Latest news releases for Entertainment Indie from Billboard Publicity Wire 2009-11-07T18:22:02Z http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/images_v4/prw_logo.gif PRWeb xml@emediawire.com http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/atom10/bbindie.xml 2009-11-04T10:12:36Z The Los Angeles Music Awards has bestowed WYLDSKY's debut album with the 2009 “Rock Album of The Year” award. WYLDSKY also took home the “Best Live Performance of The Year” award and will be opening up the 19th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards event on November 12th, 2009 in Hollywood, CA. (PRWeb Nov 6, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3161734.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3161734.htm 2009-11-03T08:58:39Z Kathi Carey's "Worth", which has won an unprecedented 25 awards in its first nine months on the festival circuit, will be featured at the Ojai-Ventura Int'l Film Festival this month. Kathi has become known for her auteur film-making style by writing, directing and acting in her projects, which have included serious themes like breast cancer and were accented with irony. "Life seems to have a sense of humor when dealing with us and so that becomes a natural element in my films," says Kathi. (PRWeb Nov 4, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3152484.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3152484.htm 2009-11-04T14:53:59Z I HEART Inc celebrates the release of The Bombshell Alliance, a retro pin-up girl calendar and music compilation, on November 15th at Hotel Café. Proceeds from the sale of the calendar will be donated to funding I HEART's New Media Recycling Program and to a scholarship for a young girl to attend Silverlake Conservatory of Music. (PRWeb Oct 26, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/iheartinc/calendar/prweb3086914.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/iheartinc/calendar/prweb3086914.htm 2009-10-16T16:53:03Z Internet Video Archive announced today that it has signed an agreement with ARTISTdirect Internet Group (ADIG)for distribution of independent label music videos online. The agreement adds IVA's deep catalog of music videos to ARTISTdirect's deep catalog of music resulting in a compelling new offering to the 12 million-plus unique visitors to the ARTISTdirect Network. The agreement also includes movie previews which will be rolled out later in the year. (PRWeb Oct 18, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3063344.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3063344.htm 2009-10-12T12:51:02Z Veteran songwriter and recording artist Dan Hill, who has three times enjoyed songs ranked in the top three on the American charts and twice had # 1 hits in Canada, comments on Tia McGraff's hot new song, "Angry Eagle," It captures the times that we're living in perfectly! It is so wrenchingly topical that it's impossible not to relate to every word." (PRWeb Oct 13, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/KB/Entertainment/prweb3033994.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/KB/Entertainment/prweb3033994.htm 2009-10-07T15:50:38Z Ani DiFranco will receive the Woody Guthrie Award for being a voice of positive social change at the 13th annual Guthrie Awards Dinner on Thursday, October 8th in New York City. (PRWeb Oct 8, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/anidifranco/guthrieaward/prweb3013504.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/anidifranco/guthrieaward/prweb3013504.htm 2009-10-01T00:34:05Z Reverend Zen takes home international honors from the Unisong, Australia and UK Song Contests. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/10/prweb2973774.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/10/prweb2973774.htm 2009-09-20T23:46:41Z WAZ releases new full-length album "These Bright Lights" produced by Will Golden & WAZ, mixed and mastered by Tom Rogers (Magnetic Fields) with Special Guest Appearances by Pete Yorn & David Immergluck (Counting Crows). (PRWeb Sep 21, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/WAZTheseBrightLights/2009Release/prweb2914454.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/WAZTheseBrightLights/2009Release/prweb2914454.htm 2009-09-15T12:58:41Z Composer, filmmaker, director and solo performer Mikel Rouse will release his new album, Gravity Radio (Exit Music 1012) on Tuesday, November 3 on iTunes and at all major retailers. He will celebrate with a special album release performance at Galapagos Art Space (16 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY) on Friday, October 23 at 8pm. Mr. Rouse will be joined onstage by his band, special guests ACME (American Contemporary Music Ensemble) and TONY nominated/OBIE Award winner Veanne Cox. New work by acclaimed video artist Cliff Baldwin will be projected throughout the performance. A live performance of Gravity Radio will tour to New Orleans, New York, Illinois, North Carolina, Toronto, Ireland, and Spain in 2010.Gravity Radio features music for string quartet, singers, guitarist, bass, drums and keyboard soaring above and intertwining with ethereal shortwave radio static. Through this texture, a voice (that of Veanne Cox) cuts intermittently with scattershot reports from the AP newswire. The result is familiar and comforting, yet oddly unsettling. (PRWeb Sep 16, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/mikelrouse/gravityradio/prweb2884294.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/mikelrouse/gravityradio/prweb2884294.htm 2009-09-04T23:40:44Z New Jersey recording artists Nohman and DSS Studios announce debut single. (PRWeb Sep 8, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2837494.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2837494.htm 2009-08-26T11:00:06Z Primary Wave Music, one of the largest music publishing companies in the United States, announced today its partnership with Motel 6 on a new campaign designed to support touring bands. The first of its kind, the "Rock Yourself To Sleep" campaign will offer six weeks of free lodging to bands on tour, helping to offset the daunting costs of life on the road. The program will kick-off in early September. (PRWeb Aug 27, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2797304.