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FOZZY’s ‘Across America’ 30-Minute Documentary Now Available Online
On October 14, 2017, FOZZY became the first rock band to play three shows in three different time zones in one day, in celebration of the release of its latest album, “Judas”. A 30-minute documentary chronicling the experience received its world premiere last month during FOZZY‘s “Capturing Judas” livestream and can now be seen in its entirety below. “Fozzy Across America” – October 14, 2017: Three Cities, Three Shows, Three Timezones, One Day! Ft Myers, FL – WRXK 96K-Rock The Ranch 9 a.m. Showtime – All Ages Post Show VIP Meet & Greet – www.rockeventsonline.com El Paso, TX KLAQ 95.5 Star City Studios 3 p.m. Showtime – All Ages Las Vegas, NV KOMP 92.3 Hard Rock Cafe 11 p.m. Showtime – 18+ FOZZY spent the last...
ALEXI LAIHO’s BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT Signs With NAPALM RECORDS
BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT, the band launched by ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho, has inked a deal with Napalm Recordsfor all territories excluding Japan. Joining Alexi in the group are drummer Waltteri Väyrynen (PARADISE LOST), guitarist Daniel Freyberg (ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM), bassist Mitja Toivonen (ex-SANTA CRUZ) and touring keyboardist Vili Itäpelto. BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT said in a statement: “We are far beyond thrilled to start working with Napalm Records. We feel that they can provide the best possible temple for a boulder called BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT to roll over all the archeologists who claim that metal music is on the brink of extinction. “Since the world is more or less in a standstill state right now, we are spending all the time we’d normally spen...
Randall Poster’s Music Supervision Firm Search Party Acquired By Premier
Poster and Deutsch, who previously founded Downtown Music, have been friends since elementary school and attended Brown University together. Earlier this year, Deutsch approached Poster with the idea for the merger. “Can you imagine how much fun it is to all of a sudden have this exciting new opportunity with someone you’ve known since you were 12 years old?” said Poster in a statement. “We have always collaborated with the most interesting and important artists, songwriters and producers to create inspiring work. Josh has always held himself to the highest standards in the industry. It makes me feel great how excited he is to embrace not only me but the team I’ve cultivated and the work that we’ve done. In these transformative times, I can’t say enough about that support, friendship and f...
Trey Songz to Host Inaugural LiveXLive Presents the Lockdown Awards
Presenters include Meg Donnelly, Kiiara, Busta Rhymes, Alex Rose, Infinity Song and Tigirlily. The Lockdown Awards are produced and distributed by LiveXLive. Garrett English, LiveXLive’s chief creative officer, will oversee production. English was formerly a top executive at MTV and Viacom. Nominations were based on input from industry executives, peers and superfans. Final winners will be based on fan voting at livexlive.com/TheLockdownAwards. Trey Songz had a pair of top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2009-10 – “Say Ahh” (featuring Fabolous) and “Bottoms Up” (featuring Nicki Minaj). The show will livestream on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/5:00 pm. PT on www.livexlive.com. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It ...
Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar For Upcoming Albums
December 4Bastille, Goosebumps EPGeographer, Down And Out In The Garden Of Earthly DelightsGrandson, Death of an OptimistJoan of Arc, Tim Melina Theo BobbyJordana, Something To Say To YouShawn Mendes, WonderVarious, Promising Young Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack December 11The Avalanches, We Will Always Love YouFrench Cassettes, RolodexJason Lancaster, Say I’m What You Want EPThe Neighbourhood, Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones (Deluxe Edition)Paul McCartney, McCartney IIIPeter Bjorn and John, Endless Play EP December 18The Black Keys, Brothers (Deluxe Remastered Anniversary Edition) You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and ...
Caylee Hammack Was Inspired by Everclear When Writing ‘Just Friends’ — And Now Art Alexakis Is in Her Video
Billboard caught up with Hammack and Everclear frontman Art Alexakis from the set of the video shoot in Nashville. The music clip opens with Alexakis as a talent scout for whom Hammack — dressed in a glittery gown similar to the one Marilyn Monroe wore to sing “Happy Birthday” to John F. Kennedy and wearing a big, bright-red wig — is auditioning. Afterward, a raucous performance of the song unfolds. Fans of “I Will Buy You a New Life” will notice some sartorial similarities to the original video on both Hammack and Alexakis. The two met the day of the shoot. “The So Much for the Afterglow album was really the one that shaped me,” Hammack told Alexakis of the band’s third album, which also included the hits “Father of Mine” and “Everything to Everyone.” “What I really loved was ...
