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There’s been a lot of hoopla over the “racy” performance from American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert at the American Music Awards on Sunday night. For those who don’t know (or don’t care), Lambert kissed another man on stage, as well as pushed a man’s head into his crotch – which eventually led to his appearance on Thursday’s “Good Morning America” to be cancelled. However, CBS’s “The Early Show” was quick to pick him up for their show tomorrow instead. A few questions lies here: did ABC just start up a PR firestorm by canceling Adam Lambert? Did GMA execs just vocalize their double standards of society’s take on homosexuality? No one was flipping out about Britney and Madonna kissing at the VMAs a few years back, but the minute a guy does it, it’s blasphemous? And isn't it a bit hard for ABC to swallow the fact that a rival network was so quick to embrace Adam Lambert? According to a mediabistro article, only 1,500 people called the FCC out of the 15 million v

On Monday, August 31 st , punk-rock band and AMP3 PR’s client The Used will be hosting the first ever 24-hour tweet-for-ticket album listening party for its fans. The premise? Fans will tweet a message regarding the release of the new album from the band, Artwork, which will allow them to have access to a virtual listening party, built by Culture Jam Labs and Warner Bros Records. Inside the listening party, fans will be able to stream the entire album of Artwork , see other fans in the party, and possibly be one of the first fans to be able to buy the album from iTunes, Rhapsody or The Used’s official website. Interested? Remember, just one tweet about the album release gets you in! - Sabina for AMP3 Public Relations

Here's some news tid-bits about The Used as the release date for their new album, "Artwork," is right around the corner. Lots to look forward to! 1) The limited edition CD/DVD package of "Artwork" is almost sold out You can pre-order the package until tomorrow, August 20th, with a delivery date of August 25th - so not only do you get awesome memorabilia, but you get it 6 days before the actual album release!  2)  Purevolume.com has exclusive live acoustic sessions from The Used, singing some oldies but goodies, as well as a song from their new album, "Empty With You." 3) Pre-order "Artwork on iTunes and get 4 bonus songs. Woo hoo! 4) Want to celebrate the release of "Artwork" with the band themselves? SmartPunk.com is hosting The Used's CD release party at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA on August 31st and you can get on the guest list for the party by pre-ordering the album at SmartPunk! The band will also have signings and inti

For those of you who used to come home everyday after school and turn on the TV to watch “Total Request Live” like I did, today is a sad day. The New York Post reported that MTV and its parent company, Viacom, did not renew the lease on its iconic studio at 1515 Broadway in the heart of Times Square. This means that the glass-walled flagship studio, which was famously known as the stomping grounds of teenyboppers and screaming fans hoping to catch a glimpse celebrities and oh yeah, that guy who hosted the show, Carson Daly, may no longer be in existence come the end of the year. Cue high-pitched wail by tweens everywhere. However, there is still time for MTV and Viacom to make a bid on the space. Should they not renew the lease in the next few weeks, the management company, SL Green, says they will be putting the space on the market and MTV will need to move out by the end of the year. Perhaps the studio doesn’t serve much as much of a purpose as it used to after TRL went off

This year seems to be the year of female empowerment – at least in the eyes of MTV. The MTV Video Music Award nominees were announced this week – with Lady Gaga and Beyoncé leading the pack with the most VMA nominations: 9. Close behind is Britney Spears with her musical comeback at 7 nods. All three ladies will compete in the Video of the Year category – Lady Gaga for the addictive “Poker Face,” Beyoncé for the also addictive “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” and Britney Spears for the slightly hypnotizing “Womanizer.” Beyoncé said on behalf of her nomination: “ I've been blessed this year to have 'Single Ladies' become a video people really connected with and responded to. I've spent so much time watching all the great versions people created all around the world. It's beautiful to feel you touch people and bring a song to life with a video.” Lady Gaga, on the other hand, had a bit more of a bizarre statement by thanking MTV “for being our video flagship, a

