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Swampdawamp Release 2.0-Another Big Helping of Southern Rock and Blues

July 8, 2008

SwampDaWamp (pronounced swamp duh wamp) is the creation of singer-songwriter-guitarist Gig Michaels. Hailing from Charlotte, NC, SwampDaWamp is the powerful and creative collaboration of six talented and seasoned musicians: Gig Michaels (lead vocals & acoustic guitar); David Lee (drums); Michael Hough (guitar & vocals); Keith Inman (guitar); Mike Huffman (keyboards, B3 & vocals); and Cody Bennett ...

Phil Christie's Rearview Mirror CD Available on Amazon

July 8, 2008

The last song Phil Christie wrote for his new CD became its title and is the one that most defined it. Rearview Mirror with its images of “looking back and reflecting on love lost, love won, dreams unfulfilled and those dreams that may still yet come true" are a unifying thread throughout the recording's ten tracks. ...

Apple's 3G iPhone Arrives 8am Friday

July 8, 2008

3G-Day Friday 8 AM Be There or Be Square!

Live Nation Signs Nickelback

July 8, 2008

Nickelback Signs Up With Live Nation Less than a week after its deal with Shakira was confirmed, the entertainment marketing company Live Nation has signed the Canadian rock band Nickelback to another long-term worldwide contract for recordings, touring, merchandise and other rights, the company announced. Nickelback, whose hits include “How You Remind Me" and “Photograph," has ...

Pete Kameron L.A. Weekly Co-Founder Dies

July 8, 2008

Pete Kameron Co-founder of LA Weekly Pete Kameron, 87, who helped found Track Records, the recording label of the British rock group the Who, and later co-founded LA Weekly, died June 29 at his home in Beverly Hills. The cause was cancer, according to Michael Sigman, a friend and former LA Weekly publisher. Kameron was a ...

In Three Years, the Internet Hits a Brick Wall

July 8, 2008

In an estimated three years or so, the Internet will run out of the IPv4 addresses that it is currently based upon, forcing a transition over to a next-generation IPv6 address scheme or a halt to all new domains. That prediction was made last month by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, which told attendees ...

Pioneer Develops 400-Gbyte Blu-Ray Compatible Disc

July 8, 2008

apan's Pioneer Corp.has developed an optical disc capable of holding 400 Gbytes, or about sixteen times the capacity of today's Blu-ray discs. The technology is also backwards-compatible with the Blu-ray technology, Pioneer said, as the objective lens optical specifications are the same as used by the lenses in BD drives. Each disc contains 16 layers of ...

UK Jazz Fans Rush to Pre-Order the Passion Debut Album Before Stocks Run Out

July 8, 2008

The limited release of the debut album by UK supergroup The Passion has got British jazz fans racing to Amazon to pre-order there copy before they all sell out. The group that comprises Jacqui Dankworth, Liane Carroll and Sara Colman have been together for almost ten years, but announced that with the debut album “One Good ...

5 Latin Jazz Trends from the First Half of 2008

July 8, 2008

We've passed through a little more than half of 2008, so it's time to look back upon some of the great work produced by Latin Jazz artists. It's been another exciting year so far, with plenty of inspiring albums pushing us forward. Latin Jazz has moved in every direction this year, touching upon several elements [...] ...

Jazz Impressions of Paris

July 8, 2008