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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Troy Harley

Troy Harley is a bona fide rock star in his home country of Russia, and is well on his way to breaking here in the states thanks to Randy Jackson (yes, the American Idol judge), who partnered with Troy to produce his American debut. In addition to having his single drop on July 1st, he will also be playing with at the Warped Tour for a month of dates.

Troy Harley - End Of The Summer video stream:

www.facebook.com/OfficialTroyHarley/app_2405167945

Warped Tour Dates

Wed 7/18/2012 Toyota Pavilion Scranton, PA

Thu 7/19/2012 Comcast Center Mansfield, MA

Fri 7/20/2012 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ

Sat 7/21/2012 Nassau Veterans Mem. Coliseum Uniondale, NY

Sun 7/22/2012 The Comcast Theatre Hartford, CT

Tue 7/24/2012 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD

Wed 7/25/2012 Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA

Thu 7/26/2012 Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood Atlanta, GA

Fri 7/27/2012 Central Florida Fairgrounds Orlando, FL

Sat 7/28/2012 Cruzan Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, FL

Sun 7/29/2012 Vinoy Park St. Petersburg, FL

Mon 7/30/2012 Charlotte Verizon Amphitheatre Charlotte, NC

Tue 7/31/2012 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH

Wed 8/01/2012 Marcus Amphitheatre Milwaukee, WI

Fri 8/04/2012 King County's Marymoor Park Redmond, WA

Sat 8/05/2012 Rose Quarter Riverfront Portland, OR

[Bio Info]

Though a stranger on American shores, Troy Harley is a bona fide rock star in his home country of Russia. After stealing the spotlight while competing on the American Idol style show Star Factory in 2006, Harley went on to rock stages all over Russia, becoming one of the most popular artists in Eastern Europe and winning himself 3 Golden Gramophone awards injust a few short years.

But conquering the American music scene has long been a dream of Harley’s, so in 2011 he made the move to LA and began writing songs with the legendary music producer (and American Idol Judge) Randy Jackson. Harley and Jackson began working at Jim Henson Studios, the site of classicrecordings by his heroes like John Lennon, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Metallica and Bon Jovi. "Working with Troy has been a great experience" said Jackson. "His voice is amazing and he is definitely star material. We got some hot records coming your way, so look out!"

Harley’s American debut, “End of Summer” is set to drop on July 1st, the same day he heads with the Vans Warped Tour. Despite being stuck on a bus for the grueling 40 city, 30 state trek across the U.S., Harley is excited for his first tour of the country and his first chance atrealizing his American dream.

www.troyharley.com

www.facebook.com/OfficialTroyHarley

www.twitter.com/#!/TroyHarley

Thank You Tyler and Troy!

Gimme Shelter

This post is for all you classic rock (The Rolling Stones, Ike & Tina Turner, Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Santana, The Flying Burrito Brothers) fans out there. If you've never seen this movie, you absolutely need to see it ASAP. I'm serious, seek it out on-line or where ever you get your movies from and watch it today. The documentary has a timeless quality about it and you get the sense you are watching history unfold before your very eyes.

Gimme Shelter isn't just an average, run of the mill, classic rock concert movie. The initial idea was to follow the Stones around on their '69 concert tour to make a concert movie. That's exactly how the film starts out, it contains some great footage of the Stones at Madison Square Garden and continues on to the Stones performance at Altamont Speedway. All the while the footage is shown it is also being watched in a studio by the directors and the Stones.

The Altamont concert was doomed from the outset, having the Hell's Angels as a security force wasn't the best of ideas and thing go south as soon as the concert footage begins. The footage that was caught really classifies this film as a documentary. I don't want to give away too much but actually seeing the footage they caught during the Stones set is chilling and speaks volumes about the people that were involved. Why the show wasn't cut short after Marty Balin got knocked out during the Airplane set is the question that I have. After learning that Marty Balin from The Jefferson Airplane was punched out by a Hell's Angel the Grateful Dead opt out of the concert and leave. I don't know if the Stones knew about the violence before they played but if they did they should have opted out of playing as well. Maybe it was about the promise of some big $ and the pressures involved or maybe the old adage "the show must go on" came into play. Or maybe the Stones thought they could control the crowd after they took the stage.