The Used have just release a new video for their first single off their new album "Artwork" The song is titled "Blood on my hands" and is "really gross" according to their lead singer. The Orem UT band has expressed a lot of anticipation for this new album, and this new video just proves that fact. Check out this in detail review on the new Blood On My Hands Video

With the upcoming release of their 4th studio album right around the corner, The Used are gearing up for the album drop with their first single, "Blood on My Hands." “Blood on My Hands” is now circulating and the music video premiere’s next week on their MySpace on and TheUsed.net on July 28th. Their new album, "Artwork" hits the streets on September 1st, 2009. Here's the making of their video for their new single: Blood On My Hands Trailer

Apple announced today that they would begin shipping the latest version of Logic Studio, which includes Logic 9 . Its been about 4 years since the last update, so this comes as a very anticipated release. Apple did not promote the heck out of it ahead of time, so it will be interesting to hear what the engineers, producers, and logic 8 users have to say about it. Hopefully it wont be quite as buggy as previous version. Apple made the announcement here - http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/whats-new/ The music world is sure to be shaken by this, and at the very least I know of a few design firms , and new york pr firms , that will be using the new version for all of their upcoming projects! Provided its not buggy as hell! Though on second thought we could probably get by with my macbook pro and garageband for most audio recording!

Reverend Al Sharpton is campaigning with NAACP board member Willis Edwards for a commemorative Michael Jackson U.S. Postal Service Stamp. The USPS traditionally waits 5 years before issuing a commemorative stamp but Sharpton and Edwards are working hard to get the stamp committee to make an exception. The 1993 Elvis Presley commemorative stamp is the best selling U.S. stamp with 124.1 million sold. Jackson's stamp could very well beat this record. In a news conference outside of the First AME Church Edwards stated, "It's going to work out with the reverend in a meeting soon. It's going to start soon, I think we have to find out all of the procedures" in regards to the commemorative stamp campaign. Rev Sharpton said he befriended MJ over the years as Jackson would visit his mentor the late James Brown. "Down the years, Michael would always come to visit Mr. Brown and we got to know each other better because James Brown was one of his idols," Sharpton said

A music industry law that has been overlooked by many in the NYC scene is that a venue cannot play a copy written song without having the secured licenses from the performance rights group (ie: ASCAP, BMI,) who represent the songwriter. BMI is now focusing their attention of Lower East Side music venue Pianos, who have according to BMI "caused great and incalculable damage" after illegally playing hit songs like Europe's "Final Countdown" The Rolling Stone's "Paint It Black", and Weezer's "Say It Ain't So". Check out the lawsuit documents below courtesy of Cityfile 070109_pianos

On June 25th 2009 we said goodbye to the King of Pop who died in the hospital after suffering from a cardiac arrest at his home in Holmby Hills. When the paramedics arrived, they found MJ without a pulse, not breathing. As they rushed to UCLA hospital paramedics tried to revive Michael but were unable to. Upon arrival at the hospital, medics attempted to resuscitate him but he was unresponsive. Michael Jackson was pronounced dead at 2:25PM PT Thursday. The following day, Jackson's music dominated iTunes, Amazon, music television stations, and the radio. On iTunes, 8 of the 10 top selling albums for download were Michael Jackson's, while on Amazon 10 of the 25 top selling albums were MJ's as well. The internet rush of people following the Michael Jackson news temporarily shut down major entertainment news sites like TMZ and Perez Hilton. Twitter, Google, and AOL Instant messenger were all dominated by MJ conversation. According to AT&T Wireless spokeswoman Jeannie Horn

The Virgin Mobile Festival of 2009 is indeed happening but this time...it's free! Virgin Mobile USA announced yesterday that they will host their year's festival at Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia, Maryland on August 30th for FREE. Previous Virgin Mobile Festival ticket buyers will be given first dibs on the 35,000 free tickets and then the rest will be released to the public to snatch up. FreeFest is a generous move made by Virgin Mobile USA to give back during the touch economy and promote donations to homeless youth agencies from coast to coast as part as the RE*Generation charity by the company. Dan Schulman, CEO of Virgil Mobile USA stated, " Instead of focusing on layoffs or the state of the economy, we want to focus on concrete ways to provide assistance to those in need. People need outlets to both lend a helping hand and to escape and relax, for free, even if just for one day. We want to throw some good news in the mix" This year's acts include

