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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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


NSDTCM:BAND:BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
LABEL:SONY BMG/ZOMBA MUSIC GROUP/JIVE
MYSPACE
SOURCE PHOTO:BBC.CO.UK
SOURCE ZOMBA
LOGO:MIXTAPESKING.COM
SOURCE:MYSPACE /SONY BMG/ BFMV WEB PAGE
NSDTCM:LABEL:XL RECORDINGS
SOURCE PHOTO:www.pbsfm.org.au
XL Recordings is an independent record label which was launched by Tim Palmer, Nick Halkes and Richard Russell with Beggars Banquet Records in 1989 to release its rave and dance music.
Beginnings
Originally the label was an offshoot of Beggars' more commercial dance label called Citybeat which was known for records by acts such as Freeez , Starlight, Dream Frequency and the Ultramagnetic MCs. However with the success of acts such as The Prodigy and SL2, XL superseded Citybeat in the company's line up.
Palmer, who also owned the dance music store Groove Records on Londons Greek Street, initially employed Halkes and Russell (who as artists and DJ's were known as Kicks Like a MuleGreenwich Village, where he had met Palmer who was visiting the store.
During the early nineties, XL Recordings releases were dance orientated ranging from Belgium techno (T99- "Anasthasia") to Breakbeat hardcore (SL2 - "On A Ragga Tip") to Drum and BassEMI-owned commercial dance label Positiva, and subsequently his own independent commercial dance label Incentive. In 1994 Palmer left XL and retired from the music business, leaving Russell in sole charge of XL.
Russell broadened the musical horizons of the label whilst maintaining a credo of working with artists he saw as original and inventive [1]
In 2003 the label won the Music Week A&R award. [2]
Russell has been consistently named as one of the most influential figures in the UK music business [3] and was recently named by the Evening Standard as one of London's most influential people [4]
Roster
Since the late 1990s expanded into other genres such as freak-folk, alternative rock and hip-hop. They are now the home to an eclectic range of artists such as:
- Adele
- Basement Jaxx
- be your own PET
- Cajun Dance Party
- Devendra Banhart
- Dizzee Rascal
- Jack Peñate
- Kicks Like a Mule
- Kid Harpoon
- Lemon Jelly
- M.I.A
- Peaches
- The Prodigy
- Radiohead
- Ratatat
- RJD2
- Sigur Rós
- Tapes 'n Tapes
- Thom Yorke
- To My Boy
- Vampire Weekend
- Various
- The White Stripes
Recently
RJD2, who left Def Jux to join XL and will record future albums with XL. [5]
XL Recordings have also released classic albums from overseas artists such as Gotan Project and The Avalanches
Thom Yorke, of Radiohead fame, released his first solo record, The Eraser, on the label in July of 2006.
While not reaching Number One in any specific country (#2 in the US, #3 in the UK and #2 in Canada), it was Number One for worldwide sales during its initial week of release.
In October 2007, Radiohead completed negotiations to sign with XL for a proper studio release of their seventh studio album, In Rainbows.
SOURCE:WIKIPEDIA.ORGLABEL: ZOMBA LABEL GROUP/JIVE
Timberlake to star in Super Bowl ad
Artist to appear in spot for Pepsi
The boy band heartthrob turned Grammy-winning R&B singer will appear in a spot for Pepsi, kicking off a yearlong $1 billion giveaway of MP3s, CDs, videos, consumer electronics and other items on Amazon.
Back in 2004, PepsiCo Inc. and Apple forged a similar partnership, which started with an iTunes Super Bowl commercial promoting legal music downloads, to the tune of Green Day's version of "I Fought the Law." The companies gave away 100 million free iTunes downloads that, with rising iPod sales, helped push Apple to the forefront of the digital music industry.
Working with Amazon this year is big deal for Pepsi, which said it will spend more on its "Pepsi Stuff" advertising campaign than on any past marketing effort.
SOURCE:VARIETY.COMSOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
LINK:AMAZON.COM
LINK:APPLE
LINK:PEPSI (USA)
LINK:GREEN DAY´S WEB PAGE
LINK: WIKIPEDIA

