Streetlamp News 3
Created on: 23 November 2007
Tasha Baxter
Witty lyrics, legal battles and dangerous Pumpkins
Streetlamp News
Allan John
Allan is working on his debut album for release next year, and has posted some pre-production tracks on the website to get feedback from Streetlamp fans. Allan’s Spanish-style picks and frets are expertly blended into a unique and fresh alternative sound. His witty lyrics combined, makes for a very entertaining listening experience – even more so if you can see him live! Have a listen to Allan John here.Fan base growing – Need bands
New fans are registering on a daily basis, which is phenomenal! Tell us about any upcoming bands you would like to see on the streetlamp website, and we’ll do our best to get them here! If you know them personally, please ask them to check out the website as an opportunity for exposure. We have big plans for 2008 and it will be great to have loads of bands and artists onboard to be part of it.dIRCASTRO
Dirk is once again not letting us down this week, with another musical creation to get your heart pounding faster! Download it, rate it and tell him what ya think. And if you’re lucky enough to be in Mossel Bay this weekend, be sure to check him out @ Diaz Beach Hotel on Friday and Saturday night at 20h00.Local Scene
One week left to enter the 14th SAMA’s
There is only one week left before entries closes for The 14th Annual MTN SA Music Awards taking place in May next year. This event is seen as the most prestigious in South Africa and not to be missed. For more info, check out the website.Mxit looking into music distribution
The instant messaging pioneer in South Africa, Mxit plans to enter the local music scene at the end of the month, launching a platform where unsigned South African artists can promote themselves by uploading their music, and Mxit users can then download it for free – pretty much like a mobile Myspace.The platform will be called Mxit Music and the company plans to include music from the major international labels for download at a small fee soon.
Source: www.businessday.co.za
Tasha Baxter - "Colour of me"
Tasha has come a long way since her appearance on Roger Goode’s hit single "In the Beginning". Her solo debut single “Fades to Black” is currently enjoying major airplay. Since the launch of the album “Colour of me” in March 2007, Tasha has continued to gain momentum and create awareness. Her versatile approach to each song captures a broad audience. Click here to visit Tasha’s site.International
Led Zeppelin touring the world?
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page said that his injured finger is now better and the band will resume rehearsals for the O2 Arena show in England this week.The Cult recently leaked to reporters that Led Zeppelin will be touring in 2008, and that they will be the supporting act.
"We'll be back next year. Because we're opening for a band you may have heard of ... the name starts with an 'L' and has a 'Z' in it," is what frontman Ian Astbury mentioned to fans at a concert held last weekend. Sounds like The Cult is seriously seeking attention!
Source: www.star-ecentral.com
Pumpkins can kill
“A twenty-year-old man died at the Smashing Pumpkins concert in Vancouver on Monday night. The victim was reportedly either crowd surfing or moshing in the moments before his death; foul play is not suspected.”Source: Press Release
The 2007 35th Annual American Music Awards
The American Music Awards was held last Sunday. It was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and was broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. It differs from the Grammys and Billboard awards in that the public chooses the winners.Justin Timberlake took the honours as favourite male artist, while Fergie won the favourite female artist category in the Pop and Rock section.
For the full American Music Awards winners list, click here
Red Hot Legal Showdown
A show called Californication, which stars and is co-produced by David Duchovny, has the Red Hot Chili Peppers up in arms. The Peppers are suing Showtime and have demanded that all profits made thus far be paid to the band.“Californication is the signature CD, video and song of the band’s career,” frontman Anthony Kiedis said in a statement. “For some TV show to come along and steal our identity is not right.”
Source: www.rollingstone .com
Universal Nails Remixes
A few years ago, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails persuaded his label, Universal Music Group, to let him post master recordings on his website for fans to remix.Communities developed, web sites were created and radio stations even played some of the fans' mixes, according to Reznor. An album of fan remixes was released, and then Reznor decided to post the fan remixes on the website.
In the meantime, Universal filed suit against YouTube and MySpace due to copyright issues. On Saturday, Universal demanded that the fan remixes be removed from the website, as it represents the same technical copyright violation they are fighting.
Reznor is not impressed!
Source: blog.wired.com
And Finally...
We leave you with some humorous irony found on Zoopy.com and a UK based band called Slow Club with their song "Summer Shakedown". Their sound is very catchy, yet very unsophisticated. Gotta love it!
Until next week!
The Streetlamp Team