PIONEER DJ

Thursday, January 31, 2008



NSDTCM:LABEL:MATADOR

Cat Power
returns with her second album of cover songs, this one a tribute to the great vocalists who have influenced her over the years.

CD / deluxe CD / dbl LP - January 2008

(the names below indicate the best known performer of the original songs, who are not necessarily the songwriters:)

1. New York (Frank Sinatra)
2. Ramblin’ (Wo)man (Hank Williams)
3. Metal Heart (Cat Power *)
4. Silver Stallion (The Highwaymen)
5. Aretha, Sing One For Me (George Jackson)
6. Lost Someone (James Brown)
7. Lord, Help The Poor And Needy (Jessie Mae Hemphill)
8. I Believe In You (Bob Dylan)
9. Song To Bobby (Cat Power **)
10. Don’t Explain (Billie Holiday)
11. Woman Left Lonely (Janis Joplin)
12. Blue (Joni Mitchell)

* original version on the ‘Moon Pix’ album
** first appearance of this song

‘Jukebox’ is now available for pre-order in the Matador Store

SOURCE:MATADOR RECORDS
PHOTO & LOGO: MATADOR RECORDS WEB PAGE

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

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NSDTCM:LABEL:WARP RECORDS

SOURCE:WARP RECORDS

warpinfo@warprecords.com



NSDTCM:(DJ) SHOP:BLEEP.COM
GROUP:AUTECHRE

SOURCE:(LABEL AND LOGO):BLEEP

For CUSTOMER SUPPORT
help and enquiries please mail
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For GENERAL INFO
please mail info@bleep.com

Labels interested in joining Bleep
please mail labels@bleep.com

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GENRE:ELECTRONICA



NSDTCM:LABEL:OM RECORDS
MYSPACE OM RECORDS
IMEEM MUSIC PAGE
LOGO(OM):IMEEM RESOURCES


Om Winter Sessions Vol. 2 mixed by Hipp-e & Style of Eye

LISTEN

Two CD’s of cutting edge House,Techno & Minimal

Featuring tracks from Dubfire, Tiger Stripes, Italoboyz, Justin Martin, Stephan Bodzin, Deadset, Liquid People and more!

Edgy, jumpy, jackin, genius.” -DJ Magazine

LINK:MYSPACE JUSTIN MARTIN

LINK:DUBFIRE´S MYSPACE

LINK:MYSPACE STEPHAN BODZIN

OFFICIAL WEB PAGE OF STEPHAN BODZIN


NSDTCM

LINK:MYSPACE

Sean Combs has upped Harve Pierre to president of his label Bad Boy Records.

Pierre, who joined Bad Boy when it was created in 1993, was most recently the label's executive VP/General Manager/VP of A&R.

He will oversee the finance, creative, promotional, marketing, A&R, international and sales divisions at the label.


SOURCE:VARIETY MUSIC
LOGO:WWW.ZIPDJ.COM

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

DANIEL FURLONG:

I HAVE BEEN QUITE BUSY SEARCHING FOR NEW OPTIONS IN MY LIFE. HERE IN MEXICO CITY THERE ISN´T ANY POSSIBILITY OF WORKING IN THE RECORD BUSINESS OR RECORD INDUSTRY.

I CONSIDER MYSELF SOMEONE WITH TALENT BUT HERE
(IN MEXICO) THE "JOB SITUATION" REGARDING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTACTS.

I HAVE TRIED LOOKING FOR A JOB IN THE A&R DEPARTMENT OF VARIOUS RECORD LABELS...HOWEVER UNSUCCESFULLY.

(YOU HAVE TO BE THE SON OF THE VP OF SONYBMG TO ENTER THE MUSIC BUSINESS !!!).

I HAVE A B.A. in COMMUNICATIONS (specialized in Marketing).

My Proffessional experience have been in MEDIA (journalism,PR)and CONSULTING services (Business Executive).

I am open to the possibility to work abroad

(U.S.A./U.K./CANADA/SPAIN/
AUSTRALIA/ANYWHERE,ANYTIME)

I STUDY A MUSIC COURSE IN A COLLEGE OF MUSIC TO LEARN HOW TO DJ(DEEJAYING).

I SPEAK ENGLISH, FRENCH (20%),AND SPANISH.