NSDTCM:JIMMY EAT WORLD
LABEL:INTERSCOPE
MYSPACE
Jimmy Eat World US Tour Dates with Foo Fighters Start Tomorrow!
Jimmy Eat World will head out with Foo Fighters and Against Me! for a string of shows starting January 16th. Tickets still available! Here are the dates:
January 16th - Miami, FL - Bank Atlantic Arena
Tickets
January 17th - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
Tickets
January 19th - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena
Tickets
January 20th - Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
Tickets
January 22nd - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Tickets
January 23rd - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
Tickets
January 25th - Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum
Tickets
Then it's off to Europe for a headline tour...
SOURCE:UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK/INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Tuesday, January 15, 2008

MEDIA GROUP: REED BUSINESS (INFORMATION)
WEB PAGE:VARIETY.COM
(FULL STORY ON THE EMI GROUP WEB PAGE)
EMI to pinkslip up to 1,800 staff
Hands tells staff of restructuring plans
One of the biggest shakeups in the music industry's history is expected to be announced today by EMI.
It is likely that 1,500-2,000 people will be pinkslipped, a slew of artists dropped and departments at individual labels centralized. EMI's key pop labels, Capitol, Virgin and Parlophone, are likely to retain only their individual A&R responsibilities as sales, marketing and administration staffs are merged into a single entity.
A number of EMI offices are expected to close, and it's possible several of the company's smaller imprints will shutter. Speculation is that the profitable music publishing unit and A&R departments will be left largely untouched.
The company is looking to shed annual costs of nearly $400 million, a figure in line with the amount targeted by Edgar Bronfman Jr. when he took over Warner Music Group in 2003. Warner Music staff is now down to about 4,000.
Guy Hands, chief of EMI's new owners, Terra Firma Capital Partners, will deliver a presentation to EMI staff today at the Odeon Cinema in the Kensington section of London.
SOURCE:VARIETY MUSIC NEWSMonday, January 14, 2008

NSDTCM:COMPANY:LIVE NATION
WEB LINK: LIVE NATION (UK)
Live Nation writing its own ticket
Concert promoter keys on sponsorships, resale
Live Nation is forecasting a $25 million increase in EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) once it installs its own ticketing system, and the concert promoter calculates that through sponsorships that figure will double.The truly uncharted territory, however, is the secondary market, in which Live Nation expects to become an active participant. Once its ticketing system goes online in 2009, the company will essentially be in line to profit from the initial sale of a ticket and then from its resale.
“The fundamental strategy is that we need to control our tickets, control the allocation,” Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino said in a conference call Friday with analysts and investors. “To date, we don’t have a lot of flexibility.”
Live Nation struck a deal last month with the German ticket company CTS to create an inhouse ticketing service that would replace the promoter’s deal with Ticketmaster, which expires at the end of the year.
SOURCE:VARIETY.COM MUSIC NEWSLETTERFULL STORY:VARIETY.COM/MUSIC
LINK:CTS EVENTIM AG
LINK:TICKETMASTER.COM

NSDTCM:COMPANY:UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK
Universal Music (UK)
Sublabels:Globe Records, Island Records, Loog Records, Polydor (UK), Serious Records, Universal Island Records, Universal Jazz (UK), Universal Music (Ireland), Universal Music TV, W14 Music, Wonderboy
Parent Label: Universal Music Group
Contact Info: Universal Music International Ltd
8 St. James's Square,
London,
SW1Y 4JU
Tel: +44 020 7747 4000
E-mail: info@umusic.co.uk
WEB PAGE: http://www.umusic.co.uk/
SOURCE:DISCOGS.COM

NSDTCM:GIRLS ALOUD
MYSPACE
SOURCE:UMUSIC UK
JANUARY SALES WITH GIRLS ALOUD!
Happy New Year! Brighten up your January by checking out some sizzling offers in the Girls Aloud store... SHOP WITH GIRLS ALOUD!
The Girls Aloud online store is having a massive January sale, where you'll find 20% off absolutely everything!
From the 2008 calendar to 'Greatest Hits' Tour t-shirts, everything is on sale. Snap up your must-have Girls Aloud goodies by heading here and launch 2008 in style!
But hurry... The sale ends on 1st February so get in there quick.
HELLO FROM THE GIRLS!!!
Over the festive period, we've been adding messages from the band about their stand-out moments of 2007 and what they're most looking forward to in 2008. Plus, Cheryl answers the latest Fan Question. Find out what the Girls have got to say over on GirlsAloud.co.uk
For all the latest Girls Aloud info check out www.girlsaloud.co.uk and Girls Aloud´s MYSPACE
SOURCE: UMUSIC UK
LINK:MYSPACE
COMMENT: THIS GROUP IS HUGE IN THE UK!!!
IT´S A SHAME THAT THEY DON´T HAVE THE SUCCESS IN THE U.S. AND SOUTH AMERICA.

