Thur July 23rd
Electric Thursday:
DJ’s Spinning Club, House, 80’s and more
no cover
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Fri July 24th
Roots Function:
with
Bass beats
The Delirians
Soul Conference
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Sat July 25th
call for info
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Sun July 26th
Mariachi Trio "Ellas Son"
2 sets 12:30p & 1:30 pm
www.myspace.com/ellasson
then later....9:00pm
Jazilla Sessions: An Evening of Collective Improvisation
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Mon July 27th
7:00p Be the DJ! Bring Your Vinyls and Spin Them!!
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Tue July 28th
Taco Tuesdays
Various Artists
1$ tacos3 beer tab specials
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Wed July 29th
Brian Kenney Fresno
www.bonghitrecords.com
Rademacher
www.myspace.com/rademacher
Harvey Sid Fisher
www.harveysidfisher.com/
Breech Breech
www.myspace.com/breech
$5 cover
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Thur July 30th
call for info
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Pirates of the Black Swan to perform at Comic Con Party benefit
"Pirates of the Black Swan"
Will be jiggin and a gigin'
Aboard The HMS Surprise!
2009 CoDA Event in San Diego July 23rd
7:30pm to 12:30am
Aboard The HMS Surprise
Located at
1492 N. Harbor Dr.
San Diego, Ca 92101
This years CoDA™ Charity Benefit is being sponsored by the pirate group
“MarkedMen™” led by Captain Brandon Hillock. Marty Klebba, the charity’s co-founder and cast member from the
“Pirates of the Caribbean” films, is proud to feature:
Ron Rodriquez, the top rated Johnny Depp Impersonator,
and Scarlett Harlott; Queen of The Pirates!
And The Pirates of the Black Swan !
There will be raffle items donated by actors and pirate vendors
and the highly anticipated fan film;
“iPhone Of The Caribbean”
Purchase tickets through PayPal at: thecaptain@markedmen.net
Any questions, please email at: lizzy@markedmen.net
A Noise Within offering internships
A Noise Within (ANW), the highly regarded classical repertory theatre company, announces acting and production internships for the fall season. The program, which runs from Aug. 24 - Dec. 20, 2009, is open to all aspiring professional artists but geared toward actors looking for classical training to jumpstart a professional career or to prepare for graduate work in theatre.
Acting Interns perform, understudy, and crew during ANW's fall season as they simultaneously undergo more than 100 hours of intensive acting and technical training with ANW's famed resident artists and teachers. This internship culminates in a scene performance night with an invited audience of industry professionals.
Past ANW interns have held leading roles in subsequent productions by A Noise Within and have gone on to work at such venues as San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson, South Coast Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Repertory, American Conservatory Theatre and many others.
Production Interns participate in one-on-one partnerships with ANW's acclaimed directors, designers and creative artists in costume design, directing, lighting design, props, set design, sound, stage management or theatre administration.
Past interns have been subsequently been accepted at NYU and Cal Arts, among others.
"A Noise Within provides a vigorous and rewarding opportunity in the Professional Internship Program," says 2008 Acting Intern Anne Troup, who is currently working towards her MFA in acting at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. "Its unique blend of production and course work with seasoned actors, directors and theatre professionals allow for both mentorship and collaboration. I felt welcomed into a community and supported by its members. I left the program with deep friendships and a renewed sense of my artistic passions."
Brooke Parks, a 2004 intern who enrolled in Yale School of Drama's MFA program, recalls her experience at A Noise Within as ".in a word: PRICELESS. The rare artistic integrity and focus of the company will continue to guide me for the rest of my career in theatre."
A Noise Within, hailed by critics as "adventurous," "compelling and current," "ingenuity at work," "a bona fide class act," and "what great theatre is all about," was founded in 1991 and quickly established itself as the only classical repertory company in Southern California and a leader in the presentation and preservation of classical theatre.
ANW has attracted fiercely loyal audiences and high praise from the media for its productions of great works of world drama and also as a leading regional force in arts education. It is one of only a handful of organizations in the entire country dedicated solely to producing classical dramatic literature year-round and working in the repertory tradition of rotating productions using a resident company of professional artists.
Application deadline is Aug. 17, and there is a $50 application fee. Acting Interns must also pay a $500 class tuition fee. Production Interns are welcome to participate in acting class for the same tuition. A limited number of scholarships is available. Admission to the Acting Internship program is by audition; admission to the Production Internship program is by interview and portfolio review, the latter for all but stage manager candidates. All applicants may obtain the program's application form and submit it with a resume. Acting Internship candidates should also submit a photo.
The form is available by calling (818) 265-7961 or downloading at www.anoisewithin.org.