I HAVE A BROAD KNOWLEGE OF THE RECORD BUSINESS , BUT ALSO I HAVE KNOWLEDGE IN FASHION BUSINESS, MODELS, BRANDS, BIG COMPANIES SUCH AS

(MICROSOFT, DISNEY, NEWSCORP,AEG,ORACLE, HP, SONY, ETC.)

ALSO PUBLISHING COMPANIES, MODEL AGENCIES, ACTORS, ACTRESSES,ETC.

IF ANY COMPANY OF THE GLOBE IS INTERESTED IN MY WORK AS A NEWSSOURCE/A&R/JOURNALIST/MKT EXECUTIVE AND DISC JOCKEY FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT

furlongdaniel@hotmail.com

NEWSSOURCEDOTCOM: DANIEL FURLONG

Monday, January 28, 2008


NSDTCM:(DJ NEWS):DAVE GAHAN
LABEL:MUTE/VIA VIRGIN USA
MYSPACE


Dave Gahan to Release Hourglass Remixes

As a follow up to 2007's Hourglass, Dave Gahan will release Hourglass Remixes. The vinyl collection of remixes is scheduled for a March 11th release via Mute/Virgin Records. Remixers include such notables as Juan Maclean, Maps, Digitalism and Booka Shade. This collection will mark the first time many of these tracks have been released in the US.

Hourglass Remixes will also include a free CD, that will only be available through thinkindie.com. The disc will contain all of the tracks from the vinyl collection as well as three additional remixes.


Hourglass - Remixes
Exclusive US Remix Album


Vinyl, with bonus CD:
Mute/Virgin
release date: March 11th, 2008 (North America)

VINYL

Side A:
1. Deeper & Deeper (Juan Maclean Club Mix)
2. Kingdom (Booka Shade Club Remix)
3. Love Will Leave (Kap10Kurt Mix)
4. Use You (Maps Remix)

Side B:
1. Deeper & Deeper (T. Raumschmiere Remix Extended)
2. Kingdom (Digitalism Remix)
3. Saw Something (Onur Ozer)
4. Deeper & Deeper (Sebastien Leger Remix)

FREE CD

1. Deeper & Deeper (Juan Maclean Club Mix)
2. Kingdom (Booka Shade Club Remix)
3. Love Will Leave (Kap10Kurt Mix)
4. Use You (Maps Remix)
5. Deeper & Deeper (T. Raumschmiere Remix Extended)
6. Kingdom (Digitalism Remix)
7. Saw Something (Onur Ozer)
8. Deeper & Deeper (Sebastien Leger Remix)
9. Kingdom (Rosario's Big Room Vocal)
10. Saw Something (Skreamix)
11. Deeper & Deeper (SHRUBBN!! FX Instrumental)

Find an independent retailer:
ThinkIndie

SOURCE:FILTER LONDON NEWSLETTER
SOURCE:DAVE GAHAN OFFICIAL SITE
LINK:MUTE.COM
LINK: THINK INDIE.COM
PHOTO SINGLE AND DAVE´S SOLO PIC:
DAVE GAHAN´S OFFICIAL SITE

Friday, January 25, 2008

Thursday, January 24, 2008


NSDTCM:SINGER:KATHI KALLAUCH
(THE VOICE OF 2007)
STATUS :UNSIGNED
MYSPACE

COMMENT:SHE HAS AN AMAZING VOICE THAT RANGES THE SKY ... HEAR ALL HER SONGS
ON HER MYSPACE PAGE!!!

SOURCE:MYSPACE

NSDTCM:WILLIE NELSON
LABEL:LEGACY RECORDINGS


Exclusive: Massive Box Celebrates Nelson's 75th

To celebrate Willie Nelson's 75th birthday on April 30, Legacy Recordings will roll out a series of special projects. Billboard.com can exclusively reveal that the first is the April 1 release "One Hell of a Ride," a four-disc, 100-song boxed set.

The collection
bundles together music from Nelson's stints with numerous record labels, beginning with tracks recorded in late 1954/early 1955 for KBOP radio in Pleasanton, Texas.

While the track list is still coming together, look for early 1960s takes on "Night Life," "Funny How Time Slips Away" and "Crazy" plus iconic covers like Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'," Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust" and Fred Rose's "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain." Liner notes were penned by Joe Nick Patoski, whose Nelson biography, "An Epic Life," will hit bookstores this spring via Little, Brown. Meanwhile, on April 29, Legacy will issue "#1s," a single-disc compilation of Nelson's chart-topping pop and country hits.


