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Seattle’s Walking Papers, the much-buzzed-about new band featuring rock luminaries Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season), Jeff Angell and Benjamin Anderson (both of The Missionary Position) have signed with Loud & Proud Records and are gearing up for the August 6th release of their self-titled debut.
Recorded in Seattle and mixed by veteran producer Jack Endino (Soundgarden, Nirvana, Mudhoney), Walking Papers features a guest appearance by Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, who played on lead single “The Whole World’s Watching” and “I’ll Stick Around.” Rolling Stone spotlighted the latter, praising it as a “slow, grinding blues pace that combines elements of Morphine and Tom Waits.” The song can be heard here: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/duff-mckagan-on-his-sensual-sinister-new-band-walking-papers-20130516
“The Whole World’s Watching” will hit rock and alternative radio in June.
Guitarist/vocalist Jeff Angell and drummer Barrett Martin formed the band last year and played their first shows in Seattle as a duo. They became a trio with the addition of bassist Duff McKagan and a quartet when keyboardist Benjamin Anderson joined the fray. Angell and Martin also served as the album’s co-producers.
Walking Papers show that a great song can be conveyed with thundering drums, rumbling bass, and a howling guitar just as easily as it can with percolating marimbas and shimmering vibraphone. The songs on this album can stand alone as individual stories, but taken together as a whole, they convey a much larger narrative with tales of wandering souls, the collisions of will, and the dark beauty of the American heart.
The band has already received media praise from both sides of the pond, with noted Seattle Times rock critic Charles R. Cross saying the band’s brightness rivaled the sun’s and, unlike so many supergroups, its future might be even brighter, and UK mag Classic Rock praising the band’s collection of songs as “a masterpiece of mood and tension.”
The band will celebrate the release of Walking Papers with a headlining slot on the second stage of this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. The tour, which features Alice In Chains, Jane’s Addiction, and many more, kicks off August 9th at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA.
About signing Walking Papers, Loud & Proud Owner and President Tom Lipsky said, "Members of Walking Papers have earned critical acclaim and success throughout their respective careers. What impresses me most about them however is that they continue to invest their creativity and energy in breaking new ground andin taking their music directly to the fans. I am excited that they chose Loud & Proud as their label and I look forward to a successful partnership."
"Walking Papers is thrilled to be holding the nailwhileLoud & Proud swingsthe hammer,” said vocalist/guitarist Jeff Angell. “It is withgreat confidence that we put our songs in Tom Lipsky's very capable hands.”
Don’t miss your chance to catch Walking Papers live. Uproar tour dates are as follows:
AUGUST
9 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
10 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre
11 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
13 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
14 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
16 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
17 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
18 Wantagh, NY Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
20 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
22 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
23 Nobleville, IN Klipsch Music Center
24 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theater
27 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheater
28 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
29 Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
31 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre
SEPTEMBER
1 Englewood, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
2 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
5 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheater
8 Ridgefield, WA Sleep Country Amphitheater
11 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
13 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion
14 Chula Vista, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
15 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
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EMMY, TONY, and Golden Globe-nominated star Matthew Morrison is proud to announce that he is partnering with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in support of LGBT equality. Partial proceeds from the pre-sale of his new studio album, Where It All Began, will benefit HRC. The album, which will be released on June 4, 2013, features an assortment of classic standards, many of which were first made famous in Broadway musicals.
Morrison turned to legendary producer Phil Ramone, along with GRAMMY Award-winning producer Gregg Field, to create the 12 songs featured on Where It All Began. The record marks the first release from 222 Records, the newly formed label from Adam Levine. Place your pre-order ofWhere It All Begannow, on Amazon.com, and 222 Records in partnership with Matthew Morrison will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Human Rights Campaign.
“I’m thrilled to join HRC in their vital work to bring full equality to all Americans,” said Matthew Morrison. “At this decisive moment, when there is so much work still ahead, I’m standing with HRC and LGBT people across the country until this fight is won.”
