UMBRO Customize Your Speciali Competition
The competition will run for just 2 weeks, between February 26th and March 12th. Interested participants can go to www.umbro.com/mydesign
The Prize -
The overall two winners of the competition will have their design incorporated into the outsole of a pair of football boots which will be worn by players in South Africa this Summer. The overall winner will be presented with a pair of their personalized football boots to keep.
There is 1 runner up prize-winner who will have their design incorporated into the outsole of a pair of football boots. The runner up prize-winner will be presented with a pair of their personalized football boots to keep.
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD (PiL) Announce Headlining North American Tour
Since returning in December 2009 for seven monumental concerts in the United Kingdom–their first shows in 17 years–PUBLIC IMAGE LTD (PiL) now continue into 2010 with a headlining North American tour starting Saturday, April 17 in San Francisco.
After fronting the Sex Pistols, John Lydon formed Public Image Ltd in 1978. With their experimental sound fusing Rock, Dance, Folk, Ballet, Pop and Dub, PiL are regarded as producing some of the most diverse music of the 70s and 80s. As a band, the music and vision constantly evolved like no other, culminating in an incredible live experience.
The North American tour will be preceded by a special performance at the COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL on Friday, April 16 (opening day of the three-day event) in Indio, CA. It marks their first show in the United States in 18 years.
Cited as one of the most innovative and influential bands in music history, PiL return to a country where they enjoyed a special relationship throughout their career for what are set to be stunning shows. The North American dates will be followed by a series of high-profile summer European Festival appearances.
John Lydon (vocals), Lu Edmonds (guitar), Bruce Smith (drums) and Scott Firth (bass) earned critical and public acclaim for their concerts in December 2009, with many British media outlets championing them as the shows of the year.
John Lydon: “I sound like a bag of kittens thrown down the staircase.”
2010 sees the 30th anniversary of the band’s first U.S. tour and also their U.S TV debut on “American Bandstand,” where singer John Lydon invited the audience onstage to dance with the band! Host Dick Clark famously introduced their appearance as “a memorable moment in rock n roll, something special and interesting.”
With a wide and varied back catalogue spanning three decades, Public Image Ltd will be showcasing the unique sounds of tracks such as “Public Image,” “This Is Not A Love Song,” “Rise,” and “Disappointed,” with many further surprises in store.
Lu Edmonds: Multi instrumentalist and former guitarist in The Damned Lu joined PiL in 1986 recording and playing on the album Happy? and co-writing the album 9 adding yet another dimension to the PiL sound. Lu is also associated with a variety of eclectic and acoustic bands including The Mekons and Siberian band Yat-Kha.
Bruce Smith: Former drummer in The Pop Group and The Slits became percussionist for PiL also in 1986 playing and recording on the albums Happy? and 9. Seen as a drumming virtuoso, Bruce Smith brought his unique style into the fold. Bruce has also played with the likes of Björk and Terence Trent D’Arby.
Scott Firth: A bass player/multi instrumentalist that has collaborated and played with a variety of top musicians and bands including Steve Winwood, John Martyn, Elvis Costello and The Spice Girls. Scott’s arrival into the band in 2009 resulted in John Lydon declaring him “Genius at work!”
The preliminary North American tour dates are as follows, with more shows to be added:
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Fri 5/7 |
Toronto, ON |
Kool Haus |
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Sat 5/8 |
Montreal, QC |
Theatre L’Olympia de Montreal |
For further PiL information, see: www.pilofficial.com
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‘Up Down’ DJ Pack Download
King Tech presents the 2010 Wake Up Show Anthem f. RZA | Ras Kass | B-Real | Crooked i | Tajai | Tech N9ne and more..
TECH SAYS: These are some of my all-time favorite spitters coming together to do the new wake up show anthem for 2010. I brought 2 guys back from the 1999 anthem along with 6 other cats that i consider to be dope m.c.s … We are close to finishing a you tube type video for the joint. Just waiting on crooked to come back from touring europe. This might be the last anthem I will put together, so I just want to say thanks to all the fans and hip hop fanatics who supported the show for all these years…. peace
Tremendous Records Is Giving Away Whisper (Tommie Sunshine Remix) get It Hot
TREMENDOUS RECORDS’ BARLETTA GIVES AWAY FREE WHISPER (Tommie Sunshine) Remix and announces upcoming dates!