A NOISE WITHIN is located at 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA, 91204.
www.AnoiseWithin.org
Acting Interns perform, understudy, and crew during ANW's fall season as they simultaneously undergo more than 100 hours of intensive acting and technical training with ANW's famed resident artists and teachers. This internship culminates in a scene performance night with an invited audience of industry professionals.
Past ANW interns have held leading roles in subsequent productions by A Noise Within and have gone on to work at such venues as San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson, South Coast Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Repertory, American Conservatory Theatre and many others.
Production Interns participate in one-on-one partnerships with ANW's acclaimed directors, designers and creative artists in costume design, directing, lighting design, props, set design, sound, stage management or theatre administration.
Past interns have been subsequently been accepted at NYU and Cal Arts, among others.
"A Noise Within provides a vigorous and rewarding opportunity in the Professional Internship Program," says 2008 Acting Intern Anne Troup, who is currently working towards her MFA in acting at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. "Its unique blend of production and course work with seasoned actors, directors and theatre professionals allow for both mentorship and collaboration. I felt welcomed into a community and supported by its members. I left the program with deep friendships and a renewed sense of my artistic passions."
Brooke Parks, a 2004 intern who enrolled in Yale School of Drama's MFA program, recalls her experience at A Noise Within as ".in a word: PRICELESS. The rare artistic integrity and focus of the company will continue to guide me for the rest of my career in theatre."
A Noise Within, hailed by critics as "adventurous," "compelling and current," "ingenuity at work," "a bona fide class act," and "what great theatre is all about," was founded in 1991 and quickly established itself as the only classical repertory company in Southern California and a leader in the presentation and preservation of classical theatre.
ANW has attracted fiercely loyal audiences and high praise from the media for its productions of great works of world drama and also as a leading regional force in arts education. It is one of only a handful of organizations in the entire country dedicated solely to producing classical dramatic literature year-round and working in the repertory tradition of rotating productions using a resident company of professional artists.
Application deadline is Aug. 17, and there is a $50 application fee. Acting Interns must also pay a $500 class tuition fee. Production Interns are welcome to participate in acting class for the same tuition. A limited number of scholarships is available. Admission to the Acting Internship program is by audition; admission to the Production Internship program is by interview and portfolio review, the latter for all but stage manager candidates. All applicants may obtain the program's application form and submit it with a resume. Acting Internship candidates should also submit a photo.
The form is available by calling (818) 265-7961 or downloading at www.anoisewithin.org.
A NOISE WITHIN is located at 234 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA, 91204.
www.AnoiseWithin.org
Christina Aguilera becomes World Hunger Relief spokesperson
Yum! Brands announced that five-time Grammy Award winner Christina Aguilera is giving hunger a powerful voice by becoming the global spokesperson for World Hunger Relief.
Aguilera will help raise awareness of the hunger issue this fall by appearing in a new public service announcement, advertising and posters made possible by KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. She will also get the message out by appearing on the World Hunger Relief web site, FromHungertoHope.com, and in other online hunger relief efforts.
Global hunger has reached epic proportions this year – reaching more than 1 billion hungry people around the world – due to the convergence of the global economic slowdown; high food prices; increased competition for products that produce energy; severe droughts and floods due to climate change; and increasing demand from growing economies in Asia and South America.
“It’s unacceptable a child dies every six seconds somewhere around the world from hunger,” said Aguilera. “By lending my voice for World Hunger Relief, I hope to raise awareness about the issue and move people from hunger to hope.”
Yum! Brands annual World Hunger Relief campaign is the world’s largest private sector hunger relief effort to raise awareness, volunteerism and funds to benefit the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) and other hunger relief agencies. More than 36,000 company and franchised KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s and A&W All-American Food restaurants located in more than 110 countries participate in the World Hunger Relief.
“We are extremely excited about Christina’s passion to join the fight against hunger,” said David Novak, Chairman and CEO, Yum! Brands, Inc. “Christina’s global iconic status will raise tremendous attention to this critical issue, and more importantly, will save millions of lives.”
Since the World Hunger Relief launched in 2007, more than one million of the Company’s employees, franchisees and their families have volunteered more than nine million hours to aid hunger relief efforts in communities worldwide. The effort has raised $36 million for the WFP and other hunger relief organizations and is helping to provide approximately 160 million meals and save the lives of about 4 million people in remote corners of the world, where hunger is the most prevalent.
At the Clinton Global Initiative last year, Yum! Brands pledged to do the following over the next few years: raise and donate at least $80 million to help WFP and others provide 200 million meals for hungry school children in developing countries; donate 20 million hours of hunger relief volunteer service in the communities in which it operates; donate $200 million worth of its prepared food to hunger agencies in the United States and use the Company's marketing clout to generate awareness of the hunger problem, and convince others to become part of the solution.