Matthew has used his platform to publicly support LGBT equality and today released a video for HRC’s Americans for Marriage Equality. The public engagement campaign features prominent Americans who support committed gay and lesbian couples getting married. The campaign draws from a cadre of supportive professional athletes, film and music celebrities, and political and civic leaders.
“It was so great working with Matthew on Where It All Began. He is an amazing artist and we are longtime friends,” said Adam Levine. “We’re both huge supporters of the LGBT community and I’m glad that partial proceeds from the pre-sale of this album will go toward such a great cause.”
“Not only is Matthew a brilliant musical talent, but perhaps more importantly he is a fantastic human being,” said HRC President Chad Griffin.” “His support for equality at this critical time in our nation’s history is something that is important to all fair minded Americans.”
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Los Angeles-based rock band Beware of Darkness made their network television debut last night on Conan. The three-piece tore through their loud, blues-rock stomper "Howl," a song that has cracked the Top 15 at Active Rock and is the lead single off their long awaited debut album titled Orthodox that was released last week via Bright Antenna Records. Orthodox follows the band's well-received Howl EP and is a potent and precise body of work heavily clouded with imagery and inspiration drawn from literary figures such as Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, and David Foster Wallace. Check out Beware of Darkness' performance of "Howl" on Conan HERE.
Recorded at the Sound Factory and Valley Recorder in Hollywood, CA, executive produced and mixed by Dave Sardy (Oasis, LCD Soundsystem, Nine Inch Nails), and produced by Greg Gordon and frontman Kyle Nicolaides, Orthodox proves itself to be a sensuous experience - aimed somewhere between the gut and dirty dive bar - but death, and its implications for the living, is wrestled with on nearly each of the album's twelve blistering tracks. Anticipation for the album has been building since the band released their beloved Howl EP last year that earned instant acclaim and launched the single "Howl," a song that has already hit Top 40 Rock Radio with over 26 stations playing it in regular rotation and whose video premiered on FUSE.
2013 is continuing to be a busy year for the members of Beware of Darkness - Kyle Nicolaides (vocals, guitar), Daniel Curcio (bass) and Tony Cupito (drums) - with "Howl" continuing to climb the alternative radio charts as well as forthcoming appearances on the Vans Warped Tour in the U.S. and dates in the UK and Europe. Having already shared the stage with the likes of Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Social Distortion, Deftones, Silversun Pickups, Tegan and Sara, Metric, AWOLNATION, Hollywood Undead, The Wombats, Middle Class Rut and others, the band will add more names to the list with performances on Warped, a string of radio festivals, and an upcoming tour through Europe with Smashing Pumpkins.
Beware of Darkness will be making the following U.S. appearances throughout May and June. Tour dates below.
MAY
19 - Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range Festival
20 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
21 - Hartford, CT - The Webster Underground
23 - New York, NY - The Studio at Webster Hall
24 - Rochester, NY - Main Street Armory
26 - Machesney Park, IL - Rockford Speedway
28 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
30 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
JUNE
15-29 - 2013 Vans Warped Tour
JULY
01-31 - supporting Smashing Pumpkins in Europe
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Dropkick Murphys are excited to announce the release of Rose Tattoo: For Boston Charity EP. The EP features three songs, including a newly recorded version of the band's song "Rose Tattoo" featuring Bruce Springsteen. It's available exclusively through iTunes for the special price of $1.29. Everyone involved has agreed to donate 100% of the money raised through this release. The funds will be disbursed directly by the band's charity of choice, The Claddagh Fund, to those affected by the tragedy. The Claddagh Fund is a nationally-recognized official 501(c)3 charity whose mission is to serve the most vulnerable in our communities.