PHOTO:STATIONAVE.COM
SOURCE: BILLBOARD.COM
(FULL STORY)

LINK:LEGACY RECORDINGS
LINK: TEXAS MUSIC GUIDE.COM (RADIO STATIONS)
SOURCE: NICK PATOSKI´S PAGE
LINK: HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA



Tuesday, January 22, 2008



NSDTCM:MUSICIAN:ELAN
LABEL:ABBYWHO RECORDS
MYSPACE
We have good news for you. Elan and the Band have just finished shooting the video for the new single which is titled "SHINE"!. The new video was directed by renowned director David "Leche" Ruiz, one of Mexico's most prolific music video directors. "Leche" directed the smash hit videos for "Midnight", "Hideaway" and "They Came From The City". "It was very exciting to work again with 'Leche', he is an amazing director and I was looking forward to doing another video with him." Said Elan. We have learned that this NEW video will be released through all major video networks but we are still awaiting the Abbywho Records' announcement of the release date. This will be Elan's eleventh video release!
"SANS PAREIL"

We would like to announce that this week's Sans Pareil choice by Elan has been "Van Morrison".

"Van Morrison, a timeless songwriter, is definitely one of rock and roll's first lyricists unafraid to expose his spiritual and poetical insight." said Elan.

Click
Here to go to "Van Morrison's" Official Website.

Have a very nice week.
Best,

Brian Michelson
President
Official Elan Fan Club USA

TO CONTACT ABBYWHO RECORDS:

BOOKING

James Philip
Booking

Office (702) 989-1237
Fax (702) 974-0376
Email james@abbywho.com

WHOLESALE ORDERS

Jeffrey Dean
Sales

Office (702) 989-1237
Fax (702) 974-0376
Email jeffrey@abbywho.com


MANAGEMENT
Peter Jenkins & Jennifer McKearney
Abbywho Entertainment
Office (702) 989-1237
Fax (702) 974-0376
101 Convention Center Drive Suite 700
Las Vegas NV 89109

USA
RECORD LABEL
Abbywho Records
Office (702) 989-1237
Fax (702) 974-0376
101 Convention Center Drive Suite 700
Las Vegas NV 89109 USA

SOURCE:ELAN OFFICAL NEWSLETTER


NSDTCM:COMPANY:AEG
(CONCERT VENUES)


AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns or controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES Center, Toyota Sports Center, Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Il), WaMu Theatre (Seattle), The Hartford Civic Center, El Rey Theatre (Hollywood, CA), amongst other venues.

AEG LIVE, one of the world’s leading concert promotion and touring companies, with twelve regional offices, is comprised of stand-alone affiliate divisions devoted to all aspects of live entertainment including: AEG LIVE Events, creators and producers of special events of all sizes; AEG-TV, creators of live events for television, DVD, pay-per-view, cinema and other electronic media and AEG LIVE Tours & Special Events, Concerts West, Goldenvoice, The Messina Group and AEG Exhibitions, the company’s national entertainment promotion and touring divisions. AEG LIVE is currently producing Celine Dion A New Day…



AEG LIVE co-produces the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Goldenvoice, the company’s southern California-based regional promotion division created and operates the award winning annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.

SOURCE:AEG WEB PAGE

SOURCE:AEG/GOLDENVOICE/ COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL
SOURCE LOGO: COMPUDIGM.COM
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NSDTCM:MUSIC FEST:COACHELLA
SOURCE: GOLDENVOICE

NSDTCM:LABEL:MUTE (UK)
MUSICIANS: YAZOO

Yazoo - Reconnected - June 2008
Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet to reunite for first UK shows in 25 years
4 disc box set In Your Room - Released in May

Yazoo - Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet - have announced that they will reunite for the first time in over 25 years for Reconnected, a UK tour in June, starting in Glasgow on the 4th and culminating in a headline show at London's Hammersmith Apollo on the 18th. Tickets are available from 1st February direct from the venue or online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk / www.gigsandtours.com / www.livenation.co.uk

The tour is preceded by In Your Room, a 4 disc box set which includes remasters and 5.1 mixes of both Yazoo's classic albums 'Upstairs At Eric's' and 'You And Me Both', b-sides and remixes and a DVD featuring a new short film containing exclusive new interviews with Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet and the promo videos for Don't Go, The Other Side Of Love, Nobody's Diary, Situation (1990) and Only You (1999).