STATS
- Barletta Black Eyed Peas “I Got A Feeling” promo remix got 38,000 downloads from SalaciousSounds.com in three weeks
- His EP PPanther peaked at #10 on the Garage charts, Juno.uk and spent 8 weeks at #15
- His most recent promo, The Cardigans “Lovefool” (Barletta Edit) peaked at #5 on Hypem.com
UPCOMING GIGS:
- March 13. 2010 CMW @ Cobra W/ Tommie Sunshine and Arthur Baker, Toronto (4AM License!)
- April 6, 2010: Street Level @ Century Room, Toronto
- April 17, 2010: St. John’s
Mixed Feelings vol 1
Introducing Toronto’s best kept secret … *Streetz, Mr. Peabody, and Biggums are DOT CITY*, and their gift to you is the *Mixed Feelings Mixtape*
Download the whole mixtape here (zip):
http://www.divshare.com/download/10480825-48f
Play tracks here:
http://www.last.fm/music/Dot+City/Mixed+Feelings+vol.+1
The movement is *Just Feelings*, the group is called *DOT CITY*, and the aim is to bring /bars /back to hip-hop; no not the gimmicky, watered down, lacklustre sound that floods your favorite radio station, blog, or TV station, but hip-hop music that actually inspires, ignite, and sparks thought.
We are declaring a /RENAISSANCE /on this hip-hop game, matching lyricism *+* emotions that will bring FEELINGS - A connection that transcends beyond ‘just music’ on this mixtape we go in on topics from everyday struggles of being broke, relationship problems, street
challenges, and so on.
So with that, we present a gift to you, a *FREE *gift, the ‘*Mixed Feelings vol. 1*’ mixtape. In return we ask that if you like what we are spitting, that you share this good music with your friends on your social networks.
Have a good day y’all, peace!
*Play tracks here*:
http://www.last.fm/music/Dot+City/Mixed+Feelings+vol.+1
Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/just_feelings
Priority Records and Snoop Dogg Reconnect The West with The West Coast Blueprint!
In commemoration of Priority’s silver anniversary, Creative Chairman Snoop Dogg has compiled 16 classic tracks from the Priority Records catalog for the Snoop Dogg Presents: The West Coast Blueprint, which also features a new recording by Snoop featuring The Hustle Boyz of Ice Cube’s classic “Check Yo Self.” Snoop has also hand-picked three classic albums to be reissued today including Eazy-E’s Eazy-Duz-It, EPMD’sStrictly Business and Master P’s Ghetto D.REGGAE SUPERSTAR BUJU BANTON NOMINATED FOR TRIO OF 2010 INTERNATIONAL REGGAE & WORLD MUSIC AWARDS
Recording Artist Of The Year, Best Album for Rasta Got Soul, Best Crossover Song
Banton and the Gargamel Music family sincerely thank IRAWMA founder Mr. Martin Ephraim, the entire IRAWMA staff, and of course, the fans for the love and continued support at this time. The 29th Annual International Reggae & World Music Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 2nd at York College Performing Arts Center in Jamaica (Queens), New York. Fans may cast ballots online at the official awards website: www.IRAWMA.com.
CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR BUJU BANTON NOW!!!
In other Buju Banton music news, the one-off single, ”Time And A Place” (John John) on the scorching Coming In From The Cold riddim has skyrocketed to #1 on both the New York Top 30 Reggae Chart and South Florida Top 25 Reggae Chart. The album Rasta Got Soul is currently #2on both the New York Top 20 Albums Chart and the South Florida Top 15 Albums Chart. The new“Optimistic Soul” single (plus bonus instrumental) will be released digitally on March 23rd.For up-to-date insider information about Buju Banton, simply log on:
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Bring Out Your Inner ”Sex and the City 2” Girl with DEFTONES PREPARE TO RELEASE “DIAMOND EYES” THIS SPRING
NEW SONG RELEASED ONLINE ONLY FEB 23
LIVE DATES CONFIRMED
One of the most respected and enduring forces in modern rock music, DEFTONES are proud to announce the release of their long -awaited new album entitled DIAMOND EYES, scheduled for release May 18, 2010. The Grammy Award-winning, Platinum-certified band’s 6th full-length, was produced and mixed by Nick Raskulinecz (Alice in Chains, Coheed & Cambria, Foo Fighters), and recorded and engineered by Paul “Fig” Figueroa (Alice in Chains, Bad Religion). As expected, DIAMOND EYES is a powerful combination of muscular impact and expansive and atmospheric clarity that propels DEFTONES through their ever-evolving new sonic terrain.