Purchase: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rose-tattoo-for-boston-charity/id648685714
Full track listing ofRose Tattoo: For Boston Charity EPis:
Rose Tattoo featuring Bruce Springsteen
Don't Tear Us Apart (live acoustic, Las Vegas, 4/19/2013)
Jimmy Collins's Wake (live acoustic, Las Vegas, 4/19/2013)
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Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of James Christian third solo album entitled “Lay It All on Me” on July 5th in Europe and July 9th in North America.
Best known as House of Lords singer, James Christian built for himself during the years a reputation as a fine songwriter and producer in his own right. His first solo album "Rude Awakening" was originally released in 1994 and is, to this day, regarded as a musical delight for any lover of first class Melodic Rock.
After the return of House of Lords in the early 00’s, Christian released another classy album entitled “Meet The Man” in 2004, which featured the songwriting of several AOR luminaries such as Stan Bush, Judithe Randall (Mark Free, FM) and his then House of Lords bandmates Chuck Wright and Lanny Cordola.
Now - another 9 years later - Christian steps back with a brand new solo release “Lay It All On Me”, which he recorded and produced in his own studios in Florida during the second part of 2012 and early ’13. This long wait for has been worth every drop of sweat and tears spilled these past years since Christian superb vocals can really offer the listener a rewarding experience.
James Christian says: “I recorded this solo album during one of the toughest periods of my life. I really tried hard not to let it influence every song as it just did not seem like the right thing to do. I was stirred with many emotions about mortality, but I knew I could get through it. Some of the songs touch upon my fears and other songs touched upon hope and faith. I made sure to throw in a few tongue and check songs to lighten the load. I have a few favorites, such as the title track “Lay It All On Me” which were pretty much the words I used when I found out that I had cancer. But the song itself is not about the Big “C”, but about trial and tribulations in life itself. I also love the two ballads, “Believe In Me” and “Let It Shine”. Both have a quality to them that will surely stand the test of time. Different from “House Of Lords” but very much ME. Then there is “A Day In The Sun” a bit more modern sounding… but what message. And my favorite of the rockers is “Sacred Heart” written by James Christian, Jimi Bell and Jeff Kent. I loved working on this album!”
With songwriting contributions from Tommy Denander, Chris Pelcer, Jimi Bell and Jeff Kent, “Lay It All On Me” is a strong personal statement from James Christian: a mature artist, songwriter, producer and performer who meets his fans with another beautifully crafted melodic rock release. Grab yourself a copy of this album and make sure you add this gem to your collection!
“Lay It All On Me” tracklisting includes:
Lay It All On Me; Sacred Heart; Day In The Sun; Believe In Me; You’re So Bad; Don’t Come Near Me; Let It Shine; She’s All the Rage; Sincerely Yours; Shot in the Dark; Welcome to Your Future.
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On Saturday 18th May, Journey and Whitesnake, with special guests Thunder, will appear onstage together for the first time ever taking in 8 dates across the UK throughout May.
Tickets are available from www.livenation.co.uk and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
JOURNEY, one America’s most popular rock bands, have gained multiple accolades including 19 Top 40 singles, 25 Gold and Platinum albums and the single Don’t Stop Believin' holding the #1 digital catalogue song in history.
Co-headlining the tour are the legendary WHITESNAKE. Founded and formed by Deep Purple singer David Coverdale, Whitesnake have earned multi-platinum albums and multiple top 10 hits worldwide, including 2 number 1 singles with Here I Go Again and Is This Love, and more recently Still Of The Night. Click HERE to watch David Coverdale interviewed this week on BBC Breakfast News
Very special guests are THUNDER. In 2009 the band went their separate ways, only to return in 2011 for a triumphant live performance at London’s High Voltage festival, followed by two sell-out Christmas shows. Says singer Danny Bowes about the upcoming UK tour, "It’s a great bill and a brilliant night out.”
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Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of PAT TRAVERS BAND brand new original album «Can Do» due out for release on July 5th in Europe and July 9th in North America.