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2797304.htm 2009-08-24T19:48:59Z The Bandwidth Conference explores the ever-evolving music experience and takes place on August 27 and 28 in San Francisco (PRWeb Aug 25, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/digital/music/prweb2787364.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/digital/music/prweb2787364.htm 2009-09-07T20:43:40Z http://prodigytalentgroup.wordpress.com [Prodigy Talent Group], announces Australian film actor Paul Ashton, ("Secret Life Of Us," "Academy") stars as 'Gregory von Gearhart', a narcissistic sociopath in "Serial Buddies," the indie comedy feature film produced by Maria Menounos ("Access Hollywood," "TODAY Show") and written and directed by Keven Undergaro ("Land Of Merry Misfits," Tribeca Film Festival). (PRWeb Aug 20, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2770794.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2770794.htm 2009-08-17T16:57:30Z The Bandwidth Conference gathers music, technology, digital music, and media professionals to explore the ever-evolving music experience. Bandwidth 2009 takes place on August 27 and 28 in San Francisco. (PRWeb Aug 18, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/digital/music/prweb2762704.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/digital/music/prweb2762704.htm 2009-08-17T06:46:56Z Following last year's award winning Insound 20 design project, Insound is returning this year with a different spin on the concept. Beginning in mid-August, Insound will reveal 10 designs by Mike Perry, the designer, illustrator, editor and maker behind the popular design books, "Handjob" and "Over and Over". This series is being called the "Insound 10 Classic." (www.insound.com/classic10) (PRWeb Aug 17, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/Insound10/Classic/prweb2751434.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/Insound10/Classic/prweb2751434.htm 2009-08-14T17:51:26Z Groundbreaking Artist and Website Unite To Give Away Music to the Fans for Free (PRWeb Aug 17, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2755204.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2755204.htm 2009-08-12T16:29:38Z Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and Guatemalan native, Gaby Moreno, performs as opener for Tracy Chapman's Summer 2009 Tour. (PRWeb Aug 14, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2746994.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2746994.htm 2009-08-11T11:32:07Z AirPlay Direct, a web-based artist marketing, promotion, education, and advocacy platform which allows artists, record labels, and music publishers to securely deliver their broadcast-quality music and digital press kits to radio stations and music industry professionals worldwide, launchs their new digital distribution platform and Global Radio Charting System. The cutting-edge global digital delivery system offers real-time radio "Download Tracking Reports" and graphs, which empowers artists to be able to track and connect with the programmers who are accessing their music. It also offers an enhanced "permission-based" Digital Press Kit (DPK) service, and the revolutionary AirPlay Direct "Global Radio Charts" for singles and albums - the first of its kind. (PRWeb Aug 12, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/AirPlayDirect/musicdigitaldelivery/prweb2739864.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/AirPlayDirect/musicdigitaldelivery/prweb2739864.htm 2009-08-11T15:27:04Z The Bandwidth Conference gathers music, technology, digital music, and media professionals to explore the ever-evolving music experience. Bandwidth 2009 takes place on August 27 and 28 in San Francisco. (PRWeb Aug 12, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/digital/music/prweb2741584.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/digital/music/prweb2741584.htm 2009-08-06T05:22:10Z The music industry is alive with praise for Danny Saber's latest project, the album Saber Bytes. (PRWeb Aug 11, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2724204.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2724204.htm 2009-07-24T17:31:51Z Traverse City Film Festival founder Michael Moore has announced "the best movie lineup" in its five-year history for the 2009 event that runs from July 28 through Aug. 2 in the northernMichigan town of Traverse City, Michigan. (PRWeb Jul 24, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2676044.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2676044.htm 2009-07-21T22:35:04Z Norwegian band will release North American debut on September 29 through Red Hammer Records and E1 Entertainment Distribution (formerly KOCH Entertainment) (PRWeb Jul 23, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2667984.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2667984.htm 2009-06-29T19:25:34Z 6th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) is currently accepting entries. Past winners include: The Refugees, Charlie Dore (UK), Fertitta and McClintock (USA), Jen Foster USA), Mistin' (Australia), David Francey (Canada). (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2591964.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2591964.htm 2009-06-23T07:26:29Z Filming to start in September for Part 2 of The Battlefield Tour Series The Americans on D-Day to VE Day. The Americans D-Day to VE Day and will feature popular Battle Tour Guide Host Ellwood von Seibold (PRWeb Jun 24, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2565094.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2565094.htm 2009-06-18T16:51:33Z The Urban Network's Creative Affairs Department has expanded its newest event to New York, New York while still maintaining the Los Angeles session on the eve of the BET Awards. "Be Seen and Be Heard" is scheduled to take place at private locations in the beautiful bureau of Manhattan, and Los Angeles, CA, June 27th, 2009. (PRWeb Jun 19, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2553614.