Jenny Lewis and Seregenti Team for ‘Unblu’
Surprise! Jenny Lewis and Serengeti have teamed up for a new song just in time for the holidays. Titled “Unblu,” the quiet, downtempo number is out now on Lewis’ Loves Way label and was produced by Lewis and Andrew Broder. Though it may seem like a strange pairing on the surface, the two have actually been pals for quite a while, and they trace their friendship and how the song came to be in the statement that you can read below: Jenny met Dave down a long hallway in a former Communist Media Center in East Berlin during the People Festival of 2018. Dave asked Jenny to sing on a song about Tom Selleck passing on the part of Indiana Jones. Can you imagine a world where Tom Selleck is Indiana Jones? A fast friendship was born as they skulked about, cracking jokes and chatting about thei...
Death Cab for Cutie Announce EP With Covers of TLC, R.E.M. to Support Georgia Runoff Elections
Ever wanted to hear Ben Gibbard sing “Waterfalls” by TLC for a good cause? If so, you have some weird desires, but you’re also in luck. Death Cab for Cutie has just announced The Georgia E.P., a five-song release through Bandcamp that will support Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight organization in the upcoming Georgia runoff elections. It includes covers of prominent Georgia artists like TLC, Neutral Milk Hotel, R.E.M., Vic Chesnutt, and Cat Power. “We created this exclusive e.p. of songs by some of our favorite Georgia artists for our friend Stacey Abrams and all the hard-working people at Fair Fight,” Gibbard said in a statement. “We strongly believe in the work Fair Fight has done to assure free and fair elections in Georgia and beyond and have been honored to assist them throughout the 202...
Smashing Pumpkins Debut ‘CYR’ on Late Night
Smashing Pumpkins’ double album CYR was released last Friday. Billy Corgan has been making the interview rounds, but last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the band played the title track for the first time in a “live” setting. By live, we mean a socially-distanced performance where Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlain and Jeff Schroeder join forces through the magic of some pre-recorded method. You can watch that below. [embedded content] In addition to the release of CYR, the Pumpkins have some big plans upcoming. In October, the band’s seminal Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness turned 25. In conjunction with that, Corgan and company dropped some pretty big news that they’ve got a 33-song sequel to the album and MACHINA in the works. ...
The Hold Steady Announce New Album Open Door Policy, Share “Family Farm”: Stream
The Hold Steady have announced their eighth studio album, Open Door Policy. The follow-up to last year’s Thrashing Thru the Passion is due out on February 19th via the group’s own Positive Jams label and Thirty Tigers. The new full-length was almost entirely written and recorded prior to the pandemic. However, “the songs and stories explore power, wealth, mental health, technology, capitalism, consumerism, and survival – issues which have compounded in 2020,” according to frontman Craig Finn. Recording took place at The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck, New York with assistance from producer Josh Kaufman and engineer D. James Goodwin. The album is The Hold Steady’s second to feature their current six-piece lineup, which has been described by Finn as the band’s “best” iteration. Editors’ P...
Sylvan Esso Drops Surprise With Love EP: Stream
Sylvan Esso has dropped a surprise new EP titled With Love. Take a listen below via Spotify, and also watch a live performance video of “Numb”. It doesn’t get any fresher than this: The six-track EP was recorded on Tuesday night — mere hours ago as of publication — as part of the final installment of their virtual concert series “From the Satellite”. The epic performance saw bandmates Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath rework tracks off their latest album — this past September’s Free Love — alongside a 10-piece “dream team” band. Said “dream team” includes members of Bon Iver, Wye Oak, Hiss Golden Messenger, Mr. Twin Sister, Hand Habits, Mountain Man and Mandolin Orange. This is the very same band they toured with last year. Editors’ Picks The EP caps off an epic year for Sylvan...
Smashing Pumpkins Perform “CYR” on Fallon: Watch
On Tuesday night, Smashing Pumpkins delivered their first-late night television appearance in support of their new double album, CYR. Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, and Jeff Scroeder beamed remotely into The Tonight Show for a performance of the album’s title track. Watch the replay below. In a review of CYR for Consequence of Sound, Tyler Clark said the sprawling double album is “as frustrating as it is ambitious.” In other news, the Pumpkins recently announced a 33-song (!) sequel album to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in honor of its 25th anniversary. The group is also planning to embark on an arena tour next year in further support of the classic record. [embedded content] Related You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are lookin...