One brand new song from the album, “Rocket Skates,” will become available online only for FREE via www.deftones.com. To accompany the track, a new lyric video will be available and viewable the same day at: youtube.com/deftones.
DEFTONES are also pleased to confirm a string of live shows scheduled for this spring as follows:
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April 24 |
Vive Latino Festival 2010 |
Mexico City, MEX |
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Sat |
May 22 |
Rock on The Range Fest |
Columbus, OH |
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June 12 |
Download Fest |
Donnington Park, UK |
More dates to be announced soon.
BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 LIVE FROM THE MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL CD/DVD TO BE RELEASED ON MARCH 9, 2010
On July 12, 2009, Ben Harper and Relentless7 captivated a massive crowd of 250,000 with a blistering performance that outshone the fireworks that accompanied it to close the Montreal International Jazz Festival on its 30th Anniversary. “What a memorable show. Ben Harper’s Relentless7 sublimely inspired, rocking like hell,” raves André Ménard, Creative Director of Le Festival de Jazz de Montréal.
Urgent. Infectious. Energized. That’s how Ben Harper and Relentless7 have been characterized and this special CD/DVD combo perfectly captures their impassioned artistry. Music critics praised the band’s performance with statements such as: “Ben Harper and the Restless 7: worthy of fireworks” (Journal de Montreal) and “Ben Harper powerfully espresses himself. Uncompromisingly intense, the pedal to the metal.” (Le Devoir).
The band too were incredibly moved by their experience of closing the esteemed Montreal Jazz Festival. “One of the greatest festivals in the world, in one of the greatest cities in the world, the Montreal International Jazz Festival has long been a musical home for me. This show was exceptionally special to myself and band because it felt like the entire city was there with us that night,” says Ben Harper.
The CD/DVD which will be released on March 9, 2010 gives those who attended the opportunity to relive the excitement of this unforgettable performance. It also allows fans who missed the event a chance to still experience the magic, including exciting covers of ‘Under Pressure‘ & ‘Red House.’
‘BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 - LIVE FROM THE MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL’ TRACKLISTING:
CD:
Faster Slower Disappear Come Around
Number With No Name
Shimmer and Shine
Lay There & Hate Me
Why Must You Dress In Black
Red House
Another Lonely Day
Keep It Together
Boots Like These
Under Pressure
Up To You Now
Faithfully Remain
Serve Your Soul
DVD:
Faster Slower Disappear Come Around
Number With No Name
Shimmer and Shine
Lay There & Hate Me
Why Must You Dress In Black
Red House
Another Lonely Day
Skin Thin
Fly One Time
Keep It Together
Boots Like These
Under Pressure
Up To You Now
Faithfully Remain
Serve Your Soul
HUNGRY FOR THE POWER-AZARI&III (RIVIERA REMIX)
HUNGRY FOR THE POWER-AZARI&III ( RIVIERA REMIX )DOWNLOAD HERE
www.myspace.com/riviera416
RIVIERA is Violca Yryku. Toronto based producer and reputable DJ, Riviera is best known for her collaboration with DJ Barletta as former 1/2 of Toronto dj duo MANSION. Who’s single “Gasaida,” has garnered cult appreciation worldwide. Under new management, and amidst various materializing distribution contracts, Riviera is poised to take the now leadership devoid, and creatively plateaued club music world by storm!
Although Riviera is a noted franchise player for big clubs, gaining the attention of Paul Oakenfold’s protégé Kenneth Thomas, she has also been receiving much credibility for her new big floor sound. Stay tuned for WMC show listings and new singles out this early spring.
EPISODE 7 ONLINE!!! - LATE NIGHT IN THE BEDROOM
Episode 7:
Our seventh episode was hosted by the lovely folks at Show & Tell Gallery. Lucky members of the packed audience enjoyed hilarious interviews with Jay and Matt of the sensational online comedy series Nirvana The Band the Show as well as with the five man art collective Team Macho. To top the evening off, Everything All the Time got the windows all fogged up with their soulful synth pop stylings. If you missed out on the live event, we’ve got you covered. Try not to drool on your keyboard.
Rich Hippie rocks!
As great gifts go there’s not a lot that can beat a Rich Hippie perfume (ok, so it’s not quite a holiday in Aruba but…). Each of the perfumes is packed full of exquisite ingredients that have been carefully selected by the Rich Hippie team for all the right reasons.LITTLE BOOTS SET TO RELEASE MUCH-ANTICIPATED FULL-LENGTH ALBUM HANDS ON TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2010.