A Minnesota court has ordered Jammie Thomas-Rasset to pay the music industry , including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment [an excessive] $1.92 million after posting 24 copyrighted songs on Kazaa for other users to download. The award amounts to $80,000 for each song she uploaded to website In 2007 Ms.Thomas-Rasset was originally ordered to pay $222,000 ($9,250 per song) in damages. A retrial was decided after Judge Michael J. Davis of the U.S. District Court withdrew the verdict after providing the jury with false information. Following the $1.92 million verdict, Thomas-Rasset expressed her disappointment saying , "The only thing I can say is good luck trying to get it, because you can’t get blood out of a turnip.” She is a natural resources coordinator for the Mille Lacs Band of the Ojibw. Kiwi Camara of Camara & Sibley (her lawyer) claims that Thomas-Rasset may try to negotiate a settlement or appeal the verdict. Other lawyers of T

Universal Music Group and Virgin Media in partnership announced Monday that they would now offer unlimited downloads to enforce anti-piracy. With this new business model, Universal will be offering its entire music catalog (free of copy protection) to Virgin Media customers as monthly subscriptions but did not yet announce the cost of this service. Virgin Media will then work to reduce piracy on its network in return. In reaction (positive) to the new deal, Stephen Carter, British communications, broadcast, and technology minister said: " Government has a role in creating the right legal and regulatory framework for rights and copyright. However, the market will flourish through innovative commercial agreements between companies, and agreements such as this will help significantly in reducing any demand for piracy." Mark Mulligan, an analyst at Forrester Research said, " This is a really high-stakes game, Universal and Virgin have come to the table with all they ca

Weezer wearing Snuggies while on tour^ Nerdy alternative rock band Weezer will be releasing their own branded Snuggie blanket (the infomercial sensation: a blanket with sleeves) and will rename it a "Wuggie" as confirmed by their publicist. The company (Allstar Marketing Group) behind the blanket will promote the "Wuggie" with the band. Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo said explained to Rolling Stone, “A Wuggie is basically exactly like a Snuggie, except it says Weezer on it. The people at Snuggie are doing it with us and promoting it with us. It’s a totally legit Snuggie." Weezer has announced their tour dates with Blink-182 which includes a show on August 25th at Nikon Theater at Jones Beach so bring your wuggies to the beach and get ready to rock.

American Idol runner up Adam Lambert is (to no surprise) on the cover of Rolling Stone this month. His obsessed fans have been waiting impatiently for today to arrive, when they can buy a ridiculous amount of copies of Lambert's Rolling Stone issue. So ok, we know how his fans reacted to what they've seen online..(they loved it!)...but, how did Lambert react to his first RS cover shot? Speaking with RS contributor Vanessa Grigoriadis Lambert said, "Right after the finale, I almost started talking about it to the reporters, but I thought, 'I'm going to wait for Rolling Stone, that will be cooler,'" Check out the video here of Adam seeing the cover for the first time. Rolling Stone sent him a Flip MinoHD so he could record the moment! Below is a behind the scenes video of Adam Lambert's Rolling Stone cover shoot. After recently signing deals with 19 Entertainment and RCA Recordings, Lambert is currently working on new music for his debut album r

