SIRIS, American Rock Group, Releases New Chinese Album
Beijing, China (Top40 Charts/ SIRIS Official Website) - Just in time for the Beijing Olympics, the American rock group SIRIS announces the release of its brand new "double" Chinese- and English-language album, "8". SIRIS continues a tradition of building a cultural bridge between East and West that ...
| Rock Powerhouse Genuine Sun Reached Top Ten (No 10) on the FMQB AC40 Radio Chart with 'Goodbye'
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Blaster Records) - Cleveland-based melodic rock powerhouse Genuine Sun (www.genuinesunmusic.com) said "hello" to the Top Ten on last week's FMQB AC40 chart with their debut single "Goodbye," which reached No 10 behind superstar acts Mindi Abair, Maroon 5, Natasha Bedingfield, ...
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It Is In His Blood: Young Producer-Artist Takes It On Solo
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Squank Entertainment) - Producer, Engineer, Composer, Lyricist, Bassist, Guitarist, Percussionist, and Vocalist are among the various duties that James M. House takes on while making his personal music under the name Squanky Kong. Squanky Kong's full-length album debut called, ...
| New Jefferson Starship Album Of Formative Folk Treasures: Jefferson's Tree Of Liberty
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Fuel 2000) - The legendary Jefferson Starship is at it again. Moving forward by reaching back, and in doing so, daringly casting a light for a new generation of change-makers riveted by the group's first new studio album in a decade, Jeffersons' Tree Of Liberty. The 18 song CD ...
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Foo Fighters And ZZ Top Co-Headline Revved-Up Concert For the 25th Anniversary LOVE RIDE
GLENDALE, CA. (Top40 Charts/ LOVE RIDE PR Team) - The world famous LOVE RIDE, the largest 1-day motorcycle fundraising event, and featured event of California Bike Week, will be bigger and more spectacular than ever this year as it celebrates the Silver Anniversary LOVE RIDE 25, slated for Sunday, October ...
| Spring Cleaning At Zappa Family Trust Yields Indelible Cover Image For Frank Zappa's 'One Shot Deal'
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - In planning the release of 'One Shot Deal,' Gail Zappa happened upon the amazing cover image in the Zappa Family Trust Archives, unlabeled. In the liner notes, she writes, "Trapped in Spring Cleaning mode, I happened upon a drawer that surely had not ...
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B.B. King Is Set To Release A New Album 'One Kind Favor'
Santa Monica, CA. (GTop40 Charts/ effen Records) - The King of the Blues is set to release a new album featuring covers of old blues songs from B.B. King's early influences. With production by T Bone Burnett (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello) the set revisits the music that ...
| VH1 Classic And MHD To Premiere 'Hard Rock Calling Festival' On August 1, 2008
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ VH1) - VH1 Classic and MHD will exclusively broadcast the U.S. 2-hour premiere of the "Hard Rock Calling Festival" on Friday, August 1 beginning at 9:00PM ET/PT. The two-day festival which was filmed live on June 28 and 29 in London's legendary Hyde Park served as the setting ...
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Blues Rock Star Joe Bonamassa To Headline Music Box @ Fonda On August 5, 2008
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ J&R Adventures) - Blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa - who kicked off the year being named "Best Blues Guitarist" and "Artist Of The Year" in readers' choice polls from Guitar Player and Blues Wax, respectively - will headline a Los Angeles-area ...
| Punk Rock Godfather Paul 'H.R.' Hudson Of Bad Brains Joins The MLC PR Family
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ MLC PR) - MLC PR officially announced today that Paul 'H.R.' Hudson, legendary frontman of Bad Brains, has signed on for their PR services. Noted as the pioneers of hardcore punk, Bad Brains, both musically complex and developmentally ahead of its time, has long since ...
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Mad Buffalo Celebrates Wilderness On New CD Out September 18, 2008
BIGFORK, MT. (Top40 Charts/ Mad Buffalo Official Website) - Montana-based Mad Buffalo announces the September 16 release of a new CD, Wilderness, nationally distributed by Burnside Distribution. Backing singer/songwriter/guitarist Randy Riviere (pronounced 'Ri-VEER') on the new album is an all-star ...
| Roots-Rocker Mark Selby Hits Like A Nine Pound Hammer With His Fourth Release Fall 2008
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ BHM Productions) - Likened by American Songwriter as being 'in the same league as Bruce Springsteen for his meaty words, compelling voice and tracks that have more groove than a vintage vinyl record,' world-class singer, songwriter, guitarist, Mark Selby, is set to release ...
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Bob Dylan's 'Tell Tale Signs' Set For October 7, 2008 Release
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records/ Legacy Recordings) - Bob Dylan's 'Tell Tale Signs' - the 8th installment in the best-selling and critically lauded Bootleg Series which launched 1991 - will be released by Columbia Records on Tuesday, October 7. A treasure-trove of 27 songs spanning two ...
| The Walkmen Surprise Fans With Early Release at Special $5 Price, All Proceeds Going to Benefit Cancer Research and Treatment
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ AmieStreet Official Website) - The Walkmen released their highly anticipated new album today exclusively on AmieStreet.com as part of the website's ongoing Download To Make A Difference campaign that launched earlier this month. 'You & Me' will be sold for a period ...
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Classic Rock Legends Asia & Apple/Quicktime Launch 'An Extraordinary Life' Interactive Video Contest
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ OTMG) - Acclaimed British progressive / classic rock group ASIA have announced the launch of the 'An Extraordinary Life' - Apple QuickTime Video Contest. The grand prize winner will receive an Apple MacBook Air, custom laser-etched with the iconic Roger Dean artwork from ASIA's ...
| The Doobie Brothers With Special Guest Three Dog Night, To Perform Live On July 28, 2008
LAS VEGAS, CA. and NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Soles4Souls) - Soles4Souls Inc., the international shoe charity dedicated to providing free footwear to people in need around the world, announced that legendary rock bands The Doobie Brothers and Three Dog Night are performing a benefit concert for the ...
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A Word On The Zappa Family Trust: AAAFNRAA
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - The Zappa Family Trust, headed by Frank Zappa's widow Gail Zappa, operates under the principal of AAAFNRAA: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime For No Reason At All. It's a phrase that Frank Zappa used often in his lifetime and it serves as a guiding principle ...
| The World's Premiere Shred Guitarist Michael Angelo Batio Issues Mid-Year Update
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ M.A.C.E. Music) - As the former cutting-edge guitarist for the bands Nitro and Holland in the 1980's and 1990's, Michael Angelo Batio remains an elite and undeniable influential part of the music scene today. Michael continues to carve his laser-guided, six-string path into ...
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Blues Rock Guitar Virtuoso Joe Bonamassa to Hold Clinic on Thursday, July 31 at Musicians Institute in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Musicians Institute) - On July 31, Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) at Musicians Institute (MI) (www.mi.edu) in Hollywood is hosting an exclusive afternoon clinic by virtuoso and singer/songwriter Joe Bonamassa (www.jbonamassa.com). Named "Best Blues Guitarist" by ...
| Elvin Bishop 'Rolls' Into New York City For August 15 Performance At Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Guitar great Elvin Bishop will perform at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on August 15 in anticipation of his new album, 'The Blues Rolls On' (Sept. 23/ Delta Groove/ Eclecto Groove). Sharing the bill are fellow blues legends Buddy Guy and George ...
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