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Michael Jackson & Debbie Rowe

Janet — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:27:32 +0000

Michael Jackson and Debbie Jeanne Rowe, a dermatologist nurse, were married in 1996 during the Australian leg of the HIStory World Tour. The HIStory World Tour, which included 82 concerts in 58 cities to over 4.5 million fans, began on September 7, 1996 and ended on October 15, 1997. The couple had two children together [...]

Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley

Janet — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:56:29 +0000

Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley were married on May 26, 1994 in De La Vega, Santa Domingo in the Dominican Republic. It was the second marriage for Presley, 27, and the first for the 37-year-old Jackson. Presley had divorced her first husband, Danny Keough just 20 days before. Jackson and Presley first met in 1975 [...]

La Roux Announces North American Tour Dates

Janet — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:43:43 +0000

British synth-pop sensation La Roux are set to hit the shores of North America for a slew of highly anticipated performances this summer. 21-year-old Elly Jackson and producer co-hort Ben Langmaid, the talented South London duo who make up La Roux, have made an impressive impact on the UK’s music scene since joining forces just [...]

Sing “Oh Yeah”

Janet — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:38:49 +0000

On June 24, Sing “Oh Yeah” and Celebrate Legendary Rocker Jeff Beck’s Birthday with WORN FREE Grammy Award Winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Turns 65 Next Wednesday, former Yardbirds’ guitarist and rock legend Jeff Beck turns 65. As #14 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” Jeff Beck [...]

Ponderosa Stomp Concert

Janet — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:54:59 +0000

Ponderosa Stomp Curator Ira Padnos Joins Terence Blanchard for Summer Scoops Live w/ the Wall Street Journal, a Panel to Discuss New Orleans Arts and Culture Post-Katrina Music with a Mission: Ponderosa Stomp Foundation Teams Up with New York’s Lincoln Center to Present Three Nights with Masters of Soul, R&B and Rockabilly July 16, 17 and [...]

Hercules & Love Affair Get Sidetracked

Janet — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:15:41 +0000

Hercules’, aka Andy Butler, self-titled album on DFA wowed critics and music fans across the board in 2008 with tracks such as ‘Blind’ and ‘You Belong’. Members also include Nomi Ruiz, Kim Ann Foxman and Antony Hegarty (lead vocalist in Antony & The Johnsons). Their soulful blend of disco-inspired songs provided the perfect soundtrack to [...]

Blazed and Confused Tour Announced

Janet — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:46:57 +0000

BLAZED AND CONFUSED THIS SUMMER’S HOTTEST TOUR TO BE HEADLINED BY SLIGHTLY STOOPID & SNOOP DOGG ALSO FEATURING STEPHEN MARLEY Mickey Avalon is the latest act to join co-headliners Slightly Stoopid and Snoop Dogg, along with Stephen Marley, on this summer’s not-to-be-missed BLAZED AND CONFUSED tour presented by Olifant Vodka. Reggae-influenced punk-rockers Slightly Stoopid embarked on their first headlining run [...]

Jay Weinberg

Janet — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:56:44 +0000

Jay Weinberg was born September 8, 1990 and is an American drummer. He plays with the punk band The Reveling and is currently touring as a substitute with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. Weinberg is the son of drummer Max Weinberg, who joined the E Street Band in 1974; his mother Becky is a former teacher. [...]

Slash’s Mother Passed Away

Janet — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:01:47 +0000

Ola Hudson, the mother of former Guns N’ Roses and current Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash, passed away Friday, June 5, 2009 around 6:00 p.m. PST after a battle with lung cancer. She was a professional costume designer who tailored outfits for such acts as John Lennon, Diana Ross and the Pointer Sisters. She also dated David [...]

Donovan Leitch - News Release

Janet — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:10:13 +0000

Donovan Leitch Unleashes Teaser For Dark Root of the Dream Watch the preview here: Dart Root of the Dream Teaser Versa Manos // Gorgeous PR versa@gorgeouspr.com

Shook Ones - News Release

Janet — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:52:04 +0000

SHOOK ONES TO RELEASE THE UNQUOTABLE A.M.H. JUNE 15th VIA PAPER + PLASTICK RECORDS Vinyl Pre-sale Begins Today, Digital Version Available Now Exclusively at PaperAndPlastick.com Seattle and Bellingham, WA – Today Paper + Plastick Records announce an exclusive pre-sale of the new SHOOK ONES LP, entitled The Unquotable A.M.H., available exclusively at www.PaperAndPlastick.com. Following suit with previous [...]

Secondhand Serenade - News Release

Janet — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:26:45 +0000

Los Angeles, CA (June 11, 2009) – Glassnote Records is proud to announce that Secondhand Serenade, one of the biggest breakout artists of 2008, has entered the studio today with multi-platinum producer Aaron Johnson (The Fray, Jonas Sees In Color) to begin recording the follow up to last year’s A Twist In My Story (Glassnote). “Having [...]

Toadies - News Release

Janet — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:55:02 +0000

New York, NY - June 10th - “Things are done a little askew [in the Toadies],” says singer Vaden Todd Lewis, searching for the right words. “There’s just something wrong with it that’s just really cool… and unique in a slightly uncomfortable. way.” Maybe that helps to explain why, after being in existence for 10 plus [...]

Company of Thieves

Janet — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:07:03 +0000

Company of Thieves are rooted in Chicago, IL, where vocalist Genevieve Schatz and guitarist Marc Walloch launched the co-ed indie rock group after striking up a friendship at Union Station. Mike Ortiz climbed aboard to handle drum duties, and the trio formed a unique sound that embraced both Fiona Apple’s articulate songwriting and Denali’s altera-rock [...]

Fiction Plane

Janet — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:54:39 +0000

Fronted by singer/songwriter Joe Sumner — who is the adult son of pop/rock superstar and former Police vocalist Sting — Fiction Plane is a mostly British alternative pop/rock band that started to acquire a U.K. following in the early 2000s. The fact that Sumner is Sting’s son has inevitably been mentioned quite a bit in the [...]