Yum! and its brands have been committed to fighting hunger for more than a decade by donating more than $46 million of prepared food annually to the underprivileged in the United States. Since the company went public in 1997, it has donated more than $500 million of its food to hunger relief agencies in the U.S.
Yum! Brands, Inc., (NYSE:YUM) based in Louisville, Kentucky, is the world’s largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants, with more than 36,000 restaurants in over 110 countries and territories. The company is ranked #239 on the Fortune 500 List, with revenues in excess of $11 billion in 2008. Four of the company’s restaurant brands – KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Long John Silver’s – are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza, Mexican–style food and quick–service seafood categories, respectively. Outside the United States, the Yum! Brands system opened more than four new restaurants each day of the year, making it the leaders in international retail development.
The company has consistently been recognized for its reward and recognition culture, diversity leadership, community giving, and consistent shareholder returns. For the second year, the company launched the world’s largest private sector hunger relief effort in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme and other hunger relief agencies. To date, this effort is helping to save approximately 4 million people in remote corners of the world, where hunger is most prevalent.
Christina Aguilera is one of the most successful recording artists of the past decade, selling more than 42 million records worldwide. Aguilera’s 1999 self-titled debut album spawned three #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Aguilera has won four GRAMMY Awards and one Latin GRAMMY Award.
WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency and the United Nations frontline agency for hunger solutions. In 2009, WFP aims to feed 105 million people in 74 countries.
Aguilera will help raise awareness of the hunger issue this fall by appearing in a new public service announcement, advertising and posters made possible by KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. She will also get the message out by appearing on the World Hunger Relief web site, FromHungertoHope.com, and in other online hunger relief efforts.
Global hunger has reached epic proportions this year – reaching more than 1 billion hungry people around the world – due to the convergence of the global economic slowdown; high food prices; increased competition for products that produce energy; severe droughts and floods due to climate change; and increasing demand from growing economies in Asia and South America.
“It’s unacceptable a child dies every six seconds somewhere around the world from hunger,” said Aguilera. “By lending my voice for World Hunger Relief, I hope to raise awareness about the issue and move people from hunger to hope.”
Yum! Brands annual World Hunger Relief campaign is the world’s largest private sector hunger relief effort to raise awareness, volunteerism and funds to benefit the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) and other hunger relief agencies. More than 36,000 company and franchised KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s and A&W All-American Food restaurants located in more than 110 countries participate in the World Hunger Relief.
“We are extremely excited about Christina’s passion to join the fight against hunger,” said David Novak, Chairman and CEO, Yum! Brands, Inc. “Christina’s global iconic status will raise tremendous attention to this critical issue, and more importantly, will save millions of lives.”
Since the World Hunger Relief launched in 2007, more than one million of the Company’s employees, franchisees and their families have volunteered more than nine million hours to aid hunger relief efforts in communities worldwide. The effort has raised $36 million for the WFP and other hunger relief organizations and is helping to provide approximately 160 million meals and save the lives of about 4 million people in remote corners of the world, where hunger is the most prevalent.
At the Clinton Global Initiative last year, Yum! Brands pledged to do the following over the next few years: raise and donate at least $80 million to help WFP and others provide 200 million meals for hungry school children in developing countries; donate 20 million hours of hunger relief volunteer service in the communities in which it operates; donate $200 million worth of its prepared food to hunger agencies in the United States and use the Company's marketing clout to generate awareness of the hunger problem, and convince others to become part of the solution.
Yum! and its brands have been committed to fighting hunger for more than a decade by donating more than $46 million of prepared food annually to the underprivileged in the United States. Since the company went public in 1997, it has donated more than $500 million of its food to hunger relief agencies in the U.S.
Yum! Brands, Inc., (NYSE:YUM) based in Louisville, Kentucky, is the world’s largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants, with more than 36,000 restaurants in over 110 countries and territories. The company is ranked #239 on the Fortune 500 List, with revenues in excess of $11 billion in 2008. Four of the company’s restaurant brands – KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Long John Silver’s – are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza, Mexican–style food and quick–service seafood categories, respectively. Outside the United States, the Yum! Brands system opened more than four new restaurants each day of the year, making it the leaders in international retail development.
The company has consistently been recognized for its reward and recognition culture, diversity leadership, community giving, and consistent shareholder returns. For the second year, the company launched the world’s largest private sector hunger relief effort in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme and other hunger relief agencies. To date, this effort is helping to save approximately 4 million people in remote corners of the world, where hunger is most prevalent.
Christina Aguilera is one of the most successful recording artists of the past decade, selling more than 42 million records worldwide. Aguilera’s 1999 self-titled debut album spawned three #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Aguilera has won four GRAMMY Awards and one Latin GRAMMY Award.
WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency and the United Nations frontline agency for hunger solutions. In 2009, WFP aims to feed 105 million people in 74 countries.