Toronto born Pat Travers has delivered one tasty release after another in his over 37 years career in music. From the powerhouse, rockin’ 70’s sound of such albums as «Heat in the Street» and «Makin’ Magic», to the classy melodic eighties rock before a blues period in the nineties, Pat has always kept a high standard for his musical output. “When I was contacted by Frontiers to record a new original studio album they asked me if I could create some music reminiscent of my earlier albums that were done in the U.K. and South Florida in the late ‘70’s early ‘80’s.” says Pat. “What made those records different was that I was allowed the luxury of spending some time in the studio without any outside influences and that’s when I could get really creative. Frontiers Records let me have the time I needed to work on the songs and production. Also the beginning of 2012 was a particularly creative period for me and I believe I have written some of my best material ever for ‘Can Do’”.
Since the second decade of the Millennium dawned, Pat and his Band show no sign of letting up. The proof of the future are safe in the eight hands of Mr. Travers, second guitarist Kirk McKim, Bassist Rodney O’Quinn and longtime sticksman, Sandy Gennaro. “We had a fantastic collaboration and I felt very comfortable when tracking the new music. I really feel that the sound and production and also the quality of the songs and performances make this what I think my fans are going to call “A classic PT record” says Pat.
This Pat Travers Band is also one seriously tight rockin’ unit, and live, they always deliver. From the streets of Toronto, to the streets of London, to the streets of the WORLD, now, here to kick your ass… The Pat Travers Band!!
“Can Do” includes the following songs:
Can Do; Stand Up / Give It Up; Diamond Girl; As Long As I’m With You; Long Time Gone; Wanted (That Was Then / This Is Now); Armed And Dangerous; Here Comes The Rain Again; Keep Calm & Carry On; Dust & Bone; Waitin’ On The End Of Time; Red Neck Boogie.
Confirmed tour dates in support of the new album include :
24/05/2013 Airport Terminal, Monchengladbach Germany
25/05/2013 Highlands Festival, Amersfoort Netherlands
01/06/2013 Eagle Fest Rally, Livingston, TX
02/06/2013 The Pub Dallas, TX
08/06/2013 Benders Laconia, NH
15/06/2013 Festival Alceser, SD
22/06/2013 Music Ranch Lakeland, FL
27/06/2013 Peter Player's Gravenhurst, ON Canada
28/06/2013 Cararet Du Mile End Montreal, QC Canada
29/06/2013 The Brass Monkey Ottawa, ON Canada
30/06/2013 The Rockpile Etobicoke, ON Canada
03/07/2013 Lisle in the Sky Festival Lisle, IL
13/07/2013 Blues Festival Winchester, VA
21/07/2013 Columbia Gorge Hotel Hood River, OR
25/07/2013 Rock n Blues Festival Tour
27/07/2013 The Cannery Casino Las Vegas, NV
28/07/2013 The Winery Saratoga, CA
30/07/2013 Humphrey's by the Sea San Diego, CA
02/08/2013 The Grove Anaheim, CA
03/08/2013 Ft Park Pepsi Amphitheatre Flagstaff, AZ
04/08/2013 The Fox Theatre Tucson, AZ
07/08/2013 The Zoo Minneapolis, MN
09/08/2013 Country Club Hills Theatre Chicago, IL
10/08/2013 Freedom Hall, Detroit, MI
11/08/2013 Impire Casino Yonkers, NY
13/08/2013 Westbury Music Theatre Westburry, NY
14/08/2013 Keswick Theatre Philadelphia, PA
15/08/2013 Park Theatre Providence, RI
16/08/2013 Bergan P A C Englewood, NJ
17/08/2013 Casino Rama Casino Rama, ONT CA
18/08/2013 Fraze Kettering, OH
21/08/2013 Hampton Beach Casino Hampton Bch, NH
22/08/2013 Melody Tent Hyannis, MA
24/08/2013 Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater, FL
13/09/2013 Brian's Backyard BBQ Middletown, NY
14/09/2013 Catskill Moutain Thunder East Durham, NY
02/10/2013 Plaza Suite Sevenoaks, UK
03/10/2013 Robin 2 Wolverhampton, UK
04/10/2013 Corn Exchange Bourne, UK
05/10/2013 Cameron Club Hartlepool, UK
06/10/2013 Blackburn Blues Festival, Blackburn, UK
07/10/2013 Buck Hotel, Reeth, UK
08/10/2013 The Cluny, Newcastle, UK
09/10/2013 The Scene,Swansea, UK
10/10/2013 Flower Pot, Derby, UK
11/10/2013 Islington Academy, London, UK
12/10/2013 Long Street Blues, Devizes, UK
13/10/2013 The Brook, Southampton, UK
23/11/2013 Macomb Music Theatre Mt. Clemons, MI
07/12/2013 Bamboo Room Lake Worth, FL
08/12/2013 Earl's Hideaway Sebastian, FL
14/12/2013 Mainstage Ramona, CA
A full European tour is also in the works for the fall of 2013 !
