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Rockstar cowboys wrangle doggies!

mgcs518 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:33:57 GMT

Check out the adorable Pomeranians in the new We Are Scientists video! The guys are kinda cute too! You can catch WAS on tour (probably sans dogs) at the dates below: THE AMERICAN U.S. AMERICA TOUR, PART 2 During which the Eastern Seaboard and Midwest are enticed to purchase our vanilla flavored, high-caffeine cola product, “Pepspi”. Tuesday July 29 2008 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA tix Wednesday July 30 2008 Middle East—Downstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA tix Thursday July 31 2008 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York, USA tix Friday August 1 2008 Bowery Ballroom New York City, New York, USA tix Saturday August 2 2008 Black Cat Washington, DC, USA tix Sunday August 3 2008 The Basement Columbus, OH, USA tix Monday August 4 2008 Magic Stick Detroit, Michigan, USA tix Tuesday August 5 2008 The Music Mill Indianapolis, Indiana, USA tix Wednesday August 6 2008 The High Noon Saloon Madison, Wisconsin, USA tix Thursday August 7 2008 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA tix Friday August 8 2008 The Abbey Chicago, Illinois, USA tix Saturday August 9 2008 Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio, USA Sunday August 10 2008 Southgate House Newport, Kentucky, USA Friday August 11 2008 Diesel Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA tix

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Katy Perry "Kissed a Girl" on Yahoo! Music

mgcs518 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:10:06 GMT

Yahoo! Music is hosting an exclusive video of Katy Perry performing "I Kissed a Girl" for the first time acoustically for their Who's Next - The New Now feature. Check it out here!

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ShockHound giving away VIP trip to Outside Lands Festival!

mgcs518 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:44:23 GMT

Shockhound.com is giving away a really amazing fly-away promotion to the Outside Lands Festival in SF to see Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Tom Petty, and a bunch of other awesome bands! It packages together 2 VIP passes to all three days, roundtrip airfare, and 4 nights hotel accommodations! It's an awesome deal and takes only a few seconds to enter. Even if you don't win the grand prize, people will still be automatically entered into drawings for ShockHound giftcards that they can use towards purchases on the site. Once the official website launches the site is going to provide people with a one-stop shopping destination for $0.99 MP3's - they have millions of tracks from major labels and indies - as well as band merchandise (t-shirts, vinyl, posters, etc). They'll also showcase brand new content through video exclusives, band interviews, and original programming. Check it out and enter! Head to: ShockHound.com

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Mike Myer's covers Dolly Parton's "9 to 5"

mgcs518 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:19:58 GMT

Check out the links below to hear Mike Myers covering Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" and other classics off The Love Guru Soundtrack (available in stores now): AUDIO TRACKS: 9 to 5 Windows http://h.zeitbyte.com/o1/cornerstone/love_guru/9_to_5.asx QuickTime http://h.zeitbyte.com/o1/cornerstone/love_guru/9_to_5.mov Real http://h.zeitbyte.com/o1/cornerstone/love_guru/9_to_5.ram The Joker Windows http://h.zeitbyte.com/o1/cornerstone/love_guru/TheJoker.asx QuickTime http://h.zeitbyte.com/o1/cornerstone/love_guru/TheJoker.mov Real http://h.zeitbyte.com/o1/cornerstone/love_guru/TheJoker.ram More Than Words Windows http://h.zeitbyte.com/o1/cornerstone/love_guru/MoreThanWords.asx QuickTime http://h.zeitbyte.com/o1/cornerstone/love_guru/MoreThanWords.mov Real http://h.zeitbyte.com/o1/cornerstone/love_guru/MoreThanWords.ram Website: http://www.myspace.com/gurusoundtrack Tracklisting: (various artists) 1) Andrew Mendelson - Morning Meditation 2) Mike Myers - 9 To 5 3) Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) 4) Mike Myers - Stop Hitting Yourself (dialog) 5) Mike Myers and Manu Narayan - More Than Words 6) Mike Myers - The Joker 7) Telma Hopkins and Toronto Children's Concert Choir - Lead Me To Your Rock 8) B.A.S.K.O. - Big Boi 9) Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie 10) Celine Dion - I Drove All Night 11) Mike Myers - My Name Is Guru Pitka (dialog) 12) Lata Mangeshkar and Mohd Rafi - Mere Mitwa Mere Meet Re 13) George S. Clinton - Guru Vindaloo 14) Danny Saber - Mathar 15) Mike Myers - Guru Lineage (dialog) 16) Guru Pitka's Ashram Band - Guru Pitka Chant

