Folk-Rock Group “She’s A Keeper” Announces Summer Tour In Advance Of New Studio Album

Los Angeles, California, May 7th, 2013 – Folk-rock group “She’s A Keeper,” known for their live shows and their passionate fan base, is going out on tour this summer to build anticipation for their sophomore album which will be released in August, 2013. The tour will take them around the Midwest.

The new album showcases the band’s maturing songwriting, and features the same Americana-tinged vibe that brought them early attention from press and fans. Upbeat, energetic, and melodious hooks built on acoustic guitars, banjo, piano, mandolin, and cello are combined with three-part harmonies and make for lively shows. “I think the most important thing for us right now is to spread our music. We’ve started to make a name for ourselves through our earlier recordings, but now we feel we are ready to hit the road and share new material with new crowds. We love to put our music out in front of people, and feel the energy come back from the crowd,” said Zac Jurden, singer and co-writer in the group.

Upcoming appearances include: May 25 at Record Bar in St.Louis; and at Lord Huron on June 10 at The Riot Room.

She’s A Keeper Music Releases: “She’s A Keeper” debut release–March 2011 “Live at Midwestern”–March 2011 Hawthorne Blossom—August 2012

Music for “She’s A Keeper” is distributed digitally via Reverbnation, iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby. Myspace, Google Play, Rhapsody, Verve Lif, Muve Music, Zune and Spotify.

Official Website: http://www.shesakeepermusic.com Official Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/shesatweeter Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/shesakeepermusic

She’s a Keeper is represented by WiFi PR Group based in Los Angeles California. WiFi Pr can be contacted here: alicia@wifiprgroup.com

Orianthi Rocked The 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Hollywood, CA – Less than 24 hours after returning from a six-show tour in Japan, guitarist Orianthi joined Chris Brown, nominated in the Top R&B Artist and Top R&B Album categories, for his performance of “Fine China”.



Against an Asian motif backdrop, Brown showcased his Michael Jackson-inspired moves and displayed some serious martial-arts dance skills while Orianthi peppered the song with some guitar before breaking into a soulful solo at the close of the performance.



While she and Chris had never worked with one another or even met prior to playing together on Sunday, she reveled in being a part of a performance that paid homage to the late, great Michael Jackson.



Whether she’s touring to support her latest album Heaven In This Hell; playing alongside her idols Carlos Santana and Steve Vai; trading guitar licks with Prince; or touring as the lead guitarist for shock-rocker Alice Cooper’s band; Orianthi continues to leave an indelible mark on the music industry, showcasing both her versatility and unique style across a number of music genres.



Orianthi website: http://www.OrianthiMusic.com

Follow Orianthi on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Orianthi?ref=ts&fref=ts

Twitter:@Orianthi



For more information or to schedule an interview with Orianthi, please contact:

PR Squared Public Relations

Karen Webb

(323)375-6376 /info@prsquaredpr.com

Copyright And Popular Media: Liberal Villains And Technological Change

Copyright governance is in a state of flux because the boundaries between legal and illegal consumption have blurred. Trajce Cvetkovski interrogates the disorganizational effects of piracy and emerging technologies on the political economy of copyright in popular music, film and gaming industries.



In addition to the above, this book examines the nature of the traditionally closed-shop music industry, and its monopolistic practices (as enjoyed by a few majors). It analyses the once-happy days corporate citizens in the 20th Century enjoyed in an era of absolute legal and technological control. It then compares the more sombre 21st Century challenges in a post-Napster, Kazaa and LimeWire world where technological change has created a new reality. The book follows on from Cvetkovski’s 2007 text, “The Political Economy of the Music Industry”. The publisher is Palgrave Macmillan


http://us.macmillan.com/copyrightandpopularmedia/TrajceCvetkovski

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Asheville Percussion Festival

Join us for the second annual Asheville Percussion Festival on June 14th-16th, 2013 at the Odyssey Community School in Asheville, NC. The mission is to provide a creative environment where percussionists of all traditions, from around the globe, gather to explore, create and innovate. The festival will be hosted by Ashevilles beloved ambassador of rhythm River Guerguerian. There will be workshops Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Workshop topics for all levels will include performing, improvising, and composing taught by world-renowned performers such as Layne Redmond, Kevin Spears, Edwina Tyler, Billy Jonas, Casey Driessen, and other national and regional teachers.



The concerts will be held on Friday & Saturday evenings at 8pm. Saturday evenings concert will be a Master Concert featuring the visiting and local performers and teachers.