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To celebrate the release of his new album Beautiful Pain, Keaton Simons has just released a live performance of the single "Beautiful Pain." The clip can be seen here. The clip features Keaton accompanied by his full band, bassist Darwin Johnson, and drummer Paul Allen. Fans can purchase Beautiful Pain on Amazon or iTunes, and can stream the album in full here.
Recently, Keaton premiered the visually stunning video for current single "Beautiful Pain." The video was directed by Nick Spanos and executive produced by long time friend, and star of the Showtime series Californication, David Duchovny. The video can be seen here.
"This song has tremendous personal meaning to me. I wanted to show the extraordinary side of real, everyday people, and illustrate that love is worth fighting for," said Simons when asked about the video's concept.
Keaton will be performing two record release shows in NYC and DC on the following dates:
Wednesday May 15th @ The Bitter End, NYC NY
9:00-10:00PM; $10 / 18+
Sunday, June 2nd at Jammin’ Java
227 Maple Ave E | Vienna, VA 22180
7:30pm, all ages, $10 advance/$15 day of
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Cary Brothers new 5-song EP called "Let Me Be." is out now. It's a very personal collection of songs and a completely independent release. On top of making the record, he designed the art (using a painting by his dear friend Megan McGrath)and built the new website.
It's available in the US atiTunes and Amazon.comfor under 5 bucks.For those of you outside the US, the EP will be available digitally worldwide in your local iTunes store, Spotify, and anywhere online you can find music.
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Standby Records has launched pre-orders for New Life, the upcoming LP from Orlando, FL’s Modern Day Escape. The LP was produced with Don Debiase ((Modern Day Escape, Beneath The Sky, For All Those Sleeping) of Studio D and recorded at The Standby Studios in Cleveland, Ohio and will be released on June 11. To pre-order New Life: http://merchnow.com/catalogs/modern-day-escape.
Track listing:
1. 20 years
2. bound by blood
3. control
4. DRUGS
5. Gets me Higher
6. Leavin Home
7. Mi Demonia Amor
8. Saying Goodbye
9. Scared as Hell
10. Suicidal
11. This aint love
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From Sleeping At Last....
Hey again, guys!
For real, so sorry for the bombardment of emails as of late - one more quick announcement!
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE - TONIGHT!
Just got word that the solo piano version of my song "Clockwork" will be a part of tonight's Season Premiere of SOYOU THINK YOU CAN DANCEon FOX! So excited to be a part of this lovely show again! Tune in tonight in just a few minutes (7pm CST!)
NEW VERSION OF "CLOCKWORK" AVAILABLE NOW!
The version they're using is titled "Clockwork (Piano Version)" which is a solo piano/vocal version that was only released for a limited time a year ago. Pleased to announce that this version is NOW available oniTunes!!
Download it on iTunes now!
Thanks for reading, guys! In "Atlas" related news, the mixing phase has officially begun, which means the "Light" EP will be released very soon!
Much Love, Ryan
Sleeping At Last
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Hey again, guys!!