The joyous, unlikely coming together of Vince Clarke, who had just left Depeche Mode, and Alison Moyet lasted for only 2 albums, saw them performing only 24 concerts worldwide, but left an indelible mark on pop. Yazoo released 'Upstairs At Eric's' in July 1982 then parted company just 12 months later on release of the second album 'You And Me Both', which reached Number 1 in the UK.

Vince and Alison have since gone on to have their own successful careers, Vince with Erasure and Alison as a solo performer, both releasing Top 30 critically acclaimed hit albums in 2007 – Erasure with 'Light At The End Of The World’ and Alison Moyet with 'The Turn'. The Reconnected Tour will also see Yazoo perform material from 'You And Me Both' for the very first time as well as pop classics Only You and Don’t Go.

Says Vince Clarke: "It's been really good going back to these songs after such a long while. Many of them have never been played live. I'm looking forward to performing them with Alison for all the fans who've enjoyed our music through the years but never had a chance to see Yazoo in concert"

Says Alison Moyet: ”Playing this material live is not about revision for me, it is about finishing something we started – writing, recording, performing. Three parts of a whole. A salmon cycle. It’s like going home.

UK TOUR – JUNE 2008

Wed 4 June Glasgow Clyde Auditorium 0870 040 4000
Sat 7 June Manchester Apollo 08444 777 677
Thu 12 June Wolverhampton Civic 0870 320 7000
Sun 15 June Brighton Centre 0844 847 1515
Wed 18 June London Hammersmith Apollo 08448 444 748

or buy online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk / www.gigsandtours.com / www.livenation.co.uk

Whoever said synthesiser music has no feeling can start eating their hearts out now” – – 5* - Truly Fab - Record Mirror– 28th August 1982

"Created somewhere inside the brain of Vince Clarke and the soul of Alison Moyet in a spaced out time between Georgio Moroder and James Murphy” – Paul Morley 2007

YAZOO PAGE
www.yazooinfo.com

MYSPACE

www.myspace.com/yazooofficial

ALISON´S MOYET PAGE:

www.alisonmoyet.com

SOURCE:MUTE RECORDS
PHOTO IMAGE:MUTELIBTECH.COM

Monday, January 21, 2008


NSDTCM:COMPANY:VIVENDI/NBC UNIVERSAL (YES, THE COMPANY WHO OWNS TELEMUNDO...FOR THE SPANISH LANGUAGE SPEAKERS)

NBC Universal 4Q earnings up 10%

NBC Universal delivered the silver GE bullet of double-digit earnings growth in the fourth quarter and marked its fifth consecutive quarter of profit growth.

NBC U also logged strong full-year 2007 revenue and earnings, which were released Friday along with the rest of parent company General Electric's fourth quarter and full-year results.

The key drivers of NBC U's record revenue year were the cable nets and film unit. U's film group logged its "best year ever," as GE chief Jeff Immelt noted in the conglom's earnings release, with $2.1 billion in global B.O. revenue.

The '07 results underscore the transformation that NBC U prexy-CEO Jeff Zucker has been emphasizing ever since he took the reins in February 2007: namely, that the NBC broadcasting biz is now only a small portion of the overall picture at NBC U.

In large part, the 2007 growth was driven "by the tremendous performance of the cable division and the film groups, and they account for more than 75% of the company now," Zucker told Daily Variety. "Every one of our cable networks has had record performance: USA, Sci Fi, Bravo, Oxygen, CNBC.

"There was so much attention to a new competitor coming in (with the debut of Fox Business Network), but the fact is CNBC had its highest ratings ever in the fourth quarter."

MSNBC is also on the rise, pulling its largest share of the cable news aud since 2001, Zucker added.

All told, NBC Universal generated $15.4 billion in revenue in '07, accounting for about 9% of GE's total haul of $172.7 billion. NBC U's earnings hit $3.5 billion, which repped about 10.7% of GE's $29 billion in earnings (GE claims $3.1 billion of those NBC U earnings, while the rest flows to 20% shareholder Vivendi).

