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Aug 10
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Tuesday Music Guide - August 10, 2010Posted by: admin on Aug 10, 2010 |
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SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD
SOUNDTRACK
www.scottpilgrimthemovie.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) includes a number of original songs composed by alternative/modern rock kingpin Beck. They are performed in the film by Sex Bob-Omb - the group featuring Scott Pilgrim (Cera) on bass, Stephen Stills (Mark Webber) on lead vocals and guitar and Kim Pine (Alison Pill) on drums. Cast members perform the band’s vocals, with multi-platinum and Grammy® Award winner Beck providing instrumentation - a unique collaboration unprecedented in the annals of soundtrack albums. Beck’s Sex Bob-Omb songs, including the grunge-infused “Garbage Truck” and the alternative-themed “Summertime,” are woven seamlessly into the film. Both the film and album feature four Beck/Sex Bob-Omb tracks, as well as “Ramona,” a Beck (only) song featured here in both acoustic and lush orchestral arrangements.
STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUBThe Ghetto Blaster EP
streetsweepersocialclub.com
Dist: Warner music Canada
Tom Morello and Boots Riley joined forces to form Street Sweeper Social Club in 2009. Following the group's critically acclaimed, self-titled debut album, SSSC present the Ghetto Blaster EP. The new release features seven new recordings, including two songs that have become fan favorites during their blistering live sets: covers of MIA's "Paper Planes," and LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out." The EP also features a new, extended version of their single, "Promenade," which highlights an explosive and unique guitar solo that validates Morello's status as a real, live Guitar Hero.
HAWKSLEY WORKMANMilk
www.hawksleyworkman.com
Dist: Warner Music Canada
Alongside the January 2010 release of Meat, individual tracks from Milk were released one at a time via iTunes and www.hawksleyworkman.com. Now that several tracks from Milk are alive and well at Alternative Rock radio formats across the country, including a coveted add at Kiss FM in Toronto (“Chemical”), added in its first day of the campaign, and a new Virgin Mobile commercial featuring “Not Your Parents’ Music”, the time has come to release Milk as a full package. Milk is an up-tempo, dance-driven Euro-pop-leaning record that features a number of high-profile collaborations. Tosha Dash (Candy Coated Killahz) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) both appear as backing vocalists. As well, Polaris Long List artist Shad makes a cameo vocal performance.
CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON Love Rules
www.cdj.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada
Canadian country singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson re-emerges onto music scene with hot single and much anticipated fourth studio album Love Rules.The new album is the country darling’s first release in four years and the lead single, Let Me Introduce Myself, is Top 10 on Canadian country radio and is currently the highest ranked country song in Canada at number 12 on the BDS Canadian Top 50. The song stays true to Johnson’s signature sound, blending upbeat and soaring harmonies with lyrics that evoke real-life experiences. The new album is produced by Johnson, who boasts a 2004 & 2009 CCMA Award for Producer of the Year Award, with co-production on five songs by the multi-talented Frank Rogers (Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker). Love Rules has an edgy and fresh sound laced with strong vocals and melodic guitars throughout.
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JO HIKKThe Game
www.johikk.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada
Jo Hikk burst onto the Canadian Country Music Scene with their debut release Ride in the winter of 2007. The album contained no less than 7 singles saw the band get nominated for numerous CCMA awards including Group or Duo of the year and also Video of the year for their biggest single to date My Kind Of Radio, which peaked at #12 on the BDS country radio charts and number on the CMT chart.The first single from the brand new release is a track called The big Spoon, the video was added out of the box to medium rotation at CMT and the single is picking adds every week at radio. The band is touring heavily this summer with stops on all of the major festivals. A full media plan will also roll out that will see a full radio tour across Canada with numerous contesting and meet n greet opportunities along the way. The album was recorded in Calgary by Bob Foster (Jan Arden) and contains 10 brand new tracks sure to please the avid Jo Hikk fan base.
BLACK LABEL SOCIETYOrder Of The Black
www.blacklabelsociety.com
Dist: E1 Entertainment
Wylde has been no stranger to success over the years. At only 19 years old, he was tapped to join Ozzy Osbourne's band as lead guitarist and co-writer. He performed with Osbourne for nearly twenty years. While under Osbourne's tutelage, he formed Black Label Society and in the decade since, BLS has turned the notion of what a rock band should be upside down by inspiring legions of fans (known as Berserkers) all over the world to follow the mantra: Strength, Determination, Merciless, Forever. SDMF for short, the Berserkers, along with Wylde have created a heavy metal institution true to his vision of uncompromising, unfiltered and unrestrained rock and roll. Order of the Black is the eighth studio album by the metal band and featured the first single "Parade of the Dead".