It's only been a week and there's already bunch of stuff I'm excited to tell you about!
I'M GONNA BE (500 Miles) - COVER!
Chances are that these lyrics will ring a bell for most of you: "I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more." Place the melody? It's an incredibly popular song from the late eighties by The Proclaimers. Why am I talking to you about The Proclaimer's song? Well, because I covered it and its available oniTunesright now! Hope you enjoy it.
Download my version of "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) now!
GREY'S ANATOMY - AGAIN!
My aforementioned cover of "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" will be featured on tonight's (5/9)Grey's Anatomy!!! SO thrilled to be a part of the showagain, just one week after they featured my song "Uneven Odds"! Honored to say the least. Tune in tonight (thurs) 9/8c on ABC!
ATLAS CD BOX SETS NOW SHIPPING!
So excited to announce that the CD version of Atlas: Darkness (along with the fancy Atlas: Year One Box!) isnow shipping! Become a "Passport Plus" Member now and receive 6 CDs (28+ new songs!), mailed to you periodically throughout 2013! It's like the fruit-of-the-month-club, forSleepingAtLastmusic.
They turned out beautifully!!Check 'em out here!
Click hereto purchase yourPassport PlusCD Set now!
Psst... If you're already a digital subscriber (Passport holder), check your inbox (spam folder too!) - We are sending out a special discount, if you'd like to upgrade your Passport!
That's it for now! The "Light" EP is coming together - can't wait to show you SOON!
Much Love, Ryan
SleepingAtLast
p.s. here's a list of things i love right now:
1.blockbuster season(iron man 3, into darkness, man of steel, monsters university, gatsby, pacific rim and so many more. goodbye, money)
2.the giving keys(such a beautiful concept and product! learn more and support 'emhere!)
3.c.s. lewis(i don't read neary as much as i'd like, but every time i crack open one of lewis' books, i'm reminded of how much i adore the ideas and worlds he paints)
4.brene brown(maybe you've already seen one of herTEDtalks.. if not, do it right now. seriously...now.)
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On Monday, May 20th, Monte Pittman, lead guitarist for Madonna and current solo artist, will jam with students at Pio Pico Middle School in Los Angeles, which is participating in the free Little Kids Rock music program. Moreover, Pittman will be arriving with free instruments for the students, courtesy of Moksha Yoga’s 30-day “Sweat For Change” fundraising Crowdrise challenge, which raised nearly $115,000 for Little Kids Rock to restore and revitalize music education in under-served public schools nationwide.
Little Kids Rock, the United States’ leading nonprofit provider of music education and free instruments to public school children, is currently reaching over 110,000 children with weekly music lessons amidst budget cuts that are eliminating music education from some of the nation’s most disadvantaged public schools. Nearly 3,000 current Little Kids Rock students receive free music education in 125+ Los Angeles/Pasadena.
Moksha Yoga LA, NYC and MNPLS combined their efforts to raise nearly $115,000 as part of a 30-day fundraising challenge on Crowdrise, to help Little Kids Rock bring free musical instruments and lessons to disadvantaged schoolchildren. Pittman, who joined Little Kids Rock’s honorary board in 2009, is going to help them deliver some of the new instruments that the funds have purchased.
“One of the greatest gifts from being a musician is the ability to help others by what you have been blessed with,” Pittman says.
Pittman’s initial claim to fame was his role as the “Guitar Teacher to the Stars,” teaching British film director, Guy Ritchie and his then girlfriend - pop music legend Madonna, with whom he eventually toured and performed with at Super Bowl XLVI. Having just completed stints as the musical director and lead guitarist for Adam Lambert’s Glam Nation Tour, followed by recording his second studio albumPain, Love and Destiny,playing guitar on Madonna’s MDNA world tour which became the top grossing tour of 2012, and most recently completing a full length album produced by legendary Metallica producer Flemming Rasmussen,Pittman is taking time out to teach tomorrow’s stars the art that he has taught to today’s stars.
