Rock (2012-01-25) Nashville Guitarist Johnny Hiland Relies On Aviom Personal Mixers For His New Private Recording Studio Road veteran, session ace and multi-instrumentalist, Johnny Hiland, is accomplished on 22 instruments and has played with some of the biggest names in country and blues, including Toby Keith, Ricky Scaggs and Randy Travis. Born with an eye disease that left him legally blind, Hiland faces unique challenges on the road and in the studio. When he built his own private studio, Camp Hiland, he chose Aviom A-16II Personal Mixers (NAMM Booth 6720, Hall A) to make the transition easy with gear that he ...

Pop / Rock (2012-01-27) Carole Demas: Summer Nights - Celebrating Grease 40th Birthday CAROLE DEMAS, Broadway's original "Sandy" (GREASE), and Star of TV's The Magic Garden is celebrating the 40th Birthdays of both GREASE and The Magic Garden at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street, New York, 212-695-6909; http://www.beechmantheatre.com. Cover: $25.00, MAC Members: $10.00, Minimum: $15.00 Wednesday, February 15at 7PM ONE NIGHT ONLY Nitelife Exchange: "...a powerhouse of musical theatre", "...a vocal champion", "...heaven sent", "...Simply shouldn't be missed." ...

Tour Dates (2012-01-25) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Announce First US Leg Of 2012 'Wrecking Ball' World Tour Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band launch the first US leg of the 2012 'Wrecking Ball' World Tour on March 18 in Atlanta. Bruce Springsteen's 17th studio album 'Wrecking Ball' will be released on Columbia Records on March 6. "We Take Care Of Our Own," the album's first single,' is "classic Springsteen" with "anguish and challenge [that] run thick and fast" (Rolling Stone); a "richly orchestrated Wall of Sound... that nods to the 'Born to ...

RnB (2012-01-27) Jay-Z Carnegie Hall Concert Tickets Go On Sale To The Public On January 30, 2012 In his most intimate performances in years, Shawn "JAY Z" Carter will headline at Carnegie Hall, in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, raising money for United Way of New York City and the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation on February 6, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.and February 7, 2012 at 9:30 p.m. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Monday, January 30 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Concert goers will get a once in a lifetime experience as JAY Z takes the stage at ...

Alternative (2012-01-26) Beyond Conception Releases New Indie Rock Album 'Flow' Indie rock band Beyond Conception released their fourth studio album, Flow, with Grammy Award winning Producer Jack Douglas, who's work includes the late John Lennon, The Who, and Aerosmith, to name a few. Producer Jim Wirt, whose credits include Incubus, Fiona Apple, and Jacks Mannequin, along with up-and-coming Producer/engineer Marlon Luna, have worked with front man Justin Abrams and musician Matt Abrams to release this international ground-breaking ...

Metal / Hard Rock (2012-01-27) San Francisco/Oakland Rock Band Angels Of Vice Release "We Are The 99" Anthem Worldwide The hard rocking and hard playing members of Angels of Vice have just released their new single "We are the 99". Recent events in their hometown of Oakland/San Francisco, California inspired their participation with the 99 percent in the occupy movements playing out in their city, across the country, and around the world. Buoyed by the optimism of these fresh ideas AOV felt they wanted to contribute the only way they knew how, through music. ...

Jazz (2012-01-26) Jazz Quartet EYOT Crowned The Winner Of Cannes 2012 MIDEM Off Competition Internationally acclaimed jazz quartet EYOT is a winner of the MIDEM OFF Competition in 2012, winner of the Umbria Jazz Balkanic Windows Competition in 2009, video and mp3 of the day on prominent jazz website "All About Jazz", and has been featured at many international jazz festivals, including Nišvill Jazz Fest in Serbia, World of Jazz in Dubai, DOKfest in Munich, Alarma Punk Jazz in Sofia, along with club gigs on regular basis (see a few notable ...

Movies (2012-01-25) On The Road To Superstardom, A Young Starlet Must Find Her Way Home A story about faith, family, and the power of love, MAMA, I WANT TO SING smashes onto DVD February 14 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Adapted from the hit off-Broadway musical, MAMA, I WANT TO SING brings down the house with electrifying performances by R&B and gospel music legends. Talented but naive, Amara Winter (multi-platinum selling artist Ciara) is a young gospel singer who dreams of pop stardom. Raised in a tight-knit community, ...

Latin (2012-01-27) Gusten Y Vean/Taste And See: Music To Enrich Bilingual Worship One of Hispanic Catholic music's most respected composers, Mary Frances Reza's newest album, Gusten y Vean/Taste and See has been released at this year's South West Liturgical Conference (SWLC) in Dallas, Tex. Of her new release, Reza says, "My music has been published in a variety of collections, but this is the first time the selections are on one CD. Influenced and inspired by Roman Catholic Hispanic heritage and imbued with an active liturgical ...

Charts / Awards (2012-01-25) Chase & Status Nominated For British Group At The 2012 BRITs! CHASE & STATUS show no sign of slowing down in 2012. Announced earlier this month, CHASE & STATUS are nominated for British Group at the BRIT Awards 2012, alongside heavyweights Arctic Monkeys, Elbow, Kasabian and Coldplay. CHASE & STATUS certainly stamped their sound all over 2011 and paved the way for Dubstep to become a leading force in the UK music scene. The other nominees of British Group have all won in previous years - Kasabian (2010), Elbow ...

Country (2012-01-25) Tim McGraw's Emotional Traffic Draws Stellar Reviews From Top Music Critics Country music superstar and "Artist of the Decade" Tim McGraw's 11th studio album EMOTIONAL TRAFFIC is being praised by music critics and fans across the country. With Rolling Stone saying, "His 11th LP is his most assured, with a dozen sharp songs about middle-American struggles." "With a voice that can go from earthy to angelic in a single phrase and a back catalog that shows serious growth over two decades, McGraw is a star with substance..." ...

Music Industry (2012-01-26) Rhapsody Acquires Napster! Rhapsody announced its European expansion today through the acquisition of Napster International, the first subscription (flat-rate) music service in Europe. Rhapsody will own and operate the Napster service in Germany and the United Kingdom. "The acquisition of Napster and its subscriber base in the UK and Germany gives us an ideal entry to the European market," said Jon Irwin, president, Rhapsody. "Through the benefit of scale, the strength ...