SONY BMG INTRODUCES MANDI PERKINS / VIDEO / DATES
Sony BMG recording artist Mandi Perkins is an intensely passionate and charismatic singer/songwriter who creates uncompromising melodic rock. She writes about her life and those around her in a musical form of empathy, which makes listeners, care, think and question.
LOTS OF SHWAYZE GOODIES RIGHT HERE
Shwayze is proud to announce the premiere of “Buzzin’,” the Malibu artist’s reality show on MTV. Wednesdays at 10:30PM ET/PT, fans can catch the misadventures of Shwayze, his wingman and music partner Cisco, best buddy Warren, and manager Jordan as they define a whole new California sound.
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD TOUR WITH BUCKCHERRY & CD/DVD RELEASE
Hard-rock heroes Avenged Sevenfold announce fall headlining tour dates beginning September 9th and co-headlining dates with Buckcherry kicking off in mid-September.
Showtime!: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers/Steve Winwood

Who knew that the highlights of a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers show would be provided by Steve Winwood?
I mean, at first, it wasn’t looking that way. Winwood, the support act for Petty’s tour, was in the midst of a competent but at times dull hour-long Latin-flavored set at Sunrise’s BankAtlantic Center. His band’s best element to that point was Paul Booth, a standout multi-instrumentalist. The thing is, Booth had a couple of flute solos.
STOLI GETS STAR STRUCK FROM THE DONNAS
The Donnas are one of the most famous bands on the planet. They have done it with rare radio play and MTV support. But these 4 woman from CA have been making music for more than a decade and have no signs of stopping. That is great too because these women make some kick-ass tunes. Join me as we hang out with Allison Robertson the guitarist for The Donnas. Allison took some time from touring to chat. Also, the girls new album, ‘Bitchin’ is on sale now, scroll down for a video from the album!
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News
JIMMY IOVINE SIGNS CHARLES HAMILTON / DOWNLOADSRapper, mad music scientist, child of Sonic the Hedgehog are just a few of the adjectives used to describe Charles Hamilton. With...
JAY BAUMGARDNER PRODUCES NEW PAPA ROACH ALBUMAward–winning producer Jay Baumgardner, head of NRG Studios, and his talented staff have been working tirelessly inside the famous...
JOHN MELLENCAMP NEW VIDEO / DATESJohn Mellencamp’s new album Life, Death, Love and Freedom debuted at #7 on the Billboard Pop Chart and is his most acclaimed record...
ROCCETT TRACK W/ YOUNG BUCK HEREGet Your Green Up Ent. recording artist, Roccett, has been nominated for an Ozone Awards for this year’s event which will take...
JOAN BAEZ’S NEW ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 9 / DATESJoan Baez’s 24th studio album, Day After Tomorrow will be released September 9 on Bobolink/Razor & Tie Entertainment. The album...
OTEP HOOK UP WITH CARBON RALLY / DATESOtep Shamaya, the powerful singer and brainchild of the group OTEP, continues to engage her fans not only with her powerful music and...
PRETENDERS NEW ALBUM SEPTEMBER 23Shangri-La Music is proud to announce the newest album by one of rock’s seminal bands with the release of The Pretenders’...
JODY PORTER TO RELEASE FIRST SOLO RECORDFountains of Wayne guitarist Jody Porter is set to release his first solo record via itunes on August 26, 2008. Entitled Close to the...
EMO TO BE BANNED IN RUSSIA?People around the world are up in arms over “Emo.” The music genre, which is short for “emotional,” began receiving lots of...
STROKE TEAMS UP WITH NICK ZINNER AND REGINA SPEKTORThe Strokes are back in the news in a big way. There is talk of a new album and all members seem to be working on side projects. The...
JULY 2008 SONICBIDS “ARTISTS 2 WATCH”
We’re baaack! Yes, the Sonicbids Artists to Watch column has returned, and we’re going monthly, music fans. For that glorious mid-summer month, July, we’re featuring eight artists. Only two hail from outside of the US. They are all lyric-driven though they aren’t all considered singer/songwriters.
Contests
Epitaph Presents: Prize: The Street Dogs - Autographed CD ‘State...
CBS Records Presents: Prize: Keaton Simons - Signed T-Shirt,...



