Scarlet Blonde: Campaign 08

As part of our campaign we are looking to raise awareness of Scarlet BLONDE by giving a track away. this track can be played 5 times for free in exchange for an email address, and then after the 5 play you can buy the entire EP it comes from for just 50p ($1). That works out at 10p per track! 
DawnyVic

Scarlet BLONDE www.scarletblonde.com   www.myspace.com/scarletblonde

FUSE'D EP- AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE (yes THATS RIGHT) FROM APRIL 29th 2008!
 

Pocket Gods: Album Ready
(lo-fi sci-fi – the making of the pocket gods new album)

The pocket gods have been hard at work the last few months on their second album that is to be released in may 08. front man mark lee explains what's been happening in the strange land of the gods;" we played a headline spot last october (07) at the in the city music conference in manchester as part of the saash (st albans arts) showcase and as a result of that show a major promotion and pr company offered their services to help push the pgs into the big time..the only stipulation being that the pgs had to produce a album for release in may 08. so we've been out of social circulation and hiding away in our studio drinking tea, eating snacks, and writing toons about aliens, lard and blow up dolls….the usual pgs fayre!" he continues: "the album is called "lo-fi sci-fi" and i suppose is a kinda concept album on aliens, ufos, and weird stuff in general and we've even got a special guest star – the paranormal radio presenter howard hughes – formerly of talksport but now has his own pod cast called the unexplained….of which the pgs are all avid fans…i was well chuffed when he said he'd be honoured to be on the album as apparently the last time someone wrote a song about him was when he was on talksport and all the presenters did a version of him singing the footy anthem vindaloo! the album had been made with the usual pg lo-fi ingredients – fuzz guitars, kids toys, surreal lyrics all mixed together in a rock n roll sauce with spicy bits added to give it that extra kick…..(out the magic jams).

musically i guess it sounds like nothing else on this planet..maybe there's a band on neptune or alpha centauri we sound like??? but back to earth it's kinda in the style of the beatles white album, with a bit of teenage fanclub and in terms of poppyness i suppose the kaisers chiefs with a bit of scifi abba..scabba anyone? The best thing about this album is that is makes you laugh out loud whilst gazing at the heavens – who else would write a toon exposing the joys of lard and expanding waistlines..praise the lard indeed! we will be out an about over the next few months drinking tea, talking guff, and saving the world, as well as playing toons from the new album and dressing up as spacemen whilst shopping for nutriments in asda." 

Franki Love: Momma CD Single - Supporting The Troops For Mothers Day and Seth Riggs

Franki along with Family and Friends  was able to donate 2200 "Momma" cds to the Mother Soldiers in Iraq. Soldiersangels.org is sending them the week of April 22nd so they will arrive in time for Mothers Day!

Franki will also be an instructor at "Seth Riggs Summer Program"
This summer Franki will be joining a  group of instructors at "The Seth Riggs Summer Vocal Program"

….it's a real honor. The course I will be teaching is "Co-Writing Songs"…..

Please check out more info by going here: http://www.speechlevelsinging.com/svp2008/instructors.html
 

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Universal Goes Green With Greenchoice Packaging
SANTA MONICA, CA (Hypebot) – The insert in more than 20 Universal Music Group titles being introduced as a part of Wal-Mart's "Earth Month" promotion contain a paper insert imbeded with wildflower seeds. Its all part of a growing movement to green the music industry with environmentally friendly packaging and messages.

The albums will be sold in the new REPAK CD package, an all paperboard option containing third-party certified, renewable recycled paper. The REPAK's design features a recessed cavity to hold the disc in place, eliminating the need for a plastic hub or tray and is part of Shorewood Packaging's "greenchoice" program. The new packaging will replace the jewel box version of each title. Those albums (see list below) will also include the wildflower insert offering three free digital downloads from the UMG catalog.

A partial list of titles included in the catalog albums re-release:

• Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me

• Bon Jovi - Cross Road: Greatest Hits

• Boyz Ii Men - Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection

• James Brown - 20 All-Time Greatest Hits!

• Jimmy Buffett - Songs You Know By Heart

• Eric Clapton - Cream Of Clapton

• Patsy Cline - Definitive Collection

• Sheryl Crow - Very Best Of Sheryl Crow

• Def Leppard - Vault - Greatest Hits

• Eagles - Hell Freezes Over

• Melissa Etheridge - Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled

• Marvin Gaye - Every Great Motown Hit

• Vince Gill - Souvenirs

• Jimi Hendrix - Experience Hendrix

• K-Ci & Jojo - All My Life: Greatest Hits

• Toby Keith - Greatest Hits

• Kiss - Very Best Of Kiss

• Lynyrd Skynyrd - All-Time Greatest Hits

• Van Morrison - Still On Top

• Willie Nelson - Songs

• New Found Glory - Hits

• Nirvana - Nirvana

• Lionel Richie - Definitive Collection

• Rush - The Spirit Of Radio

• Scorpions - Bad For Good: Best Of Scorpions

• Soundgarden - A-Sides

• Steely Dan - Definitive Collection

• Styx - Greatest Hits
   

In 2006, UMe launched the first completely paper-recyclable (sleeve and tray) packaging in the music industry. Since then, more than 10 million nearly carbon neutral packaging have used special eco-friendly materials with UMe reducing the CO2 emissions and carbon footprint by 2400 tons. This lower carbon footprint does not include the reduction of CO2 emission during the transportation due to the lower weight of the special packages (half the weight compared to a jewel case).

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