Bombay Rickey To Release New Album ELECTRIC BHAIRAVI This MayFebruary 15, 2018A collection of sounds that take you on a trip around the world and through time is just the tip of the iceberg when describing Bombay Rickey's newest release Electric Bhairavi. The album is a nod to surf rock, cumbia, Bollywood, and spaghetti-Westerns, and laced with soaring operatic vocals from the multi-talented lead vocalist Kamala Sankaram. Electric Bhairavi has a groove reminiscent of the 60's beach vibes that grabs you and takes you on a listening journey. Bombay Rickey is set to release their sophomore album, Electric Bhairavi on May 18 via Cowboys and Indian.
Bulgaria's Ruth Koleva Announces New Album CONFIDENCE. TRUTH Out 3/30February 15, 2018Bulgarian singer-songwriter Ruth Koleva announces her sophomore album Confidence. Truth set for release on March 30th. Featuring Ron Avant (Anderson .Paak) on keys,Jameel Bruuner (The Internet) on synths, and Gene Coye (Flying Lotus) on drums, the album features the work of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and was produced byGueorgiu Linev (Kan Wakan). A deeply personal collection of songs rooted in soul and jazz, the album effortlessly shifts from melancholic studio confessions to epic, euphoric anthems.
Acclaimed Docu-Drama HEART OF MAN Available On Netflix TodayFebruary 15, 2018Thousands across the nation have experienced true soul transformations after watching Sypher Studios latest production, The Heart of Man. The Docu-Narrative feature film reached over 800 theater screens around the country in 2017 as an official Fathom Event, and will now be directly accessible through Netflix.
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Featuring Original Members Announce First Tour Since 2000February 15, 2018GRAMMY® Award-winning, acclaimed alternative rock PIONEERS The Smashing Pumpkins today announced the Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour, their first tour in nearly 20 years to feature founding members Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and James Iha. Produced by Live Nation, the 36-city tour will kick off in Glendale, AZ on July 12, 2018 and visit North American arenas throughout the summer. Tickets for the Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour will go on sale to the general public starting next Friday, February 23 at 10:00am local time and be available at www.smashingpumpkins.com, LiveNation.com, and via the Live Nation App.
Frankie J. Grande to Host Red Carpet Live Stream at MUAHS Awards, February 24February 15, 2018For the first time, the annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) Awards Red Carpet will be live-streamed from LA Live's Novo Theater on Saturday, February 24th beginning at 5:00 pm PT/8:00 pm ET. Hosted by TV personality, actor and singer FRANKIE J. GRANDE, the MUAHS Awards “Live From the Red Carpet” Live Stream is co-produced byIngleDodd Media, Honeysweet Creative, and American Cinematheque.
SLEEP SIGNALS Announce the Tour-Rito Supreme Tour with COLD KINGDOMFebruary 15, 2018Minneapolis, MN-based rockers Sleep Signals have announced that they will return to the road on the Tour-Rito Supreme Tour with Cold Kingdom, which begins on March 1st at the What's Up Lounge in Mankato, MN and concludes on April 7th in Lincoln, Nebraska. The band will also be playing Showdown Fest (www.showdownfest.com) in El Paso, Texas supporting Vince Neil from Motely Crue on March 16th.
Sony/ATV Honors Luis Fonsi With Global #1 Award For DESPACITOFebruary 15, 2018Sony/ATV Music Publishing has honored its long-time songwriter Luis Fonsi with a special award in recognition of the record-breaking success of the hit “Despacito.” The song, which was co-written by Fonsi with fellow Sony/ATV songwriters Daddy Yankee and Erika Ender, last year became a No. 1 hit around the world as well as the most-streamed song of all time and YouTube's most-played video. It was named last week by Spotify as the first Spanish-language song on the service to reach 1 billion streams globally.