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2553614.htm 2009-06-16T16:44:44Z For many, Huntsville 1996 defines that period in Widespread Panic history. Fresh off a well deserved ski vacation in the Rocky Mountains, where the music also took some time to stretch and relax, Widespread Panic charged into the Spring '96 tour with a renewed sense of energy and perspective. On April 3rd 1996 at the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville, Alabama, it all came together and made an indelible mark on Panic music history. (PRWeb Jun 18, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2542504.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2542504.htm 2009-06-15T04:21:17Z Experimental Rock Band, "Beatnik Jr.", readies for their TOKYOPOP® independent anime film debut. (PRWeb Jun 16, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2534274.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2534274.htm 2009-06-10T12:51:11Z Carmelina releases her debut album "Morena" through her independent label Morena Records. The 12-track album features collaborations with former Trackmaster Curt Gowdy, Game G and Coptic. (PRWeb Jun 11, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2520854.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2520854.htm 2009-06-09T13:18:54Z 2009 CineVegas Festival to honor Actors Jon Voight and Willem Dafoe, two directors and two video game design pioneers at the six-day Las Vegas industry event (PRWeb Jun 10, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2512634.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2512634.htm 2009-06-07T14:07:51Z Enjoy life's precious moments before they slip away (PRWeb Jun 8, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/celeste_moyers/punk_rock_show/prweb2504654.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/celeste_moyers/punk_rock_show/prweb2504654.htm 2009-06-01T19:28:35Z Joan Red finalizes endorsement deal with Anthem Guitars, a hot new guitar brand, from Chesbro Music Company. (PRWeb Jun 2, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/anthem-guitars/joan-red/prweb2486404.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/anthem-guitars/joan-red/prweb2486404.htm 2009-06-24T09:58:22Z First of its kind, allows bands to book shows through profiles, venues to promote, industry to network and fans to be heard. (PRWeb May 28, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/Concert/bands/prweb2460644.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/Concert/bands/prweb2460644.htm 2009-05-25T22:45:25Z Songwriter and recording artist Nick Pupillo transmutes the depths of suicidal despair into emotive artistry. Called the "Godfather of Emo" by late A&M/Columbia Records executive Jamie Cohen, Pupillo's enigmatic style marries the intensity of hardcore and dramatic, containing tortured lyrical cross-over song writing and production that reflects not only mid-1980s emocore, but also a wide range of eclectic styles within the arena rock to rhythm and blues genre, and of course ska to rockabilly. Pupillo's songs are now available for synch licensing in advertising, film, gaming and television through Slot-1.com, as well as for digital download on all premier retail outlets over the Internet. (PRWeb May 26, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/slot_1_studios-pr/5-26-2009/prweb2457244.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/slot_1_studios-pr/5-26-2009/prweb2457244.htm 2009-05-21T07:18:21Z Cincinnatians and music fans around the world are preparing to honor the late singer-songwriter Katie Reider - an inspiration to thousands for her exquisite music, her remarkable courage and strength, and her inclusive values - with 3 Tweets 4 Katie: The World's Largest Tweet-Up from P&G Gardens during the annual Taste of Cincinnati festival May 23-25, 2009. (PRWeb May 21, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2449434.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2449434.htm 2009-05-22T16:06:52Z LA-based singer-songwriter, WAZ has joined forces with music production team Golden-Sgro to compose the original music for ABC's new comedy "Cougar Town" created by Bill Lawrence and starring Courteney Cox. (PRWeb May 20, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/WAZ/CougarTown/prweb2436984.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/WAZ/CougarTown/prweb2436984.htm 2009-05-17T18:29:18Z Jody Watley and Avitone Recordings are proud to announce that they have entered into an international distribution deal with London based ADA-Global. (PRWeb May 18, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2422454.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2422454.htm 2009-05-12T09:36:44Z LA-based singer-songwriter, Arrica Rose's new EP "Pretend I'm Fur" is available now worldwide on iTunes and Amazon. (PRWeb May 11, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2401524.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2401524.htm 2009-05-04T12:04:51Z The Yoshida Brothers, Japan's young masters of the ancient tsugaru-shamisen, are back with a new album, Prism to be released May 5th on Domo Music Group/Fontana. The Brothers' US Tour Begins May 8th in Los Angeles (PRWeb May 5, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2384684.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2384684.htm 2009-05-04T15:09:03Z Caption Records announced Michael Damian's "Rock On 09" has debuted this week at #30* on the Radio & Records national AC chart. It was twenty years ago this month that Damian's first release of the rock classic hit #1 on both the Billboard and R&R Top40 charts. (PRWeb May 4, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2389634.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2389634.htm 2009-05-11T08:16:16Z Ground Breaking L.A. based Hip -Hop/Pop/Rock artist and producer Kaleo Futuristo Makes a Bold and Optimistic Declaration fitting in this Age of Obama: The Future is Now. (PRWeb Apr 30, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2367524.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2367524.htm