters 2005. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world.
To get your own bit of the action CLICK HERE
Monday, December 12, 2005
Indie Bands Unite
by Jason Kent
TORONTO (PRWEB) October 7, 2005 -- In early July 2005, two aspiring musicians from Toronto took it upon themselves to solve the ever-present issue facing independent bands today, ‘exposure’.
Having been a part of the music scene for nearly 10 years, it became apparent to co-founders Winston So and Jason Kent that the band community not only in Toronto, but those all across Canada needed help. That ‘help’ came in the form of an online web community called Indie Band Canada, which launched on September 10th of this year. It was obvious to the creators of Indie Band that there needed to be an outlet for Canadian musicians to utilize, so an online radio station was created in conjunction with Indie Band called IBC tunes.
Indie Band Canada was designed to be a website for musicians by musicians. The idea of Indie Band came about through a desire to unite the surging band growth happening all across Canada. The online band community had been done to a certain extent before, however there is something different about the way Indie Band Canada has been put together. The difference was the people who created Indie Band are the same who were meant to use the site. The focus of the site will always be an outlet for the independent musician in Canada to be heard.
Co-founders Kent and So knew the one way to help any independent band is to have their music played for a large audience. This is accomplished by designing the first independent band radio station in Canada, IBC tunes. IBC tunes operates with a random sampling of all the songs uploaded by bands in the Indie Band community. IBC tunes is meant to operate in the same way a traditional radio station does. Just like turning on your radio, IBC tunes is started with one click to hear all the newest underground music in Canada.
Keeping the community aspect of Indie Band alive, Kent and So designed the whole website to operate completely free of cost for the bands. “The focus of Indie Band Canada will always remain the music first and foremost, we are fans too,” says Kent.
You can check them out at http://www.indiebandcanada.com/
http://www.indiebandcanada.com/
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