NSDTCM:COMPANY:TICKETS NOW
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NSDTCM:BAND:LUKESTAR (NORWAY)
LABEL: MADE BY MADE (NO)
MYSPACE
ALBUM AVAILABLE MONDAY JANUARY 14th. !!
SHOP AT:INSOUND.COM
Jan 19 2008 Thorvald´s, Nesna
Jan 25 2008 John Dee, Releaseparty m/ Le Corbeau, Oslo
Jan 26 2008 Union Scene, Drammen
Jan 31 2008 Studenthuset Rokken, Volda
Feb 1 2008 Meieriet, Sogndal
Feb 7 2008 Kroa i Bø
Feb 8 2008 Energimølla, Kongsberg
Feb 21 2008 by:Larm, Oslo
Feb 23 2008 by:Larm, Oslo
Feb 27 2008 Charlie´s Bar, Kristiandsand
Feb 28 2008 Checkpoint Charlie, Stavanger
Mar 7 2008 Hydranten, Hamar
Booking Scandinavia: knut@artistpartner.no
Label/promo: kristine@tubarec.com
Band: lukestar@lukestar.com
SOURCE PHOTO:pressphoto here (© Jørgen Gomnæs).
COMMMENT: I THINK THIS IS A GREAT BAND!!!
SO CHECK THEIR MYSPACE PAGE!!
SOURCE: MYSPACE/LUKESTAR.COM/ INSOUND.COM
Saturday, January 12, 2008
NSDTCM:ONCE NOTHING
LABEL:SOLID STATE RECORDS
MYSPACE
Tour Dates 2008
11 Jan 2008 - The Fish Music Hall McCalla, Alabama
12 Jan 2008 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, Georgia
13 Jan 2008 - Underwood Community Center - Flowood, Mississippi
14 Jan 2008 - City Church of Mobile - Mobile, Alabama
15 Jan 2008 - The Pivot - Cleveland, Georgia
16 Jan 2008 - Transitions Art Gallery - Tampa, Florida
17 Jan 2008 - Island Oasis - Orlando, Florida
18 Jan 2008 - Life Pointe Church - Homstead, Florida
19 Jan 2008 - The Pit - Jacksonville, Florida
20 Jan 2008 - The Soundvent - Thomasville, North Carolina
21 Jan 2008 - Bullet Music Hall - Greenville, North Carolina
22 Jan 2008 - Living Word Church - Lynchburg, Virginia
23 Jan 2008 - Jaxx West - Spingfield, Virginia
24 Jan 2008 - The Vibe Lounge - Rockville Centre, New York
25 Jan 2008 - The Underground - Bangor, Maine
26 Jan 2008 - Rocko’s - Manchester, New Hampshire
27 Jan 2008 - Bethel Municipal Center - Bethel, Connecticut
28 Jan 2008 - Club Octane - Charleroi, Pennsylvania
29 Jan 2008 - Howell Opera House - Howell, Michigan
30 Jan 2008 - Rock Bottom - Dover, Ohio
31 Jan 2008 - Doh Wah Diddy - Berea, Kentucky
1 Feb 2008 - The Anchor - Nashville, Tennessee
2 Feb 2008 - 467 House - Auburn, Alabama
4 Feb 2008 - Mainstream - Houma, Louisiana
5 Feb 2008 - Red Door Cafe - Pensacola, Florida
7 Feb 2008 - City Church of Mobile - Mobile, Alabama
8 Feb 2008 - The Fish Music Hall McCalla, Alabama
9 Feb 2008 - The Pivot - Cleveland, Georgia
10 Feb 2008 - Sector 7g - Augusta, Georgia
11 Feb 2008 - River Run Church - Melbourn, Florida
12 Feb 2008 - The Capitol - Ocala, Florida
13 Feb 2008 - The Orpheum - Tampa, Florida
14 Feb 2008 - The Dungeon - Orlando, Florida
15 Feb 2008 - Life Point Church - Miami, Florida
16 Feb 2008 - The Pit - Jacksonville, Florida
17 Feb 2008 - Lucky’s Pub - Wilmington, North Carolina
18 Feb 2008 - Creation Skate Park - Kernersville, North Carolina
19 Feb 2008 - Club Relevant - Virginia Beach, Virginia
20 Feb 2008 - Room 180 - Rustburg, Virginia
21 Feb 2008 - Jaxx - Springfield, Virginia
22 Feb 2008 - St. Christophers Episcopal Church - Linthicum, Maryland
23 Feb 2008 - Mainstage - Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
24 Feb 2008 - Penn Monster Factory - East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
25 Feb 2008 - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - Glenville, New York
26 Feb 2008 - Club Diablo - Buffalo, New York
27 Feb 2008 - The Attic - Kettering, Ohio
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Once Nothing have posted a new song on their MySpace Page called "Avoid Me Like The Plague." Their new album, "First Came The Law" isn't out until January 15,but you can pre-order the record over at Interpunk and get a free T-shirt with your purchase!
For your chance to preview a bunch of songs off of Once Nothing's upcoming record, check out their new e-card. You can also head there for the latest news, show info, buddy icons and more!
SOURCE: SOLIDSTATE RECORDS
LINK:MYSPACE
LINK:INTERPUNK

