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News Archive in the week of March 17, 2009

Amy Speace
"I kind of spilled blood all over this project," Amy Speace says of her new album The Killer In Me, which marks a quantum creative leap from the artist's 2006 breakthrough effort Songs For Bright Street. While that release won her widespread critical... read more
Beastie Boys
On March 30, Beastie Boys' third album Check Your Head will be the next B Boys classic to receive the remastered expanded reissue treatment by Beastie Boys and Capitol/EMI, with pre-orders beginning at beastieboys.com for multiple configurations rang... read more
Billy Sheehan
Legendary Bass Master Billy Sheehan is releasing his much anticipated third solo album entitled "Holy Cow!" on Mascot Records U.S.A. April 14th, 2009. The albums tracks showcase Sheehan's immense talents as both a singer/songwriter and instrumentalis... read more
Bob Dylan
Columbia Records has announced that Bob Dylan’s new studio album will be released on April 28. Together Though Life, produced by Jack Frost, was recorded late last year, prompted by the composition of a new song, “Life Is Hard,” which was written fo... read more
Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes currently preparing to release his eighth album, "Back On My B.S." The album has been in the works in various forms since 2007, and it will finally see its official release May 19th. Rhymes' last release, "The Big Bang" (2006), debute... read more
Chris Hines
Producer, songwriter, break-dancer Chris Hines, CEO of Master Mind Entertainment, is set to release the long-awaited debut compilation album Chris Hines Presents: “Master Mind” on April 21, 2009. “Master Mind” is an innovative, fresh, and edgy albu... read more
David Archuleta
One of the most recognizable teens in America, American Idol runner-up David Archuleta, is putting his celeb power to good use by helping teens nationwide take action around disaster relief. He will be the face of a campaign launched by DoSomething.o... read more
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie has announced the upcoming release of an all-new EP, titled "THE OPEN DOOR." The five-track set will be released online via all digital retailers on March 31st. Physical CDs will first be available at venues on DCFC's upcoming spr... read more
Diana Jones
Diana Jones channels the "flavour of a bygone era" (The Guardian UK) on 'Better Times Will Come,' (May 19th, Proper American). Combining high lonesome singing, traditional strains of mountain and old-time music, and a highly literate lyrical sensibil... read more
Grand Puba
Hip-Hop legend and founding member of the seminal group Brand Nubian, Grand Puba announces his signing with indie powerhouse Babygrande Records for the release of his fourth solo album, "Retroactive" on June 23, 2008. Grand Puba has been a cruc... read more
Hedley
Fontana International is poised to reveal Canada’s best kept music secret to fans stateside. On May 19th, Canadian Pop/Rock sensation, HEDLEY, will unleash their US exclusive masterpiece, NEVER TOO LATE. This US debut includes, among others, HEDLE... read more
Just Jinjer
Hailing from South Africa, Just Jinjer is the biggest selling rock band in South African history, with over a quarter million units sold. Over the last decade, the band has performed and toured with U2, Counting Crows and Def Leppard among many other... read more
LaKisha Jones
"I just want to sing." That heartfelt declaration pinpoints the core essence of LaKisha Jones. Best known to millions of TV viewers as a top four finalist during the 2007 season of "American Idol," the singer is ready to reclaim center stage--this ti... read more
Melinda Doolittle
Melinda Doolittle recently released her debut CD "Coming Back to You" with Hi Fi Recordings. A 2007 "American Idol" finalist Doolittle delivers a critically acclaimed collection of retro soul, R&B and funk covers and previously unreleased originals o... read more
Mickey Dolenz
Micky Dolenz, lead singer of the Monkees, has inked a deal to record an album of the classic songs of Carole King, to be titled King For A Day, with the album to be released on Gigatone Records this Summer. The album, which is currently being reco... read more
Myko
From Outkast, T.I. and Jeezy to Ne-Yo, Usher and Ciara, it’s no secret that Atlanta’s burgeoning music scene has spawned some of the world’s most beloved artists. Although many genres of music in the Southeast shine through, the common thread is that... read more
Nick Lachey
Nick Lachey has been keeping a relatively low profile in recent months, but that's about to change. First up: Taking The Stage, an MTV reality show that he's executive producing, debuts March 19th. Next, on April 27th, he'll make a cameo on The CW... read more
Pearl Future
One might wonder how someone who cites Dr. Dre, Bjork and Chopin as their musical influences sounds. Taking a listen to hot, new recording artist Pearl Future might be a good place to start figuring it out. Lyrics wrapped in sugar and sass, beats and... read more
Press Play
Press Play will release its debut project "Life Is Beautiful" through Universal Christian Music Group/Fontana Distribution on May 19. The band performs for thousands of individuals from all walks of life each week in both New York and Los Angeles, ma... read more
Rapper Big Pooh
As one half of the critically acclaimed duo Little Brother, Big Pooh has toured the globe and back, dropped three critically acclaimed LP’s (2003’s The Listening, 2005’s The Minstrel Show and 2007’s Getback), numerous classic mixtapes, his own solo-L... read more
Rush Of Fools
Rush Of Fools remains one of the hardest working tour bands and also is a current favorite on the mainstream charts. "Never Far Away," the new duet with Jim Brickman is #12 on the Billboard AC chart and #13 on Radio & Record's AC Monitored chart. The... read more
Sarah Reeves
Sarah Reeves will release her debut "Sweet, Sweet Sound" on April 21. The six-song set reveals a tapestry of worship-inducing pop distinguished by her sweet vocals and unashamedly vulnerable lyrics. Written in conjunction with Nashville's most sou... read more
Sariah
At a time when true pop music stars are few and far between and urban music also seems in need of a fresh new voice, enter Sariah--a vocalist offering the best of both worlds. With her debut EP via Rock Ridge Music due later this year, Sariah blen... read more
Shimmer
With its sweltering use of innuendo and humour, Shimmer has captured the essence of female liberation and womanhood and is unleashing it in its concentrated form to the public. Love it or hate it, Shimmer has a point to make and she’s making it in st... read more
State of Man
In troubled times like these, where every day seems to bring more bad news and even the brightest forecasts make Chicken Little sound like an optimist, it takes a heaping helping of hubris to think that any one person or group of people can truly mak... read more
theBREAX
Hailing from Southern California theBREAX have been making noise on the indy circuit since the 2004 release of Out of Order. Consisting of members RUSLAN, BELEAF, MIC B. and Name Brand, their sound is described as an artistic concoction of Kanye West... read more
UltraChorus
The duo known as UltraChorus is Chris Heidman and Jeff Lorentzen. The two spend nearly everyday in their Minneapolis SoTM studio composing and making beats at an Olympic level. Now they bring you the debut single, "Words Kept Talking", available o... read more
WAND
The highly prolific artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Wooden Wand, James Jackson Toth has announced the release of not one, but two releases under the name WAND for early 2009. As if that weren’t enough, Toth has also just complet... read more