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Recent Headlines - Music Genre: Rock, Pop, & Alternative

6th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) Kicks Off 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). - 2009-07-01

North Carolina Rockers THE FIFTH Combine Sex, Drugs and Rock n' Roll for Upcoming EMG/Universal Debut The Fifth has signed with EMG/Universal and will release their debut album Confessions of Man on July 28, 2009. The band has also signed an exclusive long-term management agreement with partners Ricky B. Rogers & Ray Ware of Nashville-based Fused Management. - 2009-06-30

ZZYZX SnapJack Inc. Reinvents Music's Magnetism SnapJack Instrument Cables are First to Utilize Magnetic Jack Technology, Gaining a Worldwide Following and a Famous Customer Base - 2009-06-25

Jason Mraz Adopts New Technology To Help Fans Connect Atlantic Records Artist Continues His Innovative Use of Technology By Adding iggli Invite Service To His Website - 2009-06-23

Widespread Panic's 3rd Release From the Vaults, Huntsville 1996, is Slated to Hit the Streets on June 23rd 2009 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. - 2009-06-18

GameSoundCon, First Industry Conference on Game Music and Game Sound Design to Launch in Los Angeles SoundCon LLC, is announcing the creation of GameSoundCon, a video game music and sound conference for the professional audio community. GameSoundCon features two concentrated days of seminars and panel sessions for the professional audio community teaching the essentials of game audio creation and production. - 2009-06-18

Backstage Auctions to Put 5,000 7-inch Vintage Promotional Records On the Auction Block Backstage Auctions to feature over 700 auction lots of rock and roll treasures from the personal collection of noted classic rock radio legend Denny Somach. The Rockin' Hot Summer Auction will feature one-of-a-kind items from rock history's most iconic bands and personalities including The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, The Band, YES, The Who, The Doors, B.B. King, The Kinks and many more. - 2009-06-16

Los Angeles Band, "Beatnik Jr.", Gets Animated Experimental Rock Band, "Beatnik Jr.", readies for their TOKYOPOP® independent anime film debut. - 2009-06-16

It Was All A Dream: A Major Music and Film Deal Stars Confidential' client's ability to reach a massive number of fans through hard work pushing Internet strategies developed by new media strategist Richard Victor Mahee has companies and advertisers are backing its growing marketability. - 2009-06-14

Folk Rock Songstress Celeste Moyers Releases Worldwide Single Punk Rock Show Enjoy life's precious moments before they slip away - 2009-06-08

Near-Death Mishap Knocks Blood Corps Out of Line-Up: Idaho's Goth-Metal Band Rott Tapped To Open Metal Fest Idaho's Melodic Goth-Metal Band Rott tapped to Open 2009 Flight of the Valkyries Metal Fest when Blood Corps, an up-and-coming band from Virginia, experienced a brush with death. - 2009-06-04

Anthem Guitars Ink Endorsement Deal with Memphis Rockers Joan Red Joan Red finalizes endorsement deal with Anthem Guitars, a hot new guitar brand, from Chesbro Music Company. - 2009-06-02

Def Leppard.com and You Tube Lip-Syncing Contest Gives Fans The Chance "To Be and See" Def Leppard Live in Concert this Summer Def Leppard Video Contest Starts This Weekend, Upload Your Video To Win Free Concert Tickets a Backstage Tour and The Chance To Meet Members of Def Leppard - 2009-06-01

Trackbacks Available ArtistRise.com Launches Free Online Community for Concert Industry First of its kind, allows bands to book shows through profiles, venues to promote, industry to network and fans to be heard. - 2009-05-28

When is a One Hit Wonder Band, No Longer a One Hit Wonder Band? Boys Don't Cry, who in 1986 had a number 1 smash worldwide hit with “I Wanna Be a Cowboy”, are back 23 years later with a new hit, “Don't Call Me A Country Singer”. Is this the first one hit wonder to make a comeback and have a new hit all over again? - 2009-05-28

London's Calling: "Beatnik Jr." Rolls on in Hard Rock's Ambassadors of Rock® Battle of the Bands Contest Experimental rock band, "Beatnik Jr.", represents Los Angeles hard rock location in final stage of contest, worldwide online voting. - 2009-05-28

Veteran Music Producer and Songwriter Matthew Hager Releases Highly Anticipated Debut EP 'Peace Love and Animosity' After over a decade working behind the scenes with such notable acts as Duran Duran, Mandy Moore, Mindi Abair, Simply Red and Scott Weiland, Matthew Hager reveals himself as a formidable pop/rock recording artist in his own right and stakes rightful claim to center stage by using his seasoned songwriting and production skills to create a personal album that is cohesive, reflective, and eminently listenable. - 2009-05-26

The God Father of Emo Releases Digital Catalog 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. - 2009-05-26

Former Monkee Peter Tork Not Allowing Treatment for Rare Cancer To Cancel Summer Tour Plans Former Monkee and 1960s pop idol, actor and writer Peter Tork announced in March 2009 he had Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma and was operated on at NY's famed Sloan-Kettering hospital to remove a cancerous tumor. He will soon begin both radiation treatments and a summer tour. His rock-blues outfit, Shoe Suede Blues, will perform starting May 29th in Storrs, CT. Tork also recently announced the formation of the Peter Tork Hope On Project, selling wristbands emblazoned with the words HOPE ON to raise awareness and support for people suffering from rare cancers and donating a large portion of profits to rare cancer research and charities. - 2009-05-26

Jani Lane & Janet Gardner Join 'Rock'n'Roll Rat Pack' - Celebrity Rock Group SCRAP METAL Announces Special Guests for Summer Rock Event Celebrity Rock Super Group SCRAP METAL announce Jani Lane former lead singer of WARRANT and Janet Gardner former lead singer of the all-girl rock band VIXEN will join them as special guest stars performing at the upcoming SCRAP METAL summer rock concert event at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT on Saturday, June 6, 2009. - 2009-05-24

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