Last.fm founders have been highly successful since their start in 2002. Seven years later,the founding trio Felix Miller, Richard Jones, Martin Stiksel are handing over the company to their successors in order to pursue new ventures. However, they will be staying on as consultants to ensure the transition goes smoothly. Best of luck to these guys and thanks for all of the great music ! Below is their goodbye post on the Last.fm blog: . by Felix Miller filed under Announcements Comments: 78 After two years running Last.fm within CBS we feel the time is right to begin the process of handing over the reins. This is the latest stage in a long journey for us founders, which began in a living room in East London in 2002, and took us to the headquarters of one of the biggest media companies in the world. It’s been a privilege working with the incredible team here in our London office, and we’re extremely proud of what we’ve achieved together. Last.fm’s users have more than doubled in the last

Now unless you've been living under a rock for the past few months, you must have heard about the phenomenon that is Susan Boyle. With a quick international rise to fame, the 47 year-old shocked everyone when she belted out her first notes on Britain's Got Talent. She has gained quite an international following of supporters, all of whom hoped the "underdog" would prevail last week on the show's finale. However, Boyle was beat out by Diversity dance troupe, who according to bbc.co.uk truly didn't think they would win. Boyle's transformation from an unemployed charity worker living alone with her cat to an international superstar in such a short period of time has definitely taken a toll and Sunday night checked into a clinic due to exhaustion. The folks over at E! Online recently blogged on what they think the next steps for Susan Boyle should be and, as a PR junkie at a music pr firm , I have to agree with them. Though exhausted from the amount of pressu

So as of Wednesday night, Kris Allen now holds the title of "American Idol" after winning by a large margin according to a source at FOX.  Many expected Adam Lambert to win but in the end, it was Kris who came out on top. When asked why he thought he grabbed the win over Lambert, Allen explained,  "There's not a whole lot of people that approve of the whole guy-liner thing and the nail polish and all that. But for me, I love Adam and I think he's one of the greatest people that I've ever met so far. For me, I'm just a regular guy and I think a lot of people just related to me." Kris owes his success to the support from his wife saying,  "She's been my biggest supporter and since we got together seven years ago, she's always tried to make me work harder at music. She believed in me a lot because there were times when I wanted to give up and she was like. 'No, dont stop, you're really great and you need to keep doing this

On Breakfast At Sulimay's, (a web video series) senior citizens review the latest and greatest indie music. The commentary is very funny, and it's always nice to hear new music ! Here are two of their latest review sessions: Dan Deacon's "Snookered" and The Doves' " Kingdom of Dust" Favorite quote: "I... I think I suffered from an overlong intro. I think this could be improved with judicious editing of the music." Common's "Universal Mind Control" and Bon Iver's "Blood Bank" Favorite quote: In response to Bon Iver: Bill: "It's a sad song." /Ann:"But it's sad" /Bill: "I like it...because I'm a sad person" The series is created by Woodshop Films . According to the official site, "Woodshop Films is an independently owned multimedia company housed in a working woodshop in Philadelphia, PA. Founded by artist Marc Brodzik, the company serves as a think tank for the cre

The official schedule for L Magazine's first annual Northside Festival has finally been posted! To make things even more awesome, the infamous Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, BK will be closed down for street traffic 12PM-9PM Saturday June 13th! For those of you who don't already know, Northside Festival is a four-day indie art and music festival kicking off on June 11th-14th in Williamsburg and Greenpoint Brooklyn. According to L Magazine "...it is, as we've grown accustomed to saying, a four-day celebration of the independent music and art scene that thrives here in New York City, with live music being held at nearly every venue in the area (including some that haven't even opened yet), and art events at some of the most relevant galleries in the neighborhood." Additionally, L Magazine has teamed up with the Williamsburg Gallery Association to open up the doors to some of the greatest exhibitions in the area. With rooftop BBQs, late night shows, and a SXSW

