Apparently, there’s a climate situation and a bunch of artists want to raise awareness.
We’re talking 150 artists performing over 24 hours. Live streaming starts at 9pm. Check out all of the action on MSN.com.
Yes, Al Gore will be doing a webcast. Should he hint at his Presidential run?
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Beginning on July 18th, New York’s Straylight Run will be joining this year’s Warped Tour in support of their latest album, The Needles, The Space. See below for streams of the first single, “Soon, We’ll Be Living in the Future,” and make sure to check out Straylight Run and the rest of the Warped Tour at any of these dates:
7/18 – Atlanta, GA – HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
7/19 – Jacksonville, FL – Reynolds Park Yacht Center
7/20 – St. Petersburg, FL – Vinoy Park
7/21 – Miami, FL – Bicentennial Park
7/22 – Orlando, FL – Tinker Field
7/23 – Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/24 – Virginia Beach, VA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/25 – Washington, DC – Merriweather Post Pavilion
7/26 – Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
7/27 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park Parking Lot
7/28 – Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/29 – Minneapolis, MN – Metrodome Parking Lot
7/31 – Milwaukee, WI – Marcus Amphitheatre
8/1 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
8/2 – Cincinnati, OH – Tower City Amphitheatre
8/3 – Philadelphia, PA – Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
8/4 – New York, NY – Nassau Coliseum
8/5 – Englishtown, NJ – Raceway Park
“Soon We’ll Be Living In The Future” Video Streams:
http://video.umrg.com/straylightrun/soonbelivingfuture (Windows Meda)
http://video.umrg.com/straylightrun/soonbelivingfuture/quicktime.asp (QuickTime)
Do John and Michelle Nolan think too much? Straylight Run’s sibling frontpeople – both sing, write, and play guitar and piano, ably enabled in their musical ruminations by bassist Shaun Cooper and drummer Will Noon – don’t seem like eggheads; but there’s no doubting the intelligent design of their gloriously adventurous off-kilter pop and the existential underpinnings of their lyrics.
Asked about “Soon We’ll Be Living in the Future,” the emotionally charged first single off Straylight Run’s forthcoming album, The Needles The Space (Universal Republic Records), John confides: “I’m really happy with how that song turned out because I was finally able to put a finger on a feeling I have about living and dying. It’s a frustrating and terrifying experience living with the full knowledge that at any point in any day you could die, and what would your life have meant? Everything you’re doing – what does it actually mean in the context of your life as a whole? It’s something I probably think about too much. It’s not a good idea to be too thoughtful about such things.”
The Needles The Space (produced by Straylight Run and engineered by longtime SR associates Bryan Russell and Mike Sapone) reveals SR as a more cohesive unit, with the technical grasp to match its creative reach. “I’ve become a better musician so I’m not as limited in my songwriting,” Michelle confirms.
Says John of Straylight Run’s evolving sound, which he concedes is difficult to pigeonhole: “I love pop music; I love hearing a well-written pop song. And I like a lot of music that’s experimental and weird. I’m always looking for ways to take a pop song and rearrange it into something interesting and fresh and original.” Michelle remarks: “We’re very lucky because our fans seem to be open to whatever we do. That gives us the freedom to explore any idea we have.”
“Soon We’ll Be Living In The Future” Audio Streams:
Quicktime | Windows Media | Real Time
Straylight Run Official Website:
http://www.straylightrun.com
and on MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/straylightrun
Warped Tour Official Website:
http://www.warpedtour.com/warpedtour/index.asp
Detroit Rapper, Hayes, is making noise through the words of rhymes. Multi-Platinum artist, Akon, recently took notice to Hayes and decided to record a song with Hayes. The track is called “Smack a Bitch”
Hayes describes how he connected with Akon and came up with the song ” I hooked up wit Akon in Miami. We was going thru some beats while he was on the phone in the other room. He came back in like ‘Don’t make me have to smack a bitch’ I said that’s it. We did the track and the rest is History”
Take a listen and download “Smack a Bitch” below:
German hip-hop/techno artist Flula Borg is kickstarting the release of his EP “DemoPlatte” with a live concert at The Viper Room this Sunday, July 8 th.After a successful career in Germany as a DJ, songwriter, producer, and touring live-act, Flula moved to Los Angeles last year to establish himself as a force in the American music industry. His highly entertaining, energetic, fast-paced, genre-bending style features a unique blend of European dance flavors combined with distinctively American rap and hip-hop influences.
Flula’s first breakthrough on U.S. soil came unexpectedly through a pod filmed for Current TV; the pod, entitled “Take Me Home James,” was voted one of the network’s top five pods of 2006 (View the pod here).
Following Flula’s TV debut, Alex Simmons—a producer at Current—began documenting Flula’s epic journey to spread his music throughout the city of Los Angeles—and beyond. Check out the most recent quirky 4-minute episode of the documentary here.
Flula debuted his live show in the U.S. for the first time last month to a packed house at The Airliner in downtown L.A., and recently played an invitation-only show at 1332 Westerly. One of the hallmarks of Flula as a live performer is that he keeps the crowd involved with his contagious energy, irresistible beats, and by organically creating much of his multi-layered music live on stage.
“My goal is to make my crowd dance. My music is like some influenza shot. There is a little sting in the beginning, but then you love it and you
know that it is good for you.” — FLULA
Flula was recently featured on Blender.com’s Band Alert segment. Check out the alert here.
Flula has arrived. Be there to discover him!
Flula Borg @ The Viper Room
Sunday, July 8, 11pm
8852 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
For more information on Flula, go to http://myspace.com/flula
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