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David Guetta's "Love is Gone" has 14.6 Million YouTube views!

mgcs518 — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:21:19 GMT

Already a household name in his native France, multimillion dollar producer, recording artist and promoter David Guetta has taken the internet by storm with his video for "Love is Gone". The video for the single, off his new album Pop Life (in stores now) has already racked up an impressive 14.6 million YouTube views! http://www.myspace.com/davidguetta http://www.davidguetta.tv/ http://www.ultrarecords.com/

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The Kooks behind the scenes of "Always Where I Need to Be"

mgcs518 — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:55:29 GMT

Blender.com has some behind-the-scenes footage of The Kooks while they were in Brooklyn shooting the video for "Always Where I Need to Be", the first single off their Astralwerks album KONK, check it out here. Download a live version of the song here Official Website MySpace

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The Last Goodnight want you to "Stay Beautiful"

mgcs518 — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:21:04 GMT

THE LAST GOODNIGHT GAINING MOMENTUM WITH THEIR NEW SINGLE "STAY BEAUTIFUL" AND ITS INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE Virgin Records breakthrough band The Last Goodnight has a message they want to share with their second single "Stay Beautiful" and believe it's a message everyone should hear: "'Stay Beautiful' is a personal song for me because it talks about a beauty that exists within anything, whether it's a woman, a situation, a dream or an idea," lead singer Kurtis John explains. "But the beauty is anything but superficial; it's real and genuine. It's not forced, fabricated or contrived. Without the vanity, this world is a beautiful place." The Last Goodnight is using many platforms outside of their live shows and radio airplay to reach people with their message. They have partnered with buzznet.com, the world's fastest growing social media network, to create "The Stay Beautiful Community." Members can express what "Stay Beautiful" means to them by posting photos, pictures, poems, songs, messages, etc. at http://www.buzznet.com/groups/staybeautiful. Together with fliptrack.com, The Last Goodnight has created a special way for fans to send "Stay Beautiful Mother's Day" wishes with the hit single. Photo tributes to mothers, expressing just how beautiful they are, can be made by visiting http://www.fliptrack.com/thelastgoodnight. The Last Goodnight fans have already begun spreading the "Stay Beautiful" message themselves by creating their own "Stay Beautiful" group on the popular social network site Facebook. Members of the group can post messages to their friends at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24918623144. The group, who have spent much of the last eight months on the road, recently joined The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Ne-Yo as the musical talent at Disney's Grad Nite 08' in Orlando. They head to California to play a string of headline shows in May (full schedule below). "Stay Beautiful" is currently climbing the charts at Top 40 and Hot AC radio and in rotation on VH1 and MTV Hits. "Stay Beautiful" is the follow up to the debut single "Pictures of You" off the band's debut album Poison Kiss. "Pictures of You" has already seen massive success worldwide, reaching top 10 status in the U.S. and climbed all the way to the top of the charts in Australia, where it sat at #1 for four consecutive weeks. The band's album Poison Kiss captures the vagaries of life and love through a kaleidoscope of rock, pop, jazz, folk and soul influences that coalesce in an exquisitely nuanced work that is, by turns, shimmering and shattering led by John's soulful, melodic vocals. The Last Goodnight is comprised of Kurtis John (lead vocals, piano), Michael Nadeau (lead guitar), Leif Christensen (bass), Anton Yurack (keyboards, harmonica, rhythm guitar), Larone "Skeeter" McMillian (drums) and Ely Rise (keyboards). For more information, please visit http://www.thelastgoodnight.net http://www.myspace.com/thelastgoodnight West Coast Tour Dates May 13 San Diego, CA House of Blues Delta Room May 14 Los Angeles, CA Roxy May 16 Reno, NV Club Undergound May 17 Sacramento, CA Boardwalk May 18 San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Park Footstock Fest May 19 Modesto, CA Fat Cat May 21 Fresno, CA Club Fred