SOURCE:VARIETY.COM

PHOTO LOGO: AFTERDAWN.COM

SOURCE:NBC UNIVERSAL


NSDTCM:NEWSPAPERS:L.A. TIMES
SOURCE:VARIETY.COM/BUSINESS STORIES

L.A. Times editor O'Shea ousted

Departure follows that of Dean Baquet


The L.A. Times newsroom was hoping for a honeymoon period under new Tribune Co. owner Sam Zell after two years of management turmoil, but word spread Sunday that editor James O'Shea had been fired after refusing to implement $4 million in budget cuts.

O'Shea, a 28-year Tribune veteran, was fired following a confrontation earlier this month with publisher David Hiller, the Los Angeles Times reported on its website Sunday. O'Shea's departure was expected to be announced this week, but the news broke Sunday on the Wall Street Journal's website.

L.A. Times spokeswoman Nancy Sullivan declined to comment on the matter, while a Tribune spokesman referred calls to Sullivan. The Times reported that O'Shea's dispute with Hiller over the order to slice $4 million out of the newsroom's $120 million budget came to a head on Jan. 7.

O'Shea's departure comes just a month after Chicago-based Tribune was taken private in a complex $8.2 billion employee-ownership deal led by real estate magnate Zell.

SOURCE:VARIETY.COM

P.S. TO MY FRIEND ALEX WHO WORKS AT L.A. TIMES

Friday, January 18, 2008


NSDTCM:LABEL:MODULAR
(U.K. PARTY LINK)

Three Rooms (ok, one is a big pool and a hot tub) of magic from 9pm till about 5am in Old Street.

We're keeping this one a little bit more intimate (there's only 500 presale tix) than the massive Party of The Year which even made the News of The World.

And we know that a lot of you are probably broke from Xmas and New Years so we're also keeping it cheap.

Plus the guys from Fly 53 are also going to be giving away some clothes from their new range. See, we even make sure you keep warm.

But the lineup is huge and is littered with acts that we know are going to make an impact in 2008.

Anyway, we're not going to write about the new class of 2008. Go check out their myspace or lastfm pages and have a listen. They're all amazing.

WhoMadeWho - www.myspace.com/whomadewhomusic
Herve - http://www.myspace.com/hervebeats
Primary 1 - www.myspace.com/primary1
Make Model - www.myspace.com/makemodel
Ladyhawke - www.myspace.com/ladyhawkerock
Metronomy - www.myspace.com/metronomy
Matthew Stone - www.myspace.com/matthewwowow

SOURCE:MODULAR



Thursday, January 17, 2008

NSDTCM:JACK JOHNSON
LABEL:BRUSHFIRE RECORDS


His previous albums (In Between Dreams, On and On and Brushfire Fairytales) included some of the great tracks of 2006 such as Better Together, Sitting, Waiting, Wishing and Good People. Jack was also involved in the Curious George film soundtrack which included the classic Upside Down.

Britain took to Jack in a big way. When he first ventured over the water in May 2005, it was as if he had lit the blue touch paper and run. The low-key shows in Shepherd’s Bush and Cornwall sold out in nine minutes, and the public and media reaction was incredible. When Jack returned to the UK in February 2006, he played sold-out arena shows and performed at the BRIT Awards – his UK TV debut - alongside Gorillaz, Coldplay and Kanye West. Jack’s night was capped when he won the award for International Breakthrough Act.

Jack has three passions in his life: music, surfing and his family, though not necessarily in that order. As music lovers everywhere have fallen head over heels for his unique, acoustic sound, it’s heartening to know that Jack’s music is a pure distillation of his own character.

Modest, warm-hearted and serene, Jack Johnson has found global success on his own terms, without hype or compromise.




Sleep Through The Static’ was recorded 100% on solar energy.

Brushfire Records is a Mango Tree, Hawaii based record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. The label, formerly known as The Moonshine Conspiracy Records, was originally made to release soundtracks for Woodshed Films, a surfing movie production owned by Jack Johnson, Emmett Malloy, and Chris Malloy for Thicker than Water. It was after this that the three, with Jack Johnson's wife, Kim Johnson, decided to release albums along with soundtracks. The record company has put out the soundtrack for the Curious George movie Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George and Jack Johnson's In Between Dreams.