Live Nation to present Jarvis Cocker and Little Joy
* LITTLE JOY (featuring Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes) JUST ADDED TO THE BILL!
On Sale Now Exclusively Online At www.livenation.com
JARVIS COCKER
With Special Guest: LITTLE JOY
The Wiltern
July 27, 2009
On Sale Now Exclusively Online At www.livenation.com
JARVIS COCKER
With Special Guest: LITTLE JOY
The Wiltern
July 27, 2009
P.O.S. releases new videos
P.O.S continues to drop cool videos, his latest is for "Purexed" and it debuted via MTV2's Unleashed and on MTVu earlier this week. Check it out here:
http://www.mtvu.com/music/video-premiere/pos_purexed/
P.O.S is currently sluggin' it out as one of the lone hip hop artists on Warped Tour, full list of upcoming dates is below. Additionally, Cinemax is currently running "Max Tour Stories" segments on P.O.S that were filmed at Soundset festival in Minneapolis.
Cinemax Tour Stories Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgKCuT86kf8&feature=channel
Cinemax Tour StoriesPart 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wq8lODH3-Y
Confirmed Warped Tour Dates:
7/16/09 BUFFALO, NY DARIEN LAKE P.A.C.
7/17/09 CAMDEN, NJ SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER
7/18/09 UNIONDALE, NY NASSAU COLISEUM
7/19/09 OCEANPORT, NJ MONMOUTH PARK RACETRACK
7/21/09 BOSTON, MA COMCAST CENTER
7/22/09 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER
7/23/09 CHARLOTTE, NC VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER
7/24/09 ORLANDO, FL CENTRAL FLORIDA FAIRGROUNDS
7/25/09 MIAMI, FL CRUZAN AMPHITHEATRE
7/26/09 ST. PETERSBURG, FL VINOY PARK
7/28/09 ATLANTA, GA LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATER
7/29/09 CINCINNATI, OH RIVERBEND AMPHITHEATER
7/30/09 MILWAUKEE, WI MARCUS AMPHITHEATER
7/31/09 DETROIT, MI COMERICA PARK
8/01/09 CHICAGO, IL FIRST MIDWEST BANK AMPHITHEATER
8/02/09 MINNEAPOLIS, MN CANTERBURY PARK
8/03/09 ST. LOUIS, MO VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER
8/04/09 KANSAS CITY, KS SANDSTONE AMPHITHEATRE
8/07/09 BOISE, ID IDAHO CENTER AMPHITHEATRE
8/08/09 SALT LAKE CITY, UT UTAH STATE FAIRGROUNDS
8/09/09 DENVER, CO INVESCO FIELD AT MILE HIGH
8/12/09 CALGARY, AB RACE CITY SPEEDWAY
8/14/09 VANCOUVER, BC THUNDERBIRD STADIUM
8/15/09 SEATTLE, WA THE GORGE AMPHITHEATER
8/16/09 PORTLAND, OR WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
8/19/09 FRESNO, CA SAVE MART CENTER
8/20/09 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA SHORELINE AMPHITHEATER
8/21/09 SACRAMENTO, CA SLEEP TRAIN AMPHITHEATRE
8/22/09 SAN DIEGO, CA CRICKET WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER
8/23/09 LOS ANGELES, CA HOME DEPOT CENTER
MySpace: www.myspace.com/pos
http://www.mtvu.com/music/video-premiere/pos_purexed/
P.O.S is currently sluggin' it out as one of the lone hip hop artists on Warped Tour, full list of upcoming dates is below. Additionally, Cinemax is currently running "Max Tour Stories" segments on P.O.S that were filmed at Soundset festival in Minneapolis.
Cinemax Tour Stories Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgKCuT86kf8&feature=channel
Cinemax Tour StoriesPart 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wq8lODH3-Y
Confirmed Warped Tour Dates:
7/16/09 BUFFALO, NY DARIEN LAKE P.A.C.