TAKING BACK SUNDAY  RELEASES NEW SINGLE OFF FORTH-COMING ALBUM, “NEW AGAIN” This weekend, Warner Bros. Records artist,  Taking Back Sunday , is dropping a brand new single on MySpace  “Everything Must Go.” The new album, aptly titled  “New Again”  due to the new band member, hits the streets on June 2nd, 2009. The newly rejuvenated group is excited to emerge with their new guitarist Matt Fazzi on board and a fresh new sound as a result. “We kicked around a bunch of different titles, but [New Again] always remained at the top of the list, and that’s because it really does feel like a new band,” says lead vocalist,  Adam Lazzara . And when it comes to the newbie, Lazzara can’t wait for the fans to get to know Fazzi, “His drive to get out there and play for people is just where it was with our first record; it’s like that energy, it’s like we bottled it. He brings an excitement and a fearlessness to working on music that really makes us feel even more so that we can do anything and still

Here are some quick music industry updates: Wilco is streaming their new album "Wilco" live here A full review with photos by Brooklyn Vegan of Amanda Palmer's Neutral Milk Hotel-Inspired High School production can be found here Blondie, Pat Benatar, and the Donnas have announced their 2009 tour dates . This is going to be an amazing tour, not to be missed! Check the ladies out in NYC FOR FREE on August 13th 2009 at Asser Levy Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn! I'll be there! The John Lennon Exhibit by Yoko Ono titled "John Lennon: The New York Years" has officially opened at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York City. Yoko Ono has included some truly shocking pieces including the a paper bag containing the bloody clothes John Lennon wore on the tragic evening he was shot in 1980 by Mark David Chapman. Ono explains that these pieces were "hard to include" but she felt thatit was "important for people to see that, and for people to un

The NYC Musical Saw Festival has been approved by the Guinness Book of Records, and will try to break a current word record for the "Largest Musical Saw Enemble" . The currently record comes from Poland and stands at 27 musical saw players playing together. Sawists are welcome to come and be a part of the record breaking attempt on July 18th, at the annual NYC Musical Saw Festival. The Guinness World Record attempt will begin at 2PM at Trinity Church located at the corner of 37th Street and 31st Avenue in Astoria, Queens. Admission is $10.00 and all are welcome to come check it out! For more info head over to: www.MusicalSawFestival.org Checkout the video below of last year's Musical Saw Festival in NYC

We have been watching Regina Spektor for years develop into an undeniably influential musician. Regina's Begin to Hope and Soviet Kitsch has been on our Itunes and Blip.Fm playlist for years and it looks like its going to be on this Music PR firms Itunes and Pandora playlist for years to come. NYC / Lower East Side Neighborhood native Regina Spektor released her new single "Laughing With" on her myspace page. The reviews on the new song are as varied as her musical style however they are almost always positive. Its nice to see an artist who played the entire Ludlow St music/band circuit doing so well and selling hundreds of thousands of her cd. You can read more on this topic and other music news here at this Music Blog

Remember those music concerts in grammar school where you were given the solo performance and were horrified? I do...I'm still recovering. Katya Kazakova, schoolgirl in Moscow suffered from some serious stage-fright while singing a famous patriotic Russian wartime song in front of Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The performance took place yesterday in Moscow at a girl's boarding school for the children of Russia's military. Extremely nervous, Kazakova forgot the words to the wartime song but Putin was able to ease off his tough reputation and saved her from further embarassment. Putin immediately accompanied the schoolgirl in singing a duet of the World War II Russian Soviet victory song "The Dug Out". The Prime Minister bursted out singing: " "The fire is pulsing in a cramped stove/ The resin on the firewood is like a tear/And in a dugout an accordion is singing/About your smile and your eyes," Then, feeling a bit self-concious himsel

Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls graduated from Lexington High School in 1994. Since then she has became a known artist in the punk-cabaret scene with her band the Dresden Dolls.www.dresdendolls.com/ Under Palmer's direction, her old high school will be performing an original play based on an indie rock staple(and a favorite of mine), Neutral Milk Hotel's 1998 album " In the Aeroplane Over the Sea". "It's thrifty, profound, high-quality theater that happens to have been created by high school students," says Palmer. The play is called "With The Needle That Sings in Her Heart" featuring and inspired by indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel's music. The play is about Anne Frank's reliance on her imagination to escape from the terrifying experiences in a concentration camp during World War II. According to Palmer, "The scenes underneath it are about creativity and how, as human beings, our creative impulse is one of the most subline

