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.
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Thursday, February 08, 2007
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
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.
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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