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES TO KICK OFF
Little Boots – known to her family and friends as Victoria Hesketh – is without question the most talked-about new UK pop star of 2009. She was named one of NME’s Best New Artists of the Year, won a BRITs Critic’s Choice Award and BBC’s distinguished “Sound of 2009” poll and is the first artist to have appeared on the Jools Holland show twice before an album release. Rolling Stone named Little Boots as one of their prestigious “Artists to Watch” and Nylon Magazine hailed, “Synth sensation Victoria Hesketh a.k.a. Little Boots is poised to reinvent pop one small dance step at a time.”
Little Boots, who played select North American dates in the fall, will be back to kick off a headlining run on March 2nd. See below for more details. Little Boots has been touring non stop around the globe for the last year playing major headline shows as well as hitting 33 of the summer festivals including the UK’s prestigious Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds’ Festivals, Scotland’s T-In The Park, Japan’s Summersonic and Denmark’s Roskilde amongst many others. For more information please visit: www.littlebootsmusic.net
March 5 Venue Vancouver, BC
April 29 Club Soda Montreal, QC
April 30 Phoenix Toronto, ON
Kil Ripkin/Soulspazm Records
These are the newest leaks off The Balancing Act on Soulspazm Records.This song is titled, Aftermath Pt. 1-Eric G on the beat.-
Kil Ripkin-Tracks Out
http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/kbjnx5h0cob9 -Aftermath Pt. 1
Introducing The Cannolis
THE CANNOLIS is a new animated project…the first ever MAFIA cartoon conceived as a hybrid of “Family Guy” and “The Sopranos.”
THE CANNOLIS are a middle class family living in New York City’s Little Italy.
The two families’ everyday interaction with each other and the surrounding neighborhood characters provide never-ending humorous situations and twisted plotlines.
The show’s core will be structured on parodies of MAFIA movies, television shows, books and actual historic events, etc.
CYPRESS HILL RISE UP ART AND TRACKLISTING
The cover art, track listing, album guests and producers for Rise Up are now all unveiled. Check it all out below. Rise Up will be AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE APRIL 6!
1. It Ain’t Nothin’ (feat. Young De)
Produced by B-Real
2. Light It Up
Produced by Pete Rock
3. Rise Up (feat. Tom Morello)
Produced by Tom Morello and B-Real
4. Get It Anyway
Produced by Jim Jonsin
5. Pass The Dutch (feat. Evidence and Alchemist)
Produced by DJ Muggs and DJ Khalil
6. Bang Bang
Produced by B-Real
7. K.U.S.H
Produced by Sick Jacken and B-Real
8. Get ‘Em Up
Produced by B-Real
9. Carry Me Away (feat. Mike Shinoda)
Produced by Mike Shinoda
10. Trouble Seeker (feat. Daron Malakian)
Produced by Daron Malakian
11. Day Destroys the Night featuring Everlast
Produced by DJ Muggs & DJ Khalil
12. I Unlimited
Produced by B-Real
13. Armed & Dangerous
Produced by Jake One and B-Real
14. Shut ‘Em Down (feat. Tom Morello)
Produced by Tom Morello and B-Real
15. Armada Latina (feat. Marc Anthony and Pitbull)
Produced by Jim Jonsin
Milliner in Canada
International artist/designer Maria Curcic has been creating works of art since the 80’s.
Recently her hat was selected to be on display for a year at the Kentucky Derby.See link and scroll down.Maria’s work exudes her personal flare and style. Each hat is individually handmade with attention to detail. Her hats are in the collection of the Mobile Millinery museum in Ottawa and her work is in the hands of many private collectors in the UK, France,Germany and the US.
