Hallo Musikfreunde,
nachfolgend eine bunte Ansammlung von Neuigkeiten unserer Labels / Künstler betreffend. Wie immer mit Bitte um Weiterverbreitung.
Fragen beantworten wir natürlich gerne.
Mit freundlichem Gruß,
Alex Schröder / die Starkult Crew
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YARDBIRDS - noch drei Wochen bis VÖ... (Favored Nations / Zomba)
In drei Wochen erscheint das neue YARDBIRDS Album "Birdland". Um die
Wartezeit auf das erste Studioalbum seit fast 35 Jahren zu verkürzen,
gibt´s unter folgendem Link eine E-Card: www.laboz.biz/yardbirds2/Yardbirds%20Rock!.html
YARDBIRDS - Birdland review written by Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos.
CREEM MAGAZINE
read more: www.creemmagazine.com
In their time, 1963-68, the Yardbirds were: The original jam band, a
good English blues band, probably the first prog-rock band and a great
pop act too! They delved into Gregorian Chants, English music-hall songs
and on and on. These guys had the coolest arrangements,...
Weitere interessante Links zu den YARDBIRDS:
www.favorednations.com
www.theyardbirds.com (new design!!!)
www.jimmccarty.co.uk
www.bakernorthrop.com
www.redmusic.com
www.crossfirepublications.com
www.allmusic.com
(use the search function to bring up a succinct but detailed band history by rock critic Richie Unterberger)
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Grammy-Gewinner SOLOMON BURKE vs. JUNKIE XL (Fat Possum / Anti / SPV)
In June 2003 the third Junkie XL album "Radio JXL - A Broadcast From The
Computer Hell Cabin" will be released. The first single of the album
will be the track Catch Up To My Step, a smooth combination of blues and
dance. The vocals on this track are done by the blues legend and Grammy
Award winning Solomon Burke. This single will be released on April 28th.
This single will be released on April 28th. Since the huge hit of the
Junkie XL remix of Elvis' "A Little Less Conversation", Junkie XL is
also widely known as JXL. You can listen to some previews of the tracks
by clicking the names (original version / Boss@Nova / Frank T. /
Minimalistix) on the page below.
www.junkiexl.nl
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DROPKICK MURPHY´S - Rekord, Tour, neues Album! (Epitaph / Hellcat / SPV)
(www.dropkickmurphys.com)
The Dropkick Murphys would like to thank everyone who came to the shows
over the weekend and made them such a huge success. Who would have
thought we would have broken the house record? We had an awesome time
and can't wait to do it again next year! We wouldn't be able to keep
this up without the continued support of our fans - that means you!
Here is a photo
of us looking very uncomfortable about the whole award thing. Also
thanks to our friends & families for their patience and to all the
support bands, pipers, dancers, our crew, stagehands, the Avalon,
everyone at Epitaph & Eurotaph.
Here is the presentation to the DROPKICK MURPHYS from Clear Channel
Entertainment... The plaque reads: "CONGRATULATIONS DROPKICK MURPHYS ALL
TIME ATTENDENCE RECORD BROKEN, AVALON BALLROOM, BOSTON, MA, MARCH 14,
15, 16, 17, 2003. 8,000 TICKETS SOLD!"
This is only the 2nd time they have ever presented an award, the
previous award recipent was the Ramones!
Auch in Deutschland spielt die Band demnächst einige Shows! Am 09.06.
erscheint "Blackout", das neue Album der DROPKICK MURPHYS.
21.04.2003: Berlin - SO 36
22.04.2003: Dortmund - Soundgarden
24.04.2003: Würzburg - Soundpark Ost
25.04.2003: Hamburg - Grosse Freiheit
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GAMEFACE - Tour, MP3 und neuerdings bei Defiance (Defiance / Zomba)
We´re super thrilled to add Gameface to the Defiance family!!! Their new
album will be released in Europe this summer but the band are coming to
Europe to tease us with just 6 dates, giving us a sneak peak at their
new songs. Be there or be square! - and be sure to get a ticket in
advance! Here's the mp3 of the brandnew song "When You've Had Enough"
for all of you to enjoy: www.defiancerecords.de
22.04.2003: Leeds, UK - Joseph´s Well
23.04.2003: Nottingham,UK - Old Angel
24.04.2003: London, UK - Underworld
25.04.2003: Amsterdam, NL - The Cave
26.04.2003: Meerhout, B - Groezrock Festival
27.04.2003: Köln, Ger - Underground
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WEDEKIND - Tourabsage (Defiance / Zomba)
Bad news this time: The whole Gloria Record / Wedekind tour has been
cancelled! But we'll try to bring Wedekind on tour as soon as possible!
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SUNRIDE - Mp3-Ausschnitte (PLY /SPV)
SUNRIDE veröffentlichten kürzlich auf ihrer Homepage MP3-Ausschnitte
ihrer demnächst erscheinenden CD "THROUGH THE RED": www.riffrock.com
"THROUGH THE RED" wird am 19.05.2003 auf CD & LP auf People Like You
Records erscheinen.
Zum Release Tour wird es folgende deutsche Shows geben:
24.05.2003: Magdeburg - Mikrokosmos
25.05.2003: Berlin - Knaack
26.05.2003: Jena - Rosenkeller
27.05.2003: Ingolstadt - Paradox
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Interessante Links zu unseren Künstlern:
LISTEN TO "Diamonds and guns" by THE TRANSPLANTS: www.nme.com
TRANSPLANTS Single "Diamonds and guns" wird aufgrund des Irak-Kriegs von
den Radio-Playlisten gestrichen: www.guardian.co.uk
US BOMBS made a video for "Roll Around" combining live and skateboarding
footage.
You can watch it: www.epitaph.com
Die WEST COAST PUNK INVASION startet in den nächsten Tagen in
Deutschland. Mit dabei sind auch die U.S. BOMBS!!! Check out: www.westcoastpunkinvasion.com
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mailto: eike@starkult.de
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Assistenz Radio- / Webpromo - Jan Stommel
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