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1 Attachment Brazilian Rockstress Reah Valente Makes US Album Debut With "My Way Home" Album Production By Legendary Producers, Paul Fox & Dave Cobb (10,000 Maniacs with Natalie Merchant, Sugarcubes with Bjork & Shooter Jennings) - 2007-05-01

3 Attachment Trackbacks Available Second Life Provides Virtual Empowerment for Independent Live Music New York Indie band Buddahead and Virtualive.tv present the ultimate virtual reality concert. Buddahead is set to play live at New York City's The Canal Room on May 10th (doors open at 8PM EST). The show will be streamed live to the Morpheum Sim in Second Life and then streamed back from Second Life onto plasma screens at The Canal Room, fully bridging the gap between reality and virtual reality . - 2007-04-30

Josh Ryan Announces he is Unsigned and Creating Buzz with his Progressive Pop Sound Josh Ryan and his self described "Progressive Pop" sound are producing buzz by the boatload. The under-the-radar solo artist is gaining momentum in the industry, and seems to be positioned for a breakout very soon. - 2007-04-24

FameCast Unveils Season One Fenoms FameCast concluded its first season with the fans crowning the first ever FameCast Fenoms. The six grand prize winners across each of the six stages took home $10,000 each and gained global exposure during the four month competition. Each of the Fenoms will be immortalized as the first ever winners in the Hall of FameCast. - 2007-04-24

2 Attachment Albany Rock Band, The Velmas, Helps Local Kids Learn City Canyons Records' rockers The Velmas are helping Albany-area sixth grade students learn about poetry, music and writing skills. - 2007-04-23

IChannel To Deliver Grayscale' First Concert Webcast To Fans Around The World On Sunday, April 29th, music fans worldwide will experience the thrill of Grayscales' "iCoustic Set" through the group's first-ever live Internet Webcast, presented by IChannel Music. Fans can access the webcast on a special IChannel Music page (www.ichannelmusic.com). - 2007-04-23

4 Attachment 'She's An Army of One' a Positive, Uplifting Tribute to the American Service Woman The much anticipated release of "She's An Army of One" is finally out to the world. As the song is a tribute to the women of the military, the producers have chosen not to expound on the names of the performers at this point in order to allow the women of the military to be in the spotlight. TRA-STAR and BMJ-Nashville have agreed to contribute a portion of the sales revenues to the Womens Army Museum at Ft Lee, VA. - 2007-04-20

4 Attachment Classic Rock Band Walrus Observes Earth Day at Tulip Festival The Walrus, one of the Pacific Northwest's premier classic rock bands, will perform original songs from its CD, "Uncovered," at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Street Fair Sunday, Earth Day. Among the Walrus' Earth-inspired songs are the psychedelic-sounding "Gaia," a tome to Mother Earth, and "The Garden," inspired by the 1992 New Age novel, "Ishmael." - 2007-04-20

1 Attachment Nugs.net Enlists Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Phish, Grateful Dead & Others for a Live Download Compilation to Benefit Rock The Earth "Music For The Planet: a nugs.net Benefit Album For Rock The Earth" to support environmental conservation in the United States. - 2007-04-19

Ben Godwin Releases New Record 'Skin and Bone' to Online Retailers This Week Constantly Reminded Featured as 'Free Download of the Day' on Napster for April 18 Brooklyn songwriter Ben Godwin announces the release of his new record "Skin and Bone," via KarmaFarm Records. Skin and Bone is available for purchase everywhere online at stores such as iTunes, eMusic, Real, Rhapsody and Audio Lunchbox. To download the track, "Constantly Reminded", for free, please visit www.napster.com. To learn more about Ben and to hear sample tracks from "Skin and Bone," please visit www.myspace.com/karmafarm. - 2007-04-19

Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor Release "Louisiana Funk Buffet" CD Henry Turner, Jr. & Flavor,a Louisiana Reggae/Funk band, release new CD "Louisiana Funk Buffet" and announce playdates during New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on April 27 and May 4 and 5, 2007. - 2007-04-18

