Daily Archives July 9, 2010

Fresh off a triumphant sold-out tour debut, a headlining performance at The White House, a critically-acclaimed, chart-topping album, and an appearance at Coachella that garnered rave reviews from spectators and media alike, DJ Lance Rock and the cast of YO GABBA GABBA! are heading back on the road with YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE!: THERE’S A PARTY IN MY CITY! to play to enthusiastic fans on a 60-city tour across North America.

Today’s hottest live show for families will make stops at top theaters, arenas and amphitheaters throughout North America, starting August 27 in Bethel, NY and ending in Dallas, TX on December 12. YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE!: THERE’S A PARTY IN MY CITY! is produced by S2BN Entertainment in association with Wildbrain Entertainment and The Magic Store.

Angelique Kidjo went back to her music roots and inspirations on her latest Razor & Tie release, OYO, a collection of original songs combined with covers of classics all infused with her distinctive international sound. 

Featuring an impressive lineup of cutting-edge buzz bands, the first annual SCREAM IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT TOUR, with Silverstein, Emery, Dance Gavin Dance, I Set My Friends On Fire, Sky Eats Airplane, Ivoryline, and Close To Home, kicks off July 8 in Sayreville, NJ with a special concert that will also include The Devil Wears Prada, Miss May I, and Your Demise.

The month-long, 26-city trek is sponsored by Peta 2, Electric Zombie Clothing and MerchNOW.

LOS ANGELES, CA – THURSDAY, July 8, 2010 — Rising pop/rock band Runner Runner will make its network television debut on Tuesday, July 20 when the band guests on ABC-TV’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”  “Jimmy Kimmel Live” airs at 12:05AM/11:05PM CT.

Runner Runner – Ryan Ogren/vocals, Nick Bailey/guitar, Peter Munters/guitar and vocals, Jon Berry/bass, and James Ulrich/drums – will perform the breaking single “So Obvious” as well as the track “Paper Cuts,” both from the band’s self-titled debut album set for a September 28 release (EMI Music/Capitol/C.E. Music/MRV).

“So Obvious” is on the newest “NOW Music” CD, the CD series with a half-million dis...

VH1 and CMT, units of Viacom’s MTV Networks, have simultaneously premiered Sheryl Crow’s new music video “Summer Day.” The video will appear on multiple screens including VH1, CMT, VH1.com and CMT.com. In addition, VH1 will include a Top 20 Countdown spotlight look for the video beginning July 10th with official rotation beginning the following week.

Summer Day” is the first single off Sheryl’s seventh studio set 100 Miles From Memphis which is due for release July 20th on A&M Records. The track is already a top 10 hit at AAA radio and was serviced to Hot AC radio this week. The video was shot in Nashville with acclaimed director Wayne Isham.  

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Portland, Oregon-based duo Hillstomp will celebrate the release of their third full-length album, “Darker The Night” (In Music We Trust Records) with a tour, including dates supporting Reverend Horton Heat (tour dates below).

Comprised of vocalist/guitarist Henry Kammerer and drummer/percussionist John Johnson, the duo draw heavily from north Mississippi trance blues, a bit from the hills of Appalachia, and then use the energy of punkabilly, to create a raucous hill-country-blues-stomp with a fiery youth and vigor. It comes clanging and tumbling out of an assortment of vintage mics, buckets, cans, and BBQ lids drenched in rambunctious slide guitar.

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Murs recently made a stop in Michigan during his tour to take some time to open a gift he received from Huey Freeman of The Boondocks.  We have footage of the rapper getting on his soapbox that we’d love for you to post up!

Murs talks about The Boondocks and schools his crew on the history of the soapbox.  Watch as he gets on his soapbox and shares some words of wisdom.