7/17/09 CAMDEN, NJ SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER
7/18/09 UNIONDALE, NY NASSAU COLISEUM
7/19/09 OCEANPORT, NJ MONMOUTH PARK RACETRACK
7/21/09 BOSTON, MA COMCAST CENTER
7/22/09 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER
7/23/09 CHARLOTTE, NC VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER
7/24/09 ORLANDO, FL CENTRAL FLORIDA FAIRGROUNDS
7/25/09 MIAMI, FL CRUZAN AMPHITHEATRE
7/26/09 ST. PETERSBURG, FL VINOY PARK
7/28/09 ATLANTA, GA LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATER
7/29/09 CINCINNATI, OH RIVERBEND AMPHITHEATER
7/30/09 MILWAUKEE, WI MARCUS AMPHITHEATER
7/31/09 DETROIT, MI COMERICA PARK
8/01/09 CHICAGO, IL FIRST MIDWEST BANK AMPHITHEATER
8/02/09 MINNEAPOLIS, MN CANTERBURY PARK
8/03/09 ST. LOUIS, MO VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER
8/04/09 KANSAS CITY, KS SANDSTONE AMPHITHEATRE
8/07/09 BOISE, ID IDAHO CENTER AMPHITHEATRE
8/08/09 SALT LAKE CITY, UT UTAH STATE FAIRGROUNDS
8/09/09 DENVER, CO INVESCO FIELD AT MILE HIGH
8/12/09 CALGARY, AB RACE CITY SPEEDWAY
8/14/09 VANCOUVER, BC THUNDERBIRD STADIUM
8/15/09 SEATTLE, WA THE GORGE AMPHITHEATER
8/16/09 PORTLAND, OR WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
8/19/09 FRESNO, CA SAVE MART CENTER
8/20/09 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA SHORELINE AMPHITHEATER
8/21/09 SACRAMENTO, CA SLEEP TRAIN AMPHITHEATRE
8/22/09 SAN DIEGO, CA CRICKET WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER
8/23/09 LOS ANGELES, CA HOME DEPOT CENTER
MySpace: www.myspace.com/pos
Jewel aids Sleep Better. Dream Bigger project
Singer-songwriter Jewel, known by millions for bittersweet, savvy songs about life and love and more recently for a newly released collection of lullabies that she said used to help her to sleep during difficult periods in her life, is lending her voice to an unusual initiative to encourage Americans to hold on to their dreams, especially during tough economic times.
Sponsored by www.sleepbetter.org, an online resource for health information and sleep advice, the “Sleep Better. Dream Bigger” project will employ a range of consumer education initiatives, media appearances, in-the-field blogging, events, advertising, philanthropy and specially commissioned research that will raise awareness about the importance of a good night’s sleep.
The Sleep Better. Dream Bigger project will also take over a town.
From July 15 to August 15, the citizens of Stephenville, Texas will be sharing their dreams with the rest of the country and learning strategies to make those dreams a reality. Journalist and novelist Dan Gearino will be blogging about the town’s experiences throughout the summer on the consumer education web site www.sleepbetter.org .
Jewel was approached by Dan Schecter, vice president of consumer products with Carpenter Co. and creator of www.sleepbetter.org, to lend her voice to the project. “We are looking forward to this partnership,” he said.
“Quality sleep is vital in order to be the kind of person you want to be and to reach the goals and dreams you have for yourself,” said Mr. Schecter. “We draw a straight line between sleeping well and dreaming big. After all, if you can’t sleep, you can’t dream.”
“Jewel will help us get that message across,” he said. “Her life and her career is about going after a dream. She’s an encouragement for others to achieve her dreams.”
“I know that times are tough, and it’s easy to lose sight of your dreams” said Jewel. “I hope that through this project, I will be able to encourage people to keep reaching for their dreams. And I look forward to America getting to know more about Carpenter Co., Sleep Better and my wonderful neighbors in Stephenville, who are big dreamers themselves.”
While much of the campaign’s spotlight will be on Jewel, who will be appearing on television programs throughout the country, the focus also will be on her hometown of Stephenville, Texas. Located 70 miles southwest of Fort Worth, the nearly 17,000-resident community will serve as home base for the project.
Journalist and novelist Dan Gearino will take up residence in the 1898 Oxford House, where he will write regular blogs about local citizens’ hopes and dreams. The 111-year-old home will serve as the headquarters for the “Sleep Better. Dream Bigger” initiative where a showroom of innovative sleep products will be on display and where townspeople can receive their “ZzzzScore™,” which gives them individualized advice to sleep better and ways to improve their sleep environment.
In addition to Mr. Gearino’s blog entries – available on www.sleepbetter.org – additional insight into the town’s dreams and aspirations will be derived from an exclusive survey. Conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs, the telephone poll is designed to provide a localized perspective on a national survey released in June on Americans’ attitudes toward sleep and dreams. The national survey found a strong undercurrent of optimism in the country, despite the current economic climate.
The “Sleep Better. Dream Bigger” project will kick off on July 15 and conclude a month later with a special picnic performance in Stephenville hosted by Jewel.
“Our thanks go out to the good people of Stephenville, who are allowing us to get to know them and their dreams large and small,” said Mr. Schecter. “America is a nation of big dreamers, and the genesis of those dreams is often in the small towns and cities that dot our nation’s landscape. We look forward to getting to know the residents of Stephenville and to sharing with them our own expertise on ways to improve their sleep.”