Pittman will engage in a Q&A session with the students to talk to them about life as a professional recording artist and being on tour with Madonna, as well as a jam with the students. Then, he and representatives from Moksha Yoga LA will unveil the brand new instruments being donated to Pio Pico Middle School.
“Little Kids Rock is so grateful to Moksha Yoga for their generous donation to our children, and to Monte Pittman for helping us inspire children and transform their lives by giving the gift of music,” says Little Kids Rock founder and executive director, David Wish, who founded Little Kids Rock in 2002. “Music changes children, and children change the world.”
WHAT: Famed Madonna guitarist/singer-songwriter Monte Pittman will join Moksha Yoga LA and Little Kids Rock to deliver instruments and jam with students from Pio Pico M.S. to celebrate Moksha Yoga’s $115,000 30-day fundraising challenge for Little Kids Rock
WHEN: Monday, May 20th (2:00 – 3:00 pm)
WHERE: Pio Pico Middle School (1512 Arlington Boulevard, Los Angeles,CA9001)
PARKING: Parking is available in an accessible underground parking garage directly off Arlington Ave.
INSIDE: The visit will take place in the “multi-purpose room.”
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Watch our new lyric video for "Basement" fromGemini Syndrome.
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London-based indie-rock quartet The Boxer Rebellion is pleased to announce the release of its fourth full-length album titled Promises. Released today through the band's own label, Absentee Recordings, Promises is the uplifting and cinematic follow-up to the band's critically-acclaimed The Cold Still and was produced in conjunction with notable producer Billy Bush in Los Angeles. Led by the album's powerful lead single, "Diamonds," a song the band will perform live both on KCRW's Morning Become Eclectic on Friday, June 7 and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Friday, June 14, Promises is available for purchase in stores and through all digital retailers worldwide now.
In addition to the release of the new album, the Promises North American tour will see the band's immense live show re-worked from the ground-up, starting in Montreal on May 21 and hitting numerous cities for the first time ever, including Edmonton, Calgary, and Pittsburgh. The band will also play Neptune, Seattle (6/2); Fillmore, San Francisco (6/5); Avalon, Los Angeles (6/7); Metro, Chicago (6/15); and Webster Hall, NYC (6/20). A complete list of tour dates is below. The Boxer Rebellion has also announced its largest UK headline show to date, a performance at the legendary venue The Forum on October 11. Tickets for the upcoming tour are now on sale.
The Boxer Rebellion took to their London rehearsal space and transformed it into a recording studio where the songs for Promises would eventually come together over the last 18 months. Moving away from the more analog and darker soundscapes that enveloped the band's previous album, Promises is a significant step in a different direction for the London four-piece - a hi-fi, soaring piece of work that truly delivers on the band's epic, signature sound, and individual skill as musicians. From the retro-glossiness of the album's opener, "Diamonds," to the wall-of-sound that is "Fragile," to the towering beauty of "Low," "New York" (recently featured on Grey's Anatomy), and "Dream" (featured last week on The Vampire Diaries), Promises presents itself as an evolution in aesthetic - diverse in soundscapes but singular in grand ambition - for a band that continues to push and explore its creative ability with each new release.
The Boxer Rebellion will be making the following North American appearances throughout May and June. Tour dates below.
MAY
23 - Montreal, QC - Café Campus
24 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
28 - Edmonton, ON - Starlite Room
29 - Calgary AB - Republik
31 - Vancouver, BC - Electric Owl
JUNE
01 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
02 - Seattle, WA - Neptune
05 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
07 - Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
10 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
12 - Denver, CO - Bluebird
15 - Chicago, IL - Metro
17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr Smalls
18 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer (co-headline w/ Rogue Wave)
20 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
22 - Boston, MA - Sinclair
OCTOBER
11 - London, England - The Forum
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Stellar Kart got their new single "All in" out now. It's taken from their upcoming album on Inpop Records, out in August.
