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COUNTRY MUSIC SUPERSTAR JASON ALDEAN SETS RELEASE OF FOURTH STUDIO
ALBUM,'MY KINDA PARTY',SET FOR NOV.2,2010.
Nashville,Tenn.interviewsofrecordingartists.com
There is a whole lot about country rocker Jason Aldean that has become familiar during his first five years as a hitmaker; after all, he has spent more weeks at No. one on the radio charts than any other country artist in the last 14 months. Now, with the release of his robust 15 track studio disc MY KINDA PARTY on Nov. 2, 2010, Aldean builds on the sound that brought him to the ‘party,’ while continuing to push the boundaries of country music with his own unique style. “The album is named MY KINDA PARTY because it’s totally representative of what I like and what my fans have come to expect on my records and at the ‘party’ we throw at our shows,” says Aldean. “I think the key is knowing who you are as an artist and taking it to an extreme without ripping anybody else off...it’s all about knowing what it is that sets you apart.” Produced by Michael Knox, the essence of MY KINDA PARTY is the solidity of its material. By selling 3.5 million records in the first phase of his career, Aldean commanded the attention of Nashville’s songwriters as he put together music for the album. As a result, MY KINDA PARTY is stacked with inviting melodies and intriguing storylines. The first single, the muscular title track, has fit very quickly into the jacked-up portion of both his concert set list and radio playlists across the country. But there’s other stylistic landscape to explore too, including his first full-fledged duet with big-voiced pop singer Kelly Clarkson for “Don’t You Wanna Stay” and the groove of “Dirt Road Anthem” that suggests Aldean has listened to a little Snoop Dogg in his time. ldean’s ultra-Southern vocal style gives him an immediately identifiable sound, and the band helps set him even further apart from other country stars.“I don’t want my records to sound like everybody else’s,” he insists. “The only way to do that is to cut it like we do…with my touring band and with an engineer that nobody else uses in Nashville, and I’m really proud of that.”
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“Ladies & Gentlemen…The Rolling Stones”.This September NCM Fathom,Eagle Rock Entertainment
And Omniverse Vision Team To Rock Out Over 530 Select Movie Theaters Nationwide.
CENTENNIAL,Colo.interviewsofrecordingartists.com
Fans of rock legends,Rolling Stones,around the nation will experience for one night a unique event,as the band takes fans back to the summer tour that skyrocketed their careers with Ladies & Gentlemen…The Rolling Stones.This big screen event features classic Stones performances from the 1972 tour and a special, theater-only segment from Mick Jagger. Together with Jagger, Stones greats Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts take fans inside life on the road during that magical summer when they rocked millions of fans in sold-out venues around the world. For the first time in over 30 years, legendary concert footage from the tour will be unveiled by the band for their fans in select movie theaters nationwide on Thursday,September 16,2010,at 7:30 p.m.local time. “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”.Tickets for Ladies & Gentlemen… The Rolling Stones are available at participating box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, please visit the website (theaters may be subject to change). Presented by NCM Fathom, Eagle Rock Entertainment and Omniverse Vision, this one-night-only event will feature the Stones in a career defining concert, testing the very limits of their own musical power. The footage was captured at four shows in Fort Worth and Houston, Texas on their 1972 North American tour promoting the “Exile on Main Street” album. The music played on that spectacular tour included what would later be known as some of the band’s greatest all-time hits such as "Tumbling Dice," “Brown Sugar,” “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.” "It's a full on performance and energy levels are really high...everyone's very together and on,"Jagger noted. Richards agreed with Jagger and recalled, “I knew that ‘Tumbling Dice’ was a killer live.” Ladies & Gentlemen… The Rolling Stones was originally filmed in 1972 in 16mm by Bob Freeze and Steve Gebhardt of John Lennon’s Butterfly Films and has been restored and re-mastered from vintage footage. Movie theater audiences will get a one-time opportunity to flashback and be next to the stage during these historic concerts. “The summer of 1972 and being on tour with the Rolling Stones is a rare opportunity for the legions of Stones fans and their families to experience history,” said Dan Diamond, vice president of NCM Fathom. “This concert footage has been preserved for 38 years and we are delighted that the Stones want to share it with millions of music fans across the country in hundreds of Fathom-networked theaters.”
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COLDWATER CANYON BAND
IS‘JUST GETTING STARTED’.
LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA.interviewsofrecordingartists.com
Like the long, winding and hilly Los Angeles street for which it’s named, the Coldwater Canyon Band’s rise in country music includes a lot of intense twists and turns that set it apart from most of today’s Nashville bred and based ensembles. The good news for the group’s thousands of fans across America is expressed in the title of their new album—they’ve been going strong since 2006, but in many ways, they’re Just Getting Started. Charismatic, high energy frontman and songwriter Howie Vaughn may have been raised on a farm in Tennessee, but he’s a California boy at heart. Years after returning to his birth state as a teenager, he’s still firing up the joint, raising the roof at honky tonks and festivals up and down the West Coast and Las Vegas (including Gilly’s and the Harrah’s outdoor stage on the Strip) with a groove intensive, R&B-hip-hop infused hybrid vibe he calls “Cali Country.” Driven by Vaughn’s intense onstage energy and showmanship that legends like Garth Brooks could appreciate, they held sway for a few years at The Cowboy Palace in Chatsworth (north of L.A.), but have graduated to larger venues since the widespread success of their two indie albums. They’re renowned for their sparkling, devil’s in the strings performances, their onstage give and take and connection to the crowd—taking the outlaw legend and introducing into it a modern day bump, balancing a mainstream polish and a rough, back porch edge. Vaughn’s unique hybrid, which adds harder bass, beats and cymbals to a mainstream country-pop sound, has been a sensation at country radio since the release of the Coldwater Canyon Band’s 2008 indie album debut Rollin’ on the L.A. based KBE (KOUNTREEBOYZ ENTERTAINMENT) label. Their first single “Country Girls” rose to #15 on the Billboard Hot Singles Chart (indicating great crossover success). “Nobody Knows,” the new single from the recently released Just Getting Started, reached the Top Ten on the Hot Singles chart and #2 on the Billboard Country Singles Chart—all incredibly impressive stats for a country band from L.A. on an indie label. The track is also getting major airplay via online outlets like the country channel on Music Choice.Folks in the industry have been showering the band with praise from the beginning. Al Bruno, Grammy winning writer, producer and guitarist for Willie Nelson, says, “Besides being an ultra-talented writer and performer, there’s a lot of passion and honesty in Howie’s voice and writing. He brings energy to country music that the format desperately needs. And he is not afraid to cross the line and go for it.” Kevin Gerhsan, Producer/Director of “Entertainment Tonight,” adds, “Howie Vaughn’s Coldwater Canyon Band is one of hottest young country bands hitting the scene. Their unique and fresh ‘California’ sound really makes them stand out from the crowd. They are certainly among the ‘Ones To Watch’!”"In many ways, my story is typical of someone who might grow up to become a country artist,” says Vaughn, “because I grew up listening to Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Jr. and Tammy Wynette. I was influenced by the unique ways they had in delivering a song. But my parents were also listening to Motown, and later I loved 2 Live Crew, NWA and Notorious B.I.G. So my sound brings over a lot of flavors of urban music and I’m really excited about the way songs like ‘Nobody Knows’ and ‘Redneck Soldiers’ from Just Getting Started are being embraced by the African American community. But my inspiration doesn’t stop there! I was also a big fan of Metallica and Journey, and one of my earlier songs ‘Weatherman’ was inspired by the group Cinderella. “The sound of the Coldwater Canyon Band has evolved since I started with the original lineup in 2006,” he adds, “but we love the fact that we’ve never been locked or handcuffed into a certain sound. In this digital age when most independent artists timidly release singles or EPS, CCB makes the bold move in putting out a collection with a total of 13 songs—a number usually considered unlucky but which for Vaughn makes a statement that luck is on their side. Four of the songs are newly revamped versions of tunes that originally appeared on Rollin’: “Nobody Knows,” “Peace of Mind,” “What About Me?” and the title track.While Vaughn sees the musical theme of Just Getting Started along the lines of “Here I am, partying with you guys in the trenches, in bars having a good time, bringing you this brand new spin on country music,” lyrically the songs are fascinating snapshots into his dynamic life journey. The mid-tempo ballad “Rollin’” was influenced by his parents. His dad, a veteran trucker who is now the driver of Coldwater Canyon Band’s tour bus, was gone for long stretches of time and his mom was left alone quite often. When the girl of Vaughn’s dreams left him because of his own extended time away, he asked his mom if she ever felt like leaving—a question which led him to write the song.“Peace Of Mind” is an homage to our soldiers and all those who fight for our freedom, who deserve our love and support; unlike many post 9/11 anthems, however, it also refers to Vietnam, where his dad served many years ago. His parents were also the inspiration behind “Nobody Knows,” in which a performer spots someone dancing alone from the stage and wonders why they don’t want to dance with anybody. It’s largely metaphorical, but it has to do with those days when his mom had a man but the man was frequently absent—which would have meant if she went out on the town, she would dance alone.When Vaughn was a kid, his Pawpaw in Kingsport, Tennessee told him, “Howie, you’re a dreamer. When you gamble, bet the ranch and let it ride, but make sure you bet on yourself.” From sneaking into honkytonks to sing at eight years old to captivating fans these days with his wild stage performances, he’s always approached his life and music full throttle. Once he came back to Cali as a teenager, he signed a publishing deal with Bruno Bear Records and rode saddle broncs on the amateur rodeo circuit.Before forming and becoming the lead singer of Coldwater Canyon, he performed in numerous bands that became legendary, including Wild Country, Southern Tradition and Young Country. KBE President Thomas Goodin signed Coldwater Canyon Band after hearing them perform “Country Girls” at the Cowboy Palace. The band has been through various personnel changes since, but original member, drummer Milo Todesco, still performs some live dates with the revamped band.“Nothing makes me happier than connecting with the crowd, having them feel what I feel through my songs,” Vaughn says. “I put as much passion and emotion into it as possible. I want to create music that soothes, connects and grabs people. To bond with someone on that level – there is no greater gift. People come to shows to get lost from the reality of what’s happening in their lives for a few hours, and I love the opportunity to pull them into my world, where they can worry about the passion and not the pain. It’s like entering another dimension and it’s all about having letting go and having fun.”
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