NSDTCM:LINKIN PARK
LABEL: WARNER REPRISE
LINKIN PARK ON TOUR
EUROPE TOUR
Linkin Park will be touring in Europe starting next week! See tour dates below.
U.S. TOUR
All U.S. and Canada dates are on sale now. Get your tickets to see Linkin Park on this headlining U.S. tour, with special guests Coheed and Cambria, and Chiodos. Also, for the first time ever, Linkin Park is offering fans the option of purchasing a Digital Souvenir Package with their tickets, a special post-gig memento which includes: the entire show, exclusive concert photos and a digital tour program.
| Date | City | Venue | On-Sale |
| 1/16 | Hannover, Germany | TUI Arena | On Sale Now |
| 1/17 | Metz, France | Galaxie | On Sale Now |
| 1/18 | Basel, Switzerland | St. Jakobshalle | On Sale Now |
| 1/20 | Frankfurt, Germany | Festhalle | On Sale Now |
| 1/21 | Koln, Germany | Koelnarena | On Sale Now |
| 1/22 | Paris, France | Bercy | On Sale Now |
| 1/24 | Nottingham, UK | Arena | On Sale Now |
| 1/25 | Sheffield, UK | Arena | On Sale Now |
| 1/27 | Manchester, UK | MEN Arena | On Sale Now |
| 1/28 | London, UK | The O2 | On Sale Now |
| 1/29 | London, UK | The O2 | On Sale Now |
| 2/12 | Omaha, NE | Qwest Center | On Sale Now |
| 2/13 | St. Paul, MN | Xcel Center | On Sale Now |
| 2/15 | Columbus, OH | Nationwide Arena | On Sale Now |
| 2/16 | Detroit, MI | Joe Louis Arena | On Sale Now |
| 2/18 | Manchester, NH | Verizon Wireless Arena | On Sale Now |
| 2/19 | Baltimore, MD | 1st Mariner Arena | On Sale Now |
| 2/21 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden | On Sale Now |
| 2/22 | Montreal, Quebec | Bell Centre | On Sale Now |
| 2/23 | London, Ontario | John LaBatt Centre | On Sale Now |
| 2/25 | Lexington, KY | Rupp Arena | On Sale Now |
| 2/26 | Nashville, TN | Sommet Center | On Sale Now |
| 2/29 | Oklahoma City, OK | Ford Center | On Sale Now |
| 3/1 | Albuquerque, NM | Tingley Coliseum | On Sale Now |
| 3/2 | El Paso, TX | Don Haskins Ctr | On Sale Now |
| 3/4 | Los Angeles, CA | Staples Center | On Sale Now |
| 3/6 | Las Vegas, NV | The Joint (Hard Rock) | On Sale Now |
| 3/7 | Las Vegas, NV | The Joint (Hard Rock) | On Sale Now |
| 3/8 | West Valley City, UT | E Center | On Sale Now |
| 3/10 | Sacramento, CA | Arco Arena | On Sale Now |
SOURCE:WARNER +REPRISE RECORDS