Bands

SOURCE:UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK
SOURCE:WIKIPEDIA
LINKS: UMRG/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS

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NSDTCM:IVORYLINE
LABEL:TOOTH AND NAIL RECORDS

Pre-order "There came a lion" and get a free shirt

Head over to Interpunk to pre-order Ivoryline's upcoming album, "There Came A Lion" before it comes out on February 5th, and you'll recieve a FREE T-shirt with your purchase, while supplies last! Or if T-shirts aren't your thing, you can also pre-order at Smartpunk to get an autographed booklet with your order.

If you need a sample of the album, get their song, "Be Still And Breathe" is for free over at Absolutepunk.net!

SOURCE:TOOTH AND NAIL RECORDS

MYSPACE/IVORYLINE


NSDTCM:COMPANY:UMG
(UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP)



UMG releasing Stones soundtrack

Superstar band's EMI deal expires in May


The Rolling Stones are taking their soundtrack album for "Shine the Light" to Universal Music Group, building speculation that they will be the next superstar act to depart EMI for good.

Universal's Polydor label will release the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's "Shine a Light" in March around the time Paramount Classics puts the pic in theaters. It will open the Berlin Film festival in early February.

Reports have come out of London that Mick Jagger has met with EMI's new owner Guy Hands about extending the Stones' deal with EMI, which expires in May. Taking the soundtrack to Universal puts them in the driver's seat to deal for future Stones recordings.

(FULL STORY ON SOURCE:)

SOURCE:VARIETY MUSIC NEWSLETTER

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

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NSDTCM: (DJ NEWS):
LABEL: TOOLROOM/(L.O.T.N.S.)
SUBLABEL CREATED:LEADERS OF THE NEW SCHOOL



Toolroom Records


UK based label, distributed by GR London 0207 924 1948
Toolroom Trax
Toolroom Records
Unit A4
Powerhub Business Centre
St Peters Street
MAIDSTONE
Kent
ME16 0ST

Information: info@toolroomrecords.com
Reactions: pete@toolroomrecords.com
Reactions: stuart@toolroomrecords.com
Tel: ++44(0) 1622 744242
http://www.toolroomrecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/toolroomrecords

SOURCE:DISCOGS.COM
SOURCE:TOOLROOM RECORDS
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NSDTCM:BRIT AWARDS NOMINATIONS


The Academy is made up of 1000 specially invited members from different sectors of the music industry. Major and independent record companies, retailers, music critics and student press, music TV and Radio producers and presenters, music publishers, artist managers, concert promoters and venues, NUS representatives and DJs.

Less than a quarter of the academy’s membership is drawn from the recording industry, and despite the popular misconception that “BRIT Bosses” dish out the awards, only 12% of the voting academy are drawn from major record companies.

All academy votes are collected online, and are counted and verified by official scrutinisers ERS (Electoral Reform Services).

It’s not all about perving on bespectacled rockers however. There unifying factor among the hundreds of Academy members is that they’re all serious about music.

That’s not to say they all share the same tastes.

Our polls showed that they have a penchant for pop, with hotly-tipped BRITs potential awardees like Rihanna, Newton Faulkner, Mika and the Kaiser Chiefs showing up again and again as their top tips.

But among pop faves , we found some more eclectic musical interests among Academy Members. Dame Shirley Bassey, Groove Armada, grunge kids Sonic Youth, eclectic cellists Basquiat Strings and even bloke called Seasick Steve.

Academy members are reflective of the diverse tastes and opinions of the British public. And just like the rest of us, they’ve got their fair share of quirk.

SOURCE:BRIT AWARDS HOMEPAGE


NSDTCM:THE HIVES
LABEL:UNIVERSAL MUSIC/ INTERSCOPE/
POLYDOR UK/A&M OCTONE
MYSPACE

The Hives Return For Tour

Monochrome heroes The Hives are back for another tour of the US. Following their brief arena tour with Maroon 5, the Swedes are coming back the the US to delight fans with new cuts from The Black And White Album, as well as old favorites. Catch them at the following venues.


The Hives Tour Dates:

February
19 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
20 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
21 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
22 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
23 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
26 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
28 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
29 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater

March

01 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
02 Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater
03 Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
04 Montreal, QC - Club Soda
07 New York, NY - Terminal 5
08 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club


SOURCE:FILTER-MAG.COM