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Landon Pigg AOL Sessions

mgcs518 — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:00:34 GMT

Nashville native Landon Pigg just recorded four in-studio acoustic performances as well as an interview for AOL Sessions. You can check them out here! Pigg's Coffee Shop EP, featuring "Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop", the track off the DeBeers "A Diamond is Forever" commercial, is available in stores now through RCA Records. Catch Landon on tour: 04/29 - Austin, TX - The Stubbs (small room) 05/01 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sunfest 05/05 - Chicago, IL - Schubas 05/06 - New York, NY - The Living Room 05/08 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere 05/09 - Philadelphia, PA - Tin Angel 06/11 - Boston, MA - Club Passim

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Landon Pigg's "Falling In Love at a Coffee Shop" (from "A Diamond is Forever" commercial) available now!

mgcs518 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:56:49 GMT

"FALLING IN LOVE AT A COFFEE SHOP" FROM THE 'A DIAMOND IS FOREVER' CAMPAIGN AVAILABLE NOW ON COFFEE SHOP EP VIA RCA RECORDS Listeners who have been charmed by Landon Pigg's gorgeous, wistful "Falling In Love At a Coffee Shop"--a track that's exploded since being featured in a late-2007 "A Diamond Is Forever" campaign (it's been downloaded more than 122,000 times on iTunes and streamed more than 321,000 times on MySpace)--might be surprised to learn that the singer-songwriter's first-ever song featured lyrics about the far less sensitive topics of Nintendo 64s and deodorant. The 24-year-old Nashville native has refined his songwriting technique over the years, but his offbeat aesthetic hasn't been lost in translation. Hear the song here Nashville native Pigg, 24, started penning his own songs in high school, inspired by "crushes that were devastating," and before long he was turning out two EPs (the Magritte-inspired This Is a Pigg and Connect Sets) and working on his first full-length for RCA, 2006's LP. Pigg cryptically explains that the dozen tracks on LP are "songs that I wrote for my friends that they didn't know I wrote for them." Opener "Can't Let Go," an aching look at a fizzled relationship, recalls Coldplay with its soaring vocals and powerfully strummed guitars. Pigg shows off why his limber tenor has been compared to Thom Yorke's on the somber "Sailed On," a track that soundtracked an intense moment on Grey's Anatomy: "I got to usher somebody on into the afterlife," Pigg explains. "Coffee Shop" has finally been released on disc on Pigg's EP, Coffee Shop, a batch of reworked songs and a new track with what Pigg describes as "cinematic vibes." After touring behind LP for two years and finding new meaning in its songs, Pigg decided to jump back into the studio to strip some of his favorite tunes to their core, focusing on lyrics and melody. The intimate EP will help fans get a better look into the mind of Pigg and his whimsical ways. Take, for instance, his record collection, which is entirely dependent on the requirements of his Honda (it only plays cassettes). "I kind of depend on chance a little bit. A lot of my music has been thrift store finds, whether it's the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack or the Smiths," he says, thumbing through a pile of tapes. "I'm a big fan of chance, going where the wind blows me and finding myself. The situations that I can't predict are more fun than the ones I could predict." Tour Dates 04/25 - Los Angeles, CA - Hotel Cafe 04/29 - Austin, TX - The Stubbs (small room) 05/01 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sunfest 05/05 - Chicago, IL - Schubas 05/06 - New York, NY - The Living Room 05/08 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere 05/09 - Philadelphia, PA - Tin Angel 06/11 - Boston, MA - Club Passim Audio "Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop" by Landon Pigg Windows Media Quicktime A Diamond Is Forever commercial with full song Purchase The Coffee Shop EP available now on iTunes Web Website MySpace

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South to embark on US Tour

mgcs518 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:53:05 GMT

South is about to hit the road for a US tour in support of their upcoming record "You Are Here", out April 29th. You can check out the Mp3 for their new single "Better Things" here: "Better Things" Mp3: http://bluhammock.com/asset/South_Better_Things.mp3 South US Tour: 4/26 Brooklyn, NY Union Hall 4/27 Hoboken, NJ Maxwells 4/29 New York, NY Mercury Lounge 5/1 Boston, MA Great Scott 5/2 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar 5/3 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel 5/5 Chicago, IL Abbey Pub 5/6 Miinneapolis, MN Turf Club 5/8 Denver, CO Marquis theater 5/11 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge 5/12 Seattle, WA Nectar Lounge 5/14 San Francisco, CA The Independent 5/15 Los Angeles, CA The Echo http://www.myspace.com/southofficial