BLAKE SHELTONAll About Tonight
www.blakeshelton.com
Dist: Warner Music Canada
All About Tonight is Blake Shelton’s seventh studio album, and his second SIX PAK.
In 2001, Blake made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to peak at #60 at Country radio in Canada.
Shelton followed his debut with 2003's The Dreamer (his first for Warner Bros. proper) and 2004's Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill, where his first single “Some Beach” reached #1 on the Country charts, and following single “Nobody But Me” peaked at #7.
Shelton followed his third album with, Pure BS, and a fifth album, Startin' Fires, whose debut single “She Wouldn’t Be Gone” peaked at #7 at Country. “Hillbilly Bone,” from Shelton’s Sixth studio album, and his first SIX PAK of the same name was the fastest rising single of his career and peaked in the Top 10 at Country.
MIKE POSNER 31 Minutes To Takeoff
www.mikeposner.com
Dist: Sony Music Canada
Singer, songwriter, producer, and recent Duke University graduate releases his highly anticipated debut album 31 Minutes to Takeoff (J Records). His explosive first single “Cooler Than Me” is conquering nearly every chart available. Says Posner on the album title, “Something happens 31 minutes into the record. You're going to have to listen to find out what it is. All I can say is that both the listener and I will be in a higher place when it's over.” Posner co-wrote and co-produced every track on the album, which features collaborations from Benny Blanco (Ke$ha, 3Oh!3), Boys II Men, Smeezingtons (B.O.B), and Travis Barker.
AUTOLUXTransit Transit
www.autolux.net
Dist: Fontana North
This enigmatic, Los Angeles-based trio whose debut, Future Perfect, was released to critical acclaim in 2004, has continued to captivate fans anxious for the evolution of their unique sonic aesthetic. Autolux now releases their sophomore album, Transit Transit. Autolux produced Transit Transit themselves and the album was recorded in the band’s studio, Space 23, located near downtown Los Angeles. There is a notable sonic progression throughout Transit Transit: vintage synthesizers and manipulated ambience glue central song components together, several tracks are built around piano, all three members take turns with lead vocals, harmonies are abundant, and there is even a bit of trumpet. Ultimately, Transit Transit is propelled by its individual members’ strengths, coalescing into beautiful, complex songs.
BUDOS BANDBudos Band III
thebudos.com
Dist: Fontana North
Having scalded listeners’ ears with sonic lava on Budos I and stung them with venomous frequencies on Budos II, The Budos Band delivers on their promise to spread the epidemic of “Budos Fever” far and wide with the release of The Budos Band III. The cobra is poised to strike if anyone dares challenge The Budos on their quest. And, if there was ever any question whether the brotherhood of The Budos is instrumental afro-soul royalty, the Chateau de Budos that graces the back cover of The Budos Band III assures all that the group is strong – unstoppable even – and will use all of nature’s power to ascend to their rightful throne.
KROME Kronic Rock
www.myspace.com/krome3
Dist: Fontana North
Formed in 2004, this Vancouver, B.C. quartet has become one of Canada's most hard rockin', relentless bands. Two albums, countless tours and a host of bewitching tunes have certified them as dedicated independent rockers. And now, they bring you their latest album. Krome is the new trail of stones shining in the moonlight thanks to the simple sincerity of tertiary full-length Kronic Rock (Cordova Bay Records). Forged on the fires of spirit, genuine enthusiasm and dedication, Kronic Rock's prowess reinstates rock's primal, engaging path, evidenced by powerful lead single “TMZ” currently racing up radio charts across the nation.
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGERated R (Deluxe Edition)
www.qotsa.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada
One of Rolling Stone's top 100 albums of the decade, Rated R from Queens Of The Stone Age marks its 10th anniversary with the expanded, two-CD Rated R – Deluxe Edition. Added to the original album is a second disc with six Bsides and the band's memorable summer 2000 Reading Festival concert--featuring nine previously unreleased songs.
ROCKABYE BABYELVIS PRESLEY
rockabyebabymusic.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada
Have a new baby's tantrums turned a happy home into heartbreak hotel? Are you woe-some tonight because your little hound dog is crying all the time? That's all right, Mama. Don't cry, Daddy. If your teddy bear is all shook up, try these tender renditions of the King's legendary hits. There will be peace in the nursery someday.
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