Sponsored by www.sleepbetter.org, an online resource for health information and sleep advice, the “Sleep Better. Dream Bigger” project will employ a range of consumer education initiatives, media appearances, in-the-field blogging, events, advertising, philanthropy and specially commissioned research that will raise awareness about the importance of a good night’s sleep.
The Sleep Better. Dream Bigger project will also take over a town.
From July 15 to August 15, the citizens of Stephenville, Texas will be sharing their dreams with the rest of the country and learning strategies to make those dreams a reality. Journalist and novelist Dan Gearino will be blogging about the town’s experiences throughout the summer on the consumer education web site www.sleepbetter.org .
Jewel was approached by Dan Schecter, vice president of consumer products with Carpenter Co. and creator of www.sleepbetter.org, to lend her voice to the project. “We are looking forward to this partnership,” he said.
“Quality sleep is vital in order to be the kind of person you want to be and to reach the goals and dreams you have for yourself,” said Mr. Schecter. “We draw a straight line between sleeping well and dreaming big. After all, if you can’t sleep, you can’t dream.”
“Jewel will help us get that message across,” he said. “Her life and her career is about going after a dream. She’s an encouragement for others to achieve her dreams.”
“I know that times are tough, and it’s easy to lose sight of your dreams” said Jewel. “I hope that through this project, I will be able to encourage people to keep reaching for their dreams. And I look forward to America getting to know more about Carpenter Co., Sleep Better and my wonderful neighbors in Stephenville, who are big dreamers themselves.”
While much of the campaign’s spotlight will be on Jewel, who will be appearing on television programs throughout the country, the focus also will be on her hometown of Stephenville, Texas. Located 70 miles southwest of Fort Worth, the nearly 17,000-resident community will serve as home base for the project.
Journalist and novelist Dan Gearino will take up residence in the 1898 Oxford House, where he will write regular blogs about local citizens’ hopes and dreams. The 111-year-old home will serve as the headquarters for the “Sleep Better. Dream Bigger” initiative where a showroom of innovative sleep products will be on display and where townspeople can receive their “ZzzzScore™,” which gives them individualized advice to sleep better and ways to improve their sleep environment.
In addition to Mr. Gearino’s blog entries – available on www.sleepbetter.org – additional insight into the town’s dreams and aspirations will be derived from an exclusive survey. Conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs, the telephone poll is designed to provide a localized perspective on a national survey released in June on Americans’ attitudes toward sleep and dreams. The national survey found a strong undercurrent of optimism in the country, despite the current economic climate.
The “Sleep Better. Dream Bigger” project will kick off on July 15 and conclude a month later with a special picnic performance in Stephenville hosted by Jewel.
“Our thanks go out to the good people of Stephenville, who are allowing us to get to know them and their dreams large and small,” said Mr. Schecter. “America is a nation of big dreamers, and the genesis of those dreams is often in the small towns and cities that dot our nation’s landscape. We look forward to getting to know the residents of Stephenville and to sharing with them our own expertise on ways to improve their sleep.”
The 69 Eyes release "Dead Girls Are Easy" video
The Helsinki Vampires of THE 69 EYES are planning their first step in world domination by staging the worldwide premiere of their new video for their single “DEAD GIRLS ARE EASY” on Playboy.com.
Directed by MTV’s gross-out auteur BAM MARGERA, the video is a vampiric road trip rife with lustful ladies and unwitting male victims.
“Dead Girls Are Easy” is taken from their ninth album BACK IN BLOOD which was produced by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Monster Magnet) and will be released by The End Records on September 15, 2009.
Aimed at those sleazy online chicks with the looks that kill, “Dead Girls Are Easy” is a tongue-in-cheek power anthem that just begged for a video to complement it. The video follows a coven of tight black leather-clad vampire vixens luring and converting the men with whom they come i
nto contact. “It’s almost like vampires are taking over the world,” muses singer Jyrki 69.
The partnership with Playboy.com for the worldwide premiere is the most perfect union for The 69 Eyes’ sexy vision. The video will make its official debut on Friday, July 17, 2009 at 11:00am EST at http://www.playboy.com/69.
THE 69 EYES is Jussi 69 (drums), Bazie (lead guitar), Jyrki 69 (vocals), Timo-Timo (guitar), and Archzie (bass).
About Playboy Enterprises, Inc.Playboy is one of the most recognized and popular consumer brands in the world. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. is a media and lifestyle company that markets the brand through a wide range of media properties and licensing initiatives. The company publishes Playboy magazine in the United States and abroad and creates content for distribution via television networks, websites, mobile platforms and radio. Through licensing agreements, the Playboy brand appears on a wide range of consumer products in more than 150 countries as well as retail stores and entertainment venues.