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Skillet have just released the title track off their forthcoming album, Rise, which is available June 25th. The song "Rise" is part of the band's first ever concept album, as singer John Cooper explains, "The narrative idea happened after we had 10 or 11 of the songs chosen. As we recorded them, we started to realize that there was something going on - that the album was really telling a story. Realizing that, I knew we needed to make it as powerful as we could."
The title track is available on iTunes now.
The band are also offering their die-hard fans the chance to hang out with them on tour via the "Road to Rise VIP Experience." For more info check out this video here.
Skillet will also be hitting the road this Summer on the Festival Circuit. Be sure to catch them at Rock on the Range, Alive, Creation East, and Rock the Park this summer.
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Preview of the new single, "There´s no going back" from Sick Puppies. It's taken from their upcoming album "Connect" due to be out on July 16th.
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Five Finger Death Punch has announced the band will release the lead single from their forthcoming 2 new studio albums this Tuesday, May 14 via all digital retailers. The track, "Lift Me Up" (featuring Rob Halford of Judas Priest), which debuted with a performance of the band joined by iconic guest artist Halford live at Revolver Magazine's Golden Gods Awards Show, will hit the air on radio stations across the globe today. Singer Ivan Moody shares, "First and foremost, just to work alongside an icon like Rob Halford, THE Metal God, was absolutely surreal.The song itself was originally written about overcoming everyday obstacles and less than perfect situations. Most of us weren't born with a silver spoon in our mouth but if life dealt you all the wrong cards, you still have to play. The song's intent is to inspire; if you play that hand right you might just come out on top anyway"
"Lift Me Up" (featuring Rob Halford of Judas Priest) will be available online starting May 14
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Five Finger Death Punch will release The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell Volume 1 on July 23, while Volume 2 is scheduled for later this fall. Eleven Seven will release the albums outside of North America.Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Zoltan Bathory recently shared, "We came off the road after a couple of great years of touring and were really amped up to write the 4th record. Everybody was in the right headspace and the band tighter than ever soit was a perfect storm. We jumped in head first and found ourselves 12-13 songs deep fairly quick but were still coming up with better and better material so we looked at each other and said…. ok why stop there? Let's keep going. Once we passed the 24th song we knew we're going to have to do two albums. We had this massive amount of music that's very dear to us, possibly the bestmaterial this band has ever created. At that pointthere was no way to decide which songs to leave off one album. So we made thedecisionto release them all."
In June, Five Finger Death Punch will return to Europe for a tour of major festivals including Sweden Rock (6/06), Germany's Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park (6/08 and 6/09) and the U.K.'s Download Festival at Donington Park (6/16) (full schedule below) concluding the run with a performance at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Ceremony in London.
Upon the band's return to the U.S., the band will co-headline the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival alongside Rob Zombie kicking off in San Bernadino, CA on June 29. The travelling festival will stage appearances in 26 markets, and the full itinerary can be viewed here:www.fivefingerdeathpunch.com/tour/
Five Finger Death Punch has released three consecutive RIAA gold certified albums through Prospect Park for sales exceeding 500,000 copies. The success ofThe Way of The Fist(2007),War Is The Answer(2009) andAmerican Capitalist(2011), which debuted at number 3 on the Billboard charts in October 2011, exhibits the band as one of the few in the rock genre to consistently see significant sales both digitally and physically. The band's ten consecutive Top 10 radio hits - including 2012's #1 hit"Coming Down -have spawned cumulative single sales of over 4.2 million. Going back to 2008’s "The Bleeding", Five Finger Death Punch has consistently been one of the most heavily played bands at rock radio.
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This Fan only bundle contains aSIGNEDcopy of the new ‘The Connection Tour Edition’ CD & DVD, with 12 previously unreleased live tracks and the new video for“Leader of the Broken Hearts”.
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Did you know that?
The Beatles recorded 191 songs at Abby Road.
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