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New Video From Mississippi Rockers Saving Abel Is Hot Hot Hot!

mgcs518 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:57:59 GMT

On their self-titled Virgin Records debut, Saving Abel boast a cool, alt-rock, Southern-tinged sound that's instantly familiar and irresistible. With songs ranging from the intense rocker "New Tattoo" to the sexy groove of the first single, "Addicted," the quintet from Corinth, Mississippi are radio-ready. The band recently released a video for "Addicted," and it's a raunchy affair, to say the least. Check it out here.

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The Last Goodnight are about to Drive You Crazy!

mgcs518 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:37:42 GMT

It's time to test your virtual driving skills in the band's new video game "The Last Goodnight and The Poison Kiss". TLG need you to drive the tour van, pick Kurtis and boys up, find their instruments, and make it to the venue in time for the show!! Collect apples for bonus points, but watch out for snakes! Enter in your high score and challenge your friends, and post the game on your Myspace and Facebook pages and more! Check it out at http://www.thelastgoodnight.net/game And add the Facebook app at http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=8800678263 http://www.thelastgoodnight.net http://www.myspace.com/thelastgoodnight

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Madonna <3s Katy Perry

mgcs518 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:12:35 GMT

The Material Girl was on the Johnjay & Rich radio show on Friday morning where she praised Katy Perry's song "Ur So Gay": "I have a favorite song right now, it's called 'Ur So Gay' and you don't even like boys...have you heard it? You have to hear it! It's from an artist called Katy Perry...Oh it's so good, check it out on iTunes." - Madonna Katy's debut album on Capitol Records, 'One of the Boys' will be released on June 17. http://www.katyperry.com http://www.myspace.com/katyperry http://www.katyperryblog.com

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Katy Perry 'One of the Boys', Carson Daly tonight!

mgcs518 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:53:46 GMT

SASSY SONGSTRESS KATY PERRY TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM -- ONE OF THE BOYS -- ON JUNE 17TH VIA CAPITOL RECORDS MUSIC'S NEWEST "IT GIRL" WILL UNLEASH CHEEKY ANTHEM "UR SO GAY" ON LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY APRIL 8TH PERRY TO APPEAR ON THE VANS WARPED TOUR THIS SUMMER April 8, 2008 -- Hollywood, CA -- No less a harbinger of 'what's hot' than Perez Hilton has predicted that L.A.-based singer/songwriter Katy Perry will be "one of the breakout stars of the summer" when Capitol Records releases her debut album, One of the Boys, on June 17th. Perry will also join the traveling rock circus that is the 2008 Vans Warped Tour, for the entire trek this summer. One of the Boys is a sharp and witty pop-rock gem filled with candid tales of neurotic ex-boyfriends ("Hot N Cold," "Ur So Gay", "Mannequin"), crazy road trips with friends ("Waking Up in Vegas"), and figuring out who you are along the way (first single "I Kissed A Girl," "Fingerprints"). While the album displays Perry's feisty, girl-power swagger, it also reveals her more vulnerable side on such regretful ballads as "Lost," "I'm Still Breathing," and "Thinking of You." "I think people can appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides, and this album has many different colors," Perry says. "I can write my share of angry break-up songs but I wanted to balance it out with fun, summertime songs. But there are also sad songs about loss and making the wrong decisions. It's been blood, sweat, and tears making this record. I've put everything into it and I feel like it's my baby. When people listen to it, I hope they will understand where I'm coming from as a person." To showcase her sharp, observational lyrics and big, charismatic voice, Perry worked with a host of noted producers and collaborators, including Greg Wells (Mika, Natasha Bedingfield), Glen Ballard (No Doubt, Alanis Morrisette), Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Dr. Luke (Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne), Max Martin (Leona Lewis, Robyn), Sam Hollander & Dave Katz (Gym Class Heroes, Boys Like Girls) and Butch Walker (Pink, The Donnas). "You can't get better than these guys," Perry says. "I feel like the luckiest bitch in town right now." One of the Boys is the full-length follow-up to Perry's debut digital EP, Ur So Gay (available on iTunes since last November), which has already earned the 23-year-old Santa Barbara, CA, native a solid fanbase. Perry will perform "Ur So Gay," a hilarious kiss-off to a guyliner-wearing ex that Blender called "wickedly funny" and Billboard called "zeitgeist-capturing," on Last Call With Carson Daly on April 8th. The video for the clip, which premiered on MySpace had close to one million plays within one week of it being posted to the site. Perry has also been tapped for Yahoo!'s Who's Next Critical Eye and MSN's Ones to Watch for June. Perry will play a handful of live dates this spring on both coasts before heading out on the Vans Warped Tour. "Warped is going to be grueling and hot, but I'm ready to survive it -- even without showers," Perry says. "Gwen Stefani did the tour back in 2000 with No Doubt and she looked fabulous hopping around on stage in her little polka-dotted dresses. You can find YouTube clips of her up there and all the girls in the audience are going nuts. I'm am so channeling that." Get to know music's newest dynamite diva by visiting her official website www.katyperry.com her MySpace page www.myspace.com/katyperry or blog site www.katyperryblog.com UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS: Los Angeles, CA - April 11 @ Key Club (Vans Warped Tour Kick-Off Party) New York, NY - April 24 @ Mercury Lounge