After the huge success of the First Annual Percussion Festival, this years event is gearing toward a very affordable way to experience profound learning, sonic diversity, along with building relationships constructed upon the foundation of the love and necessity of creating and exploring music, the tribal joy of percussion and the rhythmic force of our rising percussive community.


http://www.ashevillepercussionfestival.com

Voodoo Monkey Child Gear Up For The Upcoming Release Of Their Third Full-Length Album, Coast Of Dreams

Long-running, Grammy nominated prog rock outfit, Voodoo Monkey Child, have been hard at work recording their latest full-length album, “Coast of Dreams”. The band hopes to promote the new release beyond sweet home Chicago.



Dateline: Schaumburg, IL, May 7, 2013 – It’s been a long and winding road for Voodoo Monkey Child. When keys player, R. Scott Allen, formed the band back in 1990, the music world was a very different place.



Hair metal reigned supreme, as did pop rap acts and boy bands. Grunge was just starting to make some rumblings and Nirvana was about to change everything. Fast forward almost 25 years and many of those musical styles, and the bands that played them, have been relegated to the dustbins of history. Voodoo Monkey Child survives. Playing their own style of progressive rock music that has roots in the blues-based guitar bands of the 60s and prog rock pioneers of the 70s, VMC keep the fires of the past burning, but with eyes on the future.



Voodoo Monkey Child is an offspring that has matured into adulthood, but not without some growing pains. Bass players and singers have come and gone over the decades, but today Voodoo Monkey Child stands as a solid and tight five piece.



The band includes Jana Hurdesova on lead vocals and acoustic guitar; R. Scott Allen on the keyboards; Michael J. Ferguson playing guitar and providing backing vocals; Tim Rogers on bass and backing vocals and Scott Hume playing drums and doing double duty as the band’s producer in the studio. Together these seasoned musicians have enjoyed recording and gigging in support of their records, including a gig opening for electronic, folk (and everything else) band Poi Dog Pondering at Otto’s in DeKalb.



VMC were also fortunate enough to have two songs from their sophomore album, “Under a Crescent Moon” nominated in 11 categories for the 2009 Grammy Awards, including Unique Artwork and Song of the Year.



Released in 2008 on the Little Pond Records label, “Under a Crescent Moon” was recorded by the band and Scott Hume. Like their previous effort, 1998’s “A Taste of the Afterlife”, the songs on the album were influenced by a few bands you may have heard of: Yes, Rush, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Evanescence, Genesis, The Who and Iron Maiden.



Those are certainly not underground bands. VMC gets compared to their heroes and prog rock progenitors like Yes and Genesis and Jana’s presence at the forefront draws comparisons to Heart.



With a professional sound by seasoned musicians and great songs written and arranged by lovers of rock music, Voodoo Monkey Child is closing in on the completion of their third record. Engineered and produced again by the band, with Scott Hume at the helm, “Coast of Dreams” is slated for a Fall 2013 release, at which time the band hopes to be beaming out on international airwaves.



“Under A Crescent Moon” is currently available from CD Baby, iTunes and Amazon.



Check out Voodoo Monkey Child’s video for “Eyes of Love” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ITAh4WLAEw



Voodoo Monkey Child has recently signed with (Wifi PR Group) as a client. Company Info: WiFi PR Group, Los Angeles, CA. http://www.wifiprgroup.com



About VMC Music:

A Taste of the Afterlife, Released: 1998 (Little Pond Records, Inc.)

Under a Crescent Moon, Released: April 2009 (Little Pond Records, Inc.)



Official Website: http://www.voodoomonkeychild.com

Official Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/voodoomonkeychild

Official Twitter Page: http://www.twitter.com/www.voodoomonkeychild

Official YouTube Page: http://www.youtube.com/vmc1453

The Como Brothers Band Opening For The Wallflowers In June 2013! New EP “Still Waters” Just Released

It was just announced that The Como Brothers Band will be opening for The Wallflowers on June 20th 2013 in Stamford Connecticut’s Alive@Five. Alive@Five is held in Columbus Park in Stamford Downtown. Gates open at 4:30pm, and music starts at 5pm. Long Island’s Como Brothers Band has been busy on a radio tour promoting their sophomore EP Still Waters (March 14, 2013). This original 5-song EP has been garnering plenty of positive reviews and is a follow-up to their well received debut The Speed of Sound EP (January 2012). The Como Brothers, Matt and Andrew Como, are singer-songwriters that lead the band. Their music has a distinctively original sound with influences from rock and blues.