CRASH KARMA Announces Cross-Canada Tour
MARCH 9TH – BARRIE, ON – THE MANSION
MARCH 11TH – OSHAWA, ON – KARMA LOUNGE
MARCH 18TH – BURLINGTON, ON – BOSTON MANOR
MARCH 19TH – PETERBOROUGH, ON – RED DOG
MARCH 20TH – CHATHAM, ON – ENCORE NIGHTCLUB
MARCH 25TH – WINNIPEG, MB – SILVERADO’S
MARCH 27TH – COLD LAKE, AB – COLD LAKE ENERGY CENTRE
MARCH 29TH – CALGARY, AB – RUSTY CAGE
MARCH 31ST – EDMONTON, AB – WHISKEY JACK’S
APRIL 1ST – RED DEER, AB – WILD BILL’S
APRIL 2ND – GRAND PRAIRIE, AB – ROCK CITY
APRIL 3RD – FORT ST. JOHN, BC – EGAN’S PUB
APRIL 7TH – VANCOUVER, BC – VENUE
APRIL 9TH – SASKATOON, SK – TCU PLACE
APRIL 10TH – REGINA, SK - DISTRIKT
CRASH KARMA’s Debut Single “Awake” Top 10 Canadian Rock Chart for 14 weeks -
Fast-rising rock group CRASH KARMA will hit the road to coincide with the release of their debut album March 16th. The tour begins March 8th in Barrie, ON and criss-crosses the continent before finishing up in Regina, SK, on April 10th.
CRASH KARMA’s members are no stranger to success, consisting of former I Mother Earth singer Edwin, ex-Our Lady Peace guitarist Mike Turner, The Tea Party drummer Jeff Burrows and former Zygote bassist Amir Epstein. All of these respective groups notched up record sales in the millions, multiple Juno and MuchMusic Video Awards and became household names. “Awake” is, of course, a perfectly appropriate title for the pulsating debut single.
The disc was recorded at Toronto’s Pocket Studios and produced by Turner, and came together on what started their own respective bands – dreams and great songs. Their first national tour will showcase the powerful raw energy of what each member does best, transcending the sum of their parts - Edwin’s roof-shaking lung power, Burrow’s grooves, Turner and Epstein’s eye-popping and infectious’ playing with visceral power, all leading to what radio listeners already know – Crash Karma are one of the most exciting groups around.
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The New Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Album I Learned The Hard Way Available 04.06.10
Produced by Bosco Mann and recorded on an Ampex eight-track tape machine by Gabriel Roth in Daptone Records’ House of Soul studios, this record drips with a warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax. Sharon’s raw power, rhythmic swagger, moaning soulfulness, and melodic command set her firmly alongside Tina Turner, James Brown, Mavis Staples, and Aretha as a fixture in the canon of soul music. From the lush Philly-Soul fanfare that ushers in “The Game Gets Old” at the top of the record, to the stripped down Sam Cooke-style “Mama Don’t Like My Man” at the tail, the Dap-Kings dance seamlessly through both the most crafted and simple arrangements with subtlety and discipline. I Learned the Hard Way is the “Daptone Sound” at its finest.
For now check out the latest Daptone Gold compilation!
SOLO BANTON ‘WALK LIKE RASTA’ ALBUM OUT NOW!!
“WALK LIKE RASTA” the long awaited album by the UK’s rising star SOLO BANTON is officially OUT NOW!!CALI-AGENT RAPPER RASCO RELEASES GLOBAL THREAT
After touring the globe from the Czech Republic to Sierra Leone, Bay Area rapper Rasco is returning to the game with his sixth and most complete LP to date, Global Threat. Moreover, Rasco enlists producers from all over the world, resulting in his most well-rounded creation. Guest appearances include Royce Da 5″9′, Planet Asia, Supastition, Concise Kilgore, as well as newcomers Jae Nut, Suryil and Mary Jayne.Since dropping his ground-breaking LP in 1998, Time Waits For No Man, along with his follow-up EP, 99’s The Birth, Rasco, born Keida Brewer in San Francisco, CA, has redefined West Coast independent hip-hop, winning over fans and critics alike with his articulate wordplay. His second LP, Hostile Environment (2001) and the critically acclaimed third solo joint, Escape From Alcatraz have made Rasco one of hip-hop’s most consistent emcees in the game. In 2003 Rasco released his fourth release The Dick Swanson Theory Pt. 1 and debuted his own label PocketsLinted Entertainment.
In addition to all his solo projects, Rasco’s collabs with partna in rhyme Planet Asia have made him part of indie hip-hops most noted duos. His Cali Agents releases including How The West Was One (2000) and Head of State (2004) remain indie classics. What’s more, he contributed to the remix album,Reanimiation with Grammy Award winning rock-rap group Linkin Park.
Production on Global Threat is shared by Alkota, DJ Wich, Madskillz along with
Khrysis (Little Brother) and Supastition.
Rasco doesn’t do gimmicks, but rather proves himself, once again, to be a real global threat.