Disclaimer: This article contains profanity taken from a quotation that may be inappropriate for young readers. Apple has recently learned a valuable lesson: be prepared for a smack down when you deny an iPhone application from a Metal band. Frontman,Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails (NIИ) was VERY upset (to say the least) when Apple rejected NIИ's newest iPhone application, saying that the iPhone update contained "objectionable content" from "The Downward Spiral" and contained violations of the iPhone SDK Agreement. Reznor immediately jumped on Twitter and publicized the news saying: "Apple rejects the NIN iPhone update because it contains objectionable content. The objectionable content reference is 'The Downward Spiral' " So OK, that wasn't so bad but then... Trying to keep his fans informed, he then revealed Apple's email on the official band website , providing further details on the content that Apple deemed unsuitable: The iPho

The always shocking, 23 year old Lady Gaga has an interesting story about how she became a major pop artist. In regards to her career she says, " I am defying all preconceptions we have of pop artists"...that's an understatement! The Grammy nominated pop music singer went from an innocent Catholic school girl known as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta of Yonkers, NY to provocative, glam pop star. At the young age of 13, she wrote a piano ballad and would later acquire early acceptance into NYU's Tisch school. Though she was already on top of her game, Germanotta felt like she needed to become who she felt she was meant to be, and so Lady Gaga, the Lower East Side NYC music scene socialite was born. In an interview LG explains: "I went against all I was brought up to be; I moved out of home, wouldn't take any help from my parents [her internet entrepreneur dad and his business partner wife], and supported myself with waitressing jobs and stripping," s

10 year old Hollie Steel graced the Britain's Got Talent stage in a darling little tutu as she awkwardly danced like a precious little ballerina. Seconds before Simon was about to send her back to daycare little Hollie opened her mouth and began singing " I Could Have Danced All Night" from the classic musical, 'My Fair Lady'. Everyone in the room was blown away by the performance including Simon who said: " Hollie, Hollie, Hollie, I didn't like what you were wearing because you came over as typical little girl who wants to be a ballerina." I wasn't crazy about the song then I heard you sing.I think, Hollie, that you have a fantastic voice. I really do. The fact that you don’t know how good you are is what I really like about you. But this just might just be the tip of the iceberg because I think you're better than that" Sounds like Susan Boyle has some competition! So who will win Britain's Got Talent? Will it be disheveled loo

Foo-Fighters front man Dave Grohl and wife Jordyn Blum welcomed their second daughter Harper Willow into the world on Tuesday April 21st 2009. Harper Willow is a healthy baby, weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces and is 20 inches long. The coupled named their second daughter after Grohl's great uncle. The rockstar says the new baby takes after him and is "loud as hell". Hopefully she'll become a musical genius like her father!! The attractive couple married on August 2nd 2003 and welcomed their first daughter, Violet on April 15th 2006. With all these little foos running around, maybe Grohl will start another side project!

Lollapalooza (August 7-9th 2009) has finally announced this year's lineup. Some of the most surprising acts include: Tool, (newly reunited! ) Jane's Addiction, Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys, and Snoop Dogg. Some other acts I'm excited about: Animal Collective , The Decemberists , Coheed and Cambria , Santigold , and The Raveonettes . Click here for the full lineup! For those of you who prefer electronic, and dance music, you can look forward to acts like MSTRKRFT, Hercules and Love Affair, Simian Mobile Disco and Boys Noize among others spinning at Perry's. Lollapalooza is a yearly music festival in Chicago, Illinois. This year's three-day festival will take place at Grand Park. I'm kind of bummed that neither Radiohead nor Rage Against the Machine will be performing this year. Nevertheless, Lollapalooza is going to be an awesome three days of some of the best music in the industry.