Crucial Music Places Indie Artist Songs in 'Redline,' 'Men In Trees' and More Crucial Music continues to score placements for indie artists in feature films and television such as Fantastic Four 2, Suburban Girl, Redline, CSI and Men In Trees. - 2007-04-18

2 Attachment City Canyons Records Releases Singer/Songwriter Sara Wendt's New Alternative Pop Rock Album, WEIGHTLESS WITH LOVE Sara Wendt's other-worldly lyrics and bell-like voice highlight majestic alternative pop rock featuring exquisitely textured music, both rocking and dreamy with lyrics that glitter like precious jewels telling vivid stories of mystic journeys and everyday life in her new album, WEIGHTLESS WITH LOVE, released by Manhattan's acclaimed emerging independent label, City Canyons Records. - 2007-04-17

Hendrix Litigation Results In Contempt Order, Judgment Payment Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., the Hendrix family music company which owns and administers the Jimi Hendrix music rights, recently obtained a stipulated court order of almost $900,000 against music entrepreneur Ed Chalpin. The payment to Experience Hendrix was the culmination of a 2006 lawsuit commenced in New York against Chalpin and two of his related companies. During the course of this litigation Federal District Court Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, held Chalpin in contempt of court. - 2007-04-13

Biography of Phil Spector to be Published by Knopf in June Biography Of Phil Spector To Be Published In June Book Written by Last Journalist to Interview Him Before the Death of Actress in his L.A. Mansion - 2007-04-13

Mississippi Celebrates Grammy® With Star-Studded Gala Rock 'n roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, gospel music greats The Williams Brothers, country icon Marty Stuart, jam band blues-rock sensations The North Mississippi All Stars as well as Swedish pop music superstar Carola join with Governor Haley Barbour to bring home the message of Mississippi's ongoing "Birthplace of America's Music" for at a gala Celebrating A 50 Year Grammy Legacy. Co-sponsored by Peavey Electronics and the Mississippi Development Authority, the event is set for the evening of April 26th at the Marriott Hotel Ballroom in downtown Jackson, MS, preceded by a reception at the Governor's Mansion. - 2007-04-10

2 Attachment New Christy Minstrels in May 9 San Francisco Concert The ageless and legendary folk group The New Christy Minstrels will perform a benefit concert for the organization Restore Hetch Hetchy on May 9, 2007 at 7:30PM at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street. Tickets for this one time show can be purchased for $35 (including all handling fees, etc.) online at Restore Hetch Hetchy's site - www.hetchhetchy.org - or the New Christy Minstrels site - www.thenewchristyminstrels.com. Call 209-536-9278 for information. - 2007-04-10

1 Attachment Summer of Love Oral Archive by Rock Scully Former Grateful Dead manager Rock Scully tells all about the Summer Of Love, Acid-Tests, Monterey Pop, the Music and more. - 2007-04-09

1 Attachment Singer-Songwriter Judith Owen's New Album, Happy This Way, to be Released May 22 by Courgette Records Singer-songwriter Judith Owen, whom The New York Times describes as "the kind of wailing folk-jazz voice that slices away surfaces to touch vulnerable emotional nerve endings and leave you quivering," pays tribute to her native Biritan on her forthcoming album, Happy This Way (Courgette Records, May 22). The recording is the follow-up to her highly acclaimed breakthrough, Here. - 2007-04-09

3 Attachment Crooner Brian Evans Sings 'Witchcraft' for Dylan McDermott Crooner Brian Evans, who has been performing as the opening act for comedians Jay Leno and Joan Rivers, announced that he has entered into a contract with Warner Brothers Television and ABC. As part of the deal, his song "Witchcraft" will be used in a currently untitled soap about four dysfunctional CEOs that stars Dylan McDermott, Michael Vartan and Christopher Titus. - 2007-04-08

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