Anita O'Day DVD to be released July 21
ANITA O’DAY THE LIFE OF A JAZZ SINGER, a captivating documentary, directed by Robbie Cavolina and Ian McCrudden, which chronicles the extraordinary life of Anita O’Day, one of the most legendary female jazz vocalists of all time, will be released by RED on DVD on July 21, 2009.
The DVD release follows a successful year-long series of national and international theatrical and festival engagements that have garnered rave reviews, accolades and awards not to mention ecstatic audiences…. “Invaluable,” Chicago Sun-Times; “Enthralling,” New York Times; “O’Day is the epitome of cool, a heartfelt documentary,” The New Yorker; “One of the greatest jazz films ever made,” The Buffalo News; “A masterpiece of the medium,” L.A. Weekly.
The DVD is an intimate portrait of the maverick jazz vocalist Anita O’Day, a self-professed “song-stylist” and rightly known as one of the greatest jazz divas of all time. ANITA O’DAY THE LIFE OF A JAZZ SINGER documents her wild ride; following her career from the early days singing alongside the likes of Gene Krupa, Roy Eldridge, Stan Kenton, Louis Armstrong and Hoagy Carmichael through her many great adversities which she fought to overcome; a 20-year heroin and alcohol addiction, several failed marriages, abortions and arrests and finally, her last-hurrah album, completed just before the singer’s 2006 death at age 87.
Most exciting is to see Miss O’Day in action. There is incredible footage from her incomparable career starting as far back as the 1940’s through the recording of her last album, and the joy of hearing a woman do what she did best – sing. We see, and hear Anita singing more than 30 songs, including "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square," "Let Me Off Uptown," "Honeysuckle Rose,” "Tea for Two," "Let's Fall in Love" and from her legendary performance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, “Sweet Georgia Brown.”
Aside from being a musical genius, Anita O Day’s captivating stage presence, sophisticated good looks, unique phrasing and rich smoky voice made her an inspirational performer and the only white female singer considered to be in the same jazz league as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan. That she failed to attain the fame of the aforementioned greats was in part because of her being her own worst enemy. This and more is discussed by a roster of record industry professionals, jazz critics and musicians in ANITA O'DAY THE LIFE OF A JAZZ SINGER.
There will be two DVD release presentations of this much sought after title:
The basic retail release will have a list price of $29.98 and contains 2 discs. Disc 1 will have the movie with Director’s audio commentary and French, Spanish and Japanese subtitles. Disc 2 is a bonus Disc with 45 minutes of the uninterrupted musical performances from the film and 45 minutes of outtake interviews of Anita. There will also be a 32 page full color booklet including essays by jazz novelist Jim Gavin and jazz critic/author Will Friedwald; a selected chapter from Anita’s autobiography, High Times Hard Times; and16 pages reproduced from Anita’s personal scrapbooks.
The deluxe limited edition, listing for $69.99, is a 9 x 9” black burnished fabric covered hardbound book containing over 160 full color pages including Anita’s complete scrapbooks as well as all the material included in the basic retail release.
ANITA O’DAY THE LIFE OF A JAZZ SINGER, an AOD Production, released on DVD by RED, will be available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and all leading DVD outlets.
The DVD release follows a successful year-long series of national and international theatrical and festival engagements that have garnered rave reviews, accolades and awards not to mention ecstatic audiences…. “Invaluable,” Chicago Sun-Times; “Enthralling,” New York Times; “O’Day is the epitome of cool, a heartfelt documentary,” The New Yorker; “One of the greatest jazz films ever made,” The Buffalo News; “A masterpiece of the medium,” L.A. Weekly.
The DVD is an intimate portrait of the maverick jazz vocalist Anita O’Day, a self-professed “song-stylist” and rightly known as one of the greatest jazz divas of all time. ANITA O’DAY THE LIFE OF A JAZZ SINGER documents her wild ride; following her career from the early days singing alongside the likes of Gene Krupa, Roy Eldridge, Stan Kenton, Louis Armstrong and Hoagy Carmichael through her many great adversities which she fought to overcome; a 20-year heroin and alcohol addiction, several failed marriages, abortions and arrests and finally, her last-hurrah album, completed just before the singer’s 2006 death at age 87.
Most exciting is to see Miss O’Day in action. There is incredible footage from her incomparable career starting as far back as the 1940’s through the recording of her last album, and the joy of hearing a woman do what she did best – sing. We see, and hear Anita singing more than 30 songs, including "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square," "Let Me Off Uptown," "Honeysuckle Rose,” "Tea for Two," "Let's Fall in Love" and from her legendary performance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, “Sweet Georgia Brown.”
Aside from being a musical genius, Anita O Day’s captivating stage presence, sophisticated good looks, unique phrasing and rich smoky voice made her an inspirational performer and the only white female singer considered to be in the same jazz league as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan. That she failed to attain the fame of the aforementioned greats was in part because of her being her own worst enemy. This and more is discussed by a roster of record industry professionals, jazz critics and musicians in ANITA O'DAY THE LIFE OF A JAZZ SINGER.