I am so excited for the upcoming exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, Who Shot Rock. From Brooklyn Museum's Spring 2009 Press Release: "Who Shot Rock: Photographers of Rock and Roll October 30, 2009–January 31, 2010 (Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 5th floor) Who Shot Rock: Photographers of Rock and Roll is the first major museum exhibition to put the photographers in the foreground, acknowledging their creative and collaborative role in the history of rock ’n’ roll. From its earliest days, rock ’n’ roll was captured in photographs that personalized, and frequently eroticized, the musicians, creating a visual identity for the genre. The photographers are handmaidens to the rock ’n’ roll revolution, and their images communicate the social and cultural transformations that took place from the 1950s to the present. The exhibition is in six sections: rare and revealing images taken behind the scenes; tender snapshots of young musicians at the beginnings of their careers; exhil

Record Store Day will take place at record stores country-wide on April 18th, 2009. Limited editions/special releases by various record labels, bands, and music artists will be available for purchase. To add to the exciting news, there will also be live music and listening parties so bring your wallets and put on your dancing shoes! At various record stores in New York City, the limited edition music releases will be available for purchase at the stores exclusively (no online orders). Click here to view a list of participating stores in New York. The music releases that will be available can be seen here Record Store Day will offer limited edition releases from a variety of genres including rock, punk,folk, pop, and hip-hop from new artists and classics we all know and love. Looking for that Bob Dylan rare release or Radiohead EP? Head to Record Store Day on the 18th to get the missing piece of your ultimate music collection.

Coachella 2009 music festival starts today in Indio California. For all you New Yorkers who couldn't make it over to the West Coast this year, dont fret! Several performances at the music festival can be streamed live online courtesy of AT&T here The full Coachella lineup and set times can be viewed here . Coachella is an all-ages, three-day music festival featuring artists and bands from a variety of genres ranging from indie rock to dub and folk to hip-hop. Some of this year's biggest acts include Paul McCartney, M.I.A., The Cure, The Yeah Yeah Yeah's, and Vivian Girls. Stay tuned for the Coachella 2009 wrap up of the top rated performances.

Daniela Schachter Quartet will be performing at Dizzys NYC, April 21st through April 25th, 2009. Daniela Schachter started early in her career. In her mid teens she was already performing live and doing studio sessions. Her love for music pushed her past her classical studies in Italy to Boston at the Berklee College of Music . To make reservations now, call - (212) 258-9800.

Green Day is rumored to appear at New York's Bowery Ballroom on May 18. That's 3 days after the release of Green Day's 8th album, "21st Century Breakdown". This will be an uncharacteristically small venue for Green Day. But, they have been doing a lot of small concerts recently, possibly being mindful of the weak economy. The new album's first single, "Know Your Enemy," is supposed to launch April 16. The video for "Know Your Enemy," directed by Matthew Cullen, will air April 24 on all MTV and VH1 channels worldwide.

The film, " Jazz in the Diamond District ", an urban drama, will premier in New York City April 30th. "Jazz in the Diamond District" is a story of a young woman, Jasmine Morgan, played by Monique Cameron, who decides to forgo college and pursue a musical career amidst the backdrop of the underground music scene in D.C. The film is set during the Murder Capital of World 1990's era of Washington DC.

Rock and Music Legend Bruce Springsteen has replied to an allegation that he had an affair with a another married woman, People.com reports. On March 27 2009, divorce papers were filed by a New Jersey resident who claimed that his wife had "committed adultery with the one and only Bruce Springsteen, who resides in Rumson, NJ and Colts Neck, NJ at various times and places too numerous to mention." A Music PR representative for the singer responded that Springsteen stands by what he said following a separate but very similiar 2006 allegation of another infidelity - that his relationship with his wife Patricia Scialfa "remains just as strong as the day the 2 were married." Lets hope this rocker and trained musician isnt harassed by the press any more than he already has.

Here is video from Radio City Music Hall , NYC April 4, 2009. It's Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr doing, "Cosmically Conscious". The entertainment at Radio City was meant to draw attention to bringing meditation to schools across the world.