MONKS OF DOOM Release First Album of New Studio Material in 25 YearsFebruary 15, 2018Victor Krummenacher, Greg Lisher, Chris Pedersen (all from Camper Van Beethoven) and David Immerglück (Counting Crows) collectively known as Monks of Doom, are set to release their first album of all new material since 1993's Forgery in the Spring of 2018. Recorded over a several years beginning in 2009, The Brontë Pin continues the Monks' spontaneous forays into the worlds of improvised music, adventurous instrumental work, dystopian paranoia and mind melting psychedelia. Recorded and mixed by Bruce Kaphan (American Music Club, David Byrne, Chris Isaak, The Black Crowes), the album simply picked up where the Monks left off in 2005 with their album of covers, What's Left For Kicks? By measures more aggressive and more laid back than previous recordings, The Brontë Pin continues in the grand tradition of this exceptional yet reclusive group of musicians, melding myriad influences into a virtuosity hard to define in the world of current music: The Monks fail to fit into any particular indie rock marketing term. They remain untamed, oblique and defiant. They simply are Monks of Doom.
WOLVES IN THE THRONE To Embark On North American TourFebruary 15, 2018Wolves in the Throne Room have re-imagined black metal as an ode to rain storms, wood smoke and the wild energies of the Pacific Northwest since the release of their first studio album in 2006. Twelve years later, Wolves in the Throne Room have become one of the most potent and highly regarded bands in extreme music; their music is a doorway into a mythic ethereal Heathen landscape entered through music, magic and dreams.
Kristen Bell to Receive 2018 NAB Television Chairman's AwardFebruary 15, 2018Television and film actress Kristen Bell will receive theNAB Television Chairman's Award during the new NAB: We Are Broadcasters Celebration, April 10 from 3:00-4:15 P.M. at the 2018 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The award honors individuals for significant achievements in television.
Award-Winning Animator Candy Kugel Joins The Black Maria Film Festival at the Madison Public LibraryFebruary 15, 2018Candy Kugel is co-owner of Buzzco Associates, Inc., a boutique animation studio in New York City. She started her career at Perpetual Motion Pictures where she worked on political cartoons for NBC, commercials, five Berenstain Bears' 1/2-hour holiday specials and Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City. In 1983 Candy directed Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls for NBC. Since 1984, Buzzco Associates has produced TV programming, educational films and ads - most notably MTV's Top of the Hour and the I Want My MTV campaigns, Talking About Sex, a 30-minute video for Planned Parenthood, and Between the Lions (PBS) for which she won an Emmy for the 2008/9 episodes.
THE KEVIN HART IRRESPONSIBLE TOUR Headed To The Hollywood Bowl, Tickets On Sale This Friday 2/16February 15, 2018Last month, Kevin Hart announced he was expanding his widely successful and massively hysterical 'The Kevin Hart Irresponsible Tour,' adding over 100 new dates across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia. And today, he's announced a brand-new date in Los Angeles, CA at the legendary Hollywood Bowl on Thursday, June 7th. Produced by Live Nation, the new tour dates kick off March 23rd in Baltimore, MD and hit all new cities including New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, Paris, London, Sydney, Auckland, Singapore, and more. Tickets for the Hollywood Bowl show go on sale to the public on Friday, February 19th at 9am PST onticketmaster.com.
Music Legend Paul Simon Adds Third and Final Hollywood Bowl ShowFebruary 15, 2018Legendary songwriter, recording artist and performer Paul Simon, announced today that he will be adding a 3rd and final show at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA on Monday, May 28th 2018 as a part of his Homeward Bound - The Farewell Tour. The previously announced concert dates on May 22nd and May 23rd at The Hollywood Bowl sold-out shortly after they were announced. Tickets for the newly added show on May 28th go on sale to the public on Friday, February 23rd at 10am PST. For more information, please visit www.PaulSimon.com.
Upcoming Film HOSEA Begins Filming in OklahomaFebruary 15, 2018Hosea Productions, in association with Small Group Films and the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO), is pleased to announce the start of production in Oklahoma City for the feature film “Hosea”.