There will be two DVD release presentations of this much sought after title:
The basic retail release will have a list price of $29.98 and contains 2 discs. Disc 1 will have the movie with Director’s audio commentary and French, Spanish and Japanese subtitles. Disc 2 is a bonus Disc with 45 minutes of the uninterrupted musical performances from the film and 45 minutes of outtake interviews of Anita. There will also be a 32 page full color booklet including essays by jazz novelist Jim Gavin and jazz critic/author Will Friedwald; a selected chapter from Anita’s autobiography, High Times Hard Times; and16 pages reproduced from Anita’s personal scrapbooks.
The deluxe limited edition, listing for $69.99, is a 9 x 9” black burnished fabric covered hardbound book containing over 160 full color pages including Anita’s complete scrapbooks as well as all the material included in the basic retail release.
ANITA O’DAY THE LIFE OF A JAZZ SINGER, an AOD Production, released on DVD by RED, will be available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and all leading DVD outlets.
Sweet to tour in support of new album out July 21
UK rock band Sweet’s new CD, their first new recording in over 20 years, Sweet: Live In America will be sold exclusively on Amazon.com for 60 days beginning on Tuesday, July 21st. The CD will be made available via CreateSpace Disc on Demand in both digital and physical formats at the economy-friendly suggested retail price of $6.18 for the CD and 65 cents per track. Pre-orders for “Sweet: Live In America” are currently available on Amazon.com.
According to the Tolucan Sun: “The Blitz Is Back and it is coming to CityWalk: Power Pop Masters, Sweet, who generated more than a dozen Top Ten Hits worldwide, with songs like Ballroom Blitz, Fox on the Run, Love is Like Oxygen, Teenage Rampage, Hellraiser, Action, Blockbuster and Little Willy are back and better than ever. The legendary glittery fuzz-rock band plays the Universal CityWalk stage on July 31 in a free concert beginning at 8 p.m.” This event is part of the Summer Block Party series that Universal CityWalk is presenting for the summer.
Sweet: Live in America is being manufactured using CD on Demand from CreateSpace, part of the Amazon group of companies. With CreateSpace, CDs are only manufactured as customers place an order. The album is also available for digital download via Amazon MP3.
The Sweet tour continues with the following dates. Visit www.sonicbids.com/sweet or www.thesweetband.com . Additional tour dates will be announced shortly.
July 17 Saddle Mountain High Nakusp, BC www.nakuspmusicfest.ca
July 25 Halfway Jam Festival Royalton, MN www.halfwayjam.com
July 31 Summer Block Party Universal CityWalk Los Angeles, CA FREE
August 2 Rockin’ The Fields Lake Minnedosa, MB www.rockinthefields.ca
August 8 Rockin’ The River Three Forks, MT www.store/rockintheriver.com/sevlet s
August 14 Taste Of Edmonds Festival
Edmonds, WA
August 28 Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, CA www.beachboardwalk.com/concerts
October 1 Maui Theatre Maui, HI
October 2 Pipeline Café Honolulu, HI
According to the Tolucan Sun: “The Blitz Is Back and it is coming to CityWalk: Power Pop Masters, Sweet, who generated more than a dozen Top Ten Hits worldwide, with songs like Ballroom Blitz, Fox on the Run, Love is Like Oxygen, Teenage Rampage, Hellraiser, Action, Blockbuster and Little Willy are back and better than ever. The legendary glittery fuzz-rock band plays the Universal CityWalk stage on July 31 in a free concert beginning at 8 p.m.” This event is part of the Summer Block Party series that Universal CityWalk is presenting for the summer.
Sweet: Live in America is being manufactured using CD on Demand from CreateSpace, part of the Amazon group of companies. With CreateSpace, CDs are only manufactured as customers place an order. The album is also available for digital download via Amazon MP3.
The Sweet tour continues with the following dates. Visit www.sonicbids.com/sweet or www.thesweetband.com . Additional tour dates will be announced shortly.
July 17 Saddle Mountain High Nakusp, BC www.nakuspmusicfest.ca
July 25 Halfway Jam Festival Royalton, MN www.halfwayjam.com
July 31 Summer Block Party Universal CityWalk Los Angeles, CA FREE
August 2 Rockin’ The Fields Lake Minnedosa, MB www.rockinthefields.ca
August 8 Rockin’ The River Three Forks, MT www.store/rockintheriver.com/sevlet s
August 14 Taste Of Edmonds Festival
Edmonds, WA
August 28 Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, CA www.beachboardwalk.com/concerts
October 1 Maui Theatre Maui, HI
October 2 Pipeline Café Honolulu, HI
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