A Year of Accomplishment

The past year has been filled with many exciting accomplishments for the band. The Como Brothers music been placed on the soundtrack of E! Entertainment’s Keeping up with the Kardashians, MTV’s The Real World St. Thomas, The Real World Portland, and Oxygen Channel’s Best Ink. Their music has also been placed on the sound track of the indie film Wingman, Inc which will be out later in 2013. In 2012, the Como Brothers played at the NY Warped Tour at Nassau Coliseum, The Highline Ballroom in Manhattan, Jones Beach Nikon Theatre, The Hard Rock Caf� Times Square and many other great venues. The Como Brothers Band brings an energy, excitement, and originality to the stage that leaves fans wanting more and more of them. The band is very personable and accessible to fans.



Future Plans

Currently The Como Brothers Band is finishing up their first full length album, Baby Steps, at VuDu Studios (NY) with their longtime producers Mike Watts and Tom Flynn (As Tall As Lions, The Dear Hunter). The album will include 11 new songs. The group will be filming two music videos in June 2013 for this upcoming album. As well as seeing them at Alive@Five on 6/20 you can see them on WTNH 8 MyTV CT Style 5/23, The Bitter End 5/31, The 16th Annual Long Island Music Festival, 6/1 and in the Make Music NY Festival 6/21. Check their website for details.



Visit The Como Brothers websites:

http://www.comobrothersband.com

http://www.Twitter.com/ComoBrosBand

http://www.facebook.com/comobrothersband

http://www.stamford-downtown.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=154

MusicDishTV Presents “Teeth Swallower” By Australian Metal Band KUNVUK

Unlike most artists today, Australian metal band KUNVUK goes hard and doesn’t just push the boundaries. They absolutely destroy it. Once again, KUNVUK brings their own brand of insanity and chaos to the music video of “Teeth Swallower”, recently released through the band’s Youtube account. This one will surely be a delight for any metal fan.



Staying true to their style, KUNVUK delivers 6 minutes of pure anarchy. Reminiscent of a low-budget slasher film, the video features ominous shots of alleyways, basements, and abandoned garages. The cinematography is shaky and constantly responds to the hard-hitting bits of the song. “Teeth Swallower” is like a highlight reel of horror movies, with shots of water torture, hooded figures, and lots and lots of running interspersed with shots of the band rocking out. One of the most memorable images is a close-up of the lead singer’s bearded mouth Bombarded with images, the audience cannot help but feel pulled in.



As we go deeper and deeper into the band’s psychotic world, we also close in on the song’s climax, a breakdown in which the lead singer’s rant in an almost poetic fashion. At this pivotal moment, the chaos dies down a little and we are led to a roof where a sole figure is sitting. When the lead singer moves in, he realizes the figure is himself, and the chaos returns.



With a surprising amount of effort and passion placed into the film, “Teeth Swallower” is any metal fan’s dream. Be prepared to be gunned down by six minutes of mayhem.


http://www.kunvuk.com

Mandel New Release ‘PAYBACK’ 2013

R&B Singer MANDEL will release his first EP “Payback” May 10 2013 on ITUNES and all other digital formats. New Album coming later late summer 2013. Mandel brings the sound of soul back to the music genre. An accomplished singer and songwriter, Mandel has sang since the age of 4 and professionally since 13years old. He has achieved 3 recording contracts the last with his boy band(VA) early 2000 on Dreamworks Records skg.



Mandel is stepping out on his own with a catchy tune “Payback” that he has written with sound association in New York. Mandel is sure to capture audiences with his natural ability as a vocalist and performer in the coming future.



Leopard Green Records

244 Fifth Avenue k288

New York, New York 10001

212-252-3348

CONTACT INFO: INFO@LEOPARDGREEN.COM


http://www.mandelmusic.net/

DJ L-Nize ft Qwote ‘Blowin My Mind’

Up-and-coming Producer/Dj L-Nize teams up with Miami’s chart-topping R&B/Dance artist Qwote for the house/electro anthem “Blowin My Mind”. Dedicated to all the mind-blowing ladies on the dancefloor, the energetic hook of the song invites you to sing along. The mixture of L-Nize’ cutting- edge production combined with Qwote’s unique vocal range makes “Blowin My Mind” one of the freshest club releases of summer 2013. Qwote is best known for his hit single “Throw your hands up” ft. Pitbull & Lucenzo (Ultra Music) which entered the UK single charts at Nr. 13.



“Blowin My Mind” is the first release on L-Nize’ newly founded boutique label Veyron Entertainment, based near Frankfurt/Germany. Veyron Entertainment focuses on worldwide single releases in the dance genre, however what makes the label stand out from its peers is that only the world’s best voices are featured on Veyron Entertainment releases.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9mu0TbPyOuQ