On April 4th, 2009 ex Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Star held a concert at New York City 's, Radio City Music Hall . The ex Beatles aim to promote Meditation in public schools. They said there have been 600 or 700 scientific studies that prove in their minds that meditation is good for the human soul. McCartney and Ringo have felt strongly about meditation since their visit to India back in the 1960's. The concert, called “Change from within,” benefited the David Lynch Foundation, which raises money for teaching transcendental meditation. The concert's artist lineup included Eddie Vedder, Moby, Sheryl Crowe and Ben Harper.

New York musician Alvin Atkinson and the "Sound Merchants" played in the gardens of Baghdad's Rasheed Hotel under a bright hot sun. They played Duke Ellington's "Take the 'A' train" in Baghdad's "Green Zone" today, nearly 50 years after the jazz legend himself played in the Iraqi capital.

In 2007, the initial thought of Country Music legend, Willie Nelson teaming up with Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis at New York City's, Jazz at Lincoln Center was a little strange. But it only takes a second of thought to realize that this would probably be a great match up. And it was, enough so that the DVD of the performance is now out in stores.

Lil Bow Wow is now just Bow Wow and he has a new album out. The release of his new album, New Jack City II was celebrated with a release party at New York City 's, Santos Party House . There was no VIP section, drinking or ho's. It was a sober, free and thankful concert he gave to his fans of all ages.

New York 1 just did a great story about the New York musician , Johnny Pacheco . Johnny Pacheco is known for coining the music term, Salsa. Pacheco said he named his brand of music salsa because it is a great mix. Johnny Pacheco said that his band, Fania All-Stars was a sauce, made up of Puerto Ricans , Dominicans, Cubans, 2 Jews and an Englishman. Pacheco said, "You have the condiments, so you have a nice salsa.” Johnny Pacheco not only created a whole genre of music, he also invented musical instruments from material he found on the streets of New York City .

High School Choir Kills at New York City's, Carnegie Music Hall . The performance by the Gilroy High School Chamber Singers' was said to move grown men to tears and a rousing standing O. The High School choir had worked incredibly hard to get to New York's famed Carnegie Music Hall . The adults in the audience weren't the only ones moved to tears. A few of the High School singers confessed it was very emotional for them as well.

The best live New York City House Music is going to be at Cielo . You might as well stop trying to figure out a way around it. Yes, Cielo is somewhat trendy and you have to not look like a slob, but their are advantages to both. Two disadvantages you cant get around is the $10 or $20 cover charge at the door and the price of drinks once you're in. The trendy factor is slightly muted by the fact that its not as trendy as the surrounding clubs in the Meat Packing District. Mondays you have DJ Francois K playing 'Deep Space'. Wednesdays you get Louie Vega and Kevin Hedge mixing in Classic House. So, hide your trees, get over the clothes thing, drink before you arrive and drop the "issue" you have about paying to listen to great music . $10 during the week isn't asking too much. And by the way, don't even enter the MPD Friday to Sunday morning.

Rihanna's New York Tattoo Artist , BangBang was flown out to Los Angeles to ink a gun on her ribcage. BangBang took pictures of Rihanna's tattoo and posted the photos on his MySpace Page. Also on BangBang's page were pictures of Rihanna's other tattoos which include a "shhh" on her finger, a Pisces sign behind her ear, stars down her back and a music note on her ankle. The New York City Musician originally wanted to get the gun tattoo closer to her armpits, like the gun was in a shoulder holster I guess, but elected against that because of her Cover Girl contract. This is all happening after news surfaced that their is a movement to pass something called, " Rihanna's Law". The law would prevent photos of crime victims from being published.

The Real Live Show is a local New York City band . The Real Live Show is a mix of Jazz and Hip Hop. The music is great, I am still undecided about the rapping. Sometimes it's killer, sometimes not so much. The above video was live from Nublu (NYC) and the below video was live at the New York Club, Blue Note.