Whatever the intentions the Stones had, things get really out of a hand as soon as the Stones begin playing. The crowd rushes toward the stage and the bikers up front violently push back. The footage shows a couple of unconscious people being sifted through the crowd toward the stage as the Stones play. It's frightening to watch and the music suffers. Between the first 2 numbers Mick Jagger begs the crowd to stop fighting but Mick's pleading doesn't help. It's at this moment that the Stones should have realized that they should have stopped playing. Again, maybe it was about the $? or maybe they were intimidated by the Hell's Angels into continuing the show?

Anyway, the Stones continue into their 3rd song and this is when things get really ugly. The incident that occurs during "Under My Thumb" is shocking, mind numbing and brutal to watch. Shown in real time the incident is hardly noticeable. When the footage of the fatal incident is slowed down and analyzed frame by frame, right in front of the Stones, they are left speechless and you will be too.

"Gimme Shelter" is really a documentary of the events leading up to and surrounding the incident. All the while the film footage is being shown it is also being watched by some of the key players involved, namely The Rolling Stones and the film makers. It's easy to forget this as you watch the film but frequent cuts to the band as they watch make the movie that much more interesting. Mick is shown watching the fatal incident and his glance toward the camera after he gets up to leave the room is priceless. So much so that a still frame of his face is the film's DVD cover.

The commentary goes on to explain the why and the how and the trials and tribulations the director's went through to release "Gimme Shelter".
It's easy to shrug this off as a "classic rock" film but the new, uncensored footage and commentary that was added in 2000 tells an accurate tale. The commentary explains that the raw, adrenaline fueled emotions that the music was creating had nowhere to go, mix this raw emotion with a violent security force that had already taken out several people during the concert and something had to give. What gives and explodes is a tragic incident that really has to be seen to be believed. This is the type of incident that everyone was afraid of when the numbers of people that were at Woodstock were first reported to the public. I believe that the promoters, the bands and the crowds at Altamont were lulled into a false sense of security because of the Woodstock love-fest. What happened at Altamont was not love and the violence is so brutal that it is shocking to watch.
I think it's important to note that 30 years later the Woodstock brand would forever be tarnished by violence as well.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Jon Jonsson "Wait For Fate"

www.jonjonssonmusic.com

Hamburg Burger Fest 2012

Yvonne Schmidt on lead vocals and guitar, Thank You Bob!

Mike Boncaldo on drums, Thank You, Bob!

Vince Mike Yvonne Joe Maria
The Yvonne Schmidt Band

The Afterburners

Live Music!

12-2pm The Steam Donkeys

230-430pm The Afterburners

5-7pm The Yvonne Schmidt Band

730-1130pm Hit N Run

Facebook Event Link https://www.facebook.com/pages/Burgerfest/124515514228830

Website for BurgerFest www.hamburgburgerfest.com

Monday, July 9, 2012

Empire Of One

www.empireofone.net

www.facebook.com/empireofone

www.rockforhumanrights.org

Super Water Sympathy

SOUTHERN ALTERNATIVE ROCK/POP DARLINGS

"SUPER WATER SYMPATHY"

BAND’S SOPHOMORE ALBUM TO BE RECORDED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAM BLACKWOOD (FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE, COLDPLAY, MORRISSEY) DURING SUMMER 2012

“WATER POP” PHENOMENON

TO PERFORM AT THIS YEARS VANS WARPED TOUR

DEBUT ALBUM “VESPER BELLE” AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE NOW

SLICK, ANTHEMIC SINGLE “CHEROKEE”

AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

download.themusebox.net/super_water_sympathy/cherokee.mp3

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Jason Myles Goss "Radio Dial"

Jason Myles Goss "Radio Dial" CD art.
www.jasonmylesgoss.com
www.facebbok.com/jasonmylesgoss

Friday, July 6, 2012

Tranzworld Express, Peter Westheimer, MT Press

Tranzworld Express

www.peterwestheimer.com

Change Now

Dancing Hearts Orchestra

Chances Of Life

Virtually Enlightened

i-Ran

liner notes.

Karma Than Chaos

Tranzworld Express

China India

Renewable Energy

Ghosts Of The Future

liner notes.

www.peterwestheimer.com

Thank You Sera!

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Armada "Paper Ghosts", MT Press, Facebook, Callie Giovanna

Armada "Paper Ghosts" CD artwork.

www.facebook.com/armadaforpresident

Armada For President!

Armada consists of: Cody Page, Vocals and Guitar, Nick Champeau, Guitar, Keys and Backing Vocals, Jeremy Gruber, Bass, Keys and Backing Vocals and Eddie Score, Drums, Percussion and Backing Vocals.