Category Archives for "Entertainment News"
April 30, 2015
- in Entertainment News by Mike
SonReal’s For The Town Premieres
“Meet SonReal, Drake’s biggest competition at the JUNO Awards.” That’s how MTV News presented this budding artist. Today, SonReal is upping the ante by dropping the For The Town EP featuring his brand new single “For The Town” and his JUNO nominated (Canadian equivalent of the GRAMMY Award) track “Preach.”
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April 30, 2015
- in Entertainment News by Mike
The Dunwells Join Great Escape Roster
The Dunwells are pleased to announce their addition to the line-up for The Great Escape, Europe’s leading festival for new music, on May 15th & 16th. This performance comes just before the release of their brand new Lucky Ones EP on May 25th. Produced by the band and James Flannigan (Kodaline), and mixed by Manny Marroquin (Rhianna, Kanye, Pink), the EP’s lead track and first single ‘Lucky Ones’ is a rousing anthemic track that became a live favorite on the band’s recent headline UK tour.
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April 30, 2015
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The Who’s Restored Live At Shea Stadium Coming
This June, Eagle Rock Entertainment will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Who with the first ever DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital Video release of Live At Shea Stadium 1982. This is the first official release of the full show and features restored footage and newly mixed sound.
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April 30, 2015
- in Entertainment News by Mike
Gilmore Trail Introduces The Floating World
Sheffield based post rock quartet Gilmore Trail are pleased to be streaming the title track from their forthcoming album ‘The Floating World’ today after premiering it with Artrocker.
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April 30, 2015
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The Slants’ Trademark Litigation Update
Last Monday, April 20th, a Federal Circuit panel upheld the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s denial of a trademark registration for Portland, Oregon-based Asian-American dance-rock band, The Slants, because it is offensive to people of Asian descent.
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April 30, 2015
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Avicci Records Etta James Classic For Volvo
Volvo Cars and Swedish artist and producer Avicii announce a creative cooperation to celebrate their Swedish roots with a new recording and music video, due for global release on May 8. The collaboration will form the basis for a global brand campaign entitled ‘A New Beginning.’
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April 30, 2015
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The Janoskians’ “Friend Zone” Debuts
For the unfamiliar, in 2011, THE JANOSKIANS mayhem started brewing when the group uploaded their first “Awkward Train Situations” video to YouTube. As the fan base grew, they continually released hilarious and disruptive content, gaining over 2 million YouTube subscribers and accruing more than 200 million combined views.
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April 30, 2015
- in Entertainment News by Mike
The Dream Syndicate’s Days Of Wine And Roses Expanded
The Dream Syndicate’s debut album, The Days of Wine and Roses, has long been considered the cornerstone album of L.A.’s early ’80s Paisley Underground scene, from which the band emerged. However, it was more influential than that: along with R.E.M.’s Murmur and the Minutemen’s Double Nickels on the Dime, the release is often considered one of the cornerstone albums of ’80s indie-rock. In a way it is the missing link between the ’60s-influenced R.E.M. and the post-punk Minutemen. Later period bands such as the Pixies and Nirvana were formed out of the sonic ashes that the original Syndicate lineup left behind.
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