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POP-ROCK DYNAMO KATY PERRY RELEASES VIDEO FOR "UR SO GAY"

mgcs518 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:58:54 GMT

POP-ROCK DYNAMO KATY PERRY RELEASES VIDEO FOR "UR SO GAY" Yesterday, via MySpace, Capitol Recording artist Katy Perry debuted her new video, a sassy kiss-off to an ex-boyfriend titled "UR So Gay". No stranger to the music video world, Ms. Perry is currently perhaps best known for appearing as the last 'girlfriend' in Gym Class Heroes' "Cupid's Chokehold". This summer she can be seen on stages across America when she performs at Warped Tour in various cities. The video, directed by Walter May portrays the story of a Barbie-like doll and her dating woes. Check out "Ur So Gay" Audio: http://capi001.edgeboss.net/wmedia/capi001/katyperry/audio/katyperry_ursogay_explicit.asx http://capi001.edgeboss.net/wmedia/capi001/katyperry/audio/katy_perry_ur_so_gay.asx Video: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=30547979 The middle child of two pastors, Perry grew up listening to gospel music and singing at church in Santa Barbara, CA, but "the heavens opened my eyes when I stumbled upon a Queen record and I was forever saved," she says with a laugh. "Their musicality and lyrics were so flamboyant and fun and cheeky, I'd never heard anything like it before. I think I draw from wanting to be Freddie Mercury." Indeed, Perry's theatrical flair and irrepressible sense of humor come through loud and clear on Ur So Gay, which is just a taste of what the public can expect when Perry releases her debut full-length album in Spring 2008. Working with an array of noted producers, including Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette, No Doubt), Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Dr. Luke (Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne), Butch Walker (Pink, the Donnas), and Greg Wells (Mika, Natasha Bedingfield, Rufus Wainwright), Perry delivers her feisty, confessional songs with the confidence of a veteran storyteller. "Every single one of my songs is drawn 100 percent directly from my life" she says. To get to know music's new "It" girl, please visit her official website or MySpace page

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The Last Goodnight on tour!

mgcs518 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:28:38 GMT

The Last Goodnight are back on the road! Don't miss seeing the Connecticut pop rockers with the "Pictures of You" and "Stay Beautiful" singles as they swing by a city near you! The Last Goodnight - Spring 08 tour dates: March 30th - The Big Easy - Portland, ME April 1st - Higher Ground - Burlington, VT April 2nd - Paradise Rock - Boston, MA April 3rd - Stone Pony - Asbury Park, NJ April 6th - Blender Theatre - New York, NY April 8th - Recher Theatre - Towson, MD April 9th - Rock and Roll Hotel - Washington, DC April 10th - House Of Blues - Club Harlem Ballroom - Atlantic City, NJ April 11th - Webster Theatre - Hartford, CT http://www.thelastgoodnight.net http://www.myspace.com/thelastgoodnight

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