Archive for July, 2008
David Banner - The Greatest Story Ever Told - review
Born in Jackson, MISSISSIPPI, rapper, actor, music producer, record label exec and philanthropist releases his most personal album. Emerging from more than a year of in-depth humanitarian and philanthropic efforts to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Jackson, Mississippi native was eager to get back into the studio and practice his craft.
Foreigner releases best of album and hits road on national tour
The past 30 years have seen Foreigner fill arenas with big crowds and even bigger riffs. A constant fixture on the radio and the charts throughout the ’70s and ’80s, Foreigner has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide. On July 15th, Rhino will release NO END IN SIGHT: THE VERY BEST OF FOREIGNER, a [...]
Beck announces U.S. tour
Beck has announced a series of US tour dates to follow his previously announced summer festival appearances. The announcement comes on the heels of the release of Beck’s new album Modern Guilt, which Beck co-produced with Danger Mouse. Modern Guilt has already been declared a more-than-worthy addition to Beck’s discography - USA Today called the [...]
Jessica Simpson to release country album
Columbia Nashville’s Jessica Simpson will release her highly anticipated debut country album, Do You Know?, September 9, 2008. Produced by Brett James and John Shanks, Simpson co-wrote all but three of the tracks featured on the disc, including her current Top 25 hit single, “Come On Over.”
Simpson is certainly ready to come on [...]
Gretchen Wilson releases new single “Don’t Do Me No Good”
Today Columbia Nashville’s Gretchen Wilson released her brand new single, “Don’t Do Me No Good,” to country radio. This driving, up-tempo record is from her upcoming release, I Got Your Country Right Here, due out this October.
“What a great way to kick off the summer with the new tune,” says Wilson. [...]
Brendan James - biography
With his warm, rich tenor and emotionally powerful songs, Brendan James announces himself as an artist-to-watch on his dazzling debut album The Day is Brave. Rooted in the classic singer/songwriter tradition, the album is 11 tracks of stunning songcraft: elegant, earthy, and displaying a total lack of artifice that is rare in the pop world [...]
John Mellencamp - Life, Death, Love and Freedom - review
Mellencamp has characterized the album as a collection of “modern electric folk songs.” With backing from his legendary touring band, the album’s 14 tracks were recorded at his studio in Bloomington, Indiana and mixed in Los Angeles with Burnett behind the boards for all of the sessions. Mellencamp cites Burnett’s production as key to “finding the soul of each song.”
Testament on tour to promote “The Formation of Damnation”
Testament have returned from a successful European festival run and a triumphant victory for “Album of the Year” at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards, and they are now looking ahead to the upcoming Metal Masters tour, which will be screaming across the US this August. The tour also features metal legends Judas Priest, Heaven [...]
Felix Da Housecat hits the road for world tour
Chicago’s disco visionary Felix Da Housecat has mapped out his summer break plans. While some choose a trip to the local amusement park, an escape to the beach, or maybe even a road trip to visit the cousins, Felix Da Housecat was thinking on more of a global scale. The man behind revolutionary underground dancefloor [...]
Jet Black Stare - biography
Rod Black: Singer/songwriter
Shane Hayes: Bassist
Dan Swinimer: Drummer
Flip: Guitarist
Dave Muselman: Guitarist
“A good song is a good song man, simple as that!” That’s the mercurial and confident, but oh so endearing songwriter and vocalist Rod Black. Black knows his way around a well-written tune. He’s recently finished co